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Describe your first day at work or the place where you study. v.1

Describe your first day at work or the place where you study. v. 1
Describe your first day at work or the place where you study. You should say:   what kind of building it was located in   why it was important for you to work/study there   how you felt at the end of the first day and explain if you were pleased or disappointed with the experience.   Model Answer 1: Experiencing the first day at work, or where one studied for the first time can always be a unique one. I don’t think that I will be able to remember about the experience of studying at a place where I studied for the first time, because it was a long time ago, but I can certainly remember my first day at work of my current job. I will start with the description of what kind of building it was located in. My first impression of the building was that it was a rather tall building even though it had only 10 storeys. I think I felt like that, probably, because most of the other buildings around it were not more than 5 or 6 storeys. Occupying entire floor, which was no less than 3000 square feet in size, my IT firm was located on the 3rd floor. The building has both the stairs and lift facilities even though I felt that the stairs were just a bit too stiff to climb for a regular person. The great thing about the building was that each of its floors was fully equipped with fire extinguishing tools, and they all had large windows in order to allow enough natural light and air. Built with a rather simple architectural plan, this building was closed to a busy commercial area, and it was painted with a cream colour. My office was also fully equipped with all kind of modern facilities. However, regardless of the building, it was important for me to work there because I was offered a full-time job there, and a good one in that. Anyway, at the end of my first day at work in that building, I felt like it was a perfect facility to work in because the overall working environment there was really nice. I was pleased with my first-day work experience in that building. It was a modern facility with all kinds of amenities, and it offered a nice working environment, with very limited noise from the activities and commotion outside of the building.   Sample Answer 2: I am currently working in a company and I still remember the first day of my job. This is my second job and I have worked for the first company for about 2 years. After I finished my graduation I applied in some companies and was interviewed by them. One day I got a call from the HR head of the company that, I have been hired and expected to join them from the next Sunday. I was very excited and happy to get the job. I did my preparation part to start the office and reached the office 30 minutes earlier. The office was in a 10 story building and the office was on the 6th floor. They had more than 90 employees. This was a modern building with a big yard in front of it. Then I contacted the HR head and submitted my academic and other relevant documents. The HR asked me to sit on a couch and after 30 minutes or so, he returned. In the meantime, I noticed other employees arrived and went to their work desks. Most of them looked at me and one person asked me if I am waiting for someone. I explained that I was joining from that day and he congratulated me. I was feeling a little bit nervous and noticed that my heart was beating faster! The messenger came to me and offered me a cup of coffee. After the HR head came back, he gave 2-3 forms including the contact papers and asked me to read them all and fill up the forms. I read the papers and filled up the forms and gave them to the HR Manager. He then took me to some of the key employees and introduced me to them. Then he showed me my desk and I sat over there. Since this was the first day of my office, I did not have any particular task. I started feeling easy after I sat on the desk and started using the computer. The computer was pre-configured and I went through the company website and learned lots of new information about their service and product offerings. I took my lunch in a nearby cafeteria and came back to my desk again. Thus the clock ticked to 5: 30 pm and I noticed others were leaving. I asked the HR Manager and left with some of the employees. I felt very comfortable at the end of the day and the hesitation I had has been removed and I was happy for the reason that the office environment and colleagues were very friendly.   Tips for answering this Cue Card topic: If you are a student, you should talk about your first-day experience at the college/university you are studying currently. For the job holders, it is expected that they would talk about their first-day experience in their office. The cue card questions added with the cue card question guides you on which topics you should speak about. For the first question ‘what kind of building was it located in’, you should give details of the area where the university/office was located. Give brief details of the premises and then mention particularly what type of building it was. Mention the following points: How many building were there? How many levels the building had? Which floor you went first and stayed? Where your class was located/ office desk was? How was the environment? Now move on to the second question and give your reason for your study or the job. This is a bit tricky question as you would have to be very much convincing here. Mention that, the study/job was very important because you have been waiting a long to have this. The students should mention some important factors about having a higher degree and the job holders should explain that this was a job, s/he was eagerly waiting to start. Education is important to enlighten someone’s mind and to prepare him/ her to become a successful person in life. In today’s world, education is a must and no alternative can fulfil this. For the job holders, the job is the source for their daily bread and a way to implement the theoretical knowledge s/he has learned throughout the academic years. It is also the way to serve other people and to get engaged in work. For the third question “how did you feel at the end of the first day” mention that it was better than you initially expected! At the beginning of the day, you had anxiety and tension but on the day you found out that it was a good day so far. You found the classmates/ colleagues very friendly and helpful, the work/ study environment was pleasant and you actually enjoyed there a lot. Also mention that the first day at work/ study place is always a great concern in terms of new people, new environment and everything was fine for you and at the end of the day you felt relieved and happy about the day.   You have already mentioned your experience of the first day at work/ study in the third question and that’s why you need to draw a summary for the last question “explain if you were pleased or disappointed with the experience. ” Unless you have specifically mentioned previously that it was a bad experience and you had lots of troubles, you should mention that it was a pleasant day and you had been delighted with your experience of your first day at work/ study.   Similar Cue Card Topics: 1. Describe your workplace. 2. Describe a college/ university where you studied. 3. Describe some pleasant experience you recently have had. 4. Describe a beautiful building. 5. Describe a positive experience you have. 6. Describe a stressful day you had. 7. Describe a busy day you had.
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your
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first
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work
or the place where you
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study
. You should say:
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what
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kind
of
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building
it was
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located
in
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why it was
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important
for you to work/study there
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how you
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felt
at the
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end
of the
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first
day and
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explain
if you were
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pleased
or disappointed with the
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experience
.
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Model Answer 1: Experiencing the
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first
day at
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work
, or where one studied for the
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first
time can always be a unique one. I don’t
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think
that I will be able to remember about the
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experience
of studying at a place where I studied for the
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first
time,
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because
it was a long time ago,
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I can
certainly
remember my
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first
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work
of my
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current
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start
with the description of what
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kind
of
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building
it was
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located
in. My
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first
impression of the
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building
was that it was a
rather
tall
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building
even though
it had
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only
10
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storeys
. I
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think
I
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felt
like that,
probably
,
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because
most of the
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other
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buildings
around it were not more than 5 or 6
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storeys
. Occupying entire
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floor
, which was no less than
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3000 square feet
in size, my IT firm was
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located
on the 3rd
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floor
. The
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building
has both the stairs and lift facilities
even though
I
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felt
that the stairs were
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just
a bit too stiff to climb for a regular person.

The great thing about the
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building
was that each of its
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floors
was
fully
equipped with fire extinguishing tools, and they all had large windows in order to
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allow
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enough
natural light and air. Built with a
rather
simple architectural plan, this
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building
was closed
to a busy commercial area, and it
was painted
with a cream
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colour
. My
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office
was
also
fully
equipped with all
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kind
of modern facilities.
However
, regardless of the
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building
, it was
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important
for me to
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work
there
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because
I
was offered
a full-time
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job
there, and a
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good
one in that.

Anyway
, at the
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of my
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first
day at
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work
in that
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building
, I
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felt
like it was a perfect facility to
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work
in
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because
the
overall
working
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environment
there was
really
nice.

I was
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pleased
with my
first
-day
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work
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experience
in that
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building
. It was a modern facility with all
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kinds
of amenities, and it offered a nice working
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environment
, with
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very
limited noise from the activities and commotion
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outside of
the
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building
.
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Sample Answer 2: I am
currently
working in a
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company
and I
still
remember the
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first
day of my
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job
. This is my second
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job
and I have worked for the
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first
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company
for about 2 years. After I finished my graduation I applied in
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some
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companies
and
was interviewed
by them. One day I
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got
a call from the HR head of the
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company
that, I have
been hired
and
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expected
to
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join
them from the
next
Sunday. I was
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very
excited and happy to
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get
the job.

I did my preparation part to
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start
the
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office
and reached the
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office
30 minutes earlier. The
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office
was in a
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10 story
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building
and the
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office
was on the 6th
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floor
. They had more than 90 employees. This was a modern
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building
with a
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big
yard in front of it.

Then I contacted the HR head and submitted my academic and
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other
relevant documents. The HR
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asked
me to sit on a couch and after 30 minutes or
so
, he returned. In the meantime, I noticed
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other
employees arrived and went to their
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work
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desks
. Most of them looked at me and one person
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asked
me if I am waiting for someone. I
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explained
that I was joining from that
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day and
he congratulated me. I was feeling a
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little bit
nervous and noticed that my heart was beating faster! The messenger came to me and offered me a cup of coffee. After the HR head came back, he gave 2-3 forms including the contact papers and
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asked
me to read them all and fill up the forms. I read the papers and filled up the forms and gave them to the HR Manager. He then took me to
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some of the
key employees and introduced me to them. Then he
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showed
me my
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desk
and I sat over there. Since this was the
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first
day of my
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office
, I did not have any particular task. I
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started
feeling easy after I sat on the
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desk
and
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started
using the computer. The computer was pre-configured and I went through the
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company
website and learned lots of new information about their service and product offerings.

I took my lunch in a nearby cafeteria and came back to my
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desk
again.
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Thus
the clock ticked to 5: 30 pm and I noticed others were leaving. I
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asked
the HR Manager and
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left
with
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some of the
employees.

I
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felt
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very
comfortable at the
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end
of the day and the hesitation I had has been
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removed and
I was happy for the reason that the
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office
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environment
and colleagues were
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very
friendly.
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Tips for answering this
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Cue
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Card
topic: If you are a student, you should talk about your
first
-day
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experience
at the college/university you are studying
currently
. For the
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job
holders, it is
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expected
that they would talk about their
first
-day
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experience
in their
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office
. The
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cue
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card
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questions
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added
with the
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cue
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card
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question
guides you on which topics you should speak about. For the
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first
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question
‘what
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kind
of
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building
was it
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located
in’, you should give
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details
of the area where the university/office was
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located
. Give brief
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details
of the premises and then
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mention
particularly
what type of
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building
it was.
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Mention
the following points: How
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many
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building
were there? How
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many
levels the
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building
had? Which
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floor
you went
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first
and stayed? Where your
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class
was located
/
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office
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desk
was? How was the
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environment
?
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Now
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move
on to the second
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question
and give your reason for your
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study
or the
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job
. This is a bit tricky
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question
as you would
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have to
be
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very
much convincing here.
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Mention
that, the study/job was
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very
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important
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because
you have been waiting a long to have this. The students should
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mention
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some
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important
factors about having a higher degree and the
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job
holders should
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explain
that this was a
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job
, s/he was
eagerly
waiting to
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start
. Education is
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important
to enlighten someone’s mind and to prepare him/ her to become a successful person in life. In
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today
’s world, education is a
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must
and no alternative can fulfil this. For the
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job
holders, the
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job
is the source for their daily bread and a way to implement the theoretical knowledge s/he has learned throughout the academic years. It is
also
the way to serve
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other
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people
and to
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get
engaged in
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work
. For the third
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question
“how did you feel at the
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end
of the
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first
day”
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mention
that it was better than you
initially
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expected
! At the beginning of the day, you had anxiety and tension
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but
on the day you found out that it was a
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good
day
so
far. You found the classmates/ colleagues
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very
friendly and helpful, the
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work/
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study
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environment
was pleasant and you
actually
enjoyed there a lot.
Also
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mention
that the
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first
day at
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work/
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study
place is always a great concern in terms of new
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people
, new
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environment
and everything was fine for you and at the
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end
of the day you
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felt
relieved and happy about the day.
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You have already mentioned your
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experience
of the
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first
day at
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work/
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study
in the third
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question
and that’s why you need to draw a summary for the last
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question
“
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explain
if you were
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pleased
or disappointed with the
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experience
. ” Unless you have
specifically
mentioned previously that it was a
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bad
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experience
and you had lots of troubles, you should
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mention
that it was a pleasant day and you had
been delighted
with your
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experience
of your
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first
day at
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work/
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study
.
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Similar
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Card
Topics:

1.
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Describe
your workplace.

2.
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Describe
a college/ university where you studied.

3.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
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some
pleasant
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experience
you recently have had.

4.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a
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beautiful
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building. 5
.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a
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positive
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experience
you have.

6.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a stressful day you had.

7.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a busy day you had.
36Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
170Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
26Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe your first day at work or the place where you study. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
16 paragraphs
1389 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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