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Describe a piece of modern technology you own (like Kindle, smartphone etc. ) v.1

Describe a piece of modern technology you own (like Kindle, smartphone etc. ) v. 1
Describe a piece of modern technology you own (like Kindle, smartphone etc. ) You should say: what it is what you use it for how long you have been owning it and explain why it is important to you. [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: Technology has taken a huge leap forward in the last couple of decades so much so that we are actually struggling to keep up. Today, I would like to talk about one such amazing modern technology which is called a Tablet PC or just Tablet. When I saw this particular “technological wonder” for the first time, which neither was a shrunken laptop nor an oversized smartphone, about 3 years ago, I immediately knew that I got to have one, and eventually I got one, which I have now for almost 2 years. Anyway, I use my favourite and unique hand-held device to do pretty much everything from sending and receiving emails, finding important information, preparing and editing documents, watching movies and videos, listening to my favourite music and enjoying just browsing through during my leisure time. I also use it to capture images of different kinds of things and doing video-conferencing with my families, friends, relatives and co-workers. In fact, it looks like I can never have enough of my wonderful gadget whatever I am doing or wherever I am going. This electronic device is really important to me mainly because it allows me to take care of many of my office tasks at home at my convenience as my job is really demanding. Besides, it saves me a lot of time by helping to find important information during emergency time and situations. Then there are times when I also need to send a lot of data and information quickly either to my friends or fellow office workers immediately, and that’s when my tablet PC comes to my rescue. On top of that, I can carry this device very easily with me whenever I need it. Finally, this device is important to me because it allows me to work on the go and thus helping me save a lot of time.   Model Answer 2: Canon 6D Mark II is a piece of modern technology in the arena of photography. This is one of the latest cameras in the market from the reputed camera manufacturer - Canon. It is an impressive piece of technology to capture both the pictures and videos. The 26. 2-megapixel camera was released in July this year. I am very satisfied to own this piece of contemporary technology and it is quite handy for me. I would like to thank you for this great topic.   To tell you the truth, I am an amateur photographer and in fact, I am learning photography for the past two years. So, I needed a quality camera for my practical class and to take photos to enhance my skills in photography. Earlier, I used my mobile phone to capture some photos but there were some resolutions issues. Hence, I decided to get a branded camera recommended by my teacher. Accordingly, I got this wonderful piece.   To be precise, I have been using the camera from January of this year. In fact, I had to wait a few days for the camera to reach my country, Nepal. I ordered the camera from an online store and it took nearly a week for them to deliver the package to my doorstep. It has become a constant companion for me since the day I got it.   This camera is important to me for its extraordinary image taking capability. The full-frame sensor of the camera is outstanding and the DIGIC 7 image processor works beyond expectation. I am glad about the crystal clear images and high resolution that makes the captured picture quite vivid. Besides, the swivel and tilt touchscreen of the camera has brought a revolution in the photography industry. I am in love with the 6D II for its full-frame. The viewfinder enhancement has changed my experience indeed. Due to all the reasons, the camera is of great importance to me. Sample Answer 3: They say dependency on technology is a bad thing and that makes me wonder how could I ever manage to go on without the smartphone I have! I would like to thank you for this nice topic and would talk about the smartphone I proudly own and use.   To give the details of this piece of technology - this is a smartphone by Samsung and the model is Galaxy S9. I do not own this particular model for a long as it was recently released but if I consider the time duration for which I have owned a smartphone, that would be really long, perhaps six to seven years at least.   What I use it for? Well - I use it for an array of reasons. The first and most obvious reason is to be able to talk to others and get in touch with the people I care about. The second most apparent reason is to get connected to the Internet where I can check and send emails, use social networking websites and applications, chat with friends and family, share my pictures, listen to music and browse different websites. But the utilisation of this handheld device is really large. I would try to give you some examples which would depict how widely this device is used. Well, it has a built-in alarm clock that I use daily to wake up on time, I capture stunning pictures in bright daylight and super low light with this camera, I listen to my favourite music or watch a YouTube video on it. I even hail a taxi using the application installed in it and pay my bills using the online wallet I have. For all these reasons this has become more than a phone to me.   I guess something becomes essential when it serves important purposes for us. The smartphone is irreplaceable for me, and for many others who use it daily for sending emails, hiring a taxi or paying bills - to mention a few utilisations it offers. The range goes on and the smartphone is more than a phone now, it is a serious device for many serious purposes in our life.   Your preparation for the cue card topic "Describe a piece of modern technology you own (like Kindle, smartphone etc. )" would qualify you to talk about the following cue card topics as well: 1. Describe something useful you own. 2. Describe something expensive you own. 3. Describe one of your important possessions. 4. Describe something you use daily. 5. Describe something you cannot do without. 6. Describe a device or tool you have recently purchased. 7. Describe something you want to purchase soon.
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Describe
a
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piece
of
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modern
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technology
you
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own
(like Kindle, smartphone etc.
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)
You should say: what it is what you
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use
it for how long you have been owning it and
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explain
why it is
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important
to you. [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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]
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Model
Answer 1:
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Technology
has taken a huge leap forward in the last couple of decades
so
much
so
that we are
actually
struggling to
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keep
up.
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Today
, I would like to
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talk
about one such amazing
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modern
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technology
which
is called
a Tablet PC or
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just
Tablet.

When I
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saw
this particular “technological wonder” for the
first
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time
, which neither was a shrunken laptop nor an oversized smartphone, about 3 years ago, I immediately knew that I
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got
to have one, and
eventually
I
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got
one, which I have
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now
for almost 2 years.
Anyway
, I
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use
my
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favourite
and unique hand-held
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device
to do pretty much everything from sending and receiving emails, finding
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important
information, preparing and editing documents, watching movies and videos, listening to my
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favourite
music and enjoying
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just
browsing through during my leisure
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time
. I
also
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use
it to
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capture
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images
of
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different
kinds of things and doing video-conferencing with my families, friends, relatives and co-workers. In fact, it looks like I can never have
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enough
of my wonderful gadget whatever I am doing or wherever I am going.

This electronic
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device
is
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really
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important
to me
mainly
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because
it
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allows
me to take care of
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many
of my office tasks at home at my convenience as my job is
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really
demanding.
Besides
, it saves me
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a lot of
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time
by helping to find
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important
information during emergency
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time
and situations. Then there are
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times
when I
also
need to
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send
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a lot of
data and information
quickly
either to my friends or fellow office workers immediately, and that’s when my tablet PC
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comes
to my rescue.
On top of that
, I can carry this
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device
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very
easily
with me whenever I need it.
Finally
, this
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device
is
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important
to me
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because
it
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allows
me to work on the go and
thus
helping me save
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a lot of
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time
.
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Model
Answer 2: Canon 6D Mark II is a
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piece
of
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modern
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technology
in the arena of photography. This is one of the latest
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cameras
in the market from the reputed
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camera
manufacturer
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-
Canon. It is an impressive
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piece
of
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technology
to
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capture
both the
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pictures
and videos. The 26. 2-megapixel
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camera
was released
in July this
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year
. I am
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very
satisfied to
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own
this
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piece
of contemporary
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technology
and it is quite handy for me. I would like to thank you for this great
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topic
.
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To
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tell
you the truth, I am an amateur photographer and in fact, I am learning photography for the past two years.
So
, I needed a quality
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camera
for my practical
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class
and to take photos to enhance my
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skills
in photography. Earlier, I
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used
my mobile phone to
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capture
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some
photos
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but
there were
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some
resolutions issues.
Hence
, I decided to
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get
a branded
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camera
recommended by my teacher.
Accordingly
, I
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got
this wonderful
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piece
.
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To be precise, I have been using the
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camera
from January of this
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year
. In fact, I had to wait a few days for the
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
camera
to reach my country, Nepal. I ordered the
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
camera
from an online store and it took
nearly
a week for them to deliver the package to my doorstep. It has become a constant companion for me since the day I
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got
it.
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This
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camera
is
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important
to me for its extraordinary
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image
taking capability. The full-frame sensor of the
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camera
is outstanding and the
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DIGIC
7
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image
processor works beyond expectation. I am glad about the crystal
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clear
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images
and high resolution that
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makes
the captured
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picture
quite vivid.
Besides
, the swivel and tilt touchscreen of the
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camera
has brought a revolution in the photography industry. I am in
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love
with the 6D II for its full-frame. The viewfinder enhancement has
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
changed
my experience
indeed
. Due to all the
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reasons
, the
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camera
is of great importance to me.

Sample Answer 3: They say dependency on
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technology
is a
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
bad
thing and that
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makes
me wonder how could I ever manage to go on without the smartphone I have! I would like to thank you for this nice
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topic
and would
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talk
about the smartphone I
proudly
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own
and
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use
.
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To give the
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details
of this
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piece
of
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technology
Consider using an m-dash if you do not want to join two words.
-
this is a smartphone by Samsung and the
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model
is Galaxy S9. I do not
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own
this particular
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model
for a long as it was recently released
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but
if I consider the
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time
duration for which I have
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owned
a smartphone, that would be
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really
long, perhaps six to seven years at least.
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What I
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use
it for?
Well
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-
I
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use
it for an array of
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reasons
. The
first
and most obvious
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reason
is to be able to
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talk
to others and
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
get
in touch with the
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
people
I care about. The second most apparent
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reason
is to
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
get
connected to the Internet where I can
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
check
and
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send
emails,
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use
social networking websites and applications, chat with friends and family, share my
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pictures
, listen to music and browse
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different
websites.
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But
the
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utilisation
of this handheld
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device
is
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really
large. I would try to give you
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some
examples which would depict how
widely
this
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device
is
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
used
.
Well
, it has a built-in alarm clock that I
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use
daily to wake up on
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time
, I
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capture
stunning
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pictures
in bright daylight and super low light with this
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camera
, I listen to my
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favourite
music or
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watch
a YouTube video on it. I even hail a taxi using the application installed in it and pay my bills using the online wallet I have. For all these
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reasons
this has become more than a phone to me.
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I guess
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something
becomes essential when it serves
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important
purposes for us. The smartphone is irreplaceable for me, and for
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:
many
others who
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
use
it daily for sending emails, hiring a taxi or paying bills
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-
to mention a few
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utilisations
it offers. The range goes on and the smartphone is more than a phone
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now
, it is a serious
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device
for
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many
serious purposes in our life.
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Your preparation for the cue card
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topic
Use a smart opening quote here: "“".
"
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Describe
a
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piece
of
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
modern
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
technology
you
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
own
(like Kindle, smartphone etc.
Don't put a space before the closing parenthesis
)
Use a smart closing quote here: "”".
"
would qualify you to
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talk
about the following cue card
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topics
as
well
:

1.
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Describe
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something
useful you
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
own
.

2.
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
Describe
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something
expensive you
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
own
.

3.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
one of your
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important
possessions.

4.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
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something
you
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
use
daily.

5.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
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something
you cannot do without.

6.
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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device
or tool you have recently
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
purchased
.

7.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
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something
you want to
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
purchase
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:
soon
.
13Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
113Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
28Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a piece of modern technology you own (like Kindle, smartphone etc. ) v. 1

Speaking
  American English
11 paragraphs
1174 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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