SPEAKING PART 2:

I. Overview:
- Topic card (3-4 bullet points)-> to guide you to talk
- 1min to prepare -> 1,2m to talk ( at least 1m30s)
- 4 categories: fluency+ vocab+ gram+ pro
II. Theme: People
1. Who: xdinh -> ngoai hinh -> tinh cach
- X is a friend/ former colleage of mine
a. Personality
+ Gregarious= sociable
A real extrovert
A bit of a character( interesting, unusual)
+ A loop (= distant) kho gan
+ Conceited= big-headed: tu cao
+ reserved: thu minh
+ a bit of an introvert
+ a chatter-box
+ diffident ( lack confidence)
+ gullible: ngay tho
+ conscientious: can trong, ti mi
+ pig-headed: buong binh = stubborn
+ impulsive= hanh dong mot cach ngau hung ( act on
impulse)
Impulsive bying
+ excitable: phan khich
+ Garrulous: talk too much abt unimportant things

 Collocations:
- Have boundless energy= energetic
- Have a sharp wit: tinh sac, co tai noi chuyen
- Have a (rather) abrasive manner = rude, unkind
- A loof = give sb a (rather) cool reception
b. Appearance:
- Plump = slightly chubby
- Quite slim
- Fairly petite: nho nhan ( fem)
- Stunning phy’sique
- Dazzling smile
(Pretty, fairly, rather, somewhat, a bit,…)
2. How you know/ meet them:
- I first met …. Ago
- We’re have known each other for donkey’s years
( long time)
- Hit it off ( sb)= have a good& friendly relationship
with sb
= get on well= in harmony…
3. Feelings
- Happy& excited: over the moon, on cloud nine,…
- Delighted to see them
- Being impressed: blew my mind
- Feeling thankful: appreciative, I couldn’t thank him/
her enough
- Feeling relaxed: chill out, kick back, unwind,…
4. Verbs which refer to having a strong desire
- Crave/ have a craving for sth
- Thirst/ have a thirst for: yeu thich db
- Yearn to do/ yearn for…: want sth that you don’t have/
can never have: desire
5. Intelligence& knowledge:
- Know one’s stuff ( be an expert in one’s field)
- A mine of information
- Nobody’s fool(a) = very clever
+ a bit of a character: interesting+ unusual