As a puncture person, I still remember the time when I was late for the flag raising ceremony in my primary school at my second grade. In my primary school, there was only one chance for each excellent person to be the hostess so that everyone who was selected for it would feel very proud. It was the same for me. And it was Monday morning, I got up early to prepare for the incoming hosting. Where the journey from my home to the school only took about 10 minutes but I went to school early for about half an hour. However, I was surprised to find that I forgot to take my school bag in the middle of the journey so that the only thing I could do was just to wait for my mom to help me return home to catch it. And at the time that my mom came back, it was over the due time for the flag raising ceremony. So that it was a serious thing that I had been late for it. Then we returned to the school immediately and fortunately the first part of it was the headmaster to host it so it didn’t make a big impact on the whole school. And then at the time for me, I started the event by apologizing to the whole school and then continued my presentation. Although I felt embarrassed, all of my teachers and the students accused for me.
Band 7+: 4.Describe a time when you were late for an important event. You should say: When it happened Where it happened What made you be late for the event And explain how you felt about this experience
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As a punctual person, I still remember the time when I was late for the flag-raising ceremony in my primary school in second grade. In my primary school, there was only one chance for each excellent person to be the hostess, so everyone who was selected felt very proud. It was the same for me. It was Monday morning, and I got up early to prepare for the hosting. The journey from my home to the school only took about 10 minutes, but I went to school early by about half an hour. However, I was surprised to find that I forgot to take my school bag in the middle of the journey, so the only thing I could do was wait for my mom to help me return home to get it. By the time my mom came back, it was past the due time for the flag-raising ceremony. It was serious that I had been late for it. We returned to the school immediately, and fortunately, the first part of it was hosted by the headmaster, so it didn't have a big impact on the whole school. When I started the event, I apologized to the whole school and then continued my presentation. Although I felt embarrassed, all of my teachers and the students were supportive of me.
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