Nov. 25, 2022
Please review my IELTS SPEAKING part 2's answer.
1. Describe a time when you were stuck in a traffic jam.
You should say:
When and where it happened?
How long you were in the traffic jam?
What you did while waiting?
And explain how you felt when you were in that traffic jam.
I believe that rush-hour traffic congestion is something to be expected in urban areas, and my hometown, Buon Ma Thuot city, is no different. But it is nothing compared to the traffic jam in Ho Chi Minh, which is the largest city and the main hub of the economy in our country. I lived in Ho Chi Minh for around 4 years for university, so I know all too well how severe the traffic jams there are. But the most memorable congestion that I have ever encountered in my life is on the first day of my university entrance exam.
Nowadays, Vietnamese students only need to sit the national high school graduation exam taking place in their hometown, and the college admissions will be based on this test’s result. But back about 7 years ago, students had to go to the city in which the university that they applied for was located and took an exam specifically for university entrance. So in my time, millions of students in the south of Vietnam poured into HCM city to pursue higher education there, and I was one of them. Thankfully, I didn’t need to rent a room like many of these students as I have an aunt who lives in HCM. She also drove me to the test site and picked me up after. Unfortunately, the time that I got off was also when people living there traveled home from work or school, at about 5 pm. So you can imagine how congested the streets were. The traffic was at a complete standstill, and the pavement was also filled with riders who wanted to avoid the gridlocks on the streets, but they could hardly move too.
It was in summer, so I was dripping with sweat from the sweltering weather with the burning sun, together with the body heat from the bumper crowd. Besides, everyone drove too aggressively as they always tried to squeeze into any tiny empty spot and jump ahead of other bikes. I was so stressed out since I felt like an accident would happen to us at any moment, and the incessant noise from the horns and engines, together with the exhaust fumes, only made everything worse.
I remembered that when we were stuck in a bottleneck for around more than 10 minutes, my aunt decided to turn into the first alley that she saw along the street to pass this jammed area. However, many people had the same thought, so the alley was also crowded. And the funny thing, and irritating at the same time, is that when we got back to the main road, we saw the same riders who were stuck in the bottleneck with us before but didn’t take the shortcuts. So we didn’t really make any greater progress, just traveling a longer distance. My uncle called us three times when we were traveling to ask why we still didn’t get home. We spent about 2 hours getting through a route that only took us 30 minutes on the first travel in the afternoon.
I have to admit that this situation made me instantly regret my decision to pursue higher education in HCM city. But my aunt did reassure me a bit since she said that the traffic wasn’t as bad on a normal day.
Please review my IELTS SPEAKING part 2's answer.
1. Describe a time when you were stuck in a traffic jam.
You should say:
When and where it happened?
How long you were in the traffic jam?
What did you dido while waiting?
And explain how you felt when you were in that traffic jam.
I believe that rush-hour traffic congestion is something to be expected in urban areas, and my hometown, Buon Ma Thuot city, is no different.
But it is nothing compared to the traffic jams in Ho Chi Minh, which is the largest city and the main hub of the economy in our country.
I lived in Ho Chi Minh for around 4 years for university, so I know all too well how severe the traffic jams there are.
But the most memorable congestion that I have ever encountered in my life iwas on the first day of my university entrance exam.
Nowadays, Vietnamese students only need to sit the national high school graduation exam taking place in their hometown, and the college admissions will bare based on this test’e result of this rtesult.
But back about 7 years ago, students had to go to the city in which the university that they applied for was located and tookake an exam specifically for university entrance.
So in my time, millions of students in the south of Vietnam poured into HCM city to pursue higher education there, and I was one of them.
Thankfully, I didn’t need to rent a room like many of these students as I have an aunt who lives in HCM.
She also drove me to the test site and picked me up after.
Unfortunately, the time that I got offut was also when people living there traveled home from work or school, at about 5 pmin rush hour.
We call this the "rush hour", it is a good expression to use here. What you wrote was correct, but by saying "rush hour", you describe this concept.
So you can imagine how congested the streets were.
The traffic was at a complete standstill, and the pavement was also filled with riders who wanted to avoid the gridlocks on the streets, but they could hardly move too.
Pavement = UK English
Sidewalk = US English
It doesn't matter which one you use as long as you are consistent.
It was in summer, so I was dripping with sweat from the sweltering weather withfrom the burning sun, together with the body heat from the bumper crowd.
Besides, everyone drove too aggressively as they always tried to squeeze into any tiny empty spot and jump ahead of other bikes.
I was so stressed out since I felt like an accident would happen to us at any moment, and the incessant noise from the horns and engines, together with the exhaust fumes, only made everything worse.
I remembered that when we were stuck in a bottleneck for around more than 10 minutes, my aunt decided to turn into the first alley that she saw along the street to pass this jammed area.
However, many people had the same thought, so the alley was also crowded.
And the funny thing, and irritating at the same time, is that when we got back to the main road, we saw the same riders who were stuck in the bottleneck with us before but diwho hadn’'t taken the shortcuts.
So we didn’t really make any greatermuch more progress, just traveling a longer distance.
My uncle called us three times when we were traveling to ask why we still dihadn’t geot home.
We spent about 2 hours getting through a route that only took us 30 minutes on the first travelip in the afternoon.
I have to admit that this situation made me instantly regret my decision to pursue higher education in HCM city.
But my aunt did reassure me a bit since she said that the traffic wasn’t as bad on a normal day.
Feedback
Great work! Your English is great! Just be careful with describing events in the past that happened before other events in the past (had + verb + -en)
Dec. 4, 2022
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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Please review my IELTS SPEAKING part 2's answer. Please review my IELTS SPEAKING part 2 |
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1. Describe a time when you were stuck in a traffic jam. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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You should say: This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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When and where it happened? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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How long you were in the traffic jam? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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What you did while waiting? What did you d |
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And explain how you felt when you were in that traffic jam. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I believe that rush-hour traffic congestion is something to be expected in urban areas, and my hometown, Buon Ma Thuot city, is no different. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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But it is nothing compared to the traffic jam in Ho Chi Minh, which is the largest city and the main hub of the economy in our country. But it is nothing compared to the traffic jams in Ho Chi Minh, which is the largest city and the main hub of the economy in our country. |
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I lived in Ho Chi Minh for around 4 years for university, so I know all too well how severe the traffic jams there are. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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But the most memorable congestion that I have ever encountered in my life is on the first day of my university entrance exam. But the most memorable congestion that I have ever encountered in my life |
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Nowadays, Vietnamese students only need to sit the national high school graduation exam taking place in their hometown, and the college admissions will be based on this test’s result. Nowadays, Vietnamese students only need to sit the national high school graduation exam taking place in their hometown, and the college admissions |
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But back about 7 years ago, students had to go to the city in which the university that they applied for was located and took an exam specifically for university entrance. But back about 7 years ago, students had to go to the city in which the university that they applied for was located and t |
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So in my time, millions of students in the south of Vietnam poured into HCM city to pursue higher education there, and I was one of them. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Thankfully, I didn’t need to rent a room like many of these students as I have an aunt who lives in HCM. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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She also drove me to the test site and picked me up after. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Unfortunately, the time that I got off was also when people living there traveled home from work or school, at about 5 pm. Unfortunately, the time that I got o We call this the "rush hour", it is a good expression to use here. What you wrote was correct, but by saying "rush hour", you describe this concept. |
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So you can imagine how congested the streets were. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The traffic was at a complete standstill, and the pavement was also filled with riders who wanted to avoid the gridlocks on the streets, but they could hardly move too. The traffic was at a complete standstill, and the pavement was also filled with riders who wanted to avoid the gridlock Pavement = UK English Sidewalk = US English It doesn't matter which one you use as long as you are consistent. |
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It was in summer, so I was dripping with sweat from the sweltering weather with the burning sun, together with the body heat from the bumper crowd. It was in summer, so I was dripping with sweat from the sweltering weather |
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Besides, everyone drove too aggressively as they always tried to squeeze into any tiny empty spot and jump ahead of other bikes. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I was so stressed out since I felt like an accident would happen to us at any moment, and the incessant noise from the horns and engines, together with the exhaust fumes, only made everything worse. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I remembered that when we were stuck in a bottleneck for around more than 10 minutes, my aunt decided to turn into the first alley that she saw along the street to pass this jammed area. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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However, many people had the same thought, so the alley was also crowded. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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And the funny thing, and irritating at the same time, is that when we got back to the main road, we saw the same riders who were stuck in the bottleneck with us before but didn’t take the shortcuts. And the funny thing, and irritating at the same time, is that when we got back to the main road, we saw the same riders who were stuck in the bottleneck with us before but |
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So we didn’t really make any greater progress, just traveling a longer distance. So we didn’t really make |
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My uncle called us three times when we were traveling to ask why we still didn’t get home. My uncle called us three times when we were traveling to ask why we still |
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We spent about 2 hours getting through a route that only took us 30 minutes on the first travel in the afternoon. We spent about 2 hours getting through a route that only took us 30 minutes on the first tr |
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I have to admit that this situation made me instantly regret my decision to pursue higher education in HCM city. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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But my aunt did reassure me a bit since she said that the traffic wasn’t as bad on a normal day. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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