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Describe a TV programme you watched but did not enjoy. v.1

Describe a TV programme you watched but did not enjoy. v. 1
Describe a TV programme you watched but did not enjoy. You should say:  what TV programme it was  where and when you watched it  what it was about and explain why you did not enjoy this TV programme.   Model Answer 1: I don’t normally watch TV unless I am interested in learning about some interesting or specific information or news. In fact, I mostly watch channels like national geography, History channel, food network channels and travel channels. But the other day, about a few months ago, my sister somewhat snatched the TV remote from me at our home and requested me to watch a program – a serial drama that is – which she thought was too interesting. Anyway, I could have simply left my sister to watch the programme alone, but I thought that it would be a bit rude to leave her alone like that. After all, she was my only little sister. So, I started to decide to watch the program with her instead. The programme, the drama serial rather, was about a poor family, which was really struggling financially to manage the affairs of their finances. In fact, they were struggling to pay their medical bills, gas bills, and electricity bills because some of their family members, especially the two little daughters in that family, were spending a bit too much money on fashion, apparently, they were on a mission to become some famous model and eventually become very rich soon. But, the dream of those two little pretty girls just evaporated away when both of them failed to pass the audition, apparently, because they lacked the talents to become good models. Rather funnily, they blamed poverty for their lack of talent and thus their inability to become good models also. In brief, that was the story of the drama. Needless to say, I didn’t enjoy the drama from minute one, primarily because the theme of the story didn’t quite go alone the costumes of the artists of that drama. For example, even though, it was the story of a poor family, but the dress and get up of its members looked like they belong to high-class society. Besides, I found the dialogue and conversation among the artists rather vague and artificial as if they didn’t quite know how to immerse into the demand of the characters.   Sample Answer 2: We usually do not watch TV programs that we not like and since we have lots of channels to pick from, we change the channel as soon as we find that this is not an interesting program. But sometimes we have to watch the program that other people are watching and we do not have control on the channel changing and thus we often watch programs that we do not like at all, one such program was a talk show that I recently watched. This was a talk show on our national TV channel (…say the name of a TV channel…) and apart from the host, there were two political figures who came from 2 opposite parties. Since this is a famous TV channel, I am sure a good number of people watched it. I watched it at a friend’s house when I was sitting in their drawing room and my friend’s uncle was watching and controlling the TV channels.   The talk show was about a sensitive national issue and the starting was interesting as the host of the program discussed in details about the program and later on asked some interesting questions to the two guests. After 5 minutes or so, I got an impression that the talk show was a scam and with this programme, the Government is trying to give some misleading facts to the viewers. The two guests started attacking each other and showed an abominable attitude to each other. That was so surprising that respectable people like them can behave so abhorrently. The program went on and I found that I was completely irritated to see such type of behaviours from our national leaders and the feelings that this was a scam gave me nausea. I left the room before the program ended and walked outside for about 30 minutes. After I returned I found that the program ah ended and that was a kind of relief for me.   Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card Topic would also enable you to talk about the following Cue Card Topics: Describe a TV program that you watched recently. Describe a TV show or quiz program. Describe something you watched recently but did not like it.
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Describe
a TV
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programme
you
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watched
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but
did not enjoy. You should say:
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what TV
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programme
it was
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where and when you
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watched
it
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what it was about and
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explain
why you did not enjoy this TV
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programme
.
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Model
Answer 1:

I don’t
normally
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watch
TV unless I
am interested
in learning about
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some
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interesting
or specific information or news. In fact, I
mostly
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watch
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channels
like
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national
geography, History
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channel
, food network
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channels
and travel
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channels
.
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But
the
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other
day, about a few months ago, my sister somewhat snatched the TV remote from me at our home and requested me to
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watch
a
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program
Consider using an m-dash if you do not want to join two words.
–
a serial
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drama
that is
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–
which she
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thought
was too
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interesting
.
Anyway
, I could have
simply
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left
my sister to
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watch
the
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programme
alone,
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but
I
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thought
that it would be a bit rude to
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leave
her alone like that.
After all
, she was my
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only
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little
sister.
So
, I
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started
to decide to
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watch
the
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program
with her
instead
.

The
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programme
, the
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drama
serial
rather
, was about a poor
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family
, which was
really
struggling
financially
to manage the affairs of their finances. In fact, they were struggling to pay their medical bills, gas bills, and electricity bills
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because
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some
of their
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family
members,
especially
the two
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little
daughters in that
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family
, were spending a bit too much money on fashion,
apparently
, they were on a mission to
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become
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some
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:
famous
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model
and
eventually
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become
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very
rich
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soon
.
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But
, the dream of those two
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little
pretty girls
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just
evaporated away when both of them failed to pass the audition,
apparently
,
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because
they lacked the talents to
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become
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
good
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
models
.
Rather
funnily
, they blamed poverty for their lack of talent and
thus
their inability to
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become
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
good
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models
also
.
In brief
, that was the story of the drama.

Needless to say
, I didn’t enjoy the
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drama
from minute one,
primarily
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because
the theme of the story didn’t quite go alone the costumes of the artists of that
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drama
.
For example
,
even though
, it was the story of a poor
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family
,
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but
the dress and
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get
up of its members looked like they belong to high-
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class
society.
Besides
, I found the dialogue and conversation among the artists
rather
vague and artificial as if they didn’t quite know how to immerse into the demand of the characters.
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Sample Answer 2:

We
usually
do not
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watch
TV
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programs
that we not like and since we have lots of
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channels
to pick from, we
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change
the
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channel
as
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soon
as we find that this is not an
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interesting
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program
.
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But
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sometimes
we
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have to
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watch
the
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program
that
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other
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people
are
Use a comma before 'and' if it connects two independent clauses (unless they are closely connected and short).
watching and
we do not have control on the
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channel
changing and
thus
we
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often
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watch
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programs
that we do not like at all, one such
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program
was a
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talk
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show
that I recently
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watched
. This was a
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talk
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show
on our
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national
TV
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channel
(…say the name of a TV
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channel…)
and apart from the host, there were two political figures who came from 2 opposite parties. Since this is a
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famous
TV
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channel
, I am sure a
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good
number of
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people
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watched
it. I
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watched
it at a friend’s
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house
when I was sitting in their drawing room and my friend’s uncle was watching and controlling the TV
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channels
.
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The
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talk
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show
was about a sensitive
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national
issue and the starting was
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interesting
as the host of the
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program
discussed in
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details
about the
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program
and later on asked
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some
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interesting
questions to the two guests. After 5 minutes or
so
, I
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got
an impression that the
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talk
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show
was a scam and with this
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programme
, the
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Government
is trying to give
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some
misleading facts to the viewers. The two guests
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started
attacking each
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other
and
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showed
an abominable attitude to each
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other
. That was
so
surprising that respectable
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people
like them can behave
so
abhorrently
. The
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program
went on and I found that I was completely irritated to
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see
such type of
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behaviours
from our
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national
leaders and the feelings that this was a scam gave me nausea. I
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left
the room
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before
the
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program
ended and walked outside for about 30 minutes. After I returned I found that the
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program
ah ended and that was a kind of relief for me.
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Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to
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talk
about this Cue Card Topic would
also
enable you to
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talk
about the following Cue Card Topics:
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Describe
a TV
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
program
that you
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
watched
recently.
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
Describe
a TV
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
show
or quiz
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
program
.
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Describe
something you
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
watched
recently
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:
but
did not like it.
16Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
77Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
17Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a TV programme you watched but did not enjoy. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
5 paragraphs
772 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 6.5
  • 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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