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Describe an occasion when you had to wait a long time for someone or something to arrive. v.1

Describe an occasion when you had to wait a long time for someone or something to arrive. v. 1
Describe an occasion when you had to wait a long time for someone or something to arrive. You should say: who or what you were waiting for how long you had to wait why you had to wait a long time and explain how you felt about waiting for such a long time. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ]   Model Answer: People say that patience is a great virtue, so I try to be patient as often as I can, even when I have no reason or incentive to wait. But, for better or worse, waiting for something or someone is a reality of life, and we have to wait, no matter how much we dislike it, just as I didn’t like it when one of my fellow co-workers kept me waiting for a long period of time for no valid reasons. It was about a few months ago when this happened at my work.   Anyway, it was Friday, so I was naturally a bit excited to leave my office as soon as I could and enjoy the weekend. But, suddenly, one of my fellow workers jumped in front of me just an hour before the closing of our office and asked me to loan my motorbike to him. He told me that he needed to go out for some emergency reasons and that also he would come back just in time before the office had closed. So, I just gave the key of my motorbike to my co-worker in good faith only, of course, to find out that he just couldn’t properly value my good faith. In fact, instead of showing up after an hour, he actually showed up after several hours. Anyway, I tried to keep my calm when he came back and asked me what really had caused him to delay for such a long time. In response, he said that he had gone to see a friend at the hospital, and he just got stuck there. He also politely apologized for the delay. Anyway, after waiting for such a long time, I naturally felt a bit frustrated and even annoyed at the irresponsible act of my co-worker, especially, at a time when I was planning to leave my office as soon as possible. However, after knowing that he went to visit his friend at the hospital, I felt like I lost very valuable several hours of my life in a good cause, and that was to help someone out during a crisis time.
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Describe
an occasion when you had to
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a
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long
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for someone or something to arrive. You should say: who or what you were
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waiting
for how
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long
you had to
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wait
why you had to
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wait
a
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long
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time
and
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explain
how you felt about
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waiting
for such a
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long
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time
. [You will
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have to
talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
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think
about what you are 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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]
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Model Answer:

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People
say that patience is a great virtue,
so
I try to be patient as
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often
as I can, even when I have no reason or incentive to
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wait
.
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But
, for better or worse,
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waiting
for something or someone is a reality of life, and we
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have to
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wait
, no matter how much we dislike it,
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just
as I didn’t like it when one of my fellow co-workers
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kept
me
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waiting
for a
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long
period of
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time
for no valid reasons.

It was about a few months ago when this happened at my work.
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Anyway
, it was Friday,
so
I was
naturally
a bit excited to
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leave
my
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office
as
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soon
as I could and enjoy the weekend.
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But
,
suddenly
, one of my fellow workers jumped in front of me
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just
an
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hour
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before
the closing of our
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office
and asked me to loan my motorbike to him. He
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told
me that he needed to go out for
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some
emergency reasons and that
also
he would
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come
back
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just
in
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time
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before
the
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office
had closed.
So
, I
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just
gave the key of my motorbike to my co-worker in
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good
faith
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only
,
of course
, to find out that he
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just
couldn’t
properly
value my
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good
faith.

In fact,
instead
of showing up after an
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hour
, he
actually
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showed
up after several
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hours
.
Anyway
, I tried to
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keep
my calm when he came back and asked me what
really
had caused him to delay for such a
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long
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time
. In response, he said that he had gone to
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see
a friend at the hospital, and he
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just
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got
stuck there. He
also
politely
apologized for the delay.

Anyway
, after
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waiting
for such a
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long
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time
, I
naturally
felt a bit frustrated and even annoyed at the irresponsible act of my co-worker,
especially
, at a
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time
when I was planning to
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leave
my
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office
as
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soon
as possible.
However
, after knowing that he went to visit his friend at the hospital, I felt like I lost
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very
valuable several
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hours
of my life in a
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good
cause, and that was to
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help
someone out during a crisis
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time
.
8Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
34Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
3Mistakes
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IELTS speaking Describe an occasion when you had to wait a long time for someone or something to arrive. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
5 paragraphs
451 words
6.0
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 6.5
  • 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: 5.5
  • 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: 6.0
  • 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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