Band 5: Describe a time when you were late - When it was - why you were late - how you felt about being late (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I'm the kind of person who values time and believes in respecting it. However, I'd like to share a time when I was late for my sister's wedding. It happened a few months ago. It was a very important day for her, and we have a close bond. We grew up together. I got ready early that morning and set off to reach the venue by 9 o'clock. Unfortunately, I got stuck in traffic. I was very worried because I knew it would be impossible to arrive on time. I called my sister and explained the situation. Thankfully, she understood. When I finally arrived, everyone was looking at me, but they were understanding. My sister was happy to see me, and my relatives praised me for my kindness. They said that if I hadn't been there for them, I would have missed a significant part of my life. I felt very nervous because I was late, but I knew I had done the right thing by prioritizing my family. I managed to make it to the wedding, and I'm glad I was there to celebrate with my sister.

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I am both a kind of person who likes to relate his own consider that time is very important and he should respect time. But here, I would like to talk about a time when I got laid for my sister’s bed. I clearly remember this matter of a few months there to be more precise, taking the call for me. At that time, I was on ground 9th because it was an important day for my sister, and I share a very beautiful bond with her. And we bought up together in the same 20. I get ready. I believe in the morning, and then hit the road to reach venue at around 9 o’clock. In between, I stuck with the truck. I was very solid because I feel that if I’m stuck in the traffic, it was impossible for me to reach on time. But I called the MD and ambulance arrived after around 1 hour. That was a long period for me, but then ambulance arrived already gave blessings to me, then I, again, start my journey towards, uh, the bedding point. When I reached bedding menu, everyone was just staring at school and making strange peace towards me. My sister was consolidate and be with me. But when I explained home situation to them, they understood me and, uh, my relatives also said that it was act of kindness and I can see that I had not home for their specific piece of my life, I would have missed significantly pushing aspect of my life. And when it comes to how I felt, hustle, I felt very nervous because I got plenty of time hesitated. But, uh, I think that I had done right thing and because right chose for me, and I managed my client.

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