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Describe a gift that you gave to someone recently. v.1

Describe a gift that you gave to someone recently. v. 1
Describe a gift that you gave to someone recently. You should say: what the gift was Whom you gave it to how you felt about it and explain why you chose this gift for this person.     Model Answer 1: Recently, my younger sister came to visit me from abroad where she is living with her husband. I hadn’t seen her in a long time, and because of that, she thought that I wasn’t being a good brother to her. So, to prove her wrong, I decided to buy her an expensive gift. The expensive gift was a wristwatch from one of the most prestigious watchmaking companies in the world. Made in Switzerland, it was one of the most feminine, elegant and classy watches I have ever seen. It is a blued-steel watch (not just a blue colour watch) with a unique bracelet, and it is also waterproof. Of course, it was a luxury watch all the way, but it was made with such a master class touch artworks that anybody would make mistake to think of it as a fashion watch.  Anyway, the case of this watch is round, and it has only an hour hand and a minute hand. Having a very beautiful and contrasting dial/face colour, the watch would surely attract anybody’s admiration and attention with its metallic gold and bright bezel. Finally, it is a 24-jewel, natural ruby watch, and it has a beautiful golden colour chain, which is in perfect harmony with the colour of the rest of the watch. After buying this precious gift for my sister, I felt really great because I have searched such a beautiful gift for a long time.   In fact, I have visited at least 2 dozen shops before deciding to buy this very attractive looking gift for the only sister I have. Anyway, I chose this precious gift, mainly because I wanted to show my little sister how much I really cared for her as a brother. Besides, I also feel that the gift would perfectly match with her overall style and fashion, no matter on whatever occasion she would use it. Finally, I also wanted to make my little sister happy. After all, I don’t think that there would be any greater happiness for a brother than to see an expression of joy and happiness on the face of his little sister.   Sample Answer 2:   The gift I gave to my younger sister recently is the one I would like to talk about. I gave her a cell phone recently. The model of the cell phone is Sony Experia Z and it has Android Operating System. This is a water-resistant cell phone manufactured by Sony Mobile and is a hot one in the market. The cells phone cost me around 40 K and I had to save the money for the last 6-7 months to present her the gift. I knew that she had been wishing to buy a smartphone for a year but could not do so. I thought to buy her one on her next birthday and started saving the money. I saved almost 7-8 k each month and just before 3-4 days of her birthday, I bought the phone. I felt really great after I gave the gift to my sister. That was an unexplainable pleasure, amusement, satisfaction that I felt after I saw her bewildering face after she opened the gift. She was so happy that I felt like that was a perfect gift for her. I am sure I would not have felt the same pleasure as I felt giving her the gift doing something else. She had been longing to own a smartphone and after receiving it from me she hugged me. As I already told, from her conversation I knew that she wished to own a smartphone that she would be able to use the internet and take quality photographs. From that day, I promised myself that I would buy her one. And I wished to buy her a really good one. I could have bought her a phone for 10k but seriously I wanted to give her the best one that I can accommodate.   Tips for answering this Cue Card topic: While talking about this cue card, keep in mind that you are to talk about a gift/ present you have recently given to someone. So do not talk about a gift that you actually gave someone a few years ago. Remember a gift you gave to someone recently and describe that event based on the questions asked in the supporting questions of this cue card topic. The gift can be merely a postcard to an expensive one like house/ flat. Following are some gifts we usually give to others to help you plan for this cue card topic: Flower Mobile Phone Diary Story-book/novel Fountain pen Dress Toy Car Flat Money Camera Music player Tabloid PC Cycle Postcard Photo album Laptop, etc. You can actually think about any gift item which you usually give to others on occasions like birthday, marriage anniversary etc. For this cue card topic, first, mention what was the gift. Then mention whom you gave it (can be a family member, friend, relative, classmate, teacher, neighbour or a colleague). Then mention what was the occasion for that person who received that gift. Was it a birthday or simply a social visiting party, marriage day, a celebration of promotion etc. ?   Also mention how long has passed since you gave it. You should mention that the occasion was only a couple of months ago and this is the latest gift you gave to someone. Whatever the gift was, you should be very fluent describing the event, gift and occasion of the gift. First, mention what was the gift item and then mention to who you gave it to. Also, mention if you were planning to give it for a long time or did you instantly bought this gift. After that give an approximate cost idea that you had to spend to buy this gift. Also, mention the occasion for the gift. That can be a birthday gift or so or can be a surprise gift. The final 2 questions require your elaborate discussion on the topic and expect you to talk about how you felt after giving this present. Simply mention that you were very much pleased to be able to give this present to that person and the excitement grew more when you noticed the happiness of this person. For the final question, ‘and explain why you chose this gift’ say that you knew that s/he was in need of that/ was eagerly waiting to have one of these items/ would be very excited and happy to receive it. You can also mention, you had no previous preparation for buying a gift and you roamed in a gift shop and chose this one all of a sudden. Your 'fluency and coherence' is the most important part of your speaking exam. Being able to cover the questions asked with the cue card topic in a real-life conversational way would ensure a good score in your cue card section. Since this cue card asks you to talk about a gift you gave to someone recently, you should relate the event to a recent occasion. Mention that you gave this gift only a few weeks/ months ago and that you make your speech exactly what is expected in the cue card topic. If the gift is for a family member like a younger sister, mother or father, mention how eagerly you were expecting to give this gift to him/her. After that mention how you managed to purchase the gift and from where you bought it. For the question “How you felt about it? ” Mention that you bought this gift to make this person happy. This might not be an expensive gift but you bought it with good wished and cordial love. Finally, say that the recipient of this gift was very happy to have it and that made you feel really good. A gift is always a souvenir of good wishes and a mark for a better relationship and you felt just happy to be able to give it to this person. The final question “and explain why you chose this gift? ” is a tricky one and you are expected to give a convincing answer to this question. You have your own reasons and following are some of the helpful hints for you to answer this question: 1.   I knew that s/he had a great desire for this and I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to give it to him/her. 2.   I was suddenly informed about this occasion and I had to pick a gift quickly. I went to the nearby gift shop and this particular gift caught my eyes. 3.   This was a gift I was long longing to give her/ him. I knew s/he would be very happy to receive it and that’s why I bought it. 4.   The gift was a shared one and three of our friends/colleagues decided that it was a good gift within our budget. 5.   I knew that s/he loves this sort of gift and that’s why I decided to give it to her/ him.   Part 3: Details Discussion. Q. Do you enjoy giving and receiving gifts? Why or why not?
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to
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someone
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recently
. You should say: what the
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was Whom you
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gave
it to how you
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felt
about it and
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why you
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chose
this
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gift
for this
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person
.
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Model
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Answer
1:
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Recently
, my younger
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sister
came to visit me from abroad where she is living with her husband. I hadn’t
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seen
her in a
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long
time, and
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because
of that, she
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thought
that I wasn’t being a
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good
brother to her.
So
, to prove her
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wrong
, I decided to
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buy
her an
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expensive
gift.

The
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expensive
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gift
was a wristwatch from one of the most prestigious watchmaking
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companies
in the world. Made in Switzerland, it was one of the most feminine, elegant and classy
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watches
I have ever
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seen
. It is a blued-steel
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watch
(not
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just
a blue
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colour
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watch)
with a unique bracelet, and it is
also
waterproof.

Of course
, it was a luxury
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all the way,
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but
it
was made
with such a master
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class
touch artworks that anybody would
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mistake to
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think
of it as a fashion
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watch
.  
Anyway
, the case of this
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is round, and it has
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only
an hour hand and a minute hand. Having a
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very
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beautiful
and contrasting dial/face
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colour
, the
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watch
would
surely
attract anybody’s admiration and attention with its metallic gold and bright bezel.
Finally
, it is a 24-jewel, natural ruby
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watch
, and it has a
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beautiful
golden
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colour
chain, which is in perfect harmony with the
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colour
of the rest of the
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watch
.

After buying this precious
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gift
for my
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sister
, I
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felt
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really
great
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because
I have searched such a
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beautiful
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gift
for a
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long
time.
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In fact, I have visited at least 2 dozen shops
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before
deciding to
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buy
this
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very
attractive looking
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gift
for the
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only
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sister
I have.

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, I
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chose
this precious
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gift
,
mainly
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because
I wanted to
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show
my
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little
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sister
how much I
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really
cared for her as a brother.
Besides
, I
also
feel that the
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gift
would
perfectly
match with her
overall
style and fashion, no matter on whatever
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occasion
she would
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use
it.
Finally
, I
also
wanted to
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make
my
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little
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sister
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happy
.
After all
, I don’t
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think
that there would be any greater happiness for a brother than to
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see
an expression of joy and happiness on the face of his
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little
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sister
.
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Sample
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Answer
2:
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The
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gift
I
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gave
to my younger
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sister
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recently
is the one I would like to
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talk
about. I
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gave
her a
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cell
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phone
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recently
. The model of the
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cell
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phone
is Sony
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Experia
Z and it has Android Operating System. This is a water-resistant
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cell
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phone
manufactured by Sony Mobile and is a hot one in the market. The
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cells
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phone
cost me around 40 K and I had to save the money for the last 6-7
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months
to
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present
her the gift.

I
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knew
that she had been wishing to
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buy
a smartphone for a year
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but
could not do
so
. I
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thought
to
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buy
her one on her
next
birthday and
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started
saving the money.
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I
saved almost 7-8 k each
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month
and
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before
3-4 days of her birthday, I
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bought
the phone.

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really
great after I
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the
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to my
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sister
. That was an unexplainable pleasure, amusement, satisfaction that I
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felt
after I
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saw
her bewildering face after she opened the
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gift
. She was
so
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happy
that I
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felt
like that was a perfect
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gift
for her. I am sure I would not have
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felt
the same pleasure as I
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felt
giving her the
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gift
doing something else. She had been longing to
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own
a smartphone and after receiving it from me she hugged me.

As I already
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told
, from her conversation I
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knew
that she wished to
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own
a smartphone that she would be
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able
to
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use
the internet and take quality photographs. From that day, I promised myself that I would
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buy
her one. And I wished to
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buy
her a
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really
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good
one. I could have
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bought
her a
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phone
for 10k
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but
seriously
I wanted to
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give
her the best one that I can accommodate.
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Tips for answering this
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Cue
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Card
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topic
: While talking about this
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cue
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card
,
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keep
in mind that you are to
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talk
about a gift/
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present
you have
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recently
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given
to
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someone
.
So
do not
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talk
about a
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gift
that you
actually
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gave
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someone
a few years ago. Remember a
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you
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gave
to
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someone
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recently
and
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describe
that
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event
based on the
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questions
asked in the supporting
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questions
of this
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cue
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card
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topic
. The
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gift
can be
merely
a postcard to an
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expensive
one like
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house
/ flat. Following are
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some
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gifts
we
usually
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give
to others to
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help
you plan for this
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cue
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card
topic:

Flower

Mobile Phone

Diary

Story-book/novel

Fountain pen

Dress

Toy

Car

Flat

Money

Camera

Music player

Tabloid PC

Cycle

Postcard

Photo album

Laptop, etc. You can
actually
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think
about any
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gift
item which you
usually
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give
to others on
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occasions
like birthday,
Wedding anniversaries are the proper term to describe the anniversary of the day of a wedding.
marriage
anniversary etc. For this
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cue
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card
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topic
,
first
,
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mention
what was the
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gift
. Then
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mention
whom you
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gave
it (can be a family member, friend, relative, classmate, teacher,
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neighbour
or a colleague). Then
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mention
what was the
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occasion
for that
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person
who received that
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gift
. Was it a birthday or
simply
a social visiting party, marriage day, a celebration of promotion etc. ?
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Also
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mention
how
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long
has passed since you
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gave
it. You should
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mention
that the
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occasion
was
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only
a couple of
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months
ago and this is the latest
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gift
you
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gave
to
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someone
. Whatever the
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gift
was, you should be
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very
fluent describing the
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event
,
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gift
and
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occasion
of the
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gift
.
First
,
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mention
what was the
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gift
item and then
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mention
to
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who
you
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gave
it to.
Also
,
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mention
if you were planning to
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give
it for a
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long
time or did you
instantly
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bought
this
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gift
.
“After” at the beginning of a sentence usually requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
After
that
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give
an approximate cost
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idea
that you had to spend to
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buy
this
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gift
.
Also
,
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mention
the
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occasion
for the
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gift
. That can be a birthday
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gift
or
so
or can be a surprise
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gift
. The final 2
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questions
require your elaborate discussion on the
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topic
and
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expect
you to
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talk
about how you
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felt
after giving this
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present
.
Simply
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mention
that you were
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very
much
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pleased
to be
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able
to
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give
this
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present
to that
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person
and the excitement grew more when you noticed the happiness of this
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person
. For the final
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question
, ‘and
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explain
why you
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chose
this
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gift’
say that you
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knew
that
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s/he
was in need of that/ was
eagerly
waiting to have one of these items/ would be
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very
excited and
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happy
to receive it. You can
also
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mention
, you had no previous preparation for buying a
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gift
and you roamed in a
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gift
shop and
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chose
this one all of a sudden. Your 'fluency and coherence' is the most
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important
part of your speaking exam. Being
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able
to cover the
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questions
asked with the
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cue
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card
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topic
in a real-life conversational way would ensure a
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good
score in your
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cue
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card
section.

Since this
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cue
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card
asks you to
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talk
about a
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gift
you
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gave
to
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someone
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recently
, you should relate the
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event
to a recent
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occasion
.
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Mention
that you
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gave
this
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gift
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only
a few weeks/
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months
ago and that you
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make
your speech exactly what is
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expected
in the
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cue
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card
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topic
. If the
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gift
is for a family member like a younger
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sister
, mother or father,
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mention
how
eagerly
you were expecting to
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give
this
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gift
to him/her. After that
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mention
how you managed to
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purchase
the
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gift
and from where you
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bought
it. For the
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question
“How you
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felt
about it? ”
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Mention
that you
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bought
this
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gift
to
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make
this
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person
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happy
. This might not be an
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expensive
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gift
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but
you
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bought
it with
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good
wished and cordial
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love
.
Finally
, say that the recipient of this
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gift
was
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very
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happy
to have it and that made you feel
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really
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good
. A
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gift
is always a souvenir of
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good
wishes and a mark for a better relationship and you
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felt
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just
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happy
to be
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able
to
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give
it to this
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person
. The final
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question
“and
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explain
why you
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chose
this
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gift
? ” is a tricky one and you are
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expected
to
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give
a convincing
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answer
to this
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question
. You have your
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own
reasons and following are
If the text is a generality, 'of the' is not necessary. Did you mean "some"?
some of the
helpful hints for you to
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answer
this
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question: 1
.
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I
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knew
that
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s/he
had a great desire for this and I
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thought
this would be a perfect opportunity to
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give
it to him/her.

2.
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I was
suddenly
informed about this
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occasion
and I had to pick a
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gift
quickly
.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
I
went to the nearby
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gift
shop and this particular
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gift
caught my eyes.

3.
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This was a
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gift
I was
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long
longing to
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give
her/ him. I
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knew
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s/he
would be
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very
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happy
to receive it and that’s why I
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bought
it.

4.
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The
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gift
was a shared one and three of our friends/colleagues decided that it was a
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good
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gift
within our budget.

5.
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I
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knew
that
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s/he
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loves
this sort of
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gift
and that’s why I decided to
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give
it to her/ him.
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Part 3:
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Details
Discussion. Q. Do you enjoy giving and receiving
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gifts
? Why or why not?
20Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
267Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
27Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a gift that you gave to someone recently. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
31 paragraphs
1576 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: 5.0
  • 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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