Band 7: Describe a goal you set but haven't achieved yet. You should say: - What the goal is - Why you set this goal - What steps you have taken towards it And explain why you haven't achieved it yet. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Well, my main goal for a long time has been to get a high score from IELTS, maybe 8.5 or even 9. You know, the reason why I have set myself such a goal was that before getting married I was an English teacher and I always wanted to be the best in whatever I do. I want to be the best in the same. So in teaching, in order to share knowledge to students, you should have this knowledge yourself, you know? And I strongly believe that the more you know, the more you can give to your students, the more useful you can be for them, right? And having a high score from IELTS, I think, is one of the things which makes a teacher very popular among students. And before getting married, I had already taken the test two times. The first time I got 7, and after six months I retook it again, and at that time I got 7.5. At that time I was also not satisfied with my result. That's why I started to prepare. I was really disciplined and I really aimed to get 8.5 this time. But at that period I got married and then I became pregnant. I had a baby. You know, all of this stuff kind of stopped me from preparing for my test, and I was really exhausted and at the same time I was really stressed because the thoughts that I am not preparing for IELTS and I'm not going towards my goals made me even more depressed. But now I have decided to rethink it again, and I think that I have prepared enough, and this time nothing can stop me from getting a high score. I don't know, even if I fail again, I will try and try until I reach my goal. And yeah, you may say that this is not a...

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Well, my main goal for a long time has been to get a high score from IELTS, maybe 8.5 or even 9. You know, the reason why I have set myself such a goal was that before getting married I was an English teacher and I always wanted to be the best in whatever I do. I want to be the best in the same. So in teaching, in order to share knowledge to students, you should have this knowledge yourself, you know? And I strongly believe that the more you know, the more you can give to your students, the more useful you can be for them right and having high school from art I think is one of the things which makes one teacher very popular among students and before getting married I have already taken out second two times first time I got 7 and after six months I retake it again in that time I got 7.5 at that time I was also not satisfied with my result. That’s why I started to prepare. I was really disciplined and I really aimed to get 8.5 this time but at that period I got married and then I became pregnant. I had a baby you know all of this stuff kind of stopped me from preparing to my house and I was I was really exhausted and at the same time I was really stressed because the thoughts of that I that I am not preparing for more I’lls and I’m not going towards my goals made me even more depressed but now I have decided to rethink it again and I think that I have prepared enough and this time nothing can stop me from getting a high score. I don’t know, even if I fail again, I will try and try until I reach my goal. And yeah, you may say that this is not a…

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