At the time I had to adapt to a new and unfamiliar environment when I first registered to enter college where there’s only unfamiliar places and as an introvert I found it very hard to make new friends. So, it was very awkward at first, but I was so grateful that I have this one friend that I actually know, so I can rely on her at first. And after that, I eventually made friends with a lot of people, especially with my housemates. We chit chat together in the living room and we go eat together. And I also had to adapt to new changes in the context of the timetable with my schedule and all because during high school since I went to boarding school I had to wake up very early in the morning but now I can like wake up a bit late because my class usually start at 9 so I think that’s a very good change for me because I have time for myself to actually like reset my brain in the morning so I felt very happy actually because I made a lot of friends and gained new experiences during my college time.
Band 7+: Describe a time you had to adapt to a new and unfamiliar situation quickly. You should say: - What the situation was - Why it was unfamiliar - What you did to adapt And explain how you felt during that experience.
Skyrocket your IELTS band score by 1-2 points in under a month with our premium plan!
Note: Both the topic and the answer were submitted by one of our users.
77%
Accuracy
The overall pronunciation accuracy of your speech, reflecting how well a native speaker can comprehend it.
Polished transcript:
Male
Female
At the time, I had to adapt to a new and unfamiliar environment when I first registered for college, where there were only unfamiliar places. As an introvert, I found it very hard to make new friends. It was very awkward at first, but I was grateful to have one friend I actually knew, so I could rely on her initially. Eventually, I made friends with many people, especially my housemates. We chatted together in the living room and went out to eat together. I also had to adapt to new changes in my timetable and schedule. During high school, since I attended boarding school, I had to wake up very early in the morning. Now, I can wake up a bit later because my classes usually start at 9. I think that's a very good change for me because I have time to reset my brain in the morning. I felt very happy because I made a lot of friends and gained new experiences during my college time. Overall, adapting to this new environment was challenging but ultimately rewarding.
Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):
Tips: Click on each word to see feedback.
Speaking Time: 72 seconds