Band 7: Describe a piece of good news you recently heard. You should say: - What the news was - Where you heard it from - Who was involved And explain why you were happy about it. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Recently, I heard the news that I have obtained a certificate in Marketo. I was really excited and thrilled to hear this news. Obtaining this certification is not easy because you have to study hard, understand the concepts, and develop logical thinking. On Wednesday, when I was doing my household chores, one of my friends called me and told me that I had been certified as a market developer. Later that day, I received an email with my certification and also a badge. It represents that I have completed my exam, so they gave me a platinum badge. My teammates and colleagues played an important role because they sent me all kinds of documents and recent dumps so that I could learn and come up with good ideas. As I mentioned, it is not a piece of cake, and it is really difficult to understand each and every question and answer it properly. If any mistake is made, the mark is considered as zero. I have been trying to learn this and get certified for more than three months. At last, I am feeling really happy, and my long-term goal has been achieved because after this certification, you have a chance to be placed in an IT company with a higher salary. I also learned how to manage my time and come up with new ideas.

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Recently I heard a news that I have obtained a certificate in Marketo. I was really excited and thrilled to hear this news. To obtain this certification is not easy because you have to hit the book hard and to understand the concept and come up with logic thinking. On Wednesday when I was doing my household chores, one of my friends called me and told me that I have been certified as a market developer. Later on later that day I received a mail with my certification and also a badge. Represent that I have done my example so they gave me an platinum badge. My teammates and colleagues have played an important role because They send me all the kind of documents and also recent dumps so that I could able to learn and come up with good ideas. As I told you, it is not a piece of cake and it is really difficult to understand each and every question and answer it properly. If any mistake was done then the mark is considered as 0. So I have been trying to learn this and get certification for more than 3 months. At last I am feeling really happy and my long term goal has been completed because if you After this certification you have a rule to be placed in an IT company with a higher salary. Also I learned how to manage my time and also come up with new ideas.

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