Band 6: Describe a gift you have received that was important to you. You should say: • who gave it to you • on what occasion it was given to you • what it looks like and how to use it • and say why it is important to you (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I received a valuable gift from my younger brother about three years ago on the occasion of my birthday. It was a famous brand MP3 player, really of high quality. I was so surprised when I opened the wrapping paper. I cherish the gift because it was exactly what I needed to improve my English in my spare time. I really admire him for the choice of that gift. It is silver, rectangular, and very simple in design. I usually use the MP3 player to listen to English audio files on my way to work, and it has really helped me make the best use of my time. It is a very useful device and, in fact, one of the best gifts I have ever received. It is such an important gift for me because I received it from my dear family member. It's a portable device that can be used anywhere. Another point is that when I received that gift, I noticed that my younger brother knows what I need to take full advantage of my time to learn more and more.

Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

I received a valuable gift from my younger brother about 3 years ago on the occasion of my birthday. It was a famous brand MPB player really of high quality. I was so surprised when I opened his wrapping paper. And I show the gift because it was exactly what I needed to improve my English in my spare time. I really admire him for the choice of that gift. It is silver rectangular and so simple in design. So I usually use the gift MPB player to listen to English audio files on the way to my work. And it really helped me make the best user of my time. It is a very useful device and in fact, one of the best gifts that I have ever received so far. It is such an important gift for me for all things I received it from my dessert family member for an author. It’s an applied device that can be used anywhere. Another point is when receiving that gift, I notice that my younger brother knows what I need to be able to take full advantage of my time to learn more and more.

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