IELTS Speaking, cue card: A situation when you were late; with model answer and part 3 questions
Today’s post is about the IELTS Speaking module. I’m discussing here a model answer for Speaking part 2 or a cue card. It’ s quite a common cue card which is A situation when you were late. I hope this post helps you reorganize your answer if you have any problem with how to say 2 minutes on this topic. Take a close look at some uncommon vocabulary such as inadvertent, unique, dwelling, immobilized, toil, etc.
Model Answer:
I am not usually late for any work. Yet, sometimes I face problems maintaining time for different reasons. I am going to talk about such a situation when I was late for a very important job. It was completely inadvertent. I was suffering from a toothache and I booked an appointment with my dentist. Unfortunately, I missed the appointment. It was one of the most disgusting and disappointing moments of my whole life.
On that very day, I woke up late in the morning because there was a unique holiday at my workplace and I thought that having a good sleep would cheer my mood up as I had to wake up long at night for my works. So, I woke up at around 9 in the morning. This was a big mistake. The chamber of my dentist was about 2 miles from my dwelling by car. I took my car and just when I turned left to B12 or the highway I saw great traffic in front of me. I wanted to turn back but it was too late. I was in the middle of a long queue of traffic. I started to panic because I knew I was going to miss my appointment which was due at 10.30 am.
I felt completely immobilized at that very moment and thinking of what to do. But the traffic jam was so notorious for that region that I had nothing to do but wait. My toothache was increasing at a fast rate. After almost an hour, when I found a little gap, at last, to go ahead, I made a quick right turn and took a different way to the doctor. But it was too late and he already left the place after waiting for an hour for me. I felt so disgusted and irritated by the late.
Anyway, I finally managed to go to a private clinic after another half an hour. But it also took toil to find a proper doctor. By luck, I managed a doctor and had my toothache problem solved. By then, I was very upset that my doctor, with whom I missed my appointment, must have felt disappointed in me. I was really unlucky for that. Later on, I talked to him over the phone and explained the situation. He understood and assured me that the same happened to him and so he knew how I felt.
That’s all. Thank you.
This is the end of the model answer.
This model answer can also help you with other topic cards such as:
- A powerless situation you faced
- A very awkward moment of your life
- An unwanted situation
- A disappointing moment of your life
- A very difficult day of your life
- A sad event in your life etc.
Part 3 questions:
- Why is arriving early important, in your opinion?
- Some people arrive too early to keep a promise. Is that good or bad?
- What happens when a person arrives late habitually?
- Is it very important to arrive early in your country?
- Some say that modern technology helps us to arrive early. Do you agree or disagree with that?
- What is the importance of being patient?
Here are model answers to some other topic cards for your preparation:
A sport or exercise that you do for fitness
Describe a handsome person you know
Describe someone you know who does something well
Describe an important decision made by you
Describe the best gift or present you have received
