For me, having a silent place to study is of great importance. For that reason, I have all the time careful to choose in my study places. Among all of them. Um, I would like to talk about our university reading hall. Um, it was located on the second floor in the main library building and I went there almost every day after classes. I studied there, um, my main subjects regarding business, because I was studying MBA and I needed to know more about accounting management, business strategies and so on. But I mostly preferred to be there on my own because I’m a person who is easily distracted by, uh, external factors. So I prefer to do my studies alone there. Uh, the library itself provided students with computers and access to fast speed Internet, vast collections of books that were quite useful to refer. And the same time, the library, uh, as I said, had, um, an access to the reading hall, which was able to accommodate around 50 students at a time. All of these students were not allowed to make any single noise or talk to each other by studying. That was actually the best thing that I liked about the place itself. Um, I felt more motivated and concentrated, focused on my studies, and if I wanted to refer to any book, it was just a short walk away, uh, even without being able to, uh, talking or communicating, I don’t know, even eating and drinking wasn’t allowed. So I felt more, uh, in the atmosphere of study. So it helped me a lot to pass all of my exams, to complete my assignments, to review the lectures. It made me really a better, more successful student.
Band 8+: Describe an indoor and outdoor place where it was easy for you to study. You should say: Where it was? What you studied there? Who you went with? When you went there? And explain why you liked to study in this place.
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For me, having a quiet place to study is of great importance. For that reason, I'm always careful to choose my study spots. Of all of them, I'd like to talk about our university's reading hall. It was located on the second floor of the main library building, and I went there almost every day after classes. I studied my main subjects there, which were related to business, because I was pursuing an MBA and needed to learn more about accounting, management, business strategies, and so on. I mostly preferred to study there alone because I'm easily distracted by external factors. The library itself provided students with computers, access to high-speed internet, and a vast collection of books that were incredibly useful for reference. Additionally, the library had a reading hall that could accommodate around 50 students at a time. All of these students were required to maintain complete silence and refrain from talking to each other while studying. That was actually the best thing about the place. I felt more motivated, concentrated, and focused on my studies. If I needed to refer to a book, it was just a short walk away. Even talking, communicating, eating, or drinking wasn't allowed. It felt like a true study atmosphere. This environment helped me tremendously in passing all my exams, completing my assignments, and reviewing lectures. It truly made me a better and more successful student.
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