SESSION 6

OVERVIEW

• Speaking:
– Part1: How to describe a person
– Part 2: How have tell an AMAZING intro
– Part 3: What to do if you don’t know
• Listening
HOW TO DESCRIBE
A PERSON
• Looks / AARCEEPPAN
– Appearance
• Per********* / cha******
– Personality / character
• Fa***** style
– Fashion
GUESSING GAMES : BEAUTY

• A girl who is extremely beautiful :

– stun**** / gorg****

Wow! You look stunning / gorgeous

GUESSING GAMES : BEAUTY

• A girl who is pleasant and naturally

beautiful without a lot of make up :
– ele****

She has an elegant beauty

GUESSING GAME : BODY

• A guy with a strong attractive body?

– Well- _____

He is well-built
GUESSING GAME : BODY

• Thin?
• beautifully thin : slen___ / sl_m

She has a slender/ slim body

GUESSING GAME : BODY

• Fat?
• beautifully fat : đường cong ?
• Mập mạp
– chubby / meaty

She is a curvy women

GUESSING GAME : BODY

• A guy/girl with not a lot of fat

– Le__

He is quite lean
PRACTICE

Điền những từ sau vào chỗ trống :

Can you describe a good-looking person ?
• Well, the first person that come to my mind is my brother, who hit the gym quite often, so he is
not only _____ but also _____.
• Well, my mom spring to my mind as an _____ person. I mean she doesn’t often wear make up,
but she is still lovely all the time. She is also quite accommodating.
• Hm… a good-liking person. Well, Adele, the singer singing Hello to me is the most beautiful
singer of all time. She always looks _____ and despite being _____ is the trend now, I think
being _____ like her is quite attractive
PRACTICE

• Can you describe a good-looking person ?

• What does your best friend look like?
• Do you look like anyone in your family?
• What appearance traits do you love about a person?
CHARACTER

• Funny = humsoour
– Some one who is spontaneously
funny ( can come up with jokes on the
fly )
• Wttyi

He is incredibly humorous and witty

CHARACTER

• Some one that can attract attention and

admiration from others easily and often
seen as a leader
– Chariiscmat
• He is so _____ . There is something
magnetic about him that we just cannot
explain

He is so charismatic!
CHARACTER

• Some one easily get mad

– Đầu nóng ?
– Bad-teemrped
– Aggressive

She is a hot-headed person

CHARACTER

• Some one who is usually happy and

positive
– Creheful
– Optimistic
– energetic
• Despite her hectic working schedule, she
still remain ____ all the time

She is a cheerful person

PRACTICE

Điền những từ đã được học ở trên vào chỗ trống

Who is your favorite film character?
• OMG! I’m a big fan of Iron man, which is one of the main protagonists in the Marvel
Cinematic Universe. In my opinion he is the most _____ character in the whole movie series.
For some reason I just find him so cool, and attractive.
• Drax is definitely my favorite character in the whole Marvel Cinematic universe. Although
sometimes he is quite _____ and get mad for no reason. But overall, he is carefree and
humorous, which makes him very personable.
SPEAKING PART 1

• What types of personality traits do you admire in other people?

• What type of personality characteristic should a good leader have
• Do you share any similar personality characteristics with one of your family member?
• What personality characteristics are you most proud of yourself?
SPEAKING PART 2

Describe your best friend. You should say

• Who is he/she?
• What does he/she look like?
• What personality does he/she have?
– dimple
– Split chin
HOW TO TELL
A GOOD STORY/SPEECH?
• The opening : We HAVE TO capture their attention
– Story-telling time
– The best way is using a HOOK
• A hook is a sentence designed to intrigue people

• What make a good HOOK ?

WHAT MAKES
A GOOD HOOK ?
GOOD HOOK VS BAD HOOK
IN IELTS

Describe a museum/ gallery you visited

• Today, I will tell you about this one time when I visit a museum/ gallery in Hanoi, it’s called
the National Museum
• Today, I will tell you about this one time when I visit The National Museum, which is the
biggest museum about Vietnamese war history.
Explain one time when you received money as a gift
• I would like to tell you about this one time when my mom give me money to buy toys on my
birthday.
• I would like to tell you about this one time when my mom surprised me on my birthday.
TALK ABOUT YOURSELF
PRACTICE CREATING A HOOK
SPEAKING PART 2

Describe your best friend. You should say

• Who is he/she?
• What does he/she look like?
• What personality does he/she have?
HOW TO BE COOL
WHEN NOT KNOWING SOMETHING

Story-telling time
HOW TO BE COOL
WHEN NOT KNOWING SOMETHING

“The best way to be cool when not knowing something is to admit it”
Cool ways to say “I don’t know”
• Tôi không biết tí gì về ...
– I don’t know the first thing about
• Nói thật thì tôi chưa hứng thú tìm hiểu về ... Bao giờ
– To be honest, [something] has never been my topic of interest.
• Tôi không phải chuyên gia về ...
– I don’t know if you can tell or not but I’m not interested in/ I’m not an expert in/ I’m not someone who does …
often.
• To be honest,…
COMMON MISTAKES IN IELTS SPEAKING

• Memorized answers
• Parroting the question
• Say “I don’t understand”
• Asking for the examiner’s opinion
SPEAKING PART 3

• What is beauty for you?

• Do you think the media influences our idea of beauty?
• Do you think advertisements’ portrayal of beauty is correct?
• What are some drawbacks of being beautiful?