Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking
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People 4: A character from a story / film / TV programme
Describe a character from a story / film / TV programme
You should say:
Who the character is
When you first saw or heard this story / film / TV programme
What kind of person this charater is
Why you like this character.
Suggestion
You can cover all 3 characters by talking about a character
from Journey to the
West, Zhyu Bajie or Sun Wukong.
Uncommon Vocabulary
legend
mythical
fairy-tale
amiable
good-humoured
Grammar Point
Use past tenses to describe when the story was first written etc.:
The story was originally written about 500 years ago.
I first read the story / saw the film / programme when I was living in Beijing.
Use present perfect tense:
I’ve always been a big admirer of Zhu Bajie.
People 5: An old person
Describe an old person who has influenced you.
You should say:
Who the person is
How you know this person
How he / she has influenced you
Whether this person has influenced other people.
