Band 6: Describe a promise you have made recently (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Okay, I made a promise to myself three years ago. It changed my life. It happened when I came to Korea for the first time. I stayed there for one week. At that time, I experienced a lot of bad things. Before coming to Korea, I lost my girlfriend who cheated on me. I was in a hurry. I saw too many couples, even in our dormitory. I was depressed. I lost my friends and had no one to talk to about it. At that time, I made a promise to myself to become the best version of myself. So after coming back to my own country, Azerbaijan, I started to change my outfit. I started to change my mindset, my goals, my thinking method, everything. I started to go to the gym regularly. I tried to improve my appearance. I started to learn psychology. I talked to people. For the first three months, I can say it was not so bad. I was so happy.

Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

Okay, I made a promise to myself three years ago. It changed all my life. It happened when I came to Korea for the first time. I stayed there for one week. At that time I experienced a lot of bad things. Before coming to Korea, I lost my girlfriend who cheated on me. I was in a hurry. I saw too many couples. Even in our dormitory. I was in a depress. I lost my friends. I had no one to talk about it. At that time I made a promise to myself to become the best version of myself. So after coming back to my own country, Azerbaijan, I started to change my outfit. I started to change my mind. My goal, thinking method, everything. I started to go to the gym regularly. I tried to make up my face. I started to learn psychology. I talked to people. For the first three months, I could say it was not so bad. I was so happy.

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