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Describe someone you know who does something well. v.1

Describe someone you know who does something well. v. 1
Describe someone you know who does something well. You should say: who this person is how you know this person what he/she does well and explain why you think this person is so good at doing this. [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. ]   Model Answer 1: I am lucky to have some great people in my circle of friends and acquaintances who are successful both in their personal and professional life.   Some of them even take pride in their works since they do them (their works) really well, and I am going to share the story of one such person, whom I have known for a long time. This person is none other than the father of one of my high school friends who I have known for more than 10 years.   The person, I am talking about, is a “Tailor” or a “Dressmaker” by profession.   He runs his tailor shop at a very prime location of our hometown, and as far as I remember, I have never seen a dull moment at his shop because people from all over the town visit his shop to get their dresses made just the way they prefer. Initially, I thought that most people visit his shop to make their dresses because he would charge them less money for making them, but I was later proved out to be wrong when I found out that they visit him also because he is really good at his works.   Of course, one of the great characteristics of this person is that he personally gets involved with every detail of the works of his employees and subordinates so that there is no room for errors.   Besides, I have seldom seen him missing his work except when he is really sick. In fact, I have found him to be working even on public holidays sometimes. Anyway, I think that this person is really good at doing what he does, mainly because I have never heard any complaints from any of his customers about his quality of works.   Besides, the fact that so many people from in and outside of our city visit him on a daily basis to get all kinds of dresses done, be them for male, female, children or professional, goes to prove the fact that he is really good at his tailoring job.   Sample Answer 2: Ms Nefertiti teaches art and painting at a local school in Alexandria. She is also a prominent painter and able to paint anything she wants or her students ask for. She believes painting is her silence of thought and music of sight. Completing her post-graduation from Paris, she returned to Egypt and been engaged in teaching art, painting drawing cartoons etc. Besides, she is smart and intelligent. This is an outstanding cue card and I love the questions. Here go the remaining answers. I first met with Ms Nefertiti at the school of Ubaid, my son. I went to bring him back home and found her waiting. She wanted to talk to me about some issues of Ubaid. She informed me about the potentials of my boy in the painting. She told me that Ubaid creates with heart. Painting is a voyage and my son could be a great sailor here someday. She is highly skilled in painting contemporary issues. Even she is engaged with a local newspaper where she draws cartoons. She is a young lady with painting in her heart and mind. I have seen some of the paintings of this lady and got amazed. She expresses her thoughts in painting beautifully and selects out of the box themes. Each of her paintings carries a message for her audience. After years of practice, she mastered painting. Before starting to teach painting at the school, she arranged exhibitions with her painting. Luckily I had the chance to visit one of such exhibitions. Undoubtedly those were some masterpieces. Her vision in mind makes her outstanding than other painters. She imitates what she thinks and so the paintings are stunning. She also takes less time to paint for her strong imagination skill. For all the reasons, I think she is good at painting.      More Ideas to help you prepare your own answer: Cue Card Topic: Describe someone you know who does something well. 1. Mr Robert is a middle-aged man and my neighbour here in London. As I rented the house a few months ago, I invited some of my neighbours and met him there. He has an extraordinary decision-making skill that is scarce among many ordinary people. In fact, he takes the right decision at the right time and I believe his past experiences of visiting different places makes great stories. 2. My meeting with Samuel was a miracle indeed. I was in trouble with a math problem at my university in San Francisco, and he appeared like an angel. Actually, he is very good at math and can solve almost all types of problems related to mathematical issues. I do believe that there are some people who are gifted and he was one of them. I have never seen someone before to solve mathematical problems so fast. 3. I needed some idea for my project and meet with Mr Nero. He was our art teacher here at the university in Paris. I met him around two years ago when I got admitted to this university. He is a creative thinker. He can think extraordinarily and brings the best of them. Mr Nero has been performing the role of art and craft instructor and has gained huge experience in this field and he is highly capable to provide creative solutions. 4. After completing the analysis on an economic topic to be published in a local newspaper in China, I wanted to check the content and met with Dr Jian. He is the associate professor at my university and loves me much for my inquisitive nature. He has a great skill in critical thinking and an outstanding analytical ability. So, I sought support from him and he extended his helping hand. He is good at critical thinking because he always keeps himself busy in research and studies. 5. It was a nice evening when I went to a musical event. Ms Samira was the key attraction there. She sings Arabic songs beautifully. I came to know about her form a friend of mine who runs such musical events across the UAE. She is exceptional in singing songs in Arabic language and being a native Arab, it sounds very well. I also was informed that she had been singing since her childhood. So, she was good at the job. 6. Inter-personal skills are not available at present among many people but Mr Xioam appeared different. He is very good at building nice inter-personal skills. I met him at a conference here in Malaysia. He attended the conference in Japan. He speaks very well and knows how to influence others. In fact, he is a public relation officer for his company headquartered in Tokyo and needs to deal with different types of professionals.   Your preparation for this cue card topic would help you talk about the following cue card topics as well: 1. Describe a good person you know personally. 2. Describe a person who helps others. 3. Describe a good neighbour you often meet with. 4. Describe one of your family members whom you admire. 5. Describe a person who is famous in your area. 6. Describe a political leader who does good things for others. 7. Describe someone you know who can do something mentionable.
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something
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. You should say:
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this
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what he/she
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for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
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Model Answer 1:

I am lucky to have
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people
in my circle of friends and acquaintances
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who
are successful both in their personal and professional life.
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of them even take pride in their works since they do them (their works)
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really
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, and I am going to share the story of one such
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, whom I have known for a long time.

This
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is none
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other
than the father of one of my high
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friends
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I have known for more than 10 years.
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The
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, I am talking about, is a “Tailor” or a “Dressmaker” by profession.
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He runs his tailor
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at a
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prime location of our hometown, and as far as I remember, I have never
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a dull moment at his
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shop
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people
from all over the town
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his
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to
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get
their dresses made
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the way they prefer.

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, I
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that most
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his
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to
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their dresses
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he would charge them less money for making them,
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I was later proved out to be
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when I found out that they
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him
also
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he is
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at his works.
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Of course
, one of the
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characteristics of this
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person
is that he
personally
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gets
involved with every detail of the works of his employees and subordinates
so
that there is no room for errors.
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, I have seldom
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him missing his
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work
except when he is
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sick. In
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, I have found him to be working even on public holidays
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sometimes
.

Anyway
, I
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,
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I have never heard any complaints from any of his customers about his quality of works.
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people
from in and
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outside of
our city
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visit
him on a daily basis to
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all kinds of dresses done, be them for male, female, children or professional, goes to prove the
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fact
that he is
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at his tailoring job.
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Sample Answer 2:

Ms Nefertiti teaches
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art
and
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painting
at a local
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school
in Alexandria. She is
also
a prominent painter and able to paint anything she wants or her students
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ask for
. She believes
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painting
is her silence of
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thought
and music of sight. Completing her post-graduation from Paris, she returned to Egypt and
been engaged
in teaching
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art
,
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painting
drawing cartoons etc.
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, she is smart and intelligent. This is an outstanding
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and I
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the questions. Here go the remaining answers.

I
first
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met
with Ms Nefertiti at the
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school
of
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Ubaid
, my son. I went to bring him back home and found her waiting. She wanted to talk to me about
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some
issues of
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Ubaid
. She informed me about the potentials of my boy in the
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painting
.
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She
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told
me that
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Ubaid
creates with heart.
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Painting
is a voyage and my son could be a
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great
sailor here someday.

She is
highly
skilled in
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painting
contemporary issues. Even she
is engaged
with a local newspaper where she draws cartoons. She is a young lady with
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painting
in her heart and mind. I have
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some of the
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of this lady and
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got
amazed. She expresses her thoughts in
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painting
beautifully
and selects out of the box themes. Each of her
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paintings
carries a message for her audience.

After years of practice, she mastered
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painting
.
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Before
starting to teach
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painting
at the
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school
, she arranged exhibitions with her
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painting
. Luckily I had the chance to
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one of such exhibitions.
Undoubtedly
those were
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some
masterpieces. Her vision in mind
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makes
her
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outstanding
than
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other
painters. She imitates what she
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thinks
and
so
the
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paintings
are stunning. She
also
takes less time to paint for her strong imagination
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skill
. For all the reasons, I
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think
she is
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at
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painting
.
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to
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answer:
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Cue
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Card
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Topic
:
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Describe
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someone
you
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know
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who
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does
something
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well
. 1. Mr Robert is a middle-aged
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man
and my
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neighbour
here in London. As I rented the
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house
a few months ago, I invited
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some
of my
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neighbours
and
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met
him there. He has an extraordinary decision-making
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skill
that is
scarce among
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many
ordinary
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people
. In
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fact
, he takes the
right
decision at the
right
time and I believe his
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past experiences
of visiting
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different
places
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makes
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great
stories.

2. My meeting with Samuel was a miracle
indeed
. I was in trouble with a math problem at my
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university
in San Francisco, and he appeared like an angel.
Actually
, he is
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very
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good
at math and can solve almost all types of problems related to mathematical issues. I do believe that there are
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some
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people
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who
are
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gifted and
he was one of them. I have never
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seen
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someone
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before
to solve mathematical problems
so
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fast
.

3.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
I
needed
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some
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idea
for my project and
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meet
with Mr Nero. He was our
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art
teacher here at the
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university
in Paris. I
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met
him around two years ago when I
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got
admitted to this
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university
. He is a creative thinker. He can
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think
extraordinarily
and brings the best of them. Mr Nero has been performing the role of
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art
and craft instructor and has gained huge experience in this
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field and
he is
highly
capable to provide creative solutions.

4. After completing the analysis on an economic
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to
be published
in a local newspaper in China, I wanted to
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check
the content and
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met
with Dr
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Jian
. He is the associate professor at my
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university
and
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loves
me much for my inquisitive nature. He has a
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great
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skill
in critical thinking and an outstanding analytical ability.
So
, I sought support from
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him and
he extended his helping hand. He is
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good
at critical thinking
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because
he always
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keeps
himself busy in research and studies.

5. It was a nice evening when I went to a musical
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event
. Ms
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Samira
was the key attraction there. She sings Arabic songs
beautifully
. I came to
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know
about her form a friend of mine
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who
runs such musical
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events
across the UAE. She is exceptional in singing songs in Arabic language and being a native Arab, it sounds
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very
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well
. I
also
was informed
that she had been singing since her childhood.
So
, she was
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good
In English, people don't say "at the job". They say, 'on the job' or 'at work'. Did you mean "on the job" or "at work"?
at the job
.

6. Inter-personal
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skills
are not available at present among
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many
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people
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but
Mr
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Xioam
appeared
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different
. He is
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very
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good
at building nice inter-personal
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skills
. I
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met
him at a conference here in Malaysia. He attended the conference in Japan. He speaks
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very
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well
and
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knows
how to influence others. In
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fact
, he is a public relation officer for his
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company
headquartered in Tokyo and needs to deal with
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different
types of professionals.
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Your preparation for this
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topic
would
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help
you talk about the following
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topics
as
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.
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a
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good
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person
you
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know
personally
.

2.
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a
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person
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who
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helps
others.

3.
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Describe
a
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good
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neighbour
you
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often
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meet
with.

4.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
one of your family members whom you admire.

5.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a
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person
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who
is
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famous
in your area.

6.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a political leader
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who
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does
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good
things for others.

7.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
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someone
you
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know
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who
can do something mentionable.
13Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
168Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
38Mistakes
I love commuting between languages just like I love commuting between cultures and cities.
Elif Safak

IELTS speaking Describe someone you know who does something well. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
21 paragraphs
1308 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: 5.0
  • 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
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