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THE FAMILY & PARTS OF THE BODY & CLOTHES & DESCRIBING…
THE FAMILY &
PARTS OF THE BODY &
CLOTHES &
DESCRIBING PEOPLE
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The family
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husband - wife
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father - mother
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parents
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daughter - son
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sister - brother
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grandfather - grandmother
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grandparents
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granddaughter - grandson (cháu gái, cháu trai của ông bà)
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uncle - aunt
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niece - nephew (cháu gái, cháu trai của cô, chú)
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cousins (anh chị em họ)
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Clothes
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Plural words: These words are always plural in English. They need a plural verb: trousers (quần dài), jeans, shorts (quần đùi), tights (quần bó), glasses (kính), sunglasses (kính râm).
:star: Ex: My suit is new but these trousers are old. Her shorts/ jeans/ tights are blue.
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Note: you say: a pair (đôi, cặp) of shorts/ glasses/ trousers, ...
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Verbs
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You wear clothes but you carry things. (NOT: you use clothes)
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Naomi is wearing a long red coat. She's carrying a suitcase and a small handbag.
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You can also say: Naomi has (got) a red coat on.
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You carry a briefcase (vật đựng hồ sơ) and an umbrella.
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n the morning you get dressed or put your clothes on. At night you get undressed or take your clothes off.
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Clothes
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socks (vớ), shoes, trainers, boots
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hat, scarf (khăn quàng cổ), gloves (găng tay), tie, belt, ring, watch
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T-shirt (áo thun), coat (áo choàng ngoài), jacket (áo khoác), shirt (áo sơ mi), dress (đầm), suit (bộ đồ), sweater/ jumper (áo len), skirt (váy)
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Parts of the body
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Arm and leg: shoulder, arm (cánh tay), thumb (ngón tay cái), nail, finger, hand (bàn tay), leg, knee (đầu gối), foot (feet), toe (ngón chân)
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Rest of body: chest/ bust (women only, ngực), side (hông), skin, stomach (bụng), back (lưng), waist (eo), hips (hông, eo)
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Head and face: eye, nose, tooth (teeth), hair, ear, mouth, lip, neck (cổ)
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Inside the body: heart, brain
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Grammar: Usually we use my, your, his, her, ... with parts of the body.
:star: Ex: Jane is washing her hair. I have a pain in my leg. (NOT: Jane is washing the hair. NOT: I have a pain in the leg)
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Pronunciation problems: eye, knee, stomach, heart, blood, foot, tooth
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Describing people
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Face and head
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Sally has dark hair and dark skin. She has brown eyes.
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Polly has blonde (or fair) hair and fair skin. She has blue eyes.
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Billy has a beard (râu) and long hair. He has green eyes.
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Harry has a moustache (ria) and short hair.
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You can also use has got, for example, Sally has got dark hair and dark skin.
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Age
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My grandmother is 97. She's very old. My sister is 14. She's young, but would like to be older. My father is 56. He's middle-aged, but would like to be younger!
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This hospital is for elderly people. (more polite than old)
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Weight (= how many kilos?)
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A rather fat man opend the door. (fat is quite negative)
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The doctor said I am overweight. (= more kilos than is good for me)
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I was very thin when I was in hospital. (thin is more negative word)
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How much do you weigh? I weigh 52 kilos.
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Dolly Ryan is really slim.
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Look: positive (+) and negative (-)
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My sister is quite pretty. (+++) (usually girls/ women only).
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She's a very beautiful girl. (++++)
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Jim's a very handsome man. (++++) (usually for men only)
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Bob's a rather ugly man. (---)
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I'm not ugly or beautiful, I'm just ordinary (bình thường)-looking! (+/-)
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Height (= how many metres?)
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Tom Jakes is quite short. (NOT: Tom Jakes is quite low)
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If you aren't tall or short, you medium height.
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Marry Pimm is a very tall woman. (NOT: Marry Pimm is a very high woman)
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To ask if someone is tall or short, we say: How tall is Marry/ Tom? She's 1.160 metres tall./ He's 1.48 metres tall.