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Describe a course you took in your college or university. v.1

Describe a course you took in your college or university. v. 1
Describe a course you took in your college or university. You should say: What it was When you took it What you learned from this course And explain why you took this course. Model Answer: ‘Book Keeping & Banking’ was one of the most interesting courses I took in my university level and I thoroughly enjoyed this course. In fact, I learned many new concepts and theory from this course that it helped me a lot throughout the remaining semesters. This was a mandatory course in the 3rd semester in my Bachelor of Business Administration studies and the courses on this subject lasted for four months. I was so interested in this course that later on, I took three other courses in different semesters related to banking. I learned the accounting concept of banking, how a bank is operated, how the banking transactions and accounting are maintained, how the central banks control the money supply of the market and many more concepts from this course. A practical session was included in this course and I learned some basic transaction processes of bankers from this lab sessions. In my third semester, this was a mandatory course and I had no alternatives other than taking this course. I came from Science background until my undergraduate course and that’s why I had no prior accounting course experience. I was bit dubious about this course in my university level as I did not know what it includes. But after I completed this course, I found myself very much interested in Banking procedure and automated banking.   Tips for answering this cue card: For this cue card you can talk about any course (be it academic or not) you took in your college or university. You should talk about a course that you actually enjoyed so that you can answer the questions fluently. You are free to pick any subject you like and the third question ‘what you learned from this course’ actually expect you to talk about the things you learned from this course. For the final question ‘why you took this course’ might have two types of answers; one: it was a mandatory subject and you had no other choice but to enrol in it. Two: you had a passion and interest on this subject and that’s why you decided to take it. State the name of the academic subject clearly (like, C programming language, Introduction to Business, Basic Accounting etc. ). After that, tell the year and term/ semester when you took this course. If you can recall the year and month, also mention that.
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. You should say: What it was When you
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took
it What you
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learned
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course
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. Model Answer:

‘Book Keeping
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Banking’
was one of the most interesting
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courses
I
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took
in my
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university
level and I
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enjoyed this
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course
. In fact, I
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learned
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many
new concepts and theory from this
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course
that it
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helped
me a lot throughout the remaining semesters. This was a mandatory
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course
in the 3rd semester in my Bachelor of Business Administration studies and the
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courses
on this
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subject
lasted for four months. I was
so
interested in this
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course
that later on, I
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took
three other
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courses
in
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different
semesters related to
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banking
. I
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learned
the
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accounting
concept of
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banking
, how a bank
is operated
, how the
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banking
transactions and
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accounting
are maintained
, how the central banks control the money supply of the market and
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many
more concepts from this
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course
. A practical session
was included
in this
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course
and I
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learned
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some
basic transaction processes of bankers from this lab sessions. In my third semester, this was a mandatory
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course
and I had no alternatives other than taking this
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course
. I came from Science background until my undergraduate
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course
and that’s why I had no prior
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accounting
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course
experience. I was
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bit
dubious about this
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course
in my
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university
level as I did not know what it includes.
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But
after I completed this
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course
, I found myself
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very
much interested in
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Banking
procedure and automated
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banking
.
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course
(be it academic or not) you
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took
in your college or
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university
. You should talk about a
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course
that you
actually
enjoyed
so
that you can answer the questions
fluently
. You are free to pick any
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subject
you like and the third question ‘what you
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learned
from this
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course’
actually
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expect
you to talk about the things you
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learned
from this
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course
. For the final question ‘why you
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took
this
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course’
might have two types of answers; one: it was a mandatory
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subject
and you had no other choice
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but
to enrol in it. Two: you had a passion and interest on this
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subject
and that’s why you decided to take it. State the name of the academic
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subject
clearly
(like, C programming language, Introduction to Business, Basic
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Accounting
etc.
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. After that,
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tell
the year and term/ semester when you
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took
this
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course
. If you can recall the year and month,
also
mention that.
2Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
57Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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IELTS speaking Describe a course you took in your college or university. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
2 paragraphs
433 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.5
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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