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Prepare for the lesson 'Describing People'
I. Techniques for Writing a Paragraph or Essay Describing a Person
Question 1:
- Passage 1 describing Uncle Hương Thư rowing a boat, conquering the waterfall
+ A cast bronze statue, muscles rolling
+ Eyes blazing with fire on the mast
+ A knight of the Trường Sơn
Passage 2 describing Cai Tứ
+ A short, skinny man
+ Square face, cheeks pulled together
+ Bushy eyebrows wrinkling above cheekbones
Passage 3 describing Mr. Cản Ngũ and Mr. Quắm Đen
+ Rolling and fighting vigorously
+ Lethargic, slow
+ Leaning forward
+ Sweat dripping profusely underfoot
b.- The passage focusing on character depiction includes the description of Hương Thư, Mr. Cản Ngũ, and Quắm Đen.
- The passage describing a person in relation to their job is the one describing Cản Tứ.
c.
-Opening: Wrestling scene preparation with cheering
-Body:
+Drums beating loudly, Quắm Đen attacking, Mr. Cản Ngũ acting awkwardly
+Thunderous sound echoing, Quắm Đen losing control against Mr. Cản Ngũ
+Quắm Đen being defeated underfoot
-Conclusion: Everyone admires the strength of Mr. Cản Ngũ.
The title could be: Wrestling Match
II. Practice
Question 1:
When describing a 4-5-year-old child:
+ Sparkling eyes
+ Attempting to speak like a parrot
+ Teething, baby teeth coming in
+ Fair skin
Describing an elderly person:
+ Wrinkled skin
+ Slow, shuffling steps
+ White silver hair
+ Eyes lacking sharpness
My teacher is passionately lecturing in class
+ Her voice is gentle
+ She moves slowly
+ Her hands move gracefully on the lectern
Question 2:
Crafting a structured outline for the essay topic:
Introduction: Introducing our class teacher
Main body: + Describing her appearance
+ Portraying her actions and words during teaching
+ Describing her voice
Conclusion: Reflecting on the image of our teacher in the teaching podium
Question 3:
The old man, red as a crab
No different from Vo Tong killing a tiger
This is the moment when Mr. Can Ngu is about to enter the fight.
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Alongside the essay Composing Method: Describing People above, in preparation for Lesson 23, you can also refer to: Composing the piece Tonight Uncle Doesn't Sleep by Minh Huệ and the essay Composing the piece Allegory, composing the piece Practicing Speaking about descriptive literature.
