Smartphone plays a crucial role in everyone’s life. Today, I would like to talk about a time when I used my smartphone to do something important. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, my family and my relatives shut down in our house. We are not traveled to outside due to stricter rules and regulations imposed by government. It was happened few years ago. We urgently need household items or groceries. So we are not available to travel outside. At that time, I realized why don’t we use online shopping for buy groceries. I am not a kind of person who use smartphone for these purposes. I realized the importance of smartphone was. Then I watched different online tutorials to gain more knowledge about how to place an order. Then I realized how to order such products. Honestly speaking, it was a convenient and flexible way. Within few minutes, it reached our home. And I also avoid physical contact because due to the coronavirus, we are not physical contact. So I did digital payments which helped me manage my time effectively. I felt incredibly happy and grateful that my actions make a difference in our life. We can get access to groceries in our home. So it was helpful for me. Internet was an indispensable part of modern life. And it made my day even more special and unforgettable. This way, I used smartphone to do something important.
Band 7+: Describe a time you used your cellphone/ smartphone to do something important You should say: What happened? When it happened How important the cellphone/smartphone was And explain how you felt about the experience
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Smartphones play a crucial role in everyone's life. Today, I would like to talk about a time when I used my smartphone to do something important. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, my family and my relatives were shut in our house. We could not travel outside due to stricter rules and regulations imposed by the government. This happened a few years ago. We urgently needed household items or groceries, but we were not able to travel outside. At that time, I realized, why don't we use online shopping to buy groceries? I am not the kind of person who uses a smartphone for these purposes, but I realized the importance of the smartphone. Then I watched different online tutorials to gain more knowledge about how to place an order. I learned how to order such products. Honestly speaking, it was a convenient and flexible way. Within a few minutes, it reached our home. I also avoided physical contact because, due to the coronavirus, we were not supposed to have physical contact. So I did digital payments, which helped me manage my time effectively. I felt incredibly happy and grateful that my actions made a difference in our lives. We could access groceries in our home, which was helpful for me. The internet is an indispensable part of modern life, and it made my day even more special and unforgettable. This way, I used my smartphone to do something important.
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