Kechikish haqidagi cue card o‘tgan zamonlarni ko‘rsatish uchun eng qulay kartalardan biri: fon uchun past continuous, oldinroq bo‘lgan voqea uchun past perfect, xulosa uchun esa «If I had left earlier, I wouldn't have...» kabi uchinchi shart gap.
Cue card
Describe a time when you were late for something important.
You should say:
what it was
why you were late
what happened as a result
and explain how you felt about it.
1 daqiqalik qoralama
- what: internship interview at a bank, 10 a.m., a year ago
- why: metro stopped in the tunnel 20 min, then a taxi in traffic
- result: 25 min late, out of breath, she still saw me, got it
- feel: panic, embarrassed; lesson: leave an hour early
Namunaviy javob (taxminan 2 daqiqa)
I'd like to talk about the time I was late for a job interview, which was probably the most stressful morning of my life. It was about a year ago, and the interview was for an internship at a bank in the centre of Tashkent, at ten o'clock.
I'd planned everything carefully. I left home at nine, which should have given me plenty of time, but about two stations from my stop the train just stopped in the tunnel. We were stuck there for nearly twenty minutes, and of course there was no signal, so I couldn't even call to warn them.
When I finally got out, I jumped into a taxi, but the traffic was terrible, and by the time I ran into the building I was twenty-five minutes late and completely out of breath.
Luckily, the woman who was interviewing me was very understanding. She said she'd heard about the problem on the metro and that she had a gap before her next meeting, so she still saw me. I actually got the internship in the end, although I'm sure it wasn't thanks to my first impression.
Looking back, I felt terrible at the time, embarrassed and panicked, but I learned a simple lesson: for anything important, I now leave a full hour early, and I always save the phone number of the person I'm meeting.
Foydali so‘z va iboralar
| Ibora | Ma’nosi |
|---|---|
| plenty of time | vaqt bemalol yetarli |
| be stuck | tiqilib qolish |
| warn | ogohlantirish |
| out of breath | nafasi tiqilib |
| understanding | tushunadigan, kechirimli |
| first impression | birinchi taassurot |
| looking back | orqaga nazar tashlasam |
| punctuality | vaqtga rioya qilish |
Qanday javob berish kerak
- Rejani past perfect bilan boshlang: «I'd planned everything carefully», keyin nima buzilganini ayting.
- Vaqt belgilari hikoyani boshqaradi: «when I finally got out», «by the time I...».
- Natijani halol va biroz hazil bilan ayting: «it wasn't thanks to my first impression».
- Oxirida aniq saboq: hozir nimani boshqacha qilasiz.
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Part 3: davomidagi muhokama savollari
Why are some people always late?
Partly personality, I think. Some people are simply too optimistic about how long things take, and they try to fit in one more task before they leave. In other cases it's a lack of respect for other people's time, which is more of a problem.
Is punctuality important in your culture?
It depends on the situation. For work and official appointments, people expect you to be on time, but for family visits and weddings, arriving half an hour late is completely normal, and nobody minds.
How can technology help people manage their time?
Should people who are late for work be punished?
Part 2 strategiyasi: cue card qo‘llanmasi. Keyingi bosqich: Part 3 qo‘llanmasi.
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