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Describe a thing that has become a fashion or a matter of status nowadays. v.1

Describe a thing that has become a fashion or a matter of status nowadays. v. 1
Describe a thing that has become a fashion or a matter of status nowadays. You should say: what it is why people want or use it whether you have it and explain what influences it has on people nowadays.   Model Answer 1: An American philosopher and psychologist named William James once wrote in his book called “The Principles of Psychology” that ”a man’s Self is the sum total of all that he can call his”, I just couldn’t agree with him anymore.   And, probably that’s why we see that people around us today are desperately trying to possess things, whether they need them or not, only because those possessions would supposedly enhance their “status”.   Today, I would like to talk about one such thing that people like to have in their homes. The name of this thing is called a “big screen TV”.   Some people like to call it a super big TV.   But, please don’t think that I also own one such big-screen TV.   In fact, I am very much against such materialistic nonsense.   Of course, many other people don’t exactly like to think like me, probably because they are more worried about their status than me.   It could be also because they probably earn more money than me! Anyway, earning more money or not, many people, at least in my society, like to have super big TV, also, because it offers them an opportunity to enjoy many entertaining shows, like movies, sports, TV reality shows, travel shows and many other programmes, in a more relaxing and better manner because these super big TV’s have better picture quality and sound system.   After all, if you have a big screen TV, all the family members of a home would be able to see the TV from all corners of a room.   Besides, some people like to have big screen TV’s just to decorate their living rooms or sitting areas also. Anyway, whatever are the reasons, for which, people want to have these big TV, they influence them to create some kind of artificial class separation among themselves, which creates some unwarranted jealousy or hatred in society.   Besides, this costly fashion of spending fortune in buying big screen TV put unnecessary strain on the budgets and resources of families, which could be used to take care of other important things. Sample Answer 2: Nowadays mobile phones have become a matter of status and a fashion item that most of the people in my country use. Besides, this device has great importance in the way we communicate with others. People use it for the convenience it offers and they also consider it as a matter of pride and prestige. With the technological advancement, the utility of this device has expanded. A cell phone is no longer a device to talk to others and to send-receive SMS, rather it comes with two high-resolution cameras, music and video playing capability, FM radio, internet modem, Wi-Fi, games, social networking applications, video calling etc. facilities. People have become very fond of this device and the teenagers consider it a must-have gadget. For official and business communications, cell phones are widely used and it is replacing the land phones rapidly. Day by day the price of the cell phones, talk time rates, internet using rates are falling down and as a consequence people with low economic earnings are also extensively using the cell phones for their communications. I stay far away from my hometown where my family members live. To communicate them I find my cell phone very handy and the lowest expensive among the ways I have to communicate them. I also use it to contact my friends, classmates and teachers. Besides, I listen to music and use the internet using my cell phone. I update my blog; maintain social networking via my cell phone. I have become heavily dependent on the cell phone I own and to some extent, it is a fashion item to me as I could have easily purchased a low-budget phone instead of the expensive smartphone I have. For my communication, entertainment and educational reasons I keep it with me almost 24 hours a day and thus, this cell phone has become an essential device that I like to use.   Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card would enable you to talk about the following Cue Cards as well: Describe a fashion item you like. Describe an item that has become a part of fashion nowadays. Describe a fashionable dress you have. Describe something you value as your status. Describe a valuable possession you have. Describe a recent trend or change you have noticed.
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a thing that has
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fashion
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status
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. You should say: what it is why
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people
want or
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use
it whether you have it and
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what influences it has on
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people
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.
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Model Answer 1:

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”a
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man
’s Self is the sum total of all that he can call his”, I
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couldn’t
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agree
with him anymore.
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see
that
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people
around us
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today
are
desperately
trying to possess things, whether they need them or not,
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because
those possessions would
supposedly
enhance their
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“status”
.
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Today
, I would like to
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about one such thing that
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people
like to have in their homes.

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is called
a “
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big
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screen
TV”.
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people
like to call it a super
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big
TV.
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don’t
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that I
also
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one such
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big
-screen TV.
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much against such materialistic nonsense.
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,
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many
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other
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people
don’t exactly like to
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think
like me,
probably
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because
they are more worried about their
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status
than me.
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also
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because
they
probably
earn more money than me!

Anyway
, earning more money or not,
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people
, at least in my society, like to have super
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big
TV,
also
,
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because
it offers them an opportunity to enjoy
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entertaining
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shows
, like movies, sports, TV reality
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shows
, travel
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shows
and
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many
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programmes
, in a more relaxing and better manner
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because
these super
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big
TV’s have better picture quality and sound system.
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After all
, if you have a
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big
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screen
TV, all the family members of a home would be able to
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see
the TV from all corners of a room.
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Besides
,
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some
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people
like to have
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screen
TV’s
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to decorate their living rooms or sitting areas
also
.

Anyway
, whatever are the reasons, for which,
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people
want to have these
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big
TV, they influence them to create
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some
kind of artificial
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class
separation among themselves, which creates
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some
unwarranted jealousy or hatred in society.
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Besides
, this costly
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fashion
of spending fortune in buying
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big
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screen
TV put unnecessary strain on the budgets and resources of families, which could be
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used
to take care of
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other
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important
things.

Sample Answer
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2: Nowadays
mobile
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phones
have
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become
a matter of
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status
and a
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fashion
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item
that most of the
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people
in my country
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use
.
Besides
, this
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device
has great importance in the way we communicate with others.

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People
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use
it for the convenience it
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offers and
they
also
consider it as a matter of pride and prestige. With the technological advancement, the utility of this
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device
has expanded. A
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cell
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phone
is no longer a
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device
to
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talk
to others and to
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send
-receive SMS,
rather
it
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comes
with two high-resolution cameras, music and video playing capability, FM radio, internet modem, Wi-Fi, games, social networking applications, video calling etc. facilities.
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have
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become
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fond of this
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device
and the
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teenagers
consider it a
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must
-have gadget.

For official and business communications,
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cell
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phones
are
widely
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used
and it is replacing the land
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phones
rapidly
. Day by day the price of the
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cell
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phones
,
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talk
time rates, internet using rates are falling down and as a consequence
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people
with low economic earnings are
also
extensively
using the
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cell
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phones
for their communications.

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live
. To communicate them I find my
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cell
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phone
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very
handy and the lowest expensive among the ways I
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have to
communicate them. I
also
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use
it to contact my friends, classmates and teachers.
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, I listen to music and
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use
the internet using my
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cell
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phone
. I update my blog; maintain social networking via my
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cell
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phone
. I have
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become
heavily
dependent on the
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cell
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phone
I
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own
and to
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some
extent, it is a
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fashion
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item
to me as I could have
easily
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purchased
a low-budget
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phone
instead
of the expensive smartphone I have. For my communication, entertainment and educational reasons I
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keep
it with me almost 24 hours a day and
thus
, this
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cell
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phone
has
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become
an essential
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device
that I like to
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use
.
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Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to
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talk
about this Cue Card would enable you to
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talk
about the following Cue Cards as
well
:
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Describe
a
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fashion
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item
you like.
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Describe
an
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item
that has
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become
a part of
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fashion
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nowadays
.
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Describe
a fashionable dress you have.
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Describe
something you value as your
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status
.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a valuable possession you have.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a recent trend or
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change
you have noticed.
17Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
90Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
22Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a thing that has become a fashion or a matter of status nowadays. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
10 paragraphs
790 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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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: 6.0
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
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    Present relevant ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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