Describe A time you missed an appointment | Speaking for IELTS PDF Download

You should say:

• When was it?
• Why were you late?
• How did you feel about it?
• and say what happened as a result of being late.

Sample Answer:

• With lives getting extremely hectic and schedules getting frantic, getting late or missing an appointment has become quite regular. Something similar has happened to me a lot of times. However, talking about one of the recent incidents, I missed the dentist’s appointment last Thursday.
• Until Wednesday night, the appointment was clear in my mind, and I knew that I had to visit the dentist the following day. However, the moment my day started, I got caught up in a plethora of meetings and assignments. In addition to this, I had to complete some home-related tasks as well. Enraptured in everything important, the dentist’s appointment completely skipped my mind until my sister reminded me of it.
• The moment I realised I was late, panic mode kicked in. I went into a frenzy zone. Hurriedly, I tried finishing the task that I was in the middle of and got ready for the appointment. However, when I reached the clinic, I was already an hour and a half late.
• As a result, the dentist had taken his lunch break. The receptionist asked me to shift the appointment to the evening. Unfortunately, I had other things scheduled for the day, so I had to push my appointment to the next week.