O’rash is one of my best friends in school and also in university. I’ve picked to talk and discuss about his personality and his strong opinions in sports. As far as I’m concerned, I think having a strong opinion is really crucial nowadays. O’rash is one of those individuals that have assertive opinions about any problems, about any topics in science, psychology, environmental concerns, political issues, and so on. He can say about that. These opinions often are in political and also in science. I think he is so knowledgeable and sensible about his speech and his treatment. There is no doubt in that. I remember when I was talking to him about his personality, he was so confident about his opinion. I think in this personality he can bring a lot of advantage or sometimes drawbacks to his life. I think he is so arrogant and he doesn’t agree that he maybe has some mistakes about his problems. However, I think his knowledge and his speech are really based on references and sources that are provided in science and psychology. Undoubtedly, he is my best friend, although there is some lack of bad opinion or unconscious opinion in his speech.
Band 6+: Describe a person who has strong opinions - You should say: - Who this person is - How you know him/her - Why you think he/she is a person who has strong opinions - What kinds of strong opinions this person has - And explain how you feel about his/her opinions
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O'rash is one of my best friends from school and also from university. I've chosen to talk about his personality and his strong opinions in sports. As far as I'm concerned, having a strong opinion is really crucial nowadays. O'rash is one of those individuals who have assertive opinions about various issues, including topics in science, psychology, environmental concerns, political issues, and so on. He can speak about all of that. These opinions often relate to politics and science. I think he is very knowledgeable and sensible in his speech and his approach. There is no doubt about that. I remember when I was discussing his personality, he was so confident in his opinions. I think this trait can bring both advantages and drawbacks to his life. I find him somewhat arrogant, and he doesn't acknowledge that he may have some mistakes in his views. However, I believe his knowledge and his arguments are really based on references and sources from science and psychology. Undoubtedly, he is my best friend, even though there are some flaws or unconscious biases in his opinions.
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