Band 7: Describe an occasion when you forgot something important. You should say: What you forgot When it happened Why you forgot it And explain how you felt about it (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Well, I want to talk about a time when I forgot to bring my ID card for an important exam at my university. It happened last year when I had a final exam for my Mathematics course. It was a crucial test, and I had been studying for weeks. On the exam day, I was feeling a bit nervous and rushed to get to the exam hall on time. However, just as I was about to enter the room, I realized that I had forgotten my ID card at home. It was required to enter, and without it, I wouldn't be allowed to take the exam. Another reason I think I forgot my ID card was that on the exam day, I was so focused on revising in the morning that I didn't double-check my bag before leaving. If I am not mistaken, I had a habit of keeping my ID card in a different place, and I didn't realize that it was missing the last time I checked. When I noticed my mistake, I panicked, and my heart started racing. I knew that if I couldn't take this exam, I might fail this course. Unfortunately, I left the area near the exam station and ran back quickly home to get my ID card, and I just arrived in time.

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Well, I want to talk about a time when I forgot to bring my ID card for important exam at my university. It happened last year when I had final exam for Mathematics course. It was crucial test and I had been studying for weeks and on the exam day I was feel a bit nervous and rushed to get to exam hall on time. However, just as I was about to enter the room, I felt that I forgot my ID card at home. It was required to enter. It was out it I wouldn’t be allowed to take exam. Another reason I think I forget my ID card was because on the exam day I was so focused at rewising in the morning that I didn’t double check my back before leaving. And if I am not mistaken, I had a habit of keeping my ID card on different place and I didn’t realize that it was missing on the last time. When I notize my mistake, I panic it and my heart started rising and I knew that if I couldn’t take this exam, I might fail this course. Unfortunately, I leave the nearby of the exam station and I run back quickly at home to get my ID card and I just arrived in time.

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