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Describe something you borrowed from one of your neighbours. v.1

Describe something you borrowed from one of your neighbours. v. 1
Describe something you borrowed from one of your neighbours. You should say: what you borrowed who you borrowed it from why you borrowed it and explain how you felt about borrowing it from a neighbour. Sample Answer 1: Almost two years ago I had to borrow a rice cooker from one of my neighbours. Her name was Catherine and she was a very good person. She lived next to our house with her husband Alfred and three beautiful children. She was a full-time mom and I liked her amiable behaviour and genuine smile. I do not cook that often but one day when my younger sister and two of her friends came to visit us, I planned to prepare the lunch myself. When I was in the middle of my cooking preparation, I found that pour rice cooker was not functioning. I had no idea that it was out-of-order. Only then I knocked on Catherine’s house and requested her to lend me her rice cooker. In fact, Catherine had two rice cookers and that’s why it was not a problem for her to lend me one. As far I knew Catherine, she would have lent me her rice cooker even if she had only one of it. I was really confused when I decided to ask Catherine to lend me her rice cooker. I really needed it to finish my cooking, especially when my sister and her friends were waiting for the lunch. This was the first time for me to ask something from Catherine. You can understand my dilemma about borrowing it. On the one hand I needed it badly and on the other hand, I was quite confused about lending it from one of my neighbours. I was thinking if Catherine rejects my request, it would be quite embarrassing for me. However, finally I felt totally relieved when Catherine lent me her rice cooker and I returned it just after I was finished with my cooking. Catherine seemed quite surprised but I explained that I did not want to use it more than once. She was laughing and assured me that I should ask her for anything I need without any hesitation. The rice cooker that I borrowed from Catherine was manufactured by Philips and was one of the latest models. I liked it very much and in few days I bought a similar model for us.
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Describe
something you
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borrowed
from one of your
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neighbours
. You should say: what you
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borrowed
who you
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borrowed
it from why you
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borrowed
it and
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explain
how you felt about borrowing it from a
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neighbour
. Sample Answer 1:

Almost two years ago I had to borrow a
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rice
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cooker
from one of my
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neighbours
. Her name was
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Catherine and
she was a
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very
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good
person. She
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lived
next
to our
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house
with her husband Alfred and three
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beautiful
children. She was a full-time mom and I liked her amiable
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behaviour
and genuine smile. I do not cook that
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often
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but
one day when my younger sister and two of her friends came to visit us, I planned to prepare the lunch myself. When I was in the middle of my cooking preparation, I found that pour
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rice
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cooker
was not functioning. I had no
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idea
that it was out-of-order.
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Only
then I knocked on Catherine’s
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house
and requested her to lend me her
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rice
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cooker
. In fact, Catherine had two
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rice
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cookers
and that’s why it was not a problem for her to lend me one. As far I knew Catherine, she would have lent me her
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rice
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cooker
even if she had
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only
one of it. I was
really
confused when I decided to ask Catherine to lend me her
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rice
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cooker
. I
really
needed it to finish my cooking,
especially
when my sister and her friends were waiting for the lunch. This was the
first
time for me to ask something from Catherine. You can understand my dilemma about borrowing it. On the one hand I needed it
badly
and
on the other hand
, I was quite confused about lending it from one of my
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neighbours
. I was thinking if Catherine rejects my request, it would be quite embarrassing for me.
However
,
finally
I felt
totally
relieved when Catherine lent me her
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rice
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cooker
and I returned it
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just
after I
was finished
with my cooking. Catherine seemed quite surprised
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but
I
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explained
that I did not want to
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use
it more than once. She was laughing and assured me that I should ask her for anything I need without any hesitation. The
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rice
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cooker
that I
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borrowed
from Catherine
was manufactured
by Philips and was one of the latest models. I liked it
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very
much and in few days I
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bought
a similar model for us.
6Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
21Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
6Mistakes
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IELTS speaking Describe something you borrowed from one of your neighbours. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
2 paragraphs
399 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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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
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  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
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    Present relevant ideas
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