Band 7: Money as a gift Beautiful object Thing you really enjoyed Photo you are proud of Photo you enjoy Looking at (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Well, I'd like to talk about my last birthday. It was quite special for me because of a gift I received, which was money. To tell you the truth, before my birthday, I was really hoping to get money because a few months earlier, I saw an elegant dress in the shop, but I didn't have enough money for it. I thought maybe if I got some cash for my birthday, I could afford to buy it. Luckily, on the day of my birthday, my friends and family gave me some special gifts as well as some money. I felt so amazing at that time because I could afford to purchase the dress the next day. The dress was exactly how I imagined: elegant, simple, and very beautiful. It wasn't just a dress for me; it was a dream come true since I had waited patiently for a long time. Now, it is one of my beautiful objects. Also, it wasn't expensive, but it means a lot to me. As I was so excited to own my own dress, I took a lot of pictures. There is one photo I really love; I am smiling while holding the money in my hand and wearing that simple dress. Whenever I look at this photo, I feel so proud because it brings back such good memories and reminds me how excited and thankful I felt. So that money was more than just a gift; it brought me joy, confidence, and a memory I will never forget.

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Well, I’d like to talk about my last birthday. It was quite special for me because of a gift I received which was money. And to tell you the truth before my birthday, I was really hoping to get money for my birthday because a few months earlier I saw an elegant dress in the shop but I didn’t have enough money for it. And I thought maybe if I got some cash for my birthday, I could afford to buy it. Luckily, on the day of my birthday, my friends and my family gave some special gifts as well as some money. I felt so amazing as a thiam because I could afford to purchase the dress the next day. And the dress was how I imagined elegant, simple and very beautiful. Is it time? It was just, it wasn’t just a dress for me because it was a dream come true. Since I, since I waited it patiently for a long time. And now it is one of my beautiful objects. I own one. Also, it wasn’t expensive. It means a lot to me. Whenever and as a time as I was so excited to own my own distress I also took a lot of pictures. This one photo I really love I am smiling I’m smiling holding and holding the money in my hand and wearing that simple dress so Whenever I look at this photo, I feel so proud of this because it brings back such good memories and reminds me how excited and thankful I felt. So that money was more than just a gift. brought me joy, confidence and a memory I will never forget.

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