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Describe a story about space (real or fictitious) that you have read about or seen in a film or on TV. v.1

Describe a story about space (real or fictitious) that you have read about or seen in a film or on TV. v. 1
Describe a story about space (real or fictitious) that you have read about or seen in a film or on TV. You should say: when you read or saw the story what happened in the story whether the story has any significance today and explain how you felt about reading or seeing this story. [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: Two or three weeks ago, I missed the college for some bowel disorders and stayed home round the day. Usually, I do not have much time to spend on movies for my academic activities. So, I watched a movie named The Martian. It was a science fiction and I was amazed at the movie and its making. Overall, it was a nice experience for me. This is a splendid cue card topic and I like the questions. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to let me talk about it. The movie was made from a novel of the same name that was published in 2011. It was a story about an astronaut. While conducting an expedition on Mars, he got stranded. His team members thought that he was dead and failed to find him during a solar storm on the planet. So, they returned to the earth leaving him behind on Mars. But the astronaut did not die and had to struggle a lot to survive on that lonely planet. Later he, communicated with the base in earth and rescue operation was done to bring him back. This is a significant story. Though it was a fiction in the movie, the days are not far when humans will conduct research and experiments on different planets. But they need to take precautionary measures so that there are no such events. Conducting a rescue operation on another planet takes much time and expensive as well. So, it was a kind of message to us to be careful about the things we are dealing with. I felt thrilled with the movie. In fact, living alone on an entire planet is really tough and if there are less or limited supplies to live on, the situations become worse. It takes patience and perseverance to survive in such deserted situations and return to earth again. More Ideas to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card topic: Topic: Describe a story about space (real or fictitious) that you have read about or seen in a film or on TV. 1. Recently I have enjoyed a movie made about space. In the afternoon of last weekend, I enjoyed the movie. The plot was about communication of an alien with a human and they gradually fell in love. I think the story is not significant today but it may happen so after few more years if the existence of aliens could be proved. But I felt interesting after watching the movie. The ending made me emotional. 2. I read a book about the existence of aliens. It was a fiction and the plot aimed to entertain the readers. Some aliens came into the earth and took the shape of humans. But they had some extraordinary skills. And they saved some lives from a disaster. I think the story might be significant in the present context. In fact, we need support from external sources to remain alive amid the unstable situations across the world. I enjoyed the story on the last page. 3. I read the story in a newspaper on Monday last. It was a nice story that dealt with an outer space matter. The story was about hearing some weird noise in moon during a lunar orbit. In 1969, Apollo 10 was sent to the moon and the astronauts heard some whistling types of music. Even the sound is recorded too. The story is significant today. It will help to discover the existence of life in the outer space. The story amazed me greatly. 4. The book – Two Sides of the Moon was interesting. I had read the book in last summer vacation in Paris. Landing on earth from space often becomes difficult for technical reasons. The author experienced such an issue and landed in a deserted place. Survival was troublesome for him and his crewmate. The story bears a great significance. Repairing the potential technical errors is the best way to deal with it. I was thrilled reading the experiences of the author. 5. I read a story about troubles of space travelling. I read it during a journey by bus inside a German city. The story was a science fiction. A small boy went to a spacewalk and met with some space giants. They chased the boy and he survived using his ready wits and smartness. I think such stories do not have any significance today but the days are not so far when a majority of the people will travel in space. I enjoyed the story and liked the smartness of the boy to get rid of troubles. 6. The storyline of the movie amazed me. I enjoyed the movie at a theatre complex in Japan on Last Saturday. The movie was about the love of two aliens and they descended on the planet for survival from their own species.   But I believe such stories are worth to enjoy they will not take place in real life. However, the emotional movie plot entertained me to the fullest. Part 3 - Two-way Discussion: Examiner: Let's talk about attitudes towards space travel. Q. What do you think fascinates humans about outer space? Q. Do you think that's why some stories about space travel have been so 'imaginative'? Q. How do you think people's attitudes towards space exploration have changed since the first Moon landings’? Q. To what extent do you think governments will continue to fund projects in search of life on other planets? Similar other cue card topics that you should be able to answer with your preparation for this cue card topic: 1. Describe your favourite film/cinema. 2. Describe a movie based on a real event or a real person. 3. Describe a movie you enjoyed watching. 4. Describe a science fiction movie you have watched and liked. 5. Describe a story you have recently heard or read about. 6. Describe a TV programme you really liked.
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a
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story
about
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(real
or fictitious) that you have
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read
about or
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seen
in a film or on TV. You should say: when you
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or
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the
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what happened in the
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whether the
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has any significance
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and
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how you felt about reading or seeing this
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. [You will
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Sample Answer:

Two or three weeks ago, I missed the college for
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some
bowel disorders and stayed home round the day.
Usually
, I do not have much time to spend on
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movies
for my academic activities.
So
, I
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watched
a
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movie
named The Martian. It was a science
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fiction and
I
was amazed
at the
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movie
and its making.
Overall
, it was a nice experience for me. This is a splendid
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cue
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card
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topic
and I like the questions. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to
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let
me
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talk
about it.

The
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movie
was made
from a novel of the same name that
was published
in 2011. It was a
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story
about an astronaut. While conducting an expedition on Mars, he
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got
stranded. His team members
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thought
that he was dead and failed to find him during a solar storm on the
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planet
.
So
, they returned to the
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earth
leaving him behind on Mars.
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But
the astronaut did not
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die
and had to struggle a lot to survive on that lonely
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planet
. Later he, communicated with the base in
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earth
and rescue operation
was done
to bring him back.

This is a
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significant
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story
. Though it was a
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fiction
in the
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movie
, the days are not far when
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humans
will conduct research and experiments on
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different
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planets
.
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But
they need to take precautionary measures
so
that there are no such
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events
. Conducting a rescue operation on another
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planet
takes much time and expensive as
well
.
So
, it was a kind of message to us to be careful about the things we are dealing with.

I felt thrilled with the
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movie
. In fact, living alone on an entire
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planet
is
really
tough and if there are less or limited supplies to
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live
on, the situations become worse. It takes patience and perseverance to survive in such deserted situations and return to
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earth
again. More
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Ideas
to
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talk
about this
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:
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:
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story
about
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(real
or fictitious) that you have
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read
about or
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seen
in a film or on TV. 1. Recently I have
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enjoyed
a
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movie
made about
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space
. In the afternoon of last weekend, I
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enjoyed
the
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movie
. The plot was about communication of an
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alien
with a
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human and
they
gradually
fell in
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love
. I
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the
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is not
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today
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it may happen
so
after few more years if the existence of
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could
be proved
.
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I felt interesting after watching the
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. The ending made me emotional.

2. I
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read
a book about the existence of
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aliens
. It was a
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fiction
and the plot aimed to entertain the readers.
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Some
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aliens
came into the
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earth
and took the shape of
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humans
.
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they had
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some
extraordinary
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skills
. And they saved
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some
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lives
from a disaster. I
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might be
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in the present context. In fact, we need support from external sources to remain alive amid the unstable situations across the world. I
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enjoyed
the
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on the last page.

3. I
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read
the
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in a newspaper on Monday last. It was a nice
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story
that dealt with an outer
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matter. The
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story
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was about hearing
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some
weird noise in moon during a lunar orbit. In 1969, Apollo 10 was
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sent
to the moon and the astronauts heard
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some
whistling types of music. Even the sound
is recorded
too. The
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story
is
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significant
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today
. It will
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help
to discover the existence of life in the outer
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space
. The
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amazed me
greatly
.

4. The book
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–
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the book in last summer vacation in Paris. Landing on
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from
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often
becomes difficult for technical reasons. The author experienced such an issue and landed in a deserted place. Survival was troublesome for him and his
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. The
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story
bears a great significance. Repairing the potential technical errors is the best way to deal with it. I
was thrilled
reading the experiences of the author.

5. I
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read
a
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story
about troubles of
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space
travelling.
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I
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read
it during a journey by bus inside a German city. The
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story
was a science
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fiction
. A
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small
boy went to a spacewalk and met with
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some
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space
giants. They chased the
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boy and
he survived using his ready wits and smartness. I
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think
such
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stories
do not have any significance
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today
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but
the days are not
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far when a majority of the
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people
will travel in
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. I
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enjoyed
the
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story
and liked the smartness of the boy to
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get
rid of troubles.

6. The storyline of the
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movie
amazed me. I
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enjoyed
the
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movie
at a
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theatre
complex in Japan on Last Saturday. The
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movie
was about the
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love
of two
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aliens and
they descended on the
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planet
for survival from their
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own
species.
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But
I believe such
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stories
are worth to enjoy they will not take place in
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real
life.
However
, the emotional
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movie
plot entertained me to the fullest. Part 3
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-
Two-way Discussion: Examiner:
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Let
's
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talk
about attitudes towards
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space
travel.

Q. What do you
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think
fascinates
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humans
about outer space?

Q. Do you
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think
that's why
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some
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stories
about
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space
travel have been
so
'imaginative'?

Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Q
. How do you
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think
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people
's attitudes towards
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space
exploration have
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changed
since the
first
Moon landings’?

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Q
. To what extent do you
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think
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governments
will continue to fund projects in search of life on other
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planets
? Similar other
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cue
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card
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topics
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topic: 1
.
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Describe
your
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favourite
film/cinema.

2.
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a
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movie
based on a
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real
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event
or a
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real
person.

3.
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Describe
a
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movie
you
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enjoyed
watching.

4.
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Describe
a science
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fiction
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movie
you have
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watched
and liked.

5.
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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story
you have recently heard or
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read
about.

6.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a TV
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programme
you
really
liked.
5Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
140Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
20Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a story about space (real or fictitious) that you have read about or seen in a film or on TV. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
20 paragraphs
1082 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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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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