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Describe a sport that you really like: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What the sport is
  • How/when you play or watch it
  • What you like about the sport
  • And explain why it’s special to you
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Cue 1:What the sport is

  • Begin by clearly stating the name of the sport you enjoy.
  • Provide a brief description of the sport, including its basic rules or objectives.

Example

The sport I really like is cricket. It is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players each. The objective is to score runs by hitting the ball and running between the wickets.

Cue 2:How/when you play or watch it

  • Describe how often you play or watch cricket, and in what context (e.g., with friends, at home, in a stadium).
  • Mention any specific tournaments or matches you look forward to.

Example

I usually play cricket with my friends every weekend at a local park. We often organize friendly matches, and during the cricket season, I love watching live matches on television, especially the Indian Premier League (IPL) and international tournaments.

Cue 3:What you like about the sport

  • Share specific aspects of cricket that you enjoy, such as the teamwork, strategy, or excitement.
  • Explain how these aspects make the sport enjoyable for you.

Example

What I like most about cricket is the teamwork involved. It’s not just about individual performance; every player has a role to play. I also enjoy the strategy behind each game, as teams must adapt their tactics based on the situation.

Cue 4:And explain why it’s special to you

  • Reflect on personal experiences or memories related to cricket that make it meaningful.
  • Discuss how cricket connects you with friends, family, or your culture.

Example

Cricket is special to me because it brings my family together. I have fond memories of watching matches with my father and brother, cheering for our favorite team. It’s a tradition that has strengthened our bond and is a big part of our culture in India.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, cricket is more than just a sport for me; it’s a passion that connects me with my loved ones and my culture. Whether playing or watching, it brings joy and excitement to my life.

    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: Lack of Specificity

    Being vague about the sport can make your answer less engaging. Specific details help the examiner understand your passion and knowledge about the sport.

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    Tip

    Include specific examples, such as your favorite team or a memorable game, to make your answer more vivid and interesting.

    2: Ignoring Personal Connection

    Failing to explain why the sport is special to you can make your response feel incomplete. Personal connections add depth to your answer.

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    Tip

    Share a personal story or experience related to the sport that highlights its significance in your life.

    Rushing Through Your Answer

    Speaking too quickly can lead to unclear communication and missed points. It's important to articulate your thoughts clearly.

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    Tip

    Take your time to organize your thoughts and speak at a moderate pace, ensuring you cover all the cue points thoroughly.

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    The sport which I like is badminton. It makes me feel highly energetic. It instills some qualities such as sportsmanship, leadership qualities and decision making. It gives me a good boost of dopamine in daily life so that I can do things more quickly, take decisions more quickly and function quite effectively in daily life. The sport which I like is badminton and I feel amazing while playing it, especially with friends. It's really a good hobby. I can play it all day long if you ask me to. It's nice. I started playing it from childhood and I still play it when I get time with my friends or with my college mates. It makes me feel really energetic. What more can I say? It's an amazing sport. I would really like to play it on a national level someday. I'm a good player. I'm quite fit. It's really nice. It's really nice actually. So, yeah, that's it. www.globalonenessproject.org

    Band 6-7

    The sport I like most is badminton since badminton is a racket sports I've heard that it increases your health and lifespan by a decade not only that badminton is a very fun activity which could be played with friends, family relatives etc. I play badminton very often five I play badminton around five to six times a week I've been playing badminton all my life I've been taught the skill at a very young age by my father it is a very fun activity it not only burns calories but it doesn't make you feel bored or tired as it involves aggression, excitement, the ability to think critically at moments it has a very special place in my heart as it was taught in my childhood by my father who was keen on making me learn it because the sport has been passed through generations in my family and was a great help in increasing the overall health and fitness of my family

    Band 6-7

    My favorite sport is swimming. As a child I used to watch movies and shows about characters who used to surf and who used to swim on in the ocean. I loved the ocean or aquatic animals. I loved dolphins and tortoises and so I learned how to swim. When I was five my dad took me to the local swimming pool and taught me how to swim along with the swimming coach. I used to love swim swimming and I often do it as well. Swimming keeps me connected to my childhood as it was the first proper memory that I made with my father. It connects me to my body, mind and soul and it helps me to regain my thoughts and helps me to be inactive. Plus swimming is a good workout and it's amazingly fun. I loved swimming because of the way my body flowed in the water. The way my hair used to always look so pretty when I used to swim. In fact I went on to compete in a lot of competitions in school and I even won third place and continued going for gold while I was still in school. As a child I was always looking forward to swim and I would try to sing all the way to the bottom to see how long I could sit there. It was not long. In all

    Band 6-7

    sports it's amazing it's a physical activity. It is the good way to exhaust our energy. With this we get exercised and we feel it more enthusiastic. Well I like to see or watch cricket a lot to cheer up to motivate them. Another reason is beginning I used not to like the cricket but after seeing my brother watching it I also started liking to watch. Later on after marriage even my husband also is very much fond of watching cricket and playing cricket. So in between I lost the interest again developed and I started giving company to him while watching the cricket and it is not like particular team we support. We support the players who are playing really a good game and it is good entertainment than watching another program.

    Band 6-7

    The most favorite sport I like is badminton. I usually love watching and playing it because it's a very calming sport. It also increases our ability of focus. Then I would like to say that usually I play this in the evening usually with my friends and family. I started playing badminton during my young age at the level of first standard something. At that time my teacher introduced me to such a great sport during a sports period. At first I wasn't clear about the movements and initiative that you should introduce to take such a great sport. Then on further practices and advices given by my friends and teacher I learned the tricks and the need of the sport. Then I think badminton is a game that needs both focus and intellectual memory. We should notice the movement of cork and we should make movements with the paddle with the movement of cork. So I think everyone will be interested to study and play such a sport and it was a great opportunity.

    Band 6-7

    I really like playing football because football is a game we are physically very active, engaged, a lot of communication going on. Everything, every element of football I love it. It is very special for me, it's a very special sport for me because I used to play football since I was a kid and my favorite part is that passing ball, securing a goal of course. That gives me immense pleasure and happiness when I secure a goal when playing the sport and we will be more confident and playful and physically fit while playing the sport, this particular sport.

    Band 6-7

    To be honest, I'm not someone who enjoys watching any sorts of sports, but if I am to talk about one particular sport that I watch, it's definitely going to be football. I don't know much about the game itself, I'm not very aware of the rules of the game or the number of players in the game, but I do watch it live on television with my friends. Watching football on TV is something I do with my friends whenever we hang out, so I often associate watching football on TV with happiness and memories and time spent with my friends. I do love it, even though, like I said, I do not know anything about the game itself. Why that is so special to me is because, other than the sport itself, it is the quality time I spend with my friends and family while I watch it. And yeah, that's it.

    Band 6-7

    The sport which I really like is cricket because in our country cricket is very much fascinating and many people are attracted towards them and it's like people are crazy about cricket in our country and I usually watch cricket during the world cup times like tournament or sometime during IPLs also and I really like about cricket is that it always a kind of mystery box like you never know which team is winning or not or which are not and it's also kind of like you can say a puzzle or you can say a maze type and cricket is so much important for me because in our country specifically our country is known for cricket although it's not a national game but it's quite popular among our country and our country have a different kind of love for that sport.

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    A sport which I like the most is obviously Volleyball. I have been playing Volleyball since I was in class 3 or 4. I started it because we had to do something extracurricular back then and my mom insisted me to join Volleyball. Well, it's actually a very unique sport. You need both discipline and skills in order to play it. You need to be long enough also, but I'm very short. But I used to play it very good back then. I even played in inter-state, inter-districts from Volleyball. It was a very good experience. What I like mostly about Volleyball is its sense of sportsmanship. Like, if you even miss the ball, nobody used to blame you. They used to teach you how to become better, how to be a better player. Nobody used to say that you are a bad player, you are a very bad ball tackler. Everybody used to encourage me a lot. And it was back then a very encouraging thing according to me. Volleyball is much better than football or cricket according to me. This is because it includes skills and patterns in which you play. The rules are much more stricter. In football, you can just push someone and you can just get a great car or something. There is no such thing in Volleyball. Volleyball doesn't include fighting and all that stuff. So, Volleyball is my true sport. Now, recently, I don't get the time to play it. But in future, I hope that I am able to manage some of my time and begin practicing Volleyball with my friends who used to play back then. It was a very wonderful time.

    Band 6-7

    The sport that I admire is badminton. I have been playing badminton since my 6th standard. I have participated in various competitions like the Open Zonal Delhi competition where I had qualified till the 2nd round and I have also participated in a mixed doubles event where my partner was a 10 year old child and we were the weakest team at that time. But we managed to win the competition and after my 10th standard I stopped playing badminton because I had to concentrate more on my studies which made me not play badminton for over a period of 2 years. Now even if I try to play, I don't have a grip in my game so I have stopped my game from that.
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