Band 7: Describe an important thing you learned (not at school or college) You should say: o What it was o When you learned it o How you learned it o And explain why it was important (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I think I have learned an important thing that I did not learn in school or college. That is communication. Communication and making friends were very hard for me when I was in school or college. I learned communication skills and how to connect with people and make friends. These skills are very important in life, which I could not learn in school. I learned those skills while I was at a coaching center where I was pursuing an English learning course related to IELTS, of course. There, I learned to speak about different topics and discovered various ways to communicate with people. I also made many friends of different ages who wanted to sit for the IELTS examination, which was a great experience. In college or school, my friends were all of the same age. But in the coaching center, I had many friends from different places, and I got to learn a lot about them. It actually opened me up to the opportunity to express myself in front of others because of the diversity I encountered there, which I could not find anywhere else. So definitely, this experience was significant for my personal growth and development.

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I think I have learned an important thing that I have not learned from my school before college. That is communication. Communication and making friends, which was very hard for me when I was in school or in college. I have learned the communication skills and how to connect with people and making friends. These skills are very important in your life, which I could not learn when I was in school. I have learned those skills while I was in a coaching center where I have learned, I was pursuing a lesson of English learning, which was related to IELTS of course. There I have learned to speak with different things about different things and I have learned about different kinds of way you can communicate with people. I have also made many friends of different ages who wanted to sit for the IELTS examination, which was a great experience. Because in my college or school I have students or friends who were at the same age. But in the coaching center I had many friends who were from different places and I got to learn a lot about them. It actually opened me to get, I got the opportunity to open up in front of other people because of the diversity that I got there, which I could not get anywhere else. So definitely.

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