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Describe a risk you had taken which had a positive result
- What it was?
- Why you took it?
- What the result was?
- How did you felt about it?
Short Version
Our life is full of risks. I also face many risks in my daily life. I mostly take risks not by choice, but it comes as an accident. I would like to talk about a situation when I had to face the severity of a risk.
It was when I was in 10th class. My mother remained ill for long time and my own health was not good. Just before the exams, health of my mother worsened more and I was the only person to take care of her. I skipped the classes. I didn’t find any enough time to go through my books. My final exams were very near. I was very much worried about what I would do in the exam.
I consulted my teacher. Since I couldn’t cover my whole syllabus, my teacher advised me not to leave the hope. And he told me to first go through the important chapters. But I was still worried because it was a big risk to take. If the questions would not come from that part of the syllabus, then I would be almost black in the exam and would fail. Failing in exam would mean loss of one year.
It was a tough time for me. I followed my teacher’s advice and decided to take a risk by covering at least important chapters from the syllabus. I covered almost half syllabus of every subject and then I left it on the God.
Then after 15 days, it was the time of exam and I started appearing in the exams. I was very much lucky. It was as if God had helped me at that time. Fortunately, 90% of the exam questions were from the syllabus that I had covered and I performed well. And I could score very much satisfactory marks.
So the risk that I had taken paid me off well. I think it is much better to take risk Rather than giving up at once. But there is no doubt in saying that no risk means no returns. We would have to take risk if we want to gain something important.
So this was a time when I took risk and I faced positive outcome.
Long Version
Our life is full of risks. There are many activities that we do every day which involve risk. Especially in today’s time, the risk is much more when there are a lot of fast running vehicles and we live with a number of machines. There is lot of misinformation also, that causes risk in planning and decision making.
Some people like to take risk to make money while others like to take risks just for fun, adventure and also to check their own capacities.
I also face risks in my daily life. For example, when I travel on the road, it is a single Lane Road from my Village to City, so that involves risk. Similarly when we take medicines or any treatment then there is risk of side effects. I mostly take risks not by choice, but it comes as an accident. I would like to talk about a situation when I had to face the severity of a risk.
It was when I was in 10th class. That was an unfortunate year for my family. My family was not going well. My mother remained ill for long time and my own health was not good. Just before the exams, health of my mother worsened more and I was the only person to take care of her. I skipped the classes. I didn’t find any enough time to go through my books. Mother’s treatment was still going on. My final exams were very near. I was very much worried about what I would do in the exam. I consulted my teacher. Since I couldn’t cover my whole syllabus, my teacher advised me not to leave the hope. And he told me to first go through the important chapters. Over days, I lost my sleep. I tried to cover the important chapters of its subjects, but I was still worried because it was a big risk to take. If the questions would not come from that part of the syllabus, then I would be almost black in the exam and would fail. Failing in exam would mean loss of one year. Then my parents looking at my depression advised me to drop for a year and then restart the study next year, but I didn’t want to drop my studies for a year.
It was a tough time for me. Every day my heart would sink thinking about it. I remained in anxiety for many days. But I followed my teacher’s advice and decided to take a risk by covering at least important chapters from the syllabus. I covered almost half syllabus of every subject and then I left it on the God. By doing so, I knew I took a great risk but I could find no other option. So if the exam would come from that part of the syllabus which I had covered then surely I would perform well in exam, otherwise if not, then I would fail the exam because in those remaining chapters, I rarely had any knowledge. Then after 15 days, it was the time of exam and I started appearing in the exams. I was very much lucky. It was as if God had helped me at that time. Fortunately, 90% of the exam questions were from the syllabus that I had covered and I performed well. And I could score very much satisfactory marks.
So the risk that I had taken paid me off well. I think it is much better to take risk Rather than giving up at once.
So this was a time when I took risk and I faced positive outcome.
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My one year was saved and I moved to the next class. My parents were very much pleased with me and they called me brave. I took care of my mother during her illness and I also managed to pass through school exams. I think my mother’s blessings had helped me go through this tough time.
I have seen that people often take risk to make money. For example when they invest in share market, they take a big market risk. Some of my friends went for river-rafting in Shimla and that was also like putting life in risk. But there is no doubt in saying that no risk means no returns. We would have to take risk if we want to gain something important.
So this was a time when I took risk not only this incident but every time every day
Punjabi Translation of above topic
ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਲਏ ਗਏ ਖਤਰੇ ਦਾ ਵਰਣਨ ਕਰੋ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਸਕਾਰਾਤਮਕ ਨਤੀਜਾ ਨਿਕਲਿਆ ਸੀ
ਸਾਡੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਖਤਰਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੀ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ। ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਸਰਗਰਮੀਆਂ ਹਨ ਜੋ ਅਸੀਂ ਹਰ ਰੋਜ਼ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਜਿੰਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੋਖਮ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਅੱਜ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿੱਚ, ਜੋਖਿਮ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਤੇਜ਼ ਚੱਲਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਵਾਹਨ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਮਸ਼ੀਨਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਾਂ। ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੀ ਗਲਤ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਵੀ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬੰਦੀ ਅਤੇ ਫੈਸਲਾ ਲੈਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੋਖਿਮ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਦੀ ਹੈ।
ਕੁਝ ਲੋਕ ਪੈਸੇ ਕਮਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਜੋਖਿਮ ਲੈਣਾ ਪਸੰਦ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ਜਦਕਿ ਕੁਝ ਲੋਕ ਕੇਵਲ ਮਜ਼ੇ, ਰੁਮਾਂਚ ਲਈ ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਸਮਰੱਥਾਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਜਾਂਚ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਜੋਖਮ ਲੈਣਾ ਪਸੰਦ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।
ਮੈਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀ ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਖਤਰਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਉਦਾਹਰਨ ਲਈ, ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਸੜਕ ‘ਤੇ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ, ਤਾਂ ਇਹ ਮੇਰੇ ਪਿੰਡ ਤੋਂ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਤੱਕ ਇੱਕ ਲੇਨ ਰੋਡ ਹੈ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੋਖਮ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਵੇ। ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਦੋਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਦਵਾਈਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਇਲਾਜ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਅਣਚਾਹੇ ਅਸਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਖਤਰਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਮੈਂ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾਤਰ ਜੋਖਿਮ ਚੋਣ ਕਰਕੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੈਂਦਾ, ਪਰ ਇਹ ਇੱਕ ਦੁਰਘਟਨਾ ਵਜੋਂ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਮੈਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਅਜਿਹੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਬਾਰੇ ਗੱਲ ਕਰਨੀ ਚਾਹਾਂਗਾ ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਖਤਰੇ ਦੀ ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਦਾ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਪਿਆ।
ਇਹ ਉਦੋਂ ਸੀ ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਦਸਵੀਂ ਜਮਾਤ ਵਿਚ ਸੀ. ਇਹ ਮੇਰੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਮੰਦਭਾਗਾ ਸਾਲ ਸੀ। ਮੇਰਾ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਠੀਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਚੱਲ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ। ਮੇਰੀ ਮਾਂ ਲੰਬੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੱਕ ਬਿਮਾਰ ਰਹੀ ਅਤੇ ਮੇਰੀ ਆਪਣੀ ਸਿਹਤ ਠੀਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ। ਇਮਤਿਹਾਨਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਠੀਕ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ, ਮੇਰੀ ਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਿਹਤ ਹੋਰ ਵਿਗੜ ਗਈ ਅਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਦੇਖਭਾਲ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕੋ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਸੀ। ਮੈਂ ਕਲਾਸਾਂ ਛੱਡ ਦਿੱਤੀਆਂ. ਮੈਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਕਿਤਾਬਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਗੁਜ਼ਰਨ ਲਈ ਲੋੜੀਂਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਮਿਲਿਆ। ਮਾਂ ਦਾ ਇਲਾਜ ਅਜੇ ਵੀ ਚੱਲ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ। ਮੇਰੀ ਅੰਤਿਮ ਪ੍ਰੀਖਿਆ ਬਹੁਤ ਨੇੜੇ ਸੀ. ਮੈਂ ਇਸ ਗੱਲ ੋਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਚਿੰਤਤ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਪ੍ਰੀਖਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਕਰਾਂਗਾ। ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਅਧਿਆਪਕ ਨਾਲ ਸਲਾਹ ਕੀਤੀ. ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਪੂਰੇ ਸਿਲੇਬਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਵਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰ ਸਕਿਆ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਮੇਰੇ ਅਧਿਆਪਕ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸਲਾਹ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਆਸ ਨਾ ਛੱਡ। ਅਤੇ ਉਸਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਅਧਿਆਇਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਗੁਜ਼ਰੋ. ਕਈ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਮੇਰੀ ਨੀਂਦ ਚਲੀ ਗਈ। ਮੈਂ ਇਸ ਦੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਅਧਿਆਇਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਵਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕੀਤੀ, ਪਰ ਮੈਂ ਅਜੇ ਵੀ ਚਿੰਤਤ ਸੀ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਇਹ ਲੈਣਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡਾ ਖਤਰਾ ਸੀ। ਜੇ ਸਿਲੇਬਸ ਦੇ ਉਸ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਤੋਂ ਸਵਾਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਂਦੇ ਤਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਇਮਤਿਹਾਨ ਵਿਚ ਲਗਭਗ ਕਾਲਾ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਅਤੇ ਫੇਲ੍ਹ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ. ਪ੍ਰੀਖਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੇਲ੍ਹ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਇੱਕ ਸਾਲ ਦਾ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ। ਫੇਰ ਮੇਰੇ ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਨੇ ਮੇਰੀ ਉਦਾਸੀਨਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਖਦਿਆਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸਲਾਹ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਇੱਕ ਸਾਲ ਲਈ ਛੱਡ ਦੇਣ ਅਤੇ ਫੇਰ ਅਗਲੇ ਸਾਲ ਅਧਿਐਨ ਨੂੰ ਮੁੜ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਨ, ਪਰ ਮੈਂ ਇੱਕ ਸਾਲ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਈ ਨਹੀਂ ਛੱਡਣੀ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ।
ਮੇਰੇ ਲਈ ਇਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਿਲ ਸਮਾਂ ਸੀ। ਹਰ ਰੋਜ਼ ਮੇਰਾ ਦਿਲ ਇਸ ਬਾਰੇ ਸੋਚਦਿਆਂ ਡੁੱਬ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਸੀ। ਮੈਂ ਕਈ ਦਿਨ ਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਿਹਾ। ਪਰ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਅਧਿਆਪਕ ਦੀ ਸਲਾਹ ਦਾ ਪਾਲਣ ਕੀਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਸਿਲੇਬਸ ਦੇ ਘੱਟੋ ਘੱਟ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਅਧਿਆਇਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਵਰ ਕਰਕੇ ਜੋਖਿਮ ਉਠਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਫੈਸਲਾ ਕੀਤਾ. ਮੈਂ ਹਰ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਦਾ ਅੱਧਾ ਸਿਲੇਬਸ ਕਵਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਮੈਂ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਰੱਬ ਤੇ ਛੱਡ ਦਿੱਤਾ. ਅਜਿਹਾ ਕਰਕੇ, ਮੈਂ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡਾ ਜੋਖਮ ਲਿਆ ਸੀ ਪਰ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਹੋਰ ਕੋਈ ਚਾਰਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ ਮਿਲ ਰਿਹਾ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਜੇ ਪ੍ਰੀਖਿਆ ਉਸ ਸਿਲੇਬਸ ਦੇ ਉਸ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਤੋਂ ਆਉਂਦੀ, ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਮੈਂ ਕਵਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਸੀ, ਤਾਂ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਤੌਰ ‘ਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਪ੍ਰੀਖਿਆ ਵਿਚ ਚੰਗਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਾਂਗਾ, ਨਹੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਪ੍ਰੀਖਿਆ ਵਿਚ ਫੇਲ੍ਹ ਹੋ ਜਾਵਾਂਗਾ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਬਾਕੀ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਆਇਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਘੱਟ ਹੀ ਗਿਆਨ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ. ਫਿਰ 15 ਦਿਨਬਾਅਦ, ਇਮਤਿਹਾਨ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਪ੍ਰੀਖਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰੀਖਿਆ ਦੇਣ ੀ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕੀਤੀ। ਮੈਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਖੁਸ਼ਕਿਸਮਤ ਸੀ। ਇੰਝ ਲੱਗਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਉਸ ਸਮੇਂ ਰੱਬ ਨੇ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਦਦ ਕੀਤੀ ਹੋਵੇ। ਖੁਸ਼ਕਿਸਮਤੀ ਨਾਲ, ਪ੍ਰੀਖਿਆ ਦੇ 90% ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ ਉਸ ਸਿਲੇਬਸ ਤੋਂ ਸਨ, ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮੈਂ ਕਵਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਵਧੀਆ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਸੀ। ਅਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੰਤੋਸ਼ਜਨਕ ਅੰਕ ਹਾਸਲ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਸੀ.
ਇਸ ਲਈ ਜੋਖ਼ਿਮ ਮੈਂ ਲੈ ਲਿਆ ਸੀ, ਉਸ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਚੰਗੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਫ਼ਾਇਦਾ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਇਆ। ਮੈਨੂੰ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਇੱਕਵਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਾਰ ਮੰਨਣ ਦੀ ਬਜਾਏ ਜੋਖਿਮ ਲੈਣਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਵਧੀਆ ਹੈ।
ਇਸ ਲਈ ਇਹ ਉਹ ਸਮਾਂ ਸੀ ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਜੋਖ਼ਮ ਉਠਾਇਆ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸਕਾਰਾਤਮਕ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਦਾ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਪਿਆ।
(ਲੰਬੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਲਈ ਵਾਧੂ ਲਾਈਨਾਂ)
ਮੇਰਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਾਲ ਬਚ ਗਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਅਗਲੀ ਜਮਾਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਚਲਾ ਗਿਆ। ਮੇਰੇ ਮਾਪੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਤੋਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਖੁਸ਼ ਸਨ ਅਤੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਕਿਹਾ। ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੀ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਆਪਣੀ ਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਦੇਖਭਾਲ ਕੀਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਸਕੂਲ ਦੇ ਇਮਤਿਹਾਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਵੀ ਪਾਸ ਹੋ ਸਕਿਆ। ਮੈਨੂੰ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਾਂ ਦੇ ਆਸ਼ੀਰਵਾਦ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਇਸ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਿਲ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਗੁਜ਼ਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਦਦ ਕੀਤੀ ਸੀ।
ਮੈਂ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਲੋਕ ਅਕਸਰ ਪੈਸੇ ਕਮਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਜੋਖਿਮ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਉਦਾਹਰਨ ਲਈ ਜਦੋਂ ਉਹ ਸ਼ੇਅਰ ਬਾਜ਼ਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਵੇਸ਼ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਬਾਜ਼ਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਡਾ ਜੋਖਿਮ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਮੇਰੇ ਕੁਝ ਦੋਸਤ ਸ਼ਿਮਲਾ ਵਿਚ ਨਦੀ-ਰਾਫ਼ਟਿੰਗ ਕਰਨ ਗਏ ਸਨ ਅਤੇ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਜੀਵਨ ਨੂੰ ਖਤਰੇ ਵਿਚ ਪਾਉਣ ਵਰਗਾ ਸੀ। ਪਰ ਇਹ ਕਹਿਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਸ਼ੱਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਿ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਜੋਖਿਮ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ ਰਿਟਰਨ ਨਹੀਂ। ਜੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਕੁਝ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਹਾਸਲ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਜੋਖਿਮ ਉਠਾਉਣਾ ਪਵੇਗਾ।
Sample 2
Our lives are full of risks sometimes, Some risks we take after knowing that its a risk, but some risks come suddenly and we take actions without knowing. Actually, the end result can be positive as well as negative. Now I’m going to talk about a risk I took about a year back.
Last new year holiday I planned to go on a trip with 3 of my office friends to an area far away from our hometown. That area is full of rain forests, wildlife, and historic places and luckily we got a good hotel offer for the season. So we planned everything for about 2 weeks before the trip to make sure nothing will be missed. My three friends are also girls so we called this trip as an ” angels trip”, all our office staff also were well aware of this as we were planning it all the time.
Everything went as we planned on the 1st day and we visited some of the historic places and had a hike as well. We went in my car and I was the driver for the entire trip. Our 1st-day visits were over around 6.00 pm and suddenly there was a huge rain and we had to wait in a cafe for one and a half hours. Around 7.40 pm we started to go to the hotel which we booked and the google map helped us to find the shortest way to go there in an hour. We were so tired by that time and in 15 mints we came to that road which showed on Google map. The road was fine at the beginning with houses beside and people were on the road. But when we drive more and more we felt that we are somewhere where there are more trees and no houses or people. The road was narrower than in the beginning, but luckily a man was cycling on to the other side. So we stopped and asked about the road from him and he said there won’t be a problem to go. We felt quite fine and continued, and according to the map, we will be at the hotel in just 20 mints.
We got a bit scared as it was too dark and at the same time. There were no lights on the road and only trees and bushes. we found something blocking the narrow road in front of us and that was a wild elephant. We were shocked and I stopped the car and switched off the lights. We kept quiet for more than 30 mints till the elephant moved. That was so shocking as the elephant was not a small one and if it troubled us, there was no one to help even. Luckily he moved at the end and we had no option but to continue slowly expecting any attacks. I drove the car by my gut feeling as we all were shaking with fear at that time.
Once we arrived at the hotel we told the manager about what happened and he said we had come through one of the biggest forests which had a lot of elephants and even bears. We thanked God. As we were safe, but until now we never told this to our parents.
Sample Answer 3
To be honest, risk plays a significant role in every person’s life because it not only increase the confidence level but motivates a person to do something new and challenging. I also experienced a situation when I helped a child by taking full risk.
It happened about two years ago. I went to Agra with my family to visit Taj Mahal; I travelled by train. The weather was very relaxed, and we all enjoyed very much by playing some games and eating some snacks which were prepared by my mother for the journey.
Suddenly I heard some noise, and I asked people what happened then one person told me that one child’s arm was stuck in the train gate. I said it to my family and also said to them that no one ready to help that child. But my cousin was willing to help him. I went with my cousin toward to the train door.
I told that to pull the chain to stop the train by an unfortunate chain was not working. So it was so risky to help someone in the running train. But we did not give up and try our best. My cousin holds me very tight when I was helping the child. Firstly, I gave some water to the child and then decided to move his arm very carefully because if I did hurry a child might be injured.
It took a half-hour to release the child arm from the train door. But I did it, and as a result, my cousin and I successfully released child without any injury.
Sample 4
We all take risks in our life.
• Sometimes we realise we are taking a risk, and sometimes we don’t even realise that we are taking a risk.
• For instance, crossing a busy road is also taking a risk and boarding a train which has started is also taking a risk.
• In these situations we don’t even realise that we are taking risks.
• Here, I would like to talk about a situation when I took a risk and it had a positive result.
• I have a pet dog, Nora, whom I take for a walk in the evening every day.
• It’s a toy breed, shih tzu.
• Our neighbours have a German shepherd, Bruno, which is very aggressive.
• Everyone in our street is afraid of that dog.
• Even I am very afraid of that dog.
• They tell all of us not to be afraid of their dog as it is well trained and would not harm any known person.
• But Bruno’s growl is worse than the Corona pandemic.
• Normally they keep their dog leashed all the time.
• One day, as I was walking in the street with Nora, Bruno escaped and came running towards us.
• Nora ran the other side and her leash slipped from my hand.
• I knew I had to act quickly and save Nora.
• I came between that dog and Nora.
• In that one second, I could imagine myself being bitten at several places and blood oozing out from all of them.
• It was a big risk, but at that moment the safety of my dear Nora was the most important thing for me.
• When I came between Bruno and Nora, I took Bruno’s name in a stern voice and told him to sit.
• Surprisingly, he sat still and started wagging its tail.
• I heaved a sigh of relief.
• In the meantime, my brother had come out and Nora was safe in his arms.
• I felt so happy that I was able to save Nora.
• So, this was the risk I took which had a positive result.
Sample 5
Taking risks is important to attain success in life. Many people become successful, after putting up with a risk. Taking more stakes improves our chances of achieving future goals. I have taken many risks and here I would go to talk about a risk that I took and had a positive result.
Actually, last year my school examinations were going on. On the next day, there was my mathematics examination and I was very nervous. I did a lot of practice and the night before I didn’t sleep because I was preparing for my exam.
My exam was at 9. Am and somehow I got late and there were only 15 minutes left to enter the examination hall. I was in a very hurry. I took my bike and forgot to put the helmet. When I realized, I was far from my house, and I didn’t have time to come back. I took the safety risk to ride my bike without a helmet.
Fortunately, On the day, there were no police checking on my way. I drove my bike at terrific speed and reached the school at the time. I performed very well in my exam and thanked God, for the positive result of the risk that I had taken.
follow-ups: for ( Describe a Risk You have taken which had a positive result )
1. Why do some people enjoy extreme sports?
It depends on the purpose. Some do extreme sports for money as a lot of money is involved in sports. Also for some people, sports come naturally or in a challenging way and sometimes they do it as a passion. So there can be various reasons.
2. Are action films popular in your country?
Yes, of course, especially Indian movies. They are most popular among the younger generation in my country and there are also incidents that have happened by trying to imitate them.
3. Do you think it is a good thing if a leader likes to take risks?
Of course, I strongly believe a leader should take risks and challenges as well. It’s always considered as a leadership skill. These leaders are very important for society as they always take responsibility for others.
4. Do you think men and women will make a different choice of risk-taking?
In the past, there was a difference that more men took risks than women, but nowadays there is no difference in the gender in risk-taking. Now women seem taking more risks than men at work as well as at home to have a balanced lifestyle
IELTS Speaking Part 3 : Follow up Questions
Here some examples of follow up questions that you may asked during your speaking part 3 by examiner related to cue card “describe a risk you have taken which had a positive result”.
1. Why do some people enjoy extreme sports?
Some people love to take the risk, so that is why they enjoy extreme sports. Extreme sports helped participants feel closer to nature, more self-aware, at peace. These people are more durable than ordinary people.
2. Are action films popular in your country?
Different types of movies like sad, horror, action, and love stories are released every day. People watch films according to their choice and mood. However, according to my perception, most of the young people love to watch action movies.
3. Do you think it is a good thing if a leader likes to take risk?
Yes, it is a good thing if a leader likes to take the risk because it shows that a leader knows about his duties and responsibilities. Risk also motivate a leader to stop something if it goes wrong. Another thing is that risk plays a crucial role in success either in the business or in another field.
4. Do you think men and women will make a different choice about risk taking?
Nowadays, gender differences are disappearing and so are the choices about risk-taking. It is an individual variation. Irrespective of the gender, if a person is daring he or she will take the risk.
5. What about the young and old?
Well, young people are more interested in taking the risk as compare to the older one. I think young people may take the risk of physical activities because they can quickly recover if they get injured. On the other hand, if we talk about investment and finance-related things, older people are more capable than young ones so they may take the risk in that field.
1. Why do some people enjoy extreme sports?
Some people enjoy extreme sports because they’re adventurous by nature. They get the thrill out of doing challenging sports.Some people also do it for money as there is a lot of money involved in such sports.
2. Are action films popular in your country?
Yes, action films are very popular in my country. They are especially popular among children and young people.
3. Do you think it is a good thing if a leader likes to take risk?
Yes, I think it is a good thing if a leader likes to take risk. Somebody has to take the risk at times, and if a leader is taking a risk that means he is excepting the responsibility that if something goes wrong he is to blame for it.People look upon such leaders who have the ability and the courage to take risks and do things differently.
4. Do you think men and women will make a different choice about risk taking?
Nowadays, gender differences are disappearing and so are the choices about risk-taking.It is an individual variation. Irrespective of the gender, if a person is daring he or she will take the risk.
5. What about the young and old?
Generally young people like to take risks, whereas the elderly like to play it safe. It also depends on the type of risk involved.
If the risk may land a person into some physical injury, then young people come forward, but if the risk is like investing money then the elderly may have more experience and may step forward to take the risk.
1. Why do some people enjoy extreme sports?
Some people enjoy extreme sports because they’re adventurous by nature. They get the thrill out of doing challenging sports. Some people also do it for money as there is a lot of money involved in such sports.
2. Are action films popular in your country?
Yes, action films are very popular in my country. They are especially popular among children and young people.
3. Do you think it is a good thing if a leader likes to take risk?
Yes, I think it is a good thing if a leader likes to take risk. Somebody has to take the risk at times, and if a leader is taking a risk that means he is excepting the responsibility that if something goes wrong he is to blame for it. People look upon such leaders who have the ability and the courage to take risks and do things differently.
4. Do you think men and women will make a different choice about risk taking?
Nowadays, gender differences are disappearing and so are the choices about risk-taking. It is an individual variation. Irrespective of the gender, if a person is daring he or she will take the risk.
5. What about the young and old?
Generally young people like to take risks, whereas the elderly like to play it safe. It also depends on the type of risk involved. If the risk may land a person into some physical injury, then young people come forward, but if the risk is like investing money then the elderly may have more experience and may step forward to take the risk.