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Describe a time you enjoyed a free day off work or school: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • When the day was?
  • What you did during the day?
  • Who you spent it with?
  • And explain why it was enjoyable.
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Cue 1:When the day was?

  • Mention a specific date or time frame to give context to your story.
  • Explain why this day was significant for you, such as a holiday or a personal reason.

Example

The day I enjoyed my free day off was on the 15th of August, which is India's Independence Day. I had planned this day off in advance to celebrate the occasion with my family.

Cue 2:What you did during the day?

  • Describe the activities you engaged in throughout the day.
  • Include a mix of relaxing and engaging activities to show how you made the most of your time.

Example

I started my day with a leisurely breakfast at home, followed by watching the flag hoisting ceremony on television. Later, I took a walk in the nearby park, enjoying the fresh air and the festive atmosphere. In the afternoon, I prepared a special lunch with my family, and we even watched a patriotic movie together.

Cue 3:Who you spent it with?

  • Mention the people you shared this day with, highlighting their importance to you.
  • Explain how their presence contributed to the enjoyment of the day.

Example

I spent this day with my parents and younger sister. Being together as a family made the day even more special, as we shared stories about our country's history and enjoyed each other's company.

Cue 4:And explain why it was enjoyable.

  • Reflect on the feelings and emotions you experienced during the day.
  • Discuss the significance of taking a break from work or school and how it impacted your well-being.

Example

This day was enjoyable because it allowed me to relax and reconnect with my family. After a hectic work schedule, having a day off to celebrate our independence and bond with loved ones was refreshing. I felt grateful and happy, which made the day memorable.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, my free day off on Independence Day was a perfect blend of relaxation and celebration. It reminded me of the importance of family and taking time for myself, making it a truly enjoyable experience.

    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 Too Vague

    Candidates often give very general answers without specific details. This makes the response less engaging and informative.

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    Tip

    Include specific details about the day, such as activities, locations, and feelings to make your answer more vivid and interesting.

    2: Ignoring the Cues

    Some candidates forget to address all the cues provided, leading to incomplete answers that may not fully satisfy the examiner's expectations.

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    Tip

    Make sure to answer all the cues: when the day was, what you did, who you were with, and why it was enjoyable.

    Overly Complicated Language

    Using complex vocabulary or sentence structures can confuse the listener and detract from the clarity of your message.

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    Use clear and simple language to express your ideas. Focus on being understandable rather than using difficult words.

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    Band 6-7

    As a corporate employee, we have to work 5 days in a week. So, generally, I only get Saturday and Sunday off work. So, my routine for weekends generally starts with late morning. So, I wake up generally at 9, prepare a breakfast. After that, a long walk through the garden just near to my apartment. And I usually like to spend the day alone and watching movies while sitting on my bed is my comfort time. I also enjoy making food and during off days, I get time to prepare my favorite food. So, I enjoy doing that a lot. I also enjoy watching Formula 1 races. So, I spend most of my time for watching races and gathering information about it. Swimming is also one of my hobbies. So, I spend the day, at least 2 hours of the day, learning different swimming techniques. So, these are just small little things that I like to do during my off days.

    Band 6-7

    this is a topic I would love to talk about there might be a few reasons why so I am NOT a working professional right now so I would like to talk about how I enjoyed my time when there was a free day from school so in the past when we used to have random holidays from school when it was raining heavily or you know due to Palkhi or well the blockage if slides like water clogged into the drains and there is no specific water flow so we used to have a day off and Pune recently has started raining so much that it's very difficult to keep track of it so back then when I was in 8th grade I think I had a day off very randomly from school so we first of all we did not get up early in the morning I slept till the late morning like around 11 o'clock I woke up then it was a very casual day so all my friends got holidays so we all spent it together we played games like Monopoly oh no at my house and then we went to the park to play in the rain because well a day off from school is nothing but love and you know most fascinating thing and the thing that that would be that students would pray for I think on the K we've got continuous holiday for three days due to rains and it was amazing

    Band 6-7

    I still remember it was winter and one of the day we had bunked and we went for a roaming like me and my friends were roaming here and there on the street of Hadapsar Pune and suddenly one of my friend drove me he told me should we plan for a movie so I was in my 10th standard and that time we said like it will be a fantastic idea to go for a movie and we go for a Ravan the movie and that time like me and my friends were very excited very happy to watch that movie and as we have a group of 10 people so each when we are roaming on our cycles bicycles and we were roaming here and then we go to season mall we booked for Ravan movie show and I think at 1 a.m. sorry 1 p.m. the movie was started till 4 p.m. we saw the movie then we spent rest of the day while roaming here and then and having some snacks and that time also we get caught by my parents

    Band 6-7

    Last Sunday, I went shopping with my friends. After a long time, we have decided to meet together and it was very therapeutic to have my friends around with me after such a long period of time. We really had a blast. After we got to know about each other more than we had in the past 3 years as we never got to indulge in so much personal timing we went for shopping first and there we decided to buy clothes for each other instead of buying it for ourselves. So that gave us a lot of space to become creative and think about what others like instead of just trying to find our own preferences. It was a very flexible evening as we had nothing else to do. We had no place to be there. So we had a lot of free space and free time in our hands. So we did a lot of catching up and after that we went to a cafe to talk more about what we are up to now as we have met after a year. We have been connected on social media though but we didn't get to actually be in person. The physical presence of all of us together in one time at a particular place and having so much to talk to and just enjoy our evening without having a stress to hurry up and be somewhere was very very good.

    Band 6-7

    So, I remember when I was in the college, recently like I have passed my masters in English Literature and I remember that one day there was no class in the college because we have no professor in our department, so we spent our day very like happily, very contented because I spent my day with my sir and the sir is very genuine to me and I found, I am very fond to talk with him and I always share my feelings with him, he is very, he was very generic to me and he is, he was very calm to me also and yeah and that's it or I have done a lot of things on that day, I have went to the, I had went to the canteen, nice cafe, then I had some coffee and some snacks, some fast food, I have ate that thing with my friends and we enjoy a lot that time because we always want, whenever we, whenever like if we were in the college or if we were in the school, we always want that today there is, there our teacher should be absent, we always wish that our teacher would be absent today, so we spent a lot of time with friends, with playing games and do not want to study the things, so that day I was talking about my college day and the day teacher was absent, we have the presentations on that day and I haven't like, I hadn't prepared that presentation, so I always, I wish that maybe today our professor will be absent, so that we can skip the class today and I will give my presentation tomorrow and honestly, I love to

    Band 6-7

    Leisure time plays an important role in people's life. In this modern world, people are so busy in their lifestyle that they don't have enough time to get themselves free. They rarely get a free day. They want to make that day very enjoyable and memorable. I have had a plethora of conversations with others on enjoying a free day, but today I am here to talk about the time when I enjoyed my free day of work or school. The day was last weekend Sunday. I make a plan to watch a movie with my friends. I call my friends and ask them to get together and we have to watch a movie together. I do various things during that day. Along with watching movie, we do parties and also eat many things. It was enjoyable because it helps me to relieve my stress and to spend my leisure time with my friends.

    Band 6-7

    I am a traveling lover person, but today I want to talk about a time when I enjoyed my leisure time, that's traveling time. I vividly remember that last month in a weekend, me and my family make a plan to go Manali. When I started, I get up early approximately 6 o'clock. After that we can start our car and starting our journey. When we reached at Manali, we saw a lot of kind of mountains. Mountains are covered with snow. When I reach there, I feel I am over the moon. It's a very peaceful place for me. The snow was looking like cotton on the earth. After that, I went to the Shiva temple, where the Hindu Guru Shivji came. After that, we explored a lot of things like small rivers, lakes, and we used to do camping there.

    Band 6-7

    The day I enjoyed is last Sunday, that day we went to a temple with our family, we had a splendid time there, actually we wanted to go near a waterfall, but because of summer there was no waterfall, at that time we were disappointed, even though my friends, my family members together had a meal there and visited the Hanuma temple, near the temple there was a park, our children enjoyed there a lot, we also played with them and enjoyed, the trip was risky and somewhat joyful, the journey was through a forest, so we watched all the trees and some birds chuckles there.

    Band 6-7

    Indeed, it was a day when I enjoyed work off from office and school. As I'm a teacher, I've been overburdened working with many tasks like teaching, evaluation, homework, assignments and in addition to this I have a responsibility to take care of all the staff members about their welfare, about their contribution, about their support and coordination. So it disturbs me, it overloads me during the job and I really enjoyed one day that was Sunday, last Sunday, I enjoyed with my friends Mr. Nadeem, Anwar and Atif. We had been to a park where we played cricket, carrom board and we played football and in addition we had a great swim in nearby beach where we had a very good time. We spent singing together, we spent playing games together, we even prepared a special food and enjoyed the delicious food prepared by one of my friends Mr. Nadeem.

    Band 6-7

    The time that I enjoyed a lot on my free day is definitely the day which me and my friends bunked our college and went to a movie, then eventually to a gaming zone where we enjoyed a lot, made memories that day and eventually had a detention because of what we have done. But that day was worth it. All our friends, we laughed a lot, we created memories, clipped a lot of pictures and it was a day to remember. I think it was in my third year of my bachelors. This is a very unique moment and the day which stands out in especially. For me, it's a very big part of my life. One of my friends actually suggested that we bunk our college and then leave to movies. So we all started.
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