Band 7: Describe a time you received unexpected good news. You should say: - What the news was - Who gave you the news - What your initial reaction was And explain why it was so important to you. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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About 10 months ago, my wife told me that we were pregnant. I thought that was the best news I've ever heard in my entire life. I was in my room at home, and the reason why the news was so good is that, of course, having a baby or hearing that you are going to have a baby is exceptional news on its own. However, a few months before I heard the news, we had received a lot of medical advice indicating that this would be very difficult for us. When I first heard the news in January this year, I felt like the ground below my feet had just shifted. I could not immediately think of anything because it was all of a sudden. The news came unexpectedly. The only thing I could do was just describe that moment because the news was so great for us. Until then, we were just a couple, a group of two people living our lives, both professionally and personally, going about our day-to-day activities. However, when we heard the news, we started thinking and foreseeing our future, imagining what our life would be like with a child, and what we were going to name the baby. So yes, that was the best news I have ever heard, so fast in my life.

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about 10 months ago when my wife was told me that we were pregnant, I thought that was the best news I’ve ever heard in my entire life. I was at my room in my house and the I was at my room in my house and the reason why the news was so good, because of course having a baby or to have heard that you are going to have a baby is an exceptional news on its own. However, a few months ago, before I heard the news, we had received a lot of medical advice that this is something which is going to be very difficult for us. When I first heard the news in Jan this year, I thought that the ground below my feet has just shifted. And I could not think immediately of anything because it was all of a sudden. The news was all of a sudden. And the only thing I could do was just describe at that moment because the news was so great for us. Until then, we both were just a couple, a group of two people living our life professionally and personally going, you know, doing things day by day. However, when we heard the news, we started thinking, we started foreseeing our futures, our life would be with a kid, what is the name that, what we are going to name the child. So yes, that was the best news I have ever heard, so fast in my life.

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