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Describe a time when the weather condition forced you to change your plan. v.1

Describe a time when the weather condition forced you to change your plan. v. 1
Describe a time when the weather condition forced you to change your plan. You should say: when it was how the weather condition was what initial plan you had and explain what you did once you changed your plan. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Sample Answer 1: This is a nice topic to talk about and I have experienced this exact situation several times in my life. I thank you for the opportunity to let me talk about an event when the sudden change of the weather ruined a long-desired plan. It was 2014 and on my younger sister's birthday, most of my cousins, uncles and aunts came to our house. Next day my father proposed that we should take a family trip and go to (. . . say the name of a sea beach. . . ) to enjoy our time together as a family. It was a great proposal and we were all excited to spend our time there. Two of my cousins and their parents had never been to this beach. "Though we spent our childhood together in a joint family in our early childhood, we hardly get time to enjoy together" - told Tom, one of our cousins and he was completely right. We were very happy to have our relatives at our home, celebrate our sister's birthday and have the opportunity to make a family tour together after a long. In the morning my father proposed us to take our cars and visit the sea beach and other tourist spots next day and it was a sunny day with a clear blue sky at that time. The weather forecast, that I checked online, showed that there was no possibility of rain and the temperature would remain almost the same. But our luck must have been quite bad as the weather completely changed in the evening. While we did not even expect the rain, there was a thunderstorm with the torrent. The wind was ferocious and the storm lasted a long. The sea beach thus was not a good place to visit the next day. It was a 4 hours journey and we were supposed to go there early next morning. However, the weather condition forced us to abandon the tour and stay home. The weather was still ferocious and it was unsafe for us to leave the house. When my parents declared that we have to cancel our tour, I, with four of my cousins, planned to watch movies, play computer games and meet some of my friends at their home. At around 11. 30 am, when the weather was still bad, we watched an animated movie while my parents were busy cooking. We ate homemade popcorns, coffee and hamburger. In the evening the rain stopped and we went to meet my friends who happened to live nearby. At night we played different types of indoor games and that was fun. Though our initial plan was ruined due to a sudden weather change, nevertheless, I enjoyed my time with my cousins. I am the only child of my parents and that's why my cousins are like my siblings and I enjoy their company a lot. More Ideas to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card topic: Topic: Describe a time when the weather condition forced you to change your plan. 1. I changed my plan in the mid of July due to detrimental weather condition. It was a rainy day and it rained heavily the whole day. I had a plan to meet some of my colleagues to discuss an upcoming event. The meeting was set in a local café in Hamburg. After changing the plan, I made phone calls to them. Then we started a virtual meeting. In fact, mt other colleagues had the similar experience like me. 2. Going out in a stormy weather is daunting indeed and I never claim myself an adventurous person. So, I had changed my plan. Last month, the weather turned worst and there was a strong storm. It began in the evening and I had the plan to meet some of my friends. The plan was set that we should meet at Jim’s garages, located on the ground floor of his residence in Rush Street in Chicago. Later, the plan was cancelled and I spent time by playing video games. 3. Last Monday, the day was too sunny. In fact, it was a bright day with a clear blue sky. But I had to alter my plans. I wanted to go for capturing some photographs near the Victoria in Australia, but I cancelled the plan eventually. Due to the excessive brightness of the sun, my photos will burn. I actually use my mobile phone for photography and it was not possible to get the right pictures on my device. So, I stayed at home and spent times with my friends on the social networking platform Facebook. 4. Moving for a weekend break in a cloudy weather is not wise at all. The weather on last weekend was too cloudy and I had to change my plan. I planned to move in a quiet place in Manchester with a couple of my friends. But later, I changed the plan for the weather. In fact, none of my friends wanted to get wet in the sudden rain. So, they came to my place and passed the day by watching movies and playing indoor games. 5. I am afraid of cold weather since my childhood. Last month, I had to change my plan to hang out with my college buddies due to excessive cold outside here in Indonesia. Suddenly the weather changed and ruined my plan to move out. Later, I informed the matter to my friends and they also had similar opinions. So, I spent the rest of the day at home and read books, played video games and enjoyed two movies.
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Describe
a
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time
when the
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weather
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condition
forced you to
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change
your
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plan
. You should say: when it was how the
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weather
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condition
was what initial
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plan
you had and
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explain
what you did once you
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changed
your
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plan
. [You will
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have to
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talk
about the
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topic
for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
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think
about what you're going to say. You can
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make
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some
notes to
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help
you if you wish.
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]
Sample Answer 1:

This is a nice
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topic
to
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talk
about and I have experienced this exact situation several
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times
in my life. I thank you for the opportunity to
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let
me
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talk
about an
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event
when the sudden
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change
of the
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weather
ruined a long-desired plan.

It was 2014 and on my younger sister's birthday, most of my
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cousins
, uncles and aunts came to our
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house
.
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Next
day my father proposed that we should take a
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family
trip and go to (.
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.
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.
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say
the name of a sea
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beach
.
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.
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.
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)
to enjoy our
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time
together as a
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family
. It was a great
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proposal and
we were all excited to spend our
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time
there. Two of my
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cousins
and their
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parents
had never been to this
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beach
.
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"
Though we
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spent
our childhood together in a joint
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family
in our early childhood, we hardly
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get
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time
to enjoy together
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"
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-
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told
Tom, one of our
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cousins and
he was completely
right
. We were
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very
happy to have our relatives at our home, celebrate our sister's birthday and have the opportunity to
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make
a
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family
tour together after a long.

In the morning my father proposed us to take our cars and visit the sea
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beach
and other tourist spots
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next
day and it was a sunny day with a
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clear
blue sky at that
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time
. The
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weather
forecast, that I
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checked
online,
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showed
that there was no possibility of
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rain
and the temperature would remain almost the same.
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But
our luck
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must
have been quite
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bad
as the
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weather
completely
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changed
in the evening. While we did not even
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expect
the
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rain
, there was a thunderstorm with the torrent. The wind was ferocious and the storm lasted a long. The sea
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beach
thus
was not a
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good
place to visit the
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next
day. It was a 4 hours
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journey and
we
were supposed
to go there early
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next
morning.
However
, the
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weather
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condition
forced us to abandon the tour and stay home. The
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weather
was
still
ferocious and it was unsafe for us to
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leave
the
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house
.

When my
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parents
declared that we
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have to
cancel our tour, I, with four of my
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cousins
, planned to
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watch
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movies
, play computer
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games
and
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meet
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some
of my
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friends
at their home. At around 11. 30 am, when the
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weather
was
still
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bad
, we
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watched
an animated
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movie
while my
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parents
were busy cooking. We ate homemade
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popcorns
, coffee and hamburger. In the evening the
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rain
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stopped and
we went to
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meet
my
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friends
who happened to
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live
nearby. At
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night we
played
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different
types of indoor
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games
and that was fun.

Though our initial
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plan
was ruined
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due
to a sudden
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weather
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change
,
nevertheless
, I enjoyed my
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time
with my
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cousins
. I am the
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only
child of my
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parents
and that's why my
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cousins
are like my siblings and I enjoy their
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company
a lot. More
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Ideas
to
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talk
about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card
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topic
:
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Topic
:
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Describe
a
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time
when the
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weather
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condition
forced you to
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change
your
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plan
. 1. I
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changed
my
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plan
in the mid of July
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due
to detrimental
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weather
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condition
. It was a rainy day and it rained
heavily
the whole day. I had a
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plan
to
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meet
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some
of my colleagues to discuss an upcoming
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event
. The meeting
was set
in a local café in Hamburg. After changing the
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plan
, I made phone calls to them. Then we
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started
a virtual meeting. In fact, mt other colleagues had the similar experience like me.

2. Going out in a stormy
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weather
is daunting
indeed
and I never claim myself an adventurous person.
So
, I had
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changed
my
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plan
. Last month, the
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weather
turned worst and there was a strong storm. It began in the evening and I had the
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plan
to
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meet
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some
of my
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friends
. The
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plan
was set
that we should
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meet
at Jim’s garages, located on the
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ground floor
of his residence in Rush Street in Chicago. Later, the
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plan
was cancelled
and I
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spent
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time
by playing video
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games. 3
. Last Monday, the day was too sunny. In fact, it was a bright day with a
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clear
blue sky.
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But
I had to alter my
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plans
. I wanted to go for capturing
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some
photographs near the Victoria in Australia,
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but
I cancelled the
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plan
eventually
.
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Due
to the excessive brightness of the sun, my photos will burn. I
actually
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use
my mobile phone for photography and it was not possible to
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get
the
right
pictures on my device.
So
, I stayed at home and
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spent
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times
with my
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friends
on the social networking platform Facebook.

4. Moving for a weekend break in a cloudy
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weather
is not wise at all. The
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weather
on last weekend was too cloudy and I had to
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change
my
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plan
. I planned to
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move
in a quiet place in Manchester with a couple of my
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friends
.
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But
later, I
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changed
the
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plan
for the
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weather
. In fact, none of my
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friends
wanted to
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get
wet in the sudden
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rain
.
So
, they came to my place and passed the day by watching
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movies
and playing indoor
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games. 5
. I am afraid of
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cold
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weather
since my childhood. Last month, I had to
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change
my
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plan
to hang out with my college buddies
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due
to excessive
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cold
outside here in Indonesia.
Suddenly
the
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weather
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changed
and ruined my
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plan
to
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move
out. Later, I informed the matter to my
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friends and
they
also
had similar opinions.
So
, I
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spent
the rest of the day at home and read books, played video
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games
and enjoyed two
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movies
.
11Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
115Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
18Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a time when the weather condition forced you to change your plan. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
10 paragraphs
1017 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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