I think it was my teacher, Maya’s middle school teacher for English. She’s typically a really busy person and she wouldn’t respond to your texts on time. She most of the time wouldn’t even respond at all, but during my preparations for my test into high school, I actually asked her for some advanced English material which she responded in kind and I was really surprised by that because Because, like I said, she doesn’t respond to people, especially by text. And it was just a typical afternoon I was at home. I texted her with the thought that, oh, maybe she wouldn’t respond, but whatever, I’ll try anyways. And I was really, really surprised when that happened. And she was really supportive of me when she heard my decision to apply for the gifted school in my province. that even showed me how kind I mean she was. Despite her appearance, looks can be deceiving. She might appear as a cold and fierce person, but in reality she’s a kindhearted soul who will look out for students and help them when in need. That made me appreciate her all the more and from that point onward. Every lesson she taught us, I actually paid more attention and realized how good of a teacher she was, how much time and effort she actually spent into teaching us.
Band 7+: Describe a time when you were surprised by an act of kindness. You should say: - Who showed you kindness - What they did - When and where it happened And explain why you were so surprised.
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I think it was my teacher, Maya's middle school teacher for English. She's typically a really busy person, and she wouldn't respond to your texts on time. Most of the time, she wouldn't even respond at all, but during my preparations for my test into high school, I actually asked her for some advanced English material, which she responded to kindly. I was really surprised by that because, like I said, she doesn't respond to people, especially by text. It was just a typical afternoon; I was at home. I texted her with the thought that, oh, maybe she wouldn't respond, but whatever, I'll try anyway. I was really, really surprised when that happened. She was very supportive of me when she heard my decision to apply for the gifted school in my province. That even showed me how kind she was. Despite her appearance, looks can be deceiving. She might appear as a cold and fierce person, but in reality, she's a kindhearted soul who looks out for students and helps them when in need. That made me appreciate her all the more, and from that point onward, every lesson she taught us, I actually paid more attention and realized how good of a teacher she was and how much time and effort she actually spent on teaching us.
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