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Talk about something you were disappointed about. v.1

Talk about something you were disappointed about. v. 1
Talk about something you were disappointed about. You should say: what it was about when it happened why it disappointed you and explain how you felt about it. [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 1: Getting disappointed, when we don’t like or expect something, is a fact of life, and I am not immune from this rather troubling “fact of life” either. In fact, I have been disappointed in life, even in situations, when I didn’t need to be. But, today, I would like to talk about something which I was genuinely disappointed with. It was at a time when we were going to celebrate the 5th birthday of my handsome nephew about a couple of years ago. By the way, this particular birthday was very special for my little nephew because he couldn’t get his most favourite uncle, which was me, by his side when he celebrated his last birthday. In fact, he was very sad because of the fact that I couldn’t attend his birthday last year. So, anyway, we arranged everything, including decorating the house, inviting friends of the birthday boy, buying all kinds of birthday gifts and choosing the perfect birthday dress, to have a perfect birthday. As for the birthday cake, we went to one of the best and most popular bakery shops in our town, apparently in an effort to order for the best cake. We provided all kind of specifications and instructions to the manager of the shop as to how the cake should have been prepared. By the way, it was going to be a German Chocolate cake with coconut in it and cherry slices on top. We also paid an extra amount of money to have the cake delivered in its original shape. Anyway, the birthday finally arrived, and so did the birthday cake except, of course, it was broken.   Needless to say, I felt very disappointed after seeing the cake in such a mess. Anyway, after seeing the cake broken, I felt like the bakery shop was not serious enough about delivering the cake in a careful manner. Besides, the unfortunate incident made me feel a bit embarrassed also in front of all the guests. In fact, I felt like it was the worst thing that could ever happen at my nephew’s birthday.   Sample Answer 2: Thank you for this nice cue card topic. It reminds me of an unpleasant event that I am going to share with you. A few months ago, my physics teacher refused my entry to the class in college. Unfortunately, I was late that day and we had a class test that carried 10 marks to the final term result. The teacher, Victor Douglas, did not allow me in his class though I tried to persuade him about the reasons for my delay. I was late for around 15 minutes owing to severe traffic congestion on the streets of Manaus, located in the north region of Brazil. I left home earlier but could not reach my college in time. I was disappointed because I missed the class and could not take the class test. Mr Victor is very punctual and always maintain a rigid timetable. So it was natural that he denied my late entry to his class. I was not angry with him, rather I felt ashamed for being late. I had to spend the entire hour in our cafeteria and that made me depressed. To be honest, it was a terrible experience. But I took it as a lesson and I am never late to attend my classes and exams.      Model Answer 3: Well, this is an interesting topic to talk about and I would like to thank you for the opportunity to let me share my experience of an event when I was really disappointed. It reminds me of the day when I missed a train and had to cancel a much-desired tour to Penang in Malaysia. I was supposed to catch the train that leaves from Kuala Lumpur's KL Sentral Railway Station and arrive at Penang's Butterworth Railway Station on the mainland, just 15 minutes away by ferry to George Town on Penang Island. It was on a Friday in early January in 2018 and I left my home to reach the KL Sentral Railway Station that day as planned. My train schedule was at 8. 30 in the morning and I left home before 6. 00 am which should have given me enough time to reach the station considering the distance and usual traffic. However, I was utterly unfortunate that day. My taxi to the station malfunctioned at a deserted area on the route and I had to wait for 40 minutes or so to get another taxi. To add more woe, the road near the station was unusually congested due to an accident. I was very anxious and looked at my watch every five minutes or so and the taxi driver was trying his best to reach the station fast. But all efforts and prayers went in vain as I reached the station when it was already 8. 45 am. To my dismay, the train had already left! I was speechless for about an hour and blamed myself for the misfortune. I was supposed to join two of my friends in Penang and have some great time together during our semester break. I said to myself "Now that, I have missed my train, I will have to wait another 8 hours to get another train to Penang or maybe I should discard the whole idea and return home". At a time my disappointment grasped me and I became discouraged. I called my friends, who were already in Penang, from a payphone at the station and despite their effort to persuade me to take the next train, I returned home with a broken heart.   More Ideas to talk about this Cue Card topic: Cue Card Topic: Talk about something you were disappointed about. 1. The cocktail that I made at home, completely frustrated me. Actually, I could not make it properly and the ratio was not appropriate and I made a mistake while shaking the cocktail. It was the worst one that I have ever made! 2. I took a road trip with my buddies here in California. But it was not up to the mark. We got a flat tire on the road and we had to return home abandoning the whole plan. It was a disappointing experience. 3. I made a sandwich for lunch at college but it was rotten for pre-packaging. I could not eat it. Later, I went to a nearby fast food shop and took some light snacks for the day. I was quite disappointed by the imprudent ways of making and packing lunch. 4. Watching a live cricket match in a stadium is thrilling. I went with my friends to enjoy a match in a stadium in Mumbai. But I got disappointed as my favourite team lost the game; it was a high voltage match though. 5. My best friend Robert got married last month and I could not manage time to attend the ceremony. I had to fly to China to meet some official deadlines. The thought of it disheartens me and I can't still digest it! 6. Unfortunately, my boss did not allow me to get the day off which I was really looking forward to. It was my birthday, and I wanted to get a day off from my office. But the rigid boss wanted me to be at the office in time. So, I followed his order with a disappointed heart. 7. Attending the office party is the most boring and disappointing activity for me. In fact, I am reluctant to listen to the meaningless lectures of my superior bosses on pointless issues. Recently, I had to attend such a party. I was totally befuddling and disappointing. 8. Watching sequels is not always pleasant. The sequels cannot come up with what I expect and what they demonstrate. My recent experience with the movie ‘Taken 2’ was similar. I was disappointed after watching the movie. 9. I expected that I would be treated cordially when I met a famous singer in Australia when he came here for a show. But he did not even allow me to talk to him. The singer also declined to get photographed with me. It was a bitter experience for me. 10. Hearing about the reunion day plan at my college I was so excited. I would have the chance to meet with my old friends and classmates. But I was disappointed to hear that no reunion plan had been settled.   Your preparation for the cue card topic - "Talk about something you were disappointed about. " would help you talk about the following topics as well: 1. Describe a bad experience you have had recently. 2. Describe a time when you got angry. 3. Describe something you bought that did not work properly. 4. Describe an event when something irritated you.
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about
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something
you
were disappointed
about. You should say: what it was about when it happened why it disappointed you and
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explain
how you
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felt
about it. [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
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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 1:

Getting disappointed, when we don’t like or
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expect
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something
, is a
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fact
of life, and I am not immune from this
rather
troubling
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“fact
of life” either. In
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fact
, I have
been disappointed
in life, even in situations, when I didn’t need to be.
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But
,
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today
, I would like to
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talk
about
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something
which I was
genuinely
disappointed with.

It was at a
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time
when we were going to celebrate the 5th birthday of my handsome nephew about a couple of years ago. By the way, this particular birthday was
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very
special for my
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little
nephew
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because
he couldn’t
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get
his most
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favourite
uncle, which was me, by his side when he celebrated his last birthday. In
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fact
, he was
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very
sad
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because
of the
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fact
that I couldn’t
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attend
his birthday last year.

So
,
anyway
, we arranged everything, including decorating the
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house
, inviting
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friends
of the birthday boy, buying all kinds of birthday gifts and choosing the perfect birthday dress, to have a perfect birthday. As for the birthday
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cake
, we
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went
to one of the
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best
and most popular bakery
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shops
in our town,
apparently
in an effort to order for the
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best
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cake
. We provided all kind of specifications and instructions to the manager of the
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shop
as to how the
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cake
should have
been prepared
. By the way, it was going to be a German Chocolate
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cake
with coconut in it and cherry slices on top. We
also
paid an extra amount of money to have the
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cake
delivered in its original shape.
Anyway
, the birthday
finally
arrived, and
so
did the birthday
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cake
except,
of course
, it
was broken
.
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Needless to say
, I
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felt
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very
disappointed after seeing the
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cake
in such a mess.

Anyway
, after seeing the
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cake
broken, I
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felt
like the bakery
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shop
was not serious
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enough
about delivering the
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cake
Consider replacing "in a careful manner" with the adverb for "careful"; e.g., "in a hasty manner" with "hastily".
in a careful manner
.
Besides
, the unfortunate incident made me feel a bit embarrassed
also
in front of all the guests. In
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fact
, I
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felt
like it was the worst thing that could ever happen at my nephew’s birthday.
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Sample Answer 2:

Thank you for this nice
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cue
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card
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topic
. It reminds me of an unpleasant
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event
that I am going to share with you.

A few months ago, my physics teacher refused my entry to the
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class
in college. Unfortunately, I was
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late
that
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day and
we had a
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class
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test
that carried 10 marks to the final term result. The teacher, Victor Douglas, did not
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allow
me in his
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class
though I tried to persuade him about the reasons for my delay.

I was
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late
for around 15 minutes owing to severe traffic congestion on the streets of
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Manaus
, located in the north region of Brazil. I
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left
home earlier
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but
could not
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reach
my college in time.

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I
was disappointed
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because
I missed the
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class
and could not take the
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class
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test
. Mr Victor is
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very
punctual and always maintain a rigid timetable.
So
it was natural that he denied my
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late
entry to his
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class
. I was not angry with him,
rather
I
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felt
ashamed for being
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late
. I had to spend the entire hour in our cafeteria and that made me depressed.

To be honest, it was a terrible
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experience
.
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But
I took it as a
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lesson and
I am never
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late
to
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attend
my
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classes
and exams.
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Model Answer 3:

Well
, this is an interesting
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topic
to
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talk
about and I would like to thank you for the opportunity to
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let
me share my
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experience
of an
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event
when I was
really
disappointed.

It reminds me of the day when I missed a
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train
and had to cancel a much-desired tour to
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Penang
in Malaysia. I
was supposed
to catch the
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train
that
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leaves
from Kuala Lumpur's KL
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Sentral
Railway
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Station
and arrive at
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Penang
's
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Butterworth
Railway
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Station
on the mainland,
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just
15 minutes away by ferry to George Town on
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Penang
Island.

It was on a Friday in early January in 2018 and I
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left
my home to
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reach
the KL
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Sentral
Railway
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Station
that day as planned. My
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train
schedule was at 8. 30 in the morning and I
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left
home
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before
6. 00 am which should have
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given
me
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enough
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time
to
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reach
the
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station
considering the distance and usual traffic.
However
, I was
utterly
unfortunate that day. My taxi to the
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station
malfunctioned at a deserted area on the route and I had to wait for 40 minutes or
so
to
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get
another taxi. To
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add
more woe, the road near the
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station
was
unusually
congested due to an accident.

I was
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very
anxious and looked at my
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watch
every five minutes or
so
and the taxi driver was trying his
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best
to
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reach
the
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station
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fast
.
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But
all efforts and prayers
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went
in vain as I reached the
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station
when it was already 8. 45 am. To my dismay, the
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train
had already
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left
!

I was speechless for about an hour and blamed myself for the misfortune. I
was supposed
to
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join
two of my
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friends
in
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Penang
and have
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some
great
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time
together during our semester break.
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I
said to myself
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"
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Now
that, I have missed my
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train
, I will
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have to
wait another 8 hours to
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get
another
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train
to
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Penang
or maybe I should discard the whole
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idea
and return home
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"
. At a
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time
my disappointment grasped me and I became discouraged. I called my
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friends
, who were already in
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Penang
, from a payphone at the
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station
and despite their effort to persuade me to take the
next
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train
, I returned home with a broken heart.
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More
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Ideas
to
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talk
about this
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Cue
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Card
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topic
:
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Cue
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Card
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Topic
:
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Talk
about
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something
you
were disappointed
about. 1. The cocktail that I made at home, completely frustrated me.
Actually
, I could not
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make
it
properly
and the ratio was not appropriate and I made a mistake while shaking the cocktail. It was the worst one that I have ever made!

2. I took a road trip with my buddies here in California.
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But
it was not up to the mark. We
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got
a flat tire on the
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road and
we had to return home abandoning the whole plan. It was a disappointing
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experience. 3
. I made a sandwich for lunch at college
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but
it was rotten for
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pre-packaging
. I could not eat it. Later, I
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went
to a nearby
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fast
food
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shop
and took
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some
light snacks for the day. I was quite disappointed by the imprudent ways of making and packing lunch.

4. Watching a
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live
cricket match in a stadium is thrilling. I
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went
with my
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friends
to enjoy a match in a stadium in Mumbai.
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But
I
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got
disappointed as my
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favourite
team lost the game; it was a high voltage match though.

5. My
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best
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friend
Robert
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got
married last month and I could not manage
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time
to
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attend
the ceremony. I had to
fly
to China to
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meet
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some
official deadlines. The
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thought
of it disheartens me and I can't
still
digest it!

6. Unfortunately, my boss did not
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allow
me to
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get
the day off which I was
really
looking forward to. It was my birthday, and I wanted to
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get
a day off from my office.
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But
the rigid boss wanted me to be at the office in
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time
.
So
, I followed his order with a disappointed heart.

7. Attending the office party is the most boring and disappointing activity for me. In
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fact
, I am reluctant to listen to the meaningless lectures of my superior bosses on pointless issues. Recently, I had to
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attend
such a party. I was
totally
befuddling and disappointing.

8. Watching sequels is not always pleasant. The sequels cannot
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come
up with what I
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expect
and what they demonstrate. My recent
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experience
with the movie ‘Taken 2’ was similar. I
was disappointed
after watching the movie.

9. I
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expected
that I would
be treated
cordially
when I met a
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famous
singer in Australia when he came here for a
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show
.
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But
he did not even
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allow
me to
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talk
to him. The singer
also
declined to
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get
photographed with me. It was a bitter
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experience
for me.

10. Hearing about the reunion day plan at my college I was
so
excited. I would have the chance to
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meet
with my
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old
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friends
and classmates.
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But
I
was disappointed
to hear that no reunion plan had
been settled
.
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Your preparation for the
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cue
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card
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topic
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-
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"
Talk about
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something
you
were disappointed
about.
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"
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would
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help
you
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talk
about the following
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topics
as
well
:

1.
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Describe
a
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bad
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experience
you have had recently.

2.
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a
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time
when you
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
got
angry.

3.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
something
you
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
bought
that did not work
properly
.

4.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
an
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
event
when
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
something
irritated you.
11Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
122Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
35Mistakes
Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things.
Flora Lewis

IELTS speaking Talk about something you were disappointed about. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
28 paragraphs
1547 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
  • ?
    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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