Unemployment: day 47
Today our family came back home from visiting to Ibaraki and Tochigi. When we were coming back, we got a stamp for Pokemon Stamp Rally at Shinjyuku station. The stamp was different collared Mega Rukario. Now We had collected 4 stamps.
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Today our family returned home from visiting Ibaraki and Tochigi. On our way back, we collected a stamp for the Pokémon Stamp Rally at Shinjuku Station. The stamp featured a differently coloured Mega Lucario. We have now collected four stamps.
IELTS Improvement Points
Collocation:
return home (instead of come back home)
→ More natural and slightly more formal collocation. Suitable for IELTS Writing Task 1/2.
on our way back
→ Standard phrase for describing something that happened during the return journey.
collect a stamp
→ Natural collocation when talking about stamp rallies, hobbies, or collections. Better than “get a stamp.”
Template:
[Subject] have now collected [number] [items].
→ Clear and precise structure to indicate progress or achievement. Useful in Task 1 (describing numbers or quantities).
The stamp featured [description].
→ Good template for describing visual elements or details in IELTS Speaking (e.g. describing a picture, object, or building).
Vocabulary:
station names in correct spelling (Shinjuku, not Shinjyuku)
→ Correct spelling is essential in IELTS for lexical accuracy.
differently coloured
→ More natural adjective phrase than “different collared.” It means the colour variation of a character or object.
Mega Lucario
→ Proper noun; capitalisation and correct spelling are important to show accuracy when using specific names.
