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IELTS Oral Part 2 Topic Card: Describe a time that you saved money for [...]

Spoken IELTS Part 2 Topic Card: Describe a time that you saved money for something

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Everyone should have something to say about this topic. After all, who hasn't saved money for the things he likes? For boys, the object of saving money may be their favorite games, sneakers, computers, mobile phones, or buying a gift for their girlfriend. For girls, the objects of saving money may be lipstick, cosmetics, clothes and shoes. In this process, everyone lived a life of ascetic monks by saving and living, refusing to participate in all activities that might bring costs. When answering this question, you can get a good score as long as you explain these clearly.

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Describe a time that you saved money for something

You should say:

When it was

Why you saved money

How much you saved

How you felt about it

I want to tell you the experience that I once saved money for a walkman. Walkman is a small music playing device, slightly larger than current mobile phones. You can take it everywhere and listen to music anytime and anywhere.

The experience I am going to talk about is that I saved money for a Walkman, which is a small equipment to play music, a little bigger than the cellphone. With it, you can listen to music anywhere at any time.

That was about 11 years ago when I was in high school. At that time, mobile phones were still a new thing with few functions. MP3 didn't even appear. Most people can only choose radio to listen to music. If you have a walkman, you will basically stand at the forefront of the trend, and will attract countless people's attention in school.

That is about 11 years ago, when I was in the secondary school. At that time, cellphone was still a luxury that few people could afford, and Mp3 player was very rare. If people wanted to listen to music, they were likely to turn to the big tape recorder. If you had a Walkman then, you were standing at the edge of fashion and would attract huge attention in the campus.

I've always wanted one. But because it has nothing to do with learning, I am unlikely to get money from my parents. So I began to cut all unnecessary expenses. Stop participating in any social activities, and cut your meal money from 20 yuan to 15 yuan per day.

I always wanted one. But since it was not relevant to my study, it was almost impossible to get sponsorship from my parents. So I decided to save money by myself. This article is from Laokaoya website. Do not copy or repost it. I cut off all the non-essential spending, stopped attending any social activity that might cost money, and reduce my food budget from 20 RMB a day to 15 RMB.

Three months later, I finally saved enough money to buy a Walkman. I bought one myself at the weekend（ special day out )。 The moment I opened it, I felt a great sense of satisfaction. I felt that my miserable life in the past three months was worth living.

3 months later, I saved about 600 yen, just enough to buy the Walkman. That weekend, I went to the shopping mall and got what I wanted. The moment I opened the box, I felt a great sense of satisfaction. Everything I had suffered finally paid off.

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