Band 9.0 Sample Answer Ideas.

• The Corona Pandemic has slowed down life considerably.

• In fact, during the first few days after the lockdown was announced, everyone took it very seriously.

• Precautions were taken.

• However, lately, people have become a lot more complacent.

• As a family, for the past few months, we avoided going out unless it was absolutely necessary.

• We were also shopping online instead of visiting stores.

• However, last week my father decided that we will visit the wholesale store Fair Price to buy groceries.

• He believed that it would be fine if we took precautions like wearing a mask and using sanitizer after every fifteen-twenty minutes.

• But I was getting a very bad feeling about it.

• I thought the cases were increasing sharply and it was not the right time to step out.

• We could order all those online although for a slightly higher price.

• So, I convinced my dad that it was not the right time.

• I told him that we might save a few Rupees, but it was worth putting our lives at risk.

• My mother also supported me and so my dad relented.

• We made a list of things of all the things we wanted to buy and ordered them online.

• A few days later, we heard that many people had become infected after visiting Fair Price

• It was a being labelled a super-spreader by the news media.

• When we saw the news, we breathed a sigh of relief.

• My father told me that I took a wise decision.

• After the event, we have become even more cautious.

• I do believe that life must go on, but life cannot go on in the same way as before.

• We all need to take some precautions and now more than ever as the cases are increasing.