Band 7: 🔥 PART-2 | TOPIC-71. SURPRISING THING (NOV 2024 - APR 2025) ⭐ Describe something that surprised you and made you happy. You should say: 🔵 what it is 🔵 how you found out about it 🔵 what you did 🔵 why it made you happy (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

69% Accuracy The overall pronunciation accuracy of your speech, reflecting how well a native speaker can comprehend it.

Polished transcript:

Male Female

I want to kick off by telling you about a situation that really surprised me when I received a presidential scholarship after my university exam results were announced. I wasn't expecting it, but I worked really hard to be among the successful students in our country. Therefore, when I received this news, I was shocked. At first, the Ministry of Education called me and told me, but I didn't believe it. So, I decided to double-check on the official website, and when I saw my name on the list, I felt a sense of accomplishment and excitement. I immediately called my parents and told them about this news. I imagined that they were happier than I was. After this excitement, my family decided to organize a small gathering, and I felt special because my hard work and sleepless nights had paid off. In addition, I was happy not only because of the scholarship itself, but also because it boosted my confidence, gave me motivation, and made me realize the importance of believing in my potential.

Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

I want to kick off by telling you about a situation that I was really surprised when I received presidential scholarship when my university exam results were announced. I wasn’t expected, but I really hard worked to be among successful students in our country. Therefore, when I received this news, I was shocked. At first, our education ministry, the Ministry of Education called me and they told, but I didn’t believe. Therefore, I decided for double check on the official website and when I saw my name on the list, I felt a sense of accomplishment and excitement and I immediately called my parents and told them about this news. I imagined that they were really happy than me and after this excitement, my family decided to organize small gathering and I felt special because my hard work and sleepless night had paid off. In addition, I was happy not only because of the scholarship itself, but also it boosted my confidence and gave me motivation and made me realize believing in my potential.

Tips: Click on each word to see feedback.

Answers On The Same Topic:

See All

Describe a language you have learned.

So, um, early learning French, yeah, this is what the language I’ve learned. Um, so the start of learning French is because of some of my friends knew French and he taught some of the basic wordings such as how to greet each other and the method that I’ve used is to watch some of […]

Band 5+

Describe a time when you faced a challenge.

I faced a challenge in my secondary school. This challenge was of course the DSE examination. so the exam held in four years ago and of course it held in Hong Kong and about from the June to the August I think so I practice a lot in different exam and do version during the […]

Band 5+

Describe a language you have learned.

I have recently learned a language which is Japanese. I have learned it around maybe a few weeks only. Actually, I didn’t continue learning about it. but when I have time I would just read some Japanese magazine or learning the vocabulary a bit. I think it is very difficult because it is unlike English […]

Band 5+

Describe a place you have visited that made you feel peaceful. You should say: where the place was, when you visited it, what you did there, and explain why it made you feel peaceful.

As soon as I read the question, I immediately started thinking about Cape Elizabeth. It was such a great place. I had pleasure to be here. I went there with my host aunt and my other host sisters on Monday. It was actually a holiday too in America. It was Labor Day. That’s why my […]

Band 5+

See All

Band 7+: 🔥 PART-2 | TOPIC-71. SURPRISING THING (NOV 2024 - APR 2025) ⭐ Describe something that surprised you and made you happy. You should say: 🔵 what it is 🔵 how you found out about it 🔵 what you did 🔵 why it made you happy

Check Your Own Answer On This Topic?

Generate A Band-9 Sample With Your Idea?

Overall Band Score

Pronunciation

Task Response

Fluency & Coherence

Lexical Resource

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Answers On The Same Topic:

🔥 PART-2 | TOPIC-71. SURPRISING THING (NOV 2024 – APR 2025) ⭐ Describe something that surprised you and made you happy. You should say: 🔵 what it is 🔵 how you found out about it 🔵 what you did 🔵 why it made you happy

Other Topics:

Describe a language you have learned.

Describe a time when you faced a challenge.

Describe a language you have learned.

Describe a piece of advice you received that you initially disagreed with but later found helpful. You should say: - Who gave you the advice - What the advice was - Why you disagreed initially And explain why you eventually found it helpful.

Describe a place in your country or part of your country that you would like to recommend to visitors/travelers You should say: What it is Where it is What people can do there And explain why you would like to recommend it to visitors/travelers

Describe a place you have visited that made you feel peaceful. You should say: where the place was, when you visited it, what you did there, and explain why it made you feel peaceful.

Check Your Own Answer On This Topic?

Generate A Band-9 Sample With Your Idea?

Overall Band Score

Pronunciation

Task Response

Fluency & Coherence

Lexical Resource

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Answers On The Same Topic:

Other Topics:

Plans & Pricing

Free

Premium