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Describe a time when you needed to use imagination. v.1

Describe a time when you needed to use imagination. v. 1
Describe a time when you needed to use imagination. You should say: what the situation was why you needed to use your imagination what difficulties you faced 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 are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Model Answer 1: I was never a very “imaginative” person in the past, bet it in making up a story or making up an excuse. But, all that changed one day during my school years when I was suddenly named to take part in a debate, on a subject which I had no prior knowledge about, instead of another person due to an emergency situation. The topic, we were supposed to debate on, was whether the developed countries of the world only should be paying for the greenhouse effects and environmental pollutions thereafter, caused by their industrial emissions, or not. Of course, the problem was that I had no concrete idea about environmental pollution, and as such, I just didn’t know who should have been blamed for damages. But, I needed to deliver my debate on whether I knew about the topics or not. So, I started to imagine (more like delivering my “common sense”) about the possible extreme natural phenomena of my country, like drought, longer summer and shorter winter. Then I also started to imagine about the things which were being done by the developed countries, like the USA, Canada and Japan, but not by poor countries, and thus offering a list of possible reasons for which developed countries should have paid for the environmental damages. Anyway, I felt like I was stranded in the middle of nowhere with no compass to provide me with any direction as I never cared to learn about any kind of environmental pollution and damages, be them natural or man-made. I also felt like if my team was to lose the debate, it would probably be because of me. However, on the bright side, I also felt like I could at least use my common sense to help my fellow debating partners. In fact, it was very comforting for me as my school authority thought of depending on me to take part in the debate. We lost the debate, of course, but I personally didn’t lose because I stood up for the challenge during the crisis of my team.   Model Answer 2: I would like to thank you before I describe a situation when my imagination saved my day. This is a great topic to talk about and it reminds me of the famous Einstein quotation "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution". It was approximately a year ago and I had to step out of my comfort zone to do well at the global Innovation Solution Competition. Initially, it was a group content but as we progressed to the semi-final round, we had to prove our individual approaches to real-life problems that the authority decided for us.   This annual contest is open to all undergraduates around the world and we had to contest with more than 30 teams at the initial selection round. Being able to reach the semi-final round was both inspiring and challenging. Therefore, when I was given a problem to solve all by myself, I completely relied on my imagination and winning the tournament as the third-best team in the global competition in Australia was deliriously felicitous and extraordinarily exciting. My task was to propose a feasible solution to the global waste management problem. As soon as I looked at the topic and realised that I had only 2 hours to finish my article of 600 words, I knew that I would have to be extremely imaginative yet creative to propose a great solution.    The Innovation Solution Competition recognises individuals and teams who propose practical solutions to pressing global problems to promote creativity and awareness. This competition aims to bring university students from around the globe together and expect them to show their creative thinking to propose solutions to problems the world is facing. Thus it was not a simple competition where I could have done well by proposing something ordinary. This was highly challenging as the other competitors were already working on their own to secure their position to the next round. On top of that, the problem I was given was something new to me.     I had to buckle down and brainstorm ideas for the challenge until I came up with something I was personally convinced about. The clock was ticking and I was lost in my thoughts for the first couple of minutes. I knew I had to come up with something that would fit in the global context. Fortunately, a convincing idea emerged that I proposed in my article and the next day I was both happy and perplexed to become the runner up on this stage. In the final round, we were announced as the third-best team in the global competition and I was very proud of me and our team for the fabulous achievement.
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Describe
a time when you needed to
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use
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imagination
. You should say: what the situation was why you needed to
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use
your
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imagination
what difficulties you faced and
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explain
how you
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felt
about it.
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[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 are 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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Model Answer 1: I was never a
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very
“imaginative” person in the past, bet it in making up a story or making up an excuse.
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But
, all that
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changed
one day during my school years when I was
suddenly
named to
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take part
in a
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debate
, on a subject which I had no prior knowledge about,
instead
of another person due to an emergency situation.

The
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topic
, we
were supposed
to
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debate
on, was whether the developed
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countries
of the
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world
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only
should be paying for the greenhouse effects and
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environmental
pollutions thereafter, caused by their industrial emissions, or not.
Of course
, the
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problem
was that I had no concrete
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idea
about
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environmental
pollution, and as such, I
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just
didn’t know who should have
been blamed
for damages.
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But
, I needed to deliver my
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debate
on whether I knew about the
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topics
or not.
So
, I
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started
to imagine (more like delivering my “common sense”) about the possible extreme natural phenomena of my
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country
, like drought, longer summer and shorter winter. Then I
also
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started
to imagine about the things which were
being done
by the developed
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countries
, like the USA, Canada and Japan,
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but
not by poor
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countries
, and
thus
offering a list of possible reasons for which developed
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countries
should have paid for the
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environmental
damages.

Anyway
, I
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felt
like I
was stranded
in the middle of nowhere with no compass to provide me with any direction as I never cared to learn about any kind of
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environmental
pollution and damages, be them natural or
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man
-made. I
also
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felt
like if my
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team
was to lose the
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debate
, it would
probably
be
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because
of me.
However
, on the bright side, I
also
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felt
like I could at least
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use
my common sense to
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help
my fellow debating partners. In fact, it was
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very
comforting for me as my school authority
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thought
of depending on me to
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take part
in the
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debate
. We lost the
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debate
,
of course
,
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but
I
personally
didn’t lose
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because
I stood up for the challenge during the crisis of my
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team
.
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Model Answer 2: I would like to thank you
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before
I
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describe
a situation when my
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imagination
saved my day. This is a great
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topic
to talk about and it reminds me of the
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famous
Einstein quotation
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"
Imagination is more
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important
than knowledge. For knowledge
is limited
, whereas
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imagination
embraces the entire
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world
, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution
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"
. It was approximately a year ago and I had to step out of my comfort zone to do
well
at the
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global
Innovation
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Solution
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Competition
.
Initially
, it was a group content
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but
as we progressed to the semi-final
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round
, we had to prove our individual approaches to real-life
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problems
that the authority decided for us.
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This annual contest is open to all undergraduates around the
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world and
we had to contest with more than 30
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teams
at the initial selection
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round
. Being able to reach the semi-final
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round
was both inspiring and challenging.
Therefore
, when I was
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given
a
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problem
to solve all by myself, I completely relied on my
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imagination
and winning the tournament as the third-best
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team
in the
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global
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competition
in Australia was
deliriously
felicitous and
extraordinarily
exciting. My task was to
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propose
a feasible
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solution
to the
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global
waste management
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problem
. As
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soon
as I looked at the
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topic
and
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realised
that I had
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only
2 hours to finish my article of 600 words, I knew that I would
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have to
be
extremely
imaginative
yet
creative to
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propose
a great
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solution
.
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The Innovation
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Solution
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Competition
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recognises
individuals and
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teams
who
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propose
practical
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solutions
to pressing
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global
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problems
to promote creativity and awareness. This
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competition
aims to bring university students from around the globe together and
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expect
them to
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show
their creative thinking to
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propose
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solutions
to
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problems
the
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world
is facing.
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Thus
it was not a simple
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competition
where I could have done
well
by proposing
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something
ordinary. This was
highly
challenging as the other competitors were already working on their
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own
to secure their position to the
next
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round
.
On top of that
, the
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problem
I was
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given
was
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something
new to me.
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I had to buckle down and brainstorm
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ideas
for the challenge until I came up with
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something
I was
personally
convinced about. The clock was
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ticking and
I
was lost
in my thoughts for the
first
couple of minutes. I knew I had to
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come
up with
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something
that would fit in the
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global
context.
Fortunately
, a convincing
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idea
emerged that I proposed in my article and the
next
day I was both happy and perplexed to become the
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runner up
on this stage. In the final
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round
, we
were announced
as the third-best
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team
in the
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global
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competition and
I was
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very
proud of me and our
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team
for the fabulous achievement.
16Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
79Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
15Mistakes
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IELTS speaking Describe a time when you needed to use imagination. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
4 paragraphs
885 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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