Band 5: Describe a course that impressed you a lot. You should say: what the course was about, where you took the course, what you did during the course, and explain why it impressed you a lot. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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So, I would like to talk about a chemistry course that impressed me a lot. I took this course at my high school. It was mainly about chemistry, including chemical and organic chemistry, and much more knowledge about them. I chose this course because I wanted to improve my knowledge and prepare for some competitions in the near future. During the course, I often listened to my teacher, took notes, and did a lot of practical exercises. Sometimes I worked with other students so that we could solve difficult questions and find the correct answers. The course impressed me for several reasons. First, I learned many new things that I hadn't studied in regular classes. Second, some of the lessons were quite interesting because they gave us a very simple and encouraging way to think carefully before answering questions. Overall, I really enjoyed the course because it helped me improve my knowledge and develop more interest in chemistry.

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So, I would like to talk about chemistry called that quite impressed me a lot. So I took this course at my high school. It’s what mainly about chemistry including chemo, organ, and so much more knowledge about them. I chose this course because I want to improve my knowledge and to prepare for some competition in the near future. During the course, I often listen to my teacher, guy, tech note and did a lot of six exercises. Sometimes I work with other students so that we can slow the difficult question and find the correct answer. So the course impressed me for several reasons. The first is that I learned many new things that I had studied in regular class. The second one is, some of the lessons for me is quite interesting because it gives us a very simple and encourage to think carefully before answering the question. Overall, I really enjoyed the course because it helped me improve my knowledge and make more interest in chemistry.

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