IELTS Speaking Part-2 A time when you got up early in the morning

Describe a time when you got up early in the morning

You should say:

·         When it was

·         Why you got up early

·         Who you were with

·         And explain how you felt about getting up early

When I was studying in high school, I used to get up early every day and now that I am working, I still have to get up early, so I am going to talk about a time when I had to get up ridiculously early.

It was about a year ago and I was going on a trip overseas and the bus departure time was 3am. This was bad enough, but I live about three quarters of an hour away from the bus departure point so this meant I had to leave the house at 2.15 and, therefore, I needed to get up at 1.30. I had a dilemma. Did I go to bed at 9pm and try to get a few hours’ sleep before getting up or did I try to stay awake? I chose the former because I am not a night owl and after 10pm, I struggle to keep my eyes open. However, when I know that I have to get up early, I can’t get to sleep so I was tossing and turning for hours.

As the minutes ticked by, I was getting increasingly stressed because I was still wide awake and I knew that if I didn’t get to sleep, I would feel dreadful the next day. I don’t know precisely what time I nodded off, but I must have done because I was rudely awakened at 1.30 by my alarm clock. Normally, when my alarm goes off, I hit the snooze button and have an extra ten minutes in bed, but I knew if I did this, I might fall back into a deep sleep and sleep through my alarm. Moreover, because I was alone in the house at the time, I didn’t have anyone to wake me if I slept in.

So, I dragged myself out of bed and jumped in the shower. Having a

shower wakes me up and I feel energised after having one so despite only having a few hours’ sleep, I felt alright. Mind you, after sitting on a bus for 12 hours, I was feeling pretty rough by the end of the day and fell into a deep sleep as soon as my head hit the pillow that night. I hope it is a long time before I have to get up at that ungodly hour* again.

Describe a Time When You Got Up Early in the Morning

One of the most memorable times I had to get up early was about a year ago when I was preparing for an overseas trip. The trip required us to catch a bus that departed at 3:00 AM. Since I live about 45 minutes away from the bus station, I needed to leave my house by 2:15 AM. This meant I had to wake up at 1:30 AM. I faced a dilemma: should I go to bed at 9:00 PM and try to get a few hours of sleep, or should I stay awake? Since I'm not a night owl and usually struggle to stay awake past 10:00 PM, I opted for the first choice. However, knowing I had to get up early made it nearly impossible for me to fall asleep. I spent hours tossing and turning.

As the night wore on, I became increasingly anxious because I was still awake and worried that a lack of sleep would make me feel dreadful the next day. I don’t remember exactly when I finally nodded off, but I must have dozed off because I was rudely awakened by my alarm at 1:30 AM. Normally, I’d hit the snooze button and enjoy an extra ten minutes in bed, but I was concerned that doing so might lead me to fall into a deep sleep and miss my bus. Also, since I was home alone, there was no one to wake me up if I overslept.

Reluctantly, I dragged myself out of bed and took a shower. Having a shower always helps me wake up and feel more alert, so despite the minimal sleep, I felt reasonably refreshed. Nonetheless, after spending 12 hours on the bus, I was quite exhausted by the end of the day. When I finally got to bed that night, I fell into a deep sleep almost immediately. I hope it will be a long time before I have to wake up at such an ungodly hour again.

Vocabulary and Phrases Table

Vocabulary/Phrase	Bangla Meaning	Russian Meaning	Hindi Meaning
ridiculously early	অত্যন্ত তাড়াতাড়ি	невероятно рано	अत्यधिक जल्दी
dilemma	দ্বিধা	дилемма	दुविधा
night owl	রাত জাগা মানুষ	сова ночная	रात का उल्लू
tossing and turning	বিছানায় এদিক-সেদিক গড়ানো	ворочаться и крутиться	इधर-उधर हिलना
anxious	উদ্বিগ্ন	тревожный	चिंतित
nodded off	ঘুমিয়ে পড়া	заснул	नींद में जाना
rudely awakened	আচমকা জাগিয়ে দেওয়া	грубо разбудили	अचानक जग जाना
snooze button	স্নুজ বোতাম	кнопка "повтор"	स्नूज़ बटन
dragged myself	নিজেকে টেনে তোলা	заставил себя	खुद को खींचना
wake up	জাগানো	проснуться	उठना
alert	সজাগ	бодрствующий	सतर्क
exhausted	ক্লান্ত	истощённый	थका हुआ
ungodly hour	অস্বাভাবিক সময়	неестественное время	अमानवीय समय
dilemma	দ্বিধা	дилемма	दुविधा
minimal sleep	অল্প ঘুম	минимальный сон	न्यूनतम नींद
dozed off	ঘুমিয়ে পড়া	задремал	झपकी लेना
refresh	সতেজ করা	освежиться	ताजगी लाना
worry	চিন্তা করা	волноваться	चिंता करना
missed	মিস করা	пропустил	चूका हुआ
jolt	ঝাঁকি	потрясти	झटका
routine	নিয়মিত	рутина	दिनचर्या
home alone	একা বাড়িতে	дома один	घर पर अकेला