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)

86% Accuracy The overall pronunciation accuracy of your speech, reflecting how well a native speaker can comprehend it.

Polished transcript:

Male Female

Due to the uncertainty and the war in Lebanon, my family and I were forced to relocate and move to Dubai for a couple of months. The time that I received such shocking news, which I had been anticipating for such a long time, was when my parents came up to me and told me that they finally booked the tickets for us to return to my home country. This news was delivered to me by my parents, and I was in such shock that I started jumping around our hotel room. I was hollering. I was showing extreme excitement because I was so eager to return to the soil that shaped who I am, that shaped my identity, and leaving it was really hard. I had to distance myself from my friends, distance from my family, distance from my school, distance from everything, and this caused a really difficult time because I felt super claustrophobic, constantly being trapped in my hotel room. So once I got the opportunity to go back home and realized that this was actually something that was going to happen soon, I was really excited because I got to see my friends again. I experienced feelings that I had been longing for for such a long time, and due to this, I feel like that moment will be forever engraved in my mind. It will be a memory that I would never forget, and those words coming out of my parents' mouths had a lasting impact on me because it's a constant reminder that everything happens for a reason and that I got home safely. I got the benefits of both things, and it also constantly reminds me that there's always a positive side to everything. We should always look at the bright side because once we do, good things will happen. In a way, we are anticipating a future that is full of prosperity and success.

Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

Due to the uncertainty and the war in Lebanon, my family and I was forced to relocate and move to Dubai for a couple of months. And the time that I received such shocking and news I’ve been anticipating for such a long time was when my parents came up to me and told me that they finally booked the tickets for us to return back to my home country. This news was told to me by my parents and I was in such shock that I started jumping around our hotel room. I was hollering. I was showing extreme excitement because I was so excited to return to the soil that shaped who I am that shaped my identity and leaving it was really really really hard. I had to distance from my friends, distance from my family, distance from my school, distance from everything and this caused really it was a really difficult time because I felt super claustrophobic constantly being dropped in my hotel room. So once I got the opportunity to go back home and realize that that was actually something that was going to happen soon, I was really really really excited because I got to see my friends again. I got to, I experienced feelings that I’ve been longing for for such a long time and due to this I feel like that moment will be forever engraved in my mind. It will be a memory that I would never ever forget and those words coming out of my parents mouth had a long lasting impact on me because it’s a constant reminder that everything happens for a reason and I got our safe and I returned back home. So I got the benefits of both things and that it also constantly reminds me that that there’s always a positive side to everything. And we should always look at the bright side, because once we do, then good things will happen. And in a way, we are anticipating a future that is full of prosperity and success.

Tips: Click on each word to see feedback.

Answers On The Same Topic:

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.

One time my friend told me really beautiful news about himself. It was approximately three or maybe two weeks ago. He went to another country to pass was I noticed that’s exactly how I am now. And he told me that this was not really difficult for him. And I really admire him because when […]

Band 5+

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.

One day my dad told me unexpectedly he said he said you know you have an certificate and I surprise and how I said how for my dad and he said again you you taken and test for I’ll certificate and now you are take an I’ll certificate. I it’s important message for me and […]

Band 5+

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.

There was one time that when the unexpected news broke to me, I was overjoyed and I was joyous because it was when my eldest nephew was born. I was sitting at home with my sisters. We were eating dinner and suddenly my father called us. My father and mother went out in the evening […]

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.

So, I want to talk about my brother who got accepted to the University of Harvard. It happened probably a year ago. We were sitting in a dinner table with our family. At that time, we didn’t know that our brother applied for Harvard University. We had IELTS and SAT in order to apply for […]

Band 6+

See All

Describe a subject taught in your school. You should say: what subject it was and who taught it, how the teacher taught it, what you learnt from it, and explain how it helped you.

I will talk about a subject that I taught at school. This subject is chemistry. This object was taught by an old woman, a teacher, and this. And how I can, how I remember about teaching of SHIFT, It was interesting lessons when we had experiments with reactions and began to make new new chemical […]

Band 5+

Describe an important event in your life

Well, in my life I have participated in many events but today I would like to talk about one particular event that was memorable for me. It was a music concert. I first came to know about this concert through social media platform like Facebook. After watching it, as soon as I became very interested […]

Band 5+

Describe an event you attended where you did not like the music What event it was Where it was What kind of music they played Why you did not like i

I love listening to music. In fact, I love listening while cooking, while cleaning, even while ice-turning. Today I would like to talk about an event I attend where I did not like the music. It has happened few days ago when my university authorized you When everyone know James was perform but after few […]

Band 4+

See All

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.

Check Your Own Answer On This Topic?

Generate A Band-9 Sample With Your Idea?

Overall Band Score

Pronunciation

Task Response

Fluency & Coherence

Lexical Resource

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Answers On The Same Topic:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Other Topics:

Describe a subject taught in your school. You should say: what subject it was and who taught it, how the teacher taught it, what you learnt from it, and explain how it helped you.

Describe an important event in your life

Describe a time when you received a piece of advice that surprised you. You should say: - Who gave you the advice - What the advice was - Why it surprised you And explain how you used that advice.

Describe an object in your home that has a hidden or forgotten function. You should say: - What the object is - What its original function was - How you discovered its hidden use And explain whether you now use it for its original or hidden purpose.

Describe an event you attended where you did not like the music What event it was Where it was What kind of music they played Why you did not like i

Describe a time when you used information for tourists, for example from a guidebook or online. You should say: where you got this information what place this information was about what information you got and explain whether this information was very helpful for you.

Check Your Own Answer On This Topic?

Generate A Band-9 Sample With Your Idea?

Overall Band Score

Pronunciation

Task Response

Fluency & Coherence

Lexical Resource

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Answers On The Same Topic:

Other Topics:

Plans & Pricing

Free

Premium