Describe a time when you were sleepy but had to stay awake.
You should say:- when it was and where you were
- why you were sleepy
- why you had to stay awake
Model answer
I think there have been quite a number of such instances, but one that comes to mind is a time I had to take an early morning flight to London.
Sometimes I have difficulty getting to sleep and would consider myself to be a night owl. Going to sleep before 3am is usually quite a challenge, and I knew that I was going to be really sleep deprived because of this early morning start.
Try as I might, I wasn’t able to get to sleep. I tried all the tricks including the cliché one that involves counting sheep.
I laid there for hours, tossing and turning and watching the clock as the hours rolled on.
Eventually I gave up and just accepted my fate. I finished packing the last few items I wanted to take on the trip and headed off to the airport.
The
bright lights in the airport terminal kept me awake for a while, but as
I was sitting at the gate waiting for boarding to begin, I started to
feel drowsy as it was well past the usual time I’d go to bed, and I hadn’t slept a wink.
Knowing that I was likely to nod off if I stayed seated, I got up and wandered around, looking for the first coffee shop near the gate, or failing that
a vending machine that would sell some kind of caffeinated drink. I was
really afraid of falling asleep so deeply that I’d miss my flight and
would have to fork out for another one later in the day.
There was a little coffee stand within spitting distance.
I looked through the menu and picked the drink that seemed like it
would have the best chance of keeping me awake until I could take a nap
on the flight.
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