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

"Describe a person who likes to travel 
by plane."
you should be able to talk about the following IELTS cue card topics 
as well: 
x
Describe someone you know who travels a lot.
x
Describe an interesting person you know about. 
x
Describe someone adventurous you know about. 
Describe a time when you waited for something or someone.
 
You should say:
x
who or what you waited for 
x
when and how long you waited for the person or thing 
x
where you waited 
and explain why you waited for the person or thing.
[You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one 
minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to 
help you if you wish.]

---

 
Model Answer 1:
Waiting is always unpleasant but we cannot avoid it. Sometimes we are to wait 
even we do not want to. In last week, I also had to wait for a friend who came 
to my place for attending my elder sister’s marriage ceremony. 
Though I invited few of my college friends to attend the ceremony, all of them 
could not attend due to their private business and send me their regrets for 
their absence. But, Stephen Robert, one of my closest friends attended the 
ceremony and I went at the Amaravati railways station in Maharashtra. Robert 
came from Delhi where he lives with his family in India. Mostly his family 
belongs to Britain and since his parents are working at the local British 
embassy, he is to stay with them. Both Robert and I are in the same college 
and share a deep friendship. So, he arrived finally after keeping me waited for 
about two and a half hour. 
Right before the day of the marriage ceremony, he arrived at Maharashtra. 
Since he is unfamiliar with the locality, he asked me to go to the Amaravati 
station to bring him at my home. Accordingly, I reached the station about 20 
minutes before of the train’s arrival. But I had to wait long (2.5 hours) as the 
train missed the schedule. The train made late due to an accident that derailed 
another train filled with cargo. So, the train could not move until the distressed 
waggons and locomotive were removed. I wanted to get back home but Robert 
asked me to wait. He was a bit afraid as this was his first solo travel. So, I had 
to wait for him. 
Waiting was not that much unsatisfactory as I read books on the platform. 
There were many small benches attached to the ground. I took my seat at a 
corner and started reading a thriller. By the same time, I was listening songs 
from my iPod. I also took some snacks from a nearby store. However, the 
waiting period was not that much pleasant as the station is a crowded place. 
Trains from different stations are arriving here while some of the passengers 
are boarding and the rest other are descending. Porters are moving here and 
there in search of work. The entire station turns lively when a train arrives and 
becomes calm when the train leaves the station. I have found that some of the 
people were there to see off their relations. It was truly painful to see 
someone cry. 
I, in fact, waited for Robert for some specific reasons. Firstly, he is a stranger in 
my locality. The second issue is that he was travelling a long distance. It took 

---

 
over 24 hours for him to reach Maharashtra from Delhi. When he asked me to 
stay at the station, I replied him that I will. But I did not have the idea that train 
will be late. But I waited for the long hours on my moral ground. After all, he is 
my invited guest and I must be there to receive him. I could have sent 
someone else at the station but he said that he would be happier to see me 
there. Considering all the issues, I went to the station and waited until he 
reached. 
Model Answer 2:
Recently, I had to wait for one of my teachers in the university. I had to wait 
for long three hours continuously to meet him. It was an interesting experience 
to me. Thank you for asking such a nice question and I will explain the entire 
issue here.
I had to wait to meet Mr. Rokuro Nori, a professor of history at Kyoto 
University. In fact, he was my mentor and supervisor for my thesis in the 
ancient history of Japan. I had to submit the thesis report to him for final 
checking before the submission to the department. He asked me to meet him 
in the morning but he himself made late to arrive in the university. Later he 
expressed his regrets for the unwanted delay. In fact, he really made a great 
delay. Some other students also had to wait like me before his chamber in the 
university compound.
As per our conversation on the telephone, Mr. Nori told me to be at his 
chamber at around 9.00 am. Accordingly, I reached at the university before it 
was 9.00 am. I took my breakfast at the university eatery as I could not take it 
at home for making a rush. When I reached his office, I found it was locked and 
he did not arrive. When I made a phone call to him, it was unattended. The 
other students present there also tried to reach him but he did not respond 
over any of the approaches. He finally came at the university when it was 
almost noon. He explained the reasons behind the late and not responding to 
the phone calls. Actually, he was in a bit trouble with his wife and had 
hospitalised her immediately for the abdominal disorder. He had to be too 
busy to handle the situations and thus he was unable to respond. So, there was 
late, he explained.
There are some sitting arrangements before each of the teachers’ room. The 
arrangements are done so that the students could wait before meeting the 
teachers. I took a seat and waited for the hours. Suddenly, I found that the 

---

 
seats were filled up by many other students and there was some noise. So, 
later, to avoid the noise, I started walking in the adjacent corridor. When I 
came back to sit again, I found my seat was occupied by another student. So, I 
could not find any other place to sit and waited on foot. After one and half 
hour, I went out to have some light snacks. I took some snacks and went back 
to the corridor again. It appeared that the time has been slowed down. The 
moments appeared longer than they usually are. At last, it was over when the 
teacher came.
I had to wait for Mr. Nori for some specific reasons. He was my thesis 
supervisor. In fact, without his help, it was impossible for me to complete the 
thesis course. So, I needed his support badly. Besides, he was the mentor for 
me and I have learnt a good number of issues from him. This was the final 
meeting and he told me that he will approve the draft if there are no revisions 
needed. Earlier, I revised the thesis paper for seven consecutive times and now 
have completed the draft. He approved the thesis paper and asked me to 
submit it to the department following the standard submission process 
(bookbinding). Following his directives, I submitted the thesis and passed the 
course. If I could not meet him on that day, I might have to suffer a semester 
loss.
If you can talk about the cue card topic