Band 7: Describe a person you met once and you want to know him more (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Well, the first one that pops into my head is my friend's uncle. If my memory serves me right, the story goes back around five or six months ago. It was my friend's birthday party, and I knew most of the participants as they were our mutual friends. But it was the first time that I had seen his uncle. He was tall and slim. He had a dazzling smile with a lovely complexion. He was also a posh person. I mean, he was dressed to the nines. In the middle of the party, we accidentally started a conversation, and I found that he was an intellectual person. He was an eminent figure in music. He could play several musical instruments without attending any classes. He could also speak several foreign languages with a broad accent. What made him special to me was that although he was head and shoulders above others, he was totally down to earth. He was such a social butterfly. He could easily make new friends, and everybody enjoyed his company. He was also the life and soul of the party. You lost track of time with him as he always cracked hilarious jokes. After the party, I asked more about his uncle from my friend, and she told me he is intelligent, a total go-getter. He never gives up on his goals and is not easily discouraged. Although he started from scratch, he has always been determined to succeed. Since then, he has become a great source of inspiration for me. I really look up to him and admire him. I idealize him because of his courage, dignity, and humility. To be honest, I would like to follow in his footsteps. That's why I would like to know more about him.

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Well, the first one that pops into my head is my friend’s uncle. If my memory serves me right, the story goes back around five or six months ago. It was my friend’s birthday party and more or less I knew the participants as most of them were our mutual friends. But it was the first time that I had seen his uncle. He was lofty and slim. He had a dazzling smile with lovely complexion. He was also a posh person. I mean, he had dressed in nines. In the middle of the party, we accidentally start a conversation and I found that he’s an egghead person. He was an eminent prominent figure in music. He could play several musical arts, musical instruments without attending any classes. He could also speak several foreign languages with broad accent. You know, what made him special to me was that although he was ahead and shoulders above others, he was totally down to earth. He was such a social butterfly. He could easily make no friends and everybody enjoyed his company. He was also the life and soul of the party. I mean, you lost the track of time with him as he always cried hilarious jokes. After a party, I asked more about his uncle from my friend and she told me he is intelligent. A total go-getter one. You know, he never gives up on his goals. He’s not easily discouraged. Although he has started from scratch, it’s like that he has always determined to succeed. From the time he has become a great source of inspiration for me, I really look up to him and admire him. I idealize him because of his courage, dignity and humility. And to be honest, I would like to follow in his footsteps. That’s why I would like to know more about him.

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