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Band 5+: Describe a challenge you faced that you thought was rather difficult

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One of the biggest challenges I faced was overcoming my fear of public speaking. I had to give a presentation to my entire class, including teachers and staff. It was stressful, as public speaking is a major fear of mine. However, with the encouragement of my teacher and support from my peers, I decided to confront it and managed to overcome my fear and deliver the presentation. It was a huge relief, and I felt a significant boost in my confidence.
Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

One of the biggest challenges I found was overcoming so my fear of my public speaking. I had to give a presentation to my enter class, including teachers and staff. So it was stefuling, as public speaking is a major tier of mine. However, with the, uh, uh, encouragement of my teacher and uh, uh, feeling, I decided to. To, uh, trough, uh, entered it and managed to overcome my fear and deliver the presentation. It was a, uh, huge relief and, uh, I felt aificion both in my confidence.

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