First of all, before immersing into that circumstance, when I made some promise to someone, I want to tell some background of myself. So I am that kind of person who hates making promises, because I have a sentiment that a promise is a duty, which means that you have to accomplish your promise after making it. So therefore you can make some conclusion that I do not make promises quite often, but it was a few years ago, if I am not mistaken, in my colleague period, my mother told me whom you want to become, and I couldn’t really answer a specific profession, because in that time I had a lot of plans to do. However, as far back as I can remember myself, I was passionate about being a pilot. So I told my mother that one day I will become a pilot and provide a better opportunity for our life to refine it, and to make our house modern and make some kind of improvements on our life. And as I said before, I could keep my words, and currently we are living in a modern new house, which is placed in the center of Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is the capital of Central Asia, which means our house is quite expensive, but it does not mean that I cannot afford it. I can fully afford it because I am a pilot.
Band 7+: Describe a time you made a promise to someone.
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First of all, before immersing into that circumstance when I made a promise to someone, I want to provide some background about myself. I am the kind of person who hates making promises because I feel that a promise is a duty, which means you have to fulfill your promise after making it. Therefore, you can conclude that I do not make promises quite often. However, a few years ago, if I am not mistaken, during my time as a colleague, my mother asked me whom I wanted to become, and I couldn't really answer with a specific profession because at that time I had a lot of plans. However, as far back as I can remember, I was passionate about being a pilot. So I told my mother that one day I would become a pilot and provide a better opportunity for our lives, to improve our home, and to make some kind of enhancements in our lives. As I mentioned before, I kept my word, and currently, we are living in a modern new house located in the center of Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is the capital of Central Asia, which means our house is quite expensive, but that does not mean I cannot afford it. I can fully afford it because I am a pilot.
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