DESCRIBE A TIME WHEN YOU WERE LATE IELTS CUE CARD
IELTS CUE CARD
DESCRIBE A TIME WHEN YOU WERE LATE
You Should Say:
When it was?
Why you were late?
late? How you felt about being late
Sample Answer 1
INTRODUCTION
Well, time is extremely precious for everyone. Being a punctual person, I always try to reach on time.
However, today I want to shed some light on a time when I got late for my board exams. At that, time, I was in XII standard and I had to reach my school before the actual exam time. I was late by 20 minutes near the crossing where there was a huge traffic jam. I was already on time from my home but due to elections in the city, there was too much rush and I was stuck for nearly an hour.
I got frustrated and I did nothing but wait and tried to call my friends and get information about alternate routes. one of my friends helped me with an alternative way to reach the examination centre.
I was irritated and then I started to listen to music and I tried to keep my mind stress-free so that I could sit fresh in the exam and give my best. It was an extremely irritating experience for me. I felt down in the dumps because there was a lot of pollution thereby many vehicles.
After half an hour, I got a sense of relief and I was able to reach my school but was late by 20 minutes. When I reached there, I had to apologize to my teacher and told the whole situation to him. He understood me and permitted me to go to the class for the examination. So, this was the time when I got late for my exam.
DESCRIBE A TIME WHEN YOU WERE LATE IELTS CUE CARD
Sample Answer 2
Introduction
Well, every person should value time because time and tide wait for none.
However, in certain situations, we are unable to be on time and here I’d like to talk about one such time. I vividly remember it is a matter last year when my bosom friend Sophie, arranged a reunion party a day before returning to Canada for all of our school cronies.
I was tickled pink to be a part of this event because it had been ages since we all met. So I departed home early and after disembarking from the bus I was waiting for the cab to reach the party venue. Meanwhile, in front of my eyes, a tragedy took place in which an old person collided with a speedy car.
He was severely injured and fainted on the spot. His condition made me petrified so at the drop of a hat I took him to the hospital. I deposited a fee to admit him and fulfilled other formalities. Moreover, there was no one with him hence I decided to stay there. My friends were calling me but being anxious I was unable to answer.
Finally, at around 11 pm, he gained consciousness and I took a sigh of relief. He was grateful to me from the core of his heart for saving him and gave me countless blessings. Then his family came there and I reached the party hall.
At that time, my friends were coming out of the restaurant and they were freaked out to see me but when I narrated the whole incident to them they were pacified. I felt blue because due to being late I missed a boat to have a whale of a time with my buddies but still saving someone’s life filled me with contentment.
DESCRIBE A TIME WHEN YOU WERE LATE IELTS CUE CARD
Follow ups
1.) Are you ever late for anything?/ Are you a punctual person?
Ans. Being a punctual person, I never get for anything whether it is my school or my institution. I mostly give value to time because it’s very precious. However, sometimes I get late due to unforeseen circumstances.
2.) What excuses do you use when you are late?
Ans. According to my view point, normally I don’t get late as I earlier mentioned I am a punctual person. Frankly speaking, I don’t like to make excuses whenever I get late because of any unexpected situation, I generally tell the reason why I am late.
3.) Why are people often late for appointments or meetings?
Ans. Firstly, they are not good at managing their time and they think that they are good at multitasking but in actuality, not. Apart from this, some people are often late for meetings or appointments because of their lazy nature and some have the habit of waking up late.
4.) Do you think people are born with time management skills or they can be taught?
Ans. Time management means organizing your time intelligently or effectively. I think this skill is a learned skill and this can be learned by parents and teachers when they can teach, students and children can become punctual. However, some people are born with an innate skill due to genetics.
5.) How would you teach your children time management?
Ans. I would love to teach them in various ways. Children can be learned about time management skills by watching some videos on YouTube which gives the message regarding time management skills. Apart from this, parents can give them small tasks and they can organize time table for them.
6.) Do old people and young people similarly manage time?
Ans. Both old people and young people manage their time in a different ways. On the one hand, old people love to prioritize their lists because they are experienced people and know the importance of time. They manage their time by making time table on paper. On the other hand, youngsters are impatient to do anything and they manage their time by setting reminders on the phone due to technical era.
