Well, here I would like to talk about our time when I had a problem using an electronic device. It happened couple of years ago when I had a problem using my washing machine. Actually, I wanted to wash my clothes because I had to go to my college in the next day. I put some of my clothes into the washing machine and added some detergent. I started the water filter. At first everything was normal but after 10 minutes the washing machine suddenly stopped and started strange noise. In that time I was totally confused and depressed because I had never faced that kind of problem before. In that time I realized that the machine completely broken. Then I called my mother. She told me that I should check the user manual. Then I checked the user manual but I didn’t understand any instruction. And I tried to open that door but it didn’t open and the water stayed inside. Then I switched it off and unplug it for few minutes. Then I searched it on YouTube. Where I learned that the water filter, the drain filter may be blocked, might be blocked. Then I opened it carefully and I found some pieces of cloth and dirt inside the machine. After that I After that I cleaned it and started it again. To be honest in that time it worked perfectly. I was totally feel happy and satisfied because I saved my money and time because I didn’t need to call an electricity here and I feel very proud of myself.
Band 6+: 4. Describe a time when you had a problem using an electronic device
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Well, here I would like to talk about a time when I had a problem using an electronic device. It happened a couple of years ago when I had a problem with my washing machine. Actually, I wanted to wash my clothes because I had to go to college the next day. I put some of my clothes into the washing machine and added some detergent. I started the water filter. At first everything was normal, but after 10 minutes the washing machine suddenly stopped and started making a strange noise. At that time I was totally confused and depressed because I had never faced that kind of problem before. Then I realized that the machine was completely broken. So I called my mother. She told me that I should check the user manual. Then I checked the user manual, but I didn't understand any of the instructions. And I tried to open the door, but it didn't open and the water stayed inside. Then I switched it off and unplugged it for a few minutes. Then I searched on YouTube, where I learned that the drain filter might be blocked. Then I opened it carefully and found some pieces of cloth and dirt inside the machine. After that, I cleaned it and started it again. To be honest, at that time it worked perfectly. I felt totally happy and satisfied because I saved my money and time, as I didn't need to call an electrician, and I felt very proud of myself.
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