Band 5: Something you are proud of achieving what it is when it happened what you did why you felt proud (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I'm proud of achieving something, and I remember one time when I got first place in programming at the time of the Olympics. It's a competition where you need to run a program in a special time, like for two hours. I think it was about five years ago, so I don't exactly remember, but I think it was two hours. As I said, it was two years ago. It was before my enrollment in college, and I enrolled in college because of that Olympiad. After I got first place, I received an offer from a college where they said they wanted me to attend their college with free education. That was great in that moment. I was over the moon with all those emotions. I not only got first place but also enrolled in a college with free education. That was really great, and that was why I felt proud of it because I helped my parents. If I hadn't won, they would have had to pay for my education. I would have had money, but they wouldn't have to. After I won, my win was significant.

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I’m proud of achieving and I remember one time when I get up first place in the programming at the time of the Olympics. It’s like a place where you need to run a program in a special time like for two hours. I think it was like five years ago so I don’t exactly remember but I think two hours. And as I said it was two years ago. It was before my enroll to college and I enrolled to the college because of that Olympia because after I get first place in it I received an enroll from a college where they say that they wanted me to see their college with free education. That was great in that moment. I like the over the moon with all that emotions. I would not only get a first place but also enrolled in a college with free education. That was really great and that was why I felt proud of it because I helped my parents because if I wouldn’t win they would pay for my education. I would have money but they don’t have to. After I won my win.

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