Band 5: 54. Describe an occasion when you got incorrect information You should say: - When you got it - How you got it - How you found it was incorrect - And how you felt about (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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In day-to-day life, I receive several pieces of information; sometimes they are correct, and sometimes they are not. However, today I would like to talk about an incident I faced a few months ago. At that time, I was going to my friend's birthday. My friend told me he believed this was the place, but I had not been there before. I decided to go there, so I used a navigation app to try to get to the birthday. When I arrived, I found it was not the correct place my friend mentioned. At that moment, I realized the information was incorrect. I felt frustrated and decided to go back home. However, my friend called me and convinced me to come to his home, so I changed my mind and went there. Reflecting on this occasion, I realized that whenever I go anywhere, I need to recheck the address. If I make the same mistake again, it will be my fault because whenever you try to go anywhere, you have to verify the address. So yes, a few months ago, I received wrong information, and it caused several problems. Thank you for your attention.

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Day to day life I got several information sometimes it was correct sometimes it was not correct however today I would like to talk about incident that incident I have faced few month ago that time I was going to my friends bird so my friends told me he is believes that this but so far I did not go there and I decided to go to there and I use navigation app and try to go there bird when I went there that time I found it was not the correct place which place my friend mentioned bird that time I reached that this and I got the that information was not correct and that time I was just I I felt I felt I just trying and I decided to go back to my home but my friend called me and convinced me to go his home and I decided and I changed my mind and I went there ok. So, today when I back to this occasion and that time I felt whenever I go anywhere I have first I have to I have to recheck this address if I made if I make same mistake another time it was it was my mistake because of whenever you try to go anywhere you have to check this address so yes few years ago I got wrong information and I felt several problems. Thank you for your attention.

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