Part 2 · · 15 samples

Describe a time when you answered phone call from someone you did not kow in a public place

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Ideas to explore

  • Explain why you answered an unknown number instead of ignoring it.
  • Describe the caller’s request and how you tried to help, even if you could not give exact directions.
  • Contrast your initial surprise with how you felt after the short conversation.

Suggested structure

  1. Set the scene with when and where you were having coffee.
  2. Describe the unexpected call and identify that the caller was a stranger.
  3. Explain what the caller needed and how you responded.
  4. Conclude with your feelings and why you remember the incident.
Useful vocabulary & examples
ring unexpectedly
to make a sound suddenly when you were not expecting a call

My phone rang unexpectedly while I was having coffee.

call the wrong number
to telephone someone by mistake

The caller had called the wrong number but asked me for directions.

give directions
to explain how someone can get to a place

I tried to give directions to the restaurant he was looking for.

carry on with my day
to continue your usual activities

After we said goodbye, I finished my coffee and carried on with my day.

Sample answers

AI-completed learning example

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So I would like to say that a few years ago, that happened. I was having a coffee, and the coffee I had was from Paris. Then my phone rang unexpectedly. I looked at my phone and saw it was someone I didn't know, but I picked it up and quickly answered. The person introduced himself and said he was trying to find a small restaurant nearby. He had called the wrong number, but he was polite and asked if I knew the stree…

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Well, thank you, sir, for providing me this Q-card, and I will try to describe the Q-card and every question solved by me in my entire life. I received a lot of calls, but suddenly a call was very interesting and created enjoyable memories in my life. So, I will try to describe what happened when I was waiting at a bus station. The number was unfamiliar, but I answered because I thought it might be a call about a cla…

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Hello everyone, I'm Oizy. I couldn't hear any voice at first. I heard the phone ring and saw that it was someone else's call. Then I heard the phone ring again. The others looked at me, and I felt self-conscious. I recognized that it was my phone. I immediately started to talk with this stranger and asked who was calling. I was in a public place, so I tried to speak quietly and not draw more attention to myself. The …

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