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Now in this next sample answer, we're going to be looking at an activity sample answer activity or

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action sample answer.

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And here is going to be the topic of making a decision, right?

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So now this is a 4.4 part question.

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All right.

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And so this this is the question that we're always, always talking about.

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Describe a time when you had to make an important decision.

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That's the question.

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Describe a time when you had to make an important decision.

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So the the prompts were or the prompts are.

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What was the decision?

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What are the choices that you have, why you made the decision that you did?

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And explain if you think the decision was good.

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So as I said in the previous video, you could put down one, one discussion point to discussion points,

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three discussion points.

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You know, it doesn't matter.

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Right.

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Just know that if you have three discussion points, that gives you at least like 4 to 5 sentences you

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can create off of those three discussion points.

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If you have one discussion point that you're going to make or one discussion point under this prompt

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of what was the decision, you're going to have to really work to extend that out so you can fill up

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those that fill up the full 2 minutes.

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But the first point is what was the what was the decision going to the USA study architecture?

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What other choices did you have?

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China.

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Australia.

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Stay at home while you made the decision that you did.

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Familiar culture, diversity and recommendations.

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And then also explain if you think the decision was good.

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Right.

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So let's go ahead and take a look at this first one in terms of what was the decision.

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So we're going to talk about two of the prompts here.

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We're going to talk about what was the decision and then going into what are the choices that you have

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now?

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Normally, if I have four decision points or four, four, four discussion points under one prompt,

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then what's going to happen?

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I'm going to maybe not have such I'm not going to say so much information for each point because I have

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to make sure I finish.

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I have to finish within those 2 minutes.

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And one of the biggest mistakes that a lot of students make is that they don't finish within the time

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period.

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So here I would be talking about going to going to the USA, studying architecture and also in the next

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paragraph talking about the other choices.

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So to make it sound more natural, I'm going to read point one and point two together.

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One major resolution I made in life involved my matriculation from Ghana to the USA to study architecture.

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Settling on studying in the USA meant I'd have to spend four years away from home.

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Now, living and learning with Americans was not the only option.

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Since universities in Australia and China presented me with full scholarships based upon my past accomplishments.

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China had to be disregarded due to the language barrier and Australia was taken out of consideration

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based upon the distance from my homeland.

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One other option was to remain at home, but the Accra institutions did not utilise the latest architectural

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methods.

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Right now in one of the other lecture videos that you'll you'll be able to get to later on, you'll

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hear me answer a question in a real in a more natural way.

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There's a difference when you're reading out an answer to somebody and speaking naturally.

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Really, the main purpose of this sample answer is really just to give you the kind of language, vocabulary,

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fluency and grammar that you want to use to be able to score very well.

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So here we're using really good synonym language with major resolution matriculation, which means going

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from one place to another, really great high level word settling on phrasal verb really scores you

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some really high points.

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Now is a great fluency tool.

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Sense is a great fluency tool because it helps you extend and to explain, China had to be disregarded.

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Another great vocabulary word due to I don't have a highlight of it due to is like since it helps you

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to extend.

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And meaning I'm doing a compound sentence based upon also really good fluency language that helps me

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to extend.

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Right.

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So I hope you're taken to taken you really are able to absorb this this vocabulary, this fluency language

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is grammar that I'm using.

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And then I want you to be able to practice doing it on your own.

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All right, nex while you made the decision that you did familiar culture, diversity and recommendations

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are what we're going to talk about here.

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Settling on the USA as my temporary home involve considerations of culture, diversity and recommendations.

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Actually, culture played a huge part in the decision.

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Because I grown up watching American movies, I felt that I understood the lifestyle and would have

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an easier relocation.

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Naturally, I'd want a diverse experience since my country lacks this aspect.

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So the United States, being the most diverse country on earth, made quite an impression on me.

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To tell you the truth, the most influence came from my family members who previously graduated from

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universities in New York and California.

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So here we see really good fluency language, actually, naturally, to tell you the truth.

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Right here I have this highlighted in green because this is a great example of a great example of a

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parallelism.

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We again, we're using sense and soul to create compound complex sentences, using a relative relative

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clause who.

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So all of this grammar vocabulary this really gives you.

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A lot of really good, really, really good tools that you can use to give a great answer.

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OC discussion point number three, explain if you think the decision was good.

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So here I wanted to talk about groundbreaking research and excellent jobs.

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So only two prompts here only only two discussion points here.

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That being said, I couldn't deny that leaving home wasn't filled with doubt and considerable reservations.

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But ultimately, studying abroad in Detroit served me well.

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Taking into account the fact that during my four year stay, I produced groundbreaking research on the

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restoration of ancient West African architectural techniques.

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I'd have to say that the decision was rewarding.

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This research led to my attaining an excellent position with a top architectural firm that is actually

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putting my research into real modern day constructions.

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And here, really, for this phrase, taking into it should be taking into account, not the account.

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Wright Taking into account.

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So let's make that correction.

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Taking into account.

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All right.

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Now, one thing here that will be really impressive to a greater is we have a lot of challenging words

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to pronounce that all are coming together at the same time.

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Groundbreaking, compound word, research restoration.

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Architectural techniques.

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And then we have some good fluency language.

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I'd have to say that did it.

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The decision was rewarding.

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So if you're able really from from this point, from taking into account to this part right here where

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we have rewarding that's that's a lot of skill in that one and that one sentence that one that one combination

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of language together.

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Taking into account the fact that during my four year stay, I produced groundbreaking research on the

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restoration of ancient West African architectural techniques.

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I'd have to say that the decision was rewarding.

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Right.

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I'll say it one more time so you can work on your pronunciation.

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Taking into account the fact that during my four year stay, I produced groundbreaking research on the

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restoration of ancient West African architectural techniques.

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I'd have to say the decision was rewarding.

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This research led to my attaining an excellent position with a top architectural firm that is actually

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putting my research into modern, into real modern day constructions.

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So thank you very much for joining me on that sample answer and I will talk to you in the next.