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Describe something special that you saved money to buy. v.1

Describe something special that you saved money to buy. v. 1
Describe something special that you saved money to buy. You should say: what it was why you bought it how long you saved money to buy it and explain why it was important for you to buy it.   Model Answer 1: I am one of those people who just can’t seem to understand the virtue of saving money, probably because we get more fun in spending them rather than saving them. Besides, I guess that it is my natural instinct to spend as much as I can.   However, it may sound a bit odd, but even I saved up some money against my natural instinct because I wanted to buy something special. The money, I saved, was to buy a pure leather jacket. Of course, one may ask as to why I was really so broke financially that I actually needed to save up some money to buy some kind of jacket? I mean, was I really not earning enough to even pay about a couple of hundred dollars to buy a leather jacket? ! Well, the answer is, yes, I was earning enough, probably more than enough, to pay for a jacket without using any saved up money, but I still needed to save up the money because I had spent a lot of money in buying an expensive motorbike only a few weeks earlier. So, I was essentially “broke” when I wanted to buy a leather jacket which was made of pure and expensive leather. By the way, I wanted to buy a leather jacket because I was essentially getting tired of wearing a winter coat, made of fabrics, which needed regular cleaning. Besides, a winter coat, which is made of fabrics, gets easily worn out, and as such, I needed something more versatile and all-purpose coat. Anyway, it didn’t take me long to save enough money to buy my favourite jacket because I managed to buy it only after a month or so after buying my motorbike. Anyway, it was important for me to buy that jacket because it was really becoming cold during the winter where I lived in my country. Besides, I also needed to buy it because I would be able to use it for any occasion or in any place during the wintertime without worrying that my winter court would become worn out and old quickly.   Sample Answer 2: To purchase a digital camera for my younger sister I had to save money for about 6 months. It was a Canon SLR camera that I knew she had a great desire to purchase. Since she is still in her college, it was really difficult for her to buy such a camera. After I joined in a part time job, I planned to buy it for her. I wanted her to be happy with the camera and that’s the primary reasons I wanted to purchase it. I knew she has a talent in photography and that’s why I wanted her to have a good camera so that she gets inspired. After I went to some branded camera shops, I found that the camera would cost me a bit more that I would be able to effort. As I have joined a part time job at that time, it was not easy for me to instantly purchase the camera for my sister. Then I planned to save money for few months and then purchase it. I had to save money for 6-7 months and then I had been able to actually buy it. Giving present or surprise gift to someone we care is more exciting and blissful than purchasing for ourselves. As her elder brother, I wanted to give her the camera so that she becomes happy. I also wanted her to continue her hobby of photography which was quite tough without a good quality camera. For these reasons, it was very important for me to purchase her the camera.   Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card Topic would also enable you to talk about the following Cue Card Topics as well: Describe something valuable you bought recently. Describe an important possession you have. Describe a luxury item you have. Describe a gift you gave to someone.
Describe
something
special that you
saved
money
to
buy
. You should say: what it was why you
bought
it how long you
saved
money
to
buy
it and
explain
why it was
important
for you to
buy
it.
 
Model Answer 1:

I am one of those
people
who
just
can’t seem to understand the virtue of saving
money
,
probably
because
we
get
more fun in spending them
rather
than saving them.
Besides
,
I guess
that it is my natural instinct to spend as much as I can.
 
However
, it may sound a bit odd,
but
even I
saved
up
some
money
against my natural instinct
because
I
wanted
to
buy
something
special.

The
money
, I
saved
, was to
buy
a pure
leather
jacket
.
Of course
, one may ask as to why I was
really
so
broke
financially
that I
actually
needed
to
save
up
some
money
to
buy
some
kind of
jacket
?
I mean
, was I
really
not earning
enough
to even pay about a couple of hundred dollars to
buy
a
leather
jacket
? !
Well
, the answer is, yes, I was earning
enough
,
probably
more than
enough
, to pay for a
jacket
without using any
saved
up
money
,
but
I
still
needed
to
save
up the
money
because
I had spent
a lot of
money
in buying an expensive motorbike
only
a few weeks earlier.

So
, I was
essentially
“broke” when I
wanted
to
buy
a
leather
jacket
which
was made
of pure and expensive
leather
. By the way, I
wanted
to
buy
a
leather
jacket
because
I was
essentially
getting tired of wearing a
winter
coat, made of fabrics, which
needed
regular cleaning.
Besides
, a
winter
coat, which
is made
of fabrics,
gets
easily
worn out, and as such, I
needed
something
more versatile and all-purpose coat.
Anyway
, it didn’t take me long to
save
enough
money
to
buy
my
favourite
jacket
because
I managed to
buy
it
only
after a
month
or
so
after buying my motorbike.

Anyway
, it was
important
for me to
buy
that
jacket
because
it was
really
becoming
cold
during the
winter
where I
lived
in my country.
Besides
, I
also
needed
to
buy
it
because
I would be able to
use
it for any occasion or in any place during the wintertime without worrying that my
winter
court would become worn out and
old
quickly
.
 
Sample Answer 2:

To
purchase
a digital
camera
for my younger sister I had to
save
money
for about 6
months
. It was a Canon SLR
camera
that I knew she had a great desire to
purchase
. Since she is
still
in her college, it was
really
difficult for her to
buy
such a camera.

After I
joined
in a
part time
job, I planned to
buy
it for her. I
wanted
her to be happy with the
camera
and that’s the primary reasons I
wanted
to
purchase
it. I knew she has a talent in photography and that’s why I
wanted
her to have a
good
camera
so
that she
gets
inspired. After I went to
some
branded
camera
shops, I found that the
camera
would cost me a bit more that I would be able to effort. As I have
joined
a
part time
job at that time, it was not easy for me to
instantly
purchase
the
camera
for my sister. Then I planned to
save
money
for few
months
and then
purchase
it. I had to
save
money
for 6-7
months
and then I had been able to
actually
buy
it.

Giving present or surprise gift to someone we care is more exciting and blissful than purchasing for ourselves. As her elder brother, I
wanted
to give her the
camera
so
that she becomes happy. I
also
wanted
her to continue her hobby of photography which was quite tough without a
good
quality
camera
. For these reasons, it was
very
important
for me to
purchase
her the
camera
.
 
Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card Topic would
also
enable you to talk about the following Cue Card Topics as
well
:
Describe
something
valuable you
bought
recently.
Describe
an
important
possession you have.
Describe
a luxury item you have.
Describe
a gift you gave to someone.
12Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
111Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
8Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe something special that you saved money to buy. v. 1

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  American English
8 paragraphs
711 words
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