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Describe A Rule That Is Important In Your School Or At Work: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What is the rule about?
  • What happens when people break the rule?
  • Why do you think it is an important rule?
  • And explain how you feel about the rule.
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Cue 1:What is the rule about?

  • Clearly state the rule and its purpose in your school or workplace.
  • Provide context about how this rule is applied and who it affects.

Example

One important rule in my school is that students must submit their assignments on time. This rule is crucial because it helps maintain discipline and ensures that everyone is keeping up with the syllabus.

Cue 2:What happens when people break the rule?

  • Explain the consequences of breaking the rule.
  • Mention how these consequences affect both the individual and the group.

Example

When students fail to submit their assignments on time, they usually receive a penalty, such as a reduction in marks. This not only affects their grades but also disrupts the learning process for others, as teachers have to spend extra time addressing late submissions.

Cue 3:Why do you think it is an important rule?

  • Discuss the benefits of having this rule in place.
  • Relate it to broader values such as responsibility and time management.

Example

I believe this rule is important because it teaches students the value of responsibility and time management. Learning to meet deadlines is a skill that will benefit us in our future careers, where punctuality is often crucial.

Cue 4:And explain how you feel about the rule.

  • Share your personal feelings about the rule, whether positive or negative.
  • Explain how it has impacted your own experience in school or work.

Example

Personally, I appreciate this rule because it has helped me become more organized. Initially, I struggled with deadlines, but over time, I learned to manage my time better, which has reduced my stress levels significantly.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, the rule of submitting assignments on time is vital in my school. It not only fosters discipline but also prepares us for future responsibilities. I feel that such rules are essential for personal growth and academic success.

    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. Candidates often fail to provide specific details about the rule, leading to a weak response.

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    Tip

    Be specific about the rule. Explain it clearly and provide examples to illustrate its importance.

    2: Ignoring Consequences

    Not discussing the consequences of breaking the rule can weaken your answer. Candidates often overlook this aspect, making their response less engaging.

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    Clearly explain what happens when the rule is broken. This adds depth to your answer and shows its significance.

    Lack of Personal Opinion

    Failing to express personal feelings about the rule can make your response less relatable. Candidates sometimes forget to share their perspective.

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    Include your feelings about the rule. Discuss why it matters to you personally to make your answer more compelling.

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    Band 7

    I work at a school and we have an online platform called Veracross which is used to track student attendance, provide lesson plans for the week for parents and any resources that are to be updated for the students. Our school has a rule to ensure that the Veracross portal for all classes is updated on a weekly basis. If a teacher fails to update Veracross, we typically hear back from parents who would want to know the progress of the child in the week and we may also get a call from our manager reminding us to update the platform. It is extremely important for the platform to be updated regularly so that students can keep a track of the work that is done at school. In case a student absented themselves on a particular day, it will be very easy for them to go back and take the notes for that particular day. I am quite prompt and regular with updating Veracross because I feel that it also provides me a lot of clarity in the work that I am doing and helps me organize my work very well. Hence, I feel that the rule should be enforced for all the teachers, even the ones who might sometimes not pay much attention to this. It's important the rule is enforced and people are expected to update the platform regularly. I feel digital technology is such a boon in these cases where parents, students and teachers get a common platform where they can access the resources and ensure that their child is learning well.

    Band 6-7

    Well, as of now I am not going to any kind of work or for study purposes I am not attending any classes because as of now I am planning to go to abroad so, but recently as I, describe whatever is important in your school or at work. As of now I am not in school and I don't do any kind of work because I am still 18 and my father is the one who takes all of my responsibility and but back then when I was a child and when I was in school there was this one rule in our school which was a very strict rule and I think it was to be more punctual and it was a great rule because I think it had a great impact on our lives and it really helps us to be disciplined and there were many fines imposed by our school if we were not punctual or if we were late to school or if we had long hairs so it was definitely for some students it was definitely a burden to deal with but for me it was a really great thing and I enjoyed it because I think it really helped me a lot later and I am grateful to my school because of that and I also think it can be more beneficial if students try to look at it in a positive way rather than thinking that these are just burdens because many students think that rules are just burdens but it's not like that rules are there to protect us from our own bad things or having a negative impact on our lives so yeah there was this one rule which I really loved and it was to be punctual at school and not being late and cutting your nails, cutting your nails weekly, cutting your hairs monthly so yeah the rule was to be punctual and I loved it

    Band 6-7

    A very important rule in my field of pursuing architecture is that all the mentors expect the work to be on time, be it in my academic way or in my professional way, that is in my college or in my internship program. People expect that the work should be done on time, not late. On the contrary, they expect it to be before. While I am in my university, the marks are deducted if I submit the work late. For example, if a student is submitting their work before time or on time, the marks are rated out of 10 but if a student is submitting their work late, a day late or a couple of days late, then the marks are rated out of 8. It is a very good rule actually if I am being honest as it teaches us punctuality, how one should be punctual to time as it is a very good quality one should inculcate in themselves. It would benefit the individual in their future assignments or projects. Honestly, it is hard to incorporate in day-to-day life but it is at the same time very important that one must try to attempt to understand its value and its importance in the life. Additionally, it is a quality one should always take into consideration.

    Band 6-7

    A rule that's important at my school or work, I work at H&M, so the rule that we gotta follow is basically be polite to others. The thing I'm trying to convey is that we have to be polite to others, be respectful towards their boundaries and attentive to their needs. We have to understand what they need, what they want, how much they are ready to invest about certain things and certain articles. So yeah, the most important thing I think about is what others want, because if they are clear, they have a very good idea about what they want. But if they are not clear about anything, so you can just guide them towards the right way.

    Band 6-7

    What is the rule about? Why did people break rule? How many rules are there? Is there a rule that is important in your school? There is a rule in my college, we cannot use mobile phones while having our classes. It is important for the disciplinary activity. And if we break the rule, we get suspended for 7 days. And I feel like it is good because it keeps us in under disciplinary activity. There are more rules in our college like we should avoid making noise while having our classes or in corridors. And we should not talk to our professors in wrong or inappropriate manner. And there is one more rule which is we cannot come late for our classes as our attendance is in online form. So if we get late, we can miss our attendance. So we have to come for our classes on time. And one more important rule is that attendance is mandatory. So we have to attend at least 75% of the classes.

    Band 6-7

    A rule that is very important in my college is the one that asks students to decide whether they will be sitting for placements or pursuing further education abroad. This decision has to be made at the start of the final year of the B.Tech course where students are given a form in which they have to clearly indicate their choice and once they choose their choice they get the appropriate options from there on. People who choose placements they get the option of registering for company and placement drives while the students who register for their interest in masters they get to attend seminars and also get help from the teachers in drafting LORs and SOPs. The repercussions of breaking this rule are that students are punished and often blacklisted from placements. For example, if a student sits for placements and gets a job but then at the time of accepting that letter of a letter if they decline it to pursue further education they are punished as their LORs are blocked which is letter of recommendation and also their transcripts are blocked. This rule is important because it allows the college to maintain good relations with companies as once a student is promised to them as an employee they would be really frustrated once they get to know that the student does not want to join them and has instead opted to go for education abroad. I feel I have mixed emotions about this rule however I feel it is extremely necessary and it allows people to focus on one track which is either of masters and placements. All in all I believe it is essential to have a rule.

    Band 6-7

    Good morning, I studied in an English medium school and the rule was to only communicate in English language to teachers as well as to our batchmates. The rule is very important and if someone is breaking that rule will be fined heavily. So all the students and children in our school follows this rule and try to follow this because unless and until you are following this you will be have a penalty. So to save the amount we used to keep the rule in touch and it is very important because it will be helping to improve our English language. As English is an international language it is very important to improve our language skill speaking. So to improve the speaking skill it is needed to keep practicing the skills and it helped me a lot because by that rule only I started speaking and learning this English language.

    Band 6-7

    Well, every rule and regulation is constant in every organization. But here I am going to talk about one particular rule, which is very crucial in my school and that rule basically a basically a proper uniform. I really remember a time when I was reading my 12th standard, then my school authority organized and make a rule that every student wear proper uniform, which is very beneficial for every student life. In this way, there is no discrimination between every student because every student is belong to different background. Some belong to rich family or some belong to poor family. And I really remember when a person can break the rule, then teacher impose some fine. The fine mean was merely 20 or 30 rupees. Although this rule is not beneficial for me, but also the other student life. And also whenever person wear proper uniform, then teachers give some gifts like some candies and many more things. So whenever person feel sad that he or she was not in proper uniform, then teacher give us proper guidance that never feel sad, always wear proper uniform. Also in my school, not a rule of proper uniform, but also punctuality and discipline. These are also very important things in every student life. So all in all, this is a rule which is very important in my school life like proper uniform. And if a person break this rule, then he or she face many kind of problems.

    Band 6-7

    Alright, so I feel the one rule which everyone should follow whether they are at school or at work place is being dedicative and putting attention on what the other person is saying because when you listen actively you get the ideas, you understand the fact, you can comprehend on what to give as an argument or what should be your counterpart on this. So in such cases it becomes very important to listen actively rather than being there as a passive listening. So I feel in order to achieve a greater productivity whether in work or at school you should be actively listening what the other person is saying and being dedicative towards it in order to achieve the result. And one thing which becomes important here whatever you are listening although you should be able to comprehend. This thing becomes important. Sometimes things happen in which the other person wants to convey a different thing but you are interpreting in a different manner. So in such cases it becomes important to clarify what the exact output should be there or what the person is expecting from you. It will not only help in achieving the desired results but it can also prevent the amount of time getting wasted on other tasks which is not required at all. In my school I have always followed this technique and somewhere it becomes easier and helpful to me to get the desired output.

    Band 6-7

    Setting boundaries is an essential and mandatory rule which is supposed to be put at school and work. People find it hard to adhere to rules and seem to confuse themselves with work and their personal life. When we teach them and put a rule to set boundaries with them, they will understand the difference between personal and professional boundaries. Sometimes people seem to be interested in other person's personal life more than their professional setting. People find it hard to work with one another when the other person is not ready to respect their boundaries. Breaking this rule would be a serious issue because although they are in a team, the other person has to understand that there is a difference between personal and professional setting and there is a whole another life for the person out of the office or the school setting.
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