Experience
Describe an occasion when you received welcome news unexpectedly
IELTS Speaking Part 2
Cue card
You should say:
- What the positive news was and how it was delivered
- When and where you learned about it
- Why it arrived as a total surprise
- Explain how your plans or mindset shifted as a consequence
Band 9 vocabulary
Jubilant
/ˈdʒuː.bəl.ənt/
Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph
Elated
/iˈleɪ.t̬ɪd/
Ecstatically happy
Milestone
/ˈmaɪl.stoʊn/
A significant stage or event in the development of something
Examiner tip
Describe physiological reactions to euphoria: 'heart leaped with relief', 'could barely contain my exhilaration'.
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