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Describe an item of clothing that someone bought for you. v.1

Describe an item of clothing that someone bought for you. v. 1
Describe an item of clothing that someone bought for you. You should say: what it was who bought it for you and why what it looked like and explain how you felt about this item of clothing. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Model Answer: My youngest uncle (from my father’s side) has a “reputation” (! ) of being a “stingy” person, so naturally, I became very surprised when he bought a “winter jacket” for me as a “gift” by paying a fortune during last winter. Needless to say, I really liked the gift! A gift from my uncle was long overdue because my uncle wanted to surprise me with a gift of his choice as I managed to pass my undergraduate degree with really good grades a couple of years ago. But, I knew it very well that I would have to wait a long – I mean, a really long time - to get a “surprise” gift from my uncle, and I was so right about that because I had to wait a long one year! But it is better to be late than to be never as he did get buy me a nice gift. The jacket was of a very attractive light yellow colour with a light navy blue stripe all over. The outer layer of the jacket was made from some tightly but very evenly-oven, high-quality synthetic materials with a hydrophobic coating in order to allow water vapour to pass out into the atmosphere, while also blocking outside moisture from getting in at the same time. The jacket, with thick fur inside, was my waist-length, and also had a high and round neck collar to cover the area between the mouth and neck completely. It felt so good after getting such a nice gift from my “stingy” uncle that I thanked him immediately. The jacket fit me perfectly well as it had the perfect length and body measure. It was such a light jacket that I felt like I was wearing nothing while putting it on. Besides, I found the colour of my jacket to be unique because I can’t really remember seeing such colour on any clothing. Finally, of course, the jacket was really warm and comfortable to wear even during a very harsh winter.
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Describe
an item of clothing that someone
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bought
for you. You should say: what it was who
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bought
it for you and why what it looked like and
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explain
how you felt about this item of clothing. [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 are going to say. You can
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make
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some
notes to
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help
you if you wish.
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]
Model Answer: My youngest
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uncle
(from my father’s side) has a “reputation” (!
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)
of being a “stingy” person,
so
naturally
, I became
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very
surprised when he
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bought
a “winter
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jacket”
for me as a
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“gift”
by paying a fortune during last winter.
Needless to say
, I
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really
liked the gift!

A
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gift
from my
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uncle
was
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long
overdue
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because
my
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uncle
wanted to surprise me with a
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gift
of his choice as I managed to pass my undergraduate degree with
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really
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good
grades a couple of years ago.
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But
, I knew it
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very
well
that I would
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have to
wait a
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long
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–
I mean
, a
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really
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long
time
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-
to
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get
a “surprise”
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gift
from my
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uncle
, and I was
so
right
about that
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because
I had to wait a
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long
one year!
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But
it is better to be late than to be never as he did
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get
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buy
me a nice gift.

The
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jacket
was of a
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very
attractive light yellow
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colour
with a light navy blue stripe all over. The outer layer of the
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jacket
was made
from
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some
tightly
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but
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very
evenly
-oven, high-quality synthetic materials with a hydrophobic coating in order to
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allow
water
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vapour
to pass out into the atmosphere, while
also
blocking outside moisture from getting in at the same time.
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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jacket
, with thick fur inside, was my waist-length, and
also
had a high and round neck collar to cover the area between the mouth and neck completely.

It felt
so
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good
after getting such a nice
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gift
from my “stingy”
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uncle
that I thanked him immediately. The
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jacket
fit me
perfectly
well
as it had the perfect length and body measure. It was such a light
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jacket
that I felt like I was wearing nothing while putting it on.
Besides
, I found the
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colour
of my
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jacket
to be unique
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because
I can’t
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really
remember seeing such
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colour
on any clothing.
Finally
,
of course
, the
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jacket
was
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really
warm and comfortable to wear even during a
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very
harsh winter.
6Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
27Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
10Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe an item of clothing that someone bought for you. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
4 paragraphs
413 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0
  • 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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