Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking
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What it is used for
Whether it was expensive.
Suggestion
This is quite difficult if you choose something basic like a sofa or bed. It is a good
idea to lie for this topic – describe an antique piece of furniture. You can use some of
language and phrases from Object 5: An item of clothing or jewellery.
Uncommon Vocabulary
Professional furniture restorer
delicate
fragile
Ornamental
decorative
Grammar Point
Exactly the same as Object 5: An item of clothing or jewellery.
Object 8: Something you made yourself
Describe something you made yourself.
You should say:
What the thing was
How you made it
Why you made it
Whether you still have this thing today.
Suggestion
This topic is quite difficult if you choose something basic like a greeting card. A good
suggestion is a kite which you made yourseft.
Uncommon Vocabulary
Assemble
put together
attach
glue (v.)
Grammar Point
This topic need mostly past tenses:
I created all the parts from scratch (=I made them all myself).
It took me about a day to complete it.
I had nerver made a kite before so it was quite tricky.
I used to play with it every day.
I have no idea what happened to it – I think it got thrown away.
