Band 6: Describe a time when you took a good photo. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Well, being a photogenic person and someone who is eagerly interested in taking a lot of photos, I would like to talk about a time when my friend and I decided to go mountain climbing. This experience dates back a couple of years ago. I remember that my friend and I decided to reach the summit of the mountain. It was magnificently captivating, seeing the whole city beneath my feet. It was mesmerizing and incredibly engaging. We decided to take a photo at that moment, but all of a sudden, I remembered that we had forgotten to bring our camera. So, we decided to take the photo with our mobile phone. It wasn't too much, let's say, exciting and promising, but anyway, we took the photo. I have to continue in this way because if I speak for less than a minute, I would be penalized for that. That is why I have to speak for one minute. I did. Okay.

Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

Well, being a photogenic person and there being a person who is eagerly, bevily interested in taking a lot of photos, here I would like to talk about a time when my friend and I decided to go mountain climbing and having this experience dates back a couple of years ago. I will really remember that at that time my friend and I decided to go to the summit of the mountain. It was hilariously magnificent and captivating, seeing the whole city under my feet. It was mesmerising and fabulously interacting. So we decided to take a photo at that time but all of a sudden I remembered that we forgot to bring our camera with us. So we decided to take the photo with our mobile phone. It wasn’t too much, let’s say, revolting and promising but anyway we took the photo and I have to continue in this way because if I speak less than a minute I would be penalised for that. That is why I have to speak for one minute. I did. Okay.

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