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Describe a meal that you have shared with friends. v.1

Describe a meal that you have shared with friends. v. 1
Describe a meal that you have shared with friends. You should say: when it was whom you shared the meal with what all of you were talking about and explain how you felt about it. [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 1: There are many acts in the world which help create a stronger bond among friends and families, but sharing meals with them probably and arguably is the most natural and gratifying act of all. So, thank you for offering me the opportunity to share a story of such a gratifying act. I have always loved visiting my favourite restaurants in my home town every once in a while during the weekends in order to enjoy some of my favourite foods. So, the other day, about a several months ago, when I was waiting for my foods at one of my favourite restaurants, I suddenly saw one of my college friends with his newly-married wife approaching my table with a very happy and smiley face. They said that they came to visit me, but since they didn’t find me at home, they were looking for me in the neighbourhood, knowing that I would be somewhere around. I gave my friend a big hug and told him to sit at my table. I also invited the happy couple to enjoy some lamb stew, mixed with mushroom, and long-grain rice on the side, which I already ordered earlier, with me while also ordering for some more foods of their choices. They gladly accepted my proposal and enjoyed my favourite meal with me. My friend had a bubbly character, and so had been his young wife. We talked about a lot of random issues including his new job and their married life. He also requested my favour in helping him find and buy an old but good car in the near future. In conclusion, it felt really great and fulfilling to be able to talk to one of my favourite friends from my college and enjoy a great evening over some great meals. In fact, the treat was long overdue since I didn’t invite my friend and his better half to our house because of my busy schedule. Besides, I was alone at the restaurant on that day (because my friends were really preoccupied with other tasks on that weekend), so I certainly appreciated the company of my friend and his wife.   Sample Answer 2: Last summer, I shared a meal with my friends at my home and felt incredibly excited about it. They arrived at my place all of a sudden to surprise me on my birthday. I was overwhelmed indeed and felt glad for their regards and caring for me. I am happy that you gave me this topic to talk about.   I shared the meal with some of my college friends - Joseph, Kumar, Rathore, and Sanjay. We study engineering at a local college in Mumbai and we share a strong bond among us. I had to share the meal as it was a surprise visit by them in the middle of the night and I thought they deserved a treat.      Though it was my birthday, the topic of discussion changed after a while. We started discussing the upcoming semester final exam. We also planned how we should plan for our exam preparation. Joseph had fallen in love with a girl of the same college and the issue was discussed and we suggested Joseph some particular measures to continue their affair.   Honestly, it was a delightful experience. My mom cooked Biriyani for us in the middle of the night and we all shared the late-night meal. My friends appreciated my mom’s initiative and praised her cooking so much. In fact, they had a plan just to wish me and leave the house but I did not allow them. Since they were my best buddies, I wanted to treat them. I felt lucky indeed and was grateful to them for taking the trouble to visit a far distance only to wish me a happy birthday. Model Answer 3: Friends are special because we can share absolutely anything with them - be it a whimsical idea, a happy or a sad moment or even a cup of tea. Thank you for the topic and I would like to describe a meal that I shared with two of my best buddies.   It was almost a year ago and I still remember the event because it was something unusual and special. Jacob brought Della to my house on a Sunday evening and they wanted to take me to a theatre to enjoy a newly released movie. They came to my house all of a sudden and they had no idea that I was suffering from fever. However, they abandoned the whole idea of going out and watching a movie, and instead decided to spend the evening with me. I felt sad that they had to stay at my place despite their plan to enjoy a movie. But they did not want to and thought that I would feel good if they spend the evening with me.   We talked about so many things and the topics were shifting from silly ones to serious ones quite often. However, a recent football match, some friends from college and Della's recent tour to India were discussed for a long. At one point, Jacob even criticized a political leader's recent action and I totally agreed with him!   At around 8. 00 pm, Della proposed to order a pizza but Jacob thought it would not be a good idea for me as I was ill. He insisted that I should avoid junk food for the time being and eat homemade food. Della then approached the kitchen and prepared a bowl of vegetable soup and a plate of egg pasta. Della did the whole cooking thing and I only helped her find the ingredients in the kitchen cabinet.   I must say, Della's cooking was excellent and the dish was fabulous. The quantity of the meal was not great but we three had an outstanding meal. I, despite a sour taste in my mouth, ate my whole portion!   This was a great experience and I felt really well that they decided to stay and prepare me a meal to cheer me up. We shared many meals on numerous other occasions, but the friendly gesture and sacrifice they made were exemplary and that's why this was an exceptional meal that I will remember for a long. If you can talk about the topic 'Describe a meal that you have shared with friends', you should also be able to talk about the following topics: 1. Describe a great meal you have had. 2. Describe an experience when you spent some quality time with your friends. 3. Describe a time when you had a great conversation with your friends. 4. A time when your friends visited you at your house. 5. A meal that someone cooked and you enjoyed. 6. Describe a memorable evening that you spent at home. 7. A time when a friend visited you all of a sudden.
Describe
a
meal
that you have
shared
with
friends
. You should say: when it was whom you
shared
the
meal
with what all of you were talking about and
explain
how you
felt
about it. [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 1: There are
many
acts in the world which
help
create a stronger bond among
friends
and families,
but
sharing
meals
with them
probably
and
arguably
is the most natural and gratifying act of all.
So
, thank you for offering me the opportunity to
share
a story of such a gratifying act.

I have always
loved
visiting my
favourite
restaurants in my home town every once in a while during the weekends in order to
enjoy
some
of my
favourite
foods
.
So
, the other day, about a several
months
ago, when I was waiting for my
foods
at one of my
favourite
restaurants, I
suddenly
saw
one of my college
friends
with his
newly
-married wife approaching my table with a
very
happy
and smiley face. They said that they came to visit me,
but
since they didn’t find me at home, they were looking for me in the
neighbourhood
, knowing that I would be somewhere around. I gave my
friend
a
big
hug and
told
him to sit at my table. I
also
invited the
happy
couple to
enjoy
some
lamb stew, mixed with mushroom, and long-grain rice on the side, which I already ordered earlier, with me while
also
ordering for
some
more
foods
of their choices. They
gladly
accepted
my proposal and enjoyed my
favourite
meal
with me. My
friend
had a bubbly character, and
so
had been his young wife. We talked about
a lot of
random issues including his new job and their married life. He
also
requested my
favour
in helping him find and
buy
an
old
but
good
car in the near future.

In conclusion
, it
felt
really
great
and fulfilling to be able to
talk
to one of my
favourite
friends
from my college and
enjoy
a
great
evening over
some
great
meals
. In fact, the treat was long overdue since I didn’t invite my
friend
and his
better half
to our
house
because
of my busy schedule.
Besides
, I was alone at the restaurant on that day (
because
my
friends
were
really
preoccupied with other tasks on that weekend),
so
I
certainly
appreciated the
company
of my
friend
and his wife.
 
Sample Answer 2: Last summer, I
shared
a
meal
with my
friends
at my home and
felt
incredibly
excited about it. They arrived at my place all of a sudden to surprise me on my birthday. I
was overwhelmed
indeed
and
felt
glad for their regards and caring for me. I am
happy
that you gave me this
topic
to
talk
about.
 
I
shared
the
meal
with
some
of my college
friends
-
Joseph, Kumar,
Rathore
, and Sanjay. We study engineering at a local college in
Mumbai and
we
share
a strong bond among us. I had to
share
the
meal
as it was a surprise visit by them in the middle of the night and I
thought
they deserved a treat.
    
Though it was my birthday, the
topic
of discussion
changed
after a while. We
started
discussing the upcoming semester final exam. We
also
planned how we should plan for our exam preparation. Joseph had fallen in
love
with a girl of the same college and the issue was
discussed and
we suggested Joseph
some
particular measures to continue their affair.
 
Honestly
, it was a delightful experience. My mom cooked
Biriyani
for us in the middle of the
night and
we all
shared
the late-night
meal
. My
friends
appreciated my mom’s initiative and praised her cooking
so
much. In fact, they had a plan
just
to wish me and
leave
the
house
but
I did not
allow
them. Since they were my best buddies, I wanted to treat them. I
felt
lucky
indeed
and was grateful to them for taking the trouble to visit a far distance
only
to wish me a
happy
birthday.

Model Answer 3:
Friends
are special
because
we can
share
absolutely
anything with them
-
be it a whimsical
idea
, a
happy
or a sad moment or even a cup of tea. Thank you for the
topic
and I would like to
describe
a
meal
that I
shared
with two of my best buddies.
 
It was almost a year ago and I
still
remember the
event
because
it was something unusual and special. Jacob brought Della to my
house
on a Sunday
evening and
they wanted to take me to a
theatre
to
enjoy
a
newly
released movie. They came to my
house
all of a
sudden and
they had no
idea
that I was suffering from fever.
However
, they abandoned the whole
idea
of going out and watching a movie, and
instead
decided to spend the evening with me. I
felt
sad that they had to stay at my place despite their plan to
enjoy
a movie.
But
they did not want to and
thought
that I would feel
good
if they spend the evening with me.
 
We talked about
so
many
things and the
topics
were shifting from silly
ones
to serious
ones
quite
often
.
However
, a recent football match,
some
friends
from college and Della's recent tour to India
were discussed
for a long. At one point, Jacob even criticized a political leader's recent action and I
totally
agreed
with him!
 
At around 8. 00 pm, Della proposed to order a pizza
but
Jacob
thought
it would not be a
good
idea
for me as I was ill. He insisted that I should avoid junk
food
for the
time
being and eat homemade
food
. Della then approached the kitchen and prepared a bowl of vegetable soup and a plate of egg pasta. Della did the whole cooking thing and I
only
helped
her find the ingredients in the kitchen cabinet.
 
I
must
say, Della's cooking was excellent and the dish was fabulous. The quantity of the
meal
was not
great
but
we three had an outstanding
meal
. I, despite a sour taste in my mouth, ate my whole portion!
 
This was a
great
experience and I
felt
really
well
that they decided to stay and prepare me a
meal
to cheer me up. We
shared
many
meals
on numerous other occasions,
but
the friendly gesture and sacrifice they made were exemplary and that's why this was an exceptional
meal
that I will remember for a long.

If you can
talk
about the
topic
'
Describe
a
meal
that you have
shared
with friends', you should
also
be able to
talk
about the following
topics: 1
.
Describe
a
great
meal
you have had.

2.
Describe
an experience when you spent
some
quality
time
with your
friends. 3
.
Describe
a
time
when you had a
great
conversation with your
friends. 4
. A
time
when your
friends
visited you at your
house. 5
. A
meal
that someone cooked and you enjoyed.

6.
Describe
a memorable evening that you spent at home.

7. A
time
when a
friend
visited you all of a sudden.
12Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
116Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
32Mistakes
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IELTS speaking Describe a meal that you have shared with friends. v. 1

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  American English
12 paragraphs
1232 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
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  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 5.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
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    Present relevant ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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