Bí quyết “ăn” điểm tối đa cùng bộ từ vựng IELTS Physical Appearance
Đề thi IELTS luôn đòi hỏi bạn vừa đáp ứng được trình độ chuyên môn, vừa phải thể hiện được cái tôi của chính mình. Những từ vựng thông thường hầu như ai cũng biết nhưng từ vựng nào áp dụng vào bài để đạt được điểm cao thì lại là một câu hỏi khó. Để có thể giải đáp được vấn đề này, Patado mang đến cho bạn bộ từ vựng IELTS cực hữu ích chủ đề Physical Appearance.
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I. Từ vựng IELTS Topic Physical Appearance
| Figure | /ˈfɪgə/ | Vóc dáng |
| Beautiful Figure | /ˈbjuːtəfʊl ˈfɪgə/ | Dáng đẹp |
| Slim Figure | /slɪm ˈfɪgə/ | Mảnh mai |
| Hourglass Figure | /ˈaʊəglɑːs ˈfɪgə/ | Vóc dáng đồng hồ cát |
| Well Built | /wɛl bɪlt/ | Vạm vỡ |
| Dress smartly | /drɛs ˈsmɑːtli/ | Ăn mặc bảnh bao |
| Get Done up | /gɛt dʌn ʌp/ | Ăn diện cho đẹp |
| Complexion | /kəmˈplɛkʃən/ | Nước da |
| Fair Complexion | /feə kəmˈplɛkʃən/ | Da trắng |
| Pointed face | /ˈpɔɪntɪd feɪs/ | Mặt cằm V-line |
| Round face | /raʊnd feɪs/ | Mặt tròn |
| Oval face | /ˈəʊvəl feɪs/ | Mặt trái xoan |
| cropped hair | /krɒpt heə/ | Tóc cắt rất ngắn |
| disheveled hair | /dɪˈʃɛvəld heə/ | Đầu tóc bù xù |
| fair hair | /feə heə/ | Tóc nhuộm màu sáng |
| to be good looking | /tə bi gʊd ˈlʊkɪŋ/ | Ưa nhìn |
| to be hard of hearing | /tə bi hɑːd əv ˈhɪərɪŋ/ | Bị lãng tai |
| in his/her 30s/40s | /ɪn hɪz/hɜː 30ɛs/40ɛs/ | Ở độ tuổi ngoài 30, 40 |
| scruffy | /ˈskrʌfi/ | Ăn mặc luộm thuộm |
| complexion | /kəmˈplɛkʃən/ | Nước da đẹp |
| medium height | /ˈmiːdiəm haɪt/ | Chiều cao trung bình |
| pointed face | /ˈpɔɪntɪd feɪs/ | Khuôn mặt nhọn |
| shoulder-length hair | /ˈʃəʊldə–lɛŋθ heə/ | Tóc ngang vai |
| slender figure | /ˈslɛndə ˈfɪgə/ | Thân hình mảnh khảnh (cao và gầy) |
| slim figure | /slɪm ˈfɪgə/ | Hình dáng mảnh mai (hấp dẫn) |
| thick hair | /θɪk heə/ | Tóc dày |
| to be well-turned out | /tə bi wɛl–tɜːnd aʊt/ | Sáng sủa thông minh |
| youthful appearance | /ˈjuːθfʊl əˈpɪərəns/ | Vẻ ngoài trẻ khỏe |
II. Một số động từ/cụm động từ chủ đề Physical Appearance
- To make up (v): To use cosmetics – trang điểm
E.g: She always spends hours making up before going out.
- To bear a striking resemblance (phrasal verb): to look very similar to – trông giống
E.g: I’ve always thought she bears a striking resemblance to someone on TV.
- To be getting on a bit (phrasal verb): to be getting old – trở nên già đi
E.g: My father’s getting on a bit about 60s years old.
- To go grey (v): to have hair that is turning grey – tóc ngả màu (chỉ sự già đi)
E.g: We all go grey when we get older.
- To grow old gracefully (phrasal verb): to act in a way that embraces the fact you are getting older – chấp nhận sự già đi
E.g: I think we just need to grow old gracefully and not worry too much about how we look
- To look young for your age (phrasal verb): to look younger than you are – trông trẻ hơn tuổi
E.g: He looks very young for his age.
- To lose one’s figure (phrasal verb): to have a figure that has lost its toned shape – mất nét/dáng
E.g: We start to lose our figure comparing to the time when we were young.
- To never have a hair out of place (phrasal verb): perfectly styled hair – tóc tai gọn gàng
E.g: She always takes pride in her appearance that she never has a hair out of place.
- To wear glasses (v): to use spectacles – đeo kính
E.g: He wears glasses and always seems to have a different pair on every time I see her.
III. Idioms liên quan tới chủ đề
- To dress up to the nines (id): to dress very smartly or glamorously – mặc đẹp
E.g: I really don’t see the point in getting dressed up to the nines unless you’re going somewhere special.
- To get done up (id): to dress smartly – mặc chỉnh chu
E.g: Some people get done up just to go to the shops.
IV. Cụm tính từ thuộc Physical Appearance
- To be fair-skinned (adj): light skinned – da sáng màu
E.g: He’s also quite fair-skinned compared to me.
- To be good looking (adj): to be attractive – ưa nhìn
E.g: It seems women especially are taken more seriously if they are good looking.
- Scruffy (adj): dressed untidily – luộm thuộm
E.g: You shouldn’t go out looking scruffy.
- Middle-aged (adj): approximately between 45-65 – trung niên
E.g: She’s middle-aged but she looks very young.
- To be overweight (adj): to weigh more than is regarded as healthy – béo
E.g: She’s a little overweight, I suppose but not too much.
- To be well-built (adj): to be muscular – cơ bắp
E.g: He still does lots of exercise and is quite well-built.
V. Dạng bài tập ôn thi IELTS theo chủ đề
Part 1-style questions
Examiner: Do you look like any other people in your family?
Carlo: No … not at all … take my brother for example … he has short cropped hair and has quite a pointed face … he’s also quite fair-skinned compared to me …
Examiner: Tell me about your family.
Andrea: My father’s getting on a bit … he’s in his 60s … but he looks very young for his age … he still does lots of exercise and is quite well-built …
Examiner: What does your best friend look like?
Mandy: She’s the same age as me … she has shoulder-length hair … fair hair … she has a slim figure and is medium height …
Part 2-style task
Describe a person whose appearance you like. You should say
- who this person is
- what their relationship is to you
- what they look like
and say what it is about their appearance you like.
Monique: OK … I’d like to talk about my aunt … her name’s Marta and she’s quite a character … she’s middle-aged but has a very youthful appearance … she’s a little overweight I suppose but not too much … she has a friendly round face framed by thick blonde hair … she has a lovely complexion and she’s always well-turned out … she actually always looks like she’s going out for the evening to somewhere special … there’s never a hair out of place … I’ve always thought she bears a striking resemblance to someone on TV … I can’t remember the name now … she wears glasses and always seems to have a different pair on every time I see her … I like the way she looks because she wears clothes that are right for her age and manages to look glamorous without it looking like she’s too done up … yes … I’ll be happy if I look like her when I’m her age …
Part 3-style questions
Examiner: Is it important to dress well whenever we go out?
Mark: It depends where you’re going … I know some people get done up just to go to the shops … but I don’t see the point … you shouldn’t go out looking scruffy with disheveled hair but I really don’t see the point in getting dressed up to the nines unless you’re going somewhere special …
Examiner: Do people worry too much about their appearance as they get older?
Mira: I’m sure they do … yes … but it happens to all of us doesn’t it … we all go grey eventually and get hard of hearing … we start to lose our figure … that’s why plastic surgery is so popular … personally I think we just need to grow old gracefully and not worry too much about how we look …
Examiner: Is attractiveness a quality worthwhile aiming for?
Phoebe: I’d like to say no … it shouldn’t matter what we look like in terms of our physical appearance … but unfortunately it seems women especially are taken more seriously if they are good looking with a slender figure with perfect make up and so on …
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