Band 6: Describe a person who taught you something important. You should say: Who this person is What he/she is like What he/she taught you And how you felt about him/her (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Definitely. I would like to tell you about my mom and a person that I've heard a quote from recently, Charlie. He is one of the most famous brokers in the world. Talking about my mom, she is very thoughtful. She always takes care of me even though I am already over 18 years old. My mom taught me that I should not take things too personally. She said that I shouldn't be too hard on myself when I make a mistake. She also told me that everyone makes mistakes and it's normal. The important thing is to learn from them and move forward. I learned this lesson from her. As for Charlie, I came across a quote on Instagram recently. He said something like, 'Life is a tragedy in close-up, but if you step back and view it from a distance, it's just a comedy.' This quote really resonated with me and I connect it with my mom's advice that I remind myself of every day. It reminds me not to take life too seriously and that every mistake is a learning opportunity. We shouldn't dwell on our struggles because everything can be overcome and solved.

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Definitely. I would like to tell you my mom and, um, a person that I’ve heard the quote recently It is Charlie. Um, he is one of the famous broker in the world all the time. And talking about my mom, she is so thoughtful. She always, um, takes care of me even though that I have already more than 18 years ago. Um, my mom, uh, told me that I should not take something too personally. It means, like, she said that I shouldn’t, um, make a first when I make a mistake. And, um, also, she, um, tells me that everyone makes a mistake and obviously happens, right, mistakes happened every single time. But the thing is I need to recover myself. As long as I can recover myself, it is the time that I can, get back and differentiate myself from the others, and I can get back on track and do something different from myself in the past. Um, and I I’ve learned that so hard. Uh, talking about Charlie, um, I have heard a quote on the Instagram, recently, just recently. Um, he he said that I didn’t remember exactly every single word, but it sounds like this. Um life is a tragedy in close-up. But if I sit back and visually the long shot, it is just a comedy. Yeah. And I definitely linked with my mom uh, quote that I took it to myself every single day. Um, it is like we don’t have to be so serious and every mistake that we made, um, because everyone make a mistake and don’t be silly and you think that this struggle, you cannot overcome. Everything can be solved, and everything will be

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