Band 7: describe a situation someone asked for your advise (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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It's always good to have someone you can ask for advice. Personally, when someone asks for my opinion, I always try to offer some solutions that make sense. One time, one of my friends asked me for my opinion about a dilemma she faced. She was working at a job that demanded a lot of effort from her. She said that even though her salary was quite appealing, the job was putting so much pressure on her that she couldn't handle it. The stress from her job didn't allow her to focus on her own life, and she couldn't even enjoy it. She asked me, and I thought about it for a bit and said that even though her wage was quite good, it shouldn't dictate her life. Nothing is worse than sacrificing her well-being for something. So I explained to her that it would be better if she quit the job because no matter how much the salary was, it couldn't outweigh her well-being and her mental and physical health. After my advice, she followed it and quit her job. Then she said it helped her relax a bit, so I was really happy that my advice was helpful for her.

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It’s always good to have someone you can ask for an advice. Personally, when someone asks for my opinion, I always try to offer some solutions that would make sense. One time, one of my friends asked me for my opinion about the dilemma that she faced. She was working for a job which was demanding a lot of effort from her. She said that even though her salary was quite appealing, the job was putting a lot of pressure on it that she couldn’t even handle it. The stress that her job put on her didn’t allow her to focus her own life as well, that she couldn’t even enjoy it. She asked me and then I thought about it a bit and said that even though her wage is quite good, it doesn’t force her life. Nothing is worse to sacrifice her well-being for something. So I explained her that it would be better if she quit the job because no matter how much the salary was, it couldn’t make it affect her well-being and her mentally and physically health. So after my advice, she followed it and quit her job. Then she said that it made her to relax a bit, so I was really happy that my advice was helpful for her.

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