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Hello, everyone.
My name is Maria.
And I'm Rory, and we're the hosts of the IELTS speaking for Success podcast, the podcast that aims to help you improve your speaking skills as well as your listening skills.
We're doing this podcast for you to learn how a native english speaker would answer ielts speaking questions.
I ask Rory questions, and Rory asks answers them using fabulous vocabulary and gorgeous grammar from band nine.
Today we're speaking about names, because in speaking part one section, they can ask you about names.
And specifically today we'll be speaking about Rory's name.
Rory, let's talk about your name.
So, the first, how did your parents choose your name?
It's a combination of factors, actually.
My parents chose my first name because it's easy to spell, but it's quite traditionally scottish at the same time.
And then my second name, Fergus, was actually quite embarrassing.
It's one of the names of friend's dog.
My parents had a friend whose dog was called Fergus, so this is one of the reasons they chose it.
They like the sound of the name.
Exciting.
Does your name have any special meaning?
Yes.
So, like I say, my middle name, Fergus, is after a dog, so it's kind of like a family joke.
But my first name, Rory, actually means red haired.