Describe a time you sent a message or an email but got no reply for a long time

Band 6

I would like to talk about an email I sent to a music school last January and did not get a reply for a long time. I live in Valparaíso, in Chile, and I wanted to learn the guitar, so I wrote to a small school in Santiago to ask about evening lessons. My friend Camila told me the teachers there were good, so I was excited. I writeKesilapan tense: sepatutnya “wrote” about my age, my level and the days when I could go there. After one week nobody answered, and I thought they did not want a new student. I waited for three weekKesilapan jamak: sepatutnya “three weeks”, and every morning I checked my phone, you knowFrasa pengisi yang digunakan sebagai penanda teragak-agak, but there was nothing. I was very disappointedPenguat dan kata adjektif asas; menghadkan Lexical Resource and a little angry. I did not want to look for another school because this one was near my house. Then I used the school’s website and wrote a short message in the contact form, and I also sent a message on their social media page. Two days later the teacher, Mr Rojas, answerKesilapan tense: sepatutnya “answered” me. He said sorry and told me that my first email was in his spam folder, so he did not see it. I felt very relievedPenguat dan kata adjektif asas; menghadkan Lexical Resource, and also, erJeda semula jadi, kata pengisi yang tidak ketara, a little silly because I thought bad things about the school. Now I have lessons every Tuesday after work, and I am practising a song for my mother’s birthday. It teach meKesilapan tense: sepatutnya “It taught me” that if nobody answers, I must send a message in another way.

Band 7

I’d like to talk about an email I sent to a music school last January that went unanswered for weeks. I live in Valparaíso, in Chile, and I wanted to learn the guitar, so I wrote to a small school in Santiago to ask about evening lessons. My friend Camila had told me the teachers there were excellent, so I was really looking forward to it. I explained my age, my level and the days when I could travel there. After a week there was still nothing, and I started to think that they weren’t interested in taking on a beginnerPast tense yang tepat dalam fikiran yang dilaporkan. I waited three weeks, checking my phone every morning, and honestly, I’d almost given upPenanda wacana yang semula jadi untuk menunjukkan rasa kecewa. I felt let downUngkapan phrasal menggantikan kata adjektif asas and a bit annoyed, but I didn’t want to try another school, because this one was close to my home. Eventually I tried the contact form on their website and sent a message on their social media page as well. Two days later the teacher, Mr Rojas, replied. He apologised and explained that my first email had landed in his spam folderKolokasi yang semula jadi, which he only noticed by chance. I was hugely relieved, though also a little embarrassingKesilapan bentuk kata adjektif: sepatutnya “embarrassed” because I’d imagined the worst. I now have lessons every Tuesday, I’m even practising a song for my mother’s birthday, and I’ve learned to follow upPhrasal verb yang tepat untuk menghubungi seseorang semula in a different way instead of to waitKesilapan bentuk kata kerja: sepatutnya “waiting” and assuming the worst.

Band 8

I’d like to talk about an email I sent to a music school last January and then heard nothing back about for weeks. I live in Valparaíso, in Chile, and I’d decided to learn the guitar, so I wrote to a small school in Santiago to ask about evening lessons, explaining my age, my level and the days when I could travel there. A friend, Camila, had told me the teachers there were excellent, so I was looking forward to it. After a week there was still no answer, and I began to suspect that they couldn’t be bothered with a beginnerFrasa idiomatik dengan modal yang tepat dalam fikiran yang dilaporkan. I waited three weeks, checking my phone every morning, and to be perfectly honest, I’d all but given upPenanda wacana yang semula jadi dengan ungkapan tetap. I felt quietly let downAdverba dan kata adjektif phrasal yang tepat, though I didn’t fancy starting again with another school, since this one was close to home. In the end I tried the contact form on their website and messaged their social media page as well. Two days later the teacher, Mr Rojas, replied. He apologised and explained that my first email had ended up in his spam folderKolokasi yang semula jadi, which he only discovered by chance. I was enormously relieved, if a little sheepish, because I’d jumped to conclusionsIdiom yang tepat untuk menilai terlalu cepat about the school. I now have lessons every Tuesday, I’m even rehearsing a song for my mother’s birthday, and the experience taught me to chase things up through another channel rather than sit and assume the worstStruktur pertentangan yang membawa renungan.