34. Describe a time when you made a mistake. Flashcards
- Describe a time when you made a mistake.
You should say:
+ where you were
+ what you were doing
+ what mistake you made
+ and explain what was the result of your mistake.
Well I’m going to share with you the moment when I got lost I Italy.
It was during the summer of 2015 when my friend and I were traveling in Venice. We were running all around the city taking pictures. The weather was so pleasant [‘pleznt] and the scenery [‘si:nəri] was so stunning that we decided to go further from our hotel. We didn’t know it was a mistake until we lost track of where we were going. We did not even realize we were lost until dusk, when we stopped to rest.
Since Venice is a small city with a lot of small alleyways [‘æliwei] and not many street lights, we started to feel worried as the sky turned darker and darker. We tried to use the map to locate our place but it was so complicated. We looked around but we didn‟t see anybody, there weren‟t any direction signs either.
Fortunately, when we were starting to lose our patience and about to give up, we found a policeman. Although his English was not very good, he helped us find our hotel and showed us the way back. After thirty minutes of walking, we safely arrived at our hotel and felt completely relieved. Thankfully, we did not have to spend the night out on the street that day.
