Band 5: Do you think it's OK to arrive late when meeting a friend? (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Definitely not. I don't think this could be something good. When you arrive on time, you leave a good impression with whoever you are meeting. But if it's a friend, that's okay. But I think it's not usually a good practice because if you always come late, it will become a habit and that's very dangerous for you. So I hope everyone is punctual, but I know it's hard for everyone. It's not something that everyone does. From my point of view, the important thing in this situation is if you arrive late, you have to say sorry and ask for forgiveness because you made a mistake.

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Definitely not. I don’t think, actually, uh, this could be, um, something actually, when you arrive in your time, you left a good, uh, a good impression, uh, with, uh, whatever you are um, you are meeting, uh, but, uh, whatever, if he is a friend, that’s okay. But, uh, I not, you know, it’s not usually a condition because if you always, uh, or just use to, um, come late, uh, it will be a habit and that’s very dangerous for you. So, um, I hope actually everyone, um, a good uh, good to, uh, attend in his time, uh, but I know it’s hard of, uh, not for everyone. It’s not something everyone, actually. But, um, the unique thing we actually from, uh, from my point of view and and and this, situation is if you arrive late, you have to, uh, say sorry, uh, or just try to, um, maybe ask the other, the your partners or the other persons that you will need, uh, just to forgive you for what you did because you have you you you have you did a mistake, actually, a big mistake. So you have to ask him for for

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