Band 7: Describe a person who has influenced you. Who is this person? How do you know them? How have they influenced you? Why are they important to you? (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I am going to talk about a person; he is my father. He is one person who has a big influence on my life. He is hardworking and a dedicated person. I really admire his attitude towards life. I have known him since I was a child. He always taught me how to prepare for different situations in my life to achieve my goals. Even when things didn't go well, he encouraged me to stay hopeful and try again to achieve my aims. He has influenced my life in many ways. He taught me the difference between hard work, planning ahead, trying my best, going to bed early, and waking up early. These habits have helped me a lot in my life to succeed. He is important to me because he has played a significant role in my success. I want to be a good father for my kids, just like he has been for me.

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I am going to talk about a person, he is my father. He is one person who has a big influence on my life. He is hard working and a dedicated person. I really admire his attitude towards life. I have known him when I was a child. He always taught me how to prepare for different situations in my life to achieve my goals. Also, even things didn’t go well. and how to also he encouraged me to stay hopeful and try again to achieve my aims. He has influence on my life in many ways. He learned me the difference of heart working, planning ahead, trying my best, going to bed early, waking up early. These habits have helped me a lot in my life to success. He is important to me because he has played a significant role in my life to success. So I want to be a good father for my kids, just like he had been for me.

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