I’d like to talk about an occasion when I got up extremely early and that was when I had an entrance exam for university about three years ago. The exam actually took place in my own city but I still decided to wake up very early because I was afraid of getting stuck in traffic jam and arriving late. The test itself was scheduled for early in the morning, so I woke up at around 5 o’clock to have enough time to get ready calmly and avoid unnecessary stress. Since it was an important exam that could influence my future education, I wanted everything to go smoothly. And the night before, I even prepared all the necessary documents so that I wouldn’t forget anything in a hurry. And at that day my father accompanied me because he wanted to support me emotionally and make sure that I arrived at the test center on time. When we left home, the streets were still relatively quiet and there were no many cars on the road yet. And this really helped me relief. Because the traffic congestion in our city is often unpredictable. To be honest, waking up so early was really physically exhausting for me. At first I felt a bit sleepy and stressed about the exam. However, after arriving to the test center and realizing that I had plenty of time before the exam started, I felt calmer and more confident. And looking back, getting up early was the best decision for me because it helped me avoid stress and focus properly on my exam instead of worrying about arriving late.
Band 7+: Describe an occasion when you got up extremely early. You should say: 1. When this happened 2. What you needed to do on that day 3. Who you were with 4. How you felt about getting up early on that day?
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I'd like to talk about an occasion when I got up extremely early, and that was when I had an entrance exam for university about three years ago. The exam actually took place in my own city, but I still decided to wake up very early because I was afraid of getting stuck in a traffic jam and arriving late. The test itself was scheduled for early in the morning, so I woke up at around 5 o'clock to have enough time to get ready calmly and avoid unnecessary stress. Since it was an important exam that could influence my future education, I wanted everything to go smoothly. The night before, I even prepared all the necessary documents so that I wouldn't forget anything in a hurry. On that day, my father accompanied me because he wanted to support me emotionally and make sure that I arrived at the test center on time. When we left home, the streets were still relatively quiet, and there were not many cars on the road yet. This really helped me feel relieved because the traffic congestion in our city is often unpredictable. To be honest, waking up so early was physically exhausting for me. At first, I felt a bit sleepy and stressed about the exam. However, after arriving at the test center and realizing that I had plenty of time before the exam started, I felt calmer and more confident. Looking back, getting up early was the best decision for me because it helped me avoid stress and focus properly on my exam instead of worrying about arriving late.
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