Writing: Describe Your Best Friend
11. Writing Structure
Structure for writing about a friend:
1. Opening (Mở bài): Introduce your friend
- My best friend is ...
- We are in the same class / We have been friends since ...
2. Body (Thân bài): Describe your friend
- Appearance: height, hair, eyes, face
- Personality: kind, friendly, funny, hard-working
- What they are doing now
3. Closing (Kết bài): Your feelings
- I am lucky to have ... as my friend.
22. Useful Vocabulary for Writing
Appearance words:
- height: tall, short, medium height
- build: slim, thin, athletic, fat
- hair: long/short, straight/curly, black/brown/blonde
- face: round, oval, square
- eyes: big/small, black/brown/blue
Personality words:
- kind - tốt bụng
- friendly - thân thiện
- funny - vui tính
- clever/smart - thông minh
- hard-working - chăm chỉ
- talkative - nói nhiều
- shy - nhút nhát
33. Model Writing
Sample: My Best Friend
My best friend is Trang. We are in the same class, 6A. She is 11 years old.
Trang is tall and slim. She has long black hair and a round face. She has big brown eyes and a small nose. She is very pretty.
Trang is kind and friendly. She always helps me with my homework. She is also funny and makes me laugh. She is hard-working too.
Right now, Trang is sitting next to me. We are doing our project together. She is drawing pictures for our project. I am very happy to have Trang as my best friend.