Band 6: Describe a time you received unexpectedly good news. You should say: - What the news was about - When and where you received it - Who gave you the news And explain how it made you feel. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Well, I would like to share a time when I received unexpected good news. It was my result from the college banking exams when I was 18. One day, I was doing some homework at home with my mom, and suddenly the telephone rang. My mom went to answer the call, and she received good news about my interview selection. She was over the moon and told me that I passed my exams. That was an unforgettable moment; I had never heard such news before. We had a big celebration, and we enjoyed it a lot. It was the best day of my life. From that day, I started my job at Nepal Bank Limited as a cashier, and I am doing well right now. I hope to continue improving in the future. I received that result out of the blue, and I was thrilled and puzzled at the same time. My whole family was delighted about my news. Now, I am doing very well at my work, and I received a promotion last year. I am now a branch manager, and I hope to do even better in the future. So, yeah, that's my news, and I feel proud of myself for doing this job.

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Well, I would like to share a time that I received unexpected good news. It was my result at the college when I gave a banking exams when I was 18 and one day I was doing some homework at my home with my mom’s and suddenly the telephone rang and my mom went to receive the call and she received that call and she got a good news about selecting my interviews and she was over the moon and she told me that I got past my result exams and that was the unforgettable moment I have never heard before and it was had it had a blast party and we enjoyed a lot and it was the best day of my life and from that day that day I started doing my job at a Nepal Bank Limited as a cashier and I am doing better right now and I hope I will do better in the futures too and I got that result out of the blue and I was thrilled and puzzled at the same time and my whole family was delighted about my news and now I am doing very good at my work and I got promotions last year and now I’m branch managers and I hope I’ll do more better in the futures so yeah that’s my news and I feel proud of myself doing that job

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