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Describe a time when you visited a friend or family member at their workplace. v.1

Describe a time when you visited a friend or family member at their workplace. v. 1
Describe a time when you visited a friend or family member at their workplace. You should say: who you visited where this person worked why you visited this person’s workplace and explain how you felt about visiting this person’s workplace. [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. ]   Model Answer 1: I don’t normally like to visit any friend or family members at their workplaces because I think that such practice distracts them from their works.   Besides, I don’t exactly think that the bosses at workplaces would like that.   In fact, my boss thinks that it should be a standard norm not to visit anybody at his or her workplaces unless there is a very – I mean, very – valid reason to do so.   But, I broke that norm once and decided to meet one of my good friends at his workplace. Actually, I haven’t met Patrick Lee, since the time we graduated from the university about 5 years ago, because right after finishing our university life, we had to go on our separate ways due to the professional reasons.   In fact, we both moved to two different cities with more than 250 kilometres of distance between us. Of course, I knew exactly where he used to work, and we even used to have phone conversations with each other once in a while in order to keep in touch with each other.   So, when an opportunity arrived one day in the form of an official tour into the city where Patrick lived, I just didn’t want to let the opportunity to meet my good old friend get wasted.   Of course, Patrick asked me to visit him the next day at his home, but I told him that I would remain too busy to meet him then.   So, in the end, it was decided that I would meet him at his workplace for a few minutes just for old time’s sake. But, even though, it was supposed to be only a brief meeting for a few minutes, it went on for about a good 30 minutes, as we both tried to catch up with each other on what we had missed over the years while enjoying some great coffee.   In fact, I felt like we went back to our old university days again as we laughed and made jokes with each other as long as I was there at my friend's office.   Sample Answer 2: I met my dad at his office for an important reason a few months ago. It was an amazing experience and this is the first time I went to his new office where he joined 2 years ago. The working environment was nice and adorable. Dad was surprised seeing me there too. I went there from my college and get back to college again after meeting with him. This cue card task topic is an excellent one and I would love to talk about it. Here are the remaining answers. Dad worked for a multinational corporation in Nepal while the headquarters of the office was in Malaysia. The company had its wings in some other Asian countries too. It mostly dealt with export and import of varieties of goods including cosmetics and toiletries products. The office was located at a corner of Dharan covering a large space. It accommodated about 30 employees altogether and I found everyone busy with their respective tasks while my dad was in charge of the office. My academic progress report card needed a signature of dad. Actually, I was not brave enough to get the signature again until it was the last date. I thought to submit it without the guardian’s signature and did so. But finding the card without a signature, my class teacher asked me to have it signed by my dad. So, in the last date of submission, I went to meet him at his office and got the report card signed. Visiting dad’s office was a memorable experience and I enjoyed spending time there. I loved the way of office arrangement. Everyone was performing their responsibilities in different positions. In a word everything in the office was standard. I liked the office space and inner allocation of staffs. But I was afraid about my dad’s reactions to my result. Luckily he was reserved on the day for his official activities which saved me from his undesirable anger.   More Ideas to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card topic: Topic: Describe a time when you visited a friend or family member at their workplace. 1. Samuel is an engineer and works for a multinational company here in Newcastle in England. I did not have any prior plan to visit him rather I was passing by his office. So, I decided to visit him and make him feel surprised. It was a pleasant visit. We spent around 40 minutes together and we discussed different issues. 2. My elder brother works at a computer software producing company based here in Atlanta. He is the station chief at his office. I recently went to visit him for some private purposes at his office. In fact, it was an emergency. I liked the office environment much. The office was nicely decorated and everything was in order. 3. Robert is a technician for a car manufacturing company in Germany. I met him a couple of years ago and we are good friends now. He has been working in Germany here an overseas employee for the last three years. I went to meet him to know about some information and I was unable to get him on the phone. The workplace was nice but it was noisy that I did not like at all. 4. My mom works as a senior teacher at a school for autistic children in Melbourne. I had to meet her at school last week for some important issues. In fact, mom forgot to take some documents to her school and I went there to deliver them after she asked me over the phone. The school premise was nice and attractively decorated. I loved the arrangements. 5. Nicholas is my cousin and he runs a traditional Spanish food shop in Granada. He owns the restaurant and sells various types of traditional foods. I went there to invite him to my younger sister’s marriage ceremony. It was a stunning restaurant. He adorned the place with lucrative materials and I had a special type of feeling after entering there. 6. My brother is a businessman and he owns some nurseries. He sells various types of flower and fruit plants at a corner in Mumbai. I went there with one of my friends to get some plants for her. I felt great after visiting the nursery. It appeared that I entered into a small piece of heaven. The entire nursery was dazzling with greeneries. I fell in love with the place.   Describe a time when you visited a friend or family member at their workplace. 1. Describe an office you or someone you know works in. 2. Describe a good workplace you know about. 3. Describe a time when you met someone without a prior schedule. 4. Describe a building or house you have recently gone to.
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. You should say: who you
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visited
where this person worked why you
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this person’s
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and
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how you felt about visiting this person’s
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for one to two minutes. You have one
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to
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about what you’re going to say. You can
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notes to
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you if you wish.
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Model Answer 1:

I don’t
normally
like to
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visit
any
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friend
or
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family
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members
at their
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workplaces
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because
I
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think
that such practice distracts them from their works.
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Besides
, I don’t exactly
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think
that the bosses at
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workplaces
would like that.
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In
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fact
, my boss
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thinks
that it should be a standard norm not to
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visit
anybody at
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his or her
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workplaces
unless there is a
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very
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I mean
,
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–
valid reason to do
so
.
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, I broke that norm once and decided to
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meet
one of my
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good
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friends
at his workplace.

Actually
, I haven’t
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met
Patrick Lee, since the
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time
we graduated from the university about 5 years ago,
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because
right
after finishing our university life, we had to go on our separate ways due to the professional reasons.
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fact
, we both
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to two
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different
cities with more than 250
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kilometres
of distance between us.

Of course
, I knew exactly where he
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used
to
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work
, and we even
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used
to have phone conversations with each
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other
once in a while in order to
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keep
in touch with each
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.
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So
, when an opportunity arrived one day in the form of an official tour into the city where Patrick
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lived
, I
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just
didn’t want to
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let
the opportunity to
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meet
my
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good
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old
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friend
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get
wasted.
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Of course
, Patrick asked me to
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him the
next
day at his home,
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but
I
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told
him that I would remain too busy to
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meet
him then.
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, in the
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end
, it
was decided
that I would
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him at his
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for a few minutes
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for
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old
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, it
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a brief meeting for a few minutes, it
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on for about a
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30 minutes, as we both tried to catch up with each
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other
on what we had missed over the years while enjoying
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some
great coffee.
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fact
, I felt like we
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went
back to our
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old
university days again as we laughed and made jokes with each
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other
as long as I was there at my friend's
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office
.
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Sample Answer 2:

I
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met
my
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dad
at his
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office
for an
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important
reason a few months ago. It was an amazing experience and this is the
first
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time
I
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went
to his new
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office
where he
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joined
2 years ago. The working environment was nice and adorable.
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Dad
was surprised
seeing me there too. I
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went
there from my college and
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get
back to college again after meeting with him. This cue
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card
task
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is an excellent one and I would
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love
to talk about it. Here are the remaining answers.

Dad worked for a multinational corporation in Nepal while the headquarters of the
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office
was in Malaysia. The
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company
had its wings in
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some
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other
Asian countries too. It
mostly
dealt with export and import of varieties of
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goods
including cosmetics and toiletries products. The
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office
was located
at a corner of
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Dharan
covering a large space. It accommodated about 30 employees altogether and I found everyone busy with their respective tasks while my
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dad
was in charge of the office.

My academic progress report
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card
needed a
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signature
of
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dad
.
Actually
, I was not brave
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enough
to
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get
the
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signature
again until it was the last date. I
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thought
to submit it without the guardian’s
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signature
and did
so
.
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But
finding the
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card
without a
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signature
, my
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class
teacher asked me to have it signed by my
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dad
.
So
, in the last date of submission, I
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went
to
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meet
him at his
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office
and
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got
the report
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card
signed.

Visiting
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dad’s
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office
was a memorable experience and I enjoyed spending
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time
there. I
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loved
the way of
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office
arrangement. Everyone was performing their responsibilities in
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different
positions.
In a word
everything in the
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office
was standard. I liked the
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office
space and inner allocation of staffs.
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But
I was afraid about my
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dad’s
reactions to my result. Luckily he
was reserved
on the day for his official activities which saved me from his undesirable anger.
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Ideas
to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task
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Card
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topic
:
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:
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Describe
a
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time
when you
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visited
a
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friend
or
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family
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member
at their
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workplace
. 1. Samuel is an engineer and works for a multinational
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company
here in Newcastle in England. I did not have any prior plan to
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visit
him
rather
I was passing by his
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office
.
So
, I decided to
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visit
him and
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make
him feel surprised. It was a pleasant
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visit
. We spent around 40 minutes
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together and
we discussed
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different
issues.

2. My elder brother works at a computer software producing
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company
based here in Atlanta. He is the station chief at his
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office
. I recently
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went
to
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visit
him for
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some
private purposes at his
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office
. In
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fact
, it was an emergency. I liked the
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office
environment much. The
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office
was
nicely
decorated and everything was in order.

3. Robert is a technician for a car manufacturing
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company
in Germany. I
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met
him a couple of years
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ago and
we are
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good
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friends
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now
. He has been working in Germany here an overseas employee for the last three years. I
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went
to
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meet
him to know about
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some
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information and
I was unable to
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get
him on the phone. The
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workplace
was nice
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but
it was noisy that I did not like at all.

4. My mom works as a senior teacher at a
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school
for autistic children in Melbourne. I had to
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meet
her at
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school
last week for
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some
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important
issues. In
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fact
, mom forgot to take
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some
documents to her
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school
and I
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went
there to deliver them after she asked me over the phone. The
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school
premise was nice and
attractively
decorated. I
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loved
the arrangements.

5. Nicholas is my
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cousin and
he runs a traditional Spanish food shop in Granada. He
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owns
the restaurant and sells various types of traditional foods. I
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went
there to invite him to my younger sister’s marriage ceremony. It was a stunning restaurant. He adorned the place with lucrative materials and I had a special type of feeling after entering there.

6. My brother is a businessman and he
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owns
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some
nurseries. He sells various types of flower and fruit plants at a corner in Mumbai. I
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went
there with one of my
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friends
to
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get
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some
plants for her. I felt great after visiting the nursery. It appeared that I entered into a
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small
piece of heaven. The entire nursery was dazzling with
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greeneries
. I fell in
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love
with the place.
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a
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time
when you
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visited
a
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friend
or
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family
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member
at their
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workplace. 1
.
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an
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office
you or someone
you know
works in.

2.
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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good
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workplace
you know
about.

3.
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
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met
someone without a prior schedule.

4.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a building or
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house
you have recently gone to.
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134Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
25Mistakes
Language is not a genetic gift, it is a social gift. Learning a new language is becoming a member of the club – the community of speakers of that language.
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IELTS speaking Describe a time when you visited a friend or family member at their workplace. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
18 paragraphs
1247 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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