As I have the memory of a fish, I tend to forget things easily, especially when I take out a journey. Last time when I was heading towards Tajikistan, which is my back motherland, I took a taxi. On the way home, taxi driver pulled over and into the shop. I just followed his footsteps as I was extremely hungry, wanted to do some grocery shopping. I went into the shop and bought some burgers and some drinks. When I went out, I see that taxi driver already has left. I tried to catch up and run and shout and showing some signs, but as it was dark outside, it wasn’t visible. I left my bag in that car and inside I had some important documents, papers. I tried to reach out the taxi driver as I had his number. Not only he didn’t pick up my phone, but also he sent me a message that he would take it home as a souvenir. This experience had taught me that I have to be attentive and pay attention, close attention to keep my necessary stuff closer.
Band 7+: Describe an occasion when you lost something important
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As I have the memory of a fish, I tend to forget things easily, especially when I embark on a journey. Last time, when I was heading to Tajikistan, which is my motherland, I took a taxi. On the way, the taxi driver pulled over into a shop. I just followed him as I was extremely hungry and wanted to do some grocery shopping. I went into the shop and bought some burgers and drinks. When I came out, I saw that the taxi driver had already left. I tried to catch up, running and shouting and signaling, but as it was dark outside, I wasn't visible. I left my bag in that car, and inside I had some important documents and papers. I tried to reach out to the taxi driver as I had his number. Not only did he not pick up my phone, but he also sent me a message saying he would take it home as a souvenir. This experience taught me that I have to be attentive and pay close attention to keep my necessary items closer.
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