Band 6: Describe a time when you made a mistake that had a positive outcome. You should say: - What the mistake was - What happened as a result of the mistake - How you felt at the time And explain why the outcome was positive. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I would like to speak about a mistake I made some years ago that turned out to be the best mistake of my life. It was when I was in high school so many years ago, and I kissed a boy by mistake, but he was not just any boy. He was the boy my best friend was in love with. I remember that I fell into temptation because I was really seeking that boy's attention. We always made eye contact. I really appreciated the words he said to me, and I remember that I fell in love at first sight with that boy, even though he was the boy my best friend liked. It turned out to have a positive outcome because he is currently my boyfriend, and we are really happy together. My friend forgave me since she admitted that my happiness mattered, and she didn't mind about that boy.

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I would like to speak about a mistake I made some years ago that turned out to be the best mistake of my life. It was when I was at high school so many years ago and I kissed by mistake a boy but it was not a normal boy. was the boy my best friend was in love with and I remember that I fell in in temptation just because I was really into that boy’s attention. We always made eye contact. I really appreciated the words he spent for me and so I remember that I fell in love at first sight for that boy, even if it was the boy my best friend was in love with and it turned out to be a positive outcome because he is currently my boyfriend and we are really happy together and my friend forgive me since she admitted that it was my happiness and so she didn’t mind about that boy.

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