Band 7: Describe a Time You Were Very Busy You should say • When did it happen? • Where were you? • What did you do? And explain why you were that Busy (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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So, I would like to start with the fact that I'm a student in the 11th grade, which is the final year here in the School of Ukrainians. This is a great proof that I am a really busy person now. I am preparing for my exams, which are called the National Multitasking Test. Moreover, I am applying to universities, which is a really hard process. However, I would like to tell you about a time when I was definitely pushing myself to achieve success in a really challenging task. It was January 2024 when I was applying for the scholarship program called United World Colleges. I applied for this program to live and study abroad for two years, mainly in Wales, at the Atlantic College. I believe that it was an amazing opportunity for me, which would make me really successful and happy. I could communicate with people from more than 65 nations, which would make me even more intercultural and updated on international news and upcoming events. Additionally, I really loved this application because it broadened my outlook and made me think outside the box. I conversed with a great variety of people, which made me even more respectful of others. The reason I was busy was that I had to prepare a project and design an app for students who wanted to study English. Furthermore, I was preparing for an interview that was conducted on a global level. I believe it was really hard. In the end, I would like to say that it was a great experience.

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So, I would like to start with the fact that I’m a student of the 11th grade, and which is the final here in the School of Ukrainians. And this is a really great proof of the fact that I am a really busy person now. I am preparing for my exams, which is called National Multitasking Test. What is more, I am applying for the university, which is a really hard process. However, I would like to tell you about a time where I was definitely pushing myself in order to reach the success in a really hard task. It was January 2024 when I was applying for the scholarship program called United World Colleges. I applied for this program in order to live and study abroad for two years, and mainly in Wales, in the Atlantic College. I believe that it was an amazing opportunity for me, which would make me really successful and really happy. Because I can communicate with people from more than 65 nations, it would make me even more intercultural and updated to international news and upcoming events. What is more, I really loved this application because it boldened my journal outlook and made me think outside the box. I conversed with a great variety of people, which made me even more respectful to people. Why I was busy was because I had to prepare a project and I had to design an app, which was made for students who wanted to study English. What is more, I was preparing for the interview, which was made on the global level. And I believe it was really hard. So in the end, I would like to say that it was a great experience.

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