Page 4 - ielts speaking actual tests

BAND 9.0 SAMPLE ANSWERS

1. Describe an ambition that you have not yet achieved.
You should say:

What your ambition is
When you first had this ambition (or, how long you have had this ambition)

How you plan to achieve it

(Possibly) what you have done towards achieving this ambition and explain why
you have not achieved it yet

SAMPLE ANSWER

One of my ambitions that I have not yet achieved is to be able to communicate in
Japanese.

I just thought about this idea a year ago because I realized that nowadays, knowing
more foreign languages is an advantage not only in our daily lives but also in work
environments.

In order to achieve this, I registered for a Japanese class for beginners, twice a
week. I also downloaded an application on my iPhone which helps people study

foreign languages named Duolingo, so that I can study on my own at home. For the
first two months, I did not skip any classes, and spent at least 30 minutes every
night studying Japanese on Duolingo at home.

Unfortunately, I could not keep up with the schedule for long since I was working
full time, not to mention that I had many other social activities that distracted me
from studying. There were days when I was so busy that I had to work overtime to
finish my job. As a result, I wasn‟t able to go to class and I definitely didn‟t have
any time to study at home. Moreover, my friends complained that I had been

ignoring them, so I needed to arrange time to hang out with them. Just like that, I
gradually lost my ambition to study Japanese and until now, I can only remember
one alphabet table, even though Japanese uses three types of alphabets.

VOCABULARY

 ambition - a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring
determination and hard work. “Her ambition to become CEO of the company
amazes her boyfriend.”