Well, everyone have to make different kind of decisions during their lifespan which are very crucial in their life. Those can be big decisions and smaller but they affect their life to a great extent. Here I would like to talk about the decision I made in the past but it proved to be wrong. The decision was about to take exam of driving test. Actually for some people driving is very straight forward but for me it’s a daunting task. and I made this decision to book a in advance without good practice. But there were so many reasons that I made this decision. After sometime I supposed to go for my school I made this decision during my summer vacations. So, in my holidays, I took some classes from registered instructor who gave me valuable guidance and feedback. But driving is not a cup of tea for me. Still I am so struggling for that. But in hurry, I booked the exam and I was very confident and appeared in exam twice. But both times I failed, which ruined my confidence. and I’m feeling very ashamed and I’ve wasted many two times. So this was the decision that I made in various circumstances which affected the results. So in future definitely I will make sure a good practice, whether I am see the negative and positive things of making any decision. That’s what I learnt from my past experience.
Band 6+: Describe a decision you made that turned out to be a mistake. You should say: - What the decision was - Why you made it - What the consequences were And explain what you learned from this experience.
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Well, everyone has to make different kinds of decisions during their lifespan, which are very crucial in their lives. Those can be big decisions or smaller ones, but they affect life to a great extent. Here, I would like to talk about a decision I made in the past that proved to be wrong. The decision was to take the driving test. For some people, driving is very straightforward, but for me, it's a daunting task. I made the decision to book it in advance without good practice. There were many reasons for this decision. After some time, I was supposed to go to school, and I made this decision during my summer vacation. During my holidays, I took some classes from a registered instructor who gave me valuable guidance and feedback. However, driving is not a cup of tea for me. I am still struggling with it. In a hurry, I booked the exam, and I was very confident, appearing in the exam twice. But both times I failed, which ruined my confidence. I felt very ashamed and realized I had wasted my time. This was the decision I made under various circumstances that affected the results. In the future, I will definitely ensure I have good practice, considering both the negative and positive aspects of any decision. That's what I learned from my past experience.
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