Band 6: Describe a time you solved a problem creatively What the problem was What creative solution you used How you came up with it What the result was (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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To be honest, I am not a person who is in a hurry, but now I would like to talk about a time when I had to solve a problem in a creative way in a short period. It happened three months ago when I had to register for the National Certificate in English Language. At the beginning, I had less time, and I was really surprised that I had so little time. I had doubts about getting a C1 in this kind of language testing, so I made a quick decision to create a plan for my preparation. I used different kinds of creative solutions, such as using tricks and being really punctual on test day. I even tried medicine to stay concentrated on test day, and consequently, I got a C1. I prepared for the test for one week, and I got a C1. Ultimately, the result satisfied me because, in a short period, it was a really tough issue. It was a tough issue for me, but despite all my efforts, I managed to overcome this situation. Consequently, I was over the moon; I was so delighted with my achievements. Next time, I will be more careful when it comes to registering for the test so that I have more time to prepare for the language testing.

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To be honest I am not a person who is in a hurry but now I would like to talk about a time when I had to solve a problem in a creative way for a short period. It happened actually three months ago and that time I had to register for the National Certificate English Language. At the beginning I had less time I was really surprised that I had less time and I had doubt about to get C1 in this kind of language testing so I make a quick decision to make a plan for my preparation. I use it different kind of creative solutions such as using tricks and how to be really punctual in a test day and even I tried medicine to be to stay concentrated in a test day and consequently I got C1. I prepared for the test one week and I got C1 and ultimately the result was satisfied me because in a short period it was really tough issues. It was a really tough issue for me so but despite all of my efforts I anyway I try I managed to overcome this kind of situation and consequently I was over the moon I was so delighted from my achievements and the next time I will be so careful when it comes to register for the test day so that I have I will I have more time to prepare for the language testing.

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