Ielts speaking--how to improve your bandscore

Activity B
Write brief notes (phrases/words) for each of the
following sentences:

1. He has been one of the people who have inspired me since the time I got to
know about him. He is very generous and humble.

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2. The most memorable trip that I have had was the one last year. I and my
family visited our hometown for Christmas.
3. I don’t really like listening to rock music, for it seems to be killing me
literally when I listen to it.
4. The computer is an indispensable gadget. Life is incomplete without this
tool.
5. Where I am from, one of the most interesting spots worth seeing is a small
white-sand beach called Boracay. It is located in a remote area far away
from the crowded city.
6. When I was in high school, I was unluckily chosen as the representative of
our class for a singing competition. That was indeed embarrassing because I
forgot the lyrics of the song, which was caused by too much fear.
7. I would like to talk about an activity that my family loved doing together
when I was young, and that was gardening.
8. There are a lot of dishes that tourists would surely love in my hometown.
One of them is what we call adobo. This is actually lean pork meat cooked
through boiling in a thickened sauce of sugar and vinegar with other spices
over medium heat.
9. I read a book once when I was a senior student in the university. It’s The
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People written by Stephen Covey.
10. English is an interesting subject to study, and I won’t stop doing so because
it means depriving me of my interest.
Answer
1. characteristics: inspire me / humble / generous
2. memorable trip / happened last year / went back to hometown
3. dislike rock music / kills me
4. computer: indispensable
5. interesting spot: Boracay, remote area
6. embarrassing experience: joined singing, forgot the lyrics
7. activity loved doing with family
8. delicacy / tourists must try: adobo (pork)
9. book / 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
10. interesting subject: English / won’t stop

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