Academic/General Training Module by Adam Smith First Published in 2015

 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
 
 
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sing carols that reference the event. Christmas, along with Easter, is the period 
of highest annual church attendance. 
A special Christmas family meal is an important part of the celebration for 
many, and what is served varies greatly from country to country. In England 
and countries influenced by its traditions, a standard Christmas meal includes 
turkey, potatoes, vegetables, sausages and gravy, followed by Christmas 
pudding, mince pies and fruit cake. 
 
Describing a piece of furniture 
Describe a piece of furniture that you own. You should say 
- what it is 
- where you bought it 
- how you use it 
- and explain why you like it. 
I'm going to talk about my favourite chair. It's a big, leather armchair that sits 
in my living room at home, just under my living room window. I didn't actually 
buy the armchair. One of my friends was moving house and was going to buy 
some new furniture. I had always liked his leather armchair, so he said I could 
have it if I managed to move it. The chair wouldn't fit in my car, and it was 
tricky to get it out of my friend's apartment. I had to hire a small van to take 
the armchair home. Obviously I use the armchair for sitting! It's my favourite 
place in the house to relax, read a book, watch TV or even do some work; the 
chair's arms are quite wide and flat, so my laptop fits nicely on either of them. 
Last night I fell asleep in my armchair while I was watching a film. The main 
reasons why I like this piece of furniture are that it's comfortable and it's in the 
perfect position in my living room. The only drawback might be that I enjoy 
sitting in the armchair too much, and sometimes I think it makes me lazy!