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

Describe someone’s parents you have met recently.
 
You should say:
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whose parents they are
x
what they do 
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what you talked about 
and say how they are different from your parents. 
[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:
I am a student of the college and passing some hefty days for my academic 
studies. My year ending exams are ahead and thus I have to take a better 
preparation for the exams. So, I went to meet my friend Arthur to have a group 
discussion before the exam. I met his parents at his place. 
Arthur lives in a nuclear family consisting only five members – his dad, mom, 
two siblings and Arthur himself. He is lucky to have his friendly family. All of 
the members are genuinely cordial and allows expressing opinions. They are 

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cooperative as well in case of academic supports. So, whenever I go to meet 
Arthur, I take some suggestions from his parents as well which prove effective 
for me later. After reaching their home, Arthur’s mom gave me a warm 
welcome. She also asked about my parents and how were they doing, 
especially about my dad who underwent an accident recently. Arthur’s mom, 
Mrs. Susana, is too friendly with me while his dad, Mr. Robinson also loves me 
like his son. 
Mr. Robinson is a doctor while Mrs. Susan is a housewife. I know everything 
about them and in fact, they shared their life events with me like their family 
friend. When I went their house for the first time with Arthur, I got familiar 
with them. They discussed different issues with me on that day and declared 
me as one of their family members. They talk about different things on that 
day, especially the early days of their lives. They struggled a lot in the 
beginning of their life. After their marriage, it was difficult for them to survive 
in this city. They did not have any job. Mr. Robinson could not find any suitable 
organisation which will evaluate his skills. He is a doctor of psychology and now 
is one of the leading psychologists in the city. Though Arthur’s mom wanted to 
get involved into wage earnings, Mr. Robinson did not allow her to do so. 
Rather, he inspired her to maintain the households. Now they are happy with 
their children and profession. 
When, in a tight schedule, I do not have chances to meet with Arthur’s parents 
in the right manner and they also do not show excessive interest on us. Rather 
they allow us to sit together and discuss the suggestions of the upcoming 
exams. So, when I went on last Sunday to meet Arthur, I did not have many 
talks with them except a few moments of courteous discussions. I found that 
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson were sitting together and watching a soccer match on 
television. Mrs. Susan asked me about my family and parents. She was worried 
about my dad’s accident and both of them also went to meet my dad when the 
accident occurred. As I told them about my visit to their home was in the 
discussion of the upcoming year ending issues, they did not want me to waste 
time anymore with them. So, I entered into Arthur’s reading room and 
discussed the exam topics. 
Arthur’s parents are different from my parents in some aspects. Firstly, they 
are friendly with their children while my parents are reserved with us. Usually, 
my father is reserved with his children, including myself, as he believes that 
befriending with the kids is disadvantageous. He is also on the view that when 
the kids will think that their parents are friendly with them, they will do more 

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mischievous activities than before. So, it is imperative, according to my dad, 
not to be friendly with the kids. My mom is also on the similar view. But she 
takes care of us and if we are in distress over any issues, she comes to help us. 
She is a bit flexible comparing to my dad. But my parents are also cordial to 
guests and entertain them with the right manners as I saw it to be done by 
Arthur’s parents.