Do you want to improve your writing? Try our new evaluation service and get detailed feedback.
Check Your Text it's free

Describe a time when you needed to search for important information on the internet. v.1

Describe a time when you needed to search for important information on the internet. v. 1
Describe a time when you needed to search for important information on the internet. You should say: when it was what information you needed how long it took you to get the information and explain how you felt after you found the information on the internet. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ]   Model Answer: If reading without a “looking glass” for a person with eye problems is incomplete and inefficient, searching for important information in today’s world without using the internet has to be incomplete as well. And, I also figured it out when I was searching for some important information about a couple of years ago. I never really like to travel during the wintertime for two reasons. The first reason is, of course, I don’t enjoy cold weather that much. The second reason is that the winter causes the visibility of roads to become low due to foggy weather, and I am never really comfortable riding on a vehicle when the road visibility is low because it increases the possibility of an accident. But, I really needed to travel during the wintertime about a couple of years ago, because I wanted to see my younger sister, who had just given birth to a beautiful baby girl. Anyway, I could either travel by train or by bus, depending on how fast I wanted to reach my destination, as well as the “visibility” of the road due to the hazy weather condition. I tried to call both the bus authority and the train authority in order to get the necessary information, but, while they were able to tell me exactly how long it would take me to reach my destination, they couldn’t tell me anything specific about the “winter fog”. So, I decided to hit the internet to find the information on winter fogs of those places, through which my train or bus would pass, by checking the usual temperatures and humidity levels of those areas. Luckily, I learned what I needed to know after searching for about 20 minutes. Anyway, after finding the needed information, I felt really happy and relieved as I was able to find rather quickly, comparing with other sources of information, that the weather condition was not that bad for a daylong travelling. Besides, I also felt that I could rely on the internet more often in order to find important information for the purpose of meeting our daily informational needs.
Describe
a time when you
needed
to search for
important
information
on the internet. You should say: when it was what
information
you
needed
how long it took you to
get
the
information
and
explain
how you felt after you found the
information
on the internet. [You will
have to
talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
think
about what you are going to say. You can
make
some
notes to
help
you if you wish.
]
 
Model Answer:

If reading without a “looking glass” for a person with eye problems is incomplete and inefficient, searching for
important
information
in
today
’s world without using the internet
has to
be incomplete as
well
. And, I
also
figured it out when I was searching for
some
important
information
about a couple of years ago.

I never
really
like to travel during the wintertime for two reasons. The
first
reason is,
of course
, I don’t enjoy
cold
weather
that much. The second reason is that the winter causes the visibility of roads to become low due to foggy
weather
, and I am never
really
comfortable riding on a vehicle when the road visibility is low
because
it increases the possibility of an accident.
But
, I
really
needed
to travel during the wintertime about a couple of years ago,
because
I wanted to
see
my younger sister, who had
just
given
birth to a
beautiful
baby girl.

Anyway
, I could either travel by train or by bus, depending on how
fast
I wanted to reach my destination, as
well
as the “visibility” of the road due to the hazy
weather
condition. I tried to call both the bus authority and the train authority in order to
get
the necessary
information
,
but
, while they were able to
tell
me exactly how long it would take me to reach my destination, they couldn’t
tell
me anything specific about the “winter fog”.
So
, I decided to hit the internet to find the
information
on winter fogs of those places, through which my train or bus would pass, by checking the usual temperatures and humidity levels of those areas. Luckily, I learned what I
needed
to know after searching for about 20 minutes.

Anyway
, after finding the
needed
information
, I felt
really
happy and relieved as I was able to find
rather
quickly
, comparing with other sources of
information
, that the
weather
condition was not that
bad
for a daylong travelling.
Besides
, I
also
felt that I could rely on the internet more
often
in order to find
important
information
for the purpose of meeting our daily informational needs.
8Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
28Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
2Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a time when you needed to search for important information on the internet. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
5 paragraphs
439 words
6.0
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 6.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
  • ?
    One main idea per paragraph
  • ?
    Include an introduction and conclusion
  • ?
    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
  • ?
    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: 5.5
  • Answer all parts of the question
  • ?
    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
  • ?
    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
Labels Descriptions
  • ?
    Currently is not available
  • Meet the criteria
  • Doesn't meet the criteria