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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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    To describe about a sport which I really like the most, I would say it is throwball. I love to play throwball. Since my school days I was playing it. Really it is a nice sport and very energetic team should be there to coordinate it. When I was in my 8th grade, that time I started playing the game. It was really a fun game. Initially I didn't know how to play the game. But later on, after the guidance of my mentor, we started playing the game. We became a team of girls from 8th grade of Evangelium Education High Secondary School. We took part in many events, many sport competitions where we excelled our skills in playing throwball. Usually there will be around 7-6 people and our team we would say as sparkling girls. We had a great time enjoying it. Usually we used to skip our classes to go and practice for the upcoming sport events. It was really a nice experience for me. The most I feel special about sport is, we were some girls. Only girls were there and we are set up members. We became families after start playing into it. We spent time in home, practicing at home, not only in the schools. So it was quite good experience. We have won many matches. One incident I have remembered where we went for a zonal meet. We were the first team to enter into the premises. We played against a school called SMV.

    Band 6-7

    That one sport I really adore is football because I was in my school football team as well as in my college team but talking about it now, I am a full-time employee in a finance company but I do play football on weekends with my companions and I do take interest in watching football matches with my family, with my relatives, with my cousins because they are also big believers in football and I can call them as a football or soccer enthusiast. Additionally, I really love football because it teaches us various and diverse fields and thoughts about life. Two of them I would really pick about it is team spirit and the never give up attitude. It's really essential for life as well as in the field which I can say on the field and off the field and one core memory I could say about the game is when I was younger, my father used to take me to the grounds and he used to show me that how the player plays this game, how the coaches teach them to the students and how it is played actually. My father also used to take me to the matches in the stadiums like professional matches when we were younger and he is a big football excited man, enthusiast I could say. So he taught me some of the skills, some of the basic juggling and some of the tactics which I could say to play football when I was younger. I do remember instance from 7th standard when he took me to the school for a PTA meeting and there was a football coach in my school ground and he was giving some drills and skills to the football teammates, to the football players and my dad cheered me up to go to a football selection.

    Band 6-7

    My most favorite sport is cricket. It is a beautiful game of a pitch with 22 yards, two batsmen and a fielding full of fielders. The bowler bowls and you hit the ball with precision and accuracy. It is a great game for judging the speed and distance of the ball. It requires a good amount of practice along with some amount of discipline every time you play. Watching cricket is really fun in a stadium but what's more amazing is actually playing it and feeling it. The game brings important factors in a person, important principles like teamwork and playing it with full force. Cricket as it is, it's a very old game which it originates from England but we in India play it as it's our own game. It is a very special game for me because when I was

    Band 6-7

    A sport that is very close to my heart is cricket. In my country, cricket is loved by all generations. Cricket matches gather, attract people from all sects to come together and share all their favourite things. It is very special to me because it was a time when my whole family used to sit in front of the team and spend some quality time together, cheering for our favourite teams.

    Band 6-7

    Well, the favorite sport of mine is cricket. Cricket is the only sport which gives me energy and enthusiasm. Cricket is offered one of the most loved sports among the national and international citizens. I love playing cricket with my friends. There are around 4-5 friends of mine. With them, in a circle or in a ground, we go and we play cricket every weekend. Cricket is one of the sports which really lives in my body and whenever there is a talk about cricket, I go extremely to the next level. I love watching cricket, especially the Indian League Premier, which is the IPL where different cities of India play and compete with each other. So my favorite team in that is Royal Children's League's Bangalore, which is the team I support from the start. I love cricket because it's special to me and my family. As it brings close all the members and we sit and we watch cricket and the fun, the tension where it creates the environment, everything makes it very special. That's why cricket is one of the top list.

    Band 6-7

    Yeah, I like, the sport I like is cricket. I have watched it several times. I have watched it with my family, with my friends and I especially like it during the tournaments like IPL which is Indian Premier League or T20 World Cup which happened last year. It was really good to see Indian players perform well and have the commanding position throughout the series. For Indian IPL, Indian Premier League, I think the most comforting is the togetherness where my family, my cousins, everyone comes to my home and we sit and watch it together. It's like spending quality time with your friends, family and gives you the sense of togetherness. Especially during IPL where you get to watch different teams and support the teams you like from your home state, home city. I especially support CSK which is Chennai Super Kings. They have the commanding position and as well as the captain which is MS Dhoni. I like to watch playing him because he has very good command on the cricket.

    Band 6-7

    So, today I would like to talk about my favorite sports which is an outdoor sport activity that is none other than cricket. I love cricket. I love to watch or to play. So basically I got you know to learn more and I have been to with the person to play cricket and you know to play various tournaments which is none other than my father. Another part I would like to describe is I recently have watched the biggest rivalry of Indian cricket as well as the whole world as well as in the whole world that is India versus Pakistan match on last Sunday with my old school friends. It went very well, it was very exciting and eventually we won and I think that playing cricket is not just a game. You have to be very focused, attentive as it you know searches as well as enhance the cognitive as well as physical development. Not only that but also I have seen in many cricket players which is so I would like to give an example of Sachin Tendulkar, my most favorite cricketer.

    Band 6-7

    My favorite sport has to be cricket because it's the most celebrated sport in our country and I love it for two reasons. I have a very fond memory associated with this sport from my childhood. My brother and I used to gather our neighborhood friends. We all used to meet in Colony Park and play this sport for hours together.

    Band 6-7

    The sport I really like is Cricket and Kabaddi because it is very nice game and it is a game with full of twists and turns so nobody knows what happens next who plays what so that is the thing and in cricket I play batting and in Kabaddi I play as defender so the role of batting is very important so the 50% of the match depends on batting and the 50% of the match depends on the bowling and in Kabaddi the role of defender is very important because if there are no defenders we can't even tackle a person from the opponent team so the defender is important I do play as a defender and it makes me so special to do that I play in the evenings alternatively like Kabaddi and Cricket it makes me so special and if we play Cricket and Kabaddi not only Kabaddi and Cricket but there are more advantages of playing sports we can work more effectively by playing the sports which I believe that.

    Band 6-7

    The fourth spread is Esports. Esports is a normal game where you should play online games such as Free Fire, PUBG and Call of Duty. Esports is a tournament which is conducted by the officials of gamers where you should select rounds by playing the game in several times and you should win, you should come first. Then only you can select to Esports. Basically, I watched in YouTube. Basically, they show how to play this Esports through the international events conducted. And mostly this Esports is a competition game where you should kill other enemies in the game. It's like a battleground experience where you should almost kill everyone and you should get some victory or a boya. With that, most number of boyas are done. Then you will select to Esports. Esports contains a lot of pressure and procedure. However, the first time I saw this game in a play store in YouTube where they give a challenge to complete the live stream.
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