Tell me about a time your phone really saved the day.

B Natural answer

Last winter, I was driving to a family dinner when the road changed because of roadwork. I didn’t know the area well, so I stopped for a minute and pulled up the map on my phone. The signal was weak, but it still worked. I also sent my location to my sister so she could see I was moving in the right direction. Thanks to that, I found a new route and got there on time. If I had depended on my memory, I would have been at least twenty minutes late.

Key phrases in this answer

• phone died — the battery ran out and the phone shut off“My phone died right before I needed a taxi.”
• send myself the map — saved or messaged a map to your own phone for later“I sent myself the map before I left.”
• pull up the map — opened a map app quickly“I pulled up the map to check the road.”
• send my location — shared where you are with someone“I sent my location so my sister could find me.”
• get there on time — arrived at the right time, not late“The map helped me get there on time.”
• my battery was at 1% — the phone had almost no power left“My battery was at 1%, so I had to save power.”