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 writeОшибка времени: должно быть «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 weekОшибка множественного числа: должно быть «three weeks», and every morning I checked my phone, you knowФраза-филлер, используемая как пауза для раздумья, but there was nothing. I was very disappointedПростое усилительное слово и прилагательное; ограничивает 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, answerОшибка времени: должно быть «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 relievedПростое усилительное слово и прилагательное; ограничивает Lexical Resource, and also, erЕстественная заминка, некритичное слово-паразит, 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 meОшибка времени: должно быть «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 beginnerТочное прошедшее время в передаче мысли. I waited three weeks, checking my phone every morning, and honestly, I’d almost given upЕстественная вводная фраза, передающая досаду. I felt let downФразовое выражение вместо простого прилагательного 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 folderЕстественное словосочетание, which he only noticed by chance. I was hugely relieved, though also a little embarrassingОшибка в форме прилагательного: должно быть «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 upТочный фразовый глагол для повторного обращения к человеку in a different way instead of to waitОшибка в форме глагола: должно быть «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 beginnerИдиоматичное выражение с точным модальным глаголом в передаче мысли. I waited three weeks, checking my phone every morning, and to be perfectly honest, I’d all but given upЕстественная вводная фраза с устойчивым выражением. I felt quietly let downТочное наречие и фразовое прилагательное, 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 folderЕстественное словосочетание, which he only discovered by chance. I was enormously relieved, if a little sheepish, because I’d jumped to conclusionsТочная идиома: судить слишком быстро 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 worstПротивопоставительная конструкция, на которой держится вывод.