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Describe someone older than you whom you admire. v.1

Describe someone older than you whom you admire. v. 1
Describe someone older than you whom you admire. You should say: who this person is what s/he does what he is like and explain why you admire this person so much. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Sample Answer 1: This is an interesting topic and I thank you for the opportunity to talk about someone older than me whom I admire. This would be without any doubt my brother, John, who is five years senior to me. He is my idol, a person I admire from the bottom of my heart and a great friend of mine. John is an architect and he has been working in a large design and development company for more than 3 years. His academic records are excellent and he is planning to move to Canada next year to further enhance his career. I have got only one brother and that is John. He will be 30 in this coming November and has shown a great promise throughout his academic life. My parents and John's teachers have always been optimistic about his becoming a great person in life. I am proud of being his younger brother. Last year John had been a team member of a historically important monument design in our country and a news article described all about the project and people behind this. When I saw John's picture in the newspaper, I was quite happy and excited. He is quite handsome and has got the looking of my mother. He is fond of different outdoor sports and I often play football and volleyball with him.   John has always been there for me. In my early childhood, he was my best buddy and other children knew that John would always protect me no matter what. In several occasions, John fought for me and I was happy for having such a great brother in my life. Furthermore, he has always been a great mentor and adviser for me. He helped me complete my homework, taught me how to play different indoor and outdoor games and always treated me very kindly. He is a good-mannered and a punctual person and he has tried to instil so many moralities and good habits in me that only a good mentor would do. My parents were both busy in their professional life and yet they tried to spend their time with us whenever possible. Despite that, I often missed them and it was John who supported me all the time. Without him, my life would have been much difficult and full of loneliness. I like and admire him for his well-manner, respect for others, great talent and the unparalleled support he has in my life. I consider him a great person who would help a thousand others through his words and works. I personally feel that having a brother like him is indeed a matter of great pride.
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Describe
someone older than you whom you
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admire
. You should say:
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who
this
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person
is what s/he does what he is like and
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explain
why you
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admire
this
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person
so
much. [You will
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have to
talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
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think
about what you're going to say. You can
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make
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some
notes to
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help
you if you wish.
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Sample Answer 1:

This is an interesting topic and I thank you for the opportunity to talk about someone older than me whom I
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admire
. This would be without any doubt my
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brother
, John,
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who
is five years senior to me. He is my idol, a
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person
I
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admire
from the bottom of my heart and a
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great
friend of mine. John is an
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architect and
he has been working in a large design and development
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company
for more than 3 years. His academic records are
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excellent and
he is planning to
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move
to Canada
next
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year
to
further
enhance his career. I have
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got
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only
one
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brother
and
that is
John. He will be 30 in this coming November and has shown a
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great
promise throughout his academic
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life
. My parents and John's teachers have always been optimistic about his becoming a
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great
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person
in
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life
. I am proud of being his younger
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brother
. Last
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year
John had been a team member of a
historically
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important
monument design in our country and a news article
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described
all about the project and
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people
behind this. When I
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saw
John's picture in the newspaper, I was quite happy and excited. He is quite handsome and has
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got
the looking of my mother. He is fond of
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different
outdoor sports and I
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often
play football and volleyball with him.
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John has always been there for me. In my early childhood, he was my best buddy and other children knew that John would always protect me no matter what. In several occasions, John fought for
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me and
I was happy for having such a
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great
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brother
in my
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life
.
Furthermore
, he has always been a
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great
mentor and adviser for me. He
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helped
me complete my homework, taught me how to play
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different
indoor and outdoor games and always treated me
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very
kindly. He is a
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good
-mannered and a punctual
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person and
he has tried to
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instil
so
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many
moralities and
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good
habits in me that
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only
a
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good
mentor would do. My parents were both busy in their professional
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life and
yet
they tried to spend their time with us whenever possible. Despite that, I
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often
missed them and it was John
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who
supported me all the time. Without him, my
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life
would have been much difficult and full of loneliness. I like and
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admire
him for his
well
-manner, respect for others,
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great
talent and the unparalleled support he has in my
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life
. I consider him a
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great
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person
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who
would
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help
a thousand others through his words and works.
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I
personally
feel that having a
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brother
like him is
indeed
a matter of
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great
pride.
6Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
36Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
9Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe someone older than you whom you admire. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
2 paragraphs
513 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.5
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 5.0
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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