I would like to describe a car journey I made last year. Actually I was invited to the wedding ceremony of my brother-in-law. As a result I hired a huge car as there were a lot of people. They are my family members, my friends and my close friends. We started our journey in the afternoon. After travelling for an hour we got stuck due to heavy traffic congestion. At this point I felt disappointed. Actually I hoped to overcome the situation. However the situation was getting worse due to heavy rain. We got stuck at one point for more than two hours. At this time we were gossiping and listening to music to pass the time. Sometimes we got out of the car and had a cup of coffee or tea in the nearby tea stall. Overall we managed to reach our destination after five hours. Although we thought we could go within two hours. After that we were anxious about the beginning of the party. But somehow we managed to go there. We didn’t miss the main party. We enjoyed a lot. I took several photos and records.
Band 7+: Describe a car journey you made that took longer than expected You should say Where you were going Who you were with How you felt during the journey And explain why this car journey longer than expected
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I would like to describe a car journey I made last year. I was invited to the wedding ceremony of my brother-in-law. As a result, I hired a large car as there were many people, including my family members and close friends. We started our journey in the afternoon. After traveling for an hour, we got stuck due to heavy traffic congestion. At this point, I felt disappointed. I hoped to overcome the situation; however, it was getting worse due to heavy rain. We were stuck at one point for more than two hours. During this time, we were gossiping and listening to music to pass the time. Sometimes we got out of the car and had a cup of coffee or tea at a nearby tea stall. Overall, we managed to reach our destination after five hours, although we thought we could get there in two hours. After that, we were anxious about the beginning of the party, but somehow we managed to arrive. We didn't miss the main party and enjoyed ourselves a lot. I took several photos and videos.
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