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Describe A Time When Someone Who Did Quite Well In A Team: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who this person is?
  • When you worked together?
  • What he/she did in the team?
  • Why you think he/she was a great team player?
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Cue 1:Who this person is?

  • Introduce the person by name and their role in the team.
  • Mention your relationship with this person, such as a colleague or a friend.

Example

The person I want to talk about is my friend Rahul, who was a project manager in our team during a college group project. We worked together on a presentation for our final year project.


Cue 2:When you worked together?

  • Specify the time frame when you collaborated with this person.
  • Provide context about the project or task you were working on.

Example

We worked together last year, during the final semester of our engineering course. The project was crucial as it contributed significantly to our overall grades.


Cue 3:What he/she did in the team?

  • Describe the specific contributions of this person to the team.
  • Highlight any leadership qualities or skills they demonstrated.

Example

Rahul took charge of organizing our meetings and ensuring everyone was on the same page. He also created a detailed timeline for our tasks and encouraged us to share our ideas openly.


Cue 4:Why you think he/she was a great team player?

  • Explain the qualities that made this person an effective team player.
  • Mention how their actions positively impacted the team's performance.

Example

I believe Rahul was a great team player because he was always supportive and motivated us to do our best. His ability to listen to everyone's opinions and integrate them into our project made us feel valued and united.


Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, working with Rahul was a rewarding experience. His leadership and team spirit not only helped us complete our project successfully but also taught me the importance of collaboration in achieving common goals.


    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: Being Vague About the Person

    Candidates often fail to provide specific details about the person they are describing. This can make the response less engaging and informative.

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    Tip

    Clearly introduce the person by stating their name and role in the team to create a more vivid picture.


    2: Lack of Specific Examples

    Many candidates do not give concrete examples of what the person did in the team. This can lead to a generic response that lacks depth.

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    Tip

    Include specific instances of the person's contributions, such as tasks they completed or challenges they overcame.


    Not Explaining Team Dynamics

    Some candidates neglect to explain how the person contributed to the team's success. This can make it hard for the examiner to understand their impact.

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    Tip

    Discuss the team dynamics and how the person's actions positively influenced the team's performance and morale.


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    Band 6

    I think a time when someone who did quite well in a team was my colleague Srishti. We both worked together in the company KPMG which is an electronic company. So she was great in managing all the stuff including logistic and other data sheets of the company. So I like her great leadership skills because she was a great player as she communicated well and she knows how to handle a team as well as individual players. So I think in my eyes she was the player of the office and definitely she should be earning well. And if by any chance there is an opportunity to be a leader she should be appointed as a leader for any project or for any team managing well supported group. So from my side this is what I think and from myself I think I also did a quite good job. But nonetheless she was an extreme good player and moreover we should always learn from somebody else as though we are also the learners and she is also a learner. So this is from my side. Thank you so much.

    Band 5-6

    Yeah, when I was in the school team there was a boy called Arun, Master Arun, he was actually the captain of the team and he did well and he used to lead us all well and he used to be very exemplary and he really mastered the skill, especially the skill of dribbling by which he will be able to score goals and he was a very good finisher and he was always regular for the practice and he was very exemplary to us and then he always used to tell us confidence is our name and coolness is our game and then he gave us all the confidence that anywhere we went we will be able to play well and then we will be able to defeat the opponent probably because he used to tell us that we are practicing well, we are doing hard work and hard work always pays us and that's what he used to tell us. He used to really enjoy the little pep talks that he used to give us about how we need to strengthen ourselves, how we need to be motivated, how we need to really deliver when things come matters and then to always keep ourselves cool. He would always tell us there is no use of getting tensed and all that what matters is even somebody is not doing well, we need to support them, we should not shout at them, we should be always using knife to be part of the team. He was a good leader, he would always tell us how to be and for us to be we can always emulate from his own actions. He was tremendously very exemplary to all that what he was saying and he would be always there to teach us, to also tell us how to

    Band 5

    When I was in the fifth standard, my father added me in a sport club, added me that time in a sport club and where I meet with the Hamza, that was my school friend also and we together like work in a team, as a team, so I know about maybe more than nine years and he is my good friend also, he was amazing person and I really like it and I really like him because she have capacity to motivate to every team player and she played a big role in our team, she always, no.

    Band 5

    Hi, I've met with a person, the name is Nisha. She's really worrying. Can you believe I'm playing? She's worried about me. I haven't seen her for a long time. She's worried about me. I haven't seen her for a long time. I haven't seen her for a long time. I haven't seen her for a long time. I haven't seen her for a long time. I haven't seen her for a long time. I haven't seen her for a long time. I haven't seen her for a long time. I haven't seen her for a long time. I haven't seen her for a long time. I met a person named Nisha. She's a really good team player. She's an event manager. She's an event manager. She's an event manager. I worked with her for 3 years. I worked with her for 3 years. I worked with her for 3 years. I worked with her for 3 years. I worked with her for 3 years.

    Band <5

    हैलो अम मिलवाऽिल अपडिस्य क्लालिजी इसंख क्र्यीट। एक खुद्धे यहें हैं.. हम सेहर ऐहि, हम ..। हम बूत परियान जेमन कूटा हैं। हम वो जोढ़र पूरा बिमादंथ में पण पर्स्वाज रहे हैं। हम अपने बारे में बहुत आपका प्रस्वाज रहे हैं। आपका बारे में बहुत प्रस्वाज रहे हैं।

    Band <5

    you you you you you

    Band <5

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    Band <5

    you you you you you

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