Bài mẫu Describe a person you wanted to be similar to when you were young – IELTS Speaking Part 2

Sample

I'd like to talk about one of my role models when I was a teen. That was J. K. Rowling, the great novelist who wrote 'Harry Potter'. Actually, I got to know about her after I watched the film 'Harry Potter'. 

Finding the film so exciting, I decided to go to the bookstore near my home together with my mom to buy the book and I also searched for more information about the author on the internet. It turned out that J. K. Rowling was kinda a poor and unknown British woman prior to her success with 'Harry Potter', but this book, along with the movie, made her an internationally famous writer and billionaire.

Back then I was a little girl keen on reading comics or story books, especially those with fantasy stories, so J. K. Rowling immediately became somebody I looked up to and really wanted to be similar to, cuz I also dreamed of creating a masterpiece and becoming a billionaire. It was funny, huh? Now that I've grown up, I've become more realistic and I'm actually planning to find a job as a fashion designer. However, my teenage dream remains so sweet that one day I may change my mind again. Who knows?

Vocabulary highlights

• Role model: tấm gương / thần tượng cho ai noi theo 
• Novelist: tiểu thuyết gia 
• Unknown (adj.): vô danh 
• Prior to: trước
• To look up to: ngưỡng mộ 
• Masterpiece: kiệt tác 
• Realistic (adj.): thực tế 
• Fashion designer: người thiết kế thời trang