Band 7: Describe a time when you were late When did it happen? Why did you get late? How did you feel about getting late? Explain how you managed the situation. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Once I was late when I was working in a pharmaceutical company as a quality assurance officer. I came from my room and took an auto to reach the company. When I reached the door, I realized I had lost my mobile in the auto, so I went back to the auto driver. Fortunately, I got my mobile phone back at that time. I felt very nervous and sad at the same time. As I entered the company, everyone was looking at me. I was worried because I was going to lose my phone. I felt fearful and had goosebumps. But everyone treated me very well, and I started feeling good as soon as they comforted me. Most of the time, I arrived early at the office, so I wasn't used to being late. I usually left my room an hour early, even though I could reach the office in 30 minutes. So, I took an extra 30 minutes to reach anywhere.

Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

Once I got late when I was working in a pharmaceutical company as a quality assurance officer, I come from my room and took an auto to reach the company. When I had reached at the door, I saw that I lost my mobile in the auto and I went back to the auto driver. Fortunately, I got back my mobile phone at that time. I felt very nervous and feeling sad at the same time. As I entered into the company, everyone was looking at me. I was threatened because I was going to lost my phone. So I was very fearful and going through goosebumps. But everyone treated me very well. Then I started feeling good as soon as they pampered me. But most of the time, I went early to the office. So I couldn’t be late. I can reach at the time. So I left the room before 1 hour while I could reach to the office in 30 minutes. So I took 30 minutes extra to reach anywhere.

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