IELTS Speaking P.2 Topic: a time when you couldn’t use your mobile phone

[Maybo]

This is a practice text for the speaking part of the IELTS exam. Please correct it and make it colloquial.

Topic: Describe a time when you couldn’t use your mobile phone. You should say:(Source)

• where it was
• what you were doing at this time
• when it was

and explain why you were not able to use your mobile phone.

My response:
Six years ago, I sat for a written test for an executive assistant job in a patent agent. My friend worked in this company, and she introduced me this job. I knew nothing about patent, so I was quite nervous about the test. During the test, I couldn't use my phone because the employer wanted to evaluate my language skills and translation skills. He didn't want me to copy online answers.

In the first part of the test, I needed to translate two essays; one was from English to Chinese and the other was from Chinese to English. The English essay was easy to translate, but the Chinese one was a bit challenging. There was a term "Intellectual property" written in Chinese, and I didn't know how to say it in English. It was a proper noun, so I couldn't make up a word for it. It would look silly if I did. At that time, I really wanted to take out my phone because no one was around. However, I decided not to because if I got caught, I could be disqualified. Also, it was my fault. How could I not prepare some key words that might be useful for the job. I felt shameful. Fortunately, the short form "IP" was stated next to the Chinese term so I could just copy it.

Another part was proofreading. I needed to identify misspellings and wrong numbers in a document. Nowadays, people have build-in apps in their phones to check their writing and many of them have lost the ability to proofread. I believe the employee wanted to take that opportunity to see if I'm a meticulous person.

 

[Tarheel]

This is a practice text for the speaking part of the IELTS exam. Please correct it and make it colloquial.

Topic: Describe a time when you couldn’t use your mobile phone. You should say:(Source)

• where it was
• what you were doing at this time
• when it was

and explain why you were not able to use your mobile phone.

My response:
Six years ago, I sat for a written test for an executive assistant job in a patent OFFICE. My friend worked AT this company, and she HAD TOLD ME ABOUT THE job. I knew nothing about patentS, so I was quite nervous about the test. During the test, I couldn't use my phone because the employer wanted to evaluate my language skills and translation skills. He didn't want me to copy online answers.

In the first part of the test, I needed to translate two essays; one was from English to Chinese and the other was from Chinese to English. The English essay was easy to translate, but the Chinese one was a bit challenging. There was a term "Intellectual property" written in Chinese, and I didn't know how to say it in English. It was a proper noun, so I couldn't make up a word for it. It would look silly if I did. At that time, I really wanted to take out my phone because no one was around. However, I decided not to because if I got caught, I could be disqualified. Also, it was my fault. How could I not LEARN some key words that might be useful for the job. I felt ASHAMED. Fortunately, the short form "IP" was stated next to the Chinese term so I could just copy it.

Another part was proofreading. I needed to identify misspellings and wrong numbers in a document. Nowadays, people have build-in apps in their phones to check their writing and many of them have lost the ability to proofread. I believe the employeR wanted to take that opportunity to see if I'm a meticulous person.

We don't prepare words. I guessed that you meant "learned" there.