Describe a person who encouraged you and helped you achieve a goal You should say: • who this person was • what goal you were trying to achieve • how this person encouraged and helped you • and explain why this person's support was important to you.

One person who really encouraged me and helped me achieve a goal was my high school English teacher, Ms. Lan. At that time, I was preparing for an English speaking competition, and honestly, I was quite nervous because I had never spoken in front of a large audience before. My goal was not necessarily to win first prize, but to become confident enough to deliver my speech clearly and naturally. Ms. Lan helped me in a very practical way. She stayed after class twice a week to listen to me practise, corrected my pronunciation, and showed me how to organise my ideas more logically. More importantly, whenever I made mistakes, she did not criticise me harshly. Instead, she pointed out what I had done well first, and then gave me one or two specific things to improve. That made the whole process feel much less stressful. Her support was important because I used to doubt myself a lot. I thought good speakers were naturally confident, but she helped me realise that confidence can be built through preparation and repeated practice. In the end, I did not win the competition, but I finished my speech without freezing, and I felt genuinely proud of myself. Since then, I have been much more willing to take on challenges that push me out of my comfort zone.