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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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    Tip

    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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    Tip

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

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    Band 6-7

    One such rule that is indispensable both at work and school is the reporting time. I think reporting time helps you structure the day and prepare a rough timeline as to give an understanding of what the day would look like. Then break down the timelines and timestamps as to how would you further want to bifurcate the day into. It also helps us stay very organized as a community at large and whether you're planning your day at work or at school or a personal day, an itinerary of sorts for that matter, it really helps you in organizing the entire layout. Of course, giving a reporting time also helps us have a sense of accountability and punctuality. It helps us implement order and helps us in avoiding any sorts of chaos. And of course, there is penalty in case of punching late at work or school. And I believe that actually with no penalty, of course, there would nobody would actually be punctual or nobody would abide by the norms as such. And hence, it becomes imperative to actually have rules and have consequences also outlined for not abiding by them as such. I think being a part of the civic society, it is very important to have rules, law and order without which there would be too much chaos. There would be absolute ambiguity as to how do we function. And as for time, it becomes very, very important for us to abide by.

    Band 6-7

    So, the one rule that I chose is that having proper uniform in my school. So, when I was in my school, we used to get checked each morning if whether our uniform is correct, if we are dressed well, if our tie is missing or not. Because many of the students used to not tie their tie correctly. And if our haircut is done, our nails are cut. So, all these things were noticed in our school. And yeah, I know it promotes discipline. It helps us. Yeah, it brings discipline to life.

    Band 6-7

    Well, I believe that we should follow the rules and regulations in our school and as well as in our work. There are numerous rules are there in our school and as well as our work and I am going to talk about such a rule in my college. Well, I was studied in a college which is far away from my house and I stayed in hostel. So in my college, our smartphones are strictly restricted inside the campus and we should not use our mobile phone for anything. Firstly I was so frustrated about this rule because phone is one that I can't live without. Even me and my friends, we were once broke that rule and our head of department gives us a warning but after that I followed that rule. I think it's important in a college with such a rule because it helps to keep away the distractions from the students and help them to concentrate more on their studies. The distractions like the social media and other communication calls. Students have lot of distractions these days. So it helps to concentrate.

    Band 6-7

    So, one rule there is in our workplace that the one individual has to be on time like the reporting time is around 10 am and if one doesn't reach on that particular time so the day will be counted as a half day if but the thing is if we mention to our HR like there is some issue we are facing then such rule would not be applicable. This rule helps to maintain the decorum of the office and also tries to inculcate a sense of a discipline where the workspace is respected by the every individual coming there and making the breads to eat for their family. One instance I would like to mention about once I was going to my office straight from my classes since I am a chartered accountant by profession I was attending one of the seminar so my class was left around 9.15 but due to the traffic I was not able to reach on time so due to that my day was marked as an half day. I think the rule is good but looking at the population and the crowd being and also talking about the traffic on the road there are high chances that one would miss this rule of timing so I think this rule should be reconsidered like some questions should be provided to the individual like 10-15 minutes of the delay should be acceptable.

    Band 6-7

    When I used to attend the school, there was a rule that's, there's so many rules that we have to keep, but certain rule that I remember is not being late to class, always finishing the assignment on time, and respecting the elders, respecting the staff, everything has to be kept, and what happens when people break the rules, we get punished, especially if we get late to the class, then I have to kneel outside the class with my hands up, the teacher makes us do that, and if we do not respect the elder, then we get scoldings, there's so many consequences if you don't keep the rule, I think keeping the rule is very important for your future also, you get to be disciplined, you get to always be disciplined when you go out in the real society also, I feel that sometimes being under rule, under control is also very important, when you go out in the society, the people will always look, sometimes the people will look up to you, sometimes the people will look down on you, if you want to be looked, if you want to be the person that people look up to, then you always have to be, you have to always perform a nice and clear versatility of your own self, and I think that's important, yes, in future you get to, yes, I think it's important.

    Band 6-7

    The most important rule which I feel like is very much needed and in school or at work is discipline. When you have a discipline in your life, you can achieve anything you want because the thing is when discipline comes, it comes with lot of responsibility that you have to complete the given task or the task you wanted to complete. Discipline makes you achieve your goals faster and better. It somehow makes you better at human level also. Discipline is the most important thing for me whether you are in a school or at work. Discipline creates you a better human being plus you can do lot of things in your life with proper discipline but if you don't have a discipline, you will fail. You will feel that I am not going to do this, I may not be able to rush it, I may not be able to get what I want but if you have a discipline, you know that you have made a particular aura, you have made a particular timetable for that thing and when you follow that thing in continuation, you will get the results. All you need is proper mind, all you need is proper discipline and I think discipline not only works at school level or at work level, it works at life also that in life if you have a discipline for something, you will able to achieve that particular thing. So, discipline is the most important thing.

    Band 6

    What is that rule about? What if I break the rule? Is there any punishments if I break the rule? Who should follow that rules? Whether the student or the teachers? And how is the rule is? I wish if I were a teacher I make a rule that a student should follow the punctuality. If I were a student I will make a rule that a teacher should not hurt the students physically and mentally. If the rule is in school is about eating the lunch at proper time, attend the class at the time scheduled and leave the school at once the bell rang. That's it.

    Band 6

    So one such rule I would say is punctuality, being punctual is very important and it is actually a sense of discipline that one must have in order to you know do things on time and reach at a particular place in time. Moreover, in school when one used to get late, they were either punished or you know worst case is sent back home and with work in regards, one gets a negative marking and you know after multiple times one is officially fired from their job. So it actually doesn't leave a good remark if you are not able to reach at a particular place in time or being punctual because if you look at a Japanese culture, they are very punctual and they have a certain belief and culture which they follow and which is solely based on discipline and discipline is a very important thing in life because it teaches you a lot of things and that is the one thing that distincts you from the other beings. If you are being punctual and disciplined, you will excel a lot in life, that is one of the main reasons why Japanese people are so successful and it is very important to have these certain traits in your life because it really makes you stand out. It might seem like a very small thing but it isn't and it is a very hard thing to

    Band 6

    In my organization there are many rules and regulations which have to be followed by the employees. So one of the rules which I think it is most important is the break timings because employees tend to break the break timings because they have the limit of one hour but they extend the break for one hour 15 minutes to one hour 20 minutes which will adversely affect the other colleagues because even they have to take a break and they will be waiting in the queue until the person arrives. So this is one of the important rule the manager should take care of and a strict action additionally a strict action should be taken for those who are going to violate these rules. A punishment could be like doing extra work for the extra break time which they have taken or removing the marks from the audit score in this way and management should ensure that each and every employee follows these break rules perfectly. Well breaks are pretty important

    Band 6

    So in my dental practice I have ruled that all the patients above the age 40 should get their blood tests done prior to any extraction or surgical treatment. This was implemented since the start of my clinic and I think it is really very important because after an extraction it is not only the tube that is coming out but we also have to manage the blood flow.
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