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Describe a person you once lived with. v.1

Describe a person you once lived with. v. 1
Describe a person you once lived with. You should say: who this person was how long you lived with this person why you lived with him/ her and explain why you no longer live with him /her. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Model Answer 1: Describing a person has never exactly been my “forte” but describing Rebecca, who was my roommate until recently, is rather easy because she is very much like an open book. Now, being a woman, I should always appreciate Rebecca because when I was really struggling to find a suitable place to stay as a new university student in a big city, after moving from my small home town, it was she who came to me as a ‘saviour” as a roommate. Besides, when Rebecca told me that she had the same major as mine, I didn’t think a second time about becoming her roommate. After moving with her as a roommate, I also came to know that Rebecca didn’t really have many friends, just like me, relating to her became even easier. Rebecca was also very good with her time management skills, and so it was not really easy for me to sleep or waste my time when we needed to study. So, it is fair to say that Rebecca had a really good influence on me as far as my study was concerned. By the way, one of the main reasons, for which I chose to stay with Rebecca as a roommate, was that she was living really close to the university campus which made it rather easy to commute back and forth from my university. Besides, Rebecca knew her way to make quick food or quick snacks, in case if I felt hungry suddenly, which made my life rather easy. Anyway, I don’t live with Rebecca any more now because I have already graduated from the university, and my parents don’t really like for me to live in a big city unless there is a very valid reason to do so. Besides, living in a big city was a bit expensive for me, and my parents wanted me to stay close to them and apply for suitable jobs. Finally, even if I wanted to live with Rebecca after graduation, it wasn’t really possible because Rebecca had got a good job as soon as she graduated.   Sample Answer 2: I lived with my parents and siblings for most of my life. After I got married, I started living with my husband, Johny, and now I live in our own apartment with my husband and my daughter, Emma. However, for this cue card topic, I would like to talk about my university friend, Sienna, with whom I've lived more than 5 years. I thank you for this opportunity to talk about a person I once lived with. Sienna is an interior designer and works in a large private company which is reputed as one of the best designing firms in our country. She is married to a doctor and they have two children. I first met Sienna when I started living in my university residential hall. She was my roommate and was an ideal roommate with whom I stayed in the same room until I finished my graduation. Our luck brought us together and we started living in the same room without even knowing each other ever before. However, we became best friends and we were lucky to have each other as roommates and friends. She was very supportive, compassionate, talented, helpful and humble. During our senior years at our university, we could have arranged a single room for each of us and live separately. But, I did not do that and preferred to live with Sienna. She was the sister I never had! Since both of us had the same major in the university, we studied together, helped each other completing our assignments, and planned for our extracurricular activities together. That was a great help for both of us and due to the peer pressure, we always studied hard and passed most of our exams with flying colours. Why don't we live together anymore? Well, both of us got married and we no longer are university students. We have our family and our own career and family. However, we are still good friends and she lives in the same city I live in. We often meet and our friendship is still important to us. We have so many memories together and hopefully, our friendship will last n matter how busy our lives become or how far we live.
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a
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person
you once
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lived
with. You should say: who this
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was how long you
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lived
with this
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person
why you
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with him/ her and
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explain
why you no longer
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live
with him /her. [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're going to say. You can
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make
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notes to
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you if you wish.
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Model Answer 1:

Describing a
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person
has never exactly been my “forte”
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but
describing Rebecca, who was my
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roommate
until recently, is
rather
easy
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because
she is
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very
much like an open book.

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Now
, being a woman, I should always appreciate Rebecca
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because
when I was
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really
struggling to find a suitable place to stay as a new
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university
student in a
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big
city, after moving from my
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small
home town, it was she who came to me as a ‘
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saviour
” as a
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roommate
.
Besides
, when Rebecca
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told
me that she had the same major as mine, I didn’t
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think
a second time about becoming her
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roommate
. After moving with her as a
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roommate
, I
also
came to know that Rebecca didn’t
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really
have
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many
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friends
,
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just
like me, relating to her became even easier.

Rebecca was
also
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very
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good
with her time management
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skills
, and
so
it was not
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really
easy for me to sleep or waste my time when we needed to study.
So
, it is
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fair
to say that Rebecca had a
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really
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good
influence on me as far as my study
was concerned
. By the way, one of the main reasons, for which I chose to stay with Rebecca as a
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roommate
, was that she was
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living
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really
close to the
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university
campus which made it
rather
easy to
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commute back and forth
from my
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university
.
Besides
, Rebecca knew her way to
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make
quick food or quick snacks, in case if I felt hungry
suddenly
, which made my life
rather
easy.

Anyway
, I don’t
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live
with Rebecca
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any more
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now
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because
I have already graduated from the
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university
, and my parents don’t
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really
like for me to
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live
in a
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big
city unless there is a
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very
valid reason to do
so
.
Besides
,
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living
in a
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big
city was a bit expensive for me, and my parents wanted me to stay close to them and apply for suitable jobs.
Finally
, even if I wanted to
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live
with Rebecca after graduation, it wasn’t
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really
possible
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because
Rebecca had
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got
a
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good
job as
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soon
as she graduated.
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Sample Answer 2:

I
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lived
with my parents and siblings for most of my life. After I
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got
married, I
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started
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living
with my husband,
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Johny
, and
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now
I
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live
in our
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own
apartment with my husband and my daughter, Emma.
However
, for this cue card topic, I would like to talk about my
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university
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friend
, Sienna, with whom I've
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lived
more than 5 years. I thank you for this opportunity to talk about a
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person
I once
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lived
with.

Sienna is an interior designer and works in a large private
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company
which
is reputed
as one of the best designing firms in our country. She
is married
to a
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doctor and
they have two children. I
first
met Sienna when I
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started
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living
in my
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university
residential hall. She was my
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roommate
and was an ideal
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roommate
with whom I stayed in the same room until I finished my graduation.

Our luck brought us
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together and
we
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started
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living
in the same room without even knowing each other ever
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before
.
However
, we became best
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friends and
we were lucky to have each other as
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roommates
and
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friends
. She was
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very
supportive, compassionate, talented, helpful and humble. During our senior years at our
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university
, we could have arranged a single room for each of us and
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live
separately
.
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But
, I did not do that and preferred to
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live
with Sienna. She was the sister I never had! Since both of us had the same major in the
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university
, we studied together,
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helped
each other completing our assignments, and planned for our extracurricular activities together. That was a great
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help
for both of us and due to the peer pressure, we always studied
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hard
and passed most of our exams with flying
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colours
.

Why don't we
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live
together anymore?
Well
, both of us
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got
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married and
we no longer are
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university
students. We have our family and our
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own
career and family.
However
, we are
still
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good
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friends and
she
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lives
in the same city I
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live
in. We
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often
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meet
and our friendship is
still
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important
to us. We have
so
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many
memories together and
hopefully
, our friendship will last n matter how busy our
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lives
become or how far we
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live
.
15Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
61Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
13Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a person you once lived with. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
9 paragraphs
797 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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