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Describe a TV program which has made a strong impression on you. v.1

Describe a TV program which has made a strong impression on you. v. 1
Describe a TV program which has made a strong impression on you. You should say: what kind of  TV program it was (e. g. comedy, romantic etc. ) when you watched this program what the TV program was about and explain why this TV program made such a strong impression on you. [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 don’t really get to spend much time watching TV programs mainly because I remain busy with other priorities in life. But, sometimes, I do enjoy watching different kind of comedy shows and documentaries because they make me “think” differently. Today, I would like to talk about one such comedy show which made a great impression on me. I watched the program about a couple of years ago in the absence of my family who were out on a visit to see a “terminally” ill relative of them. Coincidently, the comedy show was also about an “elderly” ill person, with “limited” mobility, who wanted to find his “love” for the last time before dying. But the problem was, of course, no woman was willing to put up with the old man because he had a very “tight fist”. In other words, he was a very “stingy” man with no intention whatsoever to spend any money on others, even if it meant spending on his “wife”! In fact, he was so “stingy” that he even liked to “sleep” on his money sometimes due to his fear of getting them stolen by others. Anyway, finally, one elderly lady became kind enough to marry him on one condition. And the condition was, the old guy would need to stop sleeping with his money. The guy happily agreed. But, after the marriage, the guy still kept sleeping with his money. The wife saw it and angrily reminded about his “promise”. The guy very calmly answered that “he was not sleeping with his money any more, rather the money was sleeping with him! ” Needless to say, that was the moment when I simply burst out in laughter! I really liked the comedy show mainly because it did highlight on a very natural human instinct which “pushes” people to go to any length, even if it is “lying” or “cheating”, in order to find “love” regardless of age or sex. It also made me realize the fact once again that even though sometimes “money” is what helps us “buy” love, it pushes us away too.   Sample Answer 2: Nowadays, I do not watch TV much, but when I was a student, I used to watch television a lot. I liked many TV programs and watched them regularly during that time. The TV program that made a strong impression on me was a documentary that I watched on the Discovery Channel. The TV program was called “The sacrifice of genius” and it was a serial that had 10 episodes in total. I watched every episode and enjoyed them thoroughly. This was mainly a documentary serial which emphasised the sacrifice the famous and genius scientists like Marie Curie, Thomas Edison and 8 other scientists made in their life. I watched the TV program during the third term of my university years. In our local time, the program was broadcast at 9. 00 pm every Thursday. It showed the life and work of the famous scientists and the sacrifices they made for others to make the world a better place. These stories were presented in a fascinating way and each episode was made painstakingly. I got the impression that I was actually watching those great scientists and their works in person! I have learned so many things about the lives of these scientists and the sacrifices they made. Those sacrifices were unbelievable and after watching this program, I could not stop thinking about those famous scientists and their supreme dedication. This program has helped me judge life from a different perspective. I realised that working hard to bring something important for others can be more meaningful than our personal achievements like wealth and fame. I later searched for more details of those scientists and other famous people and learned about their life and work. I was actually inspired by this program and started learning deeply about the people who made the world a place where we no longer need to live in the darkness and do not have to compete with the wild animals to collect our food.
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Describe
a TV
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program
which has made a strong
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impression
on you. You should say: what kind of
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TV
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program
it was (
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e. g.
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comedy
, romantic etc.
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)
when you
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watched
this
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program
what the TV
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program
was about and
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explain
why this TV
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program
made such a strong
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impression
on you. [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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]


Model Answer 1: I don’t
really
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get
to spend much
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time
watching TV
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programs
mainly
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because
I remain busy with
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other
priorities in
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life
.
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But
,
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sometimes
, I do enjoy watching
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different
kind of
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comedy
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shows
and documentaries
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because
they
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make
me “
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think
”
differently
.
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Today
, I would like to talk about one such
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comedy
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show
which made a great
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impression
on me.

I
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watched
the
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program
about a couple of years ago in the absence of my family who were out on a visit to
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see
a “
terminally
” ill relative of them.
Coincidently
, the
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comedy
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show
was
also
about an “elderly” ill person, with “limited” mobility, who wanted to find his “
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
love
” for the last
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time
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before
dying.
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But
the problem was,
of course
, no woman was willing to put up with the
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old
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man
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because
he had a
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very
“tight fist”. In
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other
words, he was a
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very
“stingy”
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man
with no intention whatsoever to spend any
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money
on others, even if it meant spending on his “wife”! In fact, he was
so
“stingy” that he even liked to “sleep” on his
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money
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sometimes
due to his fear of getting them stolen by others.
Anyway
,
finally
, one elderly lady became kind
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enough
to marry him on one condition. And the condition was, the
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old
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guy
would need to
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stop
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sleeping
with his
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money
. The
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guy
happily
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agreed
.
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But
, after the marriage, the
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guy
still
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kept
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sleeping
with his
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money
. The wife
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saw
it and
angrily
reminded about his “promise”. The
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guy
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very
calmly
answered that “he was not
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sleeping
with his
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money
Did you mean the adverb "anymore"?
any more
,
rather
the
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money
was
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sleeping
with him! ”
Needless to say
, that was the moment when I
simply
burst out in laughter!

I
really
liked the
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comedy
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show
mainly
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because
it did highlight on a
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very
natural human instinct which “pushes”
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people
to go to any length, even if it is “lying” or “cheating”, in order to find “
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love
” regardless of age or sex. It
also
made me realize the fact once again that
even though
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sometimes
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“money”
is what
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helps
us “
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buy
”
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love
, it pushes us away too.
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Sample Answer 2: Nowadays, I do not
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watch
TV much,
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but
when I was a student, I
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used
to
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watch
television a lot. I liked
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many
TV
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programs
and
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watched
them
regularly
during that
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time
. The TV
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program
that made a strong
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impression
on me was a documentary that I
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watched
on the Discovery Channel.

The TV
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program
was called
“The sacrifice of genius” and it was a serial that had 10 episodes in total. I
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watched
every episode and enjoyed them
thoroughly
. This was
mainly
a documentary serial which
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emphasised
the sacrifice the
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famous
and genius
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scientists
like Marie Curie, Thomas Edison and 8
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other
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scientists
made in their life.

I
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watched
the TV
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program
during the third term of my university years. In our local
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time
, the
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program
was broadcast at 9. 00 pm every Thursday. It
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showed
the
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life
and work of the
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famous
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scientists
and the sacrifices they made for others to
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make
the world a better place. These stories
were presented
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in a fascinating way
and each episode
was made
painstakingly
. I
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got
the
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impression
that I was
actually
watching those great
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scientists
and their works in person!

I have learned
so
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many
things about the
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lives
of these
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scientists
and the sacrifices they made. Those sacrifices were unbelievable and after watching this
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program
, I could not
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stop
thinking about those
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famous
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scientists
and their supreme dedication.

This
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program
has
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helped
me judge
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life
from a
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different
perspective. I
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realised
that working
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hard
to bring something
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important
for others can be more meaningful than our personal achievements like wealth and fame. I later searched for more
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details
of those
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scientists
and
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other
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famous
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people
and learned about their
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life
and work.
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I
was
actually
inspired by this
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program
and
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started
learning
deeply
about the
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people
who made the world a place where we no longer need to
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live
in the darkness and do not
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have to
compete with the wild animals to collect our food.
14Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
67Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
10Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a TV program which has made a strong impression on you. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
8 paragraphs
774 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: 5.5
  • 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: 5.0
  • 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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