I.

Useful phrase to compare & contrast things & ppl

 Similarities:
A is (really/ pretty/ quite) similar to B ( tuong tu)
In that + clause
A & B have a lot in common ( tuong tu)
A is identical to / The same as B ( giong het)
The same ( physical appearance)
A is the spitting image of B
 Differences
A & B to be worlds appart/ poles apart ( ca nguoi va vat) : khac nhau 1
troi 1 vuc
(tobe) like chalk and cheese ( nguoi)
Tobe different as chalk and cheese ( nguoi)
A is in a different league from B ( nguoi va vat)
= A tot hon B ( quality)
 Connectors to compare & contrast ideas
- Similarly, …/ Likewise,….
- On the contrary/ Conversely,…

II. Colours
- Primary colours : mau co ban
- Shade : sac do ( bright/ dark/ bright shade of blue)
- Subdued + ( light colour) : tram hon
- Overly bright colour = flashy
- Pastel colour
- Harsh: very bright+ unpleasant
- Loud : very bright+ can’t ignore ( noi bat)
- Rich # soft # neutral ( blue)
- Be drawn to sth : bi thu hut boi cgi do
- Sth be appearing to sb
- Sth of choice ( my color of choice)
- Enhance my look -> give me a feeling that I look slimmer/ more elegant
- Energy- boosting colour
- Learn a little abt sb’ s personality
= speak volumes abt sb/sth

III. Dancing
- Dance springs from/ originated from a human desire for personal
expression & social connection
- Move my body to the music
- Involve all parts of my body
- Require close attention to music
Eg: the lion dance originated from china, mid-autumn festival, cosplay
the earth god which is “ong dia” -> welcome good things+ wipe out all
bad things.
- Have two left feet= bad at dance
- Strong point= forte / for tei/
- Find myself thinking too much about steps instead of just feeling
the music
- To be partial towards dancing
- The initial enthusiasm wears off/ disappears soon
- Tobe oriented to become professional dancer # consider dancing as
a hobby
- Be part and parcel of sth
= be an essential part of sth
- To give thanks to the God/ to preserve cultural heritage & treasured
legends/ to assert individuality/ to entertain/ to socialize
- All my worries somehow magically wear off/ disappear into thin air
- Escape from daily life/ mundane routines
- Learn abt an exotic ( ngoai lai) culture
- All the rage: to be very popular at a particular time
 Writing task 1
Stability
- The price remained stable/ unchanged/ steady/ constant at…
- Stablized at..= leveled off at…= plateauted out at…
- The price rises, reaching a leveling off at…/ plateau (off) at …
- The price settle down to a period of stability/ more stable period
- The price maintained at this level until …
- There was no change in the price unitl…
 Trong task 1, N duoc danh gia cao hon
Change overtime
1, Main features:
- Highest
- Lowest
- Most drastic change
- Stability
- Similar patterns
- Opposte patterns
2, Intro+ overview
Overview:
 Trend
 The most drastic change
 (Neu co ngoai le cua trend )
 Highest / lowest figures

There was an increase/ a decrease ( trend chung) in …

with sb/ sth witnessing the most dramatic rise/ decline ( the most drastic)
while sb/sth …( if there is another trend)
In addition, sth consistantly registered the highest/ lowest figure over the
period. ( lien tuc)
(Neu no bi soan ngoi) sth generally registered the highest/ lowest figure,
but it was surpassed/ overtaken by sth in year.
Tu bao gio tro di: from the poin of time onwards