Mô tả người có ảnh hưởng lớn — IELTS Speaking Part 2

I'd like to talk about my aunt, who has probably shaped the way I think more than anyone else in my family. I've known her my whole life, obviously, but we only got close when I was about fifteen. That was the year I nearly failed maths, and my parents were quite angry about it. She was the one who sat down with me instead of lecturing me. What kind of person is she? Practical, I'd say. She runs a small tailoring business, so she thinks in terms of what actually gets done, not what sounds good. She's also very direct — sometimes uncomfortably so. If you make an excuse, she'll point it out. As for why she influenced me — well, I mean, it's not one dramatic moment. It's more that she taught me to separate the problem from the panic. When I told her I was failing, she asked exactly one question: which topics, specifically? And it turned out there were only three. Three, not the whole subject. That reframing changed how I handle everything now, from work deadlines to learning English. I still catch myself using her question when I'm overwhelmed. I ask: what exactly is the problem? Not how do I feel about it. And nine times out of ten the real problem is much smaller than the feeling around it.