Band 7: Describe a time when you were late for something important. You should say: when it happened what you were late for why you were late and explain how you felt about it. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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So, two years back when I was in college, I was late for one of my final exams. At that time, I forgot to bring my identity card, which I needed to get permission to sit in the exam hall. I had to show that before I entered the exam hall, but as I was about to take it out from my bag, I couldn't find it. My heart sank at that moment; I froze and couldn't think of anything. I was not able to do anything, but fortunately, one of my good friends tried to help me. Even though the test was about to start and if she helped me, she could be late for the exam, after seeing my situation, she took out her scooter. My house was 15 minutes away from the exam center. She went to my house and brought my identification card. While helping me, she was also late for the exam by half an hour, but still, she tried to help me. That experience made me very sad. I felt guilty the whole time because she was late for the exam because of me. It was a final exam, and it was very important for all of us. But the way she helped me, putting me first without thinking about herself and her exam, made me really happy. I owe that favor for the rest of my life. That experience taught me that whenever someone needs help, if we can, we have to help them. Also, if we have something important to do, we should be really careful. Before going to take any exam or do anything else, we should always be prepared and check if we have our important documents.

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So two years back when I was in my college I was late for one of my final exam and at that time I forgot to bring my identity card which I need to get permission to sit on the exam hall and I should I have to show that before I enter my exam hall but as I was about to take it out from my bag I couldn’t find it find it in my bag and my heart sank at the moment I froze over there and I couldn’t think for anything and I was not able to do anything but fortunately my one of my good friend try to help me and even though the test was about to start and if she would help me then then she could be late for the exam but still after seeing my situation she took out her scooter and my house was 15 minutes away from the exam center she went to my house and bring my identification card and while helping me she was also late for the exam by half an hour but still she tried to help me and that experience made me very sad I was guilty the whole time because of me she was late for the exam as it was a final exam and it was very important for all of us but the way she helped me and she put me in the in the front and without thinking about herself and her exam the way she helped me make me really happy and I owe that favor for my rest of my life and that thing taught me that whenever someone need help if we can do we have to help help them and also and also if we have something important to do we should be really careful and before going to take any exam or any other thing we should always check be prepared and check our important documents if we have it or no

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