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Describe a situation when you were late. v.1

Describe a situation when you were late. v. 1
Describe a situation when you were late. You should say: when it was why you were late how you felt about being late and explain how you managed the situation.   Model Answer 1: I may not be the most punctual person in this world, but I always try to be on time when I have an appointment to meet with somebody. But, unfortunately, we don’t always control the situations or things around us, and as such, we become late despite our best effort and intention, just as it happened last year ago when I was late to attend the marriage ceremony of my dear niece. As I have already mentioned earlier that I always try to be on time, so, it was quite natural for me to take all the precautions to arrive at the marriage ceremony of my niece well in advance of the schedule. By the way, my niece lived in a small city which was about a couple of hundred kilometres from where I used to live. And, unfortunately, there was no flight from my home town to her small city, and I couldn’t take an aerial route to travel to her. Instead, I chose an express (or ‘fast”) train. But, after travelling for about an hour, I noticed that the train was travelling at almost half of its regular speed, apparently, because some kind of emergency repairing works with the train lines was going on ahead of us. Initially, I thought that it wouldn’t take much longer to fix it, but as another half an hour passed, I started to worry about arriving on schedule. Needless to say, I felt very frustrated as I could very well sense that I wouldn’t be able to arrive at the wedding ceremony of my beloved niece on time. Anyway, even though, I felt very frustrated and helpless in that situation, I knew that it was not going to help me. So, I immediately decided to call my niece and explained her the situation and told her to go ahead with the ceremony without me while also telling her that my love and prayer would always be with her. And that I would meet her at the happiest moment of her life as soon as I arrive in her city.   Model Answer 2: The city I live in has a severe traffic jam problem and due to that, we often get late to reach our destination. One such event when I was late in an important exam was a frustrating experience for me. It was 2 years ago when I was a student at the university. I had an exam at 8. 30 am which I thought would be at 9. 30 am. I did this mistake because I noted the time wrongly in my notebook. I prepared for the exam well and left home at 8. 15 am as my usual journey to my university takes around 40 minutes. According to the schedule, I should have reached at least 30 minutes before the exam time. I already had the wrong idea about the exam timing and I found that it was raining outside and there were only a few transportations available on the road. I had to wait at the bus stoppage for more than 30 minutes before I actually got into a bus. To my surprise, the traffic on the road was very bad. The buses were moving very slowly because of the unavoidable traffic jam. I was hoping desperately to reach the university on time. But that was not my day! I reached the exam hall at 10. 15 am and I was shocked to learn that the exam would end only in 15 minutes. I was so worried and anxious that I could not think clearly what to do. I felt helpless at that time and was asked the teacher what can I do now. He asked me to come after the exam ends. I followed him as soon as he left the exam room. I noticed that some of my classmates were also looking at me with surprise and were probably thinking about how careless I was to miss such an important exam. After I reach the class exam coordinator’s room, he took me to our advising tutor and asked me to give a good reason why I was late for the exam. I told everything that has happened and the coordinator arranged an exam in his room. As a penalty, he deducted 20 minutes from the exam time and asked me to finish the exam and leave the answer sheet to him. I was kind of worried and felt a bit relieved also. As my preparation was good, I had been able to answer all the questions in due time. Thus the situation was handled and I was not in big trouble for the late I made unintentionally.   Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card Topic would enable you to talk about the following Cue Card Topics as well: Describe a situation when you were late for an important appointment Describe an awkward experience you have Describe a time when you were embarrassed Describe a traffic jam that made you late for office/college
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a
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when you were
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late
. You should say: when it was why you were
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late
how you
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felt
about being
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and
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explain
how you managed the
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situation
.
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Model
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Answer
1:

I may not be the most punctual person in this world,
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but
I always try to be on
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time
when I have an appointment to
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meet
with somebody.
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But
, unfortunately, we don’t always control the
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situations
or things around us, and as such, we become
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late
despite our best effort and intention,
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just
as it happened last year ago when I was
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late
to attend the marriage
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ceremony
of my dear niece.

As I have already mentioned earlier that I always try to be on
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time
,
so
, it was quite natural for me to take all the precautions to arrive at the marriage
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ceremony
of my
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niece
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well
in advance of the schedule.

By the way, my
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niece
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lived
in a
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small
city which was about a couple of hundred
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kilometres
from where I
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used
to
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live
. And, unfortunately, there was no flight from my home town to her
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small
city, and I couldn’t take an aerial route to travel to her.
Instead
, I chose an express (or ‘
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fast
”) train.
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But
, after travelling for about an hour, I noticed that the train was travelling at almost half of its regular speed,
apparently
,
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because
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some
kind of emergency repairing works with the train lines was going on ahead of us.
Initially
, I
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thought
that it wouldn’t take much longer to
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fix
it,
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but
as another half an hour passed, I
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started
to worry about arriving on schedule.
Needless to say
, I
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felt
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very
frustrated as I could
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very
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well
sense that I wouldn’t be able to arrive at the wedding
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ceremony
of my beloved
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niece
on time.

Anyway
,
even though
, I
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felt
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very
frustrated and helpless in that
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situation
, I knew that it was not going to
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help
me.
So
, I immediately decided to call my
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niece
and
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explained
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her
the
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situation
and
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told
her to go ahead with the
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ceremony
without me while
also
telling her that my
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love
and prayer would always be with her. And that I would
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meet
her at the happiest moment of her life as
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soon
as I arrive in her city.
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Model
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Answer
2:

The city I
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live
in has a severe
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traffic
jam problem and due to that, we
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often
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get
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late
to reach our destination. One such
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event
when I was
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late
in an
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important
exam was a frustrating experience for me. It was 2 years ago when I was a student at the university. I had an exam at 8. 30 am which I
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thought
would be at 9. 30 am. I did this mistake
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because
I noted the
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time
wrongly
in my notebook. I prepared for the exam
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well
and
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left
home at 8. 15 am as my usual journey to my university takes around 40 minutes. According to the schedule, I should have reached at least 30 minutes
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before
the exam
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time
. I already had the
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wrong
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idea
about the exam timing and I found that it was raining outside and there were
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only
a few transportations available on the road. I had to wait at the bus stoppage for more than 30 minutes
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before
I
actually
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got
into a bus. To my surprise, the
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traffic
on the road was
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very
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bad
. The buses were moving
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very
slowly
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because
of the unavoidable
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traffic
jam. I was hoping
desperately
to reach the university on
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time
.
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But
that was not my day! I reached the exam hall at 10. 15
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am and
I
was shocked
to learn that the exam would
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end
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only
in 15 minutes. I was
so
worried and anxious that I could not
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think
clearly
what to do. I
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felt
helpless at that
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time
and was
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asked
the teacher what can I do
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now
. He
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asked
me to
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come
after the exam ends. I followed him as
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soon
as he
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left
the exam room. I noticed that
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some
of my classmates were
also
looking at me with surprise and were
probably
thinking about how careless I was to miss such an
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important
exam. After I reach the
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class
exam coordinator’s room, he took me to our advising tutor and
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asked
me to give a
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good
reason why I was
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late
for the exam. I
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told
everything that has happened and the coordinator arranged an exam in his room. As a penalty, he deducted 20 minutes from the exam
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time
and
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asked
me to finish the exam and
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leave
the
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answer
sheet to him. I was kind of worried and
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felt
a bit relieved
also
. As my preparation was
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good
, I had been able to
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answer
all the questions in due
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time
.
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Thus
the
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situation
was
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handled and
I was not in
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big
trouble for the
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late
I made
unintentionally
.
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well
:
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Describe
a
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situation
when you were
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late
for an
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important
appointment
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Describe
an awkward experience you have
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Describe
a
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time
when you
were embarrassed
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Describe
a
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traffic
jam that made you
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late
for office/
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college
7Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
61Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
10Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a situation when you were late. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
6 paragraphs
876 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.5
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  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 5.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
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    Present relevant ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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