Band 6: Describe a time you had to unexpectedly change your plans. You should say: - What your original plans were - What caused you to change them - What you did instead And explain how you felt about the change. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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The time I want to describe is when our football team attended a school football tournament, as I am one of the leaders of the team and I have the right to decide who is on the starting team and the positions and formations we would play. The original plans were set, but they changed just 5 minutes after the referee began the match due to an injury to me. I had a scratch on my face and had to be substituted. At the end of the match, we lost 2-0, and I had to change the plan immediately with new formations and new players. Surprisingly, I was able to come back for the semifinals, and we won 2-0 against the team that had beaten us in the earlier match. Unfortunately, we didn't make it to the finals, and we ended up in second place. That was an unforgettable experience, and I learned many amazing and valuable lessons that I will carry with me throughout my life.

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The times I want to describe about is when our football team attend a past debate in the school football tournament as I am one of the leaders of the teams and I have the right to decide who is on the starting teams with positions with kind of formations we would play. The original plans were this tough by this tough and ended in just 5 minutes after the The referee began the match and that was caused by an injury to me. To me, I could wait. I have a scratch under my face and I had to be submitted by the other one. And at the end of the match we lost 2-0 and I have to train the plan immediately with new formations and new players too. And surprisingly, I can come back at the semifinals and we won 2-0 directly to the team that have beaten it at the beginning match. And unfortunately, we haven’t made it at the finals and we won the second place. That was an unforgettable experience and I feel a lot of amazing and valuable lessons that I’ve kept to keep in the moments of my life.

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