Describe a time you were stuck in a traffic jam

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I want to talk about a time when I stuckErro de forma verbal: deveria ser “was stuck” in a very long traffic jam last winter. My family and I were driving home from the mountains on a Sunday evening. My parents were in the front, and my younger brother Bobur and I were in the back. At first the road was fine, but after one hour we seeErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “saw” red lights everywhere, and the cars wasErro de concordância verbal: deveria ser “were” not moving. There was only one road, so there was no other way. We waited for almost three hours. At first my father was very angryVocabulário básico; limita o Lexical Resource and kept looking at his watch, but after some time he stopped and turned on some music. We ate the snacks my mother had prepared and played word games, and Bobur kept making jokes about the drivers in front of us. Some people from other cars getErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “got” out and stood on the road to talk. When we finally arrived home it was almost midnight, and I was tired. I felt annoyed in the beginning, but at the end I was laughErro de forma verbal: deveria ser “was laughing” with my brother, so I think it became a funny memory for us.

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I’d like to talk about a time I got stuck in a very long traffic jam last winter. My family and I were driving home from the mountains on a Sunday evening, with my parents in the front and my younger brother Bobur and me in the back. At first the road was clear, but after an hour we saw a line of red lights, and the cars were barely movingExpressão natural para o trânsito lento. There was only one road, so there was no way round it, and we waited almost three hours. At first my father was clearly losing patienceCollocation precisa and kept checking his watch, but eventually he gave up and put some music on. We shared the snacks my mother had packed and played word games, and Bobur kept joking about the drivers in front of us, while a few people from other cars got out and stood chatting on the roadLocução participial que acrescenta um detalhe natural. We got home close to midnight, exhausted. To be honest, I was annoyed at the startMarcador discursivo que introduz uma reflexão sincera, but by the end I was laughErro de forma verbal: deveria ser “was laughing” with my brother, so it ended up being a funny memory.

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I’d like to talk about a time I got stuck in a very long traffic jam last winter. My family and I were driving home from the mountains on a Sunday evening, with my parents in the front and my younger brother Bobur and me in the back. At first the road was clear, but after an hour we saw a line of red lights, and the cars were barely moving. There was only one road, so there was no way round it, and we waited almost three hours. At first my father was clearly losing patience and kept checking his watch, but eventually he gave up and put some music on. We shared the snacks my mother had packed and played word games, and Bobur kept joking about the drivers in front of us, while a few people from other cars got out to chat on the road. We got home close to midnight, exhausted, yet what I remember most is that what began as an irritating delay turned into one of our most relaxed family eveningsOração nominal em posição de destaque que traz um contraste reflexivo. To be honestMarcador discursivo natural, I was annoyed at the start, but by the end my brother and I were in tears of laughter, and the story still comes up whenever we pass that road.