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Describe a skill you have learned that you think is very useful. v.1

Describe a skill you have learned that you think is very useful. v. 1
Describe a skill you have learned that you think is very useful. You should say: what it is where and when you learned it how you use it and explain why you think this skill is so useful. Sample Answer 1: I can speak Spanish and I consider it as a very useful skill. My mother tongue is not Spanish and it was not even my second language in our school. However, I learned it during my three-year stay with my grandmother in Spain. My grandmother got me admitted in a local school and I learned this language there. After I returned Italy, my homeland, I always practice Spanish with some of my friends from Spain. The comprehensive online language learning materials and reference websites also helped me learning this language. Well, I use Spanish to talk to my grandparents and three cousins I have in Spain. I also read Spanish story books and novels recommended one of my university teachers who is from Spain. Most importantly, I use my skill to translate some of the web page contents as a freelance translator and this brings a good income for me. I have left the part-time job I was doing in a large grocery shop and now I work solely on the translation jobs online. I believe that learning a new language and actually being able to use it is a great skill. It enables us to know about a different culture and thus enhances our overall understanding of the diverse cultural aspects of various nations throughout the world. My skill in the Spanish language enables me to make new friends, read books written in another language and understand a different nation and their cultural aspects. Another important use of this skill is my freelancing job. I work as a translator from and to Italian, English and Spanish and I enjoy this job while I earn some money per month. In short, I would say that this skill is quite helpful and handy to me.   Sample Answer 2: Everyone has some sort of skill or some sort of special expertise that they find very helpful. I have a skill of building and repairing electronic hardware. I learnt it at a vocational training course and I am very glad that I invested this time to learn this skill as I find it very handy in my practical life. Building an electronic hardware is easier if you have the right know-how on the issue. Moreover, it requires an extensive training to perform the act. Electronic devices mostly work on logic. It works on the condition of 0 or 1 basis. When the data is sent as 0, the device would be ineffective while when it is 1, the device starts working. This is the basic logic behind the electronic hardware development. If someone become skilled at the task, the development and repair of electronic devices become easier gradually. I am a student in Delhi and last year got admitted at a vocational training institute. I was curious about electronic hardware from my early childhood. I also tried to repair them by unscrewing the devices but finally, that turned into a mess. Often I damaged electronic equipment at home. Accordingly, I decided to take a short training on the issue and the chance came when a local institute was enrolling new students for some of its affordable course. I enrolled into the electronic device and hardware development with the centre and took a six-month diploma. I learnt everything about the electronic devices – how they worked, how to build a new device or repair the old ones and more. I use the skill in different ways. Most of the commoners are unable to repair their electronic hardware. When they cannot repair them, they move for having newer electronic devices. I think this is a kind of a waste of money. You do not need to buy a fresh piece of hardware which you can repair. So, I use my skill to help people by repairing the electronic hardware for them. Sometimes I build some tailored hardware as well considering the needs of the people. In my locality, I am the best one in servicing the electronic gadgets and people seek my support in their day to day life. This is really a useful skill. Before learning the skill, I was unable to repair the electronic hardware of my home. Rather I have damaged lots of electronic devices and equipment. After having the extensive training on the matter, I developed the right sense of dealing with the electronic hardware. Now I am capable of building and repairing almost all types of electronic hardware and other devices. The skill is useful for me at home and at the same time, I have opened a small shop to provide a professional service to the people who are in need. In fact, I am having a great response from the locals. Every day they are appearing with their troubles and I am repairing them as per the necessity. I have a plan to extend this idea of electronic hardware building and repairing and someday I might take it as a profession as well.
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Describe
a
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skill
you have
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learned
that you
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think
is
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very
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useful
. You should say: what it is where and when you
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learned
it how you
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use
it and
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explain
why you
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think
this
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skill
is
so
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useful
. Sample Answer 1:

I can speak Spanish and I consider it as a
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very
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useful
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skill
. My mother tongue is not Spanish and it was not even my second
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language
in our school.
However
, I
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learned
it during my three-year stay with my grandmother in Spain. My grandmother
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got
me admitted in a local school and I
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learned
this
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language
there. After I returned Italy, my homeland, I always practice Spanish with
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some
of my friends from Spain. The comprehensive online
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language
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learning
materials and reference websites
also
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helped
me
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learning
this
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language
.
Well
, I
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use
Spanish to talk to my grandparents and three cousins I have in Spain. I
also
read Spanish story books and novels recommended one of my university teachers who
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is
from Spain. Most
importantly
, I
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use
my
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skill
to translate
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some of the
web page contents as a freelance translator and this brings a
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good
income for me. I have
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left
the part-time
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job
I was doing in a large grocery shop and
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now
I
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work
solely
on the translation
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jobs
online. I believe that
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learning
a
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new
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language
and
actually
being able to
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use
it is a great
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skill
. It enables us to know about a
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different
culture and
thus
enhances our
overall
understanding of the diverse cultural aspects of various nations throughout the world. My
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skill
in the Spanish
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language
enables me to
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make
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new
friends, read books written in another
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language
and understand a
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different
nation and their cultural aspects. Another
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important
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use
of this
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skill
is my freelancing
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job
. I
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work
as a translator from and to Italian, English and Spanish and I enjoy this
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job
while I earn
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some
money per month. In short, I would say that this
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skill
is quite helpful and handy to me.
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Sample Answer 2:

Everyone has
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some
sort of
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skill
or
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some
sort of special expertise that they find
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very
helpful. I have a
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skill
of building and
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repairing
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electronic
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hardware
. I
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learnt
it at a vocational
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training
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course and
I am
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very
glad that I invested this time to learn this
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skill
as I find it
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very
handy in my practical life.

Building an
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electronic
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hardware
is easier if you have the
right
know-how on the issue.
Moreover
, it requires an extensive
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training
to perform the act.
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Electronic
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devices
mostly
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work
on logic. It works on the condition of 0 or 1 basis. When the data is
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sent
as 0, the
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device
would be ineffective while when it is 1, the
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device
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starts
working. This is the basic logic behind the
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electronic
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hardware
development. If someone become skilled at the task, the development and
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repair
of
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electronic
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devices
become easier
gradually
.

I am a student in Delhi and last year
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got
admitted at a vocational
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training
institute. I was curious about
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electronic
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hardware
from my early childhood.
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I
also
tried to
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repair
them by unscrewing the
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devices
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but
finally
, that turned into a mess.
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Often
I damaged
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electronic
equipment at home.
Accordingly
, I decided to take a short
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training
on the issue and the chance came when a local institute was enrolling
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new
students for
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some
of its affordable course.
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I enrolled into
the
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electronic
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device
and
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hardware
development with the
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centre
and took a six-month diploma. I
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learnt
everything about the
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electronic
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devices
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–
how they worked, how to build a
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new
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device
or
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repair
the
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old
ones and more.

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I
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use
the
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skill
in
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different
ways. Most of the commoners are unable to
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repair
their
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electronic
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hardware
. When they cannot
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repair
them, they
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move
for having newer
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electronic
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devices
. I
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think
this is a
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kind of a
waste of money. You do not need to
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buy
a fresh piece of
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hardware
which you can
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repair
.
So
, I
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use
my
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skill
to
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help
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people
by
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repairing
the
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electronic
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hardware
for them.
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Sometimes
I build
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some
tailored
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hardware
as
well
considering the needs of the
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people
. In my locality, I am the best one in servicing the
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electronic
gadgets and
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people
seek my support in their
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day to day
life.

This is
really
a
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useful
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skill
.
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Before
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learning
the
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skill
, I was unable to
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repair
the
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electronic
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hardware
of my home.
Rather
I have damaged lots of
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electronic
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devices
and equipment. After having the extensive
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training
on the matter, I developed the
right
sense of dealing with the
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electronic
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hardware
.
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Now
I am capable of building and
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repairing
almost all types of
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electronic
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hardware
and other
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devices
. The
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skill
is
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useful
for me at home and at the same time, I have opened a
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small
shop to provide a professional service to the
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people
who are in need. In fact, I am having a great response from the locals. Every day they
The verb 'appearing' is a stative verb and sometimes the progressive form is not correct. Try a simple form instead.
are appearing
with their
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troubles and
I am
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repairing
them as per the necessity. I have a plan to extend this
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idea
of
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electronic
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hardware
building and
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repairing
and someday I might take it as a profession as
well
.
12Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
110Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
16Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a skill you have learned that you think is very useful. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
7 paragraphs
867 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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