Band 6: 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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So when I was in 10th grade, I didn't use to study. I'm not a study guy, and I don't like to study. I spent most of my time on other activities. When exams were approaching, I had no preparation, and I was very worried about what I could do in the exam. So, by taking the name of God, I attempted all my exams, but I didn't think I would get good marks. After three months, when the results were announced, I thought I would fail. However, when my friend checked my result, he said that I had passed. It was a very enjoyable moment for me. I was very happy that I didn't study and still passed. When I told my parents that I had passed, they were also very happy, and I took admission in my desired college. It was very positive news for me that my friend gave me, and I really appreciate the examiner who checked my paper. My parents were very happy, and they granted me a new phone and a new laptop for further study. If I had failed, my parents would have been very angry, and they wouldn't have given me those things. So by passing the exam, I received all those gifts. This was positive news for me. I spent my parents' money on these gadgets, and in my moments, you can ask, it was a very positive vibe for me and the best news someone has ever given to me.

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So when I was in my 10th grade, I don’t used to study. So I’m not a study guy. So I don’t like to study. So I spend my most of the time in other activities. So when there is like them ahead, I have no preparation for my exams. I was very worried about that, that what I can do in exam. So, by taking the name of God, I, I attempt my all exams, but I don’t think, I don’t think that I would get a good marks. So, when the, when the time passed after three months, we had a result. So so I thought that I would be failed but When my friend checked my result, he said that you are passed So it it was a very very in very enjoyable moment for me I was very happy that I didn’t study and I got passed so When I when I asked my parents that I got passed they were also very happy and I took admission admission in my in my desired college so it it was a very very positive positive news for me which my friends gave to me and I really appreciate the examiner who examines the exam and check my paper so after this my parents my parents so I as I told my parents was very happy he he grant me a new phone and new laptop for further study but chance if I got failed my parents would be very angry and they they they would not give me those things so by passing the exam I got all those things so this is a positive news for me so I spent so I spent my parents money on these gadgets and in my moments you can ask this it was a very very positive vibe for me and very positive news that ever someone gives to me

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