Band 9.0 Sample Answer Ideas.

• Cell phones have become an indispensable part of our lives

• Today, we cannot think of a life without the cell phone.

• There are many places, where the use of a cell phone is very disturbing.

• For example, in religious places like temples, restaurants and hospitals.

• Here, I would like to talk about a situation when I was not allowed to use the cell phone

• Last month, my aunt had come from the UK to spend a few days with us and do some shopping for her daughter’s wedding.

• We decided to go to the Golden Temple Amritsar on the weekend.

• I remember vividly, there was a long queue to enter the main building.

• Our turn came after one hour’s wait.

• Just as we entered the main prayer hall, my phone started ringing.

• Everybody turned to look at me as if I had committed a crime.

• I had forgotten to turn my cell phone off.

• There were notices all around that cell phones had to be turned to the silent mode before entering the hall.

• I cut the call and immediately turned off my cell phone.

• I felt very embarrassed.

• There were so many people there but nobody’s cell phone was ringing.

• After doing the circumambulation of the holy book, we came out.

• Then we went to the community kitchen, where food is served round the clock.

• After another one hour, we came out of the main building of the temple, and then I switched my cell phone back on.

• There were four missed calls from my cousin

• I called her and told her why we didn’t answer her calls. – She understood.

• So this was the situation when I was not allowed to use my cell phone.