Band 6: Describe a time you made a mistake that taught you a valuable lesson. You should say: - What the mistake was - What the situation was - Who was involved And explain what lesson you learned from it. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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The mistake I would like to talk about happened pretty recently. I did not prepare for my IELTS exam enough, which is why I received a band that was not suitable for me. It happened about two months ago, and it was my individual mistake; nobody else was involved in this situation. The main point I learned from this experience is that I should prepare more before meaningful events, especially tests and exams. I found great resources for preparing for my IELTS exam, but I did it too late. I just did not have enough time to enhance my level. I also was not familiar with the structure of the exam, which is why I received a band score lower than my actual capacity.

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You know, the mistake I would like to talk about has been pretty recently. It was that I have not prepared to my IELTS exam enough. So that’s the reason why I got banned that’s not suitable for me. It happened like two months ago and it’s have been my individual mistakes of nobody else was involved in this situation. And the main points I have learned from this anecdote is that I should prepare more before some meaningful events, especially testing and exams. Also I have found great resources for preparing to my IELTS exam but I did it too late. So I just have not enough time to enhance my level. Also I have not been familiar with structure of exam and that’s the reason why I’ve got uh… benz sets lower than my actual uh… capacity

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Describe a time you made a mistake that taught you a valuable lesson. You should say: – What the mistake was – What the situation was – Who was involved And explain what lesson you learned from it.

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