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Describe the most useful household appliance that you have. v.1

Describe the most useful household appliance that you have. v. 1
Describe the most useful household appliance that you have. You should say: what it is how it works or how it is used how life would be like without it and explain why it is so important to you.   Model Answer 1: In today’s busy world, it is really difficult to single out a particular household appliance as the most useful one because all of them seem to smooth out our lives one way or another. But, for the sake of our cue card topic today, I would go ahead and pick one household item as the most useful, as far as its benefits are concerned. The name of this household item is the “washing machine”.   A washing machine is a machine that washes dirty clothes. Comparing to other popular technology today, a washing machine uses a rather simple one, in which, hot and cold water enters through pipes near the top of the machine, passing through the detergent tray and flushing the detergent into the machine. During the wash cycle, a large plastic agitator turns around with real force in order to remove the dirt from the clothes by moving them through the water. By the way, the wash cycle, lasting from 30 minutes to an hour, may include a pre-wash cycle, that fills the washtub with water and then agitates the machine to remove the dirt, a rest period, a rinse and then a spin to remove all the water in order to finish the washing cycle. By the way, sometimes, there may be more than one rinse and spin cycle to get clothes extra clean, and the agitator is powered by an electric motor using a rubber belt. This is such a useful house appliance and life without it would have lost a lot of freedom from it because we would need to reschedule the daily priorities of our life activities. Anyway, this household machine is important to me because, I would have to waste a lot of time washing all the clothes by myself, which would be simply inconvenient. Besides, with my washing machine, I can actually manage my time more efficiently by doing other things simultaneously while it keeps washing my clothes. Finally, it offers great peace of mind, knowing that I can get my laundry done at any time or any emergency. Model Answer 2: Lots of household appliances are really useful to have, but today I’m going to tell you about the most useful appliance I have in my home. I’ll tell you what it is, how it works, and how life would be without it, and why it is so important to me. I didn’t have to think very long about which appliance to choose to talk about this topic, for me it is easy. I picked the item I just could not live without.   What is it? It’s a kettle. How does it work? Well, I fill it with water from my tap – and I’m lucky, where I live in Yorkshire we have lovely soft water that boils quickly and tastes great – then I simply replace the kettle on its base, flick a switch and wait for the kettle to boil. There is an element within the kettle that gets hot from the electricity, and that’s what heats the water, I don’t really know how to explain it any more fully… We have a saying in our country ‘a watched kettle never boils’ I think that’s true! The more you impatiently watch a kettle waiting for it to come to the boil the longer it seems to take. The principle of a kettle is very simple, and it’s something that is easy to take for granted, but life without a kettle for me is unthinkable. I can think of three main reasons and all are important to me!   Firstly, I have to start my day with a cup of strong tea, I can’t do anything or speak to anyone until I’ve had that first cuppa of the day. I like Yorkshire tea, made in a pot and served with unsweetened soya milk which I always put in first. I like the pot to stand for a bit before I pour, and the tea has to be made with water that has literally just boiled or it really doesn’t taste the same. I also ideally like to have my tea in my favourite mug – never a cup.   So without a kettle, I just couldn’t face my day! The second reason is that, in my country, if anyone ever visits your house, whether that is a friend or a tradesperson come to do a job for you, the first thing you do to be polite and welcoming is offer a drink of either tea or coffee.   Without a kettle to hand that little ritual would be impossible, it would feel so wrong. Thirdly, and possibly most importantly of all, there is nothing as bonding as sitting down with a hot cup of tea with a  friend and talking to put the world to rights. Biscuits welcome too, but tea will suffice. It is my firm belief that no problem is so great it cannot be resolved with – or at least diminished by -- a shared pot of tea. If you think I am placing too much importance on a kettle you are wrong! I don’t have to imagine life without a kettle, as unfortunately, I have experienced it. One day I went to put my kettle on and it immediately fused, it wouldn’t work!   Even though it was early in the morning it was unthinkable to go to my job without having had my cup of tea first. Before I did anything else, I hauled some trousers and a top on over my pyjamas and headed to a 24-hour supermarket so I could buy a cheap kettle, return home and have my cup of tea as usual before my shower and dressing for work. That might sound extreme, but for me, it was the only sensible practical option. When we have an occasional power cut in the UK, it’s horrendous. I can manage without electric light or hot water, but no kettle? That’s really challenging! A kettle is a much-overlooked household appliance, but in my experience, it is the most important one. Tea starts the day, shows hospitality, and in my culture, it is the one sure-fire way to make everything better. A sit-down and a cup of tea (or coffee) with a close friend is one of the best stress-busters in the world, and without a kettle, it would be much much harder to deliver on-demand! [ Written by - Lucy Marris | Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam) ]
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Describe
the most
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useful
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household
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appliance
that you have. You should say: what it is how it works or how it is
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used
how
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life
would be like without it and
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explain
why it is
so
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important
to you.
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Model Answer 1:

In
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today’s
busy world, it is
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really
difficult to single out a particular
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household
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appliance
as the most
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useful
one
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because
all of them seem to smooth out our
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lives
one way or another.
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But
, for the sake of our cue card topic
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today
, I would go ahead and pick one
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household
item as the most
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useful
, as far as its benefits
are concerned
.

The name of this
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household
item is the “washing
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machine”
.
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A washing
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machine
is a
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machine
that washes dirty
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clothes
. Comparing to other popular technology
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today
, a washing
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machine
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uses
a
rather
simple one, in which, hot and
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cold
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water
enters through pipes near the top of the
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machine
, passing through the detergent tray and flushing the detergent into the machine.

During the wash
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cycle
, a large plastic agitator turns around with real force in order to remove the dirt from the
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clothes
by moving them through the
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water
. By the way, the wash
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cycle
, lasting from 30 minutes to an hour, may include a
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pre-wash
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cycle
, that fills the washtub with
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water
and then agitates the
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machine
to remove the dirt, a rest period, a rinse and then a spin to remove all the
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water
in order to finish the washing
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cycle
. By the way,
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sometimes
, there may be more than one rinse and spin
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cycle
to
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get
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clothes
The extreme adjective for clean is "spotless".
extra clean
, and the agitator
is powered
by an electric motor using a rubber belt.

This is such a
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useful
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house
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appliance
and
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life
without it would have lost
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a lot of
freedom from it
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because
we would need to reschedule the daily priorities of our
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life
activities.

Anyway
, this
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household
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machine
is
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important
to me
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because
, I would
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have to
waste
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a lot of
time washing all the
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clothes
by myself, which would be
simply
inconvenient.
Besides
, with my washing
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machine
, I can
actually
manage my time more
efficiently
by doing other things
simultaneously
while it
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keeps
washing my
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clothes
.
Finally
, it offers great peace of mind, knowing that I can
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get
my laundry done at any time or any emergency.

Model Answer 2:

Lots of
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household
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appliances
are
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really
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useful
to have,
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but
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today
I’m going to
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tell
you about the most
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useful
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appliance
I have in my home. I’ll
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tell
you what it is, how it works, and how
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life
would be without it, and why it is
so
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important
to me. I didn’t
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have to
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think
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very
long about which
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appliance
to choose to talk about this topic, for me it is easy.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
I
picked the item I
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just
could not
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live
without.
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What is it? It’s a
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kettle
. How does it
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work
?
Well
, I fill it with
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water
from my tap
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–
and I’m lucky, where I
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live
in Yorkshire we have lovely soft
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water
that boils
quickly
and tastes great
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–
then I
simply
replace the
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kettle
on its base, flick a switch and wait for the
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kettle
to boil. There is an element within the
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kettle
that
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gets
hot from the electricity, and that’s what heats the
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water
, I don’t
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really
know how to
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explain
it
Did you mean the adverb "anymore"?
any more
fully
… We have a saying in our country ‘a
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watched
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kettle
never boils’ I
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think
that’s true! The more you
impatiently
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watch
a
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kettle
waiting for it to
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come
to the boil the longer it seems to take. The principle of a
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kettle
is
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very
simple, and it’s something
that is
easy to take for granted,
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but
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life
without a
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kettle
for me is unthinkable. I can
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think
of three main reasons and all are
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important
to me!
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Firstly
, I
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have to
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start
my day with a
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cup
of strong
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tea
, I can’t do anything or speak to anyone until I’ve had that
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first
cuppa of the day. I like Yorkshire
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tea
, made in a pot and served with unsweetened
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soya
milk which I always put in
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first
. I like the pot to stand for a bit
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before
I pour, and the
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tea
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has to
be made
with
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water
that has
literally
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just
boiled or it
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really
doesn’t taste the same.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
I
also
ideally
like to have my
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tea
in my
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favourite
mug
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–
never a
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cup
.
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So
without a
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kettle
, I
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just
couldn’t face my day! The second reason is that, in my country, if anyone ever visits your
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house
, whether
that is
a friend or a
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tradesperson
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come
to do a job for you, the
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first
thing you do to be polite and welcoming is offer a drink of either
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tea
or coffee.
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Without a
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kettle
to hand that
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little
ritual would be impossible, it would feel
so
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wrong
.
Thirdly
, and
possibly
most
importantly
of all, there is nothing as bonding as sitting down with a hot
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cup
of
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tea
with a
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friend and talking to put the world to rights. Biscuits welcome too,
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but
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tea
will suffice. It is my firm belief that no problem is
so
great it cannot
be resolved
with
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–
or at least diminished by -- a shared pot of
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tea
. If you
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think
I am placing too much importance on a
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kettle
you are
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wrong
! I don’t
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have to
imagine
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life
without a
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kettle
, as unfortunately, I have experienced it. One day I went to put my
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kettle
on and it immediately fused, it wouldn’t
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work
!
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“Even though” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
Even though
it was early in the morning it was unthinkable to go to my job without having had my
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cup
of
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tea
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first
.
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Before
I did anything else, I hauled
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some
trousers and a top on over my
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pyjamas
and headed to a 24-hour supermarket
so
I could
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buy
a
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cheap
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kettle
, return home and have my
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cup
of
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tea
as usual
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before
my shower and dressing for
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work
. That might sound extreme,
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but
for me, it was the
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only
sensible practical option. When we have an occasional power
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cut
in the UK, it’s horrendous. I can manage without electric light or hot
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water
,
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but
no
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kettle
? That’s
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really
challenging! A
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kettle
is a much-overlooked
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household
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appliance
,
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but
in my experience, it is the most
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important
one.
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Tea
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starts
the day,
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shows
hospitality, and in my culture, it is the one sure-fire way to
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make
everything better. A sit-down and a
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cup
of
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tea
(or coffee) with a close friend is one of the best
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stress
-busters in the world, and without a
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kettle
, it would be
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much much
harder to deliver on-demand!
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[
Written by
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-
Lucy
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Marris
| Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam)
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13Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
113Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
28Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe the most useful household appliance that you have. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
8 paragraphs
1128 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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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
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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: 5.5
  • 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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