Band 7: Describe a time you overcame a challenge unexpectedly. You should say: - What the challenge was - What you tried at first - What you did that was successful And explain how it changed you. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I would like to talk about a time when I overcame a challenge that I thought was almost impossible. It happened when I had to pass an important English exam at school. At that time, my English level was not very good, and I was really worried because the exam included speaking, writing, and listening parts. I felt it was impossible for me to get a good score, especially in speaking, because I was very shy and often made mistakes. To overcome this challenge, I decided to practice more seriously. For example, I started watching videos in English and trying to repeat after native speakers. I also practiced speaking with my friends, even though sometimes it was a bit embarrassing. In addition, I tried to learn new words every day and use them in sentences.

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I would like to talk about a time when I overcame a challenge that I thought was almost impossible. It happened when I had to pass an important English exam at school. At that time my English level were not very good and I was really worried because the exam included speaking, writing and listening parts. I felt it was impossible for me to get a good score. especially in speaking because I was very shy and I often make mistakes. To overcome this challenge I decided to practice more seriously. For example, I started watching videos in English and trying to repeat after native speakers. I also practiced speaking with my friends even though sometimes it was a bit embarrassing. In addition, I try to learn new words every day and use them in sentences.

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