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Actual speaking Part 2 question:

Describe an important occasion you were late for

You should say
​ when this happened
​ what occasion you were late for
​ why you were late
and explain what happened as a result of your lateness

Sample Answer

One occasion that I was late for was not that long ago. What happened was that I had some important work to do, and there was a deadline for this work. At the time, in our house, we needed finances. Some unexpected things came up, and we were a little short. Then an opportunity came, almost like a godsend, a chance where I could make some extra money. On top of that, by the graciousness of my friends, who are more like my family, they agreed to help me with this project that had a deadline for it. So I was very happy about that. Meanwhile, I started taking care of some business, but then I looked at my watch and noticed I was five minutes late for getting together with my friends. I thought, “Here my friends are willing to help me with this project and deadline, and here I am, five minutes late.”
By the time I got there, I was 10 minutes late, and there they all were waiting for me. You talk about embarrassing. Well, all I could do was apologize and thankfully they all accepted my apology and we moved on.

Vocabulary for Cue card

Deadline: last date of something
Eg: Tomorrow is the deadline for the project.
Apology: saying sorry
Eg: She owes an apology
Graciousness: excellence of manners or social conduct. good manners, courtesy
Eg: Her graciousness was appreciated by all

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