Band 6: Describe a time when you had to make an important decision. What was the decision? How did you feel before making the decision? What was the outcome of your choice? (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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So there was a book that was very hard to understand, and when I started this reading journey, I was initially very overwhelmed because it was not my type, and I couldn't really engage with this book. That's why I wanted to give up and just focus on other books. But then I realized it was a decision between success or being a loser. That's why I chose success, and I finished this 600-page book in a two-month period. After having a hard time comprehending everything in my mind, after one year, I finally understood what the book was trying to convey as a message because it was about psychology. Now I understand the real and fake faces that I interact with. That's why I'm really happy that I chose to face the difficulties this book presented, and I resisted and achieved this accomplishment in my life.

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So there was a book that was very hard to understand and when I started to this reading journey, I first was very overwhelmed because it was not my type and I couldn’t really have engaged myself with this book. That’s why I wanted to give up and just focus on other books but then I said it’s the decision that I want either success or being a loser. That’s why I chose the success and I finished this 600 page book in a two month range and after having a hard time to comprehend everything in my mind, after one year I finally understand what is the book trying to give me as a message because it was about psychology and now I understand the real and fake faces that I interact with. That’s why I’m really happy about that I chose this hardness difficulties that this book gave offered and I did resist and made this achievement all in my life.

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