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In this video, let us answer IELTS
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speaking part one topic questions about
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saying thank you. My name is Julius.
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Let's get started. Have you ever sent a
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thank you card to others? Yes, I have. I
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actually sent one to my mom last
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Mother's Day as I couldn't see her on
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that day. She video called me when she
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got it and thanked me for it. I could
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have just greeted her by sending her a
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text message, but a handwritten card
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Not recently, but in the past, I used to
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send a lot of thank you cards to my
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parents as I was living away from them.
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These days, I don't do it as I express
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my gratitude to my parents directly. I
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say thank you a lot to them. Well, maybe
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I should start doing what I used to do.
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Do people in your country often say
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thank you? Yes. And that's part of our
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culture. I mean, it's drilled into us
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from childhood to be polite. It's second
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nature for us. We are taught to say
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thank you when someone does something
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for us. Their kindness and efforts don't
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Some people do and some people don't.
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And that depends on the situation and
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how people are raised. Some people are
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naturally polite. So they always say
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thank you. However, there are some
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people who are not taught the importance
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of expressing their politeness and being
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appreciative to people who do them a
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favor. As for me, I always say thank
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you. On what occasions do you say thank
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Well, every time someone helps me out,
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gives me a gift, or does me a favor. I
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never miss saying thank you. I always
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believe that showing appreciation to
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others goes a long way. I'm glad that my
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parents uh taught me the importance of
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expressing gratitude to others. Aside
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from the obvious ones like someone is
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helping me out, I say it when someone
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understands and listens to my complaints
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in life. It's good to have friends who
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put up with my runs and never judge me.
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I think these types of people truly
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deserve a thank you. Why do people need
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to say thank you? Saying thank you is
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simply acknowledging someone's effort.
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Saying it to people who have done
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something for you shows that you don't
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take them for granted. And I'm sure when
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you say it sincerely, they'll appreciate
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it and they'll never get tired of
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helping you as they know that you know
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how to show appreciation to them. First
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of all, to show politeness. Second,
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saying thank you strengthens
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relationships. When we say thank you to
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someone, they feel valued and that
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builds trust. Can you imagine making so
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much effort in helping someone but in
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the end they can't even say a single
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thank you? That's the easiest way to
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