Band 6: Describe a time you were sleepy but had to stay awake You should say: When it was Why you had to stay awake How you kept yourself awake and explain how you felt about it. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Actually, thank you for giving me the questions because I have a lot of stories about times I tried to stay awake even when I was sleepy. Here, I would like to talk about the last story with my sister, I think it was about a month ago. I remember my sister was ill, and after that, she went to sleep. But suddenly, I heard a loud sound, and I ran quickly to her room. I found her lying on the floor, and there was blood on the floor. I was very afraid in that situation. After that, we went to the hospital; I think it was exactly 3 p.m., which is usually a time for sleep. I was trying to stay awake to talk with her doctors and also to monitor her. I think I drank five cups of coffee. There was a small machine near her room in the hospital, and every hour, I went to that machine to get a new cup of coffee.

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Actually, thank you for giving me the questions because I have a lot of the stories which I attempt to be awake even I went to sleep. But here I would you talk about the last story with my sister, I think before one month ago. I remembered my sister was ill and after that she got to the sleep, she went to the sleep But suddenly I heard Lodi sound and I ran the quick to the room, her room and I found her stay at the earth and there are blood in the earth and I’m very afraid in this situations and after that I we went to the to the hospitals I think the time was 3 p.m. exactly that’s the time for the sleep but I’m attempting to be awake to talk with her doctors and also to motoring her. I think I drink 5 cups of coffee. I think there is a small machine near from her room in the hospital and every after 1 hours I went to this machine to the pie a new cup of coffee.

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