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Describe a social networking website/platform you use. v.1

Describe a social networking website/platform you use. v. 1
Describe a social networking website/platform you use. You should say: what it is why you use it what benefits it offers and explain how this social networking website helps you. [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: Facebook is one of the most used social networking services and popular among the users for some of its unique features. The most impressive feature of this platform is that it is free and the users can make both audio and video calls for free of cost. It also helps to share life with the peer users. This is a great candidate task card topic and I am happy to have it in my share. I would like to thank you for the opportunity and time to let me talk about this. Honestly, I use Facebook for communicating with my friends and relatives who live far away from me. It also helps me to communicate with some other people and share my recent happening with them in terms of text status or by uploading photographs. In fact, this is the social networking service that has helped me in a number of ways and I can reach to anyone who has an account with the network. Before using this social networking service, it was really difficult to communicate. And obviously, communication was an expensive matter too. But with the use of this networking website, I easily can share my thoughts, photos, and many other matters. Besides, the students of my university in Tianjin, China, are using this website as a platform for gathering opinions from the fellow students on various socio-economic issues. This is a user-friendly website and requires less knowledge to maintain an account. I am benefitted with the website in numerous ways. Browsing the website, I come to know about the latest happenings in the world. Actually, this has become a great virtual space where people share their respective events to let the others know. It also helps to play role in different local and international matters. It also helps to stay in touch with the near and dear people all the time. More Ideas to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card topic: Topic: Describe a social networking website/platform you use. 1. The number of Facebook users is on the rise in the UK. This is a very good platform to share our emotions and feelings. I mostly use it to connect with my friends and family. The most important benefit of Facebook is that I can remain in touch with my fellow men. It helps me to know about the latest updates of my family and friends. I also use the platform to share my feelings and dreams. Besides, this is a great way to pass leisurely hours. 2. Twitter is a great social networking website in the USA. I use it to share my thoughts. It is highly beneficial for me. The tweets I make get immediate attention from all over the world. This is a speedy medium to share something. The website is helpful for me in different perspectives. I use this platform to inform about the latest updates of technology. 3. In India, Shtyle is a newly launched social networking website. I use it to create my own avatar. This is great fun indeed. It has a virtual room where someone can create their own avatar. Gaming on the rooms is highly thrilling. Using this website, I can get connected with gamers. Besides, it also helps to expand my imagination by creating the avatar of mine. 4. Application of social platforms is a bit different in China. Here I use WeChat for social communication. It contains almost all the modern features of present social networking websites. So, I love using it. It offers a wide range of benefits to users. It helps to post on the wall, arrange taxi service and many other daily activities. I am greatly benefitted from this app. I use it to share my moments with friends, chat with other people and much more. 5. Tumbler is a microblogging website. This has occupied a great position in Malaysia. I use the site for several purposes. I am mostly benefitted that I can make some small notes to share with my network. I do not need to waste more time on photo selection or other activities. It also allows the users to follow the other bloggers and get to know about their status. It helps me to express my sudden feelings. In fact, I am not a skilled blogger and use this just to share what I think. 6. Linkedin is a wonderful social networking site. I mostly use the site to know about jobs and other purposes. The website is mostly used by professionals of different working sectors. They post jobs and offers for others. Honestly, I have got my current job using this website. I had been seeking a job for me near Sydney and got this one after knowing about it from the website. If you can talk about this cue card topic, you should be able to answer the following topics as well: 1. Describe your favourite website. 2. Describe a website you often browse. 3. Describe a useful website you have recently browsed. 4. Describe an application of software you use on your mobile phone. 5. Describe a website or software you find useful to connect with others.
Describe
a
social
networking website/platform you
use
. You should say: what it is why you
use
it what benefits it offers and
explain
how this
social
networking
website
helps
you. [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:

Facebook is one of the most
used
social
networking
services
and popular among the
users
for
some
of its unique features. The most impressive feature of this
platform
is that it is free and the
users
can
make
both audio and video calls for free of cost. It
also
helps
to
share
life with the peer
users
. This is a
great
candidate task card
topic and
I am happy to have it in my
share
. I would like to thank you for the opportunity and time to
let
me
talk
about this.

Honestly
, I
use
Facebook for communicating with my
friends
and relatives who
live
far away from me. It
also
helps
me to communicate with
some
other
people
and
share
my recent happening
with
them in terms of text status or by uploading photographs. In fact, this is the
social
networking
service
that has
helped
me in a number of ways and I can reach to anyone who has an account with the network.

Before
using this
social
networking
service
, it was
really
difficult to communicate. And
obviously
, communication was an expensive matter too.
But
with the
use
of this networking
website
, I
easily
can
share
my thoughts, photos, and
many
other
matters.
Besides
, the students of my university in Tianjin, China, are using this
website
as a
platform
for gathering opinions from the fellow students on various
socio-economic
issues. This is a user-friendly
website
and requires less knowledge to maintain an account.

I am
benefitted
with the
website
in numerous ways. Browsing the
website
, I
come
to
know
about the latest happenings in the world.
Actually
, this has become a
great
virtual space where
people
share
their respective
events
to
let
the others
know
. It
also
helps
to play role in
different
local and international matters. It
also
helps
to stay in touch with the near and dear
people
all the time. More
Ideas
to
talk
about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card
topic
:
Topic
:
Describe
a
social
networking website/platform you
use
. 1. The number of Facebook
users
is on the rise in the UK. This is a
very
good
platform
to
share
our emotions and feelings. I
mostly
use
it to connect with my
friends
and family. The most
important
benefit of Facebook is that I can remain in touch with my fellow
men
. It
helps
me to
know
about the latest updates of my family and
friends
. I
also
use
the
platform
to
share
my feelings and dreams.
Besides
, this is a
great
way to pass
leisurely
hours.

2. Twitter is a
great
social
networking
website
in the USA. I
use
it to
share
my thoughts. It is
highly
beneficial for me. The tweets I
make
get
immediate attention from all over the world. This is a speedy medium to
share
something. The
website
is helpful for me in
different
perspectives. I
use
this
platform
to inform about the latest updates of technology.

3. In India,
Shtyle
is a
newly
launched
social
networking
website
. I
use
it to create my
own
avatar. This is
great
fun
indeed
. It has a virtual room where someone can create their
own
avatar. Gaming on the rooms is
highly
thrilling. Using this
website
, I can
get
connected with gamers.
Besides
, it
also
helps
to expand my imagination by creating the avatar of mine.

4. Application of
social
platforms
is a bit
different
in China. Here I
use
WeChat for
social
communication. It contains almost all the modern features of present
social
networking websites.
So
, I
love
using it. It offers a wide range of benefits to
users
. It
helps
to post on the wall, arrange taxi
service
and
many
other
daily activities. I am
greatly
benefitted
from this app. I
use
it to
share
my moments with
friends
, chat with
other
people
and much more.

5. Tumbler is a
microblogging
website
. This has occupied a
great
position in Malaysia. I
use
the site for several purposes. I am
mostly
benefitted
that I can
make
some
small
notes to
share
with my network.
I
do not need to waste more time on photo selection or
other
activities. It
also
allows
the
users
to follow the
other
bloggers and
get
to
know
about their status. It
helps
me to express my sudden feelings. In fact, I am not a skilled blogger and
use
this
just
to
share
what I
think
.

6.
Linkedin
is a wonderful
social
networking site. I
mostly
use
the site to
know
about
jobs
and
other
purposes. The
website
is
mostly
used
by professionals of
different
working sectors. They post
jobs
and offers for others.
Honestly
, I have
got
my
current
job
using this
website
. I had been seeking a
job
for me near Sydney and
got
this one after knowing about it from the
website
. If you can
talk
about this cue card
topic
, you should be able to answer the following
topics
as
well
:

1.
Describe
your
favourite
website. 2
.
Describe
a
website
you
often
browse.

3.
Describe
a useful
website
you have recently browsed.

4.
Describe
an application of software you
use
on your mobile phone.

5.
Describe
a
website
or software you find useful to connect with others.
11Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
127Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
15Mistakes
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IELTS speaking Describe a social networking website/platform you use. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
15 paragraphs
932 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: 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
  • Fully explain these ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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