Well, I’d like to talk about a german friend of mine. Her name is Ilka and she has also influenced me in some ways. Uh, Il and I met almost twelve years ago in Egypt where she took part in a workshop on women empowerment. And despite the age gap, we developed a french kind of friendship and, uh, we became close. I’d say that she is an exceptional individual, known for her kindness and unwavering work ethic. Known for, for her kindness and unwavering support to people around her. She’s always been incredibly supportive, offering me a place to stay when I didn’t have one, provided help when I needed it. One particular instance stands out in my memory is during time of difficulty, she went above and around she, above and beyond. She went above and beyond to help me, providing emotional support, practical guidance. Again, her place to stay. And when my situation improved and things became better, I wanted really to thank her and I didn’t know how. So I met her and I told her how I was grateful and that I didn’t know how to express my gratitude. And she replied, saying that that’s enough. And if I really want to do something, so to thank her, all I need to do is to provide help to other people whenever they need it. Um, also, I’ve learned so many things from her, uh, specifically her perseverance and how she feels people’s problems. Recently she has established an organization that, uh, helps an organization, um, that em.
Band 6+: Part 2 Describe someone who has had an important influence on your life. You should say • who this person is, and how you know them • how this person has influenced you • what kind of influence they have had on you and others and explain how things might have been different for you without this influence.
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Well, I'd like to talk about a German friend of mine. Her name is Ilka, and she has influenced me in many ways. Ilka and I met almost twelve years ago in Egypt, where she was participating in a workshop on women's empowerment. Despite the age gap, we developed a strong friendship, and we became very close. I'd say that she is an exceptional individual, known for her kindness and unwavering work ethic. She's always been incredibly supportive, offering me a place to stay when I needed it and providing help whenever I was struggling. One particular instance stands out in my memory. During a difficult time, she went above and beyond to help me, providing emotional support, practical guidance, and, again, a place to stay. When my situation improved, I wanted to thank her, but I didn't know how. So I met with her and told her how grateful I was, but I didn't know how to express my gratitude. She replied, saying that my gratitude was enough. And if I really wanted to do something to thank her, all I needed to do was to provide help to other people whenever they needed it. I've learned so many things from her, specifically her perseverance and her ability to empathize with people's problems. Recently, she has established an organization that helps empower women in her community. She's a true inspiration to me and to everyone who knows her. I can't imagine where I would be today without her influence. She's taught me the importance of kindness, perseverance, and helping others. Her impact on my life has been immeasurable, and I'm incredibly grateful for her friendship and support.
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