DESCRIBE A FAMILY MEMBER YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEND TIME WITH

You should say:

who this person is

what kind of person he/she is

what you usually do together

and explain why you spend most time with him/her

Well, the first one that come to my mind (v): xuất hiện trong đầu tôi Nối âm: mind + is
came to my mind is my = cross my mind (chú ý is # ease)
grandpa. First bỏ âm /t/ khi
nói nhanh
/maɪnd/, /ˈɡrænpɑː/ /n/ trong grandpa có
thể biến âm thành
/m/
He's in his nineties now, young at heart (adj): tâm hồn trẻ trung Nối âm: he’s + in +
but he’s still young at his (his bỏ âm /h/),
heart. he’s + still (bỏ âm
/z/)
/hɑːrt/
He's always full of beans full of beans (adj): tràn đầy năng lượng = full Nối âm: he’s +
and on the go. of energy = energetic = sprightly = lively always, full + of, and
(người ta thường nấu cháo đậu cho ngựa ăn để + on + the (bỏ /ð/)
/fʊl/ nâng cao sức khỏe)

on the go (prep): luôn chân luôn tay

I bear a striking bear a striking resemblance to sb (v): rất Nối âm: bear + a
resemblance to him. giống ai đó = be like two peas in a pod = be
the spitting image of sb
/ber/, /ˈstraɪkɪŋ/, /rɪ
ˈzembləns/
My grandpa has an an extensive repertoire of (n): một kho tàng Nối âm: repertoire +
extensive repertoire of rộng lớn of, fables + and (and
fables and folk tales. nói ở dạng yếu)
fable (n): truyện ngụ ngôn Has phải nói ở dạng
/ɪkˈstensɪv/, mạnh
/ˈrepərtwɑːr/, /ˈfeɪblz/, folk tale (n): truyện dân gian
/ˈfəʊk teɪlz/
When I was knee-high to knee-high to a grasshopper: nhỏ xíu (adj) = Nối âm: when + I,
a grasshopper, he used to at a tender age used + to (/ˈjuːst tə/),
tell them to me tell + them (bỏ /ð/)

/ˌniː ˈhaɪ/, /ˈɡræshɑːpər/

Whenever I have thorny thorny (adj): gai góc = grave = serious = acute Nối âm: sensible +
problems, I turn to him = insoluble = intractable = insuperable = advice
for sensible advice. insurmountable 

/wenˈevər/, /ˈθɔːrni/, turn to sb for sensible advice (v): tìm lời

/ˈsensəbl/, /ədˈvaɪs/ khuyên đúng đắn của ai
He always stays by my stay by sb’s side (v): ở bên cạnh ai Nối âm: always +
side and gives me a stay (/z/ biến mất)
hand. give sb a hand (v): giúp đỡ ai = back sb up =
go to bat for sb = root for sb = stick up for sb

He's the paragon of a paragon of virtue (n): tấm gương đức hạnh To có thể nói ở âm
virtue for me to follow. = an epitome of virtue = an embodiment of yếu
virtue = a model of rectitude = a role model =
/ˈpærəɡɑːn/, /ˈvɜːrtʃuː/, a moral exemplar
/ˈfɑːləʊ/
 AN OCCASION WHEN MANY PEOPLE WERE SMILING

You should say:

when it happened

who you were with

what happened

and explain why many people were smiling

Off the top of my head, it was on New off the top of sb’s head (prep): Nối âm: was +on,
Year’s Eve when my family held a theo như ai đó nhớ year’s + eve, held + a,
sumptuous feast and invited our invited + our
bosom buddies. hold (v): tổ chức = throw = Family có thể nuốt
arrange = host = give = organize âm thành /ˈfæmli/
/held/, /ˈsʌmptʃuəs/, /fiːst/, /ˈbʊzəm/, = stage
/ˈbʌdiz/
sumptuous (adj): xa hoa =
opulent = lavish = slap-up =
luxurious

a bosom buddy (n): bạn thân =

a bosom friend = a close friend
= a close confidant = a dear
friend
Well, we were all dressed to the nines. dressed to the nines (adj): ăn Nối âm: were + all,
mặc lịch sự = well-dressed = dressed + to
/drest/ immaculately-dressed 
(the nines bắt nguồn từ tiếng
Scốt-len: “then eyne” = to the
eyes)
The party was a barrel of laughs. a barrel of laughs (n): ngập Nối âm: was + a,
tiếng cười barrel + of
/ˈbærəl/, /læfs/
We counted down the final 10 seconds count down (v): đếm ngược Nối âm: counted +
of the year together. down
/d/ trong seconds biến
/ˈfaɪnl/, /ˈsekəndz/, /təˈɡeðər/ mất
As the clock struck midnight, we strike midnight (v): điểm giữa Âm /k/ trong clock
watched a stunning pyrotechnic đêm  biến mất khi nói
display. nhanh với struck
stunning = breath-taking = /d/ trong midnight
/strʌk/, , /ˈstʌnɪŋ/, /ˌpaɪrəˈteknɪk/, /dɪ splendid = magnificent biến thành /n/
ˈspleɪ/
a pyrotechnic display (n): màn
trình diễn pháo hoa = a
firework(s) display

After the midnight countdown, we paint the town red (v): đi tăng /t/ trong midnight
painted the town red. hai (bar, club) biến thành /k/ khi nói
nhanh với countdown
/ˈmɪdnaɪt/, /ˈkaʊntdaʊn/ painted + the (/ð/ biến
 mất)
Some of us were tipsy while the others tipsy (adj): chếnh choáng Nối âm: others + saw
saw pink elephants. (/z/ biến mất), pink +
see pink elephants (v): say ngả elephants
 /ˈtɪpsi/, /ˈelɪfənts/ nghiêng = be intoxicated = be
inebriated = be drunk = be
stoned
We grinned from ear to ear. grin from ear to ear (v): cười To nói ở dạng mạnh
ngoác mang tai = smile from ear
/ɡrɪnd/ to ear = beam from ear to ear
Such emotional convergence did emotional convergence (n, u): Nối âm: such +
cement the intimate relationship sự hội tụ cảm xúc emotional, between +
between us. us
cement (v): thắt chặt = The nói thành /ði/
/ɪˈməʊʃənl/, /kənˈvɜːrdʒəns/, /sɪ strengthen = improve = develop trước nguyên âm
ˈment/, /ˈɪntɪmət/, /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/ = foster = bolster = deepen

intimate (adj): thân thiết = close

= intense = friendly