Band 5: Describe a challenge you faced that you thought was rather difficult - - - - - You should say: What it was When and where you faced it Why you thought it was a difficult challenge And explain how you felt at the time (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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One of the most challenging experiences I have faced was learning for the IELTS exam. The first time I started learning, I thought it was difficult, but the more time I spent learning, the more I understood the structure of the exam and the scoring criteria in detail. At that time, I realized I wasn't as strong as I thought, and I never considered giving up. After all, I just kept going. The more time I spent learning, the better I understood my level and my skills. I felt a bit disappointed and unsure of myself because I really wanted to achieve the advanced score, but I knew my career wouldn't grow if I didn't. Although my exam was scheduled for June 7th, it was still two months away, and I still felt uncertain and not fully confident. However, I was determined to focus on the practice and try my best to achieve the target I wanted. I believe if I truly put in the effort and practice enough, I can achieve my dream score.

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One of the most challenging I have faced was learning IELTS for the exam. The first time when I started to learning, I thought it was difficult, but the more times I spent to learning, I more understand about the structure of school and about the scoring criteria in detail. That time I realized I’m not as strong as I thought and I haven’t talked about giving up, but after all, I just keep going. The more time I spent to learning, the more time I understand truly my level and my skill. That time I felt a bit disappointed and I believed myself or not because I really wanted to win the advanced I won, but I knew my career never grows in not yet. Although my schedule exam took on June 7th, it’s still two months away and I still feel uncertain and not fully confident, but I have determined that I should focus on the per-gas and practice the not and try my best to gain the target I want. I believe if I truly effort and practice enough, maybe I can gain my dream-bound score.

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