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Describe a present or gift someone gave you that you really liked. v.1

Describe a present or gift someone gave you that you really liked. v. 1
Describe a present or gift someone gave you that you really liked. You should say: what kind of present/gift it was who gave it to you why you were given it and explain why you liked it so much. [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: I love receiving gifts. Who doesn’t? Besides, exchanging gifts among ourselves is a great tradition in my part of the world whether there is an occasion for it or not. Anyway, I have been lucky to receive several gifts in my life, but today, I would like to talk about a gift which I liked a bit more than others. The gift, I received, was a t-shirt – a polo t-shirt, when I was attending my university. Now, everybody in my family knew how much I actually like to wear t-shirts. In fact, a perfect-looking t-shirt, made of cotton fabric, and blue jeans were my staple dress whether I was going to meet my boss in his office for a formal meeting or enjoying some football at a stadium with my friends. However, even though, nobody really had anything against my t-shirt wearing habits, my youngest uncle didn’t really like it that much. Of course, I could understand very well, why he didn’t like me wearing a t-shirt 24/7, and it was because he thought that only juvenile persons would usually like to wear a t-shirt and jeans. But, I was waiting for a big surprise on my 21st birthday when I found out that a beautiful looking, maroon colour t-shirt, made by the world-famous Polo company, was handed to me as a gift by none other than my youngest uncle! Besides, I felt like my uncle actually had read my mind because, in fact, I had looked for such a beautiful t-shirt of that particular colour for a long time. To be honest, that gift was like a “dream come true” to me! Well, I liked the gift so much because it has a perfect colour. Besides, it was made of 100 per cent, good quality, cotton fabric, so naturally, it was very comfortable to wear. Finally, the gift was so special to me because it was presented to me by a person who always had underestimated my preference in dress, especially, my preference for wearing a t-shirt.
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Describe
a present or
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gift
someone gave you that you
really
liked. You should say: what kind of present/gift it was who gave it to you why you were
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given
it and
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explain
why you liked it
so
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much
. [You will
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have to
talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
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think
about what you 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:

I
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love
receiving
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gifts
. Who doesn’t?
Besides
, exchanging
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gifts
among ourselves is a great tradition in my part of the world whether there is an occasion for it or not.
Anyway
, I have been lucky to receive several
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gifts
in my life,
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but
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today
, I would like to talk about a
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gift
which I liked a bit more than others.

The
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gift
, I received, was a
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t-shirt
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–
a polo
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t-shirt
, when I was attending my university.
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Now
, everybody in my family knew how
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much
I
actually
like to wear
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t-shirts
. In fact, a perfect-looking
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t-shirt
, made of cotton fabric, and blue jeans were my staple dress whether I was going to
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meet
my boss in his office for a formal meeting or enjoying
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some
football at a stadium with my friends.

However
,
even though
, nobody
really
had anything against my
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t-shirt
wearing habits, my youngest uncle didn’t
really
like it that
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much
.
Of course
, I could understand
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very
well
, why he didn’t like me wearing a
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t-shirt
24/7, and it was
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because
he
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thought
that
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only
juvenile persons would
usually
like to wear a
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t-shirt
and jeans.
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But
, I was waiting for a
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big
surprise on my 21st birthday when I found out that a
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beautiful
looking, maroon
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colour
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t-shirt
, made by the world-
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famous
Polo
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company
,
was handed
to me as a
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gift
by none other than my youngest uncle!
Besides
, I felt like my uncle
actually
had read my mind
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because
, in fact, I had looked for such a
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beautiful
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t-shirt
of that particular
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colour
for a long time. To be honest, that
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gift
was like a “dream
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come
true” to me!

Well
, I liked the
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gift
so
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much
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because
it has a perfect
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colour
.
Besides
, it
was made
of 100 per cent,
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good
quality, cotton fabric,
so
naturally
, it was
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very
comfortable to wear.
Finally
, the
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gift
was
so
special to me
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because
it
was presented
to me by a person who always had underestimated my preference in dress,
especially
, my preference for wearing a
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t-shirt
.
10Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
24Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
6Mistakes
It is astonishing how much enjoyment one can get out of a language that one understands imperfectly.
Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve

IELTS speaking Describe a present or gift someone gave you that you really liked. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
5 paragraphs
419 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 6.5
  • 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: 6.0
  • 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
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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