Band 7: Describe a time when you had some medicine. You should say - when it was - what kind of medicine you had to take - why you had to take this medicine - and explain how you felt after taking it. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I generally don't like taking medicine for minor issues, but there was one time when I had to take some. It happened after I got a fever following my COVID-19 vaccination. At first, I thought it was just normal side effects from the vaccine, but the fever lasted a few days and I felt worse. I didn't take medicine right away, but after a couple of days, I decided to see a doctor, and the doctor confirmed the vaccine was the cause. The doctor prescribed some medicine to help with the symptoms. My family encouraged me to take it. After taking the medicine, I felt much better, the fever went down, and I was relieved. I realized that sometimes I should listen to doctors' advice. I also learned that it's important to listen to your body and not ignore the symptoms for too long. Thank you.

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I generally don’t like taking medicine for minor issues but there was one time when I had to take some. It happened after I got fever following my COVID-19 vaccination. After at first I thought it was just normal side effects from the vaccine but fever lasted a few days and I felt worse. I didn’t take medicine right away but a couple of days I decided to see a doctor and the doctor confirmed the vaccine. The doctor prescribed some medicine to help with the symptoms. My family encouraged me to take it. After taking medicine I felt much better and the fever went down and I was relieved. I realized that sometimes I listen to doctors’ advice. I also learned that it’s important to listen to your body and not ignore the symptoms too long. Thank you.

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