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Part 2&3  A time when you forgot/missed an appointment答案及解析_雅思口语练习「新东方雅思官方网校」

There are a few times I can recall when I missed an important appointment, believe it or not! However, the time that really sticks in mind is when I was scheduled to go for an interview to get into University! Yes, that's right – it was an interview to a really good university that I’d applied to study at. I actually completely missed the interview, and the reason was because I had written the day down wrongly in my online calendar on my phone. So, I got an 'alert' reminder about the interview 3 days after the interview itself – and, believe me, it gets worse than that! I actually had a train ticket booked to Beijing- I went to Beijing, checked into my hotel… yes…. And got changed, prepared, and went to the university, only to find that I was 3 days late. The interview day had passed. But, you know, I was incredibly lucky, because they did actually re-schedule and give me another chance. However, as you might imagine, I did not perform well in the interview and I didn't get a place. I think they only agreed to interview me because the secretary of the department felt sorry for me when I arrived 3 days later and only then realized that I completely got the day wrong. Anyway, so, that's it really. I felt completely stupid, angry with myself and really annoyed in general. I felt guilty as well, and I had to explain to my family, who, to be honest, were not very sympathetic. So, yeah, you can imagine, this isn't one of my fondest of memories! 

Good question! Well, it depends on the person. Some people use their phones and computer calendars to keep track of all the things they need to do. Others, like my mother, who is more traditional, has a little diary, a small book she writes in to keep a record of all the things she has on in the coming weeks or months. Other people are just a bit more disorganized and rely on their memories – which I do not think is the best way to do things – I guess it depends how good your memory is really! 

I certainly do. Everyone should keep track of their family history, and remember their ancestors and all the things in the past. I think it's kind of quite important really, as we only have one family, really, and our family have survived for generations and generations, so it's important to give respect to the past and remember where we came from and the people that have come before us. I also think it’s human nature to want to remember family history, and keep it alive to some extent. I do know that some people care more about this kind of thing than others, though. 

Most Chinese people know about their family history through their parents, grandparents and other family members keeping good record of it. It's normal that families keep some kind of record of their history, both in their own memories and in the form of photograph albums and other documents which trace the history of the family. Most people hear about their family history from their parents and grandparents telling them stories about their lives and the lives of their family members. Some families, as you can imagine, are more nostalgic and sentimental than others when it comes to their history and their relationships with the wider family unit.