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how you know this person

what job they do (= he or she does)
and explain why you think their job is important or why you think their work
contributes to society.

Describe someone in the news who you would like to meet.
You should say:

who this person is
why they are in the news
and explain why you would like to meet this person.

SAMPLE ANSWER:

- Today, I am going to talk about a person whose job is important to society/ in the
news whom I would like to meet. It is Kenny G, the saxophonist.

- I first listened to his music when I was very small, starting with the well-known
piece “Forever in Love”. It was so melodious and relaxing that every time I

listened to it, I felt like I was on cloud 9.
- Recently, Kenny G decided to hold a concert in Vietnam and it quickly became a

major news story, covered in all of our media from newspapers to TV, and most
radio channels. For people like me, who have been used to listening to his
saxophone recordings since we were young, this was a once in a lifetime chance
to meet him in person and listen to his music at a live concert, not on a music CD
or online playlist.

- Maybe to many people, being a musician doesn’t contribute much to our society.
However, I think that any career that we choose to pursue plays an important role

in our lives. If a business person is important, so is a musician. Imagine a world
without music, it would definitely be so dull and boring. In addition, music also
helps us soothe our soul and relax our brain after hard days at work. Although we
cannot quantify its benefit, the positive effects that music brings to our lives are
undeniably worth valuing.

VOCABULARY

 saxophonist: [noun] a person who plays the saxophone.

Example: At the music concert, I thought that the saxophonist and the pianist were
particularly good.