Band 5: Describe a good decision you made recently You should say: What the decision was and how you made it When you made it Why it was a good decision How you felt about (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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A good decision I made recently was deciding to apply to Yinhua High School. I made this decision after listening to the encouragement and motivation from my parents and teachers. They told me to apply to Yinhua, which is considered the best high school in Hanoi. I made this decision during my ninth grade year. I believe it was a good decision because Yinhua has an excellent academic environment, a supportive learning atmosphere, and offers many opportunities to participate in projects. I felt happy and fulfilled when I achieved my goal of being accepted into Yinhua, satisfying my own aspirations and the expectations of my parents and teachers.

Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

A good decision that I made recently is the decision of aspiration to to be student in Yhua High School. And uh the decision was that um the way I made it was that I listened to the encouragement motivation for my mother, my father, my parents and my teachers they they tell me to put it down you know I. High school um um to uh yeah put put it down uh in my high school as as uh my own as aspiration for high school and I made it when I made it during the the great my time being a nine grade students and I I think that’s a good decision because Inha is the best school in Hanoi. The the I think yinhua is the uh kind of yeah. Best school and the environment the study environments the working environments and and there are many projects to join and I that’s why I think it is a good decision. And I felt happy about it when I when I reached my goal. When I finished uh um when I finished u um uh. Satisfying my my aspiration and my and the anticipation of uh my parents and my teachers. I think I’m happy with that.

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