Difficult Situation Missing a Baseball Game for a School Trip
CELPIP Speaking Difficult Situation Missing a Baseball Game for a School Trip
Your child’s school has asked you to help with a class field trip. Your friend bought you tickets to a baseball game for that same day. The school will cancel the field trip if there are not enough parents, but your friend will be upset if you cannot go to the baseball game because the tickets were expensive.
Preparation: 60 seconds Speaking: 60 seconds
Tips:
- Choose one side and stay consistent.
- Use polite, respectful language.
- Give 1-2 strong reasons for your choice.
- Keep your tone calm and sincere.
Vocabulary:
- I really appreciate…
- Unfortunately, I won’t be able to…
- It’s a tough decision, but…
- I hope you understand…
- Let’s plan something else soon.
CELPIP Speaking Difficult Situation Missing a Baseball Game for a School Trip
Hi Liam,
I really appreciate the effort you put into getting those baseball tickets, and I know they weren’t cheap. But unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend the game. My child’s school scheduled a class field trip on the same day, and they don’t have enough parent volunteers. If more parents don’t help, they’ll cancel the trip, and the kids will be really disappointed.
This trip means a lot to my child and their classmates. I hope you understand – it’s a tough choice, but I feel I need to be there for the kids. Maybe we can plan something else soon to make it up to you?
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