Band 6: Describe a goal you set for yourself that you were unable to achieve. You should say: - What the goal was - Why you set the goal - What challenges you faced And explain what you learned from the experience. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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My goal that I set for myself is to pass to a good university, Nazarbayev University. I set this goal because Nazarbayev University is the best university in Kazakhstan, and I want to study here because there are so many opportunities when you study there. The steps I have taken include improving my English, passing the IELTS test, and enhancing my math, critical thinking, and physics skills. I also need to focus on time management because in every university, especially Nazarbayev University, there is no time to relax. The challenges I have faced so far are in math and physics because I'm not that good at math, and I have to study hard. Yes, it's my goal.

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My goal that I set to myself is pass to a good university, Nazarbayev University. I set this goal because Nazarbayev University is the best university in Kazakhstan and I want to study here because there is so much opportunities when you study in there. And the steps was to improve my English, pass IELTS test and improve my math, critical thinking and physics. And actually time management because in every university, especially in Nazarbayur University, there is no time to relax. And challenges I faced so far, it was math and physics because I’m not that good in math and I have to improve it, I have to study hard and yes, it’s my goal.

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Describe a goal you set for yourself that you were unable to achieve. You should say: – What the goal was – Why you set the goal – What challenges you faced And explain what you learned from the experience.

Describe a goal you set for yourself that you were unable to achieve. You should say: – What the goal was – Why you set the goal – What challenges you faced And explain what you learned from the experience.

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