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Describe a type of clothes/ dress you like. v.1

Describe a type of clothes/ dress you like. v. 1
Describe a type of clothes/ dress you like. You should say: what it is what it looks like how often you wear it And explain why you like it so much. Model Answer 1: Oh dear, this is a challenging one for me. I don’t really think about clothes very much, I’m not much of a follower of fashion or a ‘clothes horse’ as the saying goes. I just like to be comfortable, and inconspicuous. Hmm, even so, I’ll think about what I instinctively put on the other day, when I had no particular obligations that required me to dress in a certain way so I just put on exactly what I wanted. There couldn’t be a more accurate way to judge what I really like to wear than that! In life, we often have to wear certain things to be acceptable and presentable in particular situations. Of course I’d wear a suit if I was going to a job interview, and I have been known to put on a dress if I was going to a wedding (though that really isn’t a sight you see very often! ) If I’m going for a run, I’ll pull on leggings and a sports top, which is really comfy, but not what I’d wear at home. I’m going to tell you what I wear by choice, what it looks like, how often I wear it and why I like to so much. I think I must be a bit of an odd shape because I find it really hard to get clothes that fit me well. I’m quite short, and a bit top heavy, so things that fit the top of my body can swamp my lower half, so I always prefer to wear a separate top and bottom rather than a dress say.   If I’m having an at-home day (that is, a day when no-one will see me and be horrified at how informally I’ve dressed) then I’ll go for what is most comfortable every time. My flat can be really cold, especially at this time of year in the winter, so I like to wear something that is as warm as possible. So, my outfit of choice the other day was a pair of stretchy black pull on jodhpurs with an elasticated waist and a fleece jumper.   The jodhpurs are old and worn but incredibly comfy and roasty toasty warm to wear. I also had on really thick knee length socks, because they are warm too, and the soles of the socks are quite thick, which means I can get away without putting any shoes on if I’m just pottering about at home. I am always more comfortable with bare feet indoors, but just now it’s winter and a bit too cold for that, hence woolly socks are the order of the day. For my top, I pulled on an over-sized fleece. Again, it is lovely and warm and stretchy too. It is also black, so I’m dressed like a stage hand at the theatre! (Perhaps you don’t know, but the people who shift scenery between acts for stage plays are always dressed completely in black so they disappear into the background when they are moving things around. )  I definitely don’t look glamorous and I hope that I won’t have to answer the door to the postman or anyone else as I look a bit of a mess quite frankly. However, if I’m really honest, if I could get away with wearing such casual and comfortable clothes every day then I absolutely would. So, when I was getting dressed for an ‘at-home’ day the other week, I didn’t expect I’d be telling you all about my clothing choices now, but somehow, I don’t think I’d get away with pretending I lounge about my flat wearing a ball gown and heels. I’m just not the dressy type.   Others might describe dressing up for a night out, for me, it’s all about dressing down for a night curled up on the sofa with a nice cup of tea! [ Written by - Lucy Marris:   Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam) ]   Sample Answer 2: I usually like to wear a pair of jeans pant and a casual T-shirt when I do not need to wear any formal dress. A couple of months ago, I went to Singapore and had bought several pairs of denim jeans pants and five casual T-shirts which had custom designs on them. Now they have turned into my most favourite clothes for me and quite often I wear them. In fact, they give me freedom of movement and for this cue card topic, I would like to talk about it. I am a student of college second year. Earlier, I used to maintain a formal dress code but now I am a bit different from that view and the change occurred a couple of years ago. Usually, I did not wear jeans and T-shirt as I did not feel comfortable with them. But now the view has changed and I love to wear them whenever possible. Actually, I did not have any idea how they felt up until 2014. I saw many of the youths and students in my college wear such dresses. My visit to Singapore and the experience of street shopping has changed the view and I first experienced it in 2013. I actually bought a pair of jeans pants along with two T-shirts based on my curiosity in 2013, but that changed my choice of dressing entirely. I bought the pair of jeans pant within a reasonable cost after lots of bargaining with the seller. One of the pants is dark blue while the other once comes with a light shade. But both the pants are of standard quality and fabric. Their sewing is strong and durable. The seller assured me that the pants will last longer than my thought. On the other sides, I bought the T-shirt with a fancy look on it. It comes with a deep dark colour. Amid the black shade, there is a quite saying ‘Hi! ’ by a cartoon. In fact, the carton looks different and I liked the T-shirt for its stylish collar and design. Usually, I love to wear light colours but this time I have chosen the darker ones as an experiment. I am amazed that the colours suited me perfectly. Now, whenever I shop, I prefer to buy fashionable jeans pants and uniquely designed T-shirts. When I am at home, I do not wear the jeans and T-shirts. But when I am out of home for any informal purposes, I wear them. Moreover, when I move for my college, earlier I used to wear formal pants and shirts but now I wear the jeans pant with the T-shirt. Sometimes, I interchange with the pants and T-shirts with some other attires as well. Sometimes, I wear a formal shirt with the jeans pant or wear the T-shirt with a formal pant. It actually depends on my moods and occasions I have to attend. But both the ways are comfortable to me. I like the jeans pants and T-shirt so much for some specific reasons. They are comfortable to use. Movement is easier. With a formal dress, it is almost impossible to move easily, and even seating is also difficult. I always had to worry about the clothes I was wearing. Cleaning them is another issue. But there are no such issues with the jeans pants or T-shirt. They do not need any specific cleaning process or specialised water. The most impressive benefit of wearing a jeans pant and a T-shirt is that you can have access to any occasion or events you want. They are always appropriate and nobody will have any objection on the dress. Hence, the youths around the world are wearing jeans pants and casual T-shirts. I am planning to have many more jeans pants and casual T-shirts soon.
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Describe
a type of clothes/
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dress
you like. You should say: what it is what it
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looks
like how
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often
you
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wear
it And
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explain
why you like it
so
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much
. Model Answer 1:

Oh dear, this is a challenging one for me. I don’t
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really
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think
about
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clothes
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very
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much
, I’m not
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much
of a follower of fashion or a
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‘clothes
horse’ as the saying goes. I
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just
like to be
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comfortable
, and inconspicuous. Hmm, even
so
, I’ll
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think
about what I instinctively put on the
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other
day, when I had no particular obligations that required me to
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dress
in a certain way
so
I
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just
put on exactly what I wanted. There couldn’t be a more accurate way to judge what I
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really
like to
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wear
than that! In life, we
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often
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have to
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wear
certain things to be acceptable and presentable
in particular
situations. Of
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course I
’d
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wear
a suit if I was going to a job interview, and I have
been known
to put on a
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dress
if I was going to a wedding (though that
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really
isn’t a sight you
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see
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very
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often
!
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)
If I’m going for a run, I’ll pull on leggings and a sports
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top
, which is
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really
comfy,
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but
not what I’d
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wear
at home. I’m going to
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tell
you what I
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wear
by
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choice
, what it
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looks
like, how
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often
I
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wear
it and why I like to
so
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much
. I
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think
I
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must
be a
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bit
of an odd shape
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because
I find it
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really
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hard
to
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get
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clothes
that fit me
well
.
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I
’m
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quite
short, and a
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bit
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top
heavy,
so
things that fit the
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top
of my body can swamp my lower half,
so
I always prefer to
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wear
a separate
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top
and bottom
rather
than a
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dress
say.
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If I’m having an at-home day (
that is
, a day when no-one will
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see
me and
be horrified
at how
informally
I’ve
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dressed)
then I’ll go for what is most
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comfortable
every time. My flat can be
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really
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cold
,
especially
at this time of year in the winter,
so
I like to
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wear
something
that is
as
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warm
as possible.
So
, my outfit of
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choice
the
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other
day was a
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pair
of stretchy black pull on jodhpurs with an elasticated waist and a fleece jumper.
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The jodhpurs are
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old
and worn
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but
incredibly
comfy and
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roasty
toasty
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warm
to
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wear
. I
also
had on
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really
thick
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knee length
socks,
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because
they are
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warm
too, and the soles of the socks are
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quite
thick, which means I can
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get
away without putting any shoes on if I’m
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just
pottering about at home. I am always more
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comfortable
with bare feet indoors,
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but
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just
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now
it’s winter and a
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bit
too
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cold
for that,
hence
woolly
socks are the order of the day. For my
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top
, I pulled on an over-sized fleece. Again, it is lovely and
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warm
and stretchy too. It is
also
black,
so
I’m
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dressed
like a
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stage hand
at the
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theatre
! (Perhaps you don’t know,
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but
the
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people
who shift scenery between acts for stage plays are always
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dressed
completely in black
so
they disappear into the background when they are moving things around.
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)
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I definitely don’t
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look
glamorous and I hope that I won’t
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have to
answer the door to the postman or anyone else as I
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look
a
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bit
of a mess
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quite
frankly
.
However
, if I’m
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really
honest, if I could
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get
away with wearing such
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casual
and
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comfortable
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clothes
every day then I
absolutely
would.
So
, when I was getting
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dressed
for an ‘at-home’ day the
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other
week, I didn’t
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expect
I’d be telling you all about my clothing
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choices
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now
,
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but
somehow, I don’t
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think
I’d
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get
away with pretending I lounge about my flat wearing a ball gown and heels. I’m
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just
not the dressy type.
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Others might
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describe
dressing up for a night out, for me, it’s all about dressing down for a night curled up on the sofa with a nice cup of tea!
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[
Written by
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-
Lucy
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Marris
:
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Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam)
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]
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Sample Answer 2:

I
usually
like to
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wear
a
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pair
of jeans pant and a
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casual
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T-shirt
when I do not need to
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wear
any
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formal
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dress
. A couple of months ago, I went to Singapore and had
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bought
several
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pairs
of denim jeans
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pants
and five
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casual
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T-shirts
which had custom designs on them.
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Now
they have turned into my most
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favourite
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clothes
for me and
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quite
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often
I
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wear
them. In fact, they give me freedom of movement and for this cue card topic, I would like to talk about it.

I am a student of college second year. Earlier, I
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used
to maintain a
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formal
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dress
code
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but
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now
I am a
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bit
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different
from that view and the
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change
occurred a couple of years ago.
Usually
, I did not
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wear
jeans and
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T-shirt
as I did not feel
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comfortable
with them.
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But
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now
the view has
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changed
and I
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love
to
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wear
them whenever possible.
Actually
, I did not have any
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idea
how they felt up until 2014. I
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saw
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many
of the youths and students in my college
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wear
such
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dresses
. My visit to Singapore and the experience of street shopping has
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changed
the view and I
first
experienced it in 2013. I
actually
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bought
a
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pair
of jeans
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pants
along with two
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T-shirts
based on my curiosity in 2013,
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but
that
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changed
my
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choice
of dressing
entirely
.

I
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bought
the
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pair
of jeans pant within a reasonable cost after lots of bargaining with the seller. One of the
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pants
is dark blue while the
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other
once
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comes
with a light shade.
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But
both the
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pants
are of standard quality and fabric. Their sewing is strong and durable. The seller assured me that the
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pants
will last longer than my
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thought
. On the
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other
sides, I
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bought
the
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T-shirt
with a fancy
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look
on it. It
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comes
with a deep dark
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colour
. Amid the black shade, there is a
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quite
saying ‘Hi! ’ by a cartoon. In fact, the carton
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looks
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different
and I liked the
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T-shirt
for its stylish collar and design.
Usually
, I
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love
to
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wear
light
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colours
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but
this time I have chosen the darker ones as an experiment. I
am amazed
that the
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colours
suited me
perfectly
.
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Now
, whenever I shop, I prefer to
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buy
fashionable jeans
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pants
and
uniquely
designed T-shirts.

When I am at home, I do not
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wear
the jeans and
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T-shirts
.
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But
when I am out of home for any informal purposes, I
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wear
them.
Moreover
, when I
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move
for my college, earlier I
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used
to
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wear
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formal
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pants
and shirts
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but
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now
I
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wear
the jeans pant with the
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T-shirt
.
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Sometimes
, I interchange with the
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pants
and
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T-shirts
with
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some
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other
attires as
well
.
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Sometimes
, I
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wear
a
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formal
shirt with the jeans pant or
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wear
the
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T-shirt
with a
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formal
pant. It
actually
depends on my moods and occasions I
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have to
attend.
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But
both the ways are
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comfortable
to me.

I like the jeans
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pants
and
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T-shirt
so
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much
for
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some
specific reasons. They are
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comfortable
to
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use
. Movement is easier. With a
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formal
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dress
, it is almost impossible to
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move
easily
, and even seating is
also
difficult. I always had to worry about the
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clothes
I was wearing. Cleaning them is another issue.
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But
there are no such issues with the jeans
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pants
or
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T-shirt
. They do not need any specific cleaning process or
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specialised
water. The most impressive benefit of wearing a jeans pant and a
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T-shirt
is that you can have access to any occasion or
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events
you want. They are always appropriate and nobody will have any objection on the
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dress
.
Hence
, the youths around the world are wearing jeans
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pants
and
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casual
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T-shirts
. I am planning to have
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many
more jeans
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pants
and
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casual
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T-shirts
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:
soon
.
18Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
156Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
26Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a type of clothes/ dress you like. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
7 paragraphs
1332 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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