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Describe a situation when you had to keep silent. v.1

Describe a situation when you had to keep silent. v. 1
Describe a situation when you had to keep silent. You should say: when it was where it was why you needed to remain silent 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 are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ]   Model Answer: I have read the “please keep silent” sign at many places before, but I never really took it too seriously, perhaps because keeping silent isn’t exactly my nature. But, I still needed to maintain my silence once because the situation had just demanded it. Today, I would like to break that story and tell you what the situation really was. It was about a couple of years ago when I took my little niece to take an admission test for grade-1 at an elementary school, which was a bit far away from where my niece's family lived. My niece, a 4-years-old girl, was a bit nervous about being left alone at a completely strange place. So, I decided to stay close to my niece in a separate room, next to the place where my niece was taking the test. Anyway, since the admission test would continue for one good hour, I thought that it would be better for me if I had just used my phone to inform my elder brother about how her little daughter was doing. But, as soon as I started to talk over my phone in a rather low voice, I was asked to keep silent. Understanding the situation, I then decided to pick up some newspapers from the desk and read them to pass my time. But, even that privilege was taken away from me, simply because I was making just a bit too much noise when I was turning the newspaper pages! Apparently, the school authority didn’t want to distract the little children while they were taking the admission test. So, I just kept my silence at the test venue like a “good boy” until the test was over. Anyway, initially, I felt a bit annoyed with such a strong rule about maintaining silence, but I eventually realized that so was done only to help the children to keep their maximum focus on the test. Besides, the practice also gave me an early impression that my little niece would learn the much-needed lessons on maintaining discipline in life from an early age if admitted to that school.
Describe
a
situation
when you had to
keep
silent
. You should say: when it was where it was why you needed to remain
silent
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 are going to say. You can
make
some
notes to
help
you if you wish.
]
 
Model Answer:

I have read the “
please
keep
silent”
sign
at
many
places
before
,
but
I never
really
took it too
seriously
, perhaps
because
keeping
silent
isn’t exactly my nature.
But
, I
still
needed to maintain my silence once
because
the
situation
had
just
demanded it.
Today
, I would like to break that story and
tell
you what the
situation
really
was.

It was about a couple of years ago when I took my
little
niece
to take an admission
test
for grade-1 at an elementary school, which was a
bit
far away from where my niece's family
lived
. My
niece
, a 4-years-
old
girl, was a
bit
nervous about being
left
alone at a completely strange place.
So
, I decided to stay close to my
niece
in a separate room,
next
to the place where my
niece
was taking the
test
.

Anyway
, since the admission
test
would continue for one
good
hour, I
thought
that it would be better for me if I had
just
used
my phone to inform my elder brother about how her
little
daughter was doing.
But
, as
soon
as I
started
to talk over my phone in a
rather
low voice, I
was asked
to
keep
silent
. Understanding the
situation
, I then decided to pick up
some
newspapers from the desk and read them to pass my time.
But
, even that privilege
was taken
away from me,
simply
because
I was making
just
a
bit
too much noise when I was turning the newspaper pages!

Apparently
, the school authority didn’t want to distract the
little
children while they were taking the admission
test
.
So
, I
just
kept
my silence at the
test
venue like a “
good
boy” until the
test
was over.

Anyway
,
initially
, I felt a
bit
annoyed with such a strong
rule
about maintaining silence,
but
I
eventually
realized that
so
was done
only
to
help
the children to
keep
their maximum focus on the
test
.
Besides
, the practice
also
gave me an early impression that my
little
niece
would learn the much-needed lessons on maintaining discipline in life from an early age if admitted to that school.
5Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
32Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
2Mistakes
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IELTS speaking Describe a situation when you had to keep silent. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
6 paragraphs
425 words
6.0
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.5
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  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.5
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
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