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Describe a time when you were appreciated for something you did. v.1

Describe a time when you were appreciated for something you did. v. 1
Describe a time when you were appreciated for something you did. You should say: when it was what you did who appreciated you and explain how you felt when you were appreciated for the thing you did. [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: I try to help out people without seeking any appreciation or any other things in return. And, it is, of course, our human nature to appreciate the help, even though, not all of us show their display their appreciation explicitly. But, today, I would like to talk about a time when someone explicitly appreciated me for my assistance. It happened about a few years ago, and my neighbour, Kim Lee, needed to leave the city for a few days in order to see his ailing grandmother. To introduce Kim, he could easily be considered as one of the nicest neighbours one could ever hope for, and he lived with his family a couple of blocks away from my house in the same neighbourhood. Kim used to own and run his own small super shop which I used to visit almost every other day in order to buy different kinds of stuff. So, we had a very warm relationship with each other. Thus, when he asked me to watch after his house for a few days, I just couldn’t refuse. Kim told me what exactly needed to be done, including picking up the newspapers from his front lawn every morning, helping his employees to open and close his super shop and turning the lights on of his house during the evening.   He also asked me to spend a couple of hours at his house every day, if possible, and keep the “heater” in his house turned on in order to keep his house warm, as it was really cold at that time. Anyway, Kim left the city after giving me the instructions. But, when he came back after visiting his old and seriously ill grandmother, he didn’t forget to thank me with a very big smile on his happy face. Even though I wasn’t exactly looking for any kind of appreciation from my neighbour, I felt really great and useful after his words of appreciation. I also felt that a little token of appreciation for our good deeds, from the people around us, would take our relationship even farther,   a really long way.
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Describe
a time when you were
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appreciated
for something you did. You should say: when it was what you did who
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appreciated
you and
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explain
how you felt when you were
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appreciated
for the thing you did. [You will
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have to
talk about the 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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]
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Model Answer:

I try to
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help
out
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people
without seeking any
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appreciation
or any other things in return. And, it is,
of course
, our human nature to appreciate the
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help
,
even though
, not all of us
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show
their display their
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appreciation
explicitly
.
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But
,
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today
, I would like to talk about a time when someone
explicitly
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appreciated
me for my assistance.

It happened about a few years ago, and my
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neighbour
, Kim Lee, needed to
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leave
the city for a few days in order to
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see
his ailing grandmother.

To introduce Kim, he could
easily
be considered
as one of the nicest
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neighbours
one could ever hope for, and he
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lived
with his family a couple of blocks away from my
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house
in the same
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neighbourhood
. Kim
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used
to
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own
and run his
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own
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small
super shop which I
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used
to visit almost every other day in order to
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buy
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different
kinds of stuff.
So
, we had a
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very
warm relationship with each other.
Thus
, when he asked me to
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watch
after his
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house
for a few days, I
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just
couldn’t refuse.

Kim
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told
me what exactly needed to
be done
, including picking up the newspapers from his front lawn every morning, helping his employees to open and close his super shop and turning the lights on of his
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house
during the evening.
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He
also
asked me to spend a couple of hours at his
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house
every day, if possible, and
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keep
the “heater” in his
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house
turned on in order to
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keep
his
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house
warm, as it was
really
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cold
at that time.
Anyway
, Kim
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left
the city after giving me the instructions.
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But
, when he came back after visiting his
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old
and
seriously
ill grandmother, he didn’t forget to thank me with a
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very
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big
smile on his happy face.

Even though
I wasn’t exactly looking for any kind of
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appreciation
from my
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neighbour
, I felt
really
great and useful after his words of
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appreciation
. I
also
felt that a
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little
token of
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appreciation
for our
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good
deeds, from the
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people
around us, would take our relationship even farther,
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a
really
long way.
6Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
15Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
10Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a time when you were appreciated for something you did. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
6 paragraphs
432 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: 6.5
  • 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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