So one of the times that I received money as a gift was for my university of graduation. This is a pretty typical gift in my country to give someone when they are graduating from university and it is given as a way to help them prepare for their life ahead of them. And so in this case I had a job interview lined up for a time not long after graduation. So I used this gift to purchase some new clothes for my interview. We have a saying here that you should always wear for dress for the job you want. And so I wanted to make sure that I really looked at the part and that I looked at professional. And so we have some really great business wear stores here. So I was able to go with this gift that I had received and purchase something that was perfect for the work. An environment that I was going to be interviewing for. And then I went to interview and I was able to get the job which was great. And I think that the way that I was dressed absolutely contributed to that because first of all I had the appearance of someone who looked like they would fit into this place. And it showed that I understood the level of professionalism that was expected of someone who would be working in this company. And it also showed that I care enough about the opportunity to try to look appreciate, to look nice, to look professional. So I think that was a really important decision on my part to go ahead and get this type of outfit. And I think this is a great example of why we are giving money as a gift for graduation. Because it is really like I said meant to help us prepare for jobs and for our career and for interviews. So in this case it’s served, it’s proposed perfectly and I was able to make the most of it.
Band 8+: Describe a time when you got money as a gift
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So one of the times that I received money as a gift was for my university graduation. This is a pretty typical gift in my country to give someone when they are graduating from university, and it is given as a way to help them prepare for their life ahead. In this case, I had a job interview lined up for a time not long after graduation. I used this gift to purchase some new clothes for my interview. We have a saying here that you should always dress for the job you want. I wanted to make sure that I really looked the part and that I looked professional. We have some really great business wear stores here, so I was able to go with this gift that I had received and purchase something that was perfect for the work environment I was going to be interviewing for. Then I went to the interview, and I was able to get the job, which was great. I think that the way I was dressed absolutely contributed to that because, first of all, I had the appearance of someone who looked like they would fit into this place. It showed that I understood the level of professionalism expected of someone who would be working in this company. It also showed that I cared enough about the opportunity to try to look appropriate, to look nice, and to look professional. I think that was a really important decision on my part to go ahead and get this type of outfit. This is a great example of why we give money as a gift for graduation. It is really, like I said, meant to help us prepare for jobs, for our careers, and for interviews. In this case, it served its purpose perfectly, and I was able to make the most of it.
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