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Topic Describe a person you admire - IELTS Speaking Part 2

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The topic describe a person you admire is a quite familiar topic in IELTS Speaking part 2. With this topic, you can talk about someone you admire such as a famous singer, actor, or a family member. The following article shares with you vocabulary, ideas, and structure for an effective speech to score high.

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1. Structure of the speech Describe a person you admire

You should not learn a model sentence by heart because it will sound unnatural and the examiner will be able to tell. Instead, you should have an idea of how the speech is structured and what is most important to say. Usually the structure of a speech is modeled as follows:

Introduction
Body
Question 1	Direct answer Detail 1 Detail 2
Question 2	Direct answer Detail 1 Detail 2
Question 3	Direct answer Detail 1 Detail 2
Question 4	Direct answer Detail 1 Detail 2
Conclusion

In 1 minute of preparation, try to come up with ideas by writing down the main keywords. In the body of the essay, you will use the leading questions in the cue card as the main idea, you will answer around those questions, explain and closely link the ideas together.

Example of a sample card:

Describe a person you admire

You should say:

Who is he or she? A family member (dad, mom)/a friend of yours/a famous person
What does he or she do for a living? student/doctor/marketing
What characteristics does this person have? kind/mature/communicative
Explain why you admire this person? you are inspired/ you are motivated

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2. Sentence structure for Describe about a person you admire

Below are some good examples of structures expressing admiration in Describe about a person you admire.

Structure	Meaning
S + admire + somebody + for + something	Bày tỏ ngưỡng mộ ai khác về điều gì. Ví dụ: I admired her for her determination
(be) impressed + with + something	Bày tỏ sự ấn tượng. Ví dụ: I’m impressed with her positive attitude toward work.
(be) proud + of + something	Bày tỏ sự tự hào. Ví dụ: We're particularly proud of our sons.
to be good at + N/V-ing	Giỏi, thuần thục, làm tốt một điều gì đó. Ví dụ: Linda is good at dancing.
Whenever I feel…, I turn to him/her for advice/comfort/help	Mỗi khi tôi cảm thấy…, tôi tìm đến anh ấy/ cô ấy để có lời khuyên/ sự giúp đỡ/ sự vỗ về.
What I learned from someone is that…	Điều mà tôi học được từ ai đó là…

There are a number of compliment structures you can use to address someone you admire.

Cấu trúc	Ý nghĩa
Noun Phrase + is/look + (really) + Adjective	Khen ngợi ai đó về ngoại hình, một đồ vật hay một kỹ năng đặc biệt nào đó họ sở hữu. Ví dụ: She looks wonderful in that new dress.
I + (really) + like/love + Noun Phrase	Thể hiện bạn cực kỳ yêu thích về điều gì đó của họ. Ví dụ: I really like the way she focuses on studying.
You + Verb + (a/an) + (really) + Adjective + Noun Phrase	Khen ngợi thành tích của ai đó trong công việc hay kỹ năng nào đó. Ví dụ: He cooked a really great dinner.
You have + (a/an) + (really) + Adjective + Noun Phrase	Khen ngợi ai đó về ngoại hình. Ví dụ: She has a really bright smile.

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In addition, to make your ideas closely linked and your speech clearer and more coherent, you can use the following phrases:

Information linking words:

First, second, third,…: thứ nhất, thứ hai, thứ ba,…
In addition: thêm vào đó
To begin with: bắt đầu với
Next: tiếp theo là
Finally: cuối cùng là
Furthermore: xa hơn nữa
Moreover: thêm vào đó

Các cụm về mốc thời gian kể chuyện:

At that time: tại thời điểm đó

Afterward: về sau

At the same time: cùng thời điểm

Currently: hiện tại

Earlier: sớm hơn

Later: muộn hơn

Formerly: trước đó

Immediately: ngay lập tức

In the future: trong tương lai

In the meantime: trong khi chờ đợi

In the past: trong quá khứ

Meanwhile: trong khi đó

Previously: trước đó

Simultaneously: đồng thời

Subsequently/ then: sau đó

Until now: cho đến bây giờ

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3. Topic vocabulary Describe a person you admire

Vocabulary describing appearance

Appearance	Height	Weight and Build
attractive good-looking beautiful handsome lovely pretty cute nice well-dressed elegant fashionable neat clean tidy intelligent	tall very tall quite tall six feet tall not very tall short average height medium height middle height	thin quite thin slim slender skinny underweight plump chubby stout overweight obese fat delicate constitution strong muscular athletic weak feeble
Hair	Eyes	Age
dark black brown chestnut red auburn blond light fair white gray (grey) long short medium-length shoulder-length straight curly wavy thick thinning bald	blue gray (grey) green brown dark light-blue dark-gray grayish-blue big eyes large eyes bright eyes expressive eyes sharp eyes eyebrows eyelashes thick eyebrows nearsighted blind	young middle-aged elderly old grown-up adult a child a kid a little boy a little girl a five-year-old girl a teenager a teenage boy a teenage girl a young boy a young girl a young man a young woman a middle-aged man an old man

Personality descriptive vocabulary

Character, personality, nature

Mind

Strong, honest, reliable, hardworking, active

Friendly, kind, polite, patient, humorous

good

excellent

fine

strong

firm

weak

bad

terrible

evil

pleasant

friendly

interesting

charismatic

soft-hearted

intelligent

wise

clever

smart

sharp

keen

bright

quick

agile

broad-minded

open-minded

narrow-minded

small-minded

absent-minded

foolish

silly

stupid

dumb

dull

slow

crazy

insane

mad

strong

tough

hardy

mature

independent

weak

immature

strong-minded

strong-willed

hard-headed

determined

resolute

honest

sincere

truthful

decent

scrupulous

dishonest

insincere

dependable

reliable

trustworthy

faithful

loyal

devoted

good-natured

good-tempered

easygoing

bad-tempered

ill-natured

malevolent

mean

friendly

amiable

amicable

sociable

outgoing

unfriendly

hostile

unsociable

generous

noble

kind

kind-hearted

soft-hearted

unselfish

helpful

gentle

strict

severe

hard-hearted

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4. Sample Essay Describe a person you admire

Describe about a person you admire - Bài mẫu 1

Ví dụ thẻ bài mẫu:

Describe a person you love/like/admire
You should say

who that person is
what you usually do with this person
how often you see this person

and explain why you love/like/admire this person.

Bài mẫu:

“More often than not, if people are asked this question, their answer would either be a celebrity like an actor or a singer, a politician, or someone who is famous. But for me, I would have to say that the person I most admire is a family member.

For everyone, ‘family’ is the most valuable asset. One cannot exist without a family, and a family is a place where everyone may expect to get anything without expecting anything in return. That is why the person I look up to the most is my father. He keeps our family together. In my life, he is my hero. For his exceptional abilities, my father is extremely admirable.

He has led me along the right route so that I can excel in both my professional and personal lives. He aided me in every way imaginable while I was a child, and as I grew older, he showed me how to make decisions. The most essential thing is that he never compels me to do or perform something against my choice. He always gives me the benefit of the doubt, presents me the options, and leads me to choose the best path. I am now a well-known photographer in our city, thanks to his guidance. When he learned that I wanted to be a photographer, he lowered his costs in half and purchased me the first camera of my life.

Dưới đây là một số từ vựng trong câu trả lời mẫu trên để bạn tham khảo.

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning/Definition	Example usage of the word in a sentence
adore	Verb	To respect and love someone deeply	“I simply adore how you pull off that dress.”
appeal	Verb	To be interesting or attractive	“Abstract painting appeals to a lot of people.”
the benefit of the doubt	Idiom	An admission that a person or statement must be viewed as correct or justifiable if the opposite is not proven	“Her teacher is going to give her the benefit of the doubt and assume she did the homework by herself.”
celebrity	Noun	A famous person	“He had turned into a celebrity overnight after the news broke that he had won the lottery.”
compassion	Noun	An empathetic pity and concern for other people’s hardships or misfortunes	“She was taken aback by the compassion in his voice, and she looked up at his solemn expression, tears streaming down her face.”
compel	Verb	To force someone to do something	“I sometimes have to compel my daughter into performing her tasks by threatening her that she would be grounded if she doesn’t.”
dedication	Noun	The state of being committed to an activity or objective	“He admired my dedication in ensuring all of the details were accurate.”
emulate	Verb	To imitate	“She attempted to emulate my recent accomplishment.”
exceptional	Adjective	Unusually good, outstanding	“My younger brother has an exceptional talent in memorizing the capital city of each and every country.”
impact	Noun	A person’s, thing’s, or action’s effect or influence on another	“Her speech had a big impact on a lot of individuals.”
influence	Noun	The ability to influence someone’s or something’s character, growth, or conduct, or the effect itself	“His parents still have a significant influence of power over him.”
integrity	Noun	Moral uprightness; the trait of being honest and possessing strong moral principles	“What I respect about my dad the most is his integrity.”
look up to	Phrasal Verb	To have a great degree of respect for someone	“The players look up to their coach because of his passion for football.”
modest	Adjective	Humble and unassuming	“Despite everything she had accomplished, she remained modest.”
neglect	Verb	To fail to care for properly	“In order to have a tidy kitchen, do not neglect to wash the dishes.”
obligation	Noun	An activity or course of action that a person is ethically or legally bound to do; a responsibility or commitment	“He strongly believes that each and every human being has a moral obligation to protect human rights.”
reminisce	Verb	To delight in pleasurable reminiscences of the past	“I figured that once it was all over, we’d be able to reminisce on what we’d accomplished and perhaps rejoice in all the good we’d done.”
technique	Noun	A method of carrying out a specific task	“She solved the problem in a different technique than her brother, but the result was the same.”
valuable	Adjective	Of extreme importance and worth	“My grandmother always gives me valuable pieces of advice.”
warm-hearted	Adjective	Kind and sympathetic	“She has a sympathetic look, I believe she is warm-hearted.”

Describe about a person you admire - Sample lesson 2

Ví dụ thẻ bài mẫu:

Describe a person you admire.
You should say:

who he/ she is
how you know him/ her
what characteristics this person has

and explain why you admire this person.

Bài mẫu:

Admiration to any individual comes from the heart and requires lots of endeavours as well. I admire a man in my family from my teenage for his extraordinary qualities.

He is the uncle of mine, the husband of my maternal aunt. Looks like a Hollywood hero with a height of 6’1”. He loves me very much and is always with our family in both our happiness and sorrows. He is a man of special qualities and is a very good teacher too. I mostly like him for his outstanding ability to teach mathematics and he makes the lessons easy and clearer. Moreover, he can sing very well and his paintings are superb. When I used to learn mathematics from him, he made all the logic and complexities clear to me within the shortest time and I had a good score on that final exam.

I was a kid of nine or ten when my aunt Sofia was married to Mr Alexander Cumberland. As I was highly busy with my studies, I did not have enough chance to meet him frequently. When he came to our apartment, I did not have much interaction with him. But gradually I started realising that he is a man of skill and special qualities. One night, he started singing a melodious song at a party in our apartment to entertain the visitors, and he presented me a very nice painting on my 13th birthday that I later came to know was painted by him. But I came to his close contact when I needed to complete the complex mathematics for my final exam in my sixth grade.

Although in the beginning, I failed to manage time to spend with my uncle, I managed it later when the exams were over. I passed few weeks with him and found that he is a great man. He is sincere, likes to talk straight, punctual, and sympathetic to others; and filled with other special qualities which are absent among the common people. He is kind and helps the poor based on his ability, never ill-treats anyone and always busy with his own activities. I have not seen him getting engaged in a gossip which is another cause for me to admire him. He is softhearted giant and never hurts people. He is punctual and I have never seen him missing appointments.

Earlier, I told that I had less chance to meet him, but now I regularly meet him (at least twice a week) for different purposes and I find a different taste in passing times with him. When he paints, he keeps me with him to discuss different issues and he invents ideas for painting during the conversation, according to him. Besides, when my father is out of the state, he takes care of my family like his own. He never allows us to feel alone and he is a must for any of the familiar occasions in our family. He cheers up the participants and creates a pleasant noise there which increases the beauty of the events. For all these reasons, I admire him most.

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