Lesson 194 | Personal challenges and growth🏋️
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Hi, this is IELTSIELTS.com, Lesson 194. Thank you for leaving a like and share on this work, and remember to go to IELTSIELTS.com to access over 100 repeat-after-me lessons just like this one. This week, we're looking at an IELTS Speaking Part 3 series of questions that ask you to speak about challenges and personal growth. I'll read the questions to you now.

Why is it important to challenge yourself? In what ways can personal challenges contribute to self-growth? Do you think people should deliberately put themselves in difficult situations to improve? Are some challenges unnecessary or harmful? Are personal challenges helpful to society as a whole? Alright, first thing, let's listen to the sample so you can hear the model spoken naturally. Here it is.

We've been talking about challenges, and I would like to ask you a few more questions about this topic. Why is it important to challenge yourself? Challenging oneself is crucial for personal development. It pushes people out of their comfort zone and allows them to discover their true potential.

Without challenges, people tend to remain stagnant, missing out on opportunities for growth. In what ways can personal challenges contribute to self-growth? Personal challenges contribute to self-growth in multiple ways. For one, they encourage adaptability. When people face obstacles, they learn to adjust their strategies and develop creative solutions.

Challenges also build mental toughness, which helps individuals cope with stress and uncertainty. Do you think people should deliberately put themselves in difficult situations to improve? Yes, this fosters personal growth. For instance, stepping into leadership roles, learning a difficult language,

Or traveling alone can be intimidating but ultimately rewarding experiences. A person can't really grow unless they step outside their everyday routine. Are there some challenges unnecessary or harmful? Absolutely. For example, working excessively long hours just to prove one's dedication can lead to burnout and health problems.

Similarly, taking unnecessary risks, such as engaging in dangerous extreme sports without proper training, can have severe consequences. I would say these sorts of challenges are unnecessary or harmful. Are personal challenges helpful to society as a whole?

Yes, personal challenges can have a positive ripple effect on society. For example, entrepreneurs who take on the risk of starting a business can create jobs and drive economic growth. Likewise, people who work hard to develop skills in medicine, education or technology make invaluable contributions to society. Thank you. That is the end of the IELTS Speaking Exam.

Okay, we will now start this week's speech shadowing exercise. In this week's free sample exercise, you will repeat the response to the first question from the model. I'll read the section of the response again to you now, just to refresh your memory. The examiner says, "Why is it important to challenge yourself?" And the candidate responds, "Challenging oneself is crucial for personal development."

It pushes people out of their comfort zone and allows them to discover their true potential. Without challenges, people tend to remain stagnant, missing out on opportunities for growth.

Okay, let's go ahead and start this week's speech shadowing exercise. If this is your first time doing a speech shadowing exercise, remember you should be speaking aloud as you listen. So you will first hear a portion of the sample, and then you will be given a pause to repeat what you have heard. And the point of the exercise is to try to adjust your pronunciation to sound as much like the model as possible.

Remember that at IELTSIELTS.com, just $25 per month gives you access to the full shadowing lessons. And $199 per month gives you access to the full lessons plus a private WhatsApp group, where you will submit one speaking sample each day from Monday to Friday and receive feedback on it from a qualified instructor. Okay, here's this week's speech shadowing exercise. Enjoy.

We've been talking about challenges, and I would like to ask you a few more questions about this topic. Why is it important to challenge yourself? Challenging oneself is crucial for personal development.

Challenging oneself is crucial for personal development. It pushes people out of their comfort zone and allows them to discover their true potential. It pushes people out of their comfort zone

out of their comfort zone. It pushes people out of their comfort zone. It pushes people out of their comfort zone and allows them to discover their true potential. It pushes people out of their comfort zone and allows them to discover their true potential. Without challenges, people tend to remain stagnant, missing out on opportunities for growth. Missing out on opportunities for growth. Opportunities for growth. Opportunities for growth.

missing out on opportunities for growth. People tend to remain stagnant. People tend to remain stagnant. Remain stagnant. Remain stagnant. People tend to remain stagnant. Without challenges, people tend to remain stagnant, missing out on opportunities for growth. Without challenges, people tend to remain stagnant, missing out on opportunities for growth.

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