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Describe a service that you received for free. v.1

Describe a service that you received for free. v. 1
Describe a service that you received for free. You should say: what it was who provided this service why you took it and explain how you felt about it. [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: I had to vaccinate my baby recently. Most importantly, it was a free service and I am really pleased with the service I received. My earlier experiences about vaccination were not that much good and I did not get the right service even after spending a large amount of money in the local hospital. It appears a great cue card task for me. I am happy to have it in my share and will explain the matter in brief here. The service was provided by a local vaccination provider. It was their responsibility to vaccinate the newborn babies. But the parents had to take the babies to the vaccination centre. It was not possible for the volunteers to move in every home and vaccinate the babies. Rather, they asked the parents to come at the vaccination point on a specific date. Accordingly, I went there at the present date to vaccinate my baby boy. I took the service for some reasons. The most important thing about the service is that I needed that for my son. Without the vaccines, the babies could develop serious diseases that cannot be prevented in their adulthood. They have to suffer a lot and even may die. So, it is a must to take the vaccination service. Besides, the government provides its support to such services so that the citizens need not pay for the vaccines. Considering all the matters, I had to take the service. I felt satisfied. In fact, this is my right as a citizen to get such services from the government. I also felt lucky that I could vaccinate my baby and without any hassles. I also felt grateful to the government that it is performing its duty sincerely and caring for the citizens it gets taxes from. More Ideas to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card topic: Topic: Describe the most polite person you have come across in your life. 1. Recently I got a free health service from the local hospital in Paris. It was a different experience for me. The service was provided by a nurse. I needed to take it as the doctor instructed me. I did not have an idea that I would get it for free. But when I went to pay, they denied taking any money from me. I was amazed at the service. 2. My encounter with a customer service provider from a courier company, here in Greece, was remarkable. I got a free home-delivery service. The courier company provided it. A friend of mine had sent a mobile phone set to me and the courier brought it to my home. I really felt good at this service. And they also followed up some matters later for my betterment. 3. I bought an air conditioner for my home and its installation was completely free. The service was provided by the seller. I took the service because I needed that. And in fact, installation of an air conditioner is a hefty task. I was glad about the service. Though it was meant to be charged a certain amount, the merchant did not take any amount from me and there were no hidden charges too. 4. A restaurant at the end of my street where I live in Indonesia has given a complimentary service. It gave a free beverage to me when I took a dinner there. Without a beverage, it is impossible for me to complete my meal. So, I grabbed that and was surprised when I found that was not on the bill. I felt highly glad. It was a free service from the restaurant authority to expand their business. 5. A friend of mine works as a technician and he served me in my need for free. Samuel owns a computer repairing shop in Melbourne and I asked him to repair my CPU. He came to my home and repaired it. It was an emergency for me to get the CPU repaired. I was highly delighted with the service. He did not accept any charges against his service though I tried to pay him. 6. I got served from a legal solution providing company here in Delhi. My dad is their loyal customer and so I also sought their help on a particular issue. The service was provided by the manager of the company. I needed the counselling to meet my legal needs. I was unaware of lodging a legal complaint in the police station. So, I was heavily glad after having the suggestions. They served me for free but charges other clients for such advice. It made me happy. If you can talk about this cue card topic, you should be able to answer the following topics as well: 1. Describe a time when you were satisfied with a service you received. 2. Describe a time when you received something for free. 3. Describe a recent unusual experience you have had. 4. Describe a recent happy experience.
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Describe
a
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service
that you
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received
for
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free
. You should say: what it was who
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provided
this
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service
why you
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took
it and
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explain
how you
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felt
about it. [You will
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have to
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're 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.
Loose punctuation mark.
]
Sample Answer:

I had to
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vaccinate
my baby recently. Most
importantly
, it was a
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free
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service and
I am
really
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pleased
with the
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service
I
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received
. My earlier
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experiences
about vaccination were not that much
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good
and I did not
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get
the
right
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service
even after spending a large amount of money in the local hospital. It appears a great cue card task for me. I am happy to have it in my share and will
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explain
the matter
in brief
here.

The
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service
was
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provided
by a local vaccination provider. It was their responsibility to
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vaccinate
the newborn
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babies
.
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But
the parents had to take the
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babies
to the vaccination
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centre
. It was not possible for the volunteers to
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move
in every home and
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vaccinate
the
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babies
.
Rather
, they asked the parents to
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come
at the vaccination point on a specific date.
Accordingly
, I went there at the present date to
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vaccinate
my baby boy.

I
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took
the
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service
for
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some
reasons. The most
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important
thing about the
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service
is that I
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needed
that for my son. Without the vaccines, the
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babies
could develop serious diseases that cannot be
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prevented
in their adulthood. They
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have to
suffer a lot and even may
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die
.
So
, it is a
After 'must', the verb is used without 'to'. Probably, you should use "must" or "have to" here.
must to
take the vaccination
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service
.
Besides
, the
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government
provides its support to such
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services
so
that the citizens need not pay for the vaccines. Considering all the matters, I had to take the service.

I
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felt
satisfied. In fact, this is my
right
as a citizen to
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get
such
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services
from the
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government
. I
also
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felt
lucky that I could
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vaccinate
my baby and without any hassles. I
also
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felt
grateful to the
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government
that it is performing its duty
sincerely
and caring for the citizens it
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gets
taxes from. More
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Ideas
to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card
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topic
:
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Topic
:
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Describe
the most polite person you have
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come
across in your life. 1. Recently I
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got
a
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free
health
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service
from the local hospital in Paris. It was a
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different
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experience
for me. The
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service
was
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provided
by a nurse. I
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needed
to take it as the doctor instructed me. I did not have an
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idea
that I would
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get
it for
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free
.
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But
when I went to pay, they denied taking any money from me. I
was amazed
at the
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service. 2
. My encounter with a customer
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service
provider from a courier
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company
, here in Greece, was remarkable. I
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got
a
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free
home-delivery
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service
. The courier
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company
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provided
it. A friend of mine had
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sent
a mobile phone set to me and the courier brought it to my home. I
really
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felt
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good
at this
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service
. And they
also
followed up
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some
matters later for my betterment.

3. I
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bought
an air conditioner for my home and its installation was completely
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free
. The
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service
was
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provided
by the seller. I
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took
the
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service
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because
I
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needed
that. And in fact, installation of an air conditioner is a hefty task. I was glad about the
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service
. Though it
was meant
to
be charged
a certain amount, the merchant did not take any amount from me and there were no hidden charges too.

4. A restaurant at the
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end
of my street where I
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live
in Indonesia has
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given
a complimentary
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service
. It gave a
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free
beverage to me when I
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took
a dinner there. Without a beverage, it is impossible for me to complete my meal.
So
, I grabbed that and
was surprised
when I found that was not on the bill. I
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felt
highly
glad. It was a
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free
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service
from the restaurant authority to expand their business.

5. A friend of mine works as a
Use a comma before 'and' if it connects two independent clauses (unless they are closely connected and short).
technician and
he served me in my need for
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free
. Samuel
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owns
a computer repairing shop in Melbourne and I asked him to repair my CPU. He came to my home and repaired it. It was an emergency for me to
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get
the CPU repaired. I was
highly
delighted with the
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service
. He did not accept any charges against his
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service
though I tried to pay him.

6. I
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got
served from a legal solution providing
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company
here in Delhi. My dad is their loyal
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customer and
so
I
also
sought their
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help
on a particular issue. The
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service
was
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provided
by the manager of the
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company
. I
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needed
the counselling to
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meet
my legal needs. I was unaware of lodging a legal complaint in the police station.
So
, I was
heavily
glad after having the suggestions. They served me for
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free
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but
charges other clients for such advice. It made me happy. If you can talk about this cue card
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topic
, you should be able to answer the following
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topics
as
well
:

1.
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Describe
a time when you
were satisfied
with a
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service
you
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received. 2
.
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Describe
a time when you
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received
something for
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free. 3
.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a recent unusual
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experience
you have had.

4.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a recent happy
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experience
.
8Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
89Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
8Mistakes
You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.
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IELTS speaking Describe a service that you received for free. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
14 paragraphs
896 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: 5.5
  • 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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