One time I used my smartphone for something very important was when I missed my train. This happened around 6 months ago. I was travelling from my city to another city to attend a friend’s wedding. I reached the station late because there was traffic jam and the train already left. At first I was very stressed because it didn’t know what to do. Then I used my phone to check for another train or bus. I downloaded an app for booking tickets and luckily I found a bus that was leaving in one hour. I quickly bought the ticket, threw the app and then used my phone again to call my friend and tell him about the delay. My smartphone was very important at that moment because without it I couldn’t find the bus or book the ticket. Also I could inform my friend so he was not worried. So I think smartphones are very helpful in situations like this. They save time and give me options.
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
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One time I used my smartphone for something very important when I missed my train. This happened around six months ago. I was traveling from my city to another city to attend a friend's wedding. I reached the station late because there was a traffic jam, and the train had already left. At first, I was very stressed because I didn't know what to do. Then I used my phone to check for another train or bus. I downloaded an app for booking tickets, and luckily I found a bus that was leaving in one hour. I quickly bought the ticket, closed the app, and then used my phone again to call my friend and tell him about the delay. My smartphone was very important at that moment because without it, I couldn't find the bus or book the ticket. Also, I could inform my friend so he wouldn't be worried. So I think smartphones are very helpful in situations like this. They save time and give me options.
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