More than 2,000 school pupils and university students across Da Nang, on Saturday, attended a talk show entitled ' The Secret of IELTS 9.0' in the city with a guest speaker Dang Tran Tung.

Speaker Dang Tran Tung at the talk show

The event was co-hosted by Da Nang Youth Union, the Da Nang chapter of the Vietnamese Students' Association, and the Victoria English Centre.

During the event, guest speaker Dang Tran Tung introduced the partcipants to the most effective ways for IELTS preparation, tips for learning and using English language effectively, and staying passionate about IELTS, and more.

Also at the event, the organisers awarded 10 full tuition scholarships, totalling 360 million VND, for IELTS courses at the Victoria English Centre to 10 Da Nang unversity students who won the national-level 'Students with Five Good Deeds' award during the 2019 - 2020 academic year.

Also, 36 other scholarships, worth nearly 2.6 billion VND in total, went to those who won notable prizes at the 2020 National Contest for Excellent Students.

IELTS is an international standardized test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers. IELTS results are recognised by more than 9,000 organisations, including educational institutions, employers, professional associations and governments, in 135 countries around the world.

Dang Tran Tung, 28, is currently the only Vietnamese to have achieved the maximum IELTS overall score of 9.0 four times in a row. He is currently an inspiring speaker for the community of IELTS learners across Viet Nam.

By THANH TINH - Translated by M.D