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Describe a musical instrument you would like to be able to play. v.1

Describe a musical instrument you would like to be able to play. v. 1
Describe a musical instrument you would like to be able to play. You should say: what type of musical instrument it is what it sounds and looks like what kinds of people/musicians it is popular with and explain why you want to be able to play this musical instrument.   Model Answer 1: I have always believed that learning to play a musical instrument, whether you are young or old, gives us a great feeling as well as a great sense of accomplishment. But, unfortunately, I am yet to learn to play at least one musical instrument. But, on the other hand, if there is one musical instrument that I really want to be able to play, it has to be a guitar – any kind of guitars that is. I said “any kind of guitar” above because people can be seen to be playing 3 different kinds of guitars, and they are called acoustic, electric and bass. Anyway, I am pretty sure that most of us know what a guitar looks like. But, just to refresh our memory once again, it is a type of chordophone or fretted (a long fretted neck that is) musical instrument which is traditionally made from wood and has six strings. Of course, a guitar can also have a different number of strings such as four, seven, eight or eleven. The strings of a guitar can be made from either gut or nylon or steel. It has incurved sides, flat wooden soundboard and ribs, and a flat back. And as far as its sound is concerned, it is projected by its vibrating strings acoustically through the air. As one plucks the strings of a guitar, the wooden body of the guitar vibrates. The air inside the body vibrates too, and it's the vibrations of the wooden body and the air that amplify the string sound so we can hear it. This musical instrument is popular among all kinds of musicians, but they are particularly popular among popular rock bands. From Willie Nelson to Bruce Springsteen and Jimi Hendrix to Joe Satriani and Richie Sambora – everybody uses guitar. Anyway, I want to be able to play the guitar because I think that it is just too much fun and exciting to be able to play some of my favourite songs. Besides, I also think that learning to play the guitar would help me become more social and friendly with other people more easily.   Sample Answer 2: I would like to learn to play the violin if the time and opportunity allow me to do so. In my childhood, my mother once bought me a violin and I really liked this playing instrument and spent a lot of time with it. This was a simple toy that produced some demo sounds and I liked the idea of producing music with a toy. With time I got interested in other things and never had the chance or enthusiasm to learn to play the violin. But nowadays I find this musical instrument very interesting and striking. I would love to learn how to play this musical instrument. The violin is also known as the fiddle in some parts of the world and this is a string musical instrument. This instrument looks like a guitar except that the use of the bow to produce the music.      The music yield from this instrument is very charming and produces a very soothing sound. This instrument can produce different sounds of various scales depending on how it is tuned and played. Usually, the guitar is more popular among young people in my country and the violins are played by professional musicians. Few people can actually play this instrument as I have experience and some classical and contemporary music show use this instrument while performing their music and songs. I have a fascination with this device from my childhood and I like the sound of this instrument. If I get time to learn any musical instrument, the violin would be my first preference.   Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card would enable you to talk about the following Cue Cards as well: Talk about a skill you have.   Describe a musical instrument you can play.   Describe your favourite musical instrument.   Describe something you want to learn in the future.   Describe something you learned apart from your academic education.
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Describe
a
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musical
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instrument
you would like to be
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able
to
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play
. You should say: what type of
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musical
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instrument
it is what it
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sounds
and looks like what
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kinds
of
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people
/musicians it is
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popular
with and
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explain
why you
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want
to be
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able
to
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play
this
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musical
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instrument
.
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Model Answer 1:

I have always believed that learning to
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play
a
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musical
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instrument
, whether you are young or
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old
, gives us a great feeling as
well
as a great sense of accomplishment.
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But
, unfortunately, I am
yet
to
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learn
to
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play
at least one
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musical
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instrument
.
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But
,
on the other hand
, if there is one
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musical
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instrument
that I
really
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want
to be
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able
to
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play
, it
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has to
be a guitar
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–
any
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kind
of guitars
that is
.

I said “any
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kind
of guitar” above
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because
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people
can be
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seen
to be playing 3
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different
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kinds
of guitars, and they
are called
acoustic, electric and bass.
Anyway
, I am pretty sure that most of us know what a guitar looks like.
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But
,
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just
to refresh our memory once again, it is a type of
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chordophone
or fretted (a long fretted neck
that is
)
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musical
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instrument
which is
traditionally
made from wood and has six
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strings
.
Of course
, a guitar can
also
have a
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different
number of
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strings
such as four, seven, eight or eleven.

The
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strings
of a guitar can
be made
from either gut or nylon or steel. It has
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incurved
sides, flat wooden soundboard and ribs, and a flat back. And as far as its
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sound
is concerned
, it
is projected
by its vibrating
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strings
acoustically
through the air. As one plucks the
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strings
of a guitar, the wooden body of the guitar vibrates. The air inside the body vibrates too, and it's the vibrations of the wooden body and the air that amplify the
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string
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sound
so
we can hear it.

This
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musical
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instrument
is
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popular
among all
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kinds
of musicians,
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but
they are
particularly
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popular
among
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popular
rock bands. From Willie Nelson to Bruce Springsteen and Jimi Hendrix to Joe
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Satriani
and Richie
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Sambora
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–
everybody
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uses
guitar.

Anyway
, I
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want
to be
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able
to
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play
the guitar
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because
I
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think
that it is
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just
too much fun and exciting to be
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able
to
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play
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some
of my
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favourite
songs.
Besides
, I
also
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think
that learning to
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play
the guitar would
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help
me become more social and friendly with other
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people
more
easily
.
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Sample Answer 2:

I would like to
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learn
to
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play
the
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violin
if the
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time
and opportunity
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allow
me to do
so
. In my childhood, my mother once
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bought
me a
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violin
and I
really
liked this playing
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instrument
and spent
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a lot of
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time
with it. This was a simple toy that produced
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some
demo
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sounds
and I liked the
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idea
of producing
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music
with a toy. With
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time I
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got
interested in other things and never had the chance or enthusiasm to
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learn
to
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play
the violin.

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But
nowadays I find this
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musical
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instrument
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very
interesting and striking. I would
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love
to
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learn
how to
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play
this
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musical
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instrument
. The
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violin
is
also
known as the fiddle in
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some
parts of the world and this is a
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string
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musical
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instrument
. This
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instrument
looks like a guitar except that the
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use
of the bow to produce the
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music
.
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The
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music
yield from this
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instrument
is
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very
charming and produces a
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very
soothing
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sound
. This
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instrument
can produce
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different
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sounds
of various scales depending on how it
is tuned
and played.
Usually
, the guitar is more
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popular
among young
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people
in my country and the
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violins
are played
by professional musicians. Few
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people
can
actually
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play
this
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instrument
as I have experience and
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some
classical and contemporary
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music
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show
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use
this
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instrument
while performing their
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music
and songs. I have a fascination with this device from my childhood and I like the
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sound
of this
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instrument
. If I
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get
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time
to
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learn
any
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musical
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instrument
, the
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violin
would be my
first
preference.
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Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card would enable you to talk about the following Cue Cards as
well
: Talk about a
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skill
you have.
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Describe
a
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musical
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instrument
you can
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play
.
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You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
Describe
your
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favourite
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musical
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instrument
.
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Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
something you
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want
to
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learn
in the future.
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Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
something you learned apart from your academic education.
14Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
110Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
20Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a musical instrument you would like to be able to play. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
8 paragraphs
739 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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