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Describe an occasion when you waited for someone. v.1

Describe an occasion when you waited for someone. v. 1
Describe an occasion when you waited for someone. You should say: who you waited for when and where you waited for the person how long you waited for the person and explain why you waited for the person and how you felt about it. Sample Answer 1: I must confess that waiting for someone for a long is something I am never fond of, particularly if this person is supposed to arrive at a time that we both agreed upon. This topic reminds me a time when I had to wait for my best buddy, John, at a park nearby my home and he showed up at least two hours late than he was supposed to. It was about a year ago when John invited me to visit his hometown during our semester break. I convinced my parents that I will go to John’s hometown for only a couple of days just to refresh myself and to enjoy the beauty of a suburban area. However, we fixed a date and in the morning John called me that he will pick me from the park and I should reach there within 30 minutes. I left home after 20 minutes and thought John would come any time to pick me up. The horrible waiting experience then started and as I remember I had to wait at least 2 hours till John finally arrived. I had no idea that John would arrive so late and I could not reach him on his cell phone though I tried several times. At a time I started worrying that John must have been in some kind of problems and I thought to return home. However, something inside me told that John would not abandon the tour without any valid reason and he must have been in some kind of emergency. The waiting time somehow seems longer than usual and waiting for two hours seemed like so long to me. I felt anxious for the first 30 minutes and then started worrying about John. At a time I started feeling stupid for leaving before John reached. I even felt angry and thought to cancel the tour. So I would say my experience was not good while I was waiting for him. However, when John arrived and explained that he had to run to a hospital where his uncle got admitted all of a sudden and could not contact me due to the mobile network, I felt calm and considered the reason a valid one for the delay. Sample Answer 2: The celebration of an event is a matter of great excitement but waiting is really intolerable amid such occasions. Theory of Relativity starts influencing the time. In fact, it happened with me last Monday on the 16th birthday of my younger sister. I live with my family in Alberta, Canada. I am a college student while I have two more siblings – David, five years senior to me and a computer programmer at a multinational IT agency located in Alberta, and Susana, the youngest member of the family. Susana just turned 16. To make the birthday remarkable, I arranged for a party in the association of mom and dad. The house was decorated nicely and mom made the finest cake of her life marking the day. But we all lamented for David. But David was unable to join us at the right time for his office engagement. Susana crossed 15 and stepped into 16 on November 21. It was a great day for her. Considering her age, I planned for an exceptional birthday party at home. My parents invited some of our relatives residing in the same locality while Susana asked some of her friends to attend the party. In fact, without the near and dear ones, it is impossible to have a great birthday party. Unluckily, we missed David so much on this day. He told on the telephone that just before leaving the office, he was shouldered an assignment which may make him late. He suggested continuing the party. But we were worried at home about David if he could join us in time. The party was set to begin at 7 sharp and the guests started to arrive since 6. 30. Susana did not start the party and asked everyone to be patient for few more minutes. So, we waited for one and half hours more for David. Moreover, the invited guests lived nearby, and hence they also agreed to wait for him. After all, he is the elder brother of the birthday girl. Finally, David informed that he was unable to come even by 10 pm. Considering the issue, we had to start the party by 8. 30. Everyone present there started missing my elder- David as he was fond of such family events. He actually never missed such events before but now his professional involvement has made the trouble. Waiting is indeed a hefty task. But sometimes we are to wait for some undeniable reasons. I waited for David as he is my elder brother and a part of my family. Similarly, the other invited guests and especially Susana waited for him as he is a loveable person. He knows very well how to make people smile. His smart answers and ideas amaze us all. But unfortunately, he missed the event. He was sorry for that. On the other sides, we also missed him much. Susana could not enjoy the party to the fullest extent as David was absent there. The absence of David reminded all how dearer he actually is to us all. More Ideas to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card topic: Topic: Describe an occasion when you waited for someone. 1. Marry told me that she will be back in a few minutes and I waited for her for about one and a half hours. She borrowed my chemistry notes and asked me to wait inside the college compound here in New York City. Though I do not prefer to wait for someone, this time the scenario turned the opposite for me. I waited until she returns. It was a bothersome experience for me. In fact, I started playing games on my mobile but could not focus on that. And you know, time becomes longer in such cases. 2. Waiting is unbearable for me, but recently I had to wait for my younger sister. She wanted that I should take her home from her school in the centre of Ho Chi Minh city. So, I waited for her. Though she told me that she would be at the school gate by next 10 minutes, I waited there for around 30 minutes for her arrival. And the time was entirely boring for me. Besides, standing with a motorbike before a girls’ school is also indecent. 3. Alex asked me to wait for him near his office. He was set to take the leave for that day within next five minutes (as he told me over the phone). But he was late. I waited for him for nearly 45 minutes at the same place. And when I phoned him, he did not pick. The waiting hours were tiresome. And when he returned, he said that his boss assigned him a job suddenly and stood before him until the job was done. So, he made the unintentional delay. 4. My dad is a lazy person and he makes delay often. Last Sunday, I had a plan to go shopping with him in a street market here in Singapore. And I told him to be prepared for the shopping day. But as usual, he was late to respond to my phone call. I waited for him in the garage and made phone calls on his mobile repeatedly. It was the 15th time when he picked and replied he was coming. I had to wait for over 30 minutes for him and finally, he arrived. It was a bitter experience for me. 5. Indeed, this is a virtue to become patient and I am so. I waited for a person whom I was scheduled to meet on last Monday at the national library here in Moscow. But the man was late to arrive on the spot at the right time. He was one hour late. So, I had to wait for him for the time being. I went to a coffee shop and had two cups of coffees. I was not irritated like the other people because I knew the late was not intentional. I, rather, tried to enjoy the moments. If you prepare for this cue card you should be able to answer the following cue cards as well: Talk about a time when you had to wait for a long. Describe an event that made you anxious. Describe a time when you waited for a friend.
Describe
an occasion when you
waited
for
someone
. You should say: who you
waited
for when and where you
waited
for the
person
how
long
you
waited
for the
person
and
explain
why you
waited
for the
person
and how you
felt
about it. Sample
Answer
1:

I
must
confess that
waiting
for
someone
for a
long
is something I am never fond of,
particularly
if this
person
is supposed
to
arrive
at a
time
that we both
agreed
upon. This topic reminds me a
time
when I had to
wait
for my best buddy, John, at a park nearby my
home and
he
showed
up at least two
hours
late
than he
was supposed
to. It was about a year ago when John
invited
me to visit his hometown during our semester break. I convinced my parents that I will go to John’s hometown for
only
a couple of days
just
to refresh myself and to enjoy the beauty of a suburban area.
However
, we
fixed
a date and in the morning John called me that he will pick me from the park and I should reach there within 30 minutes. I
left
home after 20 minutes and
thought
John would
come
any
time
to pick me up. The horrible
waiting
experience
then
started
and as I remember I had to
wait
at least 2
hours
till John
finally
arrived. I had no
idea
that John would
arrive
so
late
and I could not reach him on his cell
phone
though I tried several
times
. At a
time
I
started
worrying that John
must
have been in
some
kind of problems and I
thought
to return home.
However
, something inside me
told
that John would not abandon the tour without any valid
reason and
he
must
have been in
some
kind of emergency. The
waiting
time
somehow seems longer than usual and
waiting
for two
hours
seemed like
so
long
to me. I
felt
anxious for the
first
30 minutes and then
started
worrying about John. At a
time
I
started
feeling stupid for leaving
before
John reached. I even
felt
angry and
thought
to cancel the tour.
So
I would say my
experience
was not
good
while I was
waiting
for him.
However
, when John arrived and
explained
that he had to run to a hospital where his uncle
got
admitted all of a sudden and could not contact me due to the mobile network, I
felt
calm and considered the reason a valid one for the delay. Sample
Answer
2:

The celebration of an
event
is a matter of great excitement
but
waiting
is
really
intolerable amid such occasions. Theory of Relativity
starts
influencing the
time
. In fact, it happened
with
me last Monday on the 16th birthday of my younger sister.

I
live
with my
family
in Alberta, Canada. I am a college student while I have two more siblings
David, five years senior to me and a computer programmer at a multinational IT agency located in Alberta, and Susana, the youngest member of the
family
. Susana
just
turned 16. To
make
the birthday remarkable, I arranged for a
party
in the association of mom and dad. The
house
was decorated
nicely
and mom made the finest cake of her life marking the day.
But
we all lamented for David.
But
David was unable to
join
us at the
right
time
for his office engagement.

Susana crossed 15 and stepped into 16 on November 21. It was a great day for her. Considering her age, I planned for an exceptional birthday
party
at home. My parents
invited
some
of our relatives residing in the same locality while Susana
asked
some
of her friends to attend the
party
. In fact, without the near and dear ones, it is impossible to have a great birthday
party
.
Unluckily
, we
missed
David
so
much on this day. He
told
on the telephone that
just
before
leaving the office, he
was shouldered
an assignment which may
make
him
late
. He suggested continuing the
party
.
But
we
were worried
at home about David if he could
join
us in time.

The
party
was set
to
begin
at 7 sharp and the guests
started
to
arrive
since 6. 30. Susana did not
start
the
party
and
asked
everyone to be patient for few more minutes.
So
, we
waited
for one and half
hours
more for David.
Moreover
, the
invited
guests
lived
nearby, and
hence
they
also
agreed
to
wait
for him.
After all
, he is the elder brother of the birthday girl.
Finally
, David informed that he was unable to
come
even by 10 pm. Considering the issue, we had to
start
the
party
by 8. 30. Everyone present there
started
missing my elder- David as he was fond of such
family
events
. He
actually
never
missed
such
events
before
but
now
his professional involvement has made the trouble.

Waiting is
indeed
a hefty task.
But
sometimes
we are to
wait
for
some
undeniable reasons. I
waited
for David as he is my elder brother and a part of my
family
.
Similarly
, the other
invited
guests and
especially
Susana
waited
for him as he is a loveable
person
. He knows
very
well
how to
make
people
smile. His smart
answers
and
ideas
amaze us all.
But
unfortunately, he
missed
the
event
. He was sorry for that. On the other sides, we
also
missed
him much. Susana could not enjoy the
party
to the fullest extent as David was absent there. The absence of David reminded all how dearer he
actually
is to us all. More
Ideas
to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card topic: Topic:
Describe
an occasion when you
waited
for
someone
. 1. Marry
told
me that she will be back in a few minutes and I
waited
for her for about one and a half
hours
. She borrowed my chemistry notes and
asked
me to
wait
inside the college compound here in New York City. Though I do not prefer to
wait
for
someone
, this
time
the scenario turned the opposite for me. I
waited
until she returns. It was a bothersome
experience
for me. In fact, I
started
playing games on my mobile
but
could not focus on that. And
you know
,
time
becomes longer in such cases.

2.
Waiting
is unbearable for me,
but
recently I had to
wait
for my younger sister. She
wanted that I
should take her home from her school in the
centre
of
Ho Chi Minh city
.
So
, I
waited
for her. Though she
told
me that she would be at the school gate by
next
10 minutes, I
waited
there for around 30 minutes for her arrival. And the
time
was
entirely
boring for me.
Besides
, standing with a motorbike
before
a girls’ school is
also
indecent.

3. Alex
asked
me to
wait
for him near his office. He
was set
to take the
leave
for that day within
next
five minutes (as he
told
me over the
phone)
.
But
he was
late
. I
waited
for him for
nearly
45 minutes at the same place. And when I phoned him, he did not pick. The
waiting
hours
were tiresome. And when he returned, he said that his boss assigned him a job
suddenly
and stood
before
him until the job
was done
.
So
, he made the unintentional delay.

4. My dad is a lazy
person and
he
makes
delay
often
. Last Sunday, I had a plan to go shopping with him in a street market here in Singapore. And I
told
him to
be prepared
for the shopping day.
But
as usual, he was
late
to respond to my
phone
call. I
waited
for him in the garage and made
phone
calls on his mobile
repeatedly
. It was the 15th
time
when he picked and replied he was coming. I had to
wait
for over 30 minutes for him and
finally
, he arrived. It was a bitter
experience
for me.

5.
Indeed
, this is a virtue to become
patient and
I am
so
. I
waited
for a
person
whom I
was scheduled
to
meet
on last Monday at the national library here in Moscow.
But
the
man
was
late
to
arrive
on the spot
at the
right
time
. He was one
hour
late
.
So
, I had to
wait
for him for the
time
being. I went to a coffee shop and had two cups of coffees. I was not irritated like the other
people
because
I knew the
late
was not intentional.
I
,
rather
, tried to enjoy the moments. If you prepare for this cue card you should be able to
answer
the following cue cards as
well
: Talk about a
time
when you had to
wait
for a
long
.
Describe
an
event
that made you anxious.
Describe
a
time
when you
waited
for a friend.
24Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
159Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
12Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe an occasion when you waited for someone. v. 1

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