5. Describe an occasion when you got incorrect information
You should say:
Why you got it
When you got it
How you got it
How you found it was incorrect
And how you felt about it
Sample answer:
I still remembered that last summer vacation, I traveled in a coastal city on my own, it was after dark and I planned to enjoy seafood to meet my appetite. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find my bearings. Since my navigational device was out of service, you known, there were a lot of hills all around here and my calls got cut off several times, so I had no choices other than asking people for help to get right direction. Hence, I walked along the street and encountered a person who looked caring to tackle my pressing problem. He pointed me out a direction and I decided to get my destination. After about 30-minutes’ walk, I felt uneasy and anxious, coz it was totally different from the place where I looked around on website. It was after dark, traffic was light and no one else was around. At that time, I found my phone worked, I was hurried to call the police and he would give me instant help after a while.
I felt not good coz it’s time-consuming and energy-burning, I spent a lot of time finding my direction which meant that I rarely had time to get rid of stress. I couldn’t enjoy the breeze, drink coconut with a straw or just lie on the beach to do sunbathing and appreciate the beauty of mother nature. Plus, I didn’t set aside extra time to purchase loads of local specialty as souvenirs for my immediate family, which left me bad and lasting impression.
6. Describe an experience that you got bored when you were with others
You should say:
When it was
Who you were with
What you did
And explain why you were bored
Sample answer:
I wanna talk about last semester when I did group discussion with a bunch of classmates on campus. You know, at the end of semester, students were actively involved in preparing final, and didn’t have enough time to refresh themselves like traveling aboard or hanging out with peers. Since I was preoccupied by tons of paperwork, I rearranged my schedule and had to do some final study with my partners. It was the first time that I worked on assignments with tons of people, but I didn’t feel good, truly not. Since distractions may be improved by endless discussion and noisy ambience, they spent a lot of talking about some gossip, tourist attractions and other stuff, it made me feel so bored and more important thing was that I couldn’t focus on my study anymore. I mean, I was not crazy about traveling, especially on public holidays, there’re packed with people, some souvenirs get marked up, which bothered me. Hence, when they planned to visit a coastal city such as Qingdao to listen to birds in trees, smell the fragrance of flowers, enjoy shimmering and limpid water as well as eat mouth-watering food, I felt out of place. Traveling was not my cup of tea, I just wanna ace the test, gain more credits, become one of the top students in class or take part in volunteer work to expand outlook, which can fulfill my potential and offer me sense of achievement. I felt bored coz we didn’t have similar topics, interests or different goals to reach, so I thought twice when I had to do group project after that.
7. Describe a journey you went on by car
You should say:
When was it
Where you went
Who you were with
And how you felt about the journey
Sample Answer:
A couple of months ago I travelled to Mt.Lao with my classmates Echo and Jimmy by car, it was absolutely an unforgettable experience I’d never had before since we spent a half day on getting there. Well, to be more specific, our car was out of order in the middle of nowhere and we really had a hard day.
Let me tell you what happened. Well, I was always looking forward to driving to a place with a bunch of friends, visiting some extraordinary scenic spots, tasting delicious local cuisines, and feeling the exotic cultures. So after a tight preparation, we started our journey in March, a beautiful day in Spring. We departed at approximately 5:00 am, it was really early I know but we were very happy and excited not only because of our destination but also because it’s a good way to run away from the hustle and the bustle of the city.
Unfortunately, our happiness didn’t last long. We soon felt blue because we got a flat tire on the highway so we had to stop the car in the center of the road and pushed it on the side. At first, we were trying to replace it with the spare wheel but we didn’t make it, to be frank, nobody was good at repairing so the only thing we could do was to call the emergency help, and waited for someone to come to change the tire. I felt very bad and helpless because there was no Internet in the highway and we basically waited for 2 hours for the rescue team.
It only took the mechanic about 10 minutes to fix the wheel and it costed us an arm and a leg. Fortunately our journey didn’t cancel because of this incident, we drove to the service region of the express way and had a rich lunch, after renewal, we carried on our trip and finally arrived.
It wasn’t a happy start I know, so from then on, I always carry mobile network when I travel to a new place, just in case I get nothing to do except endless waiting when there is accident happened on the way.
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