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Describe a time when you got lost. v.1

Describe a time when you got lost. v. 1
Describe a time when you got lost. You should say: when it happened where it happened how old were you and explain how you felt when you got lost. Model Answer 1: Oh no, this is a great topic to talk about and it is slightly embarrassing to describe! You ask how old I was when I got lost as if this is something that can only happen to you as a child. Unfortunately, the example I am thinking about is rather more recent.   I’ll try and explain what happened, where – I will tell you how old I was if you like, and I’ll certainly describe what it felt like too. So, the situation was just a couple of months ago. I’ve fairly recently taken up a new hobby of running. I’m not very good at it, I’m very slow, and I just like to use it as a way to see interesting and beautiful sceneries. I prefer running trails, that is going cross country, rather than running on roads, but that can be a problem as you need to be able to navigate, and I’m not very good at that either! I heard about a fell race that was taking place a short drive away from where I live. It was a 5 mile route across open countryside, such events usually use footpaths and some trails, but there is a risk you can lose your way. Because I’d never done anything like this before I emailed the organisers in advance. I explained I was worried about getting lost and that I was also very slow, so I didn’t want to find myself stuck out on the open moor when night fell! I got a lovely reply. The organiser assured me that she herself could ‘get lost going upstairs in my own house’ so she had personally put out really clear markers along the whole route. What’s more, there would be a back-marker bringing up the rear. ‘Honestly’ she said ‘there is really no way you can get lost or come last, I promise! ’ Can you guess what happened? The day of the event dawned. Everyone took off, and after the first couple of miles, I found I was running alone. All the faster runners had sprinted off out of sight. I wasn’t last, I could at first hear the back-marker laughing and joking with some really slow runners at the back – one of whom had to go extra steady because of a heart condition. The course was well-marked, and I enjoyed running through woodland, lolloping through fields and even along a few country paths. Towards the end of the race, I entered a thick patch of trees. The marker flags turned off sharply to the right and I followed them – straight to the banks of a stream. I was really confused, the path just ended at the water. I went on for a bit, but no more way markers or signs, I stared at the water again. I retraced my steps, but the signs were really clear. Then I had a ‘lightbulb’ moment, I suddenly realised this was a fell race so it was designed to be challenging. I ‘obviously’ had to just wade across the stream to the other side, and so I did. Only to end up in really thick bracken and bramble undergrowth. There was no path there. I was so confused, I crossed back over the river, and repeatedly checked for signs, but I just couldn’t find the route. In the end, I double backed about half a mile to try and find the backmarker, but they had vanished too. After about 10 minutes (though it felt like much longer) I found a different way out of the woods and saw the race finish. Everyone was there waiting for me in a bit of a panic, as they couldn’t work out how the backmarker (who was supposed to come in last to make sure everyone had finished safely) had somehow come back before me. Because we all had numbers, they had realised that I was still out on the course but they couldn’t work out where I could possibly be. I ran back rather lopsidedly, and soaking wet from having waded back and forth across the stream countless times. Breathless at the end I explained that I was sure I’d followed the path correctly yet somehow I had achieved the impossible thing of both getting lost AND finishing last!   It didn’t make any sense… The organisers couldn’t understand it, they went back into the woods to see what had happened. It turned out that some vandals had set a false trail in the woods. The other runners had all been in sight of someone in front so hadn’t really been looking at the markers, only following the person in front. The back marker was local and knew the way, so she too hadn’t needed to check the route either. Hence, it was only me that got caught out. How unlucky! So how old was I, well fifty – you apparently don’t have to be a child in a fairy tale to get lost in the woods! As to how I felt, well initially confused, a little alarmed and then embarrassed as I couldn’t work out how it happened. Once there was an explanation I felt a bit better. The event organisers were lovely and friendly and very concerned that his had happened – but it wasn’t their fault, it was just one of those unlucky things. However, once it was all over, I thought it was hilarious. No one was hurt and in a funny way, it boosted my confidence because the two things I’d dreaded most had happened, and actually, it didn’t matter one bit! Even so, next time, I think I’ll look at the intended route more carefully on a map before setting off! [ Written by - Lucy Marris: Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam) ]   Sample Answer 2: I was a very naughty kid in my childhood days. Bunking school was a usual phenomenon for me and some of my friends. In fact, the attempts were dangerous for me and them. Now I will describe how I lost one day. I with two of my friends went to the Sydney Stadium to enjoy a high voltage football match. So, we made a plan on the previous day to bunk the school. Unluckily, I was unable to take the necessary preparations as dad dropped me at the school gate. However, I managed to escape the school with them. We travelled here and there in the city, did many things, took our lunch and so on. Finally, we reached at the stadium before the match began. We entered into the stadium and enjoyed the match. The trouble began when we started to get back home. My pockets were empty. I have spent all of my money round the day like an inconsiderate. The event took place at the stadium. In fact, the situation was the same for the two others. Peter and Thomas, both had spent their bucks on the lunch and soft drinks, ticket of the match, buying badges for the team we supported etc. The situation was like that we did not have a single penny to pay for the transportation to way back to home. I was lost. Actually, we all were lost. There were no other ways to us to get rid of the situations. By the same time, it was becoming dark. Our school began at 7. 30 am and ended by noon. But I told mum that I would go Peter’s home for some home works and participating in sports, and will be back by evening. The distance of our residence was moderate from the stadium. In fact, it took around 20 minutes to reach in our residential block from the stadium by bus. I was 12 or 13 but I cannot exactly remember the age. It was the beginning of my teenage. By the same time, it was the age to explore the world. The curious mind wanted to see the unseen and know the unknown. As part of the curiosity, I along with some of my friends started to see the world. In fact, Sydney was the world for us. We travelled in various corners of the city and passed our days amid great fun. The time was not so modern and the development of the city did not happen so much as it is today. Besides, we used to change our school uniform so that people could not understand we bunked the school. The idea was my brainchild. But it was sad for all the three of us. We were lost. We started feeling hungry. But we were unable to buy any food to satisfy the hunger. Gradually tension aroused. Finding other ways, three of us started walking to home. But the streets were unfamiliar to us. Actually, we came there by public transport and the bus moved in various parts of the city. Hence, it was really difficult for us to spot the streets that will lead us to home. Later, we reached home safely but made late. Each of us managed our parents that saying that we had spent much time on the outdoor sports and thus we made late. I was relieved and learnt some lessons as well.   Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card would enable you to talk about the following Cue Cards as well: Describe an interesting childhood memory you have.   Describe an unknown place where you got lost.   Describe an unusual thing happened to you.   Describe a bad experience you have.   Describe a funny experience you have.
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a
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when you
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. You should say: when it
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happened
where it
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happened
how
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old
were you and
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explain
how you
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when you
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. Model Answer 1:

Oh no, this is a great topic to talk about and it is
slightly
embarrassing to
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describe
! You ask how
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old
I was when I
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got
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lost
as if this is something that can
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only
happen to you as a child. Unfortunately, the example I am thinking about is
rather
more recent.
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I’ll
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try and
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explain
what
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happened
, where
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I will
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tell
you how
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I was if you like, and I’ll
certainly
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describe
what it
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felt
like too.
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, the
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was
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a couple of months ago. I’ve
fairly
recently taken up a new hobby of
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running
. I’m not
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very
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good
at it, I’m
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slow, and I
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just
like to
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use
it as a
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way
to
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see
interesting and
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beautiful
sceneries.
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I
prefer
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trails,
that is
going
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cross country
,
rather
than
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running
on roads,
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but
that can be a problem as you need to be able to navigate, and I’m not
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very
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good
at that either!
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I
heard about a fell
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race
that was taking place a short drive away from where I
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live
. It was a
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5 mile
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route
across open countryside, such
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events
usually
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use
footpaths and
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some
trails,
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but
there is a
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risk
you can lose your
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way
.
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I’d never done anything like this
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before
I emailed the
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organisers
in advance. I
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explained
I
was worried
about getting
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lost
and that I was
also
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very
slow,
so
I didn’t want to find myself stuck out on the open moor when night fell! I
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got
a lovely reply. The
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organiser
assured me that she herself could ‘
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get
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lost
going upstairs in my
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own
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house
’
so
she had
personally
put out
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really
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clear
markers along the whole
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route
. What’s more, there would be a back-marker bringing up the rear. ‘
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’ she said ‘there is
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really
no
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you can
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get
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lost
or
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come
last, I promise! ’ Can you guess what
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happened
? The day of the
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dawned. Everyone
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took
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off
, and after the
first
couple of miles, I found I was
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alone. All the faster runners had sprinted
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off
out of sight. I wasn’t last, I could at
first
hear the back-marker laughing and joking with
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some
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really
slow runners at the
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back
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one of whom had to go extra steady
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because
of a heart condition. The course was
well
-marked, and I enjoyed
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running
through woodland, lolloping through fields and even along a few country
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paths
. Towards the
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end
of the
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race
, I entered a thick patch of trees. The marker flags turned
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off
sharply
to the
right
and I followed them
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–
straight to the banks of a stream. I was
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really
confused, the
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path
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ended at the water. I went on for a
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bit
,
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no more
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markers or signs, I stared at the water again.
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retraced my steps,
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. Then I had a ‘
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’ moment, I
suddenly
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realised
this was a fell
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race
so
it
was designed
to be challenging. I ‘
obviously
’ had to
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just
wade across the stream to the
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side, and
so
I did.
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to
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up in
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thick bracken and bramble undergrowth. There was no
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there. I was
so
confused, I crossed
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over the river, and
repeatedly
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checked
for signs,
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but
I
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couldn’t find the
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. In the
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, I double backed about half a mile to
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try and
find the
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,
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they had vanished too. After about 10 minutes (though it
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felt
like much longer) I found a
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different
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way
out of the woods
and
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saw
the
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race
finish. Everyone was there waiting for me in a
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of a panic, as they couldn’t
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work
out how the
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(who
was supposed
to
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come
in last to
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make
sure everyone had finished
safely
) had somehow
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come
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back
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before
me.
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we all had numbers, they had
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realised
that I was
still
out on the course
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but
they couldn’t
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work
out where I could
possibly
be. I ran
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back
rather
lopsidedly
, and soaking wet from having waded
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back
and forth across the stream countless
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times
. Breathless at the
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end
I
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explained
that I was sure I’d followed the
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path
correctly
yet
somehow I had achieved the impossible thing of both getting
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lost
AND finishing last!
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make
any sense… The
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organisers
couldn’t understand it, they went
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back
into the woods to
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see
what had
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happened
. It turned out that
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some
vandals had set a false trail in the woods. The
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other
runners had all been in sight of someone in front
so
hadn’t
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really
been looking at the markers,
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only
following the person in front. The
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back
marker was local and knew the
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way
,
so
she too hadn’t needed to
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check
the
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route
either.
Hence
, it was
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only
me that
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got
caught out. How unlucky!
So
how
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old
was I,
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well
fifty
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you
apparently
don’t
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have to
be a child in a fairy tale to
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get
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lost
in the woods! As to how I
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felt
,
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well
initially
confused, a
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little
alarmed and then embarrassed as I couldn’t
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work
out how it
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happened
.
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Once
there was an explanation I
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felt
a
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bit
better. The
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event
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organisers
were lovely and friendly and
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very
concerned that his had
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happened
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–
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but
it wasn’t their fault, it was
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just
one of those unlucky things.
However
, once it was all over, I
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thought
it was hilarious. No one
was hurt
and in a
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funny
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way
, it boosted my confidence
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because
the two things I’d dreaded most had
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happened
, and
actually
, it didn’t matter one
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bit
! Even
so
,
next
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time
, I
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think
I’ll look at the intended
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route
more
carefully
on a map
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before
setting
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off
!
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Written by
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-
Lucy
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: Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam)
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Sample Answer 2:

I was a
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very
naughty kid in my childhood days. Bunking
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school
was a usual phenomenon for me and
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some
of my friends. In
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fact
, the attempts were
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dangerous
for me and them.
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Now
I will
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describe
how I
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lost
one day.

I with two of my friends went to the Sydney
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Stadium
to enjoy a high voltage football
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match
.
So
, we made a plan on the previous day to bunk the
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school
.
Unluckily
, I was unable to take the necessary preparations as dad dropped me at the
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school
gate.
However
, I managed to escape the
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school
with them. We travelled here and there in the city, did
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many
things,
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took
our lunch and
so
on.
Finally
, we reached at the
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stadium
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before
the
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match
began. We entered into the
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stadium
and enjoyed the
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match
. The trouble began when we
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started
to
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get
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back
home. My pockets were empty. I have spent all of my money round the day like
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an inconsiderate
.

The
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event
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took
place at the
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stadium
. In
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fact
, the
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situation
was the same for the two others. Peter and Thomas, both had spent their bucks on the lunch and soft drinks, ticket of the
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match
, buying badges for the team we supported etc. The
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situation
was like that we did not have a single penny to pay for the transportation to
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way
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back
to home. I was
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lost
.
Actually
, we all were
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lost
. There were no
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other
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ways
to us to
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get
rid of the
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situations
. By the same
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time
, it was becoming dark. Our
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school
began at 7. 30 am and ended by noon.
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But
I
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told
mum that I would go Peter’s home for
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some
home works and participating in sports, and will be
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back
by evening. The distance of our residence was moderate from the
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stadium
. In
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fact
, it
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took
around 20 minutes to reach in our residential block from the
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stadium
by bus.

I was 12 or 13
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but
I cannot exactly remember the age. It was the beginning of my teenage. By the same
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time
, it was the age to explore the world. The curious mind wanted to
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see
the unseen and know the unknown. As part of the curiosity, I along with
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some
of my friends
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started
to
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see
the world. In
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fact
, Sydney was the world for us. We travelled in various corners of the city and passed our days amid great fun. The
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time
was not
so
modern and the development of the city did not happen
so
much as it is
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today
.
Besides
, we
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used
to
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change
our
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school
uniform
so
that
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people
could not understand we bunked the
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school
. The
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idea
was my brainchild.

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But
it was sad for all the three of us. We were
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lost
. We
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started
feeling hungry.
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But
we were unable to
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buy
any food to satisfy the hunger.
Gradually
tension aroused. Finding
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other
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ways
, three of us
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started
walking to home.
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But
the streets were unfamiliar to us.
Actually
, we came there by public transport and the bus
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moved
in various parts of the city.
Hence
, it was
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really
difficult for us to spot the streets that will lead us to home. Later, we reached home
safely
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but
made late. Each of us managed our parents that saying that we had spent much
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time
on the outdoor sports and
thus
we made late. I
was relieved
and
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learnt
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some
lessons as
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well
.
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well
:
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Describe
an interesting childhood memory you have.
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Describe
an unknown place where you
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got
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lost
.
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Describe
an unusual thing
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happened
to you.
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Describe
a
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bad
experience you have.
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Describe
a
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funny
experience you have.
20Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
167Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
40Mistakes
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IELTS speaking Describe a time when you got lost. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
7 paragraphs
1637 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
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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: 5.0
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • 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
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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