Cách trả lời "Are there any differences between how Vietnamese people name their children now and in the past?" IELTS SPEAKING PART 1

Cách trả lời dạng câu hỏi này đã rất quen thuộc với các bạn học sinh lớp IELTS ONLINE SPEAKING 1 KÈM 1 của IELTS TUTOR rồi nhé:

• Main idea: In the past, the most popular middle names in Vietnam were "Van" for men and "Thi" for women. 
  • Supporting idea: 
    • Now, it is quite possible to have two or more, or even no middle names at all >> IELTS TUTOR lưu ý Cách dùng tính từ "POSSIBLE" tiếng anh
    • It is chosen by parents and usually has a literal meaning in the Vietnamese language. 
  • Example: 
    • Girls are often given names that embody beauty, like types of flowers, birds, rivers or precious objects.
    • Boys typically get an abstract name representing a personal quality, such as Duc (virtue) or Tai (talent).

IELTS TUTOR gợi ý cách trả lời khác:

• Main idea: In the past, there were many rules to choose name for a new born in a (big) family. 
  • Supporting idea: 
    • The bigger the family were, the more difficult they could choose the name. 
    • The name of the child must not be similar to any elder in the family, and must not be similar to the Emperor’s name or name of close people in Emperor’s family. >> IELTS TUTOR lưu ý Cách paraphrase "similar" tiếng anh
    • This kind of similarity was considered as disrespectful manor and could be punished by law
    • Nowadays, it is much easier. 
      • People choose the name with lucky and meaningful idea for their kids. >> IELTS TUTOR lưu ý Paraphrase từ"children/kid"
      • For nickname, recently, people prefer cute names or names of cute animals (chipmunk, kitty, …) or foods they love (chouquettes (Su Kem in Vietnames - a French pastry), sushi,…)
  • Example: