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Describe your favourite song or piece of music. v.1

Describe your favourite song or piece of music. v. 1
Describe your favourite song or piece of music. You should say: what kind of music it is where you usually listen to it what kind of mood this music puts you in and explain why this is your favourite song or piece of music.   Sample Answer 1: The song 'High Hopes' sung by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd band is a song I have loved always and would hear often for the rest of my life. Pink Floyds is famous for their progressive and psychedelic music and high-quality lyrics. This song falls under the progressive rock music genre and was the 11th song on the album 'Division Bell'. I usually listen to this song on my computer and sometimes in my MP3 player with the headphone. In fact, I am a great fan of this music band and most of their songs are on my favourite list. This song is specifically attractive for the music composition, lyrics and theme. This song reminds the past and compares how greener and full of possibility it was. The church bell and the lyrics make an out of the world illusion that only people who love it would realise. Every time I hear this song, I can feel my childhood, the sweet memory and the greener town I used to live. This is the song that opens the horizon for me to visit my past. I love this song from my heart. This music puts me in a sad yet charming mood. I feel sad that the past days won't be coming back and I won't have that childhood charm anymore. On the other hand, this song gives me a genuine pleasure of the memories of my childhood and all the friends and people I knew then.   Sample Answer 2: I have always loved listening to music – good music that is - because I consider them to be the food for my heart and mind. Anyway, while I like to listen to music from all kinds of genre, I prefer soft rock the most, and today I would like to talk about one such music which I have loved since the day I heard it for the first time. The song, I am talking about, is titled “I Just Can't Stop Loving You” which was sung in 1987 by the legendary singer Michael Jackson.   It is actually a ballad duet of Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett, and was the first single released from his seventh album, “Bad”. The song was written by Jackson, and co-produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. Later, this song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, RB Singles and Adult Contemporary charts, making it the first in a string of 5 number-one single. This song became so popular that Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett recorded a Spanish language version of this song as well as a French version. Anyway, after listening to this song for the first time, I recorded it on audio cassette before almost 15 years ago and since then, hardly a week goes by when I don’t listen to this song at least once. This is such a piece of mild and soft music with such a great tune that every time I listen to it, I feel like I am taken to a world of dream where there is no sadness or cruelty. Anyway, this is one of my most favourite pieces of music because the lyrics in this music are so easy to understand and follow. Besides, Michael Jackson seemed to have given all his heart and musical talent in order to make this song a success story. On top of that, I also felt that he wanted to provide us with a very strong sense of heavenly appeal with this extraordinarily melodious song that he was here on earth to serve a very specific purpose, and that was to spread love instead of hatred and cruelty.   Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card would enable you to talk about the following Cue Cards as well: Describe a song you often listen to.   Describe your favourite song or singer.   Describe a piece of music you heard in your childhood.   Describe a famous song in your country.
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Describe
your
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favourite
song or
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piece
of
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music
. You should say: what kind of
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music
it is where you
usually
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listen
to it what kind of mood this
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music
puts you in and
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explain
why this is your
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favourite
song or
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piece
of
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music
.
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Sample Answer 1:

The song 'High Hopes' sung by David
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Gilmour
of Pink Floyd band is a song I have
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loved
always and would hear
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often
for the rest of my life. Pink
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Floyds
is
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famous
for their progressive and psychedelic
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music
and high-quality lyrics. This song falls under the progressive rock
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music
genre and was the 11th song on the album 'Division Bell'.

I
usually
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listen
to this song on my computer and
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sometimes
in my MP3 player with the headphone. In fact, I am a great fan of this
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music
band and most of their songs are on my
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favourite
list. This song is
specifically
attractive for the
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music
composition, lyrics and theme.

This song reminds the past and compares how greener and full of possibility it was. The church bell and the lyrics
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make
an out of the world illusion that
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only
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people
who
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love
it would
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realise
. Every time I hear this song, I can feel my childhood, the sweet memory and the greener town I
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used
to
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live
. This is the song that opens the horizon for me to visit my past. I
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love
this song from my heart.

This
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music
puts me in a sad
yet
charming mood. I feel sad that the past days won't be coming back and I won't have that childhood charm anymore.
On the other hand
, this song gives me a genuine pleasure of the memories of my childhood and all the friends and
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
people
I knew then.
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Sample Answer 2:

I have always
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loved
listening to
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music
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–
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good
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music
that is
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-
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because
I consider them to be the food for my heart and mind.
Anyway
, while I like to
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listen
to
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music
from all kinds of genre, I prefer soft rock the most, and
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today
I would like to talk about one such
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music
which I have
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loved
since the day I heard it for the
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first
time.

The song, I am talking about,
is titled
“I
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Just
Can't
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Stop
Loving You” which
was sung
in 1987 by the legendary singer Michael Jackson.
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It is
actually
a ballad duet of Michael Jackson and
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Siedah
Garrett, and was the
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first
single released from his seventh album, “
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
Bad
”. The song
was written
by Jackson, and co-produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. Later, this song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, RB Singles and Adult Contemporary charts, making it the
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first
in a string of 5 number-one single. This song became
so
popular that Michael Jackson and
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Siedah
Garrett recorded a Spanish language version of this song as
well
as a French version.
Anyway
, after listening to this song for the
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first
time, I recorded it on audio cassette
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before
almost 15 years ago and since then, hardly a week goes by when I don’t
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listen
to this song at least once. This is such a
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piece
of mild and soft
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
music
with such a great tune that every time I
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listen
to it, I feel like I
am taken
to a world of dream where there is no sadness or cruelty.
Anyway
, this is one of my most
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favourite
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pieces
of
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music
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because
the lyrics in this
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music
are
so
easy to understand and follow.
Besides
, Michael Jackson seemed to have
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given
all his heart and musical talent in order to
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
make
this song a success story.
On top of that
, I
also
felt that he wanted to provide us with a
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:
very
strong sense of heavenly appeal with this
extraordinarily
melodious song that he was here on earth to serve a
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:
very
specific purpose, and that was to spread
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
love
instead
of hatred and cruelty.
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Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card would enable you to talk about the following Cue Cards as
well
:
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Describe
a song you
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often
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listen
to.
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You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
Describe
your
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favourite
song or singer.
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Describe
a
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piece
of
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music
you heard in your childhood.
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Describe
a
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famous
song in your country.
16Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
42Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
21Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe your favourite song or piece of music. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
7 paragraphs
715 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: 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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