Well, honestly speaking, I’m a very punctual person. I try to reach everywhere on time. I got this from I got this habit from my father who is very district, disciplined, and strict about being on time. He always, you know, tells me if you’re punctual, it tells people that you’re dependable. And, you know, if I have an appointment, I take extra caution and try to reach at least 10 minutes before my appointment time. But, you know, sometimes even giving myself the extra time, has not helped me, has not helped, and I have been late. So picture this. It was one of the most important, corporal, uh, meeting, and I was supposed to be there at 7 PM shop but, of course, things didn’t quite go according to the plan. And, uh, you know, It was a couple months back in a, you know, Saturday morning. I have I have been looking forward for this meeting all week, so you can imagine my, you know, uh, my excitement Uh, but, you know, I’ve been looking for a butts, but just when I thought I had everything under control, life threw me a curve ball. So, you know, get this eye the fun stuff to take care of that day from finishing up some work, tasks, running errands that they just seemed to fly by before I knew it, and it was already 6:3 PM. And I was still stuck in the traffic. Little did I know the party already the the Munich already started when I arrived. So Uh, but, you know, I try to keep to to keep calm until my stuff’s not a big deal, but deep down, I was freaking out. I hate being late to anything, especially important, especially when it’s something, you know, as important as corporate meeting. So, uh, the thought of missing out on all the, you know, discussion and, you know, thoughts talking about, you know, financial stuff, feelings, we, you know, had me feeling super anxious. Eventually, I made it to the, you know, meeting, passionate, really passionately late as I walked in. I could see my friends are already deep in conversation
Band 7+: Describe a time when you forgot/missed an appointment00:00 You should say: What the appointment was for Who you made it with Why you forgot/missed it And explain how you left about the experience
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Well, honestly speaking, I'm a very punctual person. I try to reach everywhere on time. I got this habit from my father, who is very disciplined and strict about being on time. He always tells me that if you're punctual, it tells people that you're dependable. And, you know, if I have an appointment, I take extra caution and try to reach at least 10 minutes before my appointment time. But, you know, sometimes even giving myself the extra time hasn't helped me, and I have been late. So picture this. It was one of the most important corporate meetings, and I was supposed to be there at 7 PM sharp. But, of course, things didn't quite go according to plan. And, uh, you know, it was a couple of months back on a Saturday morning. I had been looking forward to this meeting all week, so you can imagine my excitement. But, you know, I had a lot of stuff to take care of that day, from finishing up some work tasks to running errands, and they just seemed to fly by before I knew it, and it was already 6:30 PM. And I was still stuck in traffic. Little did I know the party had already started when I arrived. So, uh, but, you know, I try to keep calm, but deep down, I was freaking out. I hate being late to anything, especially important meetings like this corporate meeting. So, uh, the thought of missing out on all the discussions and thoughts on financial stuff had me feeling super anxious. Eventually, I made it to the meeting, passionately late, as I walked in. I could see my friends were already deep in conversation.
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