An outdoor activity that I took part in is actually a sport and it was basketball. So around 10 years ago I participated in a school team. So one day our school arranged a special day called sports day where each student can choose from a variety range of sports they can participate in. So at that time I have chosen to play basketball. I participated in a team and among my friends. So at that time I had mixed emotions. First of all I was really nervous and anxious because I don’t have that full information or good background information about basketball. Like I have these few rules I know about it. It has really strict rules like you need to count your steps before throwing the ball in the basket. But I can say that I really enjoy that day even though I’m not a sports person. I don’t really enjoy playing sports but I enjoy that day or playing especially that sport because I was among my friends. We had really an amazing time. I felt really happy and proud of myself that I could manage to play in a whole new sport that I haven’t even tried it before.
Band 7+: Describe an outdoor activity you took a part You should say: •What activity it was ? •Where you did it ? •When you did it ? And explain whether you liked it or not ?
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An outdoor activity that I took part in is actually a sport, and it was basketball. Around 10 years ago, I participated in a school team. One day, our school arranged a special event called sports day, where each student could choose from a wide range of sports to participate in. At that time, I chose to play basketball. I participated in a team with my friends. I had mixed emotions. First of all, I was really nervous and anxious because I didn't have much information or a good background in basketball. I knew a few rules about it. It has really strict rules, like you need to count your steps before throwing the ball into the basket. However, I can say that I really enjoyed that day, even though I'm not a sports person. I don't usually enjoy playing sports, but I enjoyed that day, especially playing that sport because I was with my friends. We had an amazing time. I felt really happy and proud of myself that I could manage to play a whole new sport that I hadn't even tried before.
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