Band 5: Describe a time you tried something completely new and outside of your comfort zone. You should say: - What you tried - Where and when you did it - Who you did it with (if anyone) And explain what the experience taught you about yourself. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I would like to talk about a time when I tried something new. Actually, about a month ago, I was looking for a pizza recipe. One of my friends gave me the recipe for pizza, and fortunately, I was also working in a cafe in the kitchen. So I told my chef that I would try to make pizza by myself because I had the recipe and I could make it. He allowed me and gave me permission to prepare the pizza. So first, I started with the dough. I followed the recipe for the dough which I had taken from my friend, and successfully I completed the process of making the dough. Then I completely made the pizza by myself. After that, when the chef checked my pizza, he really praised me and appreciated me, saying that the pizza was really delicious and tasty. He asked me where I had learned this interesting recipe. So I told him that a friend of mine had given me the recipe. Then the chef also wanted to meet him. After that, I also started making pizza in my cafe. So that experience was very good, and that was the first time I tried something new, and it was a quite interesting moment in my life.

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I would like to talk about a time when I have tried something new. Actually, before a month I was looking for a Feather recipe. One of my friends gave me the recipe of Fiza and fortunately I was also working in a cafe in the kitchen so I have told to my chef that now I will try to make Fiza by myself because I have recipe and I can make FISA so he allowed me and he give me the permission you can prefer the FISA so first I started with dough I preferred the recipe for dough which I have taken from my friend and successfully I have completed the process of dough and then I completely make the fiza by myself and after that when the ship checked my fiza that how I made the fiza he really phrased me and every if appreciate me that the fiza was really delicious and tasty so he really appreciate me and he was asking about from me that where you have learned this interesting recipe so then I told that actually there was a friend of me which he give me the recipe for this so then the chef also want to meet with him and then I also started making fiza in my KFA. So that experience was very well and that was the first time which I tried something new and that was a quite interesting moment in my life.

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