فهرست مطالب

The First Topic

Describe a person you only met once and want to know more about.

You should say:

• who this person is

• when you met him/her

• how you met him/her

and explain why you want to know more about this person.

Introduction:

In today’s world, we come across a lot of people whom we meet only once, but their personalities leave a lasting impression on us. One such person, whom I met a few months ago, has made me curious to know more about him. I’d like to meet him again and learn more about this person.

Who this person is:

The person I am talking about is named Alex. I met him while I was travelling to my hometown on a flight. He was my co-passenger and sat beside me throughout the flight.

When you met him/her & How you met him/her:

I met Alex a few months ago, while I was travelling from London to my hometown. I was sitting on my seat when he came and sat beside me. We greeted each other, and then we started a conversation.

And explain why you want to know more about this person:

During our conversation, I came to know that he is a scientist and is working on some innovative research. I was fascinated by his knowledge and the way he presented his thoughts. However, the flight was not that long, and we had to depart after the journey. I was really curious to know more about him, his research, and his personal life. I hope to meet him again someday and learn more about him.

The Second Topic

Describe a meeting you remember going to at work, college or school.

You should say:

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• when and where the meeting was held

• who was at the meeting

• what the people at the meeting talked about

and explain why you remember going to this meeting.

Introduction

Well, I never really enjoy attending any meeting, “period”. I didn’t like it when I was going to college, and I don’t happen to enjoy it now either at my work. But, of course, the world doesn’t really care what I think about attending a meeting and neither does my CEO boss. So, when he, my CEO that is, called for an urgent meeting about a few months ago, I just didn’t have any other option but to oblige.

When and where the meeting was held

This meeting was held at the huge office chamber of my CEO. In fact, the office room is so huge that it could easily accommodate the seating arrangement of at least 50 people at the same time.

Who was at the meeting

After all, he was the owner and also the boss of one of the largest snack-making companies in my country, with an annual business turnover of about US $30 million as well as almost 350 employees.

However, after entering the office room, I could actually see only 12 or 13 people who were attending the meeting.

What the people at the meeting talked about

Among them, the majority were the most senior-level managers and a few mid-level managers, including this poor me.

Of course, I wasn’t really aware of the agendas of the meeting (usually only the most senior-level managers are notified about the meeting agendas at my work) in advance, but when the meeting actually started, I came to know that the boss was effectively thinking of raising the amount of annual bonus at the end of every year only for those employees who don’t ask for any extra time off other than the scheduled annual holidays and vacation time.

Explain why you remember going to this meeting

So, what this meeting had to do with my participation in it, or why do I remember going to this meeting? Well, the answer is that I was the first employee to receive the additional amount of annual bonus because I was the one at my office who didn’t take any additional time off outside of the regular annual holidays and time off.