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 writeErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “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 weekErro de plural: deveria ser “three weeks”, and every morning I checked my phone, you knowMuleta de linguagem usada como marcador de hesitação, but there was nothing. I was very disappointedIntensificador e adjetivo básicos; limita o 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, answerErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “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 relievedIntensificador e adjetivo básicos; limita o Lexical Resource, and also, erHesitação natural, pequena muleta de linguagem, 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 meErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “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 beginnerTempo verbal do passado correto em um pensamento relatado. I waited three weeks, checking my phone every morning, and honestly, I’d almost given upMarcador discursivo natural que indica frustração. I felt let downExpressão com phrasal verb no lugar de um adjetivo básico 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 folderCollocation natural, which he only noticed by chance. I was hugely relieved, though also a little embarrassingErro de forma do adjetivo: deveria ser “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 preciso para entrar em contato de novo com alguém in a different way instead of to waitErro de forma verbal: deveria ser “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 beginnerExpressão idiomática com o verbo modal correto em um pensamento relatado. I waited three weeks, checking my phone every morning, and to be perfectly honest, I’d all but given upMarcador discursivo natural com expressão fixa. I felt quietly let downAdvérbio preciso e adjetivo formado por phrasal verb, 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 folderCollocation natural, which he only discovered by chance. I was enormously relieved, if a little sheepish, because I’d jumped to conclusionsExpressão idiomática precisa para julgar rápido demais 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 worstEstrutura contrastiva que sustenta a reflexão.