1- a situation when you waited for a bus or a train 2- a challenging profession you know about

Sample Answer 2:
That’s an interesting topic to talk about, I would say. As an employee in a 
software industry, I often have to take challenges, work extra hours even on 
holidays to meet the deadlines and participate in lengthy and exhaustive 
meetings. Some days are more stressful than others and thus this topic 
reminds me a day which was not only a stressful but also a very tiresome for 
me.
It was early November last year but I can’t recall the exact date. Usually, we do 
not have extra pressure on a usual workday except in some occasions. This was 
one such occasion and unfortunately, everything went wrong on that day. I 
slept at around 2.30 am and could not sleep more than 4 hours to reach office 
in time. The road traffic was very bad and the journey was quite fatiguing. 
After I reached office I heard that one of our server computers had crashed 
and some of the projects were gone with the crash of the server. Our project 
manager invited us to an immediate meeting and distributed tasks among us 
so that we could deliver our work to the client in time even if the server 
computer is not repaired. This was a very bad news for us. We were allowed 
only 5 days to complete the three weeks’ tasks in case the data is not 
recovered. We wished and prayed for the recovery of the data along with the 
server. The server administrator informed us that he, along with his team 
members, is working hard to recover the data. We were however engaged in 
work and had a very little time to spare or relax. I took my lunch at around 4.00 
pm and had a severe headache in the evening. I could neither leave the office 
as it would give a wrong impression to my team members that I left them in a 
crisis time nor could concentrate on my work. That was quite a burden that 
was more than I could actually take.
I was quite frustrated that we did not have proper backup facilities to prevent 
such incidents and was overwhelmed with my work pressure. I drank water 
very frequently to reduce my stress and headache. I also went for a walk in the 

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evening for about 20 minutes to release some of the pressures I was feeling. 
Finally, I tried to remind myself not to worry too much as it would be over soon 
and if luck is with us, the server administrator team would be able to recover 
the data without any loss or hiccup within few hours.
I left office at around 11.40 pm and could not manage a taxi to reach my home. 
I had to walk for a few minutes and wait more than an hour to get a taxi. That 
was indeed a bad day.
Ideas for this cue card topic will help you to talk about the following cue card 
topics as well: 
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Describe a bad experience you have had.
x
Describe a tiring day at your school or workplace.
x
Describe a day you had to work relly hard.
x
Describe a memorable day.
x
Describe a negative experience you have had at your work or class.