I believe that the topest failure that I had was related to my occupation. It totally changed my destination. I wanted to teach English to adults and teenagers, yet my supervisor always gave me kids classes. I was always reluctant to accept them, but I wasn’t brave enough to tell the truth and ask them to give the classes that I really wanted. It had both negative and positive effects on my life. On a positive side, I can say I’ve got experience and now I have enough self-confidence to teach English to higher level and to adults and teenagers. But I believe that it cost me a lot, especially negative side, when I was more bold. First of all, it put my mind health in danger. I’m exhausted of struggling with kids. I never wanted to be in this position.
Band 6+: Describe the most significant failure you have had in the last five years. You should say: • what it was • if it has affected your life • how you feel about it now and explain why you consider it as failure.
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I believe that the biggest failure I had was related to my occupation. It totally changed my direction. I wanted to teach English to adults and teenagers, yet my supervisor always gave me kids' classes. I was always reluctant to accept them, but I wasn't brave enough to tell the truth and ask for the classes that I really wanted. It had both negative and positive effects on my life. On the positive side, I can say I've gained experience and now I have enough self-confidence to teach English at a higher level and to adults and teenagers. However, I believe that it cost me a lot, especially on the negative side, when I was more bold. First of all, it put my mental health in danger. I'm exhausted from struggling with kids. I never wanted to be in this position.
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