Band 7: Describe a piece of art you like. You should say: • what the work of art is • when you first saw it • what you know about it • and explain why you like it (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Now I am going to describe a piece of art that I really like. The piece of art that I have is actually a picture of my favorite flower called Dandelion. I got this piece of art when I was visiting the Singapore Art Museum during a holiday with my family. I bought it last year around this time, and I would say it is a goodbye gift because I bought it at a 50% discount. When I first saw the piece of art, I was very interested in it because Dandelion is my favorite type of flower, and it contains my favorite colors as well, including light purple, beige, white, and light pink. Furthermore, I really like the meaning of Dandelion because it stands for innocence and purity, which I think resonates with my own personality. Other than that, I still hang this piece of art on my bedroom wall, and I look forward to seeing it every day because it gives me a sense of happiness and a stress-free feeling. Next, I am also very aware that it has been over a year since I bought this painting, so I have been trying to take good care of this particular piece of art in case the paint fades away.

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Now I am going to describe a piece of art that I really like. The piece of art that I have is actually a picture of my favourite flower called Dandelion. I got this piece of art when I was visiting the Singapore Art Museum when I was there for a holiday with my family. I bought it last year around this time and I would say it is a goodbye because I bought it at a 50% discount. When I first saw the piece of art, I was very interested at it because Dandelion is my favourite type of flower and it contains my favourite colours as well including light purple, beige, white and light pink. Furthermore, I really like the meaning of Dandelion because it stands for innocence and pureness which I think resonates with my own personality. Other than that, I still hang this piece of art on my bedroom wall and I look forward to look at it every day because it gives me a sense of happiness and a stress-free feeling. Next, I am also very aware that this painting has been a year plus since I bought it so I have been trying to take good care of the picture of this particular art in case the paint will fade away.

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