Describe an occasion when you had to wait a long time for someone or something to arrive.
You should say:
- who or what you were waiting for
- how long you had to wait
- why you had to wait a long time
and explain how you felt about waiting for such a long time.
Model Answer 1:
I have waited on many occasions. In fact, I have accepted the act of “waiting” to be a part of our normal life which we just can’t avoid, just as I couldn’t avoid it when I needed my car mechanic to fix my car at my home.
It happened about a few months back when suddenly, one day, my car engine wasn’t starting. The same kind of problem happened with my car in the past, but after trying a few tricks, the problem usually went away. But, on that occasion, doing those things didn’t really help my car start. So, I had no other choices but to call my trusted car mechanic, who has been fixing my car since last 5 years or so, hoping that he would be able to offer me some kind of solution over the phone. But, unfortunately, he told me that he would actually need to come to my home to check my car before he could fix it. He also told me that he would arrive at my place in 30 minutes.
But, my mechanic didn’t show up after 30 minutes, even though, that 30 minutes seemed like 2 hours since I was a bit worried about the condition of my old car. I called the shop of my mechanic, but his assistant told me that he had left the shop about 30 minutes ago. So, I kept waiting again, but the longer I was waiting, the more nervous I was getting about my car because I thought that my car had some major problems. However, my mechanic did finally arrive but not before keeping me waiting for almost two and a half hours.
Anyway, I needed to wait for this person because he needed to pick up his sister from the airport, which he completely forgot about because of his rather busy work schedule. I was a bit frustrated because of the waiting, I did, but I also told myself that we are only humans, and so we could make mistakes without any notice in advance.
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