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Describe something you borrowed from your friend or family. v.1

Describe something you borrowed from your friend or family. v. 1
Describe something you borrowed from your friend or family. You should say: what you borrowed when you borrowed it whom you borrowed it from and explain why you borrowed it. [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 1: I have always remained a very vocal “opponent” of borrowing anything from anybody either because it would put a question mark on my “financial ability” or present me as a “miserly” person to others. But, necessity knows no bounds, and I also needed to borrow something, a scientific calculator that is, from one of my distant relatives. It was about 10 years ago, when I was still a high school student, and I was eagerly waiting to get over with my final term examination. Everything was going well as I was finishing taking one test after another until the day to appear for the “Trigonometry” test had arrived. As usual, I was ready to get out of my house and hit the road in order to take part in the “Trigonometry” test. But, unfortunately, just when I was checking my calculator for the last time to make sure if it was in good working condition, I found out to my extreme “horror” that it wasn’t working at all! I checked the battery (which I had put only the previous month) and everything else by pushing all the “buttons” one after another, but it just wouldn’t switch on. So, I immediately decided to run to a nearby local store in order to buy the same kind of calculator, but all I could expect there was some “huge disappointment” as it didn’t have any scientific calculator to sell. At this point, I felt very “helpless”. But, just when I was about to give up my hope to get a calculator, I thought of asking one distant math teacher relative of mine to rescue me. And, what a rescue it really was! Anyway, I needed to borrow the calculator because travelling to different stores one after another, without actually knowing which store was selling that type of calculator, would surely make me late for my test. I had to borrow the scientific tool also because, without it, I couldn’t really do much in my “Trigonometry” test as far as the issue of getting a good grade was concerned.   Model Answer 2: I would like to thank you for the opportunity you have given me to talk about something I once borrowed from a friend or a relative. To be honest, I can recall many such events when I had to turn to a friend or family member for something I required. However, for this cue card topic, I will talk about an event when I borrowed two thousand dollars from my father.   Just after finishing college, I, along with two of my friends, planned to start a small business. It was 2016 and I was convinced to be a partner of the proposed business and that's why borrowed the money from my father. Besides my university, I got serious about our new venture and I had been able to return the money within a year that I took from my father as a loan. When I returned the money to my father, he seemed surprised and I explained how our interior design venture is flourishing day by day. He told me that he was quite astonished that our little enterprise eventually saw the light of success.   I thanked him for the money and explained how we worked together to make it a success. I also showed my gratitude and mentioned that without his money, I could not have been a part of this business.   In numerous times, I borrowed books, laptops, music player, money, CDs and so on from my friends and relatives but the two thousand dollars that I took from my father was something quite different and I am lucky that I decided to borrow it from my father for a good reason which is eventually paying off.       Sample Answer 3:   Once I had to borrow a history textbook from one of my friends and I would like to talk about this event. I am an undergraduate student and I took the History of Ancient Civilizations course in my fourth semester. I needed the book as I lost mine and needed to get some information to complete an important assignment.   I borrowed the book “History and Our Footsteps” from Hien Long. He is a good friend of mine and lives near my residence. He is a helpful person and lent me the book though he needed it for the same purpose. I was happy to have the book and Long also was delighted that he could help me.   I needed the book urgently to get some information to prepare an assignment that I was due to submit in a week. Unfortunately, I lost my book and did not know how it was lost! If I failed to submit the assignment, it might have been difficult for me to pass the course. As I remember, it was a comparatively easier assignment and took only a few hours for me to complete but I could not have done it without having the textbook as a reference.   I knew that I would require the book to complete the assignment but I could not buy it right then. So, I sought help from Long as he lived nearby. I asked him to lend me the book and I promised to return it the next day. He was supportive enough and came to my home with the book and then I completed the assignment. I thanked him heartily for his genuine help.   Idea generating: Cue Card Topic: Describe something you borrowed from your friend or family. 1. Before going to the office last Monday, I needed to have some change to pay the bus fare. But I could not manage it and lent some coins from my mom. In fact, it is hard to get a change of a large banknote in New Delhi and my mother was happy to offer her help. 2. I was supposed to go to a birthday party in my town last November but I could not find my necktie. So borrowed that from my dad. It was not unusual for me to borrow something from my dad but when I borrowed the necktie from him, I realised how important it is for me to be more careful about my wardrobe. 3. Usually, I do not borrow things from others but I had to break the rule last month. During a tutorial exam at my university, I had to borrow a pen. Actually, my pen ran out of ink and I did not have a spare one to complete the exam. I was relieved when Martha lent me one of her pens. 4. Smokers have rules worldwide. They do not hesitate to exchange cigarettes. I borrowed a cigarette from a friend cum colleague several times. I am an IT professional in Cordova, Spain and actually forgot to buy my cigarette pack that day. 5. My phone drained all the charges a few days ago and only then I remembered about an important phone call that I was supposed to make! So, I borrowed my dad’s phone. Putting my phone in charge, I lent the phone and had met the emergency.     6.  I love to play badminton and this is a popular sport in Japan. I had to borrow a badminton bat from a friend of mine as I broke mine the day before. It was a sad event for me because that was my favourite sporting tool. But when my friends lent his bat, I was a bit relieved. 7. Nicholas lent me his paint sprayer because I needed that to paint my kitchen. I have recently rented a small apartment in Leeds and it is located on the 8th floor of a residential complex. So when I wanted to decorate the house, I needed the paint sprayer to renovate the kitchen. Nicholas saved me from buying an expensive sprayer on that day. 8. Last semester, I had to attend a formal presentation at my college and to do so, I borrowed a formal suit from Robin, my best friend. In fact, we all were told to wear formal attires on that day and mine was left at home in New York. So, I needed to borrow one for the presentation.   Your preparation for this cue card topic would help you talk about the following topics as well: 1. Describe something you borrowed that was useful to you. 2. Describe an item you borrowed from one of your neighbours. 3. Describe a gift that one of your family members gave you. 4. Describe a situation when someone you know helped you. 5. Describe an item you do not have but you would like to have. 6. Describe a time when you rented or hired an item. 7. Describe something you own but do not use much.
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something
you
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borrowed
from your
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friend
or
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family
. You should say: what you
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borrowed
when you
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borrowed
it whom you
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borrowed
it from and
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explain
why you
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borrowed
it. [You will
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have to
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talk
about the
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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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]
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Model Answer 1: I have always remained a
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very
vocal “opponent” of borrowing anything from anybody either
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because
it would put a question mark on my “financial ability” or present me as a “
miserly
” person to others.
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But
, necessity knows no bounds, and I
also
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needed
to
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borrow
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something
, a scientific calculator
that is
, from one of my distant relatives.

It was about 10 years ago, when I was
still
a high school student, and I was
eagerly
waiting to
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get
over with my final term examination. Everything was going
well
as I was finishing taking one
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test
after another until the day to appear for the “Trigonometry”
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test
had arrived. As usual, I was ready to
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get
out of my
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house
and hit the road in order to
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take part
in the “Trigonometry”
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test
.
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But
, unfortunately,
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just
when I was checking my calculator for the last
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time
to
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make
sure if it was in
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good
working condition, I found out to my extreme “horror” that it wasn’t working at all! I
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checked
the battery (which I had put
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only
the previous month) and everything else by pushing all the “buttons” one after another,
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but
it
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just
wouldn’t switch on.
So
, I immediately decided to run to a nearby local store in order to
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buy
the same kind of calculator,
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but
all I could
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expect
there was
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some
“huge disappointment” as it didn’t have any scientific calculator to sell.

At this point, I felt
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very
“helpless”.
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But
,
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just
when I was about to give up my hope to
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get
a calculator, I
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thought
of asking one distant math teacher relative of
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mine
to rescue me. And, what a rescue it
really
was!

Anyway
, I
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needed
to
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borrow
the calculator
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because
travelling to
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different
stores one after another, without
actually
knowing which store was selling that type of calculator, would
surely
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make
me late for my
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test
. I had to
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borrow
the scientific tool
also
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because
, without it, I couldn’t
really
do much in my “Trigonometry”
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test
as far as the issue of getting a
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good
grade
was concerned
.
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Model Answer 2: I would like to thank you for the opportunity you have
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given
me to
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talk
about
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something
I once
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borrowed
from a
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friend
or a relative. To be honest, I can recall
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many
such
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events
when I had to turn to a
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friend
or
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family
member for
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something
I required.
However
, for this cue card
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topic
, I will
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talk
about an
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event
when I
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borrowed
two thousand dollars from my
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father
.
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Just
after finishing college, I, along with two of my
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friends
, planned to
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start
a
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small
business. It was
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2016 and
I
was convinced
to be a partner of the proposed business and that's why
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borrowed
the
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money
from my
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father
.
Besides
my university, I
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got
serious about our new venture and I had been able to return the
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money
within a year that I
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took
from my
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father
as a loan. When I returned the
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money
to my
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father
, he seemed surprised and I
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explained
how our interior design venture is flourishing day by day. He
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told
me that he was quite astonished that our
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little
enterprise
eventually
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saw
the light of success.
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I thanked him for the
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money
and
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explained
how we worked together to
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make
it a success. I
also
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showed
my gratitude and mentioned that without his
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money
, I could not have been a part of this business.
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In numerous
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times
, I
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borrowed
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books
, laptops, music player,
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money
, CDs and
so
on from my
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friends
and relatives
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but
the two thousand dollars that I
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took
from my
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father
was
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something
quite
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different and
I am lucky that I decided to
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borrow
it from my
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father
for a
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good
reason which is
eventually
paying off.
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Sample Answer 3:
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Once I had to
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borrow
a history textbook from one of my
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friends
and I would like to
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talk
about this
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event
. I am an undergraduate student and I
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took
the History of Ancient Civilizations course in my fourth semester. I
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needed
the
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book
as I lost
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mine
and
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needed
to
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get
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some
information to
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complete
an
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important
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assignment
.
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Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
I
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borrowed
the
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book
“History and Our Footsteps” from
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Hien
Long. He is a
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good
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friend
of
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mine
and
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lives
near my residence. He is a helpful person and lent me the
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book
though he
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needed
it for the same purpose. I was happy to have the
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book
and Long
also
was delighted
that he could
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help
me.
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I
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needed
the
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book
urgently
to
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get
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some
information to prepare an
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assignment
that I was due to submit in a week. Unfortunately, I lost my
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book
and did not know how it
was lost
! If I failed to submit the
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assignment
, it might have been difficult for me to pass the course. As I remember, it was a
comparatively
easier
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assignment
and
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took
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only
a few hours for me to
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complete
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but
I could not have done it without having the textbook as a reference.
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I knew that I would require the
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book
to
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complete
the
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assignment
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but
I could not
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buy
it
right
then.
So
, I sought
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help
from Long as he
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lived
nearby. I asked him to lend me the
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book
and I promised to return it the
next
day. He was supportive
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enough
and came to my home with the
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book
and then I completed the
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assignment
. I thanked him
heartily
for his genuine
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help
.
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Idea
generating: Cue Card
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Topic
:
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Describe
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something
you
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borrowed
from your
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friend
or
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family
. 1.
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Before
going to the office last Monday, I
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needed
to have
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some
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change
to pay the bus fare.
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But
I could not manage it and lent
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some
coins from my mom. In fact, it is
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hard
to
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get
a
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change
of a large banknote in New Delhi and my mother was happy to offer her
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help. 2
. I
was supposed
to go to a birthday party in my town last November
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but
I could not find my necktie.
So
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borrowed
that from my dad. It was not unusual for me to
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borrow
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something
from my dad
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but
when I
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borrowed
the necktie from him, I
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realised
how
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important
it is for me to be more careful about my wardrobe.

3.
Usually
, I do not
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borrow
things from others
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but
I had to break the
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rule
last month. During a tutorial exam at my university, I had to
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borrow
a pen.
Actually
, my pen ran out of ink and I did not have a spare one to
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complete
the exam. I
was relieved
when Martha lent me one of her pens.

4. Smokers have
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rules
worldwide. They do not hesitate to exchange cigarettes. I
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borrowed
a cigarette from a
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friend
This expression is informal. Consider a replacement.
cum
colleague several
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times
. I am an IT professional in Cordova, Spain and
actually
forgot to
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buy
my cigarette pack that day.

5. My
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phone
drained all the charges a few days ago and
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only
then I remembered about an
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important
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phone
call that I
was supposed
to
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make
!
So
, I
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borrowed
my dad’s
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phone
. Putting my
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phone
in charge, I lent the
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phone
and had met the emergency.
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6.  I
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love
to play badminton and this is a popular sport in Japan. I had to
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borrow
a badminton bat from a
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friend
of
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mine
as I broke
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mine
the day
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before
. It was a sad
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event
for me
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because
that was my
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favourite
sporting tool.
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But
when my
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friends
lent his bat, I was a bit relieved.

7. Nicholas lent me his paint sprayer
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because
I
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needed
that to paint my kitchen. I have recently rented a
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small
apartment in Leeds and it
is located
on the 8th floor of a residential complex.
So
when I wanted to decorate the
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house
, I
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needed
the paint sprayer to renovate the kitchen. Nicholas saved me from buying an expensive sprayer on that day.

8. Last semester, I had to attend a formal presentation at my college and to do
so
, I
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borrowed
a formal suit from Robin, my best
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friend
. In fact, we all were
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told
to wear formal attires on that day and
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mine
was
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left
at home in New York.
So
, I
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needed
to
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borrow
one for the presentation.
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Your preparation for this cue card
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
topic
would
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
help
you
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
talk
about the following
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
topics
as
well
:

1.
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
Describe
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
something
you
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
borrowed
that was useful to you.

2.
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
Describe
an item you
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
borrowed
from one of your
Possible spelling mistake. 'neighbours' is British English.
neighbours
.

3.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a gift that one of your
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
family
members gave you.

4.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a situation when someone
you know
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
helped
you.

5.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
an item you do not have
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:
but
you would like to have.

6.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
time
when you rented or hired an item.

7.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
something
you
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
own
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:
but
do not
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
use
much.
11Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
157Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
27Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe something you borrowed from your friend or family. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
17 paragraphs
1552 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
  • ?
    One main idea per paragraph
  • ?
    Include an introduction and conclusion
  • ?
    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
  • ?
    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
  • ?
    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
  • ?
    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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