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Describe A Competition You Would Like To Take Part In: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What kind of competition it is?
  • What would you do in this competition?
  • Why does this competition interest you?
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Cue 1:What kind of competition it is?

  • Begin by clearly stating the type of competition you want to participate in, such as a sports event, academic contest, or cultural festival.
  • Provide a brief overview of the competition's significance and its popularity in your community or country.

Example

I would like to take part in a national-level chess competition. Chess is a highly strategic game that requires deep thinking and planning, and this competition attracts some of the best players from across India.

Cue 2:What would you do in this competition?

  • Describe the specific actions you would take during the competition, such as preparing, practicing, and competing against other participants.
  • Mention any strategies or techniques you plan to use to enhance your performance.

Example

In this competition, I would spend several weeks preparing by practicing daily with my coach and participating in local tournaments to sharpen my skills. During the competition, I would focus on staying calm and analyzing my opponent's moves carefully before making my own.

Cue 3:Why does this competition interest you?

  • Explain your personal connection to the competition, such as your passion for the activity or any past experiences that have motivated you.
  • Discuss the potential benefits of participating, such as personal growth, recognition, or the chance to meet like-minded individuals.

Example

This competition interests me because I have been playing chess since I was a child, and it has always been a source of joy and challenge for me. Participating at a national level would not only allow me to test my skills but also connect with other chess enthusiasts and learn from them.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, taking part in a national chess competition would be an exciting opportunity for me to showcase my skills, learn from others, and pursue my passion for chess. I believe it would be a valuable experience that could help me grow both personally and as a player.

    Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

    Tips to answer this Cue Card

    1: Vague Descriptions

    Using vague language can make your answer unclear. It's important to provide specific details about the competition to engage the listener and demonstrate your language skills.

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    Use descriptive language and specific examples to clearly explain what the competition is and what it involves.

    2: Lack of Personal Connection

    Failing to connect personally with the competition can make your response less interesting. It's essential to explain why the competition matters to you.

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    Share personal experiences or feelings related to the competition to make your answer more relatable and engaging.

    Ignoring the Cues

    Not addressing all the cues can lead to an incomplete answer. Each cue is designed to help structure your response effectively.

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    Make sure to answer all the cues provided, ensuring a well-rounded and comprehensive response.

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    Band 7

    Since I was 10, I've been growing up watching various cooking shows from various countries. This includes watching MasterChef Australia, watching The Big Table on Netflix, and I think these shows and the fascination around food in general allowed me to take up cooking and baking as a habit. So, in my limited experience of watching these shows and feeling the enthralling presence of being around chefs trying to get to make different cuisines is what makes me want to enter a competition like that myself. It's wild how all around the world with so many different cuisines there are seasoned chefs and practitioners that basically bend the rules around food. It's a sort of science and it's honestly mind-boggling how much you can do with simple dishes. As an example and an anecdote, the winner of MasterChef Australia 12 was a simple man hailing from Sri Lanka who made a simple fish curry and blew the judges' minds and won the competition. I always imagine myself opening my own cafe and presenting and sharing my food with the world.

    Band 7

    A competition that I would like to take part in is Dance India Dance. Dance India Dance is a national level dance competition that is aired throughout the country every weekend. I grew up watching this competition and watching various kinds of people from different parts of Indian subcontinent participating and showcasing their talent and interest in the field of dance. Dance has been a very major part of my life. I first danced when I was in lower kindergarten and since then I have loved every bit of experience I've had in this field. Dance India Dance is a very major competition in India and it has helped in boosting of many people's career in the field of dance. A country like India who has dance as a part of its culture, Dance India Dance has helped elevating the effect dance has on people. I would love to take part in this competition and also showcase my talent in this field. Thank you.

    Band 6-7

    The competition which I like is swimming because during my school days I used to go to swimming classes. I am a trained swimmer and not only that I also have a lot of medals. Not only that, I used to go for cultural competitions and national level swimming competition I have attended once but I didn't get medal unfortunately. But I used to get a second prize which I think which is still a good thing and the main issue is after my intermediate I stopped taking part in swimming competitions because of my studies. My family decided to not involve me in extracurricular activities because they are afraid it may affect my studies. But I won't say I can't able to participate in a competition because I know I am still able to do. I just need a little bit of practice.

    Band 6-7

    I would love to part in the competition which is related to my profession, as I am a trainer. So, this is what a competition where I can see that my training skill, my development, personal attitude, professional etiquettes and skills, because my subject is skill development. So, I would love to part in the competition where I can showcase my skills, my hands on skills, my talent, my technical skills, technical knowledge and science behind it, because it is very important and I would love to part in. So, I can see that where I am, in which level I am and what else I can work towards my skills to become a better version, become a better personality, to become a better trainer. So, that's what I wanted to do in a competition. I want to take a part in this competition and I can polish myself further and I can improve myself and wherever I am lacking any particular area or any particular aspects wherein I can do it, whether it is speaking or performing, because knowledge is something which is very important. Our subject is related to our science, which considered in our main physiology and hard skills and soft skills and training as everyone knows training part is a beautiful, is a novel profession where we can train a lot many people and we can play a very important role in their life, because our training gives them an entire makeover and we are giving them a shape for their future and wherein they can flourish with the help of our training. So, training should be always up to the mark, it should be industry relevant and our students or trainees, whosoever is there,

    Band 6-7

    I think this is a great question and I would like to talk about a competition which I'm very much interested to. In fact, I'm planning to participate in next few months. So this competition is called ARC Challenge. So this competition tests the limit of AI where we need to solve a very difficult problem which can't be solved by large language models. So the ARC Challenge also has a great price. So it's almost a $1 million. Today, a lot of AI researchers are participating in this challenge. And this is what I'm very much interested in. So one of the reasons why I'm interested is because it helps us focus on new architectures of AI. Moreover, you know, moreover, it gives me, you know, it also helps even if I participate, it helps my career. Even if I come in top 10 or top 20, it will greatly help my career. So for these reasons, I'm very much interested to participate in this competition. And for this, I'm currently building my skills. I'm trying to solve small challenges so that I can, you know, participate in this challenge and solve complex, more complex problems.

    Band 6

    I would like to take part in fashion show competition because I wanted to be model myself and want to showcase on my own. I need to love my own body and others to understand that everyone has to do the same and this fashion show in a way can also increase or boost my confidence and can also encourage the other ladies to do the same and to build confidence by themselves and it also in a way can increase the creativity and can increase the sense of art.

    Band 6

    I would really like to take part in a cooking competition because I am interested in cooking and really fond of it. I would really like to talk about I would really like to take part in a cooking competition because I love cooking and I'm a very big foodie so I used to watch some of the channels that shows that has cooking competition and I love one of the show that is Masterchef with comedy nights because they make new dishes with doing certain comedy and it's a very entertaining show also you learn a lot of things from there like how to make it they just show the image and they tell the participants to make it also the participants that are participated those are literally the TV shows or TV serial celebrities so a lot of people have interest in seeing that what they can make or how their cooking skill are so I would really like to take part in that kind of competition and I would like to try new dishes with good recipes and would like my parents to taste it and give me good feedback about it

    Band 6

    I would love to take part in singing competition. It is because I am very interested in singing and I love to sing. Moreover, I want to know that how much I know singing plus what are the drawbacks in my singing which I have to learn more. In singing competition, there are majorly many of them who come and sing a song for two minutes and then judges tell them how the song was, what were the likes and dislikes of the song, how was it and so on. I have to say that where I stand.

    Band 6

    The competition that I would be interested to take part in would definitely be related to food, let it be cooking or baking. Cooking and baking is something which I enjoy the most. In addition, I also believe that I can cook and I can bake pretty well. So I feel that if I were to take part in a competition, I would definitely win. Also, if I had the ability to design the competition, this is not possible. But if I did, it would definitely have three rounds. The first round being a starter round where the contestants would have to prepare one starter from their home country. The next would be the main course round where the participants had to prepare or had to cook something that they have been inspired from. And the third would be a dessert round in which the participants would have to bake something with chocolate. Now, chocolate is something that everybody enjoys. And I think keeping a round that has chocolate in it is well thought of.

    Band 6

    The kind of competition I would like to take a part in is a go-karting race. So go-karting is an amateur level of car racing that a person with the least amount of experience can also enable to. Formula 1 being the example of the most experienced level of car racing. I want to take a part of this competition because it brings me alive and that sense of adrenaline while you are racing just kicks apart within you. That makes you feel about life in a different essence overall. The main thing to focus during a go-kart racing is how you turn every possible opportunity of even every millisecond into your favour. The overtakes, the run time, the shift of gears and beneath all it's just you and that sound of the engine that goes at a very high rpm to a low rpm. While also having a risk of crashing and getting hurt. Overall it's a mix of all possible things any sport or any competition can give a person. Which is why it's a complete sport and the one competition I would like to test myself in.
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