Okay, so, uh, actually, I believe that my mom really fits the book for this question, so I’m gonna talk about her today. Well, my mom is the lawyer of a large company in Vietnam, so clearly she has many experiences in debating with, uh, many people. So that’s why her critical thinking skills is foster s significant. ##ly and also, she is such an exceptional lawer, according to her coworker opinions. Well, the second reason why I think this person has, um, strong opinions is she loves staying updated to news and, uh, newspapers because she always read articles on newspsaper every morning. So that’s can, like, um, keep updated with the, um, range of topics regarding politics, health or education. And so, yeah, whenever I start a conversation with my mother, she always challenges me by, uh, making me think critical in order to improve that skill so that I feel quite useful. And also I learned, I have learned so many valuable lessons from my mother whenever we have conversations. Uh, on the other hand, sometimes I feel like my mother is likely to force me to think, uh, like, critically, which sometimes makes me feel, uh, stress, because I just, I always want to strive a calm, um, and comfortable, relax conversation with my mother. But, yeah, sometimes her strong opinions quite, uh, let me down, so. Yeah, but undoubtedly she is one of the idol role models that I really want to follow. Like, she’s such a good example for myself in order to grow up as a person like her.
Band 6+: 2. Describe a person who always has strong opinions
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Okay, so, uh, actually, I believe that my mom really fits the bill for this question, so I'm going to talk about her today. Well, my mom is a lawyer for a large company in Vietnam, so clearly she has many experiences in debating with, uh, many people. So that's why her critical thinking skills are fostered significantly. And also, she is such an exceptional lawyer, according to her coworker opinions. Well, the second reason why I think this person has, um, strong opinions is she loves staying updated on news and, uh, newspapers because she always reads articles in the newspaper every morning. So that can, like, um, keep her updated with the, um, range of topics regarding politics, health, or education. And so, yeah, whenever I start a conversation with my mother, she always challenges me by, uh, making me think critically in order to improve that skill, so that I feel quite useful. And also, I have learned so many valuable lessons from my mother whenever we have conversations. Uh, on the other hand, sometimes I feel like my mother is likely to force me to think, uh, like, critically, which sometimes makes me feel, uh, stressed, because I just, I always want to strive for a calm, um, and comfortable, relaxed conversation with my mother. But, yeah, sometimes her strong opinions quite, uh, let me down, so. Yeah, but undoubtedly she is one of the ideal role models that I really want to follow. Like, she's such a good example for myself in order to grow up as a person like her.
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