Frankly speaking, I am a kind of a person who is very punctual and doesn’t like getting late in any activities or in any functions program etc. However, there is one specific program or you can call it an event. It was actually a family event where I got late because of many reasons. It was during my school holidays when I was starting in class 8. So the reason for being late was I had to get my mother and my auntie ready for the big event which was actually my brother’s marriage. And my mother and auntie wanted to look very beautiful. I had to do their hair and makeup. In addition to this, I also had to take their saree. Despite this, I kind of managed to get on time as my father was blaring from afar, showing us the time and telling us that we are getting late for the reception and the marriage as the barat has already reached the venue. When we finally got to their reshapesan, we were given some kind of a stares because we were extremely late. At that time, I felt really scared because I fear my uncle very much and it was his son’s wedding. So basically we were like someone who ruined their marriage. You can also call that. I would say that I managed the situation not in a calm way. My heart was pounding and I was very scared.
Band 7+: Describe a time when you were late for something
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Frankly speaking, I am the kind of person who is very punctual and doesn't like being late for any activities or functions. However, there is one specific event where I was late. It was actually a family event, my brother's wedding, and I got delayed for many reasons. It was during my school holidays when I was in class 8. The reason for being late was that I had to get my mother and my aunt ready for the big event. They wanted to look beautiful, so I had to do their hair and makeup. In addition to this, I also had to help with their sarees. Despite this, I managed to get there on time, as my father was calling from afar, reminding us of the time and telling us we were late for the reception since the barat had already reached the venue. When we finally arrived at the reception, we received some stares because we were extremely late. At that moment, I felt really scared because I feared my uncle, and it was his son's wedding. It felt like we had ruined the event. I would say that I did not handle the situation calmly. My heart was pounding, and I was very scared.
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