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Describe a popular place for sports (e.g. a stadium) that you've been to: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Where it is?
  • When you went there?
  • What did you do there?
  • And explain how you felt about this place.
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Cue 1:Where it is?

  • Begin by mentioning the name of the stadium and its location, such as the city or area.
  • You can also include some interesting facts about the stadium, like its capacity or significance.

Example

The stadium I want to talk about is the Eden Gardens, located in Kolkata, India. It is one of the oldest and most iconic cricket stadiums in the world, with a seating capacity of over 66,000 spectators.

Cue 2:When you went there?

  • Specify the date or year when you visited the stadium.
  • Mention the occasion, such as a specific match or event that you attended.

Example

I went to Eden Gardens last year in March to watch the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings. It was a thrilling experience as it was a highly anticipated match.

Cue 3:What did you do there?

  • Describe the activities you engaged in while at the stadium, such as watching the match, cheering for your team, or enjoying the atmosphere.
  • You can also mention any food or merchandise you bought during your visit.

Example

At the stadium, I was completely immersed in the electrifying atmosphere. I cheered loudly for my team, Kolkata Knight Riders, and enjoyed some delicious street food from the vendors outside. I even bought a team jersey as a souvenir.

Cue 4:And explain how you felt about this place.

  • Share your emotions and thoughts about the experience, focusing on what made it special for you.
  • You can also mention how it compares to other places you have visited.

Example

I felt an overwhelming sense of excitement and joy while at Eden Gardens. The energy of the crowd was contagious, and I loved being part of such a passionate community of cricket fans. It was definitely one of the best experiences of my life, and I can't wait to go back.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, visiting Eden Gardens was not just about watching a cricket match; it was about experiencing the culture and passion of Indian cricket. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves sports.

    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 less engaging. Avoid general statements that do not provide specific details about the place or your experience.

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    Include specific details about the stadium, such as its location, size, and unique features to make your answer more vivid.

    2: Ignoring the Cues

    Failing to address all the cues can lead to an incomplete answer. This may result in a lower score as it shows a lack of preparation.

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    Structure your response by clearly addressing each cue in order, ensuring you cover all aspects of the question.

    Overly Short Responses

    Providing overly brief answers can make your response sound unprepared. This limits your ability to showcase your language skills.

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    Expand on your answers by adding personal anecdotes or feelings about the experience to demonstrate your fluency and engagement.

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    On 20th June, I recently went to stadium Mahatma Gandhi, which is located in Ahmedabad. Actually, on that day, there is a final of RCB vs MI, which are very known popular IPL team. I went with my friends and the match was during evening time. I enjoyed a lot by watching the match and even I get a chance to meet a very famous known player Virat Kohli, which is very famous in India. Recently, I remember that I went there only. There is no other place I went. I enjoyed very much.

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    Recently, few months back, I visited Rajiv Gandhi Stadium that is near to my house almost 2-3 km away. I went there to watch my brother's football match. The ground is really spreaded over acres with sitting around the ground in steps. The ground has a podium for announcements. It's really well maintained and managed by the department. Ground also offers various kind of sport activities like football, basketball, cricket and many matches of my city happen there due to its great presence and thus location that is city centre. The stadium is also filled with lots of garden and flowers nearby which makes it more memorizing and adorable in the morning to have a walk around. Also the matches that kept going on gives a clear insight of how the youth and generation is going forward to sports and other activities related to sports. We get so much inspiration watching them. Even the coaches that teach there are outstanding and the values lessons I gained during the match was incredibly unique and I had really enjoyed it.

    Band 6-7

    There are multiple instances in my life I get an opportunity to visit different different type of stadiums. But today I would like to talk about my favorite stadium which is located in the Mumbai city. It's called as the Wankhede Stadium which is situated on the southern side of that city and also opposite to the Arabian Sea. So few days ago I went there with my friends to watch India Pakistan match. So at that place the trip was around 3 days. On the first day we explored some streets and ate some food. And because of that we are lethargic after doing so much of traveling. So on the another day the match day we went to the stadium and the match was India vs Pakistan. So in that match we reached the stadium and got a ticket from the ticket counter. And after entering the stadium there are lot of people and very crowded that place. And the stadium look like and fills with a blue color people. So there are many people are also be present so they supported team India obviously. And I felt over the moon after watching that match.

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    I went to LB stadium this year for IPL 2025 to watch the match of SRH vs RCB. I was very excited. I got front seats. I was cheering for SRH team as I belong to Hyderabad. I cheered them. I saw the players on the field playing. I was very excited to watch them. It was a great feeling. Then I had some popcorn and juices. I enjoyed the time. I was overwhelmed. I wanted the autograph from the players of SRH team but I couldn't. Still I got their photos. It was amazing to see them on the field. The way they were batting and bowling. The feeling was opposite of watching them on TV.

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    Sports is a mandated part of life. Life is nothing without sports. Sports promote health and physical fitness of our body, which also promotes our mental health. There are a lot of stadiums that are recently constructed in our nation. In India, Indira Gandhi National Stadium is one of the best stadiums in this country, as it is a cricket stadium with a seating capacity of 10,000 persons. It is a cricket stadium where international matches and interstate matches are held. It is also located in Delhi, which is the capital of India. There are a lot of matches which are held in India and also international matches such as India vs Pakistan or many other matches are held in this stadium. It has a lot of facilities available nearby the stadium, as it is one of the best stadiums in this world with the largest seating capacity. Moreover, it has ventilated seats in a VIP cabin and an air-conditioning room, which helps them to gain better experience in cricket stadium. I also went there with my friends when there was a recent match of cricket. I gained a very good experience there with my friends because it is one of the best stadiums. I also want to visit next time in that stadium with my friends as the next match is of India.

    Band 6-7

    Today I am going to talk about the place which is located in Hyderabad, it is the stadium for cricket which is known as Lal Bahadur stadium which is a very popular and famous place in here and I went it there when I was a kid, I went along with my father to see the match as I am not that much interested to, I am not a big fan of match but I went there with my father and I enjoyed the match, moreover I have sit there and have my snacks and in addition I have done a lot of entertainment and however I was not feeling good there because I am not a big fan of cricket, so I felt good about the place as it is very cosy and peaceful

    Band 6-7

    If I talk about the state of Punjab, there is only one international stadium that hosts mostly all of the matches and everybody knows that the craze of cricket in India is mind blowing. So there was a match between Kolkata and Punjab where I got an opportunity to get a ticket and watch the match myself in the stadium. It was my first time when I was going inside a cricket stadium and watching a live match. The stadium is called IS Bindra Stadium and an association which conducts all the cricket matches there is known as the Punjab Cricket Association. I was very young at that moment so I went with my father and I enjoyed very much. Since childhood, I am very fond of cricket so it was a great experience for me to see my idol cricketers playing live cricket in front of me. After the match got over, I got even a chance to meet one of the players of the Punjab team and I felt very blessed and I thanked God that I got the chance to meet my favorite player. Just because it was my first time experiencing a big stadium and a first live match, the experience of a cricket stadium is just unbelievable. Everyone is so excited, so energetic that you cannot just sit quite there. Everyone's...

    Band 6-7

    Hi, I prefer Anna Stadium in Trichy because they have all the sports in one place. We may continue daily practice in that stadium. Everyone must learn something new and they have lot of place and they have some drinks and snacks in the evening time. It's very affordable to play in that area and me and my friends were gone to that place. Because we have match in that day and we spend a lot of time in every game. We can easily learn every game in that stadium because most of the professional are teaching the rules and how to play in that game. The stadium was in the main city so everyone reached that time. Everyone should learn and most of them prefer the stadium because it's very affordable and very neat and clean. Lot of people are practicing in the evening and the stadium opened at 6 o'clock and ended at 9 o'clock. It's very easy for the work people to play in that stadium. It's very nice and peaceful and very neat. That's all.

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    So, I would like to share, to begin with, I would like to share one of my past incident that is watching India-Pakistan match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which is very amazing experience of mine as the stadium is located in Ahmedabad, so we had started our day with visiting the Ahmedabad places like Kakariya Talab and Siddhi Syedni Jali and other monuments, after that we visited the stadium, we went there and we took our place in the whole stadium, we had eaten some of the things by over there and it is very popular place and that day it was the match for India-Pakistan, so the people were very excited for the match and it was very wonderful experience, though it was very tense moment for all of us to win the match as it is very necessary to win that match against the Pakistan, so the event began with the performance by the Anushka Sharma, it was very amazing, after that the match started and India had toss and win the toss, the first batting pair line was ours and they started for batting and we had scored many of, we had scored highest runs and after that some of the break and at the end we had won the match and it was very big celebration over there and it is very amazing thing to view it and it was very memorable thing that happened to me.

    Band 6-7

    So describing about the sports, I should definitely talk about cricket because in India cricket is celebrated as a festival. So there's a place called Bengaluru in Karnataka, it's a capital of Karnataka. So there's a ground, there's a cricket ground called Hem Chinnaswamy Stadium where all the national and the international matches takes place. So there's a there's a brand team called Royal Challenges Bangalore which officially represents the Bangalore city. And in India there's a league called Indian Premier League where all the 10 teams, the teams will be given a name of a state, each state, like for example Bangalore city is given as a Royal Challenges Bangalore and Chennai city is given as a Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai is Mumbai city is given as a Mumbai Indians. So there's a stadium called Hem Chinnaswamy in Bengaluru and this Indian Premier League holds this special position in the entire sports entertainment in the world. It ranks the third in terms of revenue. So there are three main players, we say the three main stakeholders of Indian Premier League, the one MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. They play for Royal Challenges Bangalore, one place for Chennai Super Kings and one place for Mumbai Indians. Once I had visited Bangalore to watch a match between Royal Challenges Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings where I'm personally I am a fan of MS Dhoni. So that was the reason for me to go.
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