Even though I have faced a lot of events I have experienced down in my life, the one that I want to tell about that changed the view of world for me that has had a big impact on it, is that the time when I held my friend, my close friend, when her and her parents had a difficult time during their life. I mean, they lost their workplace, they lost their position in work and they faced difficulties in terms of finance. Therefore, my friend, who is 15 years old as I am, asked to borrow some money for her and I did it. Even though I asked to return them, I didn’t get them back because I just asked it in order not to make her like pity. But I didn’t get them back, I just told that every, each thing that I have, it hurts as well. Therefore, seeing how difficult the situation happens in her life, I tried to be there for her. So, is she? The money will be given back to me, of course, my parents will give me them. But why I help her is that I can be in that situation too, I can experience it too. So, if I help now, she will help me in the future, in the difficult moments. I always, according to the quote that I tried to follow during my life, is that helping everyone at any time will not only help me in the future, but will be beneficial for others. That would be, that I will get their word, not only now, but in a life after words. So, this situation was difficult for me, but I did it and it changed my outlook to other things.
Band 6+: Describe a time when you helped someone. You should say: • who you helped • when it happened • how you helped them and explain why you helped them.
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Even though I have faced a lot of events in my life, the one I want to talk about that changed my view of the world and had a big impact on me is the time when I helped my close friend during a difficult period in her life. She and her parents lost their jobs and faced financial difficulties. Therefore, my friend, who is 15 years old like me, asked to borrow some money, and I agreed. Even though I asked her to return it, I didn't expect to get it back because I only mentioned it to avoid making her feel pitied. I told her that everything I have hurts as well. Seeing how difficult the situation was for her, I tried to be there for her. The money will eventually be returned to me; my parents will give it back. But the reason I helped her is that I could find myself in a similar situation. If I help her now, she might help me in the future during my difficult moments. I always try to follow a quote that says helping others at any time will not only benefit me in the future but will also be beneficial for others. I believe that I will earn their goodwill, not just now, but in the long run. This situation was difficult for me, but I did it, and it changed my outlook on many things.
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