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Describe a situation when someone suggested a clever solution. v.1

Describe a situation when someone suggested a clever solution. v. 1
Describe a situation when someone suggested a clever solution. You should say: when it was and what the problem was what the situation was who suggested the solution and say why you think it was a clever solution. [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: Problems distract us and frustrate us when we expect them in the least just like the problem with my newly-bought computer about a couple of years ago when it started to give me “a hard time”. However, it didn’t become much of an issue as one of my friends offered me a very ‘clever’ solution to deal with the issue. Anyway, after buying my computer a couple of years ago, it started to give me different kinds of problems soon after starting to use it. Since the computer was not under any warranty, I couldn’t return it or receive any technical support from its vendor or manufacturer. So, all I could do was to take it to a local computer technician every time it gave me a problem. But, after visiting the technician 4/5 times already within just a couple of months, I became a bit frustrated, so I decided to seek a solution from one of my friends. As soon as my friend, whose name was John, learned about my problem, he suggested me to buy a good book on “computer repair and maintenance” and start reading it word by word while using my computer also at the same time like a “kid”. Of course, I was a bit nervous about the “solution” initially as I was a novice in the world of computers and troubleshooting, but my friend assured me that the suggested solution would work just fine for me if I could exercise patience in reading the book. And, guess what, it was indeed a clever solution as I could slowly and slowly begin to figure out many of the computer glitches by myself. In fact, some of the computer problems, for which I took my computer to a technician earlier, could be solved by me after trying with a little patience. Besides, after reading that book, I also came to learn as to how to best handle a computer and keep it safe. But, the best part of the solution was that I could actually boast about my computer repairing abilities to my friends as I could solve “complex” computer glitches rather easily and quickly afterwards.   Model Answer 2: It may sound peculiar to many but I have got a clever solution from one of my friends to find more time for reading books and the process is unorthodox. In fact, I love to read books and want to finish at least four to five books in a month but my hectic schedule hardly allows me to finish two books every month. So, do not be surprised by the solution that one of my friends suggested and thank you for the time you have allowed me to talk about it.   Last year, I was wondering how to install a small bookshelf inside the toilet to keep some books safely because the privy attached to my bedroom was unable to accommodate a moderate bookshelf. So, installing a small shelf centring the tissue holder was an unconventional yet smart idea. I used some small wood pieces to form the shape of a bookshelf with the help of my friend and was really proud to have finally made it. Now I can place two or three books together at a time and read them inside the privy.   Barbara suggested the solution to me. In fact, I shared my dilemma with her a few months ago and she suggested me to install a small shelf made with a couple of timber. She also helped me build the shelf. In fact, it was easier than I thought and the credit goes to Barbara who, in fact, gave me a great suggestion.   The solution to the problem was unusual yet very effective. Now I am using the shelf comfortably and can manage more time for reading books I like. So, considering all the facts, this is a clever solution to my problem of reading books inside the lavatory.   Sample Answer 3: Thank you sir/madam for the opportunity to let me talk about an event when someone's intelligent suggestion solved a big problem. It was almost two years ago and I wanted to get a part-time job so that I could gain some work experience and in parallel earn some money. But managing a suitable job was not easy especially at a time when most of the companies in our town were downsizing their employees.   To tell you the truth, I forwarded my CV to a good number of companies and strangely got no interview call. Then I met a friend from my school and during our conversation, he suggested that I should try some freelance work from one or two reputed websites like freelancer. com. At first, I was not convinced but he went on explaining how this could help me enhance my web designing skills and earn a steady amount from my work. He explained to me how he had been able to manage some work and clients from such platforms. I was convinced and thought that it was a step worth taking.   I now feel that my friend James, who actually suggested the solution, did a remarkable job by persuading me to follow his trait. His suggestion to work as a freelancer solved my dilemma to get a job and gain some experience.   During the last two years, I have finished some great projects and that would add some weight to my resume. Besides, due to James's timely solution - which was actually an alternative for getting a part-time job, I now enjoy a certain degree of economic freedom and can concentrate more on my studies. I would say that was a great solution from one of my old friends. If you can talk about the cue card topic 'Describe a situation when someone suggested a clever solution' you should be able to talk about the following topics as well: 1. Describe a time when someone gave you a good piece of advice. 2. Describe an event when you took a good decision. 3. Describe a positive change in your life. 4. Describe an important change in your life. 5. Talk about a person whose advice helped you greatly.
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Describe
a situation when someone
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suggested
a clever
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solution
. You should say: when it was and what the
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problem
was what the situation was who
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suggested
the
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solution
and say why you
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think
it was a clever
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solution
. [You will
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have to
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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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Model Answer 1:
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Problems
distract us and frustrate us when we
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expect
them in the least
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just
like the
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problem
with my
newly
-
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bought
computer about a
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couple
of years ago when it
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started
to give me “a
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hard
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time”
.
However
, it didn’t become much of an issue as one of my
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friends
offered me a
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very
‘clever’
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solution
to deal with the issue.

Anyway
, after buying my computer a
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couple
of years ago, it
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started
to give me
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different
kinds of
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problems
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soon
after starting to
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use
it. Since the computer was not under any warranty, I couldn’t return it or receive any technical support from its vendor or manufacturer.
So
, all I could do was to take it to a local computer technician every
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time
it gave me a
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problem
.
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But
, after visiting the technician 4/5
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times
already within
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just
a
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couple
of
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months
, I became a bit frustrated,
so
I decided to seek a
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solution
from one of my
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friends
. As
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soon
as my
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friend
, whose name was John, learned about my
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problem
, he
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suggested
me to
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buy
a
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good
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book
on “computer repair and maintenance” and
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start
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reading
it word by word while using my computer
also
at the same
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time
Comparison is written 'the same ... "as"'.
like
a “kid”.
Of course
, I was a bit nervous about the
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“solution”
initially
as I was a novice in the world of computers and troubleshooting,
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but
my
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friend
assured me that the
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suggested
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solution
would
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work
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just
fine for me if I could exercise patience in
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reading
the book.

And, guess what, it was
indeed
a clever
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solution
as I could
slowly
and
slowly
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begin
to figure out
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many
of the computer glitches by myself. In
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fact
,
If the text is a generality, 'of the' is not necessary. Did you mean "some"?
some of the
computer
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problems
, for which I took my computer to a technician earlier, could
be solved
by me after trying with a
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little
patience.
Besides
, after
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reading
that
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book
, I
also
came to learn as to how to best handle a computer and
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keep
it safe.
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But
, the best part of the
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solution
was that I could
actually
boast about my computer repairing abilities to my
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friends
as I could solve “complex” computer glitches
rather
easily
and
quickly
afterwards.
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Model Answer 2: It may sound peculiar to
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many
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but
I have
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got
a clever
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solution
from one of my
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friends
to find more
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time
for
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reading
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books
and the process is unorthodox. In
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fact
, I
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love
to read
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books
and want to finish at least four to five
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books
in a
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month
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but
my hectic schedule hardly
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allows
me to finish two
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books
every
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month
.
So
, do not
be surprised
by the
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solution
that one of my
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friends
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suggested
and thank you for the
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time
you have
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allowed
me to
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talk
about it.
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Last
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year
, I was wondering how to install a
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small
bookshelf inside the toilet to
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keep
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some
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books
safely
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because
the privy attached to my bedroom was unable to accommodate a moderate bookshelf.
So
, installing a
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small
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shelf
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centring
the tissue holder was an unconventional
yet
smart
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idea
. I
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used
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some
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small
wood pieces to form the shape of a bookshelf with the
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help
of my
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friend
and was
really
proud to have
finally
made it.
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Now
I can place two or three
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books
together at a
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time
and read them inside the privy.
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Barbara
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suggested
the
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solution
to me. In
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fact
, I shared my dilemma with her a few
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months
Use a comma before 'and' if it connects two independent clauses (unless they are closely connected and short).
ago and
she
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suggested
me to install a
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small
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shelf
made with a
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couple
of timber. She
also
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helped
me build the
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shelf
. In
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fact
, it was easier than I
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thought
and the credit goes to Barbara who, in
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fact
, gave me a great suggestion.
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The
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solution
to the
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problem
was unusual
yet
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very
effective.
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Now
I am using the
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shelf
comfortably
and can manage more
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time
for
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reading
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books
I like.
So
, considering all the facts, this is a clever
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solution
to my
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problem
of
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reading
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books
inside the lavatory.
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Sample Answer 3: Thank you sir/madam for the opportunity to
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let
me
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talk
about an
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event
when someone's intelligent suggestion solved a
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big
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problem
. It was almost two years ago and I wanted to
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get
a part-time
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job
so
that I could gain
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some
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work
experience and in parallel earn
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some
money.
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But
managing a suitable
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job
was not easy
especially
at a
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time
when most of the
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companies
in our town were downsizing their employees.
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To
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tell
you the truth, I forwarded my CV to a
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good
number of
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companies
and
strangely
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got
no interview call. Then I met a
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friend
from my school and during our conversation, he
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suggested
that I should try
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some
freelance
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work
from one or two reputed websites like freelancer.
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com
. At
first
, I was not convinced
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but
he went on explaining how this could
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help
me enhance my web designing
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
skills
and earn a steady amount from my
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work
. He
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explained
to me how he had been able to manage
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some
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work
and clients from such platforms. I
was convinced
and
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thought
that it was a step worth taking.
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I
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now
feel that my
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friend
James, who
actually
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suggested
the
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solution
, did a remarkable
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job
by persuading me to follow his trait. His suggestion to
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work
as a freelancer solved my dilemma to
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get
a
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job
and gain
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some
experience.
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During the last two years, I have finished
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some
great projects and that would
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add
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some
weight to my resume.
Besides
, due to James's timely
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solution
Consider using an m-dash if you do not want to join two words.
-
which was
actually
an alternative for getting a part-time
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job
, I
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now
enjoy a certain degree of economic freedom and can concentrate more on my studies. I would say that was a great
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solution
from one of my
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old
friends.

If you can
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talk
about the cue card topic '
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Describe
a situation when someone
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suggested
a clever solution' you should be able to
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talk
about the following topics as
well
:

1.
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Describe
a
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time
when someone gave you a
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good
piece of advice.

2.
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Describe
an
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event
when you took a
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good
decision.

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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positive
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
change
in your life.

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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important
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
change
in your life.

5.
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Talk
about a person whose advice
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
helped
you
greatly
.
14Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
125Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
19Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a situation when someone suggested a clever solution. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
9 paragraphs
1117 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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