Band 6: Describe an occasion when you forgot something important You should say: what you forgot, why you forgot it when it was how you felt (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I had an experience where I completely forgot something important, and it was my best friend's birthday. This happened about six months ago in the middle of the summer season. At the time, I was incredibly busy with my hectic schedule due to my study sessions and work, along with some problems I was facing. At the end of the day, when I picked up my phone, I saw that my friend's profile was full of birthday stories. I felt a mix of anxiety and guilt. Despite this, I decided to call my friend because we have been close since childhood, and we spent nearly all our days together. When I called my friend, I acknowledged the situation and tried to explain. Unfortunately, my friend understood my situation, but I could sense a bit of disappointment in his voice. This situation became a valuable lesson for me because after that, I made it a habit to mark important dates in my phone's electronic calendar. Overall, that was one occasion when I completely forgot an important event.

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experience I had and I forgot completely and it was my one of the best friends birthday and it happened at about six months ago in the middle of the summer season at the time I was incredibly busy from my hectic schedule because of my study session and work, additionally some problems that I face it that’s why at the end of the day when I picked up the phone I was witnessing one occasion when I entered the telegram and my friend’s profile was full of such birthday stories then I felt a mix of anxiety and the feeling of guilty but despite this I decided to call my friends because from our childhood years we were close friends and nearly all the time we spent our day throughout the day that’s why when I defunded my friends I acknowledged that situation and I tried to explain unfortunately my friends understood my situation but despite that I felt from his voice a bit of disappointment and that situation would be a valuable lesson for me because after that situation I made a habit that for such important data now I all the time try to mark in my phone electronic calendar overall it was one case why completely forgot an important event

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