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Band 6+: Describe a time when you were late for something important You should say: When and where it happened What you were late for Why you were late And explain how you felt about being late for this important thing

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I'd like to talk about a time I was late for an important job interview. It was back in November 2021. I received an invitation for an interview with a big tech company the next day at 1:00 AM. I was quite serious about this because I had always wanted to work in a big company, and that's why I was staying up late and getting prepared for the interview. However, before I fell asleep, I forgot to set the alarm for the next day. Then I received a phone call. I was woken up by the phone call at 1:15 AM. The lady on the other end asked me why I hadn't joined the online interview yet. I checked the time and realized I was late for it. I quickly gathered myself and opened my computer immediately to join the interview. I apologized to the interviewer, and even though I still passed the interview in the end, this experience really taught me something. I should prioritize something very important. For that time, I should have set an alarm before getting prepared for the interview.
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I’d like to talk about a time, uh, I was late for an important job interview. So it was back in November 2021. I received an, uh, uh, interview in my invitation of a, uh, big company, like a big tech company, in the next day at 110 am. Um, I was quite serious about this because, uh, I had always want to. I, uh, worked in a uh, big company and that’s why I was, um, staying up late and getting prepared for the interview. However, uh, before I fell asleep, I forgot to set up the, uh, alarm for the next day. And then I received the phone call. I was walkoked by, by the phone call at 110 15. Uh, the lady from the other hand asked, uh, me why didn’t I join the online interview yet? And I checked the time and just realized I was late for it. Uh, so I just, uh, gotather up and opened my, uh, computer immediately and I joined the interview. I apologized to the interviewer and even though, uh, in the end I still passed the interview, um, however, uh, uh, this experience really taught me something. I should, um, prioritize, uh, something, uh, very important. For example, this time, uh, for that time, I should probably set up an alarm before, uh, getting prepared for the interview.

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