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Describe a decision made by someone you know that changed his/her life. v.1

Describe a decision made by someone you know that changed his/her life. v. 1
Describe a decision made by someone you know that changed his/her life. You should say: who this person is/was what decision he/she made whether it was a good decision and explain how this has changed this person's life. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ]   Model Answer: We have to make a lot of decisions almost regularly to adjust to the changing circumstances of our life. Needless to say, not all of these decisions change our lives the way we expect them to. But, today, I would like to talk about a decision, taken by someone I know, which changed his life as expected. The person, I am talking about, was none other than one of my own cousins. To describe my cousin, the first thing, which I should tell about him, is that I have known him to a very restless person. In other words, he always used to keep changing his mind. For example, if he liked a certain shirt one day, he wouldn’t like it the very next day. So, my uncle and aunt (the parents of my cousin) were a bit worried about his mind-changing habit because they thought that the habit would affect his future life and career. But, somewhere deep inside my mind, I knew that my cousin was smart enough to make the right decisions at the right time when it would really matter, and I was proved right by my cousin when he took a decision about moving to a bigger city and stuck to it. Yes, moving to a bigger city was a game-changer and a good decision for my cousin because it was there where he managed to meet a group of brave entrepreneurs. The particular group of entrepreneurs, he met, was involved with different kinds of export and import business. As, my cousin started to do business with them with his rather limited capital, soon thereafter, he began to make a lot of profits. In fact, he became a millionaire within a few years. Anyway, moving to a bigger city change the life of my cousin because he finally found what he liked, and he liked making money. Besides, the decision also made him a more thoughtful and responsible person, which was missing from his life, when he was living with his parents in a small city. All in all, I am happy that my cousin took that life-changing decision.
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Describe
a
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decision
made by someone
you know
that
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changed
his/her
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life
. You should say: who this
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person
is/was what
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decision
he/she made whether it was a
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good
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decision
and
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explain
how this has
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changed
this person's
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life
. [You will
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have to
talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
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think
about what you are going to say. You can
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make
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some
notes to
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help
you if you wish.
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]
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Model Answer:

We
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have to
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make
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a lot of
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decisions
almost
regularly
to adjust to the changing circumstances of our
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life
.
Needless to say
, not all of these
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decisions
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change
our
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lives
the way we
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expect
them to.
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But
,
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today
, I would like to talk about a
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decision
, taken by someone I know, which
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changed
his
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life
as
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expected
.

The
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person
, I am talking about, was none other than one of my
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own
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cousins
. To
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describe
my
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cousin
, the
first
thing, which I should
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tell
about him, is that I have known him to a
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very
restless
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person
.
In other words
, he always
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used
to
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keep
changing his mind.
For example
, if he liked a certain shirt one day, he wouldn’t like it the
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very
next
day.
So
, my uncle and aunt (the parents of my
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cousin)
were a bit worried about his mind-changing habit
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because
they
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thought
that the habit would affect his future
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life
and career.

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But
, somewhere deep inside my mind, I knew that my
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cousin
was smart
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enough
to
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make
the
right
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decisions
at the
right
time when it would
really
matter, and I
was proved
right
by my
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cousin
when he took a
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decision
about moving to a bigger city and stuck to it. Yes, moving to a bigger city was a game-changer and a
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good
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decision
for my
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cousin
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because
it was there where he managed to
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meet
a group of brave entrepreneurs. The particular group of entrepreneurs, he met,
was involved
with
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different
kinds of export and import business. As, my
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cousin
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started
to do business with them with his
rather
limited capital,
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soon
thereafter, he began to
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make
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a lot of
profits. In fact, he became a millionaire within a few years.

Anyway
, moving to a bigger city
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change
the
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life
of my
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cousin
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because
he
finally
found what he liked, and he liked making money.
Besides
, the
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decision
also
made him a more thoughtful and responsible
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person
, which was missing from his
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life
, when he was living with his parents in a
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small
city. All in all, I am happy that my
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cousin
took that life-changing
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decision
.
11Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
35Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
2Mistakes
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IELTS speaking Describe a decision made by someone you know that changed his/her life. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
5 paragraphs
433 words
6.0
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 6.5
  • 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: 5.5
  • 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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