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Describe a news story you have read or heard about recently. v.1

Describe a news story you have read or heard about recently. v. 1
Describe a news story you have read or heard about recently. You should say: what it was about when you heard / read it what you thought about the news story and explain why you remember this news story. Sample Answer 1: This is a really nice topic and I would love to talk about a news story I read recently. In fact last month I read a news story in a magazine which was about the contributions of women scientists in the human history. It was a fascinating and educative news story and the whole article was quite informative. I am not sure about the exact date but my best assumption is 10-14 May was the time when I read the news story in the magazine. The magazine that covered this news story is a monthly Science & Technology magazine called ‘Tech-World’. I thought this was a very intriguing news story and it was a good read. I found it quite informative and the way the writer presented the news-story was outstanding. This news story tells the readers about the life, work and contributions of Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin, Rachel Carson, Ada Lovelace, Alice Wilson and many other famous scientists as well as about many little-known women scientists. I found it quite captivating as it covered an interesting topic. Though we know about some famous female scientists, but contributions of other less known female scientists towards the enhancement of science was not known to me. Honestly, I knew very little about women scientists and their invaluable researches and works for science, except, Marie Curie and Rosalind Franklin. This news story presented how women in history have contributed towards the advancement of science and their sacrifices were remarkable and should never be forgotten. The topic itself was very enthralling and the way the story was presented was quite unique. I remember this news story possibly because of its interesting topic and outstanding description. I think such news story should be more frequent in science magazines to educate its readers.   Sample Answer 2: While browsing Reuters, recently I encountered with a news on bank notes in England which were being manufactured using animal fats. It appeared interesting to me. In fact, the headline of the news attracted me that read - New British bank notes fall foul of vegetarians. As many of the UK citizens are vegetarians, the opposed the idea. The Bank of England confirmed that they were using tallow, a type of animal fat, to manufacture the bank notes. The five-pound note contains the portrait of Winston Churchill, the Wartime Prime Minister for the country. A mixed reaction was found among the bank note users while some of them claimed that it may even instigate religious reactions as well. Besides, the Bank of England has made a strategic mistake by admitting the tallow issue, some opined. Usually, I browse different news websites at night before going to bed. I am unable to manage time in the day to check the news. So, it has become a habit for me to browse the news channels and websites every day before going to bed. Habitually, I browsed the Reuters to know about the latest updates of the world. While browsing, the title attracted me and I entered into the link. I can remember the day clearly- it was around 10. 30pm on November 29, 2016, when I was browsing the website. I read the news and became shocked about the consequences. Certainly, this was unacceptable news where the state is having an injustice to a majority of its citizens. Since the vegans avoid all types of animals from their menu, it is natural that they would deny using the five-pound bank notes in their everyday transactions. Besides, religiously the use of animal fat is sensitive to some of the people which may spark an unwanted protest and chaos in the country. Of course, this is a praiseworthy initiative by the government. The new bank note comes with some special security features and smarter in look. But the application of tallow in manufacturing is not acceptable at all. In fact, this is a kind of indirect threat to the vegans of the country, I think. If the government can use tallow, it can also do something more that may hit the vegan sentiment in future. As a vegan, the news was shocking to me. Though I am not a resident of England, I can feel the sense of the vegans living there. This is really troublesome to adjust with the things you are not habituated with or wanted to get rid of your life. But the government is compelling the citizens to cope up with the changes that they want instead of the people’s demand. In fact, it appeared to me that the government is turning a bit rigid on some issues which are casting some detrimental impacts on the ordinary people. Luckily the state I am living in has not taken such decisions to remodel the currencies ignoring the public feelings. In fact, the news touched me emotionally than any other news on the website that I had read that night. So, I can still remember the entire issue clearly.
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Describe
a
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news
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story
you have
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read
or heard about recently. You should say: what it was about when you heard /
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read
it what you
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thought
about the
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news
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story
and
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explain
why you
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remember
this
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news
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story
. Sample Answer 1:

This is a
really
nice
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topic
and I would
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love
to talk about a
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news
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story
I
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read
recently. In
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fact
last month I
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read
a
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news
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story
in a
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magazine
which was about the contributions of
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women
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scientists
in the human history. It was a fascinating and educative
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news
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story
and the whole article was
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quite
informative. I am not sure about the exact date
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but
my best assumption is 10-14 May was the time when I
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read
the
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news
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story
in the
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magazine
. The
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magazine
that covered this
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news
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story
is a monthly
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Science
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; Technology
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magazine
called ‘Tech-World’. I
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thought
this was a
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very
intriguing
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news
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story
and it was a
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good
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read
. I found it
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quite
informative and the way the writer presented the news-story was outstanding. This
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news
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story
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tells
the readers about the life, work and contributions of Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin, Rachel Carson, Ada Lovelace, Alice Wilson and
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many
other
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famous
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scientists
as
well
as about
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many
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little
-known
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women
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scientists
. I found it
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quite
captivating as it covered an interesting
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topic
. Though we know about
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some
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famous
female
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scientists
,
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but
contributions of other less known female
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scientists
towards the enhancement of
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science
was not known to me.
Honestly
, I knew
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very
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little
about
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women
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scientists
and their invaluable researches and works for
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science
, except, Marie Curie and Rosalind Franklin. This
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news
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story
presented how
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women
in history have contributed towards the advancement of
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science
and their sacrifices were remarkable and should never
be forgotten
. The
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topic
itself was
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very
enthralling and the way the
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story
was presented
was
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quite
unique. I
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remember
this
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news
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story
possibly
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because
of its interesting
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topic
and outstanding description. I
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think
such
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news
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story
should be more frequent in
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science
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magazines
to educate its readers.
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Sample Answer 2:

While browsing Reuters, recently I encountered with a
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news
on
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bank
notes in England which were
being manufactured
using
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animal
fats. It appeared interesting to me.

In
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fact
, the headline of the
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news
attracted me that
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read
Consider using an m-dash if you do not want to join two words.
-
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New
British
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bank
notes fall foul of vegetarians. As
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many
of the UK citizens are vegetarians, the opposed the
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idea
. The
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Bank
of England confirmed that they were using tallow, a type of
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animal
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fat
, to manufacture the
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bank
notes. The five-pound
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note
contains the portrait of Winston Churchill, the Wartime Prime Minister for the country. A mixed reaction
was found
among the
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bank
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note
users while
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some
of them claimed that it may even instigate religious reactions as
well
.
Besides
, the
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Bank
of England has made a strategic mistake by admitting the tallow issue,
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some
opined.

Usually
, I browse
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different
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news
websites at night
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before
going to bed. I am unable to manage time in the day to
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check
the
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news
.
So
, it has become a habit for me to browse the
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news
channels and websites every day
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before
going to bed.
Habitually
, I browsed the Reuters to know about the latest updates of the world. While browsing, the title attracted me and I entered into the link. I can
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remember
the day
clearly
- it was around 10. 30pm on November 29, 2016, when I was browsing the
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website
. I
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read
the
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news
and became shocked about the consequences.

Certainly
, this was unacceptable
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news
where the state is having an injustice to a majority of its citizens. Since the vegans avoid all types of
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
animals
from their menu, it is natural that they would deny using the five-pound
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bank
notes in their everyday transactions.
Besides
,
religiously
the
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use
of
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animal
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fat
is sensitive to
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some of the
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people
which may spark an unwanted protest and chaos in the country.
Of course
, this is a praiseworthy initiative by the
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government
. The
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new
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bank
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note
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comes
with
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some
special security features and smarter in look.
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But
the application of tallow in manufacturing is not acceptable at all. In
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fact
, this is a kind of indirect threat to the vegans of the country, I
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think
. If the
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government
can
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use
tallow, it can
also
do something more that may hit the vegan sentiment
Did you mean: "in the future"?
in future
.

As a vegan, the
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news
was shocking to me. Though I am not a resident of England, I can feel the sense of the vegans living there. This is
really
troublesome to adjust with the things you are not habituated with or wanted to
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get
rid of your life.
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But
the
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government
is compelling the citizens to cope up with the
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changes
that they want
instead
of the
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people
’s demand. In
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fact
, it appeared to me that the
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government
is turning a bit rigid on
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some
issues which are casting
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some
detrimental impacts on the ordinary
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people
. Luckily the state I am living in has not taken such decisions to remodel the currencies ignoring the public feelings. In
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fact
, the
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news
touched me
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emotionally
than any other
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news
on the
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website
that I had
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read
that night.
So
, I can
still
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remember
the entire issue
clearly
.
11Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
106Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
7Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a news story you have read or heard about recently. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
7 paragraphs
870 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: 5.5
  • 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: 5.0
  • 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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