Okay, this will be quite funny to tell. So, yeah, when I was like 22 years old, like, 3 years ago, I took an IELTS test in hope that I can apply for a scholarship to study abroad for my masters. But then I didn’t really know much about IELTS even though I studied English in general. So I wasn’t really familiar with the questions, you know, the formats and stuff so I just went to the Tasmanian and like gave my all. Yeah, but then to this letter when I received the results, I only got 6.0 and it wasn’t enough for me to apply for the scholarship. So, yeah, I felt at that I didn’t get to study abroad because of my IELTS and then I ended up applying to a local, No, actually a state university. It wasn’t bad. It was one of the best universities in my country. But still, I wish it ended up differently. But then last year I took IELTS again for the second time. And with more preparations and stuff, I could get like 7.5 for the overall skills. and I hope I could use that for applying for another course but for my PSP. Thank you.
Band 7+: Describe a time you failed at something, but later succeeded. You should say: - What you were trying to do - Why you initially failed - What you did differently the second time And explain how you felt during the initial failure and the subsequent success.
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Okay, this will be quite funny to tell. So, when I was 22 years old, about three years ago, I took an IELTS test in hopes of applying for a scholarship to study abroad for my master's. However, I didn't really know much about IELTS, even though I had studied English in general. I wasn't familiar with the questions, the formats, and so I just went to the test and gave it my all. But then, when I received the results, I only got a 6.0, which wasn't enough for me to apply for the scholarship. I felt disappointed that I didn't get to study abroad because of my IELTS score, and I ended up applying to a local, actually a state university. It wasn't bad; it was one of the best universities in my country, but I still wished it had ended differently. Last year, I took the IELTS again for the second time, and with more preparation, I achieved a 7.5 for the overall skills. I hope to use that score to apply for another course, but for my PSP. Thank you.
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