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Describe an interest or hobby that you particularly enjoy. v.1

Describe an interest or hobby that you particularly enjoy. v. 1
Describe an interest or hobby that you particularly enjoy. You should say: what it is how long you have been doing it who you do it with and explain why this is important to you.   Model Answer 1: In the past, I tried a number of hobbies, but I just couldn’t stick with them for too long, probably because of the age factor. But, at this point in my life, I must say that I have found a hobby which I could probably enjoy for the rest of my life without ever getting bored. The name of this particular hobby is called “internet surfing and collecting information from it”. Yes, you heard it right. My favourite hobby nowadays is surfing the internet. I also think that more and more people should consider surfing the internet as their hobbies because there are just so many interesting things to learn from the world wide web that it is almost impossible to get a better view of the world in which we live without surfing the internet. At least, I have been doing this for the last three years or so, and I just love it. Besides, what could be a better hobby than learning about the world around us with just a click of a mouse? The best thing about this hobby is that I can enjoy it anytime from the comfort of my home. You want to learn about a unique aspect of a particular culture or tradition? Well, the internet has it whether you want just some written/text information or an actual video of it. You are interested to learn about the recipes of some delicious foods? The internet will provide you with tons of videos on it for you. Like these, there are so many things that we can learn by surfing the internet if you really have the intellectual acumen to put all the information in the proper context. Now, why would I think of going outside to enjoy some hobbies while I can do it right at my home with my family members and the loved ones? Anyway, this hobby is important for me because it stimulates my mind and brain unlike anything else. Besides, the wealth of information, I receive from the internet, helps me make a lot of informed decision which otherwise wouldn’t be possible that easily.   Sample Answer 2: Today I am going to talk about a hobby I particularly enjoy when I am at home in the UK. I will tell you what the hobby is; how long I have been doing it; who I do it with and why it is important to me. My hobby is running!   I know I do not really look like a runner, and it is true I am not very fast, but this is still the activity that I like to do in my spare time. I have not been running for very long.   I started running just 18 months ago, as I decided I needed to get fit, and I thought it would be a cheap way to exercise.   I did not expect to enjoy myself. Near to where I live, there is a park.   It is very beautiful with trees and streams.   Each Saturday a large group of about 500 people meet at 9. 00 a. m. in the morning and go for a 5 km run together. This event is called Parkrun, and it happens in over 300 different places in the UK each week. I was nervous when I first went but found the group was friendly and encouraging.   Now I go every week, and I even have trained for some longer races 10 km and my longest was 20 k. m. ! I have made lots of friends through running.   However, the best surprise was that when I went to my local Parkrun, I met someone I had not seen for over 30 years!   We had been at school together but did not keep in touch.   We had both moved to the new city of Sheffield and did not realise we lived so close to each other.   Now I run with this friend every week, and we go for breakfast each Saturday after our run. Running is important to me because it keeps me fit, has helped me make new friends, and it has shown me that I am not too old to try new things!   I hope you all find activities that you enjoy doing in your spare time! [ Written by - Lucy Marris | Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam) ]   Model Answer 3: Blogging is the interest or hobby that I really enjoy and have been doing it very passionately for the last 2-3 years. A blog is basically the short form of 'weblog' and it lets the blogger write on topics he/she likes. It is very similar to a website and the blog posts I write is open for anyone to read using the internet. This blog is not being collaborated with anyone at the moment. Currently, I am updating it alone but I have a plan to share this with some of my friends who also has interests in writing and blogging.   The blog I am maintaining has lots of importance both for me and for the intended readers. For me, the blog helps me improving my writing skill as it requires lots of content writing, helps me exploring of relevant topics that improve my knowledge and to upload the images I take with my camera. Sometimes I write on how-to and tutorials which are helpful for people looking for it. Sometimes I write on books I read, movies I watch or about new things I learn and that helps me observing those in a different perspective. People can comment on the articles I add and thus I have got many others in my blog who shares similar interests that I have. Thus the importance of my blog immense to me and I maintain my blog with utmost passion and fervour. For writing blog posts I need to explore different topics and thus this habit helps me increase my knowledge on different topics.
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Describe
an
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interest
or
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hobby
that you
particularly
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enjoy
. You should say: what it is how
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long
you have been
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doing
it
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who
you do it with and
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explain
why this is
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important
to you.
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Model Answer 1:

In the past, I tried a number of
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hobbies
,
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but
I
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just
couldn’t stick with them for too
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long
,
probably
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because
of the age factor.
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But
, at this point in my life, I
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must
say that I have found a
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hobby
which I could
probably
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enjoy
for the rest of my life without ever getting bored.

The name of this particular
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hobby
is called
“internet surfing and collecting
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information
from it”. Yes, you heard it
right
. My
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favourite
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hobby
nowadays is surfing the internet. I
also
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think
that more and more
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people
should consider surfing the internet as their
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hobbies
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because
there are
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just
so
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many
interesting things to
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learn
from the
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world wide web
that it is almost impossible to
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get
a better view of the world in which we
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live
without surfing the internet.

At least, I have been
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doing
this for the last three years or
so
, and I
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just
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love
it.
Besides
, what could be a better
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hobby
than learning about the world around us with
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just
a click of a mouse? The best thing about this
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hobby
is that I can
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enjoy
it anytime from the comfort of my home. You want to
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learn
about a unique aspect of a particular culture or tradition?
Well
, the internet has it whether you want
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just
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some
written/text
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information
or an actual video of it. You
are interested
to
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learn
about the recipes of
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some
delicious foods? The internet will provide you with tons of videos on it for you. Like these, there are
so
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many
things that we can
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learn
by surfing the internet if you
really
have the intellectual acumen to put all the
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information
in the proper context.
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Now
, why would I
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think
of going outside to
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enjoy
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some
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hobbies
while I can
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do
it
right
at my home with my family members and the
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loved
ones?

Anyway
, this
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hobby
is
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important
for me
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because
it stimulates my mind and brain unlike anything else.
Besides
, the wealth of
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information
, I receive from the internet,
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helps
me
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make
a
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lot
of informed decision which
otherwise
wouldn’t be possible that
easily
.
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Sample Answer 2:

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Today
I am going to talk about a
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hobby
I
particularly
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enjoy
when I am at home in the UK. I will
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tell
you what the
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hobby
is; how
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long
I have been
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doing
it;
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who
I do it with and why it is
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important
to me. My
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hobby
is
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running
!
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I know I do not
really
look like a runner, and it is true I am not
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very
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fast
,
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but
this is
still
the activity that I like to do in my spare time. I have not been
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running
for
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very
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long
.
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Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
I
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started
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running
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just
18 months ago, as I decided I needed to
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get
fit, and I
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thought
it would be a
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cheap
way to exercise.
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I
did not
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expect
to
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enjoy
myself. Near to where I
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live
, there is a park.
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It is
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very
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beautiful
with trees and streams.
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Each Saturday a large group of about 500
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people
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meet
at 9. 00 a. m. in the morning and go for a 5 km run together. This
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event
is called
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Parkrun
, and it happens in over 300
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different
places in the UK each week. I was nervous when I
first
went
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but
found the group was friendly and encouraging.
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Now
I go every week, and I even have trained for
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some
longer races 10 km and my longest was 20 k. m. ! I have made
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lots
of
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friends
through
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running
.
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However
, the best surprise was that when I went to my local
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Parkrun
, I met someone I had not
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seen
for over 30 years!
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We had been at school together
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but
did not
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keep
in touch.
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We had both
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moved
to the
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new
city of Sheffield and did not
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realise
we
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lived
so
close to each other.
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Now
I run with this
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friend
every week, and we go for breakfast each Saturday after our run.
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Running
is
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important
to me
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because
it
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keeps
me fit, has
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helped
me
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make
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new
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friends
, and it has shown me that I am not too
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old
to try
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new
things!
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I hope you all find activities that you
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enjoy
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doing
in your spare time!
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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 Answer 3:

Blogging is the
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interest
or
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hobby
that I
really
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enjoy
and have been
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doing
it
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very
passionately
for the last 2-3 years. A
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blog
is
basically
the short form of 'weblog' and it
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lets
the blogger
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write
on
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topics
he/she likes. It is
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very
similar to a website and the
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blog
posts I
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write
is open for anyone to read using the internet. This
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blog
is not
being collaborated
with anyone at the moment.
Currently
, I am updating it alone
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but
I have a plan to share this with
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some
of my
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friends
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who
also
has
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interests
in
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writing
and blogging.
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The
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blog
I am maintaining has
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lots
of importance both for me and for the intended readers. For me, the
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blog
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helps
me
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improving
my
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writing
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skill
as it requires
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lots
of content
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writing
,
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helps
me
The verb 'content' is used with an infinitive: "to explore" or "explore".
exploring
of relevant
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topics
that
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improve
my knowledge and to upload the images I take with my camera.
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Sometimes
I
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write
on how-to and tutorials which are helpful for
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people
looking for it.
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Sometimes
I
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write
on books I read, movies I
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watch
or about
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new
things I
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learn
and that
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helps
me
The verb 'learn' is used with an infinitive: "to observe" or "observe".
observing
those in a
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different
perspective.
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People
can comment on the articles I
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add
and
thus
I have
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got
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many
others in my
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blog
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who
shares similar
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interests
that I have.
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Thus
the importance of my
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blog
immense to me and I maintain my
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blog
with utmost passion and
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fervour
.

For
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writing
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blog
posts I need to explore
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different
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topics
and
thus
this habit
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helps
me increase my knowledge on
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different
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topics
.
14Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
103Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
33Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe an interest or hobby that you particularly enjoy. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
8 paragraphs
1043 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: 6.0
  • 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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