Nowadays traffic is the most common problem I can say. People on the daily basis find or face this traffic jams in their regular routines. I also faced the same thing when I was going to my graduation ceremony in my college which was held last month. So as I was running before time, though I was late in my college due to the highway traffic jam, I went through the taxi and the taxi driver took my route of the highway so I can reach it very early. But as it was the office hour time, there was a lot of traffic jam on the highway itself. Also there were no alternatives for me to reach my college early so I was just waiting to clear the traffic. While my graduation ceremony has been started, I have not reached there. My friends were calling me continuously that were asking for where I am but I was unable to do anything as there was no way to return or to move on the another road. So I felt very regretted though I was on time before time. I was not able to reach there on time and celebrate my graduate ceremony.
Band 6+: describe a time when you were stuck in traffic jam. when it happened ? where you were stuck? what did you fo while waiting? and explain how you felt in traffic jam?
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Nowadays, traffic is the most common problem, I can say. People on a daily basis face these traffic jams in their regular routines. I also faced the same thing when I was going to my graduation ceremony at my college, which was held last month. I was running ahead of time, but I was late getting to my college due to the highway traffic jam. I took a taxi, and the taxi driver chose the highway route so I could reach it quickly. However, since it was rush hour, there was a lot of traffic on the highway itself. There were no alternatives for me to reach my college early, so I was just waiting for the traffic to clear. By the time my graduation ceremony started, I had not yet arrived. My friends were calling me continuously, asking where I was, but I was unable to do anything as there was no way to turn back or move onto another road. I felt very regretful, even though I had left early. I was not able to reach there on time and celebrate my graduation ceremony.
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