Describe a person

Phần mở đầu

I am going to talk about …. who is …./ whom I…..

Describe a person who looked after you as a child

 I’m going to talk about my grandpa, who took very good care of me when I was little.

Phần thân bài 1: some basic information about this person

- Tên: nói tên tiếng Việt và tiếng Anh tương ứng

- Tuổi: nói tuổi nhưng khen trẻ khỏe so với tuổi

- Nghề nghiệp: nói công việc hiện tại và nhiệm vụ chính

- Sống với ai/ ở đâu: nói địa điểm sống hiện tại và mô tả địa điểm đó.

Tên Tuổi Nghề nghiệp Sống ở đâu/ với ai

His/ her name is __ , which He/ she is in his/ her ___s but he/ At this moment, he/ she is working He/ she lives with ____ in _____
means ____ in English. she has a youthful appearance in as a ___, and as I know, his/ her
comparison with his/ her real age main duty is _____
His name is Hung, which means
“bravery” in English.
He is his 70s but he has a
youthful appearance in
comparison with his real age
10 years ago, he was working as a
teacher at primary school and as I
know, his main duty was to help
students at grade I how to calculate,
but now he is retired.
He lives with his parents in Phu
Tho province, located in the
North of Vietnam

How you met/ knew this person [dùng thì quá khứ]
- Nếu người thân quen  I remember vividly that I first met him/ her ___ years ago at/ when __________

- Nếu người lạ  I remember vividly that I first read about him/ her on the Internet _____ years ago at/ when ____

 Đối với những người quá thân quen [ông bà, cha me, anh chị em …] bạn nên bỏ qua câu này vì nó quá hiển nhiên.
What this person looks like
1. Vóc dáng:
- Personally, I am stocky-small, but well-built. My father is tall and lean- with very little fat.

- My brothers are athletic and well-proportioned [cân đối].

- my mother looks like a 1940’s film star. She is curvaceous [đường cong gợi cảm], with an hour-glass figure [ thần hình đồng
hồ cát].

- my grandfather is fir for his age and takes plenty of exercise. He doesn’t want all his muscles to get flabby [chảy xệ]

2. Màu da + màu tóc

- My sister is an English rose – she has blonde hair and fair skin [mái tóc vàng hoe vàng và làn da trắng]. She doesn’t tan [bắt
nắng] easily, but she’s still very careful in the sun

- My mother is blone [màu vàng], also with a fair complexion [nước da sáng mịn]
 - I am a red-head [cái đầu đỏ] – with red hair. Like many other people with a pale complexion [làn da sạm rám], I get freckles
[tàn nhang] from the sun – small brown dots on my face and arms [những nốt nhỏ màu nâu trên mặt và tay]

- my father has dark-brown hair [mái tóc nâu sậm] and he is quite dark-skinned [làn da sậm màu]

3. Khuôn mặt

- My grandfather has bushy eyebrows [long mày rậm], a hooked nose and high cheekbones [chiếc mũi khoằm và gồ má cao].
His eyes are large and set quite far apart [to và cách xa nhau]

- my mother has a broad nose [chiếc mũi to], which she hates, as she prefers narrow noses. But she is lucky to have even or
regular teeth.

- My sister corrected her crooked teeth by wearing a brace which straightened them. She has rosy cheeks [má ửng hồng], small
ears and a snub nose [chiếc mũi hếch]

Phần thân bài 2: What kind of person he/she is

He/ she is such a good man/ woman that I admire a lot because of his/ her characteristics.
- Firstly, he/ she is so/ really/ very outgoing and sociable. He/ she is always going out with friends and colleagues. Everyone thinks
he/ she is good fun.
- Secondly, he/ she is also extremely clever. I do respect for that. She set up her own business five years ago and it has gone from
strength to strength. She is so self-assured and ambitious, too, which I suppose is why she is successful in business.

- He/ she is very knowledgeable = he/ she is a very knowledgeable person [hiểu biết nhiều]
Giải thích: He travelled a lot during his younger years [suốt những năm tháng trẻ của ông]. I know he has encountered [faced] various problems
[challenges], so he has lots of valuable experience and life lessons to pass on to [truyền lại] his children and grandchildren.
 Câu tủ: if you put your heart into whatever you’re doing, you can do anything.

- He/ she is really kind and generous

Giải thích: he spends lots of time engaging in voluntary activities such as local environmental campaigns or other community service project.
 Giải thích: Although she’s super busy with her work, she manages to spend time engaging in lots of charity work. For examplr, this year, Emma donated
$1 million to help fund sexual harassment victims.

Giải thích: he takes part in various charity campaigns to help impoverished people who are living in the countryside as he puts himself in their shoes.
In other worlds, he is a warm-hearted person.

Giải thích: he is very young/ a foreigner but he pays attention to the local charity. Sometimes he donates his clothing and money to help impoverished
people who are living in the countryside. In other words, he is a warm-hearted person.

- He/She is so strong/ independent and inspiring

- Giải thích: I was really inspired by the speech she gave at the UN about gender equality and women’s empowerment. I feel that Emma is willing to stand
up for anything that she thinks is right.
Giải thích: he gave us the motivation to [thầy đã truyền cảm hứng cho chúng tôi] learn English, to try harder and to not give up by telling us motivational
stories of famous people who have failed thousands of times before accomplishing their goals.
What I’ve learned from her is that “women can do anything they want as long as they are passionate about it and put their heart into what they’re
doing”. [tobe passionate about = have a passion for]
He has a passion for travelling, so he often pays a visit to some tourist attractions in Vietnam each year to let my hair down. Also, he is
a real sucker for sports, particularly some strenuous sports like football, basketball and you name it. It is a marvelous way for me to do
wonder for his health.

- She/ he has a good sense of humour.

Giải thích: I’ve watched many of her interviews and talk shows on Youtube, and I have to sat that she’s very good at making people laugh.

- I was really impressed by his unique way of teaching English

Giải thích: he didn’t force us to memorise long lists of new words or grammatical points. Instead, he told us stories and attached each word to an image,
so we could remember that word more easily.
- Put myself/ himself/ yourself in sb shoes: đặt mình vào người ai đó
 He always puts himself in other shoes to address any problems.
 I always put myself in Tom shoes to solve any problems.
- What I have learned from her/ his is that [những điều tôi học từ cô/ anh ấy là]
- I still remember one of his/ her inspirational quotes: “____”.
 - My mother instructed me in philosophy. She taught me that doing my best is always more important than winning or losing.
- If you put your heart into whatever you’re doing, you can do anything.
- You can do anything you want as long as you are passionate about it and put your heart into what you’re doing.
- My friends are always there for me at my worst.
- My friends help me to broaden my horizons and enrich my knowledge
- My English teacher set a good example by working hard and having a positive outlook on life

- She has a good sense of humor. She always becomes the life and soul of the party because she tells funny stories
that make others laugh.
- He is so creative. He’d always think of new games we could play and make up these stories to make me laugh.
He also comes up with solutions to tough exercises at school.
- I was constantly amazed because of his open-mindedness. He was never judgmental and is always willing
to listen to others’ ideas.
- She is so hard working. She never sits still and works long hours. Sometimes, she works from dawn till dusk to
meet the deadlines.

Một số từ mô tả tính cách

- Natural born leader: nhà lãnh đạo bẩm sinh.
- Came from humble beginnings : xuất thân từ hoàn cảnh nghèo khó.
- Social butterfly : người thích gặp gỡ, kết bạn với người khác.
- Takes pride in their appearance: rất chú trọng ngoại hình.
- Beauty not just about aesthetics but also about heart and personality: vẻ đẹp không chỉ nằm ở ngoại hình mà còn nằm ở bản chất của con người.
- In awe of his/ her beauty – to respect/ admire and love how beautiful someone is: choáng ngợp trước vẻ đẹp của ai đó
- outgoing (adj): hướng ngoại
- sociable (adj): hoà đồng
- self-assured (adj): tự tin
 - ambitious (adj): đầy hoài bão
- have a good sense of humour (verb phrase): có tính hài hước
- the life and soul of the party (idiom): trung tâm của đám đông
- creative (adj): sáng tạo
- open-mindedness (noun): cởi mở
- judgmental (adj): phán xét
- hard-working (adj): chăm chủ
- from dawn till dusk (idiom): từ sáng tới tối
- Muscular physique: thân hình vạm vỡ
- Chiseled jawline: mặt góc cạnh nam tính
- Drop-deal gorgeous: đẹp làm chết người.
- Mesmerizing eyes: cặp mất hút hồn
- humble attitude: thái độ khiêm tốn
- Extraordinary/ outstanding/ marvelous talent
- Been through thick and thin together: cùng chia ngọt sẻ bùi/ cùng bên nhau dù vui hay buồn, dù khó khăn hay thành công.
- My mother has a sense of humor.
- A good role model for young people
- I am really inspired/ impressed by: tôi thật sự truyền cảm hứng/ ấn tượng bởi___
- She is an extremely qualified [có trình độ] and experienced teacher and she also inspired me to have passion for learning English.
- Be willing to sth: sẵn sàng làm việc gì đó. [the best friend is…]
- pique smb’s curiosity, interest: gởi lên sự hứng thú trong ai
- A mine of information: người rất am hiểu
 She is a mine of information
- Have a great influence on smb: có ảnh hưởng lớn lên ai
 I would say that she has the greatest influence on me
- instill smt in smb: truyền cái gì đó vào ai
 My mother is the person who instills the love of reading in me as she bought me a lot of books and told me bedtime stories when
I was a little girl.
- Resonate with smb: khiến ai nhớ mãi
  My mother taught me many life lessons but one that resonates with me is to always be kind to others.
- a pleasure to be around: 1 người có khả năng khiến người khác cảm thấy vui vẻ và dễ chịu khi ở bên
 My mother is a pleasure to be around because of her outgoing personality.
- Have considerable expertise in: hiểu biết sâu sắc về
 My mother has considerable expertise in English.
- met him the person: gặp trực tiếp ngoài đời
 I have never met him the person
- a celebrated philanthropist when giving his entire fortune away to charity: 1 nhà từ thiện nổi tiếng khi đem toàn bộ tài sản cho từ thiện.
- the underprivileged = poor people.
- I would like to emphasize the fact that he is the most successful man in investing in the stock market.
- reach sbm’s height of popularity: ở thời kì đỉnh cao của sự nổi tiếng/ danh vọng.
- Good listener: người biết lắng nghe
- Frugal lifestyle: lối sống giản dị
- Optimistic ><pessimistic.
- Friendly = sociable
- Smart = intelligent
- click [v] = become friendly  Liz and I really clicked the first time we met.
- Enthusiastic
- Versatile
- Hard-working = diligent

Phần kết luận

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