Describe an older person you admire

Band 6

I would like to talk about Mrs Kamala Shrestha, an elderly neighbour of mine in Kathmandu. She is seventy-eight years old and she liveLỗi hoà hợp chủ ngữ – động từ: phải là “lives” on the ground floor of our building. I know her sinceLỗi thì: phải là “I have known her since” I was seven, when my family moved there. She was a primary school teacher for nearly forty years, and, you knowCụm từ đệm dùng để ngập ngừng, she still reads a newspaper every single day. Many of her old students still visitsLỗi hoà hợp chủ ngữ – động từ: phải là “visit” her, and some of them are now doctors. On Saturday mornings we walk together to a small garden near the temple, and after that we drink milk tea and talk. She tells me stories about her old students and about the city when it was very quietTừ vựng cơ bản, hạn chế Lexical Resource, and she always asks about my plans. Her flat is full of books and plants, and the door is always open for people who want to talk. I admire her because her husband died ten years ago, but she do notLỗi trợ động từ: phải là “did not” become sad and angry. Instead she joined a women’s group and startLỗi thì: phải là “started” a vegetable garden on the roof. When I am stressed about my exams, erTừ ngập ngừng tự nhiên, từ đệm không đáng kể, she tells me to take one step at a time. I feel very grateful when I am with her, and I feel a little proud that she is my friend. She never gives me orders, she just listens and then she asks me a good questionTừ vựng cơ bản, hạn chế Lexical Resource, and that helps me to think. I hope that when I will be oldLỗi thì sau “when”: phải là “when I am old” I can be as kind and as curious as she is. She is a very goodTính từ cơ bản, hạn chế Lexical Resource example for me.

Band 7

I’d like to describe Mrs Kamala Shrestha, an elderly neighbour of mine in Kathmandu. She’s seventy-eight and lives on the ground floor of our building, and I’ve known her since I was seven, when my family moved in. She was a primary school teacher for nearly forty years, and she still reads a newspaper from cover to cover every day. Many of her former pupils still drop in to see her, and a few of them have become doctors and engineers. On Saturday mornings we strollLựa chọn động từ chính xác to a small garden near the temple, then sit down with milk tea and talk. She tells me stories about her former pupils and about the city when it was far quieter than it is nowCâu so sánh với mệnh đề thời gian, dùng chính xác, and she never forgets to ask about my plans. Her flat is crammed with books and plants, and the door is always open to anyone who wants a chat. What I admire most is how she handled losing her husband ten years ago: she didn’t turn bitter, she threw herself intoCụm động từ mang tính thành ngữ, dùng tự nhiên a local women’s group and started a vegetable garden on the roof. Whenever I’m stressed outTính từ dạng cụm động từ, thân mật, tự nhiên about my exams, she reminds me to take things one step at a time. I feel genuinely grateful to know her, and a little proud that she considerLỗi hoà hợp chủ ngữ – động từ: phải là “considers” me a friend. What I value is that she never gives orders; she simply listens and then asks the right question, which usually helps me work out what I think. I hope that when I’m her age I’ll be as kind and as curious about other people as she is.

Band 8

I’d like to describe Mrs Kamala Shrestha, an elderly neighbour of mine in Kathmandu. She’s seventy-eight and lives on the ground floor of our building, and I’ve known her since I was seven, when my family moved in. She taught at a primary school for nearly forty years, and she still reads the newspaper from cover to cover every morning. Many of her former pupils still drop in, and a few of them have since become doctors and engineers, which she mentions with quiet pride. On Saturdays we ambleĐộng từ chính xác, tự nhiên để nói về một cuộc đi dạo thong thả over to a small garden near the temple and settle down with milk tea, and she tells me about her former pupils and about a city that was a good deal quieter than the one I knowSo sánh hơn có từ bổ nghĩa, được kiểm soát và tự nhiên. She never fails to ask about my plans, either. Her flat is crammed with books and plants, and her door is open to anyone who fancies a chat. What I admire most is how she coped with losing her husband ten years ago: rather than withdrawing, she threw herself intoCụm động từ mang tính thành ngữ, dùng tự nhiên a local women’s group and started a vegetable garden on the roof. Whenever exams have me climbing the wallsThành ngữ thân mật nhưng rất hợp ngữ cảnh, she reminds me to take things one step at a time, and somehow it works. She never issues instructions; she listens, then asks precisely the question that helps me untangle my own thoughts. I feel deeply grateful to know her, and a little proud that she considers me a friend. If I’m honestDiscourse marker dẫn vào một suy ngẫm cá nhân, I hope that when I reach her age I’ll be every bit as kind and curious as she isCấu trúc so sánh bằng kèm từ nhấn mạnh, because she has shown me that growing old need not mean growing smaller.