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Describe a time when you moved to a new house or school. v.1

Describe a time when you moved to a new house or school. v. 1
Describe a time when you moved to a new house or school. You should say: when it was where you moved to who you moved with 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're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Sample Answer: My father works for the Nigerian government and thus we needed to shift in the new house frequently. It was 2012 when we moved into a new house in Abuja. Before moving to this house, we were in Benin city in Nigeria. I liked the house in Abuja and it was well furnished and spacious than the former house in Benin City. This is a pretty nice cue card task for me and I will answer the other questions in brief. We moved to Abuja as my father was transferred to this city with his responsibilities on a government job for collecting revenue for the government. It was impossible for him to continue office between the two cities. So, he shifted with the other family members in Abuja and arranged for a new home for us. We also were happy with the new home, particularly for the extended space. I moved with my parents and two other siblings. In fact, we were mentally prepared from the moment we heard that father got a transfer. In line with shifting the house, we also had to change our schools. It was really a trouble for us, especially for our father. Almost every year, he had to manage seats for us in a new school where he intended to shift. Besides, it was really expensive as well to move the furniture and other home appliances from one city to another. Initially, I felt irritating to move house from one place to another. But after a couple of years, we all were habituated. But now I do not have any such problems as I am a university student now and live in the dormitory. My family is still living in Abuja and my dad will retire soon. So, I am feeling relaxed a bit now. More Ideas to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card topic: Topic: Describe a time when you moved to a new house or school. 1. At the end of winter in 2011, I moved to a new school named Kingsford School. My family moved to Scotland and so I had to change my school. I moved there with all the family members. It was a bit difficult for me to adjust to the new environment of the school. I had studied in my last school for past five years. 2. In last summer, my family shifted to a new house in Austin. The house was located in near the Colorado River. My parents and siblings also accompanied me there. It was a new experience. The house was large and spacious. Moreover, there was a moderate garden in front of the house that increased the look. 3. Since our old building was damaged by a strong earthquake last winter, my family moved to a new address. It was located near the Rhine River. I moved there with my family consisted of three other members. It was a bit terrible to shift to a new location. Shifting all the furniture and other necessary materials was troublesome indeed. 4. After completing the junior level education, I was admitted to Azabu Senior High School. The school was located in Minato in Tokyo. I had to move in this school as the previous one had only junior grades. It was a different feeling. Actually, all the other students and teachers were unfamiliar to me. But I did not feel like a stranger for their warm behave and supports. 5. Heraklion is a wonderful city and my family moved here in November last year. We moved to the centre of the city and bought a new house. My dad intended to open his own business in the city and so, he bought a nice house with spaces below to continue his business. I felt excited when I heard that we were going to shift in Heraklion. In fact, I was in love with the sea beach and the scenic locations of this city in Greece. 6. My mom got shifted in her new job in Perth in September last year. Accordingly, I also had to shift with her. I got a new school and a new residential address after the shift. I live with my mom and she had been caring for me after my dad’s death. She is a university teacher and changes her universities frequently. But it is always nice for me to move to new locations and meet new people. Your preparation for the cue card topic - "Describe a time when you moved to a new house or school. " would help you to talk about the following topics as well: 1. Describe a time when you had to leave a place where you lived for a long. 2. Describe a school you have read in for a while. 3. Describe a time when your family shifted to a new place. 4. Describe an experience that made you sad. 5. Describe a time when you made a new friend.
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Describe
a
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time
when you
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moved
to a
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new
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house
or
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school
. You should say: when it was where you
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moved
to
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who
you
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moved
with and
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explain
how you felt about it. [You will
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have to
talk about the
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topic
for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
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think
about what you're going to say. You can
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make
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some
notes to
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help
you if you wish.
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]
Sample Answer:

My
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father
works for the Nigerian
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government
and
thus
we needed to
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shift
in the
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new
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house
frequently
. It was 2012 when we
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moved
into a
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new
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house
in Abuja.
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Before
moving to this
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house
, we were in Benin city in Nigeria. I liked the
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house
in Abuja and it was
well
furnished and
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spacious
than the former
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house
in Benin City. This is a pretty nice cue card task for me and I will answer the
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other
questions
in brief
.

We
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moved
to Abuja as my
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father
was transferred
to this city with his responsibilities on a
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government
job for collecting revenue for the
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government
. It was impossible for him to continue office between the two
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cities
.
So
, he
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shifted
with the
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other
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family
members in Abuja and arranged for a
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new
home for us. We
also
were happy with the
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new
home,
particularly
for the extended space.

I
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moved
with my parents and two
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other
siblings. In fact, we were mentally prepared from the moment we heard that
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father
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got
a transfer. In line with shifting the
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house
, we
also
had to
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change
our
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schools
. It was
really
a trouble for us,
especially
for our
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father
. Almost every
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year
, he had to manage seats for us in a
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new
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school
where he intended to
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shift
.
Besides
, it was
really
expensive as
well
to
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move
the furniture and
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other
home appliances from one city to another.

Initially
, I felt irritating to
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move
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house
from one place to another.
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But
after a couple of years, we all
were habituated
.
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But
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now
I do not have any such problems as I am a university student
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now
and
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live
in the dormitory. My
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family
is
still
living in Abuja and my dad will retire
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soon
.
So
, I am feeling relaxed a bit
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now
. More
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Ideas
to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card
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topic
:
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Topic
:
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Describe
a
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time
when you
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moved
to a
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new
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house
or
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school
. 1. At the
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end
of winter in 2011, I
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moved
to a
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new
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school
named
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Kingsford
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School
. My
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family
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moved
to
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Scotland and
so
I had to
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change
my
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school
. I
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moved
there with all the
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family
members. It was a bit difficult for me to adjust to the
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new
environment of the
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school
. I had studied in my last
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school
for past five years.

2. In last summer, my
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family
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shifted
to a
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new
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house
in Austin. The
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house
was located
in near the Colorado River. My parents and siblings
also
accompanied me there. It was a
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new
experience. The
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house
was large and spacious.
Moreover
, there was a moderate garden in front of the
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house
that increased the look.

3. Since our
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old
building
was damaged
by a strong earthquake last winter, my
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family
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moved
to a
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new
address. It
was located
near the Rhine River. I
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moved
there with my
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family
consisted of three
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other
members. It was a bit terrible to
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shift
to a
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new
location. Shifting all the furniture and
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other
necessary materials was troublesome
indeed
.

4. After completing the junior level education, I
was admitted
to
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Azabu
Senior High
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School
. The
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school
was located
in
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Minato
in Tokyo. I had to
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move
in this
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school
as the previous one had
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only
junior grades. It was a
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different
feeling.
Actually
, all the
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other
students and teachers were unfamiliar to me.
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But
I did not feel like a stranger for their warm behave and supports.

5.
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Heraklion
is a wonderful city and my
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family
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moved
here in November last
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year
. We
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moved
to the
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centre
of the city and
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bought
a
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new
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house
. My dad intended to open his
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own
business in the city and
so
, he
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bought
a nice
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house
with spaces below to continue his business. I felt excited when I heard that we were going to
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shift
in
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Heraklion
. In fact, I was in
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love
with the sea beach and the scenic locations of this city in Greece.

6. My mom
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got
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shifted
in her
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new
job in Perth in September last
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year
.
Accordingly
, I
also
had to
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shift
with her. I
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got
a
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new
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school
and a
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new
residential address after the
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shift
. I
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live
with my
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mom and
she had been caring for me after my dad’s death. She is a university teacher and
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changes
her universities
frequently
.
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But
it is always nice for me to
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move
to
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new
locations and
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meet
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new
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people
. Your preparation for the cue card
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topic
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-
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"
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Describe
a
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time
when you
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moved
to a
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new
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house
or
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school
.
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"
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would
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help
you to talk about the following
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topics
as
well
:

1.
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Describe
a
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time
when you had to
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leave
a place where you
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lived
for a long.

2.
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Describe
a
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school
you have read in for a while.

3.
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Describe
a
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time
when your
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family
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shifted
to a
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new
place.

4.
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Describe
an experience that made you sad.

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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time
when you made a
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new
friend.
14Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
125Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
18Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a time when you moved to a new house or school. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
15 paragraphs
901 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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