Band 7: Describe a hard decision you have made (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Well, the first one that pops into my head is trying bungee jumping. If my memory serves me right, the story goes back around three years ago when my friends and I went to Central Park, which offers a wide range of recreational facilities with family-friendly and youth-friendly activities such as tennis courts, bungee jumping, museums, and many other options. Among all of them, my friends decided to try bungee jumping. However, as I had a fear of heights, I refused to accompany them. One of my friends, who is always very supportive, came to me and tried to explain things in detail to keep me calm under pressure. She tried to convince me that it would be a kind of stress buster and that I would notice a huge difference in the way I felt before and after. I would get adrenaline pumping throughout my body, and she was trying to convince me to give it a chance. At first, I was in a quandary about whether to go or not because I was really petrified, and I was experiencing a crunch time. It was a big deal for me, and whenever I thought about it, my heart rate increased. But I tried to give it a chance and considered it an opportunity to overcome my stress. Fortunately, I was able to do it successfully, and after a while, my interest grew. It was a dazzling experience for me. I had a great time there, and it was by far the best experience I've ever had. I'm really happy I accepted her idea of giving it a chance.

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Well, the first one that pops into my head is trying bungee jumping. If my memory serves me right, the story goes back around three years ago when my friends and I went to the Central Park where offers a wide range of recreational facilities with their family-friendly or youth-friendly activities such as tennis court, bungee jumping, museum and too many other options. But among all of them my friends decided to try bungee jumping. But as I had air phobia, I refused to accompany them. One of my friends who is always a meaboo supportive came along to me and tried to explain things in detail and keep me calm under pressure. She tried to convince me that it would be a kind of a stress buster. I would notice a huge difference in the way I feel before and after that. I would get other nulling pumping and throughout my body and you know, she was trying to convince me to give it a chance. At first I was in a quandary whether to go or not because I was really petrified about it and I was experiencing a crunch time. It was a big deal for me and whenever I thought about it my heart rate increased. But I tried to give it a chance and I considered it as a chance to overcome my stress. Fortunately, I could make it successfully and after a while my interest grew on it. It was a dazzling experience for me. I had a veil of time there and it was by far the best experience I’ve ever had and I’m really happy to accept it. Her idea of giving it a chance.

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