So when I was in grade 6, there was someone difficult but I had to work with them for a project which was my science project. I guess it was 2019 or 2017 I guess. I’m really not that sure but it was probably in the late 2010s. So his name was Nabil and it was very difficult to work with him because he was a very lazy person so when we had to do some tasks together I would ask him to help me out with my stuff and also finish his stuff but he wouldn’t do any work. he didn’t even do any of the work. I had to do mine and his work too. So I had to do double, I had to do, I had to waste double my energy and I had to work really hard for the project to get a considerable score for our science project because it was very important for me to get good grades and our grades kind of did depend on the quality and the scores we got from our science project but he was a back bencher and honestly he didn’t care about his scores so I had to work overtime doing my part of the project and his too so that at least I can get good results. And honestly, that’s how I kind of manage the situation with him. Other than that, I think he’s a great guy, but he’s just a very, very lazy, carefree person. And sometimes it doesn’t understand that being so carefree and careless can have a negative impact on other people’s lives. But well, he’s a good friend of mine now. And I’m glad I met him, and I’m glad we did the project together, even though I had to do all the work.
Band 6+: Describe a time you had to work with someone difficult. You should say: - Who the person was - What you were working on together - What made them difficult to work with And explain how you managed the situation.
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So when I was in grade 6, there was someone difficult I had to work with for a project, which was my science project. I guess it was 2019 or 2017, I'm really not that sure, but it was probably in the late 2010s. His name was Nabil, and it was very difficult to work with him because he was a very lazy person. When we had to do some tasks together, I would ask him to help me with my work and also finish his tasks, but he wouldn't do any work. He didn't even do any of the work. I had to do both mine and his work. I had to put in double the effort, and I had to work really hard on the project to get a good score because it was very important for me to get good grades. Our grades depended on the quality and the scores we received from our science project, but he was a backbencher and honestly, he didn't care about his scores. So I had to work overtime doing my part of the project and his too, just to ensure I could get good results. That's how I managed the situation with him. Other than that, I think he's a great guy, but he's just a very lazy, carefree person. Sometimes he doesn't understand that being so carefree and careless can negatively impact other people's lives. But well, he's a good friend of mine now, and I'm glad I met him. I'm glad we did the project together, even though I had to do all the work.
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