Band 6: Describe a time when you overcame a significant language barrier. You should say: - What the situation was - How you felt initially - What strategies you used to communicate And explain what you learned from the experience. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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When I was a high school student, my mother and I went to Cambodia. At that time, I could not speak any foreign languages, including English, German, and French. I could only speak Korean, so I didn't know how to communicate with the native Cambodians. I just went there as part of a travel package, so I didn't usually need to communicate with them individually. But when I got there, I wanted to buy a mango in a store, and the lady could not speak any English. She definitely could not speak Korean either. I wanted to buy some mangoes, but I didn't know how much they cost or how much I could buy with Cambodian money. So, I had to use my hands. I held up two fingers to indicate that I wanted to buy two mangoes, using gestures to communicate. I relied on body language because I couldn't speak their language. I showed her how many mangoes I wanted by using my fingers. That was one of my challenges. However, many travelers were also in the store buying fruits and other items, so I wasn't just watching them. When I insisted on what I wanted, she understood and exchanged my money. I wasn't sure if she exchanged it correctly, as some people might not do so fairly, but I trusted her and bought the mangoes. She kindly offered free delivery service to our hotel, which was very nice. The mangoes were really good; they were huge and very sweet.

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When I was a high school student, my mother and I went to Cambodia. At that time I could not speak any foreign languages including English, German and French. I could only speak Korean so I don’t know how to communicate with the native Cambodian. I just go there as a package in travel. So I do not usually need to communicate with them individually. But when I got there, I wanted to get a mango in a store and the lady cannot speak any English. She cannot also definitely cannot speak Korean. So I want to buy some mango, but I don’t know how much it is and how much can I body with this Cambodian money. So I just need to my hand. Like I have two person like, oh I want to buy this mango like with my hands and with my gesture. I just using my body like using my body language because I cannot speak their language. I told him, I want to buy like three mangoes, I just use my fingers like how many mangoes I want to get. That would be my challenges. But you know, all the travelers usually go to the store just to buy more fruits or other items. I’m not just watching them. So definitely when I insist on what I want to have, she just understands what I want and she just exchanges my money. Actually, I don’t know if she really exchanges well like some bad people do not exchange the money well. Sometimes they just exclude some money, but I just believe her and I just bought some mango She kindly offered the free delivery service to our hotels, so it was very kind. The mango was really good. It was very huge and very…

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