How to introduce yourself My close friend

Self-introduction write-up sample

Hi Elise,
"My name is Kareem Ali. I’m the product development manager at Smart Solutions. I’ve created over a dozen apps designed to streamline sales and marketing activities for busy professionals. I see myself as a relentless problem-solver, and I’m always looking for a new challenge. I’ve recently gotten interested in recreational boating and noticed that the sales professionals at Dockside Boats don’t seem to have a streamlined system for tracking their sales. I’d love to discuss your needs in this area and find out if you’re interested in participating in beta testing for a new sales app I’m developing."

2. 
   My close friend
   

Plan:

1. 
   Describing people
   
2. 
   Describe a close friend
   
3. 
   Sample answer – describe a friend
   

Friendship is a common IELTS topic and so it is essential that you can talk about your friends to succeed in the speaking exam. In fact, people and relationships are really important. You should learn how to speak about personality, appearance, and how we interact with one another. This could prove useful in any part of the speaking exam, but today we are going to look at a part two question, which asks us to describe a close friend.

Note that if you want to view this lesson as a video then you can scroll to the bottom of this page and watch the recorded version instead.

DESCRIBING PEOPLE

Being able to describe people can prove really useful for the IELTS speaking part two because often you do have to describe someone. Of course, there are many people you could be asked to describe: a relative, a sportsperson, a pop star, a world leader, a teacher, a family member, and so on. You can’t predict the exact question, but you can be prepared to give a good description of a person by learning some useful language. Think about some personality adjectives:

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  ambitious
  
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  open-minded
  
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  outgoing
  
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  introverted
  
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  hard-working
  
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  motivated
  
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  trustworthy
  
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  driven
  
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  judgemental
  

You should also be able to talk about how you know each other, in the case of friends, family, and other acquaintances. Pay attention not just to getting the correct word, but using the right tense.

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  -> We grew up together
  
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  -> I’ve known him since we were children.
  
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  -> We were close when we were schoolmates, but now we’ve grown apart.
  

RELATIONSHIP VOCABULARY

I posted this about five months ago, but it’s useful so here it is again. This PPT contains important language for describing friends or family: