When I was 17 years old, I drove my father’s car every single day. You know, I am 17 and I hadn’t any lines which make me not available to drive any car. against law and my friends gave me an advice that if you make any accident you will make a lot of problem to your to your fathers and to you and to yourself and I and I’m not convinced about what he said I still driving everyday, everyday but one day I make an accident with another car, it’s red car and it’s yellow from the middle. I I I thought shit from from the back but it is not like a big accident you know it This is like just a small line and he didn’t forgive me. I said, when the police come, they ask me, do you have a lines? I said, no, I’m a 17 years old. And after that, they make a lot of problem, many problem to me and to my father. Why do you agree this? Why do you give your car to your son? He is just 17 years old and I said this is not his fault. This is my fault. And yeah, I think I should take…
Band 5+: Describe a piece of advice you received that you initially disagreed with but later found helpful. You should say: - Who gave you the advice - What the advice was - Why you disagreed initially And explain why you eventually found it helpful.
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When I was 17 years old, I drove my father's car every single day. I was 17 and I didn't have any license, which made it illegal for me to drive any car. My friends gave me advice that if I had an accident, I would create a lot of problems for my father and for myself. I wasn't convinced about what they said, so I kept driving every day. But one day, I had an accident with another car, a red car with a yellow stripe in the middle. I thought it was just a minor incident, but it turned out to be more serious than I expected. When the police arrived, they asked me if I had a license. I said no, I was 17 years old. After that, they created a lot of problems for me and my father. They questioned why he would give his car to his son, who was just 17 years old. I insisted that it wasn't his fault; it was my fault. I realized that my friends were right. I should have listened to their advice, as it would have saved me and my father from a lot of trouble. I learned the importance of responsibility and the consequences of my actions.
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