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Describe an unusual or interesting thing you did recently. v.1

Describe an unusual or interesting thing you did recently. v. 1
Describe an unusual or interesting thing you did recently. You should say: what you did, and where you did it when you did it who you did it with and describe why it was something unusual or interesting.   Model Answer 1: Not sure, if the story, I am about to tell here, is unusual or interesting, but I find it both amazing and fascinating because I have never really done such a thing before. It was about a couple of months ago when I and one of my close friends went to an international trade fair in the city, where I live. Of course, it was not the first time that I attended an international trade fair, but this time, it was a bit different for me because this time, I actually wanted to sell something instead of buying something from there. Yes, you heard it right. I truly wanted to become a salesman except, of course, I just didn’t know what I sale, or which store from the trade fair would employ me for at least an hour with no salary. Initially, my friend simply laughed off my idea of becoming a salesperson for an hour. But, when he understood that I was serious, he took me to one of his acquaintances (a supervisor) at one of the stalls there. We explained my wish to him, but he also thought that I was joking with him. But, when I challenged him that I would be able to sell at least one of his boutique items (it was a boutique selling store) within an hour, provided that there were customers in his store, he agreed to employ me just for an hour. So, I started to use all of my sales tricks, but the customers were simply not buying into them. On the other hand, my “one-hour” time limit was also about to finish. So, I became even more aggressive with the customers, and I finally did make a sale! Anyway, it was something really unusual and interesting because I have never really sold a thing in my entire life before making that sale for a profit. Besides, it also brought out the great sales skills in me which I was not aware of up until I experimented with my selling techniques at that international trade fair.   Sample Answer 2: A few months back while our visit to a friend’s hometown, all of a sudden a friend proposed us to go inside a nearby forest and have a picnic there. This was a plan proposed by Arnold (. . . say one of your friend's name. . . ) and 4 of our friends agreed to do so. This was a bit dangerous as people scarcely go inside the forest and from the local people we have heard different scary and wild stories about this jungle. Our main attraction was the abandoned house inside the jungle and we planned to do the picnic there and take photos of wild lives and the abandoned house. We knew that my friend's guardians won't permit us to do that and hence we planned not to let them know about it upfront. On a Thursday morning, we left the friend's house and bought the necessary ingredients, vegetables, food and other things that would be required for the picnic. We entered inside the jungle and to our surprise, the inside was much more open and beautiful than we thought it would be. With some difficulty, we reached near the abandoned house and spent time till the afternoon. This was a very exciting and unusual experience for us. We collected some woods and made an arrangement for cooking. We eat the food we cooked and that was horrible in taste. However, we were looking for adventure and interesting stuff, so the bad food did not kill our spirit. We could not enter the abandoned house as it was blocked and very fragile. We took several photos of the place and we notice some of the wild animals were observing us with suspicion. I have to confess that was a bit dangerous and imprudent thing to do but we enjoyed our interesting and unusual picnic inside a forest.   Tips for talking about this cue card topic: For this cue card, you can talk about anything you recently did which is usually uncommon for you or was interesting in your opinion. Some such activities can be: Fishing. Mountain Hiking. Taking part in a rally. Walking in the street at midnight. Reading a ghost story. Visiting a friend from school. Eating street and junk foods. Watching movies with friends. Or absolutely anything that you enjoyed. After you decide what you are going to talk about, take notes of the following points like the following style: What I did? : Took part in a social welfare rally. Where? : In my hometown. The rally started from the City town and ended at the 10th Avenue. It was 2 hours long. When? : I was 24 years old and it would be probably 1 and a half year ago. With whom? : My friend Michael was with me. Later I found John in the rally and he then joined our line. How was it? :   A completely new experience for me; I was feeling really good; That was for a great cause and I felt proud. This was a bit unusual and I enjoyed doing it. Now that you have the key points on this cue card, you would be able to describe these events and points in details. Being able to cover all the questions asked for a cue card is one of the most important factors for getting a high score.
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Describe
an
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unusual
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interesting
thing you did recently. You should say: what you did, and where you did it when you did it who you did it with and
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describe
why it was
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something
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unusual
or
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interesting
.
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tell
here, is
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unusual
or
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interesting
,
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but
I find it both amazing and fascinating
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because
I have never
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really
done such a thing
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before
.

It was about a couple of months ago when I and one of my close
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friends
went to an international
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trade
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fair
in the city, where I
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live
.
Of course
, it was not the
first
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time
that I attended an international
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trade
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fair
,
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but
this
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, it was a
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different
for me
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because
this
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time
, I
actually
wanted to sell
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something
instead
of buying
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something
from there.

Yes, you heard it
right
. I
truly
wanted to become a salesman except,
of course
, I
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just
didn’t know what I
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sale
, or which store from the
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trade
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fair
would employ me for at least an
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hour
with no salary.
Initially
, my
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friend
simply
laughed off my
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idea
of becoming a salesperson for an
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hour
.
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But
, when he understood that I was serious, he took me to one of his acquaintances (a supervisor) at one of the stalls there.

We
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explained
my wish to him,
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but
he
also
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thought
that I was joking with him.
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But
, when I challenged him that I would be able to sell at least one of his boutique items (it was a boutique selling store) within an
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hour
, provided that there were customers in his store, he
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agreed
to employ me
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just
for an
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hour
.
So
, I
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started
to
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use
all of my
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sales
tricks,
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but
the customers were
simply
not buying into them.
On the other hand
, my “one-hour”
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time
limit was
also
about to finish.
So
, I became even more aggressive with the customers, and I
finally
did
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make
a sale!

Anyway
, it was
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something
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really
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unusual
and
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interesting
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because
I have never
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really
sold a thing in my entire life
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before
making that
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sale
for a profit.
Besides
, it
also
brought out the great
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sales
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skills
in me which I was not aware of up until I experimented with my selling techniques at that international
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trade
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fair
.
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Sample Answer 2: A few months back while our visit to a
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friend’s
hometown, all of a sudden a
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friend
proposed us to go
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inside
a nearby forest and have a
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picnic
there. This was a plan proposed by Arnold (.
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say
one of your friend's name.
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)
and 4 of our
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friends
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agreed
to do
so
. This was a
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bit
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dangerous
as
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people
scarcely
go
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inside
the forest and from the local
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people
we have heard
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different
scary and wild stories about this jungle. Our main attraction was the abandoned
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house
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inside
the
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jungle and
we planned to do the
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picnic
there and take photos of wild
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lives
and the abandoned
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house
. We knew that my friend's guardians won't permit us to do that and
hence
we planned not to
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let
them know about it upfront. On a Thursday morning, we
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left
the friend's
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house
and
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bought
the necessary ingredients, vegetables, food and other things that would
be required
for the
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picnic
. We entered
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inside
the jungle and to our surprise, the
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inside
was much more open and
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beautiful
than we
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thought
it would be. With
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some
difficulty, we reached near the abandoned
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house
and spent
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time
till the afternoon. This was a
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very
exciting and
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unusual
experience for us. We collected
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some
woods and made an arrangement for cooking. We eat the food we cooked and that was horrible in taste.
However
, we were looking for adventure and
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interesting
stuff,
so
the
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bad
food did not kill our spirit. We could not enter the abandoned
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house
as it
was blocked
and
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very
fragile. We took several photos of the
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place and
we notice
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some of the
wild animals were observing us with suspicion. I
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have to
confess that was a
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bit
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dangerous
and imprudent thing to do
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but
we enjoyed our
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interesting
and
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unusual
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picnic
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inside
a forest.
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Tips for talking about this
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topic: For this
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, you can talk about anything you recently did which is
usually
uncommon for you or was
Did you mean "interested"?
interesting
in your opinion.
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Some
such activities can be: Fishing.

Mountain Hiking.

Taking part in a rally.

Walking in the street at midnight.

Reading a ghost story.

Visiting a
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friend
from school.

Eating street and junk foods.

Watching movies with friends.

Or
absolutely
anything that you enjoyed. After you decide what you are going to talk about, take notes of the following points like the following style:

What I did?
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:
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Took part
in a social welfare rally.

Where?
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:
In my hometown. The rally
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started
from the City town and ended at the 10th Avenue. It was 2
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hours
long.

When?
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:
I was 24 years
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old
and it would be
probably
1 and a half year ago.

With whom?
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:
My
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friend
Michael was with me. Later I found John in the
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rally and
he then
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joined
our line.

How was it?
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:
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A completely new experience for me; I was feeling
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really
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good
; That was for a great cause and I felt proud. This was a
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bit
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unusual
and I enjoyed doing it.
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Now
that you have the key points on this
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, you would be able to
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describe
these
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events
and points in
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details
. Being able to cover all the questions
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asked for
a
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is one of the most
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important
factors for getting a high score.
13Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
78Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
23Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe an unusual or interesting thing you did recently. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
18 paragraphs
956 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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