Band 6: Describe a tool you use in your home. You should say: What it is What it does Why it is useful Explain how you feel about it (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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That's a really interesting question. Let me think a little bit about that. Well, there are many tools that I use in my house every day for different purposes, but if I had to pick one, it would be my hammer. I find it really useful, especially when it comes to knocking in sharp items, more specifically pins and other things like that. I've been using it for more than five or six years, and I totally appreciate it because my friend gave it to me as a gift, so it's obvious that it's not only practical but also precious for me. A hammer is usually used for various functions, but as I'm a cabinet maker, I tend to use it to fix or repair broken parts of cabinets. For example, if I'm being honest with you, yesterday there was a problem with a part of a cabinet, and if I hadn't used it, I wouldn't have been able to fix that broken part. This example clearly shows how beneficial and functional it is. Regarding why I like it, I enjoy using it because I received it as a gift from my close friend, who is also my co-worker. That's why I want to have it 24/7, even if I don't need it a lot.

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That’s a really interesting question. Let me think a little bit about that. Well there are many tools that I use in my house every day for many different purposes but if I had to pick one it would be my hammer. I find it really useful especially when it comes to knocking sharp items more specifically pins and other stuff like that. I’ve been using it for more than five or six years and I totally appreciate that because my friend gave it to me as a gift so it’s obvious that it’s not only practical but also prices for me. Hammer is usually used for various of functions but as I’m a cabinet maker I tend to use it to fix or repair broken parts of cabinets. For example if I’m being honest with you yesterday there was a problem with a part of cabinet and if I hadn’t used it I wouldn’t have been able to fix that broken part and this example clearly shows how beneficial and functional it is. And regarding why I like it, obviously I enjoy using that because I received it as a gift from my close friend who is also my co-worker. That’s why I want to have it 24×7 even if I don’t need it a lot.

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