00 ielts speaking Part Topics in 2016, 2017 & Band 0+ Sample Answers

Describe a time you missed an appointment for something
 
You should say: 
When and where it happened 
What the appointment was for 
What happened when you missed it 
And explain how you felt about missing the appointment
Band 8.5 Sample Answer:
I missed my first job interview two years ago because of my carelessness. Once I 
lost it, I feel regret for that late even today. 
At that time, as a fresh graduate, an interview appointment is valuable. I applied 
for Unilever as Sale executive, one of the best global companies with dynamic 
working environment and good benefits. I waited for about two months after 
attending at the IQ written test. I received an email announcing that I was one the 
tenth applicants who successfully passed the test. I was overjoyed when they 
asked me to join at the formal interview. However, I lost that chance. 
The appointment was at sharply 14:00 which I thought would be at 4pm. Thus, I 
planned to celebrate my 
friend’s birthday around 2pm and leave her house around 
3pm for the interview because the journey would take around 45 minutes. 
I prepared for the interview carefully and left my friend’s house a little bit early as 
the city I live in has several serious problems of traffic jam. Unfortunately, it started 
to rain and the bus came late around 3.15pm. The traffic was very bad so the bus 
was moving very slowly due to the unavoidable traffic jam under heavy rain. At that 
time, I received a call from the company. With an angry voice, the authority 

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informed that I missed the appointment and lost the opportunity to work at Unilever. 
Initially, I felt that my luck is not favoring me and felt a deep sense of anger because 
I thought it was not my fault but the traffic congestion. However, when I checked 
email again, I felt pity for me as I could not go to the appointment in time. 
It becomes my invaluable experience. Since then, I always read emails and note 
down carefully the schedule.