Well, I’m a kind of person who doesn’t like to advise people a lot because I believe that in today’s world everyone wants to do things in their own way. However, today I’d like to talk about a time when I advised on of my niece who was feeling very stressed before her HSE exam. She was extremely nervous and she kept me telling me that she might fail in mathematics because she could not remember anything she studied. I advised her to stay calm and focus only on the important chapter as well as practice more and more. Besides, I also told her to take short breaks while studying, drink enough water and get at least 7 or 8 hours of sleep the night before the exam. I reminded her that confidence and positive mindset are just as important as preparation. I gave her this advice because I had a similar situation before. I knew that lack of confidence and overthinking make things worse. She listened carefully and followed my advice. Later, she told me that it really helped to stay calm and focused. In the end, she did very well in the exam and even thanked me for guiding her at the right time. I felt very proud to this advice because I can not just reduce her lack of confidence but also boosted her confident level high.
Band 7+: Describe a time when you gave advice to someone
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Well, I'm the kind of person who doesn't like to advise people a lot because I believe that in today's world everyone wants to do things in their own way. However, today I'd like to talk about a time when I advised my niece, who was feeling very stressed before her HSE exam. She was extremely nervous and kept telling me that she might fail in mathematics because she could not remember anything she studied. I advised her to stay calm and focus only on the important chapters, as well as practice more and more. Besides, I also told her to take short breaks while studying, drink enough water, and get at least 7 or 8 hours of sleep the night before the exam. I reminded her that confidence and a positive mindset are just as important as preparation. I gave her this advice because I had a similar situation before. I knew that a lack of confidence and overthinking make things worse. She listened carefully and followed my advice. Later, she told me that it really helped her stay calm and focused. In the end, she did very well on the exam and even thanked me for guiding her at the right time. I felt very proud of this advice because I not only reduced her lack of confidence but also boosted her confidence level.
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