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Describe your favourite item of clothing. v.1

Describe your favourite item of clothing. v. 1
Describe your favourite item of clothing. You should say:  what it is & whether you have it  what type of clothing item it is  how expensive it is and explain why you like this particular clothing item.   Model Answer 1: Ooh, my favourite item of clothing! I’m not much of a clothes horse, to be honest, I’m not very interested in fashion so at first, I thought this topic might be quite hard. However, I’ve thought of one. I’ll tell you what it is, when and why I bought it and why I like it so much. The item is in itself unremarkable. It is a purple craghoppers’ long-sleeved shirt. It is made of a quick-drying poly-cotton blend and the fabric has some stretchy qualities which make it easy to wear. The fabric keeps out the sun, and the design incorporates a couple of pockets, one of which has a zip so you can keep small items securely on your person. It is designed as a travel shirt, and to be honest, was rather expensive compared to clothes I would normally buy. I bought the shirt online ahead of travelling to South East Asia. It was just coming out of winter in the UK, but I’d be going to a hot climate. I wanted something lightweight and comfortable to take with me. It was the wrong time of year to be browsing shops in England, they were all still full of winter clothes, so I just had to trust the description on the site that this would be a good buy, but I was nervous in case it didn’t fit or wasn’t practical. I shouldn’t have worried. I LOVE this shirt. It is incredibly comfortable to wear, the colour suits me quite well, and even though it is designed as a travel shirt, it’s actually smart enough to wear for work if you match it with some respectable trousers (or a skirt I suppose, but I never wear skirts! ). It washes brilliantly, and if you shake it out and put it on a hanger it dries crease-free within an hour or so. The hidden pocket is handy for carrying emergency cash on your person, and I like to have a hanky with me too – there is a pocket for that as well. Because the shirt is so comfy, and much harder wearing than I expected, I wore it almost all the time on my travels. This means that the shirt is now linked to very many happy memories of places I’ve been, people I’ve met and adventures I’ve had. I wish I’d bought loads of them at the same time. I’ll be heart-broken when it eventually wears out as one day it surely must. Talking about it has got me thinking – would it really hurt to have another quick look at their travel clothes website once again? You never know, perhaps they’ll have a sale on and it would be a shame to miss out. . . [ Written by - Lucy Marris | Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam) ]
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Describe
your
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favourite
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item
of clothing. You should say:
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what it is
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; whether you have it
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what type of clothing
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item
it is
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how expensive it is and
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explain
why you like this particular clothing
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item
.
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Model Answer 1: Ooh, my
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favourite
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item
of clothing! I’m not much of a
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clothes
horse, to be honest, I’m not
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very
interested in fashion
so
at
first
, I
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thought
this topic might be quite
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hard
.
However
, I’ve
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thought
of one. I’ll
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tell
you what it is, when and why I
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bought
it and why I like it
so
much. The
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item
is in itself unremarkable. It is a purple
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craghoppers
’ long-sleeved
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shirt
. It
is made
of a quick-drying
poly
-cotton blend and the fabric has
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some
stretchy qualities which
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make
it easy to
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wear
. The fabric
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keeps
out the sun, and the design incorporates a couple of pockets, one of which has a zip
so
you can
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keep
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small
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items
securely
on your person. It
is designed
as a
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travel
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shirt
, and to be honest, was
rather
expensive compared to
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clothes
I would
normally
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buy
. I
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bought
the
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shirt
online ahead of travelling to South East Asia. It was
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just
coming out of winter in the UK,
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but
I’d be going to a hot climate. I wanted something lightweight and comfortable to take with me. It was the
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wrong
time of year to be browsing shops in England, they were all
still
full of winter
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clothes
,
so
I
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just
had to trust the description on the site that this would be a
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good
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buy
,
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but
I was nervous in case it didn’t fit or wasn’t practical. I shouldn’t have worried. I
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LOVE
this
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shirt
. It is
incredibly
comfortable to
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wear
, the
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colour
suits me quite
well
, and
even though
it
is designed
as a
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travel
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shirt
, it’s
actually
smart
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enough
to
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wear
for work if you match it with
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some
respectable trousers (or a skirt I suppose,
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but
I never
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wear
skirts!
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)
. It washes
brilliantly
, and if you shake it out and put it on a hanger it dries crease-free within an hour or
so
. The hidden pocket is handy for carrying emergency cash on your person, and I like to have a
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hanky
with me too
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–
there is a pocket for that as
well
.
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Because
the
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shirt
is
so
comfy, and much harder wearing than I
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expected
, I wore it almost all the time on my
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travels
. This means that the
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shirt
is
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now
linked to
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very
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many
happy memories of places I’ve been,
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people
I’ve met and adventures I’ve had. I wish I’d
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bought
loads of them at the same time. I’ll be heart-broken when it
eventually
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wears
out as one day it
surely
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must
. Talking about it has
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got
me thinking
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–
would it
really
hurt to have another quick look at their
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travel
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clothes
website once again? You never know, perhaps they’ll have a sale on and it would be a shame to miss out.
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Lucy
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Marris
| Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam)
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7Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
26Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
19Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe your favourite item of clothing. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
1 paragraphs
514 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • 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: 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
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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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