So this occasion happened to me when I was 17, so we would be back at my 11th grade. And actually I was sick with pneumonia, and it was a really tough time for me because in particularly that time I had my exams, that was my graduation exams. That is why they were so important, so crucial for me to pass, because depending on the result, I would be accepted in the university I really dreaming of. And you know, when you are an adolescent, it is very hard to be so perspective and so intimate about your health. Because sometimes you know you think that you are young, you are beautiful, you have lots of power. One day you just got sick and couldn’t do nothing. It was a pneumonia that was caused by bacteria. And unfortunately I was pursued to take antibiotics. The recovery went not well because I was sleep deprived and I needed some time to rest and I didn’t pay much attention to that kind of stuff. And after that situation I learned that I need to be more careful with my health, I need to be more careful and more involved in my health, in my body, in my organism. And I need to understand how it functions and when I need rest and when I need to work hard and when I need sometimes to give me.
Band 7+: Describe a time when you were ill. When did it happen? What was the illness? How did you recover? Explain how you felt during that time.
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So this occasion happened to me when I was 17, so we would be back in my 11th grade. I was sick with pneumonia, and it was a really tough time for me because at that time I had my exams, my graduation exams. That is why they were so important, so crucial for me to pass, because depending on the result, I would be accepted into the university I was really dreaming of. You know, when you are an adolescent, it is very hard to be so perceptive and aware of your health. Sometimes you think that you are young, you are beautiful, you have lots of power. Then one day you just get sick and can't do anything. It was pneumonia caused by bacteria. Unfortunately, I was required to take antibiotics. The recovery did not go well because I was sleep-deprived and needed some time to rest, but I didn't pay much attention to that. After that situation, I learned that I need to be more careful with my health. I need to be more involved in my health, in my body, in my organism. I need to understand how it functions and when I need rest, when I need to work hard, and when I need to give myself a break.
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