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Describe something you bought but did not use much. v.1

Describe something you bought but did not use much. v. 1
Describe something you bought but did not use much. You should say: what you bought when you bought it why you bought it and explain why you didn't use it much. [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: We buy things either because we need them, or we like them. Sometimes we buy things just because we think we might need them! But, just because we buy something, we need, it doesn’t necessarily mean that we use them much. Sometimes, we don’t even use them at all and leave them at a storeroom. One such thing, that I bought a few years ago, was a nice looking and expensive sound system, made by a very famous German company.   However, I scarcely used it ever. It was a sound system which was really unique and special to me at the time of its purchase because of its many cool and advanced features. In fact, I bought the system after making very careful consideration of the coverage requirements for my rooms, the walls, the ceiling and the floors as so that the sound system could interact perfectly with its surroundings. Anyway, I bought the sound amplifier, of course, because I wanted to listen to some of my favourite soft rock and pop music in isolation from the crowds and noise of the “rest of the world”. However, after using it for the first few weeks in a random fashion after buying it, I didn’t exactly use my favourite sound system much anymore mainly because I just didn’t have enough time. Besides, changing and resetting the speaker system, every time you want to listen to a different genre of songs, can be a bit frustrating and time-consuming. On top of that, my family members didn’t exactly like the way I was enjoying my “free time” by listening to music in isolation from the rest of my family. Finally, I have a smartphone now in my hand which allows me to listen to my favourite songs with just a “click” of the buttons.   Anyway, just because I don’t use my speaker system much anymore, it doesn’t necessarily mean that I don’t like it anymore. In fact, I still like it just as the time when I bought it first, and I will keep it with me as long as I can!
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Describe
something you
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bought
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but
did not
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use
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much
. You should say: what you
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bought
when you
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bought
it why you
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bought
it and
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explain
why you didn't
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use
it
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much
. [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.
Loose punctuation mark.
]
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Model Answer 1: We
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buy
things either
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because
we need them, or we like them.
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Sometimes
we
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buy
things
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just
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because
we
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think
we might need them!
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But
,
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just
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because
we
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buy
something, we need, it doesn’t
necessarily
mean that we
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use
them
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much
.
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Sometimes
, we don’t even
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use
them at all and
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leave
them at a storeroom. One such thing, that I
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bought
a few years ago, was a nice looking and expensive
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sound
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system
, made by a
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very
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famous
German
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company
.
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However
, I
scarcely
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used
it ever.

It was a
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sound
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system
which was
Consider using "unique".
really unique
and special to me at the
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time
of its
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purchase
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because
of its
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many
cool and advanced features. In fact, I
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bought
the
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system
after making
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very
careful consideration of the coverage requirements for my rooms, the walls, the ceiling and the floors as
so
that the
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sound
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system
could interact
perfectly
with its surroundings.
Anyway
, I
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bought
the
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sound
amplifier,
of course
,
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because
I wanted to listen to
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some
of my
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favourite
soft rock and pop music in isolation from the crowds and noise of the “rest of the world”.

However
, after using it for the
first
few weeks
Consider replacing "in a random fashion" with the adverb for "random"; e.g., "in a hasty manner" with "hastily".
in a random fashion
after buying it, I didn’t exactly
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use
my
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favourite
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sound
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system
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much
Make sure that 'anymore' is used as an adverb, not as an adjective. Did you mean "any more"?
anymore
mainly
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because
I
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just
didn’t have
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enough
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time
.
Besides
, changing and resetting the speaker
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system
, every
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time
you want to listen to a
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different
genre of songs, can be a bit frustrating and time-consuming.
On top of that
, my family members didn’t exactly like the way I was enjoying my “free
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time”
by listening to music in isolation from the rest of my family.

Finally
, I have a smartphone
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now
in my hand which
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allows
me to listen to my
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favourite
songs with
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just
a “click” of the buttons.
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Anyway
,
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just
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because
I don’t
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use
my speaker
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system
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much
anymore, it doesn’t
necessarily
mean that I don’t like it anymore. In fact, I
still
like it
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just
as the
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time
when I
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bought
it
first
, and I will
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keep
it with me as long as I can!
10Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
22Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
10Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe something you bought but did not use much. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
4 paragraphs
424 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 6.5
  • 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: 5.0
  • 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: 6.0
  • 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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