I would like to describe a time when I got information from the tourist that was really like funny story because I never went out or moved out from my own city. I was born in Taras. I lived in a small village so every time when I need to go to somewhere, my brother or my that like drives me where I want so I was 18 so I decided to work in Astana and I actually I had a problem with maps if maps show me that I should turn to the left of course I do it vice versa I turn to the right side so I need to go I mean the center of the city so I saw by Tirek then Han Chatter but didn’t know how to get to there from us from by Tirek to Han Chatter so I found two stories came from the United States. So, I asked from… So, actually, I am able to speak in English, but when it comes to locations, it’s hard to understand. So, she showed me locations of how I should get from Baityrik to Han Chatter. Then, also, I know everything she did, but then I maybe… so I like didn’t understand how to get there so I missed the information so I just go go went there by foot so it takes me two or more hours so that was a bad situation instead of walking by foot I should I had to list these stories, take your bus. So I was able to be in Hachator in 15 or 20 minutes. So that was really a weird story.
Band 5+: Describe a time when you used information for tourists, for example from a guidebook or online. You should say: where you got this information what place this information was about what information you got and explain whether this information was very helpful for you.
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I would like to describe a time when I got information from a tourist, which was really a funny story because I had never gone out or moved from my own city. I was born in Taras and lived in a small village, so every time I needed to go somewhere, my brother would drive me where I wanted to go. When I turned 18, I decided to work in Astana, but I actually had a problem with maps. If the maps showed me that I should turn to the left, I would do the opposite and turn to the right. I needed to get to the center of the city, so I saw Baityrik and Han Chatter, but I didn't know how to get there from Baityrik to Han Chatter. I met two tourists who came from the United States, and I asked them for help. I can speak English, but when it comes to locations, it's hard for me to understand. They showed me how to get from Baityrik to Han Chatter. I thought I understood everything they explained, but I ended up missing some information. I just went there on foot, which took me two or more hours. That was a bad situation; instead of walking, I should have listened to the tourists and taken the bus. I could have reached Han Chatter in 15 or 20 minutes. So, that was really a weird story.
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