Band 6: Describe an occasion when the vehicle you took broke down in your travel (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I remember one time when the car I was traveling in broke down. It happened last summer when I was going on a trip with my family. We were driving to a small town for a weekend getaway when suddenly the car stopped in the middle of the road. My father tried to start the engine, but it didn't work. We had no choice but to call Nick. It took about two hours for him to arrive and fix the problem. The breakdown was quite frustrating because we had to wait on the roadside under the hot sun. However, we used this time to talk and enjoy some snacks we had in the car. In the end, we continued our journey, and everything was fine. It was an unexpected experience, but now it's a funny memory for us.

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I remember one time when the car I was travelling in broke down, it happened last summer when I was going on a trip with my family. We were driving to a small town for a weekend getaway when suddenly the car stopped in the middle of the road. My father tired to start his game but it didn’t work. We had no choice but to no call on me to Nick. It took about two hours for him to arrive and fix the problem. The breakdown was quite frustrating because we had to wait on the roadside under the hot sun. However, we used this time to talk and enjoy some snacks we had in the car. In the end, we continued our journey and everything was fine. It was an unexpected experience but now it’s a funny memory for us.

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