I’m generally not someone who jumps into the risky situations. I always try to avoid risky situations in my life. I always want, um, preferred to play it safe because I value my belongings and people around me too much to jeopardize them. However, uh, at about six months ago, will I feel myself in that position that taking risks I fe necessary. Uh, I was looking to increase my salary at that time and there was an opportunity which it involved a bit of gamble. The risk, uh, I decided to take it was. Was to take a, uh, TKT exam, which is a test for teaching knowledge. I first heard about this exam from one of my teachers who was quite enthusiastic about it. Uh, firstly, they ensure me that it’s so straightforward and I shouldn’t have any concerns about it. And after hearing this kind of thoughts, I, uh, went ahead and register this exam before even, uh, starting my preps. However, uh, uh, it was, felt a lip of fade. And on the other hand, I reminded myself that it leads to me, uh, an extra payment, which I was hoping for. However, looking back, I, uh, have to admit that it was quite a nerve wrapping experience, uh, in my life, you know, prepping for this kind of exam, uh, diving into a lot of practices and practicing a bunch of new concerns which I wouldn’t feel really comfortable with, um, even though my teacher, uh, had instill it a sense of confidence in me. On the other hand, there was a tiny voice in my head which, whispering, uh, some kind of doubts about this situation.
Band 7+: Describe a risk you took
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I'm generally not someone who jumps into risky situations. I always try to avoid risky situations in my life. I always prefer to play it safe because I value my belongings and the people around me too much to jeopardize them. However, about six months ago, I found myself in a position where taking a risk felt necessary. I was looking to increase my salary at that time, and there was an opportunity that involved a bit of a gamble. The risk I decided to take was to take the TKT exam, which is a test for teaching knowledge. I first heard about this exam from one of my teachers who was quite enthusiastic about it. They assured me that it was straightforward and I shouldn't have any concerns. After hearing this, I went ahead and registered for the exam before even starting my preparations. However, I felt a little bit of fear. On the other hand, I reminded myself that it could lead to an extra payment, which I was hoping for. Looking back, I have to admit that it was quite a nerve-wracking experience. Prepping for this kind of exam, diving into a lot of practice, and tackling a bunch of new concepts that I wasn't really comfortable with was challenging, even though my teacher had instilled a sense of confidence in me. On the other hand, there was a tiny voice in my head whispering doubts about the situation.
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