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Describe a musical instrument you know how to play. v.1

Describe a musical instrument you know how to play. v. 1
Describe a musical instrument you know how to play. You should say: what it is how to play it how long you have been playing it and explain why you like this particular musical instrument. [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. ] Sample Answer 1:   When I learned to play the violin, a stringed musical instrument with an Italian origin, at a very tender age of 8, little did I know back then that it had such a widespread use which ranges from symphony orchestra to jazz ensembles as well as film scores to Indian “ragas”. Now, that I look back, I sure am glad that I learned to play this “perfect” musical instrument. Playing the violin can be “self-learned”, or it can be learned by taking lessons from a teacher. After playing this great musical instrument for more than 20 years, I have learned that posture is very important in order to enhance the sound quality of a violin.    Anyway, to play a violin, all you need is a bow stick, a firm shoulder for your violin to rest on, Rosin (a sticky “resin” that helps the bow make sound when it comes in contact with a violin string), a good musical piece with which you really feel attuned with and of course a violin. First, put the violin on your shoulder while also touching it with your “chin”. Then, draw the bow stick up and down on violin strings while regulating the sounding length of the strings with the fingers of the left hand by stopping them against the fingerboard in order to produce different notes. Now, from the description above, one may be tempted to believe that violin can be learned easily, but in fact, it can take some real time and efforts to learn to play this musical instrument.   I like playing the violin because it carries the perfect sound of melody which helps express a musician's “emotion” just so perfectly! I also like the violin because it can create several kinds of voices of my likings, depending on how the instrument is manipulated by the musician. Besides, the violin is really versatile as it offers options to play anything from classical music to a mournful gipsy strain. Finally, I like it because of its “portability” as I can carry and play it anywhere.   Model Answer 2: Thank you Sir/Madam for this great topic. I am a big fan of music but when it comes to singing or playing a musical instrument, I am just a novice. The guitar is perhaps the only musical instrument I know how to play (but I'm not an expert), and I would like to talk about it. The guitar is a stringed instrument and it has six strings of unequal thickness strung tightly side-by-side across a fretboard. Musical notes of different pitches are produced by plucking the strings while pressing the attached strings against the fretboard or fingerboard. The guitar is capable of producing more than 130 different types of musical notes and someone needs years of dedicated practice to master the skill of playing this amazing instrument. An expert guitarist can produce a variety of music from it. The guitar is perhaps one of the most widely used musical instruments in the world. If you ask me how long have I been playing it, I will be in trouble to answer that! Maybe I should explain why! Though I owned a guitar in my teenage, I never really learned to play it (I mean playing it without embarrassing myself) until I got admitted to the college. Afterwards, I have sometimes practised it and often left it untouched for several consecutive weeks. But I always believed someday I will learn to play this instrument. Since I am a hobbyist guitarist, I cannot claim that I have been playing it for a particular number of years - you know what I mean. But if you ask me whether I like the guitar - the answer is ‘yes, absolutely’. This is an incredible musical instrument that has the ability to produce surreal music and enchant the audiences. It is a genuinely versatile and convenient musical instrument loved by millions around the world. A great song without the use of guitar is almost impossible, at least in my country.
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a
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musical
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instrument
you
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know
how to
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play
. You should say: what it is how to
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play
it how long you have been
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playing
it and
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explain
why you like this particular
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musical
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instrument
. [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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Answer
1:
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When I
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learned
to
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play
the
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violin
, a stringed
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musical
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instrument
with an Italian origin, at a
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very
tender age of 8,
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little
did I
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know
back then that it had such a widespread
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use
which ranges from symphony orchestra to jazz ensembles as
well
as film scores to Indian “ragas”.
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Now
, that I look back, I sure am glad that I
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learned
to
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play
this “perfect”
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musical
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instrument
.
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Playing
the
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violin
can be “self-learned”, or it can be
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learned
by taking lessons from a teacher. After
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playing
this great
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musical
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instrument
for more than 20 years, I have
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learned
that posture is
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very
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important
in order to enhance the sound quality of a
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violin
.
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Anyway
, to
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play
a
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violin
, all you need is a bow stick, a firm shoulder for your
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violin
to rest on, Rosin (a sticky “resin” that
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helps
the bow
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make
sound when it
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comes
in contact with a
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violin
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string)
, a
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good
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musical
piece with which you
really
feel attuned with and
of course
a
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violin
.
First
, put the
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violin
on your shoulder while
also
touching it with your “chin”. Then, draw the bow stick up and down on
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violin
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strings
while regulating the sounding length of the
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strings
with the fingers of the
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left
hand by stopping them against the fingerboard in order to produce
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different
notes.
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Now
, from the description above, one may
be tempted
to believe that
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violin
can be
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learned
easily
,
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but
in fact, it can take
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some
real time and efforts to learn to
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play
this
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musical
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instrument
.
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I like
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playing
the
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violin
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because
it carries the perfect sound of melody which
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helps
express a musician's “emotion”
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just
so
perfectly
! I
also
like the
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violin
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because
it can create several kinds of voices of my
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likings
, depending on how the
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instrument
is manipulated
by the musician.
Besides
, the
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violin
is
really
versatile as it offers options to
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play
anything from classical
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music
to a mournful
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gipsy
strain.
Finally
, I like it
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because
of its “portability” as I can carry and
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play
it anywhere.
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Model
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Answer
2:
When a person is directly addressed, a comma should set off the name: "Thank you, Sir"?
Thank you Sir
/Madam for this great topic. I am a
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big
fan of
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music
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but
when it
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comes
to singing or
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playing
a
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musical
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instrument
, I am
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just
a novice. The guitar is perhaps the
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only
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musical
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instrument
I
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know
how to
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play
(
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but
I'm not an expert), and I would like to talk about it.

The guitar is a stringed
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instrument
and it has six
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strings
of unequal thickness strung
tightly
side-by-side across a
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fretboard
.
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Musical
notes of
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different
pitches
are produced
by plucking the
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strings
while pressing the attached
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strings
against the
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fretboard
or fingerboard. The guitar is capable of producing more than 130
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different
types of
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musical
notes and someone needs years of dedicated practice to master the
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skill
of
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playing
this amazing instrument.

An expert guitarist can produce a variety of
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music
from it. The guitar is perhaps one of the most
widely
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used
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musical
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instruments
in the world. If you ask me how long have I been
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playing
it, I will be in trouble to
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answer
that! Maybe I should
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explain
why! Though I
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owned
a guitar in my teenage, I never
really
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learned
to
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play
it (
I mean
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playing
it without embarrassing myself) until I
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got
admitted to the college. Afterwards, I have
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sometimes
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practised
it and
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often
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left
it untouched for several consecutive weeks.
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But
I always believed someday I will learn to
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play
this
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instrument
. Since I am a hobbyist guitarist, I cannot claim that I have been
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playing
it for a particular number of years
Consider using an m-dash if you do not want to join two words.
-
you
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know
what
I mean
.

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But
if you ask me whether I like the guitar
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-
the
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answer
is ‘yes,
absolutely
’. This is an incredible
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musical
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instrument
that has the ability to produce surreal
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music
and enchant the audiences. It is a
genuinely
versatile and convenient
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musical
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instrument
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loved
by millions around the world. A great song without the
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use
of guitar is almost impossible, at least in my country.
7Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
85Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
13Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a musical instrument you know how to play. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
4 paragraphs
751 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: 5.5
  • 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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