It was my last birthday, uh, a year ago. I was turning 18 years old, and my parents decided to surprise me with an envelope that contains, uh, money. So they say that they do not find. They didn’t find any good gift for me and they decided to give me money and let me have a, uh, freedom to choose what I want. And it was a cheerful moment for me, and I felt some sense of freedom. And after some considerations, I have decided to divide money into two parts. This one part, I invested in bitcoin. Uh, I’ve been always cautious about having an extra money for unexpected expendure. So, uh, investing in bitcoin can swe me as an extra money and maybe be valuable in the future. So with the remaining amount, I treated myself a bit. I bought a couple of books that I’ve been eager to read and upgraded my computer accessories like bought new mouse and headphones, which will help me to enhance my online lesson experiences. And, um, I was grateful to have receive money as a gift. Uh, it is more flexible that I can buy whatever want. And having money as a gift is a special moment for me. Uh, and I was, uh, proud of myself that I’used my money wisely. I invested in both short term and long term.
Band 7+: Describe a time when you received money as a gift
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It was my last birthday, a year ago. I was turning 18 years old, and my parents decided to surprise me with an envelope containing money. They said they couldn't find any good gifts for me, so they decided to give me money and let me have the freedom to choose what I wanted. It was a cheerful moment for me, and I felt a sense of freedom. After some consideration, I decided to divide the money into two parts. I invested one part in Bitcoin. I've always been cautious about having extra money for unexpected expenses, so investing in Bitcoin could serve as an extra source of income and potentially be valuable in the future. With the remaining amount, I treated myself a bit. I bought a couple of books I'd been eager to read and upgraded my computer accessories, like buying a new mouse and headphones, which would help enhance my online learning experience. I was grateful to have received money as a gift. It's more flexible because I can buy whatever I want. Having money as a gift is a special moment for me, and I was proud of myself for using my money wisely. I invested in both short-term and long-term options.
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