One of my biggest long-term goals I would like to achieve is to become a commercial pilot. It has been my dream since I was a child, however I have taken this much more seriously over the last three years. Since then I have searched many flight schools and learned about their training process and I would say I have started to plan for my future more carefully. In order to accomplish the aspiration, I will have to study abroad, since other countries may offer much more professional careers for their students. I know that I will have to pass several exams both theoretical and practical, with the hands-on experience which is the part where I am looking forward the most and because during that period you are flying real aircraft. At the same time I know that the tuition fee is quite expensive so I will have to both work while studying and to pay for my tuition fees gradually. Also the process might be challenging, I know that I will make it happen. There are several reasons why I set this goal and one of the most important reason is that I don’t want to work in a job that’s 9 to 5 and it’s rather more repetitive than more adventurous. And the second reason is the fact that I am an introvert person. So while you are in a cockpit you are working with your, how to say, co-today
Band 7+: Describe a long-term goal you would like to achieve
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One of my biggest long-term goals I would like to achieve is to become a commercial pilot. It has been my dream since I was a child, however I have taken this much more seriously over the last three years. Since then I have searched many flight schools and learned about their training process and I would say I have started to plan for my future more carefully. In order to accomplish the aspiration, I will have to study abroad, since other countries may offer much more professional careers for their students. I know that I will have to pass several exams both theoretical and practical, with the hands-on experience which is the part I am looking forward to the most because during that period you are flying real aircraft. At the same time I know that the tuition fee is quite expensive so I will have to both work while studying and pay for my tuition fees gradually. Also the process might be challenging, I know that I will make it happen. There are several reasons why I set this goal and one of the most important reasons is that I don't want to work in a job that's 9 to 5 and it's rather more repetitive than adventurous. And the second reason is the fact that I am an introverted person. So while you are in a cockpit you are working with your, how to say, co-pilot.
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