00 ielts speaking Part Topics in 2016, 2017 & Band 0+ Sample Answers

Band 9.0 Sample Answer 
I have always been lucky enough to be surrounded by 
a large circle of 
friends
who are 
incredibly supportive
, compassionate and open-minded. And 
everybody knows how precious it is to have such a gift and I, of all people, know 
better than 
taking that for granted
. That is why I always 
make effort to
keep in 
touch with
people I’ve become close with and one of whom is my ex-boss, aka 
my mentor 
– Eli. 

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Admittedly, it’s far from an ordinary relationship for most people, but to Eli and I, 
it 
came naturally
. We first met during the training course we both attended for a 
luxurious soon-to-be-open restaurant in town roughly 2 years ago. Eli was our 
Filipino manager and I was about to be a hostess for the very first time. Every 
concept, every rule and every etiquette when working in hospitality industry just 
overwhelmed me and if it hadn’t been for Eli, a patient teacher as well as a 
dedicated friend, I wouldn’t have managed to complete my training and 
achieved 
high performance
at our workplace. However, 
thanks to
those hard t
imes we’ve 
been through together, we became closer and our conversations would last 
endlessly ranging from family, career, happiness to setbacks in life. As a 
predecessor, 
Eli 
usually 
offers 
me 
valuable 
advice
and 
emotional 
support
whenever I 
confine in
hi
m. No lecturing. No “I told you so”. Just pure 
compassion. He always tries to 
bring out the best
in people instead of being