Band 6: Describe a prize you have received recently (e.g. money, something valuable, a medal) - You should say: - What it was - When you received it - What you did to receive it - And explain how you felt about it (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I've participated in a wide range of activities throughout my life. Some experiences haven't met my expectations, while others have been incredibly rewarding. Today, I'd like to talk about a prize I received a couple of months ago. It was a golden trophy I earned after competing in Sikh martial arts, known as Gatka in the native language. It's a discipline deeply rooted in our culture and renowned worldwide. Learning Gatka wasn't easy. It required dedication and perseverance. After years of practice, I achieved the master level and have won numerous prizes since childhood. Gatka involves two or more individuals engaging in combat using a traditional stick, sometimes even a sharp sword, which can be quite dangerous. It's a challenging art form for beginners, requiring significant time and effort to master. This particular prize was awarded during a traditional Punjabi festival called Baisakhi. I competed against other individuals in my age group from different states. Winning the competition earned me the trophy and a cash prize. The award was presented to me by the honorable Chief Minister. It was a truly memorable moment, filled with joy and pride. Receiving the trophy and the recognition from my community made me feel incredibly accomplished.

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I have done various kind of activities in my life. Sometimes my experience was not up to the mark, whereas sometimes I felt over the moon. So today I would like to talk about, uh, a prize that I received couple of months ago. Well, it was a golden trophy that I got after playing Sikh martial art. It is also known as ghka in native language and it is quite famous all over the world. It is related to our cultural roots. Moreover, learning this martial art was not a piece of cake for me. But after burning m midnight oil, I, uh, achieved the master level of art and also won many prizes since childhood. Furthermore, this is an art in which two or more than two peoples are fighting with each other and uh, a normal. With a normal stick and sometimes with the sharp sword, which is very dangerous. And this is hard to nut to crack for a beginner because it need plenty of time to learn in best way. Apart from this, this was a matter of traditional festival of Punjab that is on basaki. At that time, I had competition in which I had to compete with other individuals which was also related to my age group from different state. And after winning this competition, I got the trophy and some amount of money that was involved in award. This award was given to me by honor ever chief minister. In a nutshell, this was the time when I received prize and felt over the moon because I got compliments from Kith and kins.

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