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Welcome to IELTS Dragon. Today's video lesson is about IELTS Speaking Part 1
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topic, Pieces of Furniture. Let's answer the questions talking about furniture in
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a strategic way and help you achieve a Band 7 or even a Band 9. And after
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we answer all the questions, I'll help you build your vocabulary by giving you
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some more collocations and topic vocabulary words about furniture. Without further ado, let's get started. First question. Do you have a lot of pieces of
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furniture in your home? First answer. Yes, we do have plenty of different kinds of
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furniture in the house because my parents love to buy both new and
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secondhand furniture. But honestly, there are more secondhand pieces of furniture in the house since my mom is an anti-collector and some of her
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collections include Grandfather Clock, Cheval Mirror, Nests of Tables, Partner's Desk, and many more that I don't even know the names. Here's my second answer
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I have a few such as tables, chairs, one bookshelf, wardrobe, and a bed. I would
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love to have additional furniture but I can't fit them in in my apartment since
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it's tiny. If I move to a spacious one in the future, I'll surely buy more. Second
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question. Has anyone bought a piece of furniture for you? First answer. Sadly, no
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one. But if I want to get one from someone, I really love to have a chest of
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drawers. And I have one at home. I only have a dresser so all of my clothes are
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placed in a dresser. I want to have a chest of drawers so I can separate my
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undergarments and my handkerchiefs from the rest of my clothes in that furniture
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My second answer. Yes, just recently my mom bought a desk and a swivel chair so
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I can properly study in my room. She felt sorry for me after seeing me studying on
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the floor while leaning my back on the side of my bed in my room. Those were
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actually my mom's surprise birthday gift to me last month. I was really happy
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to receive those pieces of furniture. Next. What kind of furniture would you like to buy? First answer. Actually, I'm
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thinking of buying a massage chair these days because I find it really
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beneficial. Last week, I paid a visit to my friend and I tried using their
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massage chair for about 15 minutes and I was so amazed because my back pain got
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alleviated. I realized I badly need one. However, I learned that it's really
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pricey. So currently, I'm seriously saving money so that I can buy one
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Here's another way to answer that question. Honestly, I'm a minimalist. I
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avoid having so many kinds of furniture in my apartment. Besides, I think I have
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every piece of furniture I need. So I believe I don't need to buy another kind
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of furniture. Buying one is just a waste of money. Next question. Which furniture in your home do you like the best? First answer
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Without a doubt, my bed. Aside from the fact that it's a place where I can rest
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I love my bed best because it's one-of-a-kind. It's a trundle bed. Not a
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lot of people have this kind of bed. Well, just in case you aren't familiar with
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that kind of bed, it's used for keeping an extra bed on hand without taking up
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more space. In other words, one bed is kept underneath the ordinary bed and can
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be pulled out at any time, especially when you have visitors who want to sleep
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over. Now here's another way to answer that question. Wow, that's a hard
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question as I have plenty of furniture in the house that I really like
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But if I have to choose one, it'll be the recliner. I enjoy using it because it's
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just relaxing. When I get home from work, I like the feeling of taking a rest on
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the reclining sofa as it helps me reduce back pain, relieve my stress, and I've
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just recently learned that it does improve blood circulation. So it's not
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just your ordinary kind of sofa as it provides health benefits. As promised
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let's improve or expand your vocabulary. We have adjective plus the word
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furniture. First, upholstered. We are lounging on a comfortable upholstered sofa. Second, period. My great-grandpa's house is filled with period furniture
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Third, fine. This blackwood is used for making fine furniture. And as for
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topic vocabulary words, we have lowboy. It's a chest of drawers mounted on short
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legs. Next, we have period glass. It's a tall, narrow-framed mirror. Ottoman. It's a low upholstered seat without backer arms, sometimes used as a
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footrest and can have storage space inside. Equip your answers with topic
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vocabulary words or collocations so you can improve your mark in the criterion
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