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

 
If you can talk about the cue card topic 
"Describe a lake, a river or a sea you 
like to visit."
you should be able to talk about the following IELTS cue card 
topics as well: 
x
Describe your favourite place in your hometown.
x
Describe a place near a lot of water. 
x
Describe somewhere you have been to recently.
x
Describe a recent tour or picnic you have had.
x
Describe a place you often visit.
x
Describe a river or sea in your country.
x
Describe a sea beach you have visited.
x
Describe a place in your country which is worth visiting.
x
Describe a famous tourist spot in your country.
Describe a situation when you were late.
 
You should say:
x
what the event was you were late for 
x
what the reason was for being late 
x
how you felt about it
and explain how you managed even after being late.
[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:
Time is priceless and once you lose it, you are to pay heavily for the wastage of 
the moments. I missed a job interview for being late and I feel regret for that 
late even today. 
I was called for a formal interview at Unilever against the post of 
communications manager. I applied for the post about two months ago and 
they asked me to attend the written test first. I attended at the test and 
become one the tenth applicants who have passed the test. Then the authority 
told us to contact later and accordingly I received the latest email asking me to 
join at the formal interview. But unfortunately, I could not attend the interview 
in time and lost the chance to attend on the job. 

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In Mumbai, traffic congestion is a common scenario. Many of the people have 
to get stuck in the traffic jam in the early hours of the morning every day and 
the scenarios are worst the central area where almost all the important offices 
are located. I started for the interview about one hour before of the 
mentioned time but could not reach in time there. At first, I stood in a bus 
queue and when the bus arrived I could not manage to ride as the bus was 
already packed with office going passengers. So, I failed to board in the bus 
and waiting for the next metro service will be late for me. Immediately I hired 
an auto to reach the Unilever office. I think my luck betrayed me on that day so 
that I could not go for the interview. I got stuck again in the middle of the road. 
Initially, I felt that my luck in not favouring me and losing the chance to appear 
on the interview was frustrating me as well. Thereby, I felt a deep sense of 
anger. Traffic congestion is a common scenario in India and the common 
citizens are the worst sufferers. They cannot go to their places at the right 
time. I did not have the idea how actually they felt when they missed their 
appointments. The delay on the interview taught me actually how the feelings 
of those people were. At last, I felt pity for me as I could not go to my current 
office in time and also made late for the interview at the same time. 
Finally, I appeared before the Unilever office building about one and a half 
hour later of the scheduled time. When I entered the interview room, I found 
that the interviews were going to be ended and when I informed the interview 
reception that I am one of the candidates, they allowed me to sit for the 
interview. But since I was late, they, in fact, did not show much interest and 
simply asked few questions about myself. With the behaviour and attitudes of 
the interview board members, I understood that I am discarded from the list.