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Describe a piece of equipment or tool you often use at home. v.1

Describe a piece of equipment or tool you often use at home. v. 1
Describe a piece of equipment or tool you often use at home. You should say: what is it how you use it why it is important to you and explain how this piece of equipment works.   Model Answer 1: Carrying a knife has been a time-honoured tradition for men throughout history. The Romans' invention of the folding pocket knife was a significant technological innovation in its day, making a knife safer to carry and easier to conceal.   Even today, a knife remains an essential tool for everyday life. But, I am certainly not going to talk about carrying a knife. But, rather, I want to talk about a knife – a pocket knife that is - that I use often at my home. By the way, I didn’t buy this knife on my own, but rather it was given to me by an Engineer cousin of mine. It is about 6 inches long and has a metallic handle. I wouldn’t describe it as a heavy knife, but I wouldn’t call it lightweight either. In fact, I feel that the knife was made with a lot of consideration and plan behind it so that people could feel it and also use it easily. By the way, the blade of the knife is also curved with some unique but nice design so that at the first look, it doesn’t quite look like a real knife but just a souvenir for the purpose of home decoration home. Anyway, this knife is an important tool since I can use it to do a lot of things. For example, I use it to cut tape, cut string, cut trailing threads on clothing, open boxes and packages, cut/strip wires, prepare food like fruits and vegetables, open mail/envelopes, open food packaging, cut paper in the absence of scissors, cut zip ties, and remove tags from new clothing. Sometimes, I use to unscrew nails also when I don’t have access to any screwdriver. Anyway, this knife is rather simple to work with. All one needs is to pull its blade from inside the hiding place of its handle before using it. One would also need to run its blade across an object, instead of actually pushing it against the object, in order to cut it properly. However, its blade also requires sharpening on a regular basis for the knife to work properly.   Sample Answer 2: There are many tools or equipment in my house and I use them for different purposes. The tool I would like to talk about today is the vacuum cleaner that I use to clean the furniture’s, carpet and my house. I clean my house 1-2 times a week and mostly on days-off. Cleaning the whole house and the furniture is very time-consuming and difficult. The vacuum cleaner that I use makes it easy for me to clean, especially cleaning the dust on the carpet. The machine or equipment is very handy and I find it important to keep our house neat & clean. Our house is just beside the main road and that makes it more prone to dust. Before purchasing the vacuum cleaner, it was very tiresome and tough to task for us to clean the house. But this has become easier after I started using this tool. The vacuum cleaner is electronic equipment that requires the AC current. After plugging in I turn on the power switch and use the long handle that sucks all the dust. I place the front of the machine towards the dust and it gulps the dust and they are then placed in a dustbin. A Vacuum cleaner is an important tool for me as it does an important task of our home.   Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card Topic would also enable you to talk about the following Cue Card Topics as well: Describe a tool you own. Describe a useful device you have at your home. Describe an important device or tool you have. Describe a useful possession you have.
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Describe
a piece of
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equipment
or
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tool
you
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often
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use
at home. You should say: what is it how you
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use
it why it is
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important
to you and
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explain
how this piece of
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equipment
works.
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Model Answer 1:

Carrying a
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knife
has been a
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time-honoured
tradition for
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men
throughout history. The Romans' invention of the folding pocket
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knife
was a significant technological innovation in its day, making a
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knife
safer to carry and easier to conceal.
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Even
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today
, a
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knife
remains an essential
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tool
for everyday life.

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But
, I am
certainly
not going to
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talk
about carrying a
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knife
.
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But
,
rather
, I want to
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talk
about a
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knife
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–
a pocket
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knife
that is
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-
that I
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use
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often
at my home. By the way, I didn’t
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buy
this
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knife
on my
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own
,
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but
rather
it was
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given
to me by an Engineer cousin of mine.

It is about
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6 inches
long and has a metallic handle. I wouldn’t
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describe
it as a heavy
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knife
,
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but
I wouldn’t call it lightweight either. In fact, I feel that the
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knife
was made
with
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a lot of
consideration and plan behind it
so
that
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people
could feel it and
also
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use
it
easily
. By the way, the
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blade
of the
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knife
is
also
curved with
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some
unique
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but
nice design
so
that at the
first
look, it doesn’t quite look like a real
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knife
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but
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just
a souvenir for the purpose of home decoration home.

Anyway
, this
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knife
is an
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important
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tool
since I can
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use
it to do
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a lot of
things.
For example
, I
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use
it to
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cut
tape,
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cut
string,
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cut
trailing threads on clothing, open boxes and packages,
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cut
/strip wires, prepare food like fruits and vegetables, open mail/envelopes, open food packaging,
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cut
paper in the absence of scissors,
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cut
zip ties, and remove tags from new clothing.
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Sometimes
, I
Make sure that 'use to' is correct. For habitual actions in the past or to mean 'accustomed to', use "used to".
use to
unscrew nails
also
when I don’t have access to any screwdriver.

Anyway
, this
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knife
is
rather
simple to work with. All one needs is to pull its
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blade
from inside the hiding place of its handle
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before
using it. One would
also
need to run its
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blade
across an object,
instead
of
actually
pushing it against the object, in order to
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cut
it
properly
.
However
, its
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blade
also
requires sharpening on a regular basis for the
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knife
to work
properly
.
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Sample Answer 2:

There are
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many
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tools
or
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equipment
in my
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house
and I
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use
them for
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different
purposes. The
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tool
I would like to
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talk
about
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today
is the
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vacuum
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cleaner
that I
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use to
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clean
the furniture’s, carpet and my
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house
. I
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clean
my
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house
1-2 times a week and
mostly
on days-off. Cleaning the whole
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house
and the furniture is
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very
time-consuming and difficult. The
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vacuum
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cleaner
that I
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use
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makes
it easy for me to
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clean
,
especially
cleaning the
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dust
on the carpet.

The machine or
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equipment
is
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very
handy and I find it
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important
to
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keep
our
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house
neat
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&amp
;
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clean
. Our
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house
is
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just
beside the main road and that
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makes
it more prone to
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dust
.
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Before
purchasing the
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vacuum
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cleaner
, it was
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very
tiresome and tough to task for us to
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clean
the
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house
.
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But
this has become easier after I
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started
using this tool.

The
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vacuum
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cleaner
is electronic
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equipment
that requires the AC
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current
. After plugging in I turn on the power switch and
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use
the long handle that sucks all the
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dust
. I place the front of the machine towards the
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dust
and it gulps the
Use a comma before 'and' if it connects two independent clauses (unless they are closely connected and short).
dust and
they are then placed in a dustbin. A
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Vacuum
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cleaner
is an
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important
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tool
for me as it does an
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important
task of our home.
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Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to
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talk
about this Cue Card Topic would
also
enable you to
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talk
about the following Cue Card Topics as
well
:
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Describe
a
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tool
you
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
own
.
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Describe
a useful device you have at your home.
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Describe
an
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important
device or
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tool
you have.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a useful possession you have.
16Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
82Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
14Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a piece of equipment or tool you often use at home. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
9 paragraphs
676 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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