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Describe A Course That Impressed You A Lot: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What was the course about?
  • Where did you take the course?
  • What did you do during the course?
  • And explain why it impressed you a lot?
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Cue 1:What was the course about?

  • Begin by clearly stating the subject of the course and its main objectives.
  • Mention any specific skills or knowledge that the course aimed to impart.

Example

The course I took was about digital marketing, focusing on social media strategies and content creation. It aimed to equip us with the skills needed to effectively promote brands online and engage with audiences through various platforms.

Cue 2:Where did you take the course?

  • Specify the institution or platform where you took the course.
  • Include details about whether it was an online course or in-person, and the location if applicable.

Example

I took this course at a well-known institute in my city, Mumbai. It was an in-person course held over six weekends, which allowed for interactive sessions and networking with fellow participants.

Cue 3:What did you do during the course?

  • Describe the activities you engaged in, such as lectures, group projects, or practical exercises.
  • Highlight any specific projects or assignments that were particularly impactful.

Example

During the course, we had a mix of lectures and hands-on workshops. One of the most exciting parts was a group project where we created a mock social media campaign for a local business. This practical experience helped me apply the theories we learned in class.

Cue 4:And explain why it impressed you a lot?

  • Reflect on the overall impact the course had on your personal or professional development.
  • Mention any specific aspects that stood out to you, such as the teaching style or the course content.

Example

The course impressed me a lot because the instructor was incredibly knowledgeable and engaging. I learned not just the technical skills but also the importance of creativity in marketing. It opened my eyes to new career possibilities, and I felt more confident in my abilities by the end.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, this digital marketing course was a transformative experience for me. It not only enhanced my skills but also inspired me to pursue a career in this dynamic field. I highly recommend such courses to anyone looking to expand their knowledge and career opportunities.

    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

    Avoid being too general or vague when describing the course. Specific details make your answer more engaging and informative.

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    Include specific examples about the course content, such as topics covered or skills learned, to provide a clearer picture.

    2: Lack of Personal Connection

    Not explaining how the course personally impacted you can make your answer less compelling. Personal stories resonate more with listeners.

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    Share a personal experience or insight gained from the course to show its significance in your life.

    Ignoring the Cues

    Failing to address all the cue prompts can lead to an incomplete answer. Each cue is important for a well-rounded response.

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    Make sure to answer each cue in order, ensuring you cover what the course was about, where it took place, and why it impressed you.

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    Band 6-7

    The course that impressed me a lot was a product management course which I have taken on LinkedIn Learning. This course was offered to me by my company which I work in. So this course taught us how to be a good product manager, what are the different steps you need to take to become productive and make your work more better. So the first thing which I learned in this course was the different types of customers you face. Whether it's a business customer or is it a direct customer or is it a B2B, B2C or C2C like from customer to customer. So it taught us how to deal with different types of customers and it also taught me how to price a particular product, what are the different types of marketing which you can use during pricing. So there are three types of marketing on LinkedIn which is online marketing, the other is word of mouth marketing, the other is social media marketing and with these marketing techniques how do you generate more revenue is something which we learned in the course. It also taught us about how to deal with the end customers, how to make them happy. The customer is the key to everything. So you take requirements from the client or the customer and then you try to implement whatever they have given in the speculated time which they have given and how to present it to the customer in a way that he is happy and satisfied with the requirement which he has given.

    Band 6-7

    I took a five-and-a-half year long course in my bachelor's. Being a medical student in SV Medical College Tirupati for five-and-a-half years made me realize how important the medicine is in daily lives. The curriculum was well structured and the teachers were very friendly. The most important point about the course was adapting new technologies in teaching. Teachers were very good at what they were doing. There were many, there were 19 teachers altogether. Everyone had a had an unique trait to themselves. They were student friendly. They were always ready to help students. They implemented the course in an effective manner. Everything was completed according to time. We were given test assignments and we were given feedback after each exam and we were given individual attention to improve our grades. Medicine as a subject impacts everybody's life and making good doctors passing out from the college contributes to a healthy society and a disease-free society.

    Band 6-7

    So, currently a course which has impressed me a lot is digital marketing, so I am currently pursuing MSc in digital marketing from Ireland. To be specific, the university is Technological University Dublin. It's in Dublin City, Phase 1. So, I would like to say that I am impressed by this course because it will help me in the future in terms of my business as well as my growth. So, I am a content creator and an actor. So, being in this industry and doing a course in digital marketing would help me grow my Instagram, YouTube, my socials a lot easier than I was doing it before. So, whenever I try to promote my brand and enhance my engagement, I was not able to get the good idea and for that I have to pay a lot of money to the digital marketing influencers. So, right now when I do this course, I will try to get a job in Ireland and after doing that job, I will try to go deep into my creativity and start a channel again and would try to engage more and more people by using techniques which I learned from digital marketing. But I am a guy who gets influenced by things a lot easier. So, I don't know if I will be able to continue with this MSc in digital marketing or not but I will be trying to say is, I will try to be convinced and focus on this field and I hope I will get a job in future and work with this company.

    Band 6-7

    The course that I was impressed a lot at school was Mathematics, I, to be honest I was never really good at Maths during my school days, while I was studying class 5 or 6, but during the days my brother motivated me in learning Mathematics so well that I am so good at it now that no one can beat me in any simple arithmetic problems that need to be solved. I was, I am more efficient now, I am so better at it that I can crack any of the arithmetic problems. If any student ask me for a help, I will be able to crack that problem within minutes. I, it was, it was actually quite challenging because with Mathematics you need some tactics or some ideas to crack a problem, so it also is, gives you more challenging aspects like it also helps you to, you to take care about your life as well like gives you more confidence in solving problems in also real life than in mathematical problem, so I, I was so impressed with that course and it has helped me a lot in being a better teacher I can say or solving my own problems.

    Band 6-7

    I would like to share my experience. My favourite subject is Biological Science. When I was in class 12th, I was very fascinated. I am very curious about how organs work in human body. Recently, I read a book which is based on cell biology. In the human being, how the cell divide into different forms. This is unique. On the other hand, reproduction is my favourite subject. I pursued my PhD and Masters as well due to this passion. I found amazing things about how the human being is born. On the other hand, I feel amazed to read this book. Since my childhood, I am very fascinated about the subject, how the organs work in human body and how the digestion occurs. When we eat any food, how many hormones and enzymes are present in the human being. These are the things that fascinate me a lot. That's why I chose my career in this science and hopefully I will be

    Band 6-7

    I have always been a keen food enthusiast and for the same reason I opted to graduate in food science and technology. This course was an obvious eye catcher for me because it gave me an opportunity to learn fundamentals and properties of food. It has various key areas as food chemistry, food microbiology, food biotechnology, food safety, food laws, and food nutrition. My favourite subjects were food nutrition and food safety. I enjoyed those subjects, moreover the lab facilities and the lab experiments I did made my interest twice in this course. And this course has various securing and promising career opportunities as well. Like those job positions in top food MNCs, in R&D departments, in the quality control, in quality assurance, and in safety and regulatory affairs, and government authorities as well. So this course provides bright scope to the career plans and also add major wings to the career.

    Band 6-7

    A course I got really impressed with is Pharmacy, which was introduced to me by my neighborhood sister named Preeti. She explained to me a lot about Pharmacy course. After hearing that I got so excited about that Pharmacy course. And I pursued my course in Pharmacy. In that there are both lab and theory classes. I enjoyed both lab and theory class. In lab we want to conduct some scientific preparations and we want to propose some sort of medicines like calamine lotion and a lot of things like we want to do some suture things. They teach us to make, how to put an injection and how to make an experiment with rag, a lot of things. And in theory class also there are a lot of things to learn. Like there is a pharmaceutical subject which will elaborate how to be a Pharmacy, how to be situated and what are the requirements for establishing a Pharmacy. Rather than that it has a lot of advantages because of studying Pharmacy you can have a value worldwide. Because Healthcare is an important course which will offer both money and self-satisfaction I think. So I pursued my Pharmacy course and I have completed in 2022. After completion there is a practical course you want to attend for 3 months in your government hospital. So that's it.

    Band 6-7

    I have been learning many courses since I have joined as a undergraduate student in the field of information technology. After joining I have wanted to learn extra courses that are useful for me because learning additional courses will help us to develop new skills and new experiences for the future development. So I searched a lot in internet and then chose a course that is available on Dindigul which is located on the heart of the town. The course is on about machine learning with data science and it is providing it was provided in Katke which is in my hometown. So the course is conducted almost a year. So I did many projects and many practical experiences from there and I also have done coding and then data analytics and machine learning concepts. The course has impressed me a lot because the teaching of the trainer was really helpful for me and at the same time it is out of the world because he explains the concepts and detailing. This is the way.

    Band 6-7

    The course name is Hospitality Management, mainly I took this course to serve the people like I like hospitality more and I did the same course three years and I like the course because of not only the reading but also the practical what we are doing in the practical sections like it has four departments like housekeeping, food and beverage, F&B, food production. I like the four departments, mostly I like the front office because of the we can meet different type of people like from different countries and we can interact with them and we can build the conservation with them, it's good to us to know the more things around the world what is happening and mainly I what I did this course like for my career growth because wherever we are seeing outside the career growth is too good for the hospitality management, recently the restaurants, hotels we can work everywhere for this I took and after completion of course I got easily job in a good hotel, 5 star hotel and it impressed me a lot because getting the job is too difficult these days and for this hospitality management it's too good to get the job easily and get the paid easily.

    Band 6-7

    The course which impressed me a lot, I am currently pursuing that course right now food science and nutrition and I love that course because it helps me in because it connects the science behind food and nutrition and I love studying that how different different types of foods helps in maintaining or I can say helps in preventing various disease and disorder. In fact, I am mainly interested in foods like functional foods and antioxidants and how the antioxidants or I can say the role of antioxidants in preventing many diseases and right now I am also doing my dissertation. I am writing my dissertation which is also related to Italian seasoning that I am right now working on that how we can enhance or we can improve the or I can say we can how I can improve Italian seasoning with the infusion of Indian herbs so that by using Indian herbs in Italian seasoning enhance more enhance the functions like it can help in preventing various diseases. I have taken two leaves like banana leaf and mint leaf so there are many so banana leaf and mint leaf is very good for health and it also prevent many disease so yeah this course impresses me a lot but yeah sometimes I have to face many challenges like analyzing data is sometimes very difficult and requires a lot of patience and sometimes
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