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Describe your favourite movie. v.1

Describe your favourite movie. v. 1
Describe your favourite movie. You should say: what the name of the movie/ film is what the theme of the movie/ film is why you like it so much and describe the story of the movie in brief. [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. ] Follow-up Questions: • Describe a war movie you like. • What’s the difference between the movies in your country and Hollywood movies? • What do you think of violent films? • Why movies need computer techniques? Any example of movies using computer techniques? • Which parts of a movie are the most important and how to improve it? Model Answer 1: There are movies which we watch and then forget about them completely after a few days, if not any sooner. Then, there are movies like “Forrest Gump”, which we never exactly get tired of watching again and again because they make us think and experience our lives in some new lights. A simple-minded (some would say with “low IQ”), but kind-hearted, Alabama boy, named “Forrest Gump” grows up with his best friend - a beautiful girl called Jenny. His supportive mother teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam, finding new friends, winning medals, starting multi-million dollar shrimp fishing business, writing bumper stickers and songs, donating to people, meeting the president several times and doing many other things. However, this all becomes irrelevant to Forrest because he can’t seem to save his childhood sweetheart Jenny Curran, who has messed up her life. The underlying theme of the movie is that it advises a person to run from all the negative thoughts, influences and bullies of life as fast as he can, no matter how others around him try to “degrade” him physically and intellectually. Why do I like the movie so much? Well, I like this movie primarily because it teaches us to find out on our own what exactly life is all about instead of paying attention to what others say about it. Besides, I like this movie also because it asks us to show “respect” to people, who seem rather “simplistic” in their thoughts and actions, because they also have their own dreams, and that they also chase their dreams very successfully in life. Finally, I like this movie also because of some of its “simple yet powerful” dialogues (ie. "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get. "), which are really difficult to forget.
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Describe
your
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favourite
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movie
. You should say: what the name of the movie/ film is what the theme of the movie/ film is why you like it
so
much and
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describe
the story of the
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movie
in brief
. [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.
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Follow-up Questions:

•
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Describe
a war
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movie
you like.

• What’s the difference between the
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movies
in your country and Hollywood
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movies? •
What do you
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think
of violent films?

• Why
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movies
need computer techniques? Any example of
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movies
using computer techniques?

• Which parts of a
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movie
are the most
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important
and how to
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improve
it?

Model Answer 1:

There are
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movies
which we
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watch
and then forget about them completely after a few days, if not any sooner. Then, there are
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movies
like “Forrest Gump”, which we never exactly
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get
tired of watching again and again
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because
they
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make
us
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think
and experience our
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lives
in
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some
new lights.

A simple-minded (
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some
would say with “low IQ”),
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but
kind-hearted, Alabama boy, named “Forrest Gump” grows up with his best friend
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-
a
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beautiful
girl called Jenny. His supportive mother teaches him the ways of
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life
and
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leaves
him to choose his destiny.

Forrest
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joins
the army for service in Vietnam, finding new friends, winning medals, starting multi-million dollar shrimp fishing business, writing bumper stickers and songs, donating to
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people
, meeting the president several times and doing
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many
other things.
However
, this all becomes irrelevant to Forrest
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because
he can’t seem to save his childhood sweetheart Jenny
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Curran
, who has messed up her life.

The underlying theme of the
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movie
is that it advises a person to run from all the
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negative
thoughts, influences and bullies of
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life
as
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fast
as he can, no matter how others around him try to “degrade” him
physically
and
intellectually
.

Why do I like the
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movie
so
much?
Well
, I like this
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movie
primarily
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because
it teaches us to find out on our
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own
what exactly
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life
is all about
instead
of paying attention to what others say about it.
Besides
, I like this
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movie
also
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because
it asks us to
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show
“respect” to
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people
, who seem
rather
“simplistic” in their thoughts and actions,
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because
they
also
have their
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own
dreams, and that they
also
chase their dreams
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very
successfully
in
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life
.
Finally
, I like this
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movie
also
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because
of
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some
of its “simple
yet
powerful” dialogues (
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ie.
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"
Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to
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get
.
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"
), which are
really
difficult to forget.
11Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
20Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
7Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe your favourite movie. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
13 paragraphs
455 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: 5.0
  • 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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