Lesson 208 | Change in opinion about someone 👨
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Remember to scan this QR code to join my WhatsApp IELTS speech shadowing group. Hi, welcome to Lesson 208. If you find these resources helpful, hit that like button and click the join link at my YouTube page to unlock non-stop repeat after me lessons. This week we are looking at an IELTS Speaking Part 2 cue card that asks you to speak about a time when you had to change your opinion about something or someone. I'll read the cue card to you now.

Describe a situation when you had to change your opinion about something or someone. You should say what the original opinion was, why you held that opinion, what made you change it, and explain what you learned from the change. Okay, first thing, let's listen to the sample so you can hear the model spoken naturally. Here it is. We will now start part two of the exam. Start speaking now, please.

One situation when I had to completely change my opinion was regarding a colleague of mine named Jeff. When I first started working at a previous job, I thought he was quite cold and unapproachable. He rarely smiled and didn't really make an effort to chat with anyone on the team. Because of that, I assumed he was arrogant or simply not interested in building any sort of relationship with his colleagues.

I think I formed that impression partly because of how he carried himself. Very serious, very focused. Also, some of my teammates seemed to hold a similar opinion, which probably influenced my thinking more than I realized at the time. However, everything changed when Jeff and I were assigned to work together on a fairly demanding project. From the very beginning, Jeff was incredibly helpful and surprisingly down-to-earth once we started talking more.

He had a dry sense of humor and a very calm way of handling pressure. I soon discovered that he was just naturally introverted and a bit reserved in group settings. In fact, he later mentioned that he'd always struggled with social anxiety, which explains a lot of his earlier behavior. That experience really made me reflect on how easily we can misjudge others.

By the end of the project, we'd built a solid working relationship and even became friends outside of work. This experience reminded me not to jump to conclusions and to always give people the benefit of the doubt. Thank you. Okay, we will now start this week's speech shadowing exercise. In this week's free sample exercise, you will repeat the first few sentences from the model. I'll read this section of the response again to you now just to refresh your memory.

One situation when I had to completely change my opinion was regarding a colleague of mine named Jeff. When I first started working at a previous job, I thought he was quite cold and unapproachable. He rarely smiled and didn't make an effort to chat with anyone on the team. Because of that, I assumed he was arrogant or simply not interested in building any sort of relationship with his colleagues. Okay, let's go ahead and start this week's speech shadowing exercise.

Remember that at the IELTS Ryan YouTube members channel, just 25 US dollars per month gives you access to the full shadowing lessons. Find a link to join in the description of this video. Okay, here's this week's speech shadowing exercise. Enjoy. We will now start part two of the exam. Start speaking now, please. One situation when I had to completely change my opinion was regarding a colleague of mine named Jeff.

was regarding a colleague of mine named Jeff. One situation when I had to completely change my opinion,

when I had to completely change my opinion was regarding a colleague of mine named Jeff.

When I first started working at a previous job, I thought he was quite cold and unapproachable. When I first started working at a previous job, first started working at a previous job, first started working, first started working,

first started working at a previous job. When I first started working at a previous job, I thought he was quite cold and unapproachable. He rarely smiled and didn't really make an effort to chat with anyone on the team.

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He rarely smiled and didn't really make an effort to chat with anyone on the team. Because of that, I assumed he was arrogant or simply not interested in building any sort of relationship with his colleagues. Or simply not interested in building any sort of relationship with his colleagues. Any sort of relationship with his colleagues. With his colleagues. With his colleagues. Any sort of relationship with his colleagues.

or simply not interested in building any sort of relationship with his colleagues. Because of that, I assumed he was arrogant.

Because of that, I assumed he was arrogant or simply not interested in building any sort of relationship with his colleagues. Thank you for leaving a like or share on this episode. If you have found these exercises helpful and would like more training, search for IELTS Ryan on YouTube, where you can find over 200 lessons to learn from.

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