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Describe a piece of expensive clothing which you have bought lately. v.1

Describe a piece of expensive clothing which you have bought lately. v. 1
Describe a piece of expensive clothing which you have bought lately. You should say: what type of clothing you bought how much it cost you why you bought it and explain how you felt after you bought 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. ] Model Answer 1: I have never really been in favour of buying expensive clothing primarily because they tend to look worn out and old rather quickly most of the times, no matter how expensive they really are. But the other day, about a couple of month ago, I did buy an expensive winter coat because my grandfather offered me the money as “gift” and wanted me to buy something really “classy”. Until these recent years, winter in my country wasn’t really very cold, and so I didn’t really need to buy any heavy winter clothes. But, lately, winters are becoming rather cold. On top of that, I also found out that most of my winter clothes were either worn out or looked rather “faded” for wearing. So, when the offer to buy a good winter cloth came, I took up on the offer and decided to buy an expensive winter coat. The coat cost me an equivalent of almost US $300 which was quite expensive by the standard of my country. Anyway, the coat was really nice and fitted me really well. It was made of pure and top quality leather, and it was water-proofed. The waist-length winter coat was also of a nice and mild brown colour. However, I think that the best feature of that winter coat was that it was not really heavy even though it was made of pure leather. After buying that winter coat, initially, I felt that I shouldn’t have spent so much money on buying that coat because up until that point I had never really bought such an expensive cloth. But, later on, I convinced myself that the money was well-spent primarily because it was indeed a good product and that I would be able to wear the coat for a long period of time. Besides, it indeed made me feel really comfortable as I wasn’t exactly struggling to cope with the harsh winter anymore. Finally, I thanked my grandfather for buying me such “classy” winter coat as it looked really good on me.   Model Answer 2: I have recently bought a trench coat known as Maison Margiela form a branded shop in Berlin, Germany. This is a gorgeous coat and comes in the latest fashion and style. The coat has some special features and fastening capacities. I would like to thank you for this nice cue card topic and would further describe why I have purchased it, how much it has cost me and my feelings regarding my purchase of this coat.   I bought the coat from Harvey Nichols – a renowned clothing brand across the country. It took 1000 euros – a bit expensive for a student like me but I could not resist owning the coat because of its amazing look and feel. I have planned that I would adjust a few other costs a couple of months from now on to cover the extra expense.   I bought the trench coat considering the comfort it offers and the cold weather during the winter. It is fashionable and the special cuts on the coat body are very attractive. The coat comes with stone cut double-breasted buttons on the front side. The belt that I use to fasten it is detachable. The fabric is made of pure cotton and it comes with the dry cleaning facility.   After purchasing the coat, I had a mixture of feelings. First of all, I felt a deep sense of satisfaction to have the coat. But when I considered the price, it appeared that I spent exorbitantly. I have spent almost all the pocket money on the coat. However, I am happy to have a dazzling trench coat like this one. Sample Answer 3: Although my wardrobe is full of trendy and upscale clothes, I could not restrain myself from buying a really expensive dress by Burberry- which is one of the most expensive clothing brands in the world. I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk about it.   The dress I have bought is a Tiered Jersey which is a type of fluid jersey T-shirt dress with a tiered skirt and crystal-embellished brooch. It had two colours- black and blue and I purchased the black one. It is not casual wear and I have planned to wear it on special occasions like a birthday party. I purchased it from an outlet in London a few months ago and it cost me exactly one thousand and eight hundred pounds!   Frankly speaking, it won’t be an exaggeration to call myself a cloth horse. Whenever I see a trendy dress or feel like I should buy a particular piece of clothing, I feel an urge to have it. On this particular occasion, I was visiting a friend in London and strolled on the street for a while with her. The dress caught my eyes and I entered the showroom of Burberry. I ended up paying a large sum of money for this dress. I bought it because I liked it and this is often the case with people who have a great zeal for shopping - specifically for dresses.   How did I feel? Well-  Firstly, I regretted on buying such an expensive branded clothes, but after a few minutes, the attraction to having such a dress for the first time evaporated my concern. If I tell you right now how I feel, I would say I am trying to be more rational - you know what I mean.   Your ability to talk about the topic "Describe a piece of expensive clothing which you have bought lately" would enable you to talk about the following topics as well: 1. Describe a dress or costume you have purchased recently. 2. Describe something expensive you have bought lately. 3. Describe a piece of clothing you really like. 4. Describe an expensive item you own. 5. Describe an item of clothing you would like to purchase.
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Describe
a
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piece
of
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expensive
clothing which you have
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bought
lately. You should say: what type of clothing you
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bought
how much it
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cost
you why you
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bought
it and
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explain
how you felt after you
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bought
it. [You will
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have to
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talk
about the
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topic
for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
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think
about what you are going to say. You can
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make
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some
notes to
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help
you if you wish.
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]
Model Answer 1: I have never
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really
been in
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favour
of
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buying
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expensive
clothing
primarily
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because
they tend to look worn out and
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old
rather
quickly
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most of the times
, no matter how
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expensive
they
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really
are.
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But
the other day, about
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a couple of month
ago, I did
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buy
an
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expensive
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winter
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coat
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because
my grandfather offered me the
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money
as “gift” and wanted me to
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buy
something
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really
“classy”.

Until these recent years,
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winter
in my country wasn’t
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really
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very
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cold
, and
so
I didn’t
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really
need to
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buy
any heavy
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winter
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clothes
.
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But
, lately,
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winters
are becoming
rather
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cold
.
On top of that
, I
also
found out that most of my
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winter
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clothes
were either worn out or looked
rather
“faded” for wearing.
So
, when the offer to
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buy
a
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good
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winter
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cloth
came, I took up on the offer and decided to
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buy
an
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expensive
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winter
coat.

The
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coat
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cost
me an equivalent of almost US $300 which was quite
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expensive
by the standard of my country.
Anyway
, the
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coat
was
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really
nice and fitted me
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really
well
. It
was made
of pure and top quality leather, and it was water-proofed. The waist-length
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winter
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coat
was
also
of a nice and mild brown
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colour
.
However
, I
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think
that the best feature of that
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winter
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coat
was that it was not
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really
heavy
even though
it
was made
of pure leather.

After
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buying
that
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winter
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coat
,
initially
, I felt that I shouldn’t have spent
so
much
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money
on
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buying
that
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coat
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because
up until that point I had never
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really
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bought
such an
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expensive
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cloth
.
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But
, later on, I convinced myself that the
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money
was
well
-spent
primarily
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because
it was
indeed
a
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good
product and that I would be able to wear the
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coat
for a long period of time.
Besides
, it
indeed
made me
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feel
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really
comfortable as I wasn’t exactly struggling to cope with the harsh
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winter
anymore.
Finally
, I thanked my grandfather for
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buying
me such “classy”
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winter
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coat
as it looked
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really
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good
on me.
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Model Answer 2: I have recently
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bought
a trench
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coat
known as
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Maison
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Margiela
form a branded shop in Berlin, Germany. This is a gorgeous
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coat
and
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comes
in the latest fashion and style. The
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coat
has
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some
special features and fastening capacities. I would like to thank you for this nice cue card
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topic
and would
further
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describe
why I have
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purchased
it, how much it has
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cost
me and my feelings regarding my
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purchase
of this
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coat
.
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I
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bought
the
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coat
from Harvey Nichols
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–
a renowned clothing brand across the country. It took 1000 euros
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–
a bit
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expensive
for a student like me
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but
I could not resist owning the
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coat
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because
of its amazing look and
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feel
. I have planned that I would adjust a few other
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costs
a couple of months from
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now
on to cover the extra expense.
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I
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bought
the trench
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coat
considering the comfort it offers and the
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cold
weather during the
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winter
. It is fashionable and the special
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cuts
on the
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coat
body are
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very
attractive. The
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coat
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comes
with stone
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cut
double-breasted buttons on the front side. The belt that I
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use to
fasten it is detachable.
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The
fabric
is made
of pure cotton and it
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comes
with the dry cleaning facility.
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After purchasing the
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coat
, I had a mixture of feelings.
This phrase is redundant. Consider using "first".
First of all
, I felt a deep sense of satisfaction to have the
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coat
.
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But
when I considered the price, it appeared that I spent
exorbitantly
. I have spent almost all the pocket
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money
on the
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coat
.
However
, I am happy to have a dazzling trench
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coat
like this one.

Sample Answer 3: Although my wardrobe is full of trendy and upscale
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clothes
, I could not restrain myself from
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buying
a
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really
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expensive
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dress
by Burberry- which is one of the most
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expensive
clothing brands in the world. I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to
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talk
about it.
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The
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dress
I have
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bought
is a Tiered Jersey which is a type of fluid jersey T-shirt
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dress
with a tiered skirt and crystal-embellished brooch. It had two
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colours
- black and blue and I
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purchased
the black one. It is not casual wear and I have planned to wear it on special occasions like a birthday party. I
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purchased
it from an outlet in London a few months ago and it
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cost
me exactly one thousand and eight hundred pounds!
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Frankly
speaking, it won’t be an exaggeration to call myself a
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cloth
horse. Whenever I
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see
a trendy
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dress
or
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feel
like I should
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buy
a particular
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piece
of clothing, I
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feel
an urge to have it. On this particular occasion, I was visiting a friend in London and strolled on the street for a while with her. The
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
dress
caught my eyes and I entered the showroom of Burberry. I ended up paying a large sum of
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money
for this
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dress
. I
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bought
it
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because
I liked it and this is
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often
the case with
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people
who have a great zeal for shopping
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-
specifically
for
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dresses
.
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How did I
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feel
?
Well
-
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Firstly
, I regretted on
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buying
such an
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expensive
branded
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clothes
,
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but
after a few minutes, the attraction to having such a
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dress
for the
first
time evaporated my concern. If I
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tell
you
right
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now
how I
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feel
, I would say I am trying to be more rational
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-
you know
what
I mean
.
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Your ability to
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talk
about the
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topic
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"
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Describe
a
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piece
of
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expensive
clothing which you have
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bought
lately
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"
would enable you to
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talk
about the following
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topics
as
well
:

1.
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Describe
a
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dress
or costume you have
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purchased
recently.

2.
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Describe
something
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expensive
you have
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
bought
lately.

3.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a
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piece
of clothing you
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really
like.

4.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
an
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expensive
item you
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own
.

5.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
an item of clothing you would like to
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
purchase
.
18Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
130Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
31Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a piece of expensive clothing which you have bought lately. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
10 paragraphs
1073 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
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    Present relevant ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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