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Describe an interesting story that you heard or read about in the news. v.1

Describe an interesting story that you heard or read about in the news. v. 1
Describe an interesting story that you heard or read about in the news. You should say: when you heard or read about the story what the story was about why the story was in the news and explain why you thought the story was interesting. Model Answer 1: Thank you very much to let me talk about this cue card topic. The story that I am going to talk about is a fascinating story on how an eight year’s old kid saved more than 500 people from possible fatal casualty. I read this story a year ago in a daily newspaper. This story was published in a popular newspaper that I used to read every day at that time and it was featured as a story of bravery and exemplary one. An eight years old boy was playing with some other kids in the evening near a rail junction and suddenly noticed that a part of the rail track was severely damaged. While other kids ignored that and returned to their houses, this particular boy was different and he went home and persuaded his father that something bad is going to happen. He came back to the train junction with his father and took a great deal of hassle to convince the rail officers to actually go to visit the damage. They officers were reluctant to do so and thought it was a child’s imagination or lack of comprehension. But the boy was adamant and with his father, they were able to finally convince them that something terrible might happen if they do not take prompt actions. When all of them saw the severe damage on the rail track, it was almost the time for a passenger rail to pass this junction using this particular rail track. It was evening and very few people were in the station. The railway authority understood that repairing the harmed railroad was impossible. They immediately informed the nearby station and warned them so that the train does not leave that junction. Next day many rail supervisors and employees visited the place and they were amazed by the bravery the boy showed to save people from an approaching peril. I followed the news story and next day it made the headline of every local newspaper. As far I remember the boy was given many gifts by the rail authorities as well as the local administration. The story was an exemplary one to remind us how a small sacrifice and bravery can save others. The eight years old boy showed his utmost intelligence, heroism and prompt actions to save people from unforeseeable dangers. The event was so touchy that it went viral in a day and that hit the headline of many newspapers. I did not watch TV that time, but I am sure that was also in TV news. From the very nature of this event, we can understand that we revere the good news and we are not used to the bad news only. The great courage of a small kid saved the lives of many and that was an indeed worth news story to let the people of the whole country know and feel proud of.   Sample Answer 2: A very recent story has shocked the world, I think, and this is the unwanted event of catching fire to an iPhone 7 plus. In fact, this was a heartbreaking news for the iPhone lovers across the world and this is for the first time that the brand has experienced such an undesired situation. While reading a newspaper, I came to know about the news. I was reading the newspaper yesterday like the other days and then suddenly a news on the Technology page attracted my attention. Usually, I read the newspaper early hours in the morning before moving to my office, and I came to know about the event then. Since I am tech-lover, I do not miss any updates about technological advancements. As part of gathering the updates, I take a careful look at the page. Accordingly, I came to know about the story that appears interesting to me. The story was about the demerits of lithium-ion batteries and how it catches fire. The report read that earlier the events of fire happened with the device of Samsung and now it is happening with the devices of tech-giant Apple Inc. It was the very first event with the Apple devices. At present, Apple devices are the symbol of status. Having an iPhone or Apple device increase the social status a lot. But everything has its demerits. The latest iPhone had caught fire and got completely damaged while it was in charge. The girl, who own that phone, immediately recorded video of the event and spread that on Twitter. The video went viral immediately after it was on the social networking platform. Later, the Apple Inc. authority had made contact with her and replaced the damaged phone. The authority also assured her to look into the matter deeply. I think the story was in the news for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it was an accident which can result in more detrimental impacts. The girl has been saved as she was away from the charging phone. If she was near the phone while it caught fire, she could have been injured to some extent. This is a precautionary measure for everyone. People having such smartphones should be careful while charging them. On the other side, this is also a warning for the smartphone manufacturers. Previously, Samsung had to stop one of its smartphone production last year as that had defects with the battery. The similar types of batteries have been included with the latest model of iPhone. Hence, the manufacturer should be careful about the issue lest they also have to be defeated in the competition. This appeared an interesting news story to me. The video shows how the phone caught fire and making a weird noise. The girl was smart and brave enough to record video of the event. If there were someone else, definitely it would have been hard to handle the situation so smoothly. By the same time, she has ensured another iPhone 7 plus from the Apple Inc. authority and also confirmed their assurance so that the other users do not fall in such troubles. In fact, I was planning to purchase an iPhone 7 plus after a few days. But I changed my mind and planning to get something different. It has become perilous to buy iPhone 7 plus for the risks of catching fire on the phone.   Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card would enable you to talk about the following Cue Cards as well: Describe a news story you recently watched on TV. Describe a news item that you read recently. Describe a news show you often watch. Describe a story or news item that you read in a newspaper.
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Describe
an
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interesting
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story
that you heard or
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read
about in the
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news
. You should say: when you heard or
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read
about the
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story
what the
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story
was about why the
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story
was in the
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news
and
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explain
why you
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thought
the
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story
was
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interesting
. Model Answer 1:

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very
much to
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let
me
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talk
about this
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cue
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card
topic. The
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story
that I am going to
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talk
about is a fascinating
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story
on how an eight
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year’s
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old
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kid
saved more than 500
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people
from possible fatal casualty. I
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read
this
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story
a
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year
ago in a daily
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newspaper
. This
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story
was published
in a popular
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newspaper
that I
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used
to
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read
every day at that
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time
and it
was featured
as a
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story
of bravery and exemplary one. An eight years
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old
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boy
was playing with
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some
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other
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kids
in the evening near a
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rail
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junction
and
suddenly
noticed that a part of the
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rail
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track
was
severely
damaged. While
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other
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kids
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ignored
that and returned to their
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houses
, this particular
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boy
was
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different and
he went home and persuaded his father that something
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bad
is going to happen. He
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came
back to the train
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junction
with his father and took a great deal of hassle to convince the
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rail
officers to
actually
go to visit the damage. They officers were reluctant to do
so
and
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thought
it was a child’s imagination or lack of comprehension.
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But
the
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boy
was adamant and with his father, they were able to
finally
convince them that something terrible might happen if they do not take prompt actions. When all of them
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saw
the severe damage on the
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rail
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track
, it was almost the
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time
for a passenger
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rail
to pass this
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junction
using this particular
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rail
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track
. It was evening and
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very
few
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people
were in the station. The railway
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authority
understood that repairing the harmed railroad was impossible. They immediately informed the nearby station and warned them
so
that the train does not
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leave
that
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junction
.
Next
day
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many
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rail
supervisors and employees visited the
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place and
they
were amazed
by the bravery the
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boy
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showed
to save
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people
from an approaching peril.

I followed the
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news
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story
and
next
day it made the headline of every local
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newspaper
. As far I remember the
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boy
was
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given
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many
gifts by the
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rail
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authorities
as
well
as the local administration. The
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story
was an exemplary one to remind us how a
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small
sacrifice and bravery can save others. The eight years
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old
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boy
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showed
his utmost intelligence, heroism and prompt actions to save
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people
from unforeseeable
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dangers
.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
The
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event
was
so
touchy that it went viral in a day and that hit the headline of
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many
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newspapers
. I did not
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watch
TV that
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time
,
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but
I am sure that was
also
in TV
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news
. From the
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very
nature of this
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event
, we can understand that we revere the
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good
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news and
we are not
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used
to the
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bad
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news
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only
. The great courage of a
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small
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kid
saved the
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lives
of
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many
and that was an
indeed
worth
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news
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story
to
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let
the
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people
of the whole country
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know
and feel proud of.
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Sample Answer 2:

A
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very
recent
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story
has shocked the world, I
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think
, and this is the unwanted
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event
of catching
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fire
to an iPhone 7 plus. In fact, this was a heartbreaking
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news
for the iPhone lovers across the world and this is for the
first
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time
that the brand has experienced such an undesired situation.

While reading a
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newspaper
, I
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came
to
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know
about the
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news
. I was reading the
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newspaper
yesterday like the
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other
days and then
suddenly
a
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news
on the Technology page attracted my attention.
Usually
, I
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read
the
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newspaper
early hours in the morning
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before
moving to my office, and I
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came
to
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know
about the
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event
then. Since I am tech-lover, I do not miss any updates about technological advancements. As part of gathering the updates, I take a careful look at the page.
Accordingly
, I
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came
to
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know
about the
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story
that appears
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interesting
to me.

The
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story
was about the demerits of lithium-ion batteries and how it catches
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fire
. The report
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read
that earlier the
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events
of
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fire
happened with the
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device
of Samsung and
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now
it is happening with the
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devices
of tech-giant
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Apple
Inc. It was the
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very
first
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event
with the
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Apple
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devices
. At present,
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Apple
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devices
are the symbol of status. Having an iPhone or
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Apple
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device
increase the social status a lot.
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But
everything has its demerits. The latest iPhone had caught
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fire
and
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got
completely damaged while it was in charge. The girl, who
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own
that
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phone
, immediately recorded
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video
of the
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event
and spread that on Twitter.
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The
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video
went viral immediately after it was on the social networking platform. Later, the
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Apple
Inc.
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authority
had made contact with her and replaced the damaged
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phone
. The
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authority
also
assured her to look into the matter
deeply
.

I
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think
the
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story
was in the
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news
for a couple of reasons.
Firstly
, it was an accident which can result in more detrimental impacts. The girl has
been saved
as she was away from the charging
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phone
. If she was near the
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phone
while it caught
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fire
, she could have
been injured
to
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some
extent. This is a precautionary measure for everyone.
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People
having such smartphones should be careful while charging them. On the
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other
side, this is
also
a warning for the smartphone manufacturers. Previously, Samsung had to
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stop
one of its smartphone production last
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year
as that had defects with the battery. The similar types of batteries have
been included
with the latest model of iPhone.
Hence
, the manufacturer should be careful about the issue lest they
also
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have to
be defeated
in the competition.

This appeared an
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interesting
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news
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story
to me. The
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video
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shows
how the
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phone
caught
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fire
and making a weird noise. The girl was smart and brave
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enough
to record
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video
of the
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event
. If there were someone else, definitely it would have been
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hard
to handle the situation
so
smoothly
. By the same
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time
, she has ensured another iPhone 7 plus from the
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Apple
Inc.
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authority
and
also
confirmed their assurance
so
that the
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other
users do not fall in such troubles. In fact, I was planning to
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purchase
an iPhone 7 plus after a few days.
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But
I
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changed
my mind and planning to
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get
something
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different
. It has become perilous to
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buy
iPhone 7 plus for the
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risks
of catching
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fire
on the
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phone
.
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Topics Your ability to
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about this
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would enable you to
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about the following
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as
well
:
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Describe
a
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news
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story
you recently
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watched
on TV.
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a
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news
item that you
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read
recently.
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Describe
a
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news
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show
you
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often
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watch
.
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Describe
a
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story
or
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item that you
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read
in a
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newspaper
.
17Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
163Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
10Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe an interesting story that you heard or read about in the news. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
8 paragraphs
1162 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: 5.5
  • 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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