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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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    Tip

    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

    Recently I had joined in Artificial Intelligence course. This has made a beneficial effect on me as I can learn new coding and algorithm language. Furthermore, I can interact with the Artificial Intelligence about their prompt. For instance, while learning this course, I got a interaction with the tutor regarding the usage of AI. However, it was a basic for me as I am a new learner. On the other hand, I can learn new courses including AI. Additionally, there is a data science course which mesmerizes me to learn. Moreover, I am enthusiastic to learn new courses such as Computer Science, Mining Engineering, etc. However, there is a lot of effort required to continue this type of career. On the top of that, I may not be fully potential to get into this. Therefore, I am trying vigorously to reach these levels. Likewise, this has led me to impact and learn new things which I learnt during my college days.

    Band 6-7

    One of the course that I really like is Bachelors of Computer Application, which I am currently pursuing. I have, when I completed my 12th standard and I have to make a decision of what course of degree I should be doing next. So I sat one day, I opened my laptop and I start finding the courses and one of the course that took my interest was this, that is the computer application. So I searched more about it. So it was all about learning new languages. It was all computer based. So in this you basically have to learn different programming language and you have to do the coding and then with the coding you can make the websites, apps, games, whatever you like. So learning coding was never on my, nothing that I have thought I should, I want to do. But when I saw this course, I really was interested as my favorite subject in school was computer. So I was really much keen to try this course. Once I took this course up, I learned so many new languages like C, C++, Java, Python, Advanced Java, PHP and I have built more than four to five websites right now since I have not yet built any apps. But it's such a nice course. It gives you so much clear understanding of the coding. If you are someone who wants to start coding from the basics, you should definitely take up this course, not only once, but they will teach you more than five programming languages.

    Band 6-7

    A course that impressed me a lot is Molecular Biotechnology. I had taken up this course in the third year of my engineering life. There in this subject we had a very graceful teacher who was very passionate about biotechnology and also she engaged us with the subject so deeply that we started thinking a lot and started doing a lot of research in understanding how it is helpful, how it is essential for the mankind and the impact that it is having in the modern technology these days. The subject particularly I gained a lot of practice, rather than saying practice it was more like learning and upgrading the skills in the sector. This was mainly included in the lab where we worked on several experiments like ELISA in detecting the antigens or pathogens and secondly the next one that I liked was extracting the DNA from various samples like human saliva, banana. So she engaged us with various work, she gave us several samples and she asked us to extract or perform the experiment on our own. This really helped a lot to think and conduct a trial and error type of experiments. So thus gained so much experience that we really dwelled into it and made it so proper that we almost like became a certified in this course. So this was really a very impressive subject for me in my engineering in the third year and of course I should not forget to mention the teacher, her name was Rashmi, Dr. Rashmi KV, the absolute one.

    Band 6-7

    The course I decided to take is biotechnology course in my degree, that value or that scopes are in USA also, that's why I am taking that course. They give me a lot experience about new things and human lives and in my degree I have internship also what they are that course, that's it. I am a biologist. I am a biologist. I am a biologist.

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    With the fast-growing world you can find that everyday new courses are introduced and people are commonly attracted towards that. Once I completed my graduation, I opted for the post-graduation and after that immediately I got a job. So I didn't got the time to complete my higher education. So when I was on a maternity leave, I planned to join the Bachelor of Education. So I joined this course at Davenger University in the year 2022. So it was one of the common and compulsory course for the teachers, those who want to pursue their career as an inner teaching level. So I joined there. So one of the best part of this is here you will come across with the many concepts or subject mainly which focus on the child development, how we have to teach the child and how we can understand the psychology of a child, everything will be taught here. So one of the best part is the psychology part I can say. So where you can learn about a child behavior, how environment as well as a peer pressure will place an important role in the child's overall development and what is the role of a teacher in that, how he can find the problem in the child and how can he can find a solution for that and the teacher plays a major role in the growth of overall growth of a child. All these topics are taught here. What I felt was because I was having the small baby at that time, I could not able to attend all the classes regularly. So most of the classes I attended to online or only in the weekend I was able to hear the sessions properly. So I later I realized that if I did this course in a proper way with care.

    Band 6-7

    The course that inspired me most was the self discovery course I took up when I was living in Auroville and practicing architecture. This course was spanned over 15 days and I was introduced to a lot of spiritual ideas, books to read and many other meditative practices to learn. One such practice was when I read the book called 48 Lessons to Achieve Calm. It was by Shunmayo Masuno. He was a Japanese author whose book has been my most favorite all through the course and I carry that till now wherever I go. Anywhere, anytime has a problem, I always find a quote from that book and inspire them. So they had one excursion where they took us to an organic farm where we had to work in the farm along with many other farmers and cultivate crops. This was once in a lifetime opportunity that I had where I stayed at a tent house with no access to technology, no wifi, no internet, nothing. We had the time of our life looking at the stars during the night. The main thing that I observed was in that particular area, there was no night pollution and we had been gazing stars every night. This course has been very informative, engaging and insightful that I will carry forward all through my life. My mentor was Vetri Maran, who I stay in touch until date and contact him whenever I can and talk to him about the workshops that he is going to conduct in the future. He is an organic farmer who also stayed in touch.

    Band 6-7

    I have done my post-graduation diploma in Human Resource Management. I have done this course in the year 2006 and 2008. The fun thing about the course is that when we were applying for this course, the course had many complications as we would not be getting the placements of high packages and also there will be no recruitments done when we choose HR. But we were very inclined towards choosing HR as we were more focused on communicating and helping people. I have done my post-graduation diploma in Human Resource Management from Balaji Institute of Management Resources in Pune. Most important factors we have learnt in Human Resource Management is Human Resource Analytics. Also we have learnt more about Psychological Management and various labour laws management which works for various manufacturing industries as well as service industries. Various acts which are applicable in India. The fun thing we had learnt in post-graduation diploma in Pune was the fact that when we were choosing the course, our dean had already told us about the ill facts about choosing HR as a specialization as we would not be getting placements and we will not be recruited by any big companies. Since there is a lot of tough competition in HR and also the salary packages offered by the companies for the HR people is quite low.

    Band 6-7

    also powerful and representative. During the time of COVID, I felt a bit lonely and I decided to take a course. And the course name is Power BI. And the reason why I have taken that course is to upskill my learning and also to ensure that I have enough intelligence and I have enough knowledge related to Power BI. It is business intelligence. My main priority at that point of time is to learn how to make aesthetic dashboards to represent data in a proper way which gives some meaningful results. Secondly, due to learning that course, I have enough criteria to put my portfolio in my LinkedIn profile so that it will be visible to all the recruiters and I will have enough chances to get recruited in the domain of business intelligence. Lastly, the way of teaching and the recordings and the quizzes which are conducted by the tutor actually really impressed me. That tested me a lot of my patience and also my understanding levels. It made sure I got very good amount of score in the quizzes without any neglection or delay. I would really suggest to the people who really want to pursue something related to Power BI business intelligence that would be really helpful for them. Detail which gives a lot of details about creation of aesthetic data and providing them to the recruiter. So, a beginner friendly course is a Power BI and getting it from Edureka will be pretty much useful. That's all for now.

    Band 6-7

    So, back then in my school days, we had a summer camp, that time we were given an experience of doing pottery, so while a professor was teaching us the pottery, he taught us different ways and how we can use that. The course was about calligraphy and I took this course back then in 2019, where my school had a summer camp, that time we were exposed to learning calligraphy, where a science teacher taught us calligraphy using different pen nibs and we were asked to bring a special calligraphy pen for that. I liked about the calligraphy course that it made us exposed to a new skill and it obviously made our handwriting good, however, it was too hard to learn calligraphy in one day as it was just a summer camp, but I would definitely like to learn the calligraphy when I get a chance, when I get a chance and apart from that I would like to know, I also like the session where we made different sculptures or different mini idols from the refills of the pens that we used and they were empty, so we cut those refills of the pens and sculpted it into beautiful like small idols such as fish and used marbles to create eye of that.

    Band 6-7

    The course that I took which impressed me a lot was a course was about Java. I took up this course in COVID. It was a two month online training. I was studying in my third year of engineering when I took up this course. Because placements were nearing during that time and securing a job was one of the main concerns for me during that time. This course helped me understand the basics of Java and different database like Oracle SQL. It made me strong in learning the fundamentals of these subjects which will always be helpful in my career as these skills are always needed for me to apply. I was impressed because of the way the teacher could explain the different concepts and how we could apply these concepts in our future in our career. This course has really helped me a lot. Now that I'm actually working in a career where it requires me to practically apply these skills. This course was a paid paid course which costed me around 3000 rupees for two months. But by the end of the course they even provided me with a certificate which also helped me in my future has and added a value in securing a job during my college placements.
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