Actually in my lifetime there were so many moments when I passed examinations or achieved something that made me feel proud. But now I would like to talk about one event that happened about two years ago that made me feel extremely proud. I can say that at that time we had the competition from our school and I decided to participate in it as um, it included English, uh, language as I had english language uh, that I had. I would say that uh, this competition consists of three stages, uh, which were even harder. Harder and step by step. The first stage included just uh, vocabulary and grammar. I mean it was written Tas. And the second uh, the middle stage was about just general knowledge. I can say that final, when it comes to the final one, it was about the thing ever that included everything such as presentations or even projects. Uh, so I can say that it was really hard to pass for many students as ah, the presentation was about ah, the crop like about plans and eliminating some, eliminating climate change. I mean the ways how to do it. Um. I was not expecting that I’m gonna win as they provided us with one reward. Ah, free, uh, free visit to a foreign country. What I saw when I saw the uh, names uh, for the people’s names who passed uh, I sold my name. In the second place, I was really elated as the free um, visit to different countries was special for me. And I was really proud of myself as it was just for free without any um like requirements. I didn’t even ask money for my parents and they were even happy for myself as it was something um, hard as it was something hard as not all the students could achieve it.
Band 7+: Describe something you did that made you feel proud of yourself. You should say - what you did - when you did it - why you felt proud of what you had done - and explain how you felt when this happened.
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Actually, in my lifetime, there have been so many moments where I've passed examinations or achieved something that made me feel proud. But today, I'd like to talk about one event that happened about two years ago that made me feel extremely proud. At that time, our school was holding a competition, and I decided to participate. It included an English language component, which I was confident in. The competition had three stages, each progressively more challenging. The first stage was a written test focusing on vocabulary and grammar. The second stage was a general knowledge test. The final stage was the most demanding, encompassing everything from presentations to projects. It was a tough competition, and many students found it difficult to pass, especially the final stage. The presentation topic was about climate change, specifically focusing on ways to mitigate its effects. I wasn't expecting to win, as there was only one prize: a free trip to a foreign country. When I saw the list of winners, I was ecstatic to find my name in second place. The free trip was incredibly special to me, and I was incredibly proud of myself. It was completely free, with no additional requirements. I didn't even have to ask my parents for money, and they were overjoyed for me. It was a challenging competition, and not all students could achieve this, making my accomplishment even more meaningful.
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