2025-08-15
16 分钟Hello, hello, dear listener, and welcome into IELTS Speaking Part 2.
Describe a person who inspired you to do something interesting.
You should say who he or she is, how you knew him or her,
what interesting thing you did, and explain how he or she inspired you to do something.
What a lovely topic, Rory, isn't it?
I know.
And inspiration, so somebody who inspired you to do something interesting,
like Rory inspired me to track sharks online,
or Rory inspired me to write a book,
or inspired me to jump from a helicopter with a parachute alone.
Or inspired me to get a good score on my IELTS test.
Right, I inspired Rory to get a 9 for his IELTS speaking.
Because I got a 9 first, and then he got a 9.
It just took him 10 years.
No, I'm joking, only 5 years.
No, it would have taken me 10 years, in fact, if I hadn't had some kind of inspiration.
Rory, give us your story.
Well, my best friend and I were talking a while back, and in the course of the conversation we had,
I was really encouraged to make a huge career change that's panned out rather well for me.
To tell you a bit more about him, I met Rob a while back through some mutual friends,