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Describe a difficult thing you did well. v.1

Describe a difficult thing you did well. v. 1
Describe a difficult thing you did well. You should say:  what it was  how you did/completed it  why (or how) it was difficult and explain how you felt after you did/completed it. Follow-up Questions: Have other people (you know) had this success? Did people congratulate you for doing this? What are the main reasons people fail to reach their target?   Model Answer 1: I never really needed to worry about my health or diet in the past because I have remained a reasonably healthy person for the most part of my life except suffering from some occasional flue and fever. But, about 6 months ago, my doctor told me that I was a bit too overweight for my age, and I was at the risk of being diabetic. Needless to say, the doctor’s findings came to me as a piece of shocking news because, frankly speaking, I never really thought that I would have to worry about such health issues, especially, my overweight issue. But, it happened and I needed to get rid of that extra 10 kilos, which I gained over the years, except that it was a difficult thing to do. So, the first thing, that I did, was to start consuming lesser and lesser carbohydrate, especially, the freshly-made “round flatbread” made from brown flour, which I just loved eating in my breakfast. The diets for my lunch and dinner also changed from eating meat and fishes to consuming vegetables. The diet control continued for a good 3 month time or so, but unfortunately, I wasn’t getting the expected result in my weight loss. Of course, the doctor also had told me that I would need to do some intensive physical exercises every day for about at least 6 months, but I was just too lazy to do that because it would put me on a tight schedule to go to my job and finish it on time. But, I still took the risk and started running for about an hour every day. Finally, after some extensive physical works and diet control, I was finally about to lose about 8 kilos of my weight. Needless to say, I felt really happy and relieved about the result, particularly, after making a lot of adjustments with my regular work and life schedules. Besides, after losing that extra weight, I felt that I had become more energetic than before as I felt much better and confident about myself as far as my look and shape were concerned.   Sample Answer 2: In our life, we do so many difficult things knowingly and unknowingly. For some difficult tasks, we get appreciation and some remain unnoticed by others.   I would like to describe one of the difficult jobs I did and was appreciated as well. It was an event when I was around 18 years old and saved a little boy who was drowning in a pond. That day I was near a big pond in our town and all of a sudden I noticed a human hand in the water. No other part of the little boy's body could be seen except his hand that he was desperately trying to get up at the last moment of his life. Initially, I thought that I was just hallucinating and nothing was in the water but instantly I changed my mind and had been sure that it was a boy who was drowning. I took off my shoes and jumped into the water. Then I realised my mistake that I have not pointed out the exact place where I thought someone was sinking.     I desperately swam and went to the approximate place after I struggled for a few minutes. But there was none to be found. I started feeling very helpless and found some people were looking at me with curious eyes. I shouted that I saw a boy was drowning and trying to save him. I found 2-3 others also get into the water to find the boy. I felt overwhelmed by the urge to find the boy. All of a sudden I saw the flash on water and quickly reached there. I felt someone who I had felt with my body and I tried to pull out him from the water. But to my surprise, it seems impossible for me to bring the boy out of the water. I used all of my force, energy and determination and will to get the boy from the water. I had to struggle a lot and I was sure how long it took me to bring him up. To me, it seemed like an eternity and finally, I had been able to grab the boy firmly and swam towards the land. I was worried because the boy had already lost his conscience and I tried my best to help him to breathe. I pulled down and up my hands very strongly over his chest and finally, he coughed. I felt very tired and yet happy that the boy was out of danger. Some people came to extend their helping hands and they took the boy to the nearby hospital. I went to the hospital and returned home when the boy was completely safe. I felt really proud to be able to save the boy and the gratefulness I saw in the boy's parents is something I will never forget. People appreciated my bravery and efforts and I also felt very relieved and proud.     Tips for answering this cue card topic: Some of the ideas to talk about for this Cue Card Topics: 1. You saved someone from drowning. 2. You accepted a challenge and won it. 3. You started to make awareness against crimes in your locality. 4. You made a team of people to protest an unfair decision or crime. 5. You won a foreign scholarship. 6. You helped someone to overcome a bad habit. 7. You quit a bad habit. 8. You won a campaign or election. 9. You were nominated as a chairperson of an important team/ party. 10. You won a competition. 11. You helped your team to win in a competition. For the first question ‘what was it’ mention specifically what you did well which was not easy to do. Then mention why it was difficult and why you were determined to have it done. Then mention your personal passion/ determination and the benefits that it would bring. Later describe some of the obstacles you faced towards achieving it and also point out why finishing this particular task was very difficult. For the final part mention your personal feelings after you achieved it/ have it done. Be very convincing in our answer and try to specifically mention your determination and hard work to achieve success. Your ability to talk about this cue card would help you to talk about the following cue card topics as well: 1. Describe a success you have. 2. Describe a memorable event. 3. Describe a happy memory you have. 4. Describe a competition you took part in. 5. Describe a tough thing that you did easily. 6. Describe a time when you helped someone.
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Describe
a
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difficult
thing you did
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well
. You should say:
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what it was
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how you did/completed it
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why (or how) it was
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difficult
and
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explain
how you
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felt
after you did/completed it. Follow-up Questions: Have
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other
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people
(
you know
) had this success? Did
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people
congratulate you for doing this? What are the main reasons
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people
fail to reach their target?
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Model Answer 1:

I never
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really
needed to worry about my health or diet in the past
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because
I have remained a
reasonably
healthy person for the most
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part
of my
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life
except suffering from
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some
occasional flue and fever.
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But
, about 6 months ago, my doctor
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told
me that I was a bit too overweight for my age, and I was at the
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risk
of being diabetic.

Needless to say
, the doctor’s findings came to me as a piece of shocking news
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because
,
frankly
speaking, I never
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really
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thought
that I would
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have to
worry about such health issues,
especially
, my overweight issue.
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But
, it happened and I needed to
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get
rid of that extra 10 kilos, which I gained over the years, except that it was a
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difficult
thing to do.

So
, the
first
thing, that I did, was to
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start
consuming lesser and lesser carbohydrate,
especially
, the
freshly
-made “round flatbread” made from brown flour, which I
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just
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loved
eating in my breakfast. The diets for my lunch and dinner
also
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changed
from eating meat and fishes to consuming vegetables. The diet control continued for a
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good
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3 month
time or
so
,
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but
unfortunately, I wasn’t getting the
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expected
result in my weight loss.
Of course
, the doctor
also
had
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told
me that I would need to do
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some
intensive physical exercises every day for about at least 6 months,
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but
I was
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just
too lazy to do that
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because
it would put me on a tight schedule to go to my job and finish it on time.
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But
, I
still
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took
the
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risk
and
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started
running for about an hour every day.
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Finally
, after
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some
extensive physical works and diet control, I was
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finally
about to lose about 8 kilos of my weight.

Needless to say
, I
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felt
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really
happy and relieved about the result,
particularly
, after making
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a lot of
adjustments with my regular work and
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life
schedules.
Besides
, after losing that extra weight, I
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felt
that I had become more energetic than
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before
as I
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felt
much better and confident about myself as far as my look and shape
were concerned
.
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Sample Answer 2:

In our
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life
, we do
so
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many
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difficult
things
knowingly
and
unknowingly
. For
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some
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difficult
tasks, we
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get
appreciation and
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some
remain unnoticed by others.
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I would like to
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describe
one of the
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difficult
jobs I did and
was appreciated
as
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well
. It was an
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event
when I was around 18 years
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old
and saved a
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little
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boy
who was
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drowning
in a pond. That day I was near a
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big
pond in our town and all of a sudden I noticed a human
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hand
in the
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water
. No
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other
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part
of the
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little
boy's body could be
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seen
except his
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hand
that he was
desperately
trying to
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get
up at the last moment of his
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life
.
Initially
, I
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thought
that I was
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just
hallucinating and nothing was in the
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water
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but
instantly
I
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changed
my mind and had been sure that it was a
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boy
who was
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drowning
. I
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took
off my shoes and jumped into the
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water
. Then I
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realised
my mistake that I have not pointed out the exact place where I
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thought
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someone
was sinking.
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I
desperately
swam and went to the approximate place after I struggled for a few minutes.
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But
there was none to
be found
. I
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started
feeling
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very
helpless and found
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some
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people
were looking at me with curious eyes. I shouted that I
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saw
a
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boy
was
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drowning
and trying to save him.
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I
found 2-3 others
also
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get
into the
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water
to find the
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boy
.
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I
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felt
overwhelmed by the urge to find the
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boy
. All of a sudden I
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saw
the flash on
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water
and
quickly
reached there. I
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felt
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someone
who I had
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felt
with my body and I tried to pull out him from the
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water
.
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But
to my surprise, it seems impossible for me to bring the
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boy
out of the water.

I
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used
all of my force, energy and determination and will to
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get
the
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boy
from the
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water
. I had to struggle a
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lot and
I was sure how long it
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took
me to bring him up. To me, it seemed like an eternity and
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finally
, I had been able to grab the
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boy
firmly
and swam towards the land. I
was worried
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because
the
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boy
had already lost his conscience and I tried my best to
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help
him to breathe. I pulled down and up my
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hands
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very
strongly
over his chest and
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finally
, he coughed.
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I
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felt
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very
tired and
yet
happy that the
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boy
was out of
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danger
.
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Some
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people
came to extend their helping
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hands and
they
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took
the
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boy
to the nearby hospital. I went to the hospital and returned home when the
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boy
was completely safe.

I
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felt
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really
proud to be able to save the
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boy
and the gratefulness I
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saw
in the boy's parents is something I will never forget.
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People
appreciated my bravery and efforts and I
also
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felt
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very
relieved and proud.
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Tips for answering this
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cue
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card
topic:
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Some of the
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ideas
to talk about for this
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Cue
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Card
Topics:

1. You saved
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someone
from
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drowning. 2
. You
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accepted
a challenge and won it.

3.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
You
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started
to
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make
awareness against crimes in your locality.

4.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
You
made a team of
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people
to protest an unfair decision or crime.

5.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
You
won a foreign scholarship.

6.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
You
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helped
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someone
to overcome a
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
bad
habit.

7.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
You
quit a
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bad
habit.

8.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
You
won a campaign or election.

9.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
You
were nominated
as a chairperson of an
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:
important
team/ party.

10.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
You
won a competition.

11.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
You
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helped
your team to win in a competition.

For the
first
question ‘what was it’
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mention
specifically
what you did
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well
which was not easy to do. Then
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mention
why it was
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difficult
and why you
were determined
to have it done. Then
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mention
your personal passion/ determination and the benefits that it would bring. Later
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describe
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some of the
obstacles you faced towards achieving it and
also
point out why finishing this particular task was
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very
difficult.

For the final
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part
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mention
your personal feelings after you achieved it/ have it done. Be
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very
convincing in our answer and try to
specifically
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mention
your determination and
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hard
work to achieve success.

Your ability to talk about this
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cue
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card
would
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help
you to talk about the following
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cue
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card
topics as
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well: 1
.
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Describe
a success you have.

2.
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Describe
a memorable
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event
.

3.
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Describe
a happy memory you have.

4.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a competition you
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took
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part
in.

5.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a tough thing that you did
easily
.

6.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a time when you
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helped
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someone
.
22Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
106Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
30Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a difficult thing you did well. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
28 paragraphs
1195 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.5
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 5.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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