And to be honest, I am really like learning historical facts is an interest and I am surrounded by people who love history such as my friends, my family members and my relatives. But now I’d like to talk about my brother who is really interested in history and he has been interested in history since he was a child. I remember that he used to memorize historical dates and special names, which I was at difficulty, and he absolutely loved reading historical books. Over time, his childhood interest turned into his academic major. He decided to study history at university because he wanted to learn more about the past. He He started really hard and managed to get into university. He is going to graduate next year. At the moment he works as a teacher at the learning center and he has got a lot of successful students and his dream is to become a professional history teacher in the future. Another thing that makes him special is his room. It’s like a small history museum and there are a lot of historical objects such as globe, maps and some kind of ancient artifacts and lots of history books. What I found most interesting about him is that I can always have long conversations and even friendly arguments with him about historical events. For example, last weekend we talked about Egypt civilization and I’ve learned a lot of interesting facts about Egypt. Overall, I really admire him and I think he is a great example of someone who follows their interests.
Band 7+: Talk about a person who loves history. Who the person is, how you know him or her, and what you feel about him or her?
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And to be honest, I really like learning historical facts; it's an interest, and I am surrounded by people who love history, such as my friends, my family members, and my relatives. But now I'd like to talk about my brother, who is really interested in history and has been since he was a child. I remember that he used to memorize historical dates and special names, which I found difficult, and he absolutely loved reading historical books. Over time, his childhood interest turned into his academic major. He decided to study history at university because he wanted to learn more about the past. He studied really hard and managed to get into university. He is going to graduate next year. At the moment, he works as a teacher at a learning center, and he has a lot of successful students. His dream is to become a professional history teacher in the future. Another thing that makes him special is his room. It's like a small history museum, and there are a lot of historical objects such as globes, maps, some kind of ancient artifacts, and lots of history books. What I find most interesting about him is that I can always have long conversations and even friendly arguments with him about historical events. For example, last weekend we talked about Egyptian civilization, and I learned a lot of interesting facts about Egypt. Overall, I really admire him, and I think he is a great example of someone who follows their interests.
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