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Describe a time when you worked in a group.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What did the work involve?
  • When & where was this work done?
  • How did you feel about it?
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Cue 1:What did the work involve?

  • Begin by clearly stating the project or task you worked on as a group.
  • Mention the specific roles of each group member and how you contributed.

Example

The work involved organizing a cultural event at our college. Each member had a specific role; I was responsible for coordinating the performances, while others handled logistics and promotions.

Cue 2:When & where was this work done?

  • Provide a specific timeframe for when the group work took place.
  • Describe the location where the work was conducted, highlighting any relevant details.

Example

This project took place last year during the spring semester, and we worked on it in our college auditorium, which was a vibrant space that added to the excitement of the event.

Cue 3:How did you feel about it?

  • Share your personal feelings about working in a group, including any challenges and successes.
  • Reflect on what you learned from the experience and how it impacted you.

Example

I felt a mix of excitement and nervousness throughout the project. Working in a group taught me the importance of collaboration and communication, and I was proud when the event turned out to be a huge success.

Conclusion

  • Summarize the overall experience and its significance to you.
  • Mention how this experience has influenced your perspective on teamwork.

Example

In conclusion, this group project was a valuable experience that not only strengthened my teamwork skills but also boosted my confidence in organizing events. It made me appreciate the power of collaboration.

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 Specific Details

Candidates often provide vague answers without specific details about the group work. This can make the response less engaging and informative.

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Tip

Include specific examples of tasks you performed, the setting, and the people involved to create a vivid picture.

2: Ignoring Emotional Response

Many candidates forget to express their feelings about the group work. This can lead to a flat and uninteresting response.

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Tip

Reflect on your emotions during the experience and share how you felt about the teamwork and outcomes.

Poor Structure in Response

Some candidates present their answers in a disorganized manner, making it hard for the examiner to follow their story.

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Organize your response by addressing each cue in order: what the work involved, when and where it happened, and how you felt about it.

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All Answers

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Band 6-7

The last time I worked in a group was for my college assignment called Biodiversity Project. It was an assignment that we had to do in a group of four, where I learned communication skills, teamwork, and lots of other soft skills that are needed in life ahead. It was a very pleasant experience for me because I made quite a lot of new friends. Furthermore, I learned a lot from them in terms of research and science-oriented skills because when we are in a group, there is a lot of brainstorming that occurs behind a certain idea. The topic for our assignment was to find out good bacteria coming out of a fish source. So together, we went to the fish market, we bought fresh fish, we cut them out, and we sorted the pieces together, that's all thanks.

Band 6-7

I was part of a creative team and we were assigned to create a unique design for an upcoming contest in a company. Everyone in the team are talented and I do have my own idea and I wanted to achieve a unique one and impose what I what I have imagined and I knew and confident that it would bring a bacon for our team. However, I understand that everyone should get involved and I need to respect and listen to others idea. That's why I presented my my idea to the team and everyone was given a chance to collaborate, give their feedback, comments and suggest to make my idea more effective and more efficient and measurable and achievable for us to win the contest. That was a really good experience for me. I've learned a lot from each members of the team. I realize that it's not only about what you know, what you like and what you wanted. It has to be a collaboration because it shows that numbers of ideas made will make a more success to whatever you are trying to do. It will give everyone a chance and opportunity to share and also showcase what they have in mind.

Band 6-7

To be honest, I really like to do teamwork because when we do teamwork that time we can learn new ideas and get some knowledge later to any type of project. When we do teamwork that time we do lot of fun and make more memories with our friends. So today I am going to talk about that time when I did teamwork with my friends when I was in the 10th standard. So that time I did teamwork with my friends. So my teacher gave me a project that was totally related to science but to be honest that project is very difficult for me because that time I did not have much knowledge about science. So that time I was so confused and worried about the project. So that time I decided to do the teamwork and I said to my teacher I do not want to work alone. So my teacher gave me permission of this teamwork. So we started teamwork that project was totally related to science. So I remember that I do not have much knowledge about science. So end of the result when we made the project, the project was very nice and all people are praising of our project and end of the day people gave me a prize and praise of our project. So that time I did the teamwork that time was very good and it is very memorable.

Band 6-7

I believe teamwork make the things easier and better and gives the better results also. Moreover, teamwork plays an essential role in any company or anywhere. I was in a part of a teamwork when I was in my engineering and I was doing a major project. I worked with a team of five members without me. It was a team of five people and it was a great teamwork. I think teamwork plays an essential role in finishing any complicated task. I think teamwork plays an essential role in finishing any complicated task. Complex tasks like major projects and any projects in companies will need a teamwork because different minds and different opinions and different thought process is very essential and it plays a lot of crucial role. I worked in a team about my major project. Different people comes with different ideas and that will reduce the complexity of your work and reduce the burden. If you work alone that creates a lot of headache to your mind and if you work with a team that will make your task easy and make your task better according to the performance and any other things. The cost which is required for building a project, development of a project will also be shared by a team. So individual cost burden will also reduce. So teamwork is always beneficial and better way of approaching any complex task. Any projects which are very complicated and very technical oriented even technical tasks need a teamwork because code cannot be implemented by single person. Multiple people ideas and their innovative thoughts and their innovations and their experiences matter a lot and different people are good at different things. So each individual differ with lot of things. So we can utilize each person talent in a different way. We need to choose the team wise. Everybody should not have the same complex ideas.

Band 6-7

A time I worked in a group was as part of my medical college symposium team. I was one of the chosen speakers in the team and it was a really nice experience for me. The work involved mostly researching learning disabilities as medical students and we did a lot of article research, we did street plays to spread awareness based on our research and we also held a lot of seminars with students and parents of students who are suffering with learning disabilities in open schools. This was mostly done in and around my college and the hospital associated with my college and also in different regions of my city that is Mumbai and we did manage to spread a lot of knowledge about learning disabilities in children and we got really good feedback on the symposiums that we presented across various medical colleges in Maharashtra which is again a state in Mumbai in India. Overall this was a very exhilarating experience, I learnt a lot, I built a lot of confidence as a speaker, I especially enhanced my knowledge as a medical student and a future doctor and it was really nice working in a team and being a part of something so beautiful. I would really recommend any medical student to definitely participate in these group activities during their college life as it really enhances their personality as individuals and as doctors.

Band 6-7

Recently I worked for a dance performance with my students and together we made the props for the dance. So along with my kids we were painting and few were cutting the pieces, others few were putting the glue over it and sparkling the glitters, which is I feel the very good times with them. Moreover this team spirit is very important while you work together, no matter with whom you work with. It also brings the uniformity between the students, their work and they know how to work with different people and with different opinions because few like the different things. So it's very important to work in a team.

Band 6-7

I'm currently doing my project work with the four members. I usually work with the four, my group, because I think a group work is a better work than the single person's works. Every person have a different types of skills, so I believe that in my project each person play a different roles. For instance, I'm playing a model, modeling of my project. My project title is solar radiation prediction machine learning. My friends, that means my teammates play roles like first person gather some information and second person will pre-process the data and third person, me, I want to model my system and fourth person will test the data. I think teamwork is the best one. Teamwork leads to better success than the single person's work. If we are in the difficult situation, we used to have a group discussions and we try to solve the problem and first we analyze the different types of answers and we choose the best one which is suited for my project. I believe teamwork is the most appropriate and appreciate work done by a person. Mostly in the software companies, the project should be held as a group members, the software works are not done as related to single, it depend on the teamwork.

Band 6-7

Lastly, I'm a sports person. I always like to play in different games and be the clutch player of the team. I also like the alternatives that involve in the games that we play. Especially I play games like football and handball. I used to be a consecutive player in Kandahar University for three years. One day, me and my friend, whose name was Elton, were forced to engage in our handball team because we were injured and not planning to play for that day. But our coach invited us to the team. The team was full of newcomers and we did not have any connection with the team. But our coach said that we should mingle with them, should blend in with them. We should go for this play and secure a good amount of quality time with them and get the trophy to our college. It was very ordinary. We go for getting with them, mingle with them. We said like we are getting into a connection and go for the championship. But when we reached there, we worked as a team. We gave the through balls and all other passes that were necessary to make our win. We played as a team together. The Go-Getter person, Elton, he always cheers us. According to our plan, everything was perfect. We passed each other. We appreciate when we play together. We correct our mistakes whenever there is a wrong thing that happens to our team that will affect our game. It was very nice and I feel very happy for getting this opportunity from my coach and working as a team. Together we enjoyed most and I like the way we play.

Band 6-7

The work involves my project work, which we have to work in the laboratory on the microorganisms where we need to do it in a very sterilized environment. This work, we have done it when I'm in my BTEC final year as my project work. This teamwork actually includes four of my friends. I always feel a very close environment with my friends when I work with them because our close companion, whenever we work with them, it feels like the work moves much better. So if one people work on one topic, other used to work on the other and we always used to communicate in a friendly manner, which worked out very well. As a better result, we got a first place in our project work. Also, we did successful because it worked as a teamwork actually. Without a team, all the work shouldn't have been completed as within the given time.

Band 6-7

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