IELTS Speaking: Giải Đề Part 2 Về Film Character

She’s one of the main characters of the entire series, which revolves around the power battle between the royal members of this family who attempted to take over the throne.

Actually there were two actresses that played the role of Princess Rhaenyra, the teen version  and the more mature one, which is played by Emma D’Arcy, the one that I’m in awe of.  She has a very interesting background. One fascinating thing I know about her is that she identifies as a non-binary person, preferring to be addressed as “they” and “them”. In real life, they have a proclivity towards masculine outfits and manly manners. I remember that I was taken by surprise, like most people, when I stumbled upon their real-life photos at an event since they were almost unrecognizable. Anyhow, my reaction just points to her phenomenal acting performance in the show as a feminine, elegant princess. 

I watched the first season of the film back in 2022, when it was freshly aired. There had been lots of rave reviews after the premiere episode for several weeks before I decided to give it a shot, just to see what all the hype was about. And It didn’t disappoint me. 

I actually love everything about it, from the cinematic effects to the epic soundtracks and the elaborate historical costumes. All of these really set the tone for the movie. But Rhaenyra is my most favorite part of the show. Distinguishing herself from a typical princess, she is portrayed as a bold, gritty and forward-thinking princess, besides the grace that runs in her royal blood.  She has to go through so many hardships to prove her eligibility for the throne while it is brought to her male cousins on a silver plate. I think despite being an imaginary character living in such a medieval society, Rhaenyra represents the advanced ideology of gender equity, with women deserving to be offered similar opportunities as men. I usually wonder to myself what it would be like to live in such a world where women suffer from social oppression. 

Bạn giới thiệu tên nhân vật ngay từ đầu, có thể đưa thêm một số thông tin nền/bối cảnh của bộ phim. 

Eg: A female character I’d like to talk about is Rhaenyra Targaryen, a princess from… 

Dùng cụm từ: “…, which revolves around …..”để giới thiệu khái quát về nội dung phim. 

2. Who acted the character? 

Bạn giới thiệu tên diễn viên, có thể thêm những hiểu biết, thông tin đặc sắc về diễn viên như tính cách, ngoại hình, thành tích, v.v… 

Eg. “She has a very interesting background”. 

“One fascinating thing I know about her is that… “

Ngoài ra, bạn có thể đưa thêm cảm nghĩ về một lần bạn nhìn thấy người diễn viên này để thêm yếu tố story- telling: 

“I remember that I was taken by surprise,…. “ 

3. When did you see the film? 

Bạn đưa ra thời điểm xem phim, và một số thông tin nền về thời điểm đó. 

Eg. I watched the first season in 2022 

Thông tin nền: 

 “when It was freshly aired”

Dùng past perfect tense (had + V3) để đưa về thông tin nền quá khứ của quá khứ: 

Eg. “There had been lots of rave reviews after the premiere episode for several weeks before I decided to give it a shot, just to see what all the hype was about.”   

Bạn cũng có thể đưa ra cảm nghĩ ngắn gọn về bộ phim: 

Eg. “It didn’t disappoint me” 

Lưu ý: Tránh đi vào nói về bộ phim quá nhiều vì sẽ dẫn đến lạc đề và bạn sẽ không có đủ thời gian để đi vào trọng tâm của đề bài “a film character”. 

4. Why do you like this character? 

Bạn có thể trả lời ngay tại sao yêu thích nhân vật này, hoặc đưa ra một số các yếu tố yêu thích để dẫn vào phần yêu thích nhất  (là character đó). 

Lý do yêu thích có thể là về tính cách nhân vật, ngoài hình, ý nghĩa tượng trưng của nhân vật, v.v… và 

Eg “ Distinguishing herself from a typical princess, she is portrayed as a bold, gritty and forward-thinking princess, besides the gracefulness that runs in her royal blood.  She has to go through so many hardships to prove her merits for the throne while it is brought to her male cousins on a silver plate. I think despite being an imaginary character living in such a medieval society, Rhaenyra represents the advanced ideology of gender equity, with women deserving to be offered similar opportunities as men” 

Dẫn kết: 

Bạn có thể đưa ra một số bài học học được từ nhân vật này, hoặc suy ngẫm cá nhân. Đây cũng là cơ hội để dùng cấu trúc conditional If type 2 hoặc type 3 để thể hiện sự việc không có thật: 

Eg.I usually wonder to myself what it would be like to live in such a world where women suffer from social oppression.