Band 7: Describe something old that you own which is special to you. You should say: what this possession is, how long you have had it, where it came from, and explain why this possession is special to you. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I'm going to talk about a special gift from my grandfather that means a lot to me, which is a Nikon CCD camera that he gave me on my seventh birthday. In terms of appearance, the camera is gray and mini-sized, and it's actually even smaller than the size of my palm. Although it looks old-fashioned now, it was quite expensive at that time. I remember being over the moon when I received this gift because I had always been playing with my grandfather's camera, and my grandfather noticed how keen I was on photography, so he thoughtfully chose this camera as my birthday present. This camera is particularly meaningful to me because my grandfather lives in a different part of the country, so I don't get to see him often. So whenever I use it, it reminds me of him and brings back many precious memories that we shared together. It also contains a lot of photos of me and my grandfather. Whenever I look back at them, I feel sentimental and get emotional and miss the time we spent together. Therefore, it is much more than an ordinary camera, and I would definitely treasure it.

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I’m going to talk about a special gift from my grandfather that means a lot to me Which is a Nikon CCD camera that he gave me at my seventh birthday In terms of appearance, the camera is in gray color and it is mini sized and Actually is even smaller than the size of my palm Although it looks old-fashioned for now, it was quite expensive at that time. I remember being over the moon when I received this gift because I had always been playing with my grandfather’s camera and my grandfather noticed that how keen I am on photography so he thoughtfully chose this camera as my birthday present. This camera is particularly meaningful to me because my grandfather lives in a different part of the country so I don’t get to see him oftenly. So whenever I use it, it reminds me of him and brings back many precious memories that we shared together. It also contains a lot of photos of me and my grandfather. Whenever I look back at them, I feel sentimental and I get emotional and miss the time we spend together. Therefore, it is much more than an ordinary camera and I would definitely treasure it.

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