What their relationship is to you

My mom

In her fifties

Youthful despite some wrinkles and gray hair

Industrious → wake up early

What they have done in their life

What they do now.

Retire for 2 years

Currently working for her own healthcare center

Used to a chairwoman

And explain why you admire them so much.

Role model

A mom + a best friend

Understanding , sympathetic

Strong-will, independence since young

Inspiring woman

Từ vựng

Bài mẫu

Springs to my mind (phrase): dùng để nói về những ý nảy ra ngay trong đầu khi nhận được topic       

Youthful (adj): trẻ trung

Industrious (adj): cần cù, chăm chỉ

Wrinkle (n): nếp nhăn

Retire (v): nghỉ hưu

Renowned (adj): nổi tiếng

Chairwoman (n): giám đốc (nữ)

Maternal healthcare (phrase): chăm sóc sức khỏe cho các bà mẹ

..as portrayed in the way that … (phrase): được thể hiện qua cách mà..

Understanding (adj): thấu hiểu

Strong-will (n): ý chí, nghị lực cao

In teenage years (phrase): những năm tháng niên thiếu

Up to their ears (idiom): bận rộn

Endlessly (adv): vô tận

Well, it’s kinda hard for me to choose one family member only because I love them all so much, but considering what springs to my mind at the moment, I would like to describe my mom.

My mom is actually in her fifties now, but I must say she has been extremely youthful despite all of her wrinkles and gray hair. Actually, my mom is a very industrious and hard-working person. She always starts the day at around 6am every morning, in order to have a quick breakfast and go to work.

Actually, she has retired for 2 years now but she has been working for her own healthcare center since then, which is something that I am so proud of. Specifically speaking, my mom used to be a renowned doctor in my city, as she was a chairwoman of a medical center which majors in maternal and children healthcare.

She has always been an absolute role model for me, as portrayed in the way that she works, takes care of her children, everything. She is not only a mom but also a best friend to me. She is always the one for me to come to for advice; although the generation gap between me and her is quite big, she always seems to be extremely understanding and sympathetic to me.

I guess I am most influenced by her strong-will. According to some stories that my mom once told me, she has learnt to be independent ever since she was in her teenage years, because my grandparents were constantly up to their ears with their farming work. Therefore, she had learnt to take care of everything in the house, from her siblings to the household chores, and even herself. Such difficulties have shaped her to become such an inspiring woman to her children, her family and her colleagues, as she is now.

Overall, I love my mom and my family endlessly and I always try to remind myself everyday to be as strong as my mom.

Câu hỏi

Cấu trả lời mẫu

Từ vựng

In what ways have families in your country changed recently?

As our society is developing constantly, everything is changing around us, and the family structure is not an exception. I guess one of the major shifts is that the traditional extended family model is gradually replaced by the nuclear version. In other words, instead of many generations living under one roof like in the past, smaller households with only parents and children have become much more common.

Constantly (adv): liên tục, không ngừng

Shift (n): sự chuyển đổi

Extended family (phrase): gia đình có nhiều thế hệ sống chung với nhau

Nuclear family (phrase): gia đình hạt nhân

Live under one roof (phrase): chung sống dưới cùng 1 mái nhà

Household (n): hộ gia đình

Should husbands and wives have different roles within the family? Why (not)?

Yes, I do definitely think that the husband and wife in a family should equally share different responsibilities and duties. The gender-based role division is such an outdated norm that it is gradually diminishing in our society nowadays. Therefore, I believe that the idea of who does what does not really matter, what really does is the mutual understanding and respect between the spouses.

Gender-based role division (phrase): sự phân chia công việc dựa theo giới tính

Outdated (adj): lỗi thời

Norm (n): chuẩn mực của xã hội

Diminish (v): biến mất

Mutual (adj): chung (về sự thấu hiểu, tôn trọng,..)

Spouse (n): vợ chồng

Which are more important to you: your family or your friends?

It is really hard to answer as family and friends are both important in certain aspects of our life. One cannot survive without a family because family is where we belong. Moreover, friends seem to be the reflection of our own characteristics as we tend to rely on them for mental support. However, I believe that the significance of both family and friends are equally the same, therefore comparing them is such an unnecessary thing to do.

Reflection (n): sự phản chiếu