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Describe a sport you would watch.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Where & why would you watch it?
  • How is it played?
  • How do you feel about it?
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Cue 1:Where & why would you watch it?

  • Begin by describing the venue where you would watch the sport, such as a stadium or at home.
  • Explain your motivation for watching this sport, whether it's the excitement, the atmosphere, or a personal connection.

Example

I would love to watch cricket at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The atmosphere there is electric, especially during a match between India and Pakistan. I enjoy the thrill of being surrounded by passionate fans, and it makes the experience unforgettable.

Cue 2:How is it played?

  • Provide a brief overview of the rules and format of the sport.
  • Mention any specific skills or strategies that are important in the game.

Example

Cricket is played between two teams of eleven players each. The game consists of innings where one team bats and tries to score runs while the other bowls and fields to restrict runs. Key skills include batting technique, bowling accuracy, and strategic field placements.

Cue 3:How do you feel about it?

  • Share your personal feelings and opinions about the sport.
  • Discuss any memorable experiences or moments that have influenced your feelings.

Example

I have a deep passion for cricket. Watching my favorite players hit sixes and take wickets fills me with joy. One of my most memorable moments was when India won the 2011 World Cup; I felt immense pride and happiness, celebrating with friends and family.

Conclusion

  • Summarize your thoughts on why this sport is significant to you.
  • Mention how it brings people together or contributes to your life.

Example

In conclusion, cricket is more than just a sport for me; it’s a source of joy and community. It brings people together, and every match is an opportunity to create lasting memories with friends and family.

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: Avoid Vague Descriptions

Using vague language can make your answer unclear. Instead of saying 'I like it', explain what you enjoy about the sport and why it interests you.

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Be specific about your feelings and experiences related to the sport. Use examples to illustrate your points.

2: Neglecting Structure

Failing to organize your answer can confuse the listener. A clear structure helps convey your thoughts effectively.

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Follow the cue prompts in order. Start with where and why you would watch it, then explain how it is played, and conclude with your feelings.

Overlooking Personal Connection

Not sharing your personal connection to the sport can make your answer less engaging. Personal stories can captivate the listener.

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Include a personal anecdote or memory related to the sport. This makes your response more relatable and interesting.

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Band 6-7

one sport I would like to definitely watch kabaddi which is a traditional sport that has a hung community following in India I first became a familiar with it taught me my family as my relatives and my friends passionate about the sport I also play kabaddi myself and this has been dependent my appreciation for it it games that combines a speed strength and strategy and that makes two incredible exciting the match watch and kabaddi usually play between the two two teams where player take a turn reading opponent sides and holding everything and important teams try to tackle them down and the riders scores point tackling opponents and returning there without being caught this unique techniques and skills also provide in the game I enjoy watching kabaddi during the pro kabaddi league match was organized major cities like Mumbai Bengaluru Gujarat and Delhi and the atmosphere was energetic and crowd was cheering about their favorite teams and I also watch match on TVs and sometimes I visit to watch in stadium and I find most fascinating about the kabaddi is blend to physically and mental eligibility it's requires the players need to be top physical condition but they also need to outmart in the making to strategy moves and it's not just about the individual performance but how well teams works together secure to victory

Band 6-7

A sport that I would watch is cricket. I watch it in my mobile phone. I watch it because I'm really passionate about cricket and I'm kind of person who always try to play cricket as well in my home field. It is played by doing batting and bowling. A bowler do six balls in one over and batting tries to hit the ball and trying to get the score as much he can. It is really interesting and I really like it and I enjoy a lot while watching also. I personally play cricket as well so it's kind of really interesting for me and it gives me a pleasure. It makes me so happy. Cricket is an awesome game. It increases our immunity power as well so it tries me to boost up my memory whenever I feel bored or I feel tired. I try to go outside with my friends and play cricket because it stimulates my hormones and it helps me to boost my confidence as well. It contains 11 players each and there are different formats in cricket like T20, ODI. In T20 we have 20 overs, in ODI we have 50 overs. So that's why it is really awesome and very interesting game. I hope everyone should watch cricket a lot. Thank you.

Band 6-7

Here I would like to talk about Kabaddi which is also a national sport of my state Haryana. Kabaddi is basically a team game which is played between two teams, seven-seven individuals divided into two teams. I played this game since my childhood. I have joined when I was playing district level Kabaddi for my school. So I have started playing Kabaddi from my 5th class and I was a left-handed defender. Kabaddi is basically a team game where seven-seven individuals are divided into two teams. Four defenders, right-cover, left-cover, left-corner, right-corner and three raters. Basically we play on the mat and also on the ground. There are two types of coordination, Kabaddi and circle Kabaddi. This game is also a variety and now it is popularized widely. Kabaddi is basically a region from India and one of the oldest sports of Kabaddi. As I already mentioned, it is played between seven-seven individuals divided into two teams. There is a mat in which there is a middle line which will have to cross and go for reading into the court of other team and their defenders. There is a line which has to cross to validate his read and there is a bonus line. When a person touches it, he has to cross that middle line. There is also a line which throws him out of the game. Kabaddi is one of the most popular sports in India. There are two sets of 20-20 minutes and two sets are played. The maximum score will definitely win. I watch it every year. It is going on now in India. They are known as BKL Pro Kabaddi which has given boost to many Indian teams. India is the only team which has always won.

Band 6-7

The sport that I would really like to watch would be football, as it is a versatile sport. It is a team sport that requires companionship, the team intellections and other furthermore you know references of the team. And it really is a great sport to watch, it is a global sport, people love to watch it all over the globe. Over 1 billion of the population is required in this game, as it is a great you know fandom is created by the sport and the intellectual, that is command required by the captains and the players on the field is demonstratable and the furthermore I would like to include that the sport you know is a very spontaneous sport that requires a lot of attention and gracefulness on the field. The celebrities that play football or the professional footballers are generally considered a very you know look up to model kind of people that are generally represented even as a celebrity because when you play a sport the charisma of the player is on the next level and that can be really used as an inspiration. For example the famous footballers such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi would be really fantastic players and people really admire them, try to become like them and that's the reason I love watching this sport. It has a lot of selections and varieties of clubs, people, various championships and competitive states of football have been discovered. For example club footballs are played all over the globe and the national football, the international football, the FIFA tournament that we call, you know the registered FIFA tournament, the unregistered ones, even in the domestic level football is a great global sport played all around the globe and that's the best part about it that everyone can participate in a sport regardless of their language, race etc and that's all I would like to say about it but to conclude my you know discussion or the speech about it I would like to say that it was a great experience playing football for myself as I used to play in high school myself as a team captain. It was a great experience for me, I learned a lot about companionship, how to you know cooperate.

Band 6-7

I would love to watch football the British call it football and the Americans call it soccer. My favorite player is Cristiano Ronaldo who has played for Manchester United and Manchester United is my favorite club I've been supporting this club since 2009 and I think it's the most important sport to watch in the entire world people with almost five to six million people watch it and it's really fascinating for a 90-minute game and 22 players in it. The most important part is that you get a result after 90 minutes so you don't have to wait a day or two for the result of it. The hustle, the passion, the motivation throughout the game makes me really happy to watch it and it's not only about that but people getting ample wages through it and producing development and a lot of employment as well development as in for the nation. This is just not a sport but my life as well because I have been playing football not only on field but virtually as well so it helps to gain so much knowledge and also get maturity when you're going through a lot of stuff in the game and you get to know about the game and the relationship with the players and the managers and the coaches. It's really fascinating to learn all these things when you're watching football and yes so that's why I would love to watch football and I love watching football all the time so yeah that's it.

Band 6-7

I watch cricket on television. I also like to play it. It's a two-game team sport where each team has 11 players. One team decides to attack the ball first and the other team tries to chase the totem or try to defend the totem. So there are 11 players in each team and usually there are 7 batsmen and 5 bowlers. One of the bowlers is an all-rounder. Their teams should be a perfect combination of batters and bowlers. So there are 2 openers and there is also a wicket-keeper that will try to defend the wickets. The batsmen can hit the ball to the boundary and it will be 6 runs. If the ball touches the ground before the wicket, it will be 4 runs. In the meanwhile, the batsmen try to cross the pitch so that they can score runs. Even if the ball does not reach the boundary, the batsman is still able to score runs by running across the pitch. For the bowlers side, each bowler has to throw 6 balls in an over. So in T20, there are 4 bowlers for each bowler. There are 2 types of bowlers, pace bowlers and spinners. Pace bowlers try to take a big run up so that they can get enough speed to throw the ball while spinners try to spin the ball after throwing it to the ground so that batsmen cannot predict where the ball will turn.

Band 6-7

I watch basically my favorite as I mentioned before that my favorite sports is football and cricket. Because of India and my environment in India is means mostly it's favorable condition for cricket only. If there is a football also but mostly it's about cricket. So mostly I watch cricket like Indian matches and obviously my favorite IPL and my favorite team in IPL is Kolkata Knight Riders and when it comes to football yeah I like also like to watch football in international football matches. I support Portugal because of the Ronaldo and my favorite club is the greatest club of all time Real Madrid. These two were my favorite means I like to watch these kind of sports and sometimes I would like to also watch tennis, non-tennis and obviously we know about the greatest tennis man of all time Rafael Nadal and some great players.

Band 6-7

So a sport that I like to watch is cricket. I've been playing cricket since my childhood and as you know that if you stay in India, then at least 9 out of 10 people play cricket in India. So talking about the sport, there are two teams consisting of 11 players. At a time, one team is at the batting side of the game and one team is at the bowling side of the game. The ground of a cricket field is circular in shape. It has a specific length of a boundary. A boundary is when a ball crosses the limit that has been built around the ground and then it is either 4 runs or 6 runs. If you hit it directly outside the boundary, then it is 6 runs. If you hit it on the ground, then it is 4 runs. I've played professionally, I've played cricket professionally for the past 20 years of my life. So I've represented U-16 Maharashtra in the Vijay Merchant Trophy that is organized by the BCCI and the U-19 team of Maharashtra in the Vinnu Mankat and Kujbiha Trophy if you know that in BCCI. So in the later years, I have been not performing as good as I should have. So that is why I am thinking of dropping out from cricket and moving towards studies abroad and that's why I am giving this ad. Then there are two types of games in cricket which is a limited over game that consists of the 50 overs ODI that is one day internationals and the T20s that those are played in IPL. And then there is the test cricket which consists of a game played for five days. So I love cricket a lot and I hope that we win the next World Cup soon.

Band 6-7

I love to watch cricket as a sport. I like to see this sport on TV and mobile also. This sport is played by two teams and each have 11 players. I also become a player of this sport because I like to watch this sport very much. Each team have one inning to play. Cricket is a very good sport and in the world every nation has a team of this sport. This game is played in free format T20, One International and Test match. T20 have 20 overs and each team used to play 20 overs. Test have 19 overs and 2 innings. This is a 5 day match and ODI have 50 overs each team to play.

Band 6-7

A sport where the ball doesn't touch the floor, the game doesn't work till the ball touches the floor. Volleyball. A sport where you always look up. The sports which I like, I like to watch volleyball matches, like not on the TV, but in person where when I am present in the stadium, experiences the squeaking of the players and the sweat and feeling the heat among them. It is played with 6x16s with one level who can independently go in and out, but needs to stay back off the line. It is a sport where you need to be very energetic because you are moving constantly here and there to attack, to defend or to set the ball for another spiker. And it's also a sport which is so engaging and inspirational as it teaches you about the teamwork and helps develop your cognitive skills on where to attack, where to set the ball and where to place the ball so that the opponent team cannot pick up the ball. It's a very strategic game, whether it not seems like so, because it's very competitive. But in India, there are not many opportunities, at least where I am staying, there are none. But I need, I want to play volleyball. In college, I would definitely play that sport as it is the one I truly love and would like to make a career in if I ever get the chance. Thank you.
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