Title: 21 - Describe an ambition that you haven't achieved
Cue Points
- - What it is
- - Why you haven't achieved it
- - What you did
- - And how you felt about it
Answer
- I have many ambitions in my life.
- But the one ambition that I am working on right now is to go for higher education in Canada.
- Earlier I didn’t have any plans to go abroad but a conversation with a friend who went to Canada changed my opinion.
- He told me about the difference in the quality of education and the work opportunities available there.
- So after completing my senior secondary education I decided that it would be the best opportunity for me.
- There are two main requisites to get admission in a good Canadian college.
- The first is good grades in senior secondary education.
- My grades are pretty satisfactory. So I didn’t have to worry about that.
- The second is a good score in English language tests like IELTS or TOEFL.
- I learned that Canadian colleges give preference to IELTS and hence I am taking the IELTS exam.
- For the past two-three months I have been practicing for the exam.
- I ordered the Cambridge books and started my preparation from them.
- There is a lot of free material available on the internet.
- So I used that to prepare myself.
- I used to practice for about 8 hours every day.
- I used to try to cover every IELTS module twice.
- For listening and reading I didn’t need much help.
- I just practised the test papers and looked at my mistakes after that so I don’t repeat them.
- For speaking and writing I joined a coaching institute and their teachers helped me a lot.
- I hope to get good bands so I can move ahead to the next step which is to apply for an offer letter from a Canadian College.
- I don’t think it has been an easy journey.
- English is not my first language and I have had to practise really hard.
- But I hope the fruits of the efforts will definitely be worth the struggle.
Follow Up Questions
- What ambitions do children usually have?Answer: Children have many ambitions. The first ambition is mainly about the profession - in childhood everyone has an ambition to do something noble like becoming a doctor or do something exciting like becoming a pilot or an astronaut. Then children also have an ambition of earning huge amounts of money.
- Why are some people very ambitious in their work?Answer: I think it’s just a part of their nature. They are ambitious because they want to grow and achieve something in their life. They want to be known for their work.
- Why don't some people have dreams?Answer: I think everyone has certain dreams. It’s just that some people are too lazy to work for their dreams. On the other hand, there are others who can do anything for their dreams and it shows.
- How do people balance work and life?Answer: I think everyone does it in their own way. My mother switches off her work mobile phone after 5 PM. Some people do it by taking regular breaks when they only focus on their family. I think it is something almost every person tries to do and fails. In recent years even governments are taking steps like limiting work hours so people are able to do so.