1- a situation when you waited for a bus or a train 2- a challenging profession you know about

Describe a successful businessman you know.
 
You should say:
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who is he/she 
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what type of business /she runs 
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how you know him/her 
and explain why you think s/he is a successful businessman. 
[You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one 
minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to 
help you if you wish.]
Model Answer 1:
Business is one the greatest ways to earn wealth in a legal manner and many of 
the people are rich by business. I know a local businessman here in Singapore 
who has become a millionaire with his hard effort. Mr. Andrew Robertson, my 
neighbour, is a very successful businessman. 
Saying goes that stop chasing the money rather chase your passion. By dint of 
passion, a man becomes successful, and when there is the lack of passion, life 
turns to be dull and boring. Mr. Robertson had a great passion in his business. 
He used to work day and night. It was his passion and he never felt tired in 
attending his business. For all of his efforts now he is a successful businessman 
though he began his business with a small initiative. Nobody could have 
thought that he would a business magnet in later stages when he started his 
business. But everyone praised his initiatives and efforts for success. So, at the 
end of the day, when everyone was busy for closing their business in the 

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downtown of Singapore, only he was seen waiting for customers. Fortunately, 
many of the consumers crowded on his business store to get their last minute 
meals. 
Mr. Robertson is a former Italian national and now living in Singapore with his 
family. He migrated here back in 2005 and opened a mobile restaurant. He 
used to sell different sorts of delicious traditional Italian dishes. Gradually he 
started improving his business and added some other dishes in his menu. Now 
he proudly owns one of the largest restaurants in Singapore and the 
restaurants offer numerous yummy foods to the food lovers of Singapore. The 
restaurant he owns has a stunning look and the services of all the staffs are 
highly pleasant and admirable. Mr. Robertson personally takes care of all the 
cooking ingredients every day. He often goes to the market for shopping for his 
restaurant and never compromises with the quality. As a result, the reputation 
of his restaurant spread across the city within a short time.
Mr. Robertson lives just opposite to the next door of my apartment and he has 
bought the apartment though he entered here as a tenant. He hired the 
apartment a few years ago and as his business grew well, his life started 
changing rapidly. Initially, he had a small food selling van which he used to park 
on a side of a street and sold food items. When the consumers were pleased 
with his foods and processing, his reputation soared high and his luck changed 
to a great extent. He gradually started shining in his business. Later he hired 
the apartment opposite to us and started living there with his family. His family 
is made of his wife and two kids. After passing a year, he bought a space in the 
downtown and made a moderately decorated restaurant. My parents have a 
very intimate relation with him and his family. Mr. Robertson also likes me very 
much and in fact, I am appointed to teach mathematics to his elder son who is 
his fourth grade. 
Success does not appear until it is worshipped. To achieve success, the people 
who desire it need to work hard and if everything goes right, the success will 
appear finally. The same thing happened in the life of Mr. Robert. He tried his 
best, passed the worst moments of his life and finally all his efforts resulted in 
his success. He is successful as he struggled hard. He worked for long hours in 
the day time and even often in night times. He was unable to pass some quality 
moments with his family members in the beginning and even he could not join 
at any social functions or family events. But gradually he started developing 
the business. His extreme sincerity brought the changes in his life. Now is a 
complete successful man. He has gained name and fame across the city and 

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