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Describe a person who once moved to live with you. v.1

Describe a person who once moved to live with you. v. 1
Describe a person who once moved to live with you. You should say: who was he/she how long this person lived with you why he/she moved to live with you 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. ] Sample Answer 1: In our country, it is quite common that close relatives move to live with a family for a few days, especially when someone needs to stay in a different city or province. For instance, whenever my uncle, aunt or grandparents come to the city we live in, they stay with us at our home. This is mostly a short-term stay, but on a few occasions, it can be for a long. For this cue card topic, I would like to talk about my uncle Joseph who moved to our house and stayed with us for approximately 2 years. My uncle, Joseph, is the youngest brother of my father and a renowned football player in our hometown. As soon as he finished his high school graduation, he moved to our family and got admitted to a college. As an elder brother, my father took his responsibilities. My uncle stayed with us for about 2 years and then moved to his own apartment after he managed a steady job for himself. I liked him very much and when he moved to our house, I was very pleased. I am the only child of my parents and when my uncle started living with us, I felt like I have got a good friend and someone to talk to about everything. Joseph was an interesting and talented person. We often talked for a long and went out to watch movies. Both of us got involved in some sporting activities and he often helped me in my studies. Since Joseph was a nice person and respected my parents, they also liked him. I never felt irritated or disturbed due to his presence at our home. As an intelligent person, Joseph knew how to behave and treat other members of a family, especially who are close family members. He is now married to a woman who is a lecturer at a college, and they have a two years old daughter now. I still miss some of the activities we did together. Though he was my uncle, I often felt like he was the brother I never had!   Sample Answer 2: Thank you very much for allowing me the time to talk about this Candidate Task Card topic. Well, my grandma used to live with us here in Melbourne for a few years and I would like to talk about her. Before she moved to live in our house, she was in Perth with my grandfather. However, after my grandfather died, my father insisted her to come and live with us. Our family had only three members at that time - my dad, mom and me. My grandma was the fourth member and still, she was an adorable one whose presence was very welcomed. She was a lovely lady in her mid-60s. In her early days, she was one the prettiest ladies in the locality where she lived. She got married to my grandpa, and they spent most of their life in Perth. My grandpa died when he was 76 years old. In fact, my father asked my grandma to come and live with us as soon as my grandfather dies. She, however, took a year to move to Melbourne. My grandma had stayed with us for more than four years and then she decided to get back to Perth after one of my aunts got divorced and decided to relocate in our hometown. I believe she wanted to support her daughter at a tough time and we could not insist her to stay with us. My grandma loves me most among all her grandchildren and thus she loved to pass her times with me. I had a great time when she was with us and I cried when she left. She even thought to sell her house in Perth and live with us permanently. But finally could not do so. I share a special bond with her and she loves me dearly.   When she came to live with us, I had been exhilarated and I had someone to support and love me unconditionally. As a person, my grandmother was a role-model. She was kind and helpful to others. She loved gardening and I was her evening partner to take care of the garden. She helped me in some of my tough times by telling stories from her life which have inspired me to a great extent. I would never forget the good time I had when she was at our house.   More Ideas to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card topic: Topic: Describe a person who once moved to live with you. 1. John is a male associate of my dad in his office. John had been living with our family since he was a child of 9 or 10 years until he moved to his own address recently. He moved to live with my family because was an orphan and had no relatives to live with. He lived more than fourteen years with us. After he got married, he moved to his own apartment. He once said that he has passed the golden days of his life with us. The bonding between him and my family is strong. My dad loves him greatly and cares for him too. I felt great having him at our house. 2. It is quite common in India for someone to live with relatives and my uncle Kumar stayed for over three years with us. He got a job in a multinational company in Mumbai. Since he had no place to live in, he decided to stay with us. He shifted to Mumbai from Uttar Pradesh after the job confirmation. I felt glad about having him in our house. In fact, getting a new member was always enjoyable to me. We had many great times together. He loved me very much and I always wanted to be with him whenever he was at the house. 3. Mr Robert was a paying guest at my residence in Athens. He had lived with me for around one year. He came to Greece for some research works and it took him a long time to complete the work. He moved to live with me because my place was located near the archaeological site he was working on. It was a nice experience for me. In fact, I did not have the idea that a research work could run for over a year, and he was an active participant in the research. Overall, it was a pleasant experience for me. 4. Uncle Richard is my dad’s friend and he moved to Munich to live with our family in early 2016. He had lived for over a few months with my family and during that time, he had become a part of the family. My dad and he had been maintaining their friendship since their early childhood. Richard was a banker and retired from his job in 2014. Gardening is his hobby and he told me that he has more than 200 plants in his garden in Italy. I liked him very much and he taught me how to play chess like a professional. He knew many stories and we loved his real-life stories which were often very exciting. 5. It was an unusual event that Maria, a friend of mine, started living with us. She is my best friend and has lived with me for over six months. Interestingly, she came to Paris from Belgium only to live with me and my family. We were very excited to have her among us. She lost her parents in her childhood and had been brought up by her uncle's family where she was not much appreciated, according to her. She is a loving and caring person and we often go out to enjoy the street views. She is more like a sister than a friend to me. If you can talk about this cue card topic, you should be able to answer the following topics as well: 1. Describe someone you admire. 2. Describe a person whom you knew only for a few days. 3. Describe a relative who spent a long time at your home.
Describe
a
person
who
once
moved
to
live
with you. You should say:
who
was he/she how
long
this
person
lived
with you why he/she
moved
to
live
with you 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.
]
Sample Answer 1:

In our country, it is quite common that close
relatives
move
to
live
with a
family
for a few days,
especially
when
someone
needs to
stay
in a
different
city or province.
For instance
, whenever my
uncle
, aunt or grandparents
come
to the city we
live
in, they
stay
with us at our home. This is
mostly
a short-term
stay
,
but
on a few occasions
, it can be for a
long
. For this cue
card
topic
, I would like to
talk
about my
uncle
Joseph
who
moved
to our
house
and
stayed
with us for approximately 2 years.

My
uncle
, Joseph, is the youngest brother of my
father
and a renowned football player in our hometown. As
soon
as he finished his high school graduation, he
moved
to our
family
and
got
admitted to a college. As an elder brother, my
father
took his responsibilities. My
uncle
stayed
with us for about 2 years and then
moved
to his
own
apartment after he managed a steady
job
for himself.

I liked him
very
much
and when he
moved
to our
house
, I was
very
pleased
. I am the
only
child of my parents and when my
uncle
started
living with us, I
felt
like I have
got
a
good
friend
and
someone
to
talk
to about everything. Joseph was an interesting and talented
person
. We
often
talked for a
long
and went out to
watch
movies. Both of us
got
involved in
some
sporting
activities and
he
often
helped
me in my studies.

Since Joseph was a nice
person
and respected my parents, they
also
liked him. I never
felt
irritated or disturbed due to his presence at our home. As an intelligent
person
, Joseph knew how to behave and treat other
members
of a
family
,
especially
who
are close
family
members
. He is
now
married to a woman
who
is a lecturer at a college, and they have a two years
old
daughter
now
. I
still
miss
some of the
activities we did together. Though he was my
uncle
, I
often
felt
like he was the brother I never had!
 
Sample Answer 2:

Thank you
very
much
for allowing me the
time
to
talk
about this Candidate Task
Card
topic
.
Well
, my
grandma
used
to
live
with us here in Melbourne for a few years and I would like to
talk
about her.
Before
she
moved
to
live
in our
house
, she was in Perth with my grandfather.
However
, after my grandfather
died
, my
father
insisted her to
come
and
live
with us.

Our
family
had
only
three
members
at that
time
-
my
dad
, mom and me. My
grandma
was the fourth
member
and
still
, she was an adorable one whose presence was
very
welcomed. She was a lovely lady in her mid-60s. In her early days, she was
one
the prettiest ladies in the locality where she
lived
. She
got
married to my grandpa, and they spent most of their life in Perth. My grandpa
died
when he was 76 years
old
.

In fact, my
father
asked my
grandma
to
come
and
live
with us as
soon
as my grandfather
dies
. She,
however
, took a
year
to
move
to Melbourne. My
grandma
had
stayed
with us for more than four
years and
then she decided to
get
back to Perth after one of my aunts
got
divorced and decided to relocate in our hometown. I believe she wanted to support her daughter at a tough
time and
we could not insist her to
stay
with us.

My
grandma
loves
me most among all her grandchildren and
thus
she
loved
to pass her
times
with me. I had a
great
time
when she was with us and I cried when she
left
. She even
thought
to sell her
house
in Perth and
live
with us
permanently
.
But
finally
could not do
so
. I share a special bond with
her and
she
loves
me
dearly
.
 
When she came to
live
with us, I had
been exhilarated
and I had
someone
to support and
love
me
unconditionally
.

As a
person
, my grandmother was a role-model. She was kind and helpful to others. She
loved
gardening and
I was her evening partner to take care of the garden.
She
helped
me in
some
of my tough
times
by telling stories from her life which have inspired me to a
great
extent. I would never forget the
good
time
I had when she was at our
house
.
 
More
Ideas
to
talk
about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task
Card
topic
:
Topic
:
Describe
a
person
who
once
moved
to
live
with you. 1. John is a male associate of my
dad
in his office. John had been living with our
family
since he was a child of 9 or 10 years until he
moved
to his
own
address recently. He
moved
to
live
with my
family
because
was an orphan and had no
relatives
to
live
with. He
lived
more than fourteen years with us. After he
got
married, he
moved
to his
own
apartment. He once said that he has passed the golden days of his life with us. The bonding between him and my
family
is strong. My
dad
loves
him
greatly
and cares for him too. I
felt
great
having him at our
house. 2
. It is quite common in India for
someone
to
live
with
relatives
and my
uncle
Kumar
stayed
for
over
three years with us. He
got
a
job
in a multinational
company
in Mumbai. Since he had no place to
live
in, he decided to
stay
with us. He shifted to Mumbai from Uttar Pradesh after the
job
confirmation. I
felt
glad about having him in our
house
. In fact, getting a new
member
was always enjoyable to me. We had
many
great
times
together. He
loved
me
very
much
and I always wanted to be with him whenever he was at the
house. 3
. Mr Robert was a paying guest at my residence in Athens. He had
lived
with me for around one
year
. He came to Greece for
some
research works and it took him a
long
time
to complete the work.
He
moved
to
live
with me
because
my place
was located
near the archaeological site he was working on. It was a nice experience for me. In fact, I did not have the
idea
that a research work could run for
over
a
year
, and he was an active participant in the research.
Overall
, it was a pleasant experience for me.

4.
Uncle
Richard is my
dad’s
friend and
he
moved
to Munich to
live
with our
family
in early 2016. He had
lived
for
over
a few months with my
family
and during that
time
, he had become a part of the
family
. My
dad and
he had been maintaining their friendship since their early childhood. Richard was a banker and retired from his
job
in 2014. Gardening is his
hobby and
he
told
me that he has more than 200 plants in his garden in Italy. I liked him
very
much and
he taught me how to play chess like a professional. He knew
many
stories and
we
loved
his real-life stories which were
often
very
exciting.

5. It was an unusual
event
that Maria, a
friend
of mine,
started
living with us. She is my best
friend
and has
lived
with me for
over
six months.
Interestingly
, she came to Paris from Belgium
only
to
live
with me and my
family
. We were
very
excited to have her among us. She lost her parents in her childhood and had
been brought
up by her uncle's
family
where she was not
much
appreciated, according to her. She is a loving and caring
person and
we
often
go out to enjoy the street views.
She
is more like a sister than a
friend
to me.

If you can
talk
about this cue
card
topic
, you should be able to answer the following
topics
as
well
:

1.
Describe
someone
you admire.

2.
Describe
a
person
whom you knew
only
for a few days.

3.
Describe
a
relative
who
spent a
long
time
at your home.
11Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
213Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
23Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a person who once moved to live with you. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
18 paragraphs
1443 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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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
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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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