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Describe a website you often browse. v.1

Describe a website you often browse. v. 1
Describe a website you often browse. You should say: what it is how long you have been using it what type of website it is and explain why you often browse this website. [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. ] Follow-up Questions: How long have you been using the Internet? How the Internet has changed our lifestyle? What would be the possible uses of the Internet in the future?   Model Answer 1: I have just a few minutes to tell you about a website I often browse. I will tell you what the website is, how long I’ve been using it, a bit about what is on it and why I visit it so often. The website is the BBC news website. You can find it at www. bbc. co. uk/news but I just have it as a favourite on my toolbar. I am a complete BBC junkie! I visit the website several times a day if I can, and have been using it for as long as I can remember. Possibly for as long as the website has been in existence but definitely for the past ten years or more. The BBC news website is massive. It contains rolling headlines of breaking news, and from the landing page, you can jump to sections on different types of news categories. For example, there are tabs for world news; health issues; environmental reports; education; sport; education and science as well as entertainment and arts stories. You can read text-based articles illustrated with a few pictures – which is my preferred way of accessing news and information – or you can opt to see news film or audio clips. I think the website is really comprehensive and easy to use too. The BBC News website, for me, is a one-stop location for all current affairs and news items. I really like that I can see headlines of breaking news almost instantaneously, but it also includes more thoughtful reporting. Detailed online articles with considered analysis of global or local events. I can also find out what the weather forecast is – always handy in the UK where it can change so quickly, plus I like to be able to keep an eye on what is happening locally to me in Sheffield where I live. I also trust the BBC website to give balanced reporting, I think it has journalistic integrity, so I feel if I read it every day, I will have a good perspective on what is going on in the world, and enough information to come to my own conclusions on current affairs across the globe. The only downside of the website is that I find it can be a bit addictive! Because it is updated frequently it is tempting to keep going back and having another look if there is some running news item that I am following. It can lead me to procrastinate when I am supposed to be working, but I tell myself it is important to keep up to date with what is going on in the world, even though I know that really, it wouldn’t hurt to limit myself to news ‘fix’ just a couple of times a day! I wonder if others use the website too and if they do, whether they might as avid followers as I am! [ Written by - Lucy Marris | Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam) ]   Model Answer 2: Sometimes, in these days, I really wonder as to what we really would do if we didn’t have any internet and if it didn’t allow us the opportunity to search for answers on a daily basis. More importantly, would the internet be considered effective and important enough if we didn’t have websites like “quora. com”, which I often browse, by the way. The simple answer is “no”. So, why “quora. com”?   Before we get into that discussion, please allow me first to tell what it really is. Well, quora. com, started its journey in 2009, is an American ‘question-and-answer’ where questions are asked, answered and edited by the “learned and expert” internet users. The answers could either be based on “facts” or “expert opinions”. Since then, “Quora” has worked to improve its navigational features and usability, as well as by adding and extending the features to mobile devices, mobile application, that is, which I have on my smartphone as well. Quora has also introduced a “blogging” platform in order to allow users to post ‘non-answer’ contents. Today, with more than 300 million monthly users, Quora, which I have been using for more than last 5 years or so, has established itself to be one of the leading “reliable” online resources for different kinds of knowledge and information. This website also allows to display “ads” on a limited scale, and is published in at least 15 different languages to help the users from all over the world as best as it can. Anyway, back to answering the question as to why I exactly use or browse the website. Well, I browse it mainly because it allows me to learn about many things and information by actually comparing the answers of different users without spending too much time. Besides, it also allows me to improve my “linguistic” abilities, as far as my English language is concerned, as I also contribute to this great website from time to time. Finally, this website gives me a “confidence” boost at an “intellectual” level when I get “upvote” or “encouraging” comments for my “2-cent” worth of opinions.
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website
you
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often
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. You should say: what it is how
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long
you have been using it what type of
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website
it is and
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explain
why you
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often
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browse
this
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website
. [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're going to say. You can
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some
notes to
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help
you if you wish.
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Follow-up Questions: How
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long
have you been using the Internet? How the Internet has
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changed
our lifestyle? What would be the possible
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uses
of the Internet in the future?
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Model
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Answer
1:

I have
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just
a few minutes to
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you about a
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website
I
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. I will
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you what the
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website
is, how
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long
I’ve been using it, a bit about what is on it and why I visit it
so
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often
.

The
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website
is the BBC
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news
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website
. You can find it at
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www
.
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bbc
.
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co
.
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uk
/news
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I
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just
have it as a
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favourite
on my toolbar. I am a complete BBC junkie! I visit the
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website
several
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times
a day if I can, and have been using it for as
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long
as I can remember.
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for as
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long
as the
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website
has been in existence
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but
definitely for the past ten years or more.

The BBC
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news
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website
is massive. It contains rolling headlines of breaking
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news
, and from the landing page, you can jump to sections on
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different
types of
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news
categories.
For example
, there are tabs for
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world
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news
; health issues; environmental reports; education; sport; education and science as
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well
as entertainment and arts stories. You can read text-based articles illustrated with a few pictures
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–
which is my preferred way of accessing
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news
and
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information
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–
or you can opt to
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see
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film or audio clips. I
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think
the
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website
is
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really
comprehensive and easy to
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use
too.

The BBC
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News
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website
, for me, is a one-
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stop
location for all
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current
affairs and
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news
items. I
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really
like that I can
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see
headlines of breaking
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news
almost
instantaneously
,
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but
it
also
includes more thoughtful reporting. Detailed online articles with considered analysis of global or local
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events
. I can
also
find out what the weather forecast is
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–
always handy in the UK where it can
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change
so
quickly
, plus I like to be able to
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keep
an eye on what is happening
locally
to me in Sheffield where I
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live
. I
also
trust the BBC
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website
to give balanced reporting, I
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think
it has journalistic integrity,
so
I feel if I read it every day, I will have a
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good
perspective on what is going on in the
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world
, and
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enough
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information
to
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come
to my
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own
conclusions on
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current
affairs across the globe. The
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only
downside of the
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website
is that I find it can be a bit addictive!
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Because
it
is updated
frequently
it is tempting to
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keep
going back and having another look if there is
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some
running
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news
item that I am following. It can lead me to procrastinate when I
am supposed
to be working,
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but
I
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tell
myself it is
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important
to
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keep
up to date with what is going on in the
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world
,
even though
I know that
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really
, it wouldn’t hurt to limit myself to
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news
‘
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fix
’
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just
a couple of
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times
a day!

I wonder if others
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use
the
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website
too and if they do, whether they
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might as avid
followers as I am!
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[
Written by
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-
Lucy
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Marris
| Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam)
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]
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Model
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Answer
2:
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Sometimes
, in these days, I
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really
wonder as to what we
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really
would do if we didn’t have any internet and if it didn’t
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allow
us the opportunity to search for
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answers
on a daily basis. More
importantly
, would the internet
be considered
effective and
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important
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enough
if we didn’t have websites like “
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quora
.
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com
”, which I
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often
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browse
, by the way. The simple
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answer
is “no”.

So
, why “
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quora
.
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com
”?
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Before
we
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get
into that discussion,
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please
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allow
me
first
to
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tell
what it
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really
is.
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Well
,
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quora
.
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com
,
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started
its journey in 2009, is an American ‘question-and-answer’ where questions
are asked
, answered and edited by the “learned and expert” internet
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users
. The
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answers
could either
be based
on “facts” or “expert opinions”. Since then, “Quora” has worked to
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improve
its navigational features and usability, as
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well
as by adding and extending the features to mobile devices, mobile application,
that is
, which I have on my smartphone as
well
.

Quora has
also
introduced a “blogging” platform in order to
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allow
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users
to post ‘non-answer’ contents.
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Today
, with more than 300 million monthly
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users
, Quora, which I have been using for more than last 5 years or
so
, has established itself to be one of the leading “reliable” online resources for
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different
kinds of knowledge and
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information
. This
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website
also
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allows
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to display
“ads” on a limited scale, and
is published
in at least 15
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different
languages to
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help
the
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users
from all over the
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world
as
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best
as it can.

Anyway
, back to answering the question as to why I exactly
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use
or
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browse
the
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website
.
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Well
, I
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browse
it
mainly
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because
it
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allows
me to learn about
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many
things and
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information
by
actually
comparing the
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answers
of
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different
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users
without spending too much
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time
.
Besides
, it
also
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allows
me to
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improve
my “linguistic” abilities, as far as my English language
is concerned
, as I
also
contribute to this great
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website
from
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time
to
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time
.
Finally
, this
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website
gives me a “confidence” boost at an “intellectual” level when I
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get
“
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upvote
” or “encouraging” comments for my “2-cent” worth of opinions.
17Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
94Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
26Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a website you often browse. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
9 paragraphs
955 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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