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Describe an interesting news story that you watched on TV. v.1

Describe an interesting news story that you watched on TV. v. 1
Describe an interesting news story that you watched on TV. You should say: what the news story was which channel showed it when you watched it and explain why the news story was interesting.   Model Answer 1: I am always on the lookout for the interesting news story on TV except, of course, they don’t become available to be broadcast on our TV every hour or every day. But, about a few months ago, I just got lucky one day and found out that ABC (Australia) news channel was broadcasting a piece of weird but interesting news. Anyway, the news story was about a person in some part of India who could survive weeks just by eating grass. Initially, I couldn’t quite believe the news, thinking that the news presenter was probably asking us to think about a hypothetical situation where one would need to survive weeks by eating only grass. But, as the news presenter started to show the activities of a person in a small Indian village, who was chewing grass and swallowing them, I stopped doubting about the authenticity of that news. The news also presented the interview of the strange Indian man where he was seen to be answering different kinds of questions. For example, he was asked about why and when he decided to start eating grass. The questions like how it really tasted to eat grass, and what his family members really think about his grass-eating habit were also asked. Anyway, the news (more like a mini-documentary) about that person had continued for about 10 minutes where the details about the person’s life, his family, his professions and his other activities were also discussed, apparently in an effort to prove that he was just another regular person, not some superhuman, like any other person except that he just had an incredible ability to survive by eating only grass for weeks. All in all, it was interesting news because it successfully managed to put together the extraordinary habit of a rather ordinary person from another part of the world. Besides, it also went to a great length in presenting the facts on the ground in order to prove that if people really want to do something or learn something unique, they can do so with their courage and determination.   Sample Answer 2: Though I do not watch TV that much nowadays, but I often watch the news, documentary and sometimes talk-shows. Many of them are contemporary world news, some of them are political news and some of them are news stories. One such interesting news was a story that covered a case file of police who caught a serial killer. This news story was broadcasted in Fox news and I watched it about one year ago. The news channel represented the news like a documentary and used some actors & actress and they acted to show the real story. The news story was that the police found some connections among some random murders. They worked hard and suspected that one single person or a group of 2-3 persons were responsible for the murders. They worked for several months to find the killer but each time ended with an unsolved mystery. After 5 years the file was reopened by a special team of police and they started reinvestigating the case. With their endless efforts, elaborate testing, extensive experiments and strong determination they finally started finding connections among the murders. They talked with different people of the places where the murders were committed; they went through every detail of the previous files and talked elaborately with the police officers who were engaged in the case for the first time. With 8 months' effort, they finally caught the murderer who to my surprise was a housewife of a happy family and the mother of 3 kids. She accepted the fact that she had committed the crime and that was revenge to the people who abused her during her career as a rising model of a suburban area. I watched the whole news story with great interest. The news story by itself was adventurous and interesting. Moreover, the news channel represented it like a movie presentation which made it more interesting and watch-worthy.   Tips for answering this Cue Card Question:   Note that you are asked to talk about a news story, not a piece of news you watched on TV. Do not talk about the news program you usually watch daily on TV that gives different updates of local and international events or the talk show that TV channels broadcast. A news story is usually a broad story of public or historical or national or international interest and is usually lengthier than a single piece of news. A news story can be usually one of the following topics: 1.   Recent talk of the town topic that gives details of the news or shows live on TV. 2.   A piece of news coverage on war.   3.   A piece of news made much like a documentary and is shown to the public.   4.   News story on a historical or mysterious topic.   5.   Details on a major sporting event.   6.   News coverage on advanced technology.   7.   A piece of news coverage on a social or political issue.   8.   News details on an interesting crime and criminal. You can mention a news story that you know about or you watched on TV. Say, which TV channel broadcasted it when you watched it, how interesting the news story was, what was the main topic of the news story and give some details on the program. For the questions why you enjoyed it/ or why it was interesting, you can say that the news topic was interesting, the channel represented the news story in a very attractive and interesting way, you learned something new from this program, the program revealed a past mystery/ explained a political/ international crisis and suggested solution, gave facts on a historic event etc.     If you can talk about this topic, you would also be able to talk about the following topics:     1.   Talk about a TV program you enjoyed.   2.   Talk about a documentary you watched on TV.   3.   Describe a program you watched on TV.   4.   Describe an interesting TV program you have watched.
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Describe
an
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interesting
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news
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story
that you
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watched
on TV. You should say: what the
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news
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story
was which
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channel
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showed
it when you
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watched
it and
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explain
why the
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news
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story
was
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interesting
.
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Model Answer 1:

I am always on the lookout for the
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interesting
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news
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story
on TV except,
of course
, they don’t become available to be broadcast on our TV every hour or every day.
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But
, about a few months ago, I
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just
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got
lucky one day and found out that ABC (Australia)
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news
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channel
was broadcasting a
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piece
of weird
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but
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interesting
news.

Anyway
, the
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news
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story
was about a
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person
in
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some
part of India
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who
could survive weeks
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just
by
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eating
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grass
.
Initially
, I couldn’t quite believe the
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news
, thinking that the
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news
presenter was
probably
asking us to
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think
about a hypothetical situation where one would need to survive weeks by
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eating
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only
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grass
.
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But
, as the
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news
presenter
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started
to
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show
the activities of a
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person
in a
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small
Indian village,
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who
was chewing
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grass
and swallowing them, I
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stopped
doubting about the authenticity of that news.

The
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news
also
presented the interview of the strange Indian
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man
where he was
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seen
to be answering
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different
kinds of
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questions
.
For example
, he
was asked
about why and when he decided to
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start
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eating
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grass
. The
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questions
like how it
really
tasted to eat
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grass
, and what his family members
really
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think
about his grass-eating habit were
also
asked.
Anyway
, the
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news
(more like a mini-documentary) about that
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person
had continued for about 10 minutes where the
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details
about the
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person’s
life, his family, his professions and his other activities were
also
discussed,
apparently
in an effort to prove that he was
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just
another regular
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person
, not
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some
superhuman, like any other
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person
except that he
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just
had an incredible ability to survive by
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eating
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only
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grass
for weeks.

All in all, it was
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interesting
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news
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because
it
successfully
managed to put together the extraordinary habit of a
rather
ordinary
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person
from another part of the world.
Besides
, it
also
went to a great length in presenting the facts on the ground in order to prove that if
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people
really
want to do something or learn something unique, they can do
so
with their courage and determination.
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Sample Answer 2:

Though I do not
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watch
TV that much nowadays,
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but
I
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often
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watch
the
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news
,
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documentary
and
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sometimes
talk-
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shows
.
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Many
of them are contemporary world
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news
,
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some
of them are political
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news
and
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some
of them are
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news
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stories
. One such
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interesting
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news
was a
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story
that covered a case file of
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police
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who
caught a serial killer. This
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news
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story
was broadcasted
in Fox
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news
and I
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watched
it about one year ago.

The
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news
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channel
represented the
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news
like a
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documentary
and
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used
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some
actors
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&amp
;
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actress and
they acted to
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show
the real
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story
. The
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news
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story
was that the
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police
found
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some
connections among
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some
random
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murders
. They worked
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hard
and suspected that one single
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person
or a group of 2-3
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persons
were responsible for the
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murders
. They worked for several months to find the killer
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but
each time ended with an unsolved mystery. After 5 years the file
was reopened
by a special team of
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police and
they
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started
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reinvestigating
the case. With their endless efforts, elaborate testing, extensive experiments and strong determination they
finally
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started
finding connections among the
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murders
. They talked with
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different
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people
of the places where the
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murders
were committed
; they went through every
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detail
of the previous files and talked
elaborately
with the
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police
officers
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who
were engaged
in the case for the
first
time. With 8 months' effort, they
finally
caught the murderer
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who
to my surprise was a housewife of a happy family and the mother of 3 kids. She
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accepted
the fact that she had committed the crime and that was revenge to the
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people
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who
abused her during her career as a rising model of a suburban area.

I
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watched
the whole
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news
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story
with great interest. The
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news
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story
by itself was adventurous and
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interesting
.
Moreover
, the
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news
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channel
represented it like a movie presentation which made it more
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interesting
and
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watch
-worthy.
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Tips for answering this Cue Card
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Question
:
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Note that you
are asked
to
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talk
about a
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news
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story
, not a
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piece
of
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news
you
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watched
on TV. Do not
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talk
about the
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news
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program
you
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usually
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watch
daily on TV that gives
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different
updates of local and international
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events
or the
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talk
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show
that TV
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channels
broadcast. A
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news
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story
is
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usually
a broad
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story
of public or historical or national or international interest and is
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usually
lengthier than a single
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piece
of news.

A
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news
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story
can be
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usually
one of the following
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topics: 1
.
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Recent
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talk
of the town
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topic
that gives
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details
of the
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news
or
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shows
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live
on TV. 2.
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A
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piece
of
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news
coverage on war.
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3.
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A
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piece
of
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news
made much like a
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documentary
and
is shown
to the public.
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4.
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News
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story
on a historical or mysterious
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topic
.
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5.
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Details
on a major sporting
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event
.
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6.
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News
coverage on advanced technology.
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7.
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A
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piece
of
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news
coverage on a social or political issue.
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8.
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News
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details
on an
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interesting
crime and criminal.

You can mention a
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news
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story
that
you know
about or you
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watched
on TV. Say, which TV
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channel
broadcasted it when you
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watched
it, how
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interesting
the
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news
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story
was, what was the main
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topic
of the
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news
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story
and give
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some
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details
on the program.

For the
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questions
why you enjoyed it/ or why it was
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interesting
, you can say that the
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news
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topic
was
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interesting
, the
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channel
represented the
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news
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story
in a
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very
attractive and
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interesting
way, you learned something
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new
from this
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program
, the
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program
revealed a past mystery/
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explained
a political/ international crisis and suggested solution, gave facts on a historic
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event
etc.
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If you can
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talk
about this
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topic
, you would
also
be able to
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talk
about the following
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topics
:
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1.
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Talk
about a TV
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program
you enjoyed.
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2.
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Talk
about a
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documentary
you
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watched
on TV.
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3.
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Describe
a
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program
you
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watched
on TV.
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4.
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Describe
an
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interesting
TV
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program
you have
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watched
.
16Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
167Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
32Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe an interesting news story that you watched on TV. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
12 paragraphs
1074 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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