Band 6: Describe a time you received unexpected good news. You should say: - What the news was about - How you received the news - Who shared the news with you And explain how you felt when you heard the news. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I clearly remember one instance of good news that I received five years ago. It was about my SSE exam results. On the day the results were published, I went to college. However, at that time, I went to school, but the results were not available, and I was very stressed. When the results finally came out, I returned home after not finding them. One of my friends called me and asked for my registration number. I gave him my registration number, and he told me that I got a GPA of 5. I was so happy, and my parents were also very happy to hear that result because I had worked so hard. My mother helped me a lot, and my father prayed for me to get a good result. They felt so happy and looked so proud. I was overjoyed to hear the result, and I also told my relatives about it. They were amazed to hear the news as well.

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I clearly remember about one of my good news that I got before five years ago. That was my SSE exam results. That day when the exam results published, I went to college. But at that time I went to school but the results are not coming and I was so much stressed. When the result came after not finding the result I came to my home again. After one of my friends called me and asked me about my restitution number and then I I gave him my registration number and he told me that I got GPS5 and I was so happy with my parents. My parents are also very happy by hearing that result. because I worked so much hard at that time. In my mom, mother also helped me a lot. And my father also prayed for me for good result and they feel so happy. They are so happy and look so good. So, I am so good by hearing the result and I also told my relatives about my result and they also feel amazing by hearing this result.

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