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Talk about a friend of yours who had to make a difficult decision. v.1

Talk about a friend of yours who had to make a difficult decision. v. 1
Talk about a friend of yours who had to make a difficult decision. You should say: What was the decision about? Why did your friend have to decide? What did your friend decide? And explain why you consider it as a difficult decision. Model Answer: My close friend Mark (. . . or say a name. . . ) made a very tough decision and in my opinion, that was one of the most difficult decisions I have ever seen someone to decide. He had to decide whether the doctors should try to save his wife's life or the yet-to-born baby's life. That day I was in the hospital and I went to the consulting doctor's room with him. The doctors told that the mother's health condition was pretty severe and the baby would have a great deal of complexity to be operated. Both the mother and baby's lives were in danger and as the father and husband, Mark would have to decide what he wants. Though that was a very tough call, my friend had to take prompt decisions. I noticed tears were dropping slowly from his both eyes. Finally, he decided that his wife's life should be given more priority that the yet-to-born baby. There's no doubt that, it was a very tough decision to take. That was a life and death situation for my friend's wife while a much-desired child was on the other hand. Once the decision was taken, it could not be reversed and choosing either wife's life or baby's life is definitely one of the hardest decisions for a man. My friend must have gone through a hard time and stressful experience to decide and the situation was very tough to handle. It was like choosing an impossible thing but you have to choose. The wife was the life-partner and his life-long companion while the baby was the dream, representative of the next generation and a blessing for him. Letting go either one is not an easy decision and my friend Mark had to decide something very tough like this. 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 tough decision you had to take. Describe a decision that you know someone took and was very difficult. Describe a difficult decision one of your friends took.
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. You should say: What was the
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about? Why did your
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friend
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have to
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decide
? What did your
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friend
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decide
? And
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explain
why you consider it as a
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difficult
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decision
. Model Answer:

My close
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friend
Mark (.
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made a
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very
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tough
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decision
and in my opinion, that was one of the most
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difficult
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decisions
I have ever
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seen
someone to
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decide
. He had to
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decide
whether the doctors should try to save his wife's
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life
or the
yet
-to-born baby's
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life
. That day I was in the hospital and I went to the consulting doctor's room with him. The doctors
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told
that the mother's health condition was pretty severe and the baby would have a great deal of complexity to
be operated
. Both the mother and baby's
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lives
were in
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danger
and as the father and husband, Mark would
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have to
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decide
what he wants. Though that was a
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very
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tough
call, my
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friend
had to take prompt
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decisions
. I noticed tears were dropping
slowly
from his both eyes.
Finally
, he decided that his wife's
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life
should be
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given
more priority that the
yet
-to-born baby. There's no doubt that, it was a
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very
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tough
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decision
to take. That was a
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life
and death situation for my friend's wife while a much-desired child was
on the other hand
. Once the
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decision
was taken
, it could not
be reversed
and choosing either wife's
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life
or baby's
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life
is definitely one of the hardest
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decisions
for a
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man
. My
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friend
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must
have gone through a
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hard
time and stressful experience to
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decide
and the situation was
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tough
to handle. It was like choosing an impossible thing
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but
you
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have to
choose. The wife was the life-partner and his life-long companion while the baby was the dream, representative of the
next
generation and a blessing for him. Letting go either one is not an easy
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decision
and my
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friend
Mark had to
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decide
something
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very
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tough
like this. 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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a
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tough
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decision
you had to take.
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a
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decision
that
you know
someone took and was
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difficult
.
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a
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difficult
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decision
one of your
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friends
took.
6Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
45Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
6Mistakes

IELTS speaking Talk about a friend of yours who had to make a difficult decision. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
2 paragraphs
399 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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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: 5.5
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  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
  • 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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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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