Band 5: Talk about a time when you had to give up on something / someone. You should say: What was it? Why did you choose to do so? What was the outcome of it? And explain what would you suggest to others if someone took the same steps as you did. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I want to talk about a time when I really needed to give up on my dream. This dream was related to being a patient designer when I was 19 years old. I needed to choose one way or another. Finally, I decided to give up on my first youthful dream because I couldn't make the good progress that was required. I had to decide the path, and I chose to give up on my dream. I needed to go another way and move on. The outcome of it was really difficult and disappointing for me because I truly believed in being a good person. I had to face all the serious outcomes and consequences, specifically about choosing another path to move on for the sake of my future. I can suggest to others that if you are a patient designer,

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I want to talk about a time when I really needed to give up on my dream. This dream was related to being a patient designer when I was 19 years old. I needed to choose the one way or other way. Finally, I decided to give up on my first youth dream because I couldn’t make a good progress that was required. I had to decide the way and I had decided to give up on my dream. I needed to go the other way and move on the other way. The outcome of it was really difficult and disappointing for me because I really believed in being a good person. I needed to face all the serious outcomes and consequences specifically about choosing another way to move on for the sake of my future. I can suggest to others if you are a patient designer,

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Band 5+: Talk about a time when you had to give up on something / someone. You should say: What was it? Why did you choose to do so? What was the outcome of it? And explain what would you suggest to others if someone took the same steps as you did.

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