Well, it happens a few months ago while I am traveling from Kholnath to Dhaka. I was in a train, heading to Dhaka to attend an examination for lecture or position in northern University of Bangladesh. I was on a long distance by train, journey, seated down near the window with many other passengers around me. During this journey, I received a phone call from unknown number. Initially, I hesitated. I picked up or not, but I decided to answer. It turned out from the University Administration office and confirming me the attendance of upcoming examination. There are also shared some important dates, details about the examination then when required document. At first, I was a little bit scattered to receive an important call in public place. However, I also received to get the information directly and appreciate that before to ensure everything was in order. It made me proud and prepared for the examination despite of the noise sound. I managed to note down in details in my pocket notebooks.
Band 6+: Cue Card: Describe a time when you answered a phone call from someone you did not know in a public place You should say: • When it happened • Where you were • What the call was about • And explain how you felt
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Well, it happened a few months ago while I was traveling from Kholnath to Dhaka. I was on a train, heading to Dhaka to attend an examination for a lecturer position at Northern University of Bangladesh. I was on a long-distance train journey, seated near the window with many other passengers around me. During this journey, I received a phone call from an unknown number. Initially, I hesitated to pick up, but I decided to answer. It turned out to be from the University Administration office, confirming my attendance for the upcoming examination. They also shared some important dates and details about the examination and the required documents. At first, I was a little bit scattered to receive an important call in a public place. However, I appreciated getting the information directly and ensuring everything was in order. It made me feel proud and prepared for the examination despite the noise. I managed to note down the details in my pocket notebook.
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