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Describe a piece of local news that was interesting to you. v.1

Describe a piece of local news that was interesting to you. v. 1
Describe a piece of local news that was interesting to you. You should say: what it was about when you heard/ read about it what the story was and explain why it was interesting to you. [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. ] Sample Answer 1: Ahh! an interesting topic indeed. For this cue card topic, I would like to talk about a piece of interesting and captivating local news that I read in a newspaper. It would be more than 5 years ago, I assume, when I read this news in a local newspaper called (. . . say a newspaper name common in your country…). In a fine morning, I opened the newspaper, like any other usual day, and found a news story that caught my eyes. It was about a giant animal that people had seen on the streets after midnight and many of them believed that it was a ghost and could change its shape. The story even included some local people's interviews who told the reporter that they saw this mysterious animal and shape-shifter with their own eyes. The length of the news and its coverage with pictures were evidence that it was getting some attention, at least to local people who like to gossip and believe strange stories. The reporter also gave a hint that some recent crimes that the policemen were still struggling to solve might have been connected with this unknown animal! I am not a person who can be easily convinced with such baseless stories. However, I must give the reporter some credit to be able to present the news very interestingly. The report did not mention a single time that such ghost story is mostly fabricated and exaggerated. Rather it tried to convince the readers that there was some solid ground of this news and people should be careful at night. However, the reporter also reported his doubt about the authenticity of people's opinion. Clever indeed, to attract both type of readers - believers and non-believer of ghosts! The report also included that some people have informed the nearby police station that a child was missing and they saw a giant beast around the house of this child. However, the reporter cleverly avoided the fact that it was some hearsay, not confirmed by the police. The story that I read ended with mystery and uncertainty. I would say it was quite engaging and this was mostly because how it was presented to the readers rather than the facts of the story. Before I end, I would like to tell you about the findings of this ghost story that was published at least 3 weeks later. The giant animal was a big panther who was sick and fled from a nearby zoo. The authority caught it in a week. The missing child was found after 2 days and this was a common missing-child case. Finally, the people who fabricated the story somehow got busy with other such cock-and-bull stories.      Sample Answer 2: Batticaloa is a city with less interesting events but the recent event of saving lives by a teenage boy, Kushal, had created a great excitement among the local citizens. In fact, this is a really interesting news for me and for most others in our city. Due to the simplicity and ordinary living style of the local people, exciting events are very few here and so, whenever there are some excitements, the events turn exclusive. The event took place on last Thursday when Kushal was able to stop a bus immediately before an accident. The accident might have caused some serious detrimental impacts on the passengers and the bystanders. In fact, the bus driver was unable to identify the newly dug holes on the roads which were unmarked by the workers. I heard the news on the local television channel on the evening of the same day. The television channel publicised it as a special report periodically and described thoroughly from the beginning to the last. The reporter also praised highly of the ready wit, smartness and bravery of Kushal. Generally, the drivers stop their vehicles when they see a red signal and sensing the accident, the boy arranged for a piece of red cloth to stop the bus. The news was telecasted around the day but I was unable to know about it in the daytime for my class. After returning home, I sat before the TV to enjoy a special reality show, and it was then when I came to know about this particular event. The news presenter began the news with an exciting tone that a highly interesting event took place on the day. Then he gradually described the courage of the boy and how he managed to stop a tourist bus on a sideways in the city. Actually, the bus driver was a novice in his job and was assigned to make a tour of the city with the foreign guests. Being unskilled, he was unable to trace the holes on the road which were meant for the road extension. The workers were on a break as it was the breakfast hour and so they did not put any mark beside the holes. So, the bus driver moved towards the hole while Kushal noticed that. So, he managed a red cloth from somewhere and stood in front of the extension zones, waved the red cloth and the speedy bus stopped just before him. The event was really interesting as it contained some excitements. Despite being a major city of Sri Lanka, the events in the city are dull and boring. The citizens are bored with the local news of export, import and other agricultural issues. In fact, we lead a routine-bound life which has made life tiring. So, whenever there is something exciting, we become excited. The bravery of Kushal was same for us, especially his heroic stance to stop the bus was praiseworthy. He stood before a speedy bus which could have hit him and resulting in his death or any other serious injury. The entire event has thrilled us all and so it was interesting to me. More Ideas to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card topic: Topic: Describe a piece of local news that was interesting to you. 1. The news was about the survival of lady with a banana in a week.   And I was amazed at the news. I came to know about the news in a local newspaper here in Uttar Pradesh in India. The story described a woman who eats a banana in a week. She eats nothing else and has been living in this way for past few years. The news was interesting to me because I cannot even think of adopting such a living style. And she is fit and well with a single banana in her old age. 2. I could not stop thrilling when I came to know that a teenager can turn his head to a 180 degree to look directly backside of him. I read the news on an online web portal while browsing it. The story was about a teenage boy in Pakistan. The boy was able to turn his head a 180 degree. By this turning, he could look his backward. The news was interesting because I have not seen such a thing in my entire life. And I tried to do so. All my attempts turned into a failure. 3. To get fame, people do bizarre things and the similar event took place recently. I came to know about an internet prankster who cemented his head in a microwave oven. I read the news on the internet and was astonished. The news read that a prankster wanted to amaze his audience and thus he cemented his head inside a microwave oven. But the prank went serious and it took about one hour for firefighters to rescue him from the situation. It was interesting as I came to know about the foolishness of people. 4. The matter of show off is prevalent everywhere and the rising stars often do the same. I came to know about such an issue in Russia that some of the rising stars hire an aeroplane and take some photos. Later, they post the photos on different platforms to create an illusion of their wealthy living. But in reality, they are not so much wealthy at all. The news appeared interesting because it exposed the reality behind the show off of the stars. 5. A recent news in Italy arrested m attention. A couple of Italian bank robbers used a mask resembling Donald Trump, the USA President. I heard the news a couple of days ago. The news presenter described that a couple of bank robbers have used the mask during the heist. The police have recovered the masks and I laughed out loud. In fact, it appeared a kind hatred towards the USA President that even the bank robbers are also disliking him. So, the news was interesting to me.
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piece
of
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local
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news
that was
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interesting
to you. You should say: what it was about when you heard/
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read
about it what the
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story
was and
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explain
why it was
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interesting
to you. [You will
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talk about the
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for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
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about what you're going to say. You can
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notes to
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you if you wish.
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Sample Answer 1:

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an
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interesting
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topic
indeed
. For this cue card
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topic
, I would like to talk about a
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piece
of
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interesting
and captivating
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local
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news
that I
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read
in a
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newspaper
. It would be more than 5 years ago, I assume, when I
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read
this
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news
in a
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local
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newspaper
called (.
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.
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a
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newspaper
name common in your country…).

In a fine morning, I opened the
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newspaper
, like any
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other
usual day, and found a
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news
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story
that caught my eyes. It was about a giant animal that
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people
had
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seen
on the streets after midnight and
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many
of them believed that it was a ghost and could
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change
its shape. The
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story
even included
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some
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local
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people
's interviews
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who
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told
the
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reporter
that they
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saw
this mysterious animal and shape-shifter with their
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own
eyes. The length of the
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news
and its coverage with pictures were evidence that it was getting
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some
attention, at least to
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people
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who
like to gossip and believe strange
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stories
.
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The
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reporter
also
gave a hint that
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recent crimes that the policemen were
still
struggling to solve might have
been connected
with this unknown animal!

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who
can be
easily
convinced with such baseless
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stories
.
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, I
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must
give the
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credit to be able to present the
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news
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very
interestingly
. The report did not mention a single time that such ghost
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is
mostly
fabricated and exaggerated.
Rather
it tried to convince the readers that there was
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solid ground of this
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and
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people
should be careful at night.
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, the
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reporter
also
reported his doubt about the authenticity of
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people
's opinion. Clever
indeed
, to attract both type of readers
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believers and non-believer of ghosts!

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also
included that
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some
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people
have informed the nearby police station that a child was
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missing and
they
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saw
a giant beast around the
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house
of this child.
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, the
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reporter
cleverly
avoided the
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that it was
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hearsay, not confirmed by the police. The
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that I
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ended with mystery and uncertainty. I would say it was quite engaging and this was
mostly
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how it
was presented
to the readers
rather
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end
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tell
you about the findings of this ghost
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story
that
was published
at least 3
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weeks
later. The giant animal was a
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big
panther
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who
was sick and fled from a nearby zoo. The authority caught it in a
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week
.
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The
missing child
was found
after 2 days and this was a common missing-child case.
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, the
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busy with
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such cock-and-bull
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.
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Sample Answer 2:

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Batticaloa
is a city with less
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interesting
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events
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but
the recent
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event
of saving
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lives
by a teenage
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boy
,
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Kushal
, had created a great excitement among the
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local
citizens. In
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fact
, this is a
really
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interesting
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news
for me and for most others in our city.

Due to the simplicity and ordinary
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living
style of the
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local
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people
, exciting
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events
are
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few here and
so
, whenever there are
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some
excitements, the
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events
turn exclusive. The
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event
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took
place on last Thursday when
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Kushal
was able to
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stop
a bus immediately
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before
an accident. The accident might have caused
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some
serious detrimental impacts on the passengers and the bystanders. In
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fact
, the bus
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driver
was unable to identify the
newly
dug
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holes
on the roads which
were unmarked
by the workers.

I heard the
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news
on the
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local
television channel on the evening of the same day. The television channel
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publicised
it as a special report
periodically
and
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described
thoroughly
from the beginning to the last. The
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reporter
also
praised
highly
of the ready wit, smartness and bravery of
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Kushal
.
Generally
, the
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drivers
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stop
their vehicles when they
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see
a
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red
signal and sensing the accident, the
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boy
arranged for a
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piece
of
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red
cloth to
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stop
the bus. The
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news
was
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telecasted
around the day
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but
I was unable to
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know
about it in the daytime for my
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class
. After returning home, I sat
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before
the TV to enjoy a special reality
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show
, and it was then when I
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came
to
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know
about this particular
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event
.

The
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news
presenter began the
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news
with an exciting tone that a
highly
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interesting
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event
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took
place on the day. Then he
gradually
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described
the courage of the
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boy
and how he managed to
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stop
a tourist bus on a sideways in the city.
Actually
, the bus
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driver
was a novice in his job and
was assigned
to
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make
a tour of the city with the foreign guests.
Being unskilled
, he was unable to trace the
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holes
on the road which
were meant
for the road extension. The workers were on a break as it was the breakfast
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hour and
so
they did not put any mark beside the
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holes
.
So
, the bus
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driver
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moved
towards the
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hole
while
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Kushal
noticed that.
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, he managed a
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red
cloth from somewhere and stood in front of the extension zones, waved the
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red
cloth and the speedy bus
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stopped
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just
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before
him.

The
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event
was
really
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interesting
as it contained
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some
excitements. Despite being a major city of Sri Lanka, the
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events
in the city are dull and boring. The citizens
are bored
with the
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local
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news
of export, import and
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other
agricultural issues. In
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fact
, we lead a routine-bound life which has made life tiring.
So
, whenever there is something exciting, we become excited. The bravery of
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Kushal
was same for us,
especially
his heroic stance to
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stop
the bus was praiseworthy. He stood
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before
a speedy bus which could have hit him and resulting in his death or any
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other
serious injury. The entire
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event
has thrilled us all and
so
it was
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interesting
to me. More
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:
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a
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piece
of
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local
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news
that was
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interesting
to you. 1. The
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news
was about the survival of lady with a banana in a
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week
.
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And I
was amazed
at the
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news
. I
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came
to
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know
about the
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news
in a
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newspaper
here in Uttar Pradesh in India. The
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story
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described
a woman
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who
eats a banana in a
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week
. She eats nothing else and has been
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living
in this way for past few years. The
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news
was
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interesting
to me
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because
I cannot even
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think
of adopting such a
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living
style. And she
is fit
and
well
with a single banana in her
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old
age.

2. I could not
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stop
thrilling when I
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came
to
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know
that a
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teenager
can turn his head to a 180 degree to look
directly
backside of him. I
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read
the
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news
on an online web portal while browsing it. The
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story
was about a teenage
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boy
in Pakistan. The
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boy
was able to turn his head a 180 degree. By this turning, he could look his backward. The
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news
was
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interesting
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because
I have not
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seen
such a thing in my entire life. And I tried to do
so
. All my attempts turned into a failure.

3. To
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get
fame,
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people
do bizarre things and the similar
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event
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took
place recently. I
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came
to
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know
about an internet prankster
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who
cemented his head in a microwave oven. I
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read
the
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news
on the internet and
was astonished
. The
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news
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read
that a prankster wanted to amaze his audience and
thus
he cemented his head inside a microwave oven.
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the prank went serious and it
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took
about one hour for firefighters to rescue him from the situation. It was
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interesting
as I
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came
to
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know
about the foolishness of
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people. 4
. The matter of
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show
off is prevalent everywhere and the rising stars
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often
do the same. I
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came
to
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know
about such an issue in Russia that
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some of the
rising stars hire an
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aeroplane
and take
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some
photos. Later, they post the photos on
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different
platforms to create an illusion of their wealthy
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living
.
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But
in reality, they are not
so
much wealthy at all. The
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news
appeared
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interesting
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because
it exposed the reality behind the
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show
off of the stars.

5. A recent
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news
in Italy arrested m attention. A couple of Italian bank robbers
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used
a mask resembling Donald Trump, the USA President. I heard the
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news
a couple of days ago. The
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news
presenter
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described
that a couple of bank robbers have
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used
the mask during the heist. The police have recovered the masks and I laughed out loud. In
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fact
, it appeared a kind hatred towards the USA President that even the bank robbers are
also
disliking him.
So
, the
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news
was
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interesting
to me.
17Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
182Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
29Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a piece of local news that was interesting to you. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
15 paragraphs
1540 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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