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Describe a natural talent you want to improve.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What is it?
  • How do you want to improve it?
  • How do you feel about it?
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Cue 1:What is it?

  • Clearly identify the natural talent you possess and want to improve.
  • Provide a brief background on how you discovered this talent.

Example

I have a natural talent for playing the guitar. I first discovered this talent when I was in high school, as I could easily pick up songs by ear and play them without much effort.

Cue 2:How do you want to improve it?

  • Discuss specific methods or resources you plan to use for improvement.
  • Mention any goals or milestones you hope to achieve in your improvement journey.

Example

To improve my guitar skills, I plan to take online lessons from a professional instructor. I aim to practice for at least an hour every day and learn new techniques, such as fingerpicking and improvisation, to enhance my playing.

Cue 3:How do you feel about it?

  • Express your emotions regarding your talent and the desire to improve.
  • Reflect on any challenges or motivations that drive you to enhance this talent.

Example

I feel excited about the prospect of improving my guitar skills. However, I also feel a bit anxious because I know it will require dedication and hard work. The thought of being able to perform confidently in front of an audience motivates me to push through the challenges.

Conclusion

  • Summarize your main points succinctly.
  • Reiterate your enthusiasm for improving your talent.

Example

In conclusion, my natural talent for playing the guitar is something I truly cherish. By taking lessons and dedicating time to practice, I am eager to enhance my skills and hopefully perform in front of others one day.

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. Avoid general statements that do not provide specific details about your talent or improvement plans.

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Tip

Be specific about your talent. Describe it clearly and provide examples of how you plan to improve it.

2: Lack of Personal Connection

Failing to express your feelings about the talent can make your response less engaging. It's important to share your personal connection to the talent.

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Tip

Discuss why this talent matters to you and how it impacts your life. Share your emotions to make your answer more relatable.

Ignoring the Improvement Plan

Not explaining how you want to improve your talent can leave your answer incomplete. It's essential to show your commitment to growth.

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Tip

Outline specific steps you will take to improve your talent, such as taking classes or practicing regularly. This shows dedication.

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All Answers

Here are all the answers by real-users practicing speaking for IELTS Cue Cards on our IELTS Prep App.

Band 7

Throughout my life, I've been known to be a good dancer. People around me have always mentioned that I was a good dancer and I had a free-flowing body. My steps would be crisp and clear and I would always remember what step to do next and I would never miss a beat whenever a song was played. My parents used to make fun of me, ridiculing me, telling that I used to dance to random songs when I was younger. This, I believe, is a natural talent that I possess. I would like to improve on this talent by practicing regularly. I have enrolled for a dance class in a nearby school and I have a class scheduled for one hour every evening. I take my scooter and ride to the place which is around 15 minutes from my place of stay. The feeling of dancing every day gives me immense pleasure because I'm able to practice something that I'm naturally good at. I'm also able to express my feelings in a way that I cannot express with words, which gives me an immense amount of gratitude towards the skill that I possess.

Band 6-7

A natural talent that I would like to make improvements would be the activity of drawing and painting. People say that I have a natural inclination towards an artist, however, I have not been able to draw a lot of pictures recently, that is because of the busy schedule, but I really want to improve my skills and I think the most important change that I need to make is that I need to become more consistent about it. I need to be more serious about my natural talent, just because the thing naturally comes to me doesn't mean that I should not work for it and I usually, when I draw, I draw pictures of animals or babies and I prefer drawing inhuman objects just because they, I feel like they cannot, as they don't have any mouth, they cannot tell, express themselves verbally, but each of them, they have a story to tell us. I once went to a drawing competition and I was on cloud nine when I got to know that I had come third in the competition. So that was a great achievement for me in terms of my natural talent. Also I believe that everyone has some kind of ability that God has gifted to them and they should work towards, they should strive towards making it perfect, they should work towards it because not everyone gets such a natural inclination towards things.

Band 6-7

First of all, the natural talent that I want to improve is the singing. See, for me, natural talent is one of the talent that a people or a person is born with it. And for me, that natural talent is the singing. Everybody, like my friends, my colleagues and my parents, they say that I have a good voice. But I need to improve it. How do I improve it is that I have to do such, like take a training and I have to go for different classes. And I have to do practice. I have to do multiple practices, multiple tests I have to do. I have to sing like in morning, in the evening. Every time I have to do the singing to improve my voice so that I can go in different level of singing. I have to go in different concerts. I have to go in different stadiums to perform it. Based on that, I will get the confidence, of course. And apart from the confidence, I will get to know what is the real singing is and what is the feedback, exact feedback I will get. So, this is the natural talent I want to improve.

Band 6-7

Well, I would like to mention that one of the natural talent I really admire in me is dance. I love dancing. Ever since my childhood, I have developed this interest in dance. Maybe it might be because my sister, my mother and my aunt, all of them are interested in dancing and they are pretty good dancers. From then, I have developed this interest to dance and I am so much involved in learning dance. So this has turned out to be my passion from my interest. So when I was in 3rd standard, I joined classical dance classes and since then I have been learning classical. When I was in my 7th standard, I completed my junior and I started my senior classes for Bharatanatyam. And unfortunately, the class that I was going to shut down, so … One of the natural talent I would love to mention is … I would like to mention dance as one of the natural talent I have. Ever since my childhood, I am inclined towards it. It might be because my mother, sister and aunt are into dancing and they dance pretty well. That has developed interest in me since my childhood. I have been inclined towards it that I now have become passionate about it. One of the natural talent that I would love to improve would surely be dancing. Ever since my childhood, I have been dancing. I am a big fan of dance. I remember my aunt, mom and my sister were learning and performing pretty well and since then I have developed this passion to pursue dance as one of my free time hobby. I have been attending classical dance classes since I was in my 3rd grade. I have completed junior and I was taking my training for senior. But unfortunately, since the class got shut down, my dance class also got discontinued. Later, I was not able to continue the dance classes. Yes, I have to attend a couple of workshops that run for 10 days. That way I have learnt a couple of dancing styles. But unfortunately, I could not continue my learning as a professional, which I regret. Now it's past 20 years and I don't really have the sense of classical dance in my body that I have moved so much towards freestyle and Bollywood dancing. So I am sure if I go back to learning classical dance classes, I might not be able to make it. But yes, I am so much interested to improve this skill because it keeps me high on spirits. The adrenaline rush that I have whenever I am dancing is really on high mode. So I would love to continue learning dance. So I am interested in joining some freestyle dance classes. I am actually currently looking for some near my home. Very soon I will be starting the classes. And then I think I can improve my skill that way. So I hope I get to join the classes very soon. Because as I mentioned, dancing is my free time hobby. I am so passionate about it. So I believe whenever we have interest in something, we will surely learn and improve quickly. So I am hoping to improve my dance skills and perform some good numbers in front of wide audience very soon.

Band 6-7

Okay, so everyone has its own talent of their own and my natural talent is baking that I'm doing since my childhood. My mother also used to bake various cakes for us and that is the thing that we love the most. My favourite flavour is chocolate that I bake mostly and I'm also planning to go for a professional course from a baking teacher that is one of my own friend and she bakes various types of cakes and she is a professional cake artist. I would definitely go to her and I'm going to definitely go to her and learn various techniques from her to bake a cake. I was fond of baking since my childhood and it is inbuilt in me because my mom used to do it when we were young. I often bake cakes and cookies and I try out new recipes frequently whenever I am free as I have a very hectic schedule due to my work routine but on weekends I bake various types of cakes. One of my favourite is cheesecake which I tried recently and everyone praised me for that. I am going to expand my talent and I'll also go to a show that is of baking and it will help me to build my abilities over there. So this is the thing that I have in me and I would definitely improve it. Thank you.

Band 6-7

I have many natural talent, but the ones which I think I want to improve is my observational skills. My peers have told me frequently how my observation skills are of high quality. I have known this since my high school years because I have used this skill to my convenience and advantage. My degree also had allowed me to improve my observation and analysis skill. And I plan to do the same to pursue my master's degree which will help me improve this skill. I find this skill very helpful and convenient. It helps me read people and the surrounding and situation, which helps me to act accordingly.

Band 6-7

The natural talent I want to improve is speaking, speaking in different languages, speaking perfectly, speaking grammatically correct, which makes a person indeed more fluctuative and amazing. I wonder like how to speak properly in different languages, it's a natural talent where a person also acquires a lot of hard work in conceptualizing the language proficiency and much more, which indeed takes a lot of time and effort of a person, takes a lot of education. It is not so easy as to be concluded as of natural talent, but speaking is an essential property of life, speaking can be much more interesting when we try to add it up to different cultures and diversity, which makes it more propitious and more interesting to listen. Speaking is one of the greatest ever talent to get to know, speaking is amazing. Thank you.

Band 6-7

Actually, I think I have so many natural talent in myself, but here I want to share my favorite hidden talent, which is dance. Actually, I really love to dance and it's like a passion for me. I also want to continue my career in dance like the older days, but due to some responsibilities or the other things like my life just shifted to another track. However, I just left my dance passion and go to another track as well. I actually want to improve nowadays because now I think I have some time to go for my passion and for my talent and do work on that matter only. So I want to improve to take classes or like to hire any teacher, a dance teacher, which is very good in dance and can also teach me dance online as well as offline. Because sometimes I'm free and sometimes I'm not. So that is why I prefer that type of student and I really feel good about dance. Finally, I really feel a very happiness and all my emotions come together while I'm dancing and I really feel a very emotional touch while I'm dancing. It is called a passion for me. I want to follow it and I want to become a big dancer in my life. This is...

Band 6-7

My natural talent is my willpower and I want to improve it by staying on my words and having a concrete strategy to work upon my aims and my goals. And plan something practical and suitable to my ability and achieve it. For example, my special talent or natural talent is my willpower. And I think that I will definitely improve it through my dreams and working upon them in a serious way. As for instance, I want to go abroad to study in the same industry where I have gained experience for more than 5 years. And because of my willpower I believe that I will achieve it and I feel very confident about it.

Band 6-7

One natural talent that I would like to describe right now is observation, it is a skill that I would want to improve in me, I am lacking this skill right now, observation is a skill which I feel is important because it helps us in demonstrate and have different perspectives about various things. Example, if we go to an hotel or a museum by looking around things which are there, we get to know the culture and the atmosphere of the place, the ambience of the place can help us understand and visualize our place would have looked somewhere around 10 to 15 years ago, by developing this activity we can know more about surroundings and we get to experience and prepare ourselves for a better future, there are chances that just by observing things and just by being more cautious about things, we can avoid ourselves from falling into problems and even if we are in a certain trouble, we can get away with it very easily by just thinking well and having a bird eye view, with observation it is not a easy task to do but it comes with practice and perseverance, one has to be patient to learn this skill, when we learn this skill we can master it eventually.
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