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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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Band 6-7

A natural talent that I would really like to improve is my dance. I've been dancing since a very young age and it has been my most favourite thing to do ever since. But over the last few years when I've become busy because of my college schedule or my other personal work, I could not focus on dancing more. I would always be busy doing something else. And over the years I've lost the skill to dance the basic steps which are needed and I would very much like to improve this part by practising more daily and being efficient in learning different types of dance forms. And I would like to join a dance studio where different people come and we learn together and we showcase our own talent. And this is something that I really want to achieve because it makes me feel successful and it does not make me a failure. And when you get away from your natural talents you feel that there's something hollow in your chest that you have to accomplish. And dance is that for me. And I would like to improve in my dance and I'm ready to give all in.

Band 6-7

So one of the natural talent that I want to improve is my dance. I've always loved dance when I was young and as I got older I stopped dancing and one of the main reasons for this was my fitness and my health status. I've been diverting myself into unhealthy habits and I've been binge eating and I've not been very healthy and I've not been very active and because of this I couldn't dance which I very much love to love to. So I've also procrastinated my goals about my fitness and my health and about curating a perfect diet to maintain this. So it was a very disappointing period for me because I couldn't do what I love and dancing was really one of them. So how I feel about dancing. So dancing was always something I did when I was very much happy and when I was very much excited about something, dance is the form of way that I used to express it. So coming to think of it now it really makes me feel upset because I can't do that anymore and I would love to and I would love to dance again and this is a natural talent that I really really want to increase and I look forward to to keeping it a constant.

Band 6-7

My natural talent is dancing. I'd like to improve my dancing skills in cultural form like Kuchipudi, Kathakali. For instance, Kathakali, Kuchipudi. I'd love to improve these skills, these type of dancing by going for some classes, for some classes, by assisting. Yeah. I'd love to improve those skills of mine by going for some classes, but I need some assistance for all these things. So, I'd love to go on classes. Why I said it is because from the beginning I'm very fond of dancing, about dancing. I'd love, I was very interested in dancing. In my schooling, I used to participate in every event. Back then, I used to participate in every event in my high school. But these days, because, but these days, I don't know, maybe it's because of my schedule or I'm not having, I'm not hanging out or I'm not having any events or

Band 6-7

I think I do have a natural talent that is cricket. I've been playing cricket when I was around six years old. I started playing cricket in my backyard with my cousins. My journey began from there but once my cousin took me to a stadium where all the Ranji Trophy players were practicing and I got really mesmerized by watching all of them. I got motivated and I wanted to become like them one day. I think I can improve my natural talent by going to the academies because I live in Kashmir and it snows here. It does snow here in the winters for like three months and I have no time if I stay here in Kashmir. So I can go to Delhi, I can improve my skills, I can work on my fitness, I can play matches, I can play competitive cricket there. So that's why I want to go to Delhi and improve my skills as a cricketer and I think I can play at a higher level. I can definitely play at a higher level. I have confidence in me. If I work hard and if I can become consistent for over a certain period of time, I can play at a good level. I can play state cricket, I can play Ranji Trophy and yes, if God has a plan, I can play IPL, I can play for Indian team. Yeah, so cricket is my natural talent.

Band 6-7

Okay, so the natural talent that I want to improve is to freestyle naturally, to be able to connect rhymes, use smart metaphors, and to be able to just flow on any beat effortlessly. The reason why I want to improve is, you know, you just come off as very skillful and professional, and it really helps a lot in songwriting too. However, I feel like I really need to work on myself to be able to do that. I feel like I'm not gifted with that, with such talent.

Band 6-7

One of the talents I would like to improve is singing. When I was a kid, when I didn't know anything about talents, my parents always used to force me to sing on stages in churches and schools. I was also a part of the choir band when I was studying in Singapore. Then I was not much into singing. I just did it for the sake of my parents because they forced me to do it. So I was just doing it because of that. But later when I was in my teens, I enjoyed singing and it became a hobby for me. I used to sing to my classmates, I used to sing in class, I used to sing in programs. And I have received an award or two for my singing. And after my schooling, I was not able to concentrate on my singing much. But then when I reached my colleges, I just understood that this was one of my natural talents. So many people have appreciated me throughout my life for my singing. They have told that I have a very good voice and I am able to attain the high pitch without much effort. And one of the things I feel sad about is that I was not able to study it properly. I never got the situation to. When I was in school, the only curricular activity they provided was either karate or yoga. So I had to go for karate. And when I was in teen, all the pay periods and all the free periods were taken up by the maths and science teachers. And even then I was not able to go for any singing classes. And after my teen, that is when I was in my college days, we had 9 to 5 classes. And we were in the hostel and I was out of the state. Then also I didn't have a chance to go for singing classes.

Band 6

The natural talent I want to improve is my thinking perspective in art. Art is a basic natural thing where we can explore more, we can put our feelings into it. The most general thing is, if our mind is good, the things that are speculated will be good enough. Actually, I'm very fond of using the sentences, using the sketches. The sentence meaning will be the sketch.

Band 5-6

One of the natural talent I want to improve is my singing skill because in early childhood I liked to sing and I also got two different mentees to get the singing classes and all. I believe that if I can improve it I can now dominate my college itself because if anyone can sing in a college that will be a great opportunity for me. I thought that improving it is by taking classes each day from a mentor or a tutor and also by practicing myself. I know it will be very difficult for me to practice every day to improve my own skills but I will try to maximize my singing skills. I always also believe in myself that I can achieve anything in my life. I always try to hard work for that target and once I can believe that if I reach or if I get a chance to achieve my goal I will be trusted in life. It will boost up my confidence to a next or another level that will help to improve many of the other skills that I lost during my childhood time. So I believe that if this specific skill can be developed with regular practice and hard work I thought to develop myself and my own development will happen from there. And if I get my skills back and then I will try to participate in different types of competition that I held in my colleges and also the other places and all. I always try to keep my skill my own and be a good and efficient to the community. So I think

Band 5-6

My natural talent is I'm a mehendi artist once I used to I used to wear mehendi to people but now a days I forgot how to keep the mehendi so I want to improve my mehendi doing so I want to learn from the youtube and I'm interested to go to school where the mehendi is teacher so that I can improve my mehendi talent mehendi artist talent it feels so relaxing while I am doing this work and I really enjoy this work by while I'm putting to others I really enjoy why because they appreciate me by my talent so that is the reason

Band <5

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