Thank you for the opportunity today I would like to tell about a time when I broke something by accident. So one time when I broke something by accident was when I broke my mother’s favorite bowl. So it happens in one afternoon. I was already finished 8th so at the moment my mother told me to grab her a bowl that near me and bring it to her so she can wash the dishes at a time. So when I tried to take the ball, suddenly the ball fell onto the floor and I feel like the ball was slipped through my hand and just break suddenly. It was a ceramic bowl and my mother has already used it for a long time and it was her favorite bowl. I feel really panicked and guilty about it because I know it’s really valuable for my mothers because this pole was really unique with a ceramic and fascinating interior I was worried because I’m scared my mother will angry at me which is normal because I really cannot be careful so after I broke the bowl I immediately clean up the mask I pick up all the pieces and clean everything and after that I tell the truth to my mother and luckily for me my mother was not upset. She said that it was an accident and told me to be careful next time but I still feel guilty for it.
Band 6+: Describe a time when you broke something by accident You should say: What it was How you broke it How you felt at that time And explain what you did after you broke it
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Thank you for the opportunity today. I would like to tell you about a time when I broke something by accident. One time when I broke something by accident was when I broke my mother's favorite bowl. It happened one afternoon. I had just finished 8th grade, and at that moment, my mother told me to grab her a bowl that was near me and bring it to her so she could wash the dishes. When I tried to take the bowl, suddenly it fell onto the floor. I felt like the bowl slipped through my hand and just broke suddenly. It was a ceramic bowl, and my mother had used it for a long time; it was her favorite bowl. I felt really panicked and guilty about it because I knew it was very valuable to my mother. This bowl was really unique with its ceramic and fascinating interior. I was worried because I was scared my mother would be angry at me, which is normal because I really could not be careful. After I broke the bowl, I immediately cleaned up the mess. I picked up all the pieces and cleaned everything. After that, I told the truth to my mother, and luckily for me, she was not upset. She said that it was an accident and told me to be careful next time, but I still felt guilty for it.
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