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Describe an exciting activity you have tried for the first time: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What the activity was
  • When/where you tried it
  • Who you were with / how it happened
  • And explain why it was exciting
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Cue 1:What the activity was

  • Clearly state the activity you tried for the first time, making it engaging.
  • Provide a brief description of what the activity involves.

Example

The exciting activity I tried for the first time was paragliding. It involves flying through the air while being harnessed to a parachute-like wing, and it gives you a bird's-eye view of the landscape below.

Cue 2:When/where you tried it

  • Mention the specific location and time when you experienced this activity.
  • Describe the environment to set the scene for your listener.

Example

I tried paragliding last summer during a trip to Manali, a beautiful hill station in India. The weather was perfect, with clear skies and a gentle breeze, making it an ideal day for flying.

Cue 3:Who you were with / how it happened

  • Talk about who accompanied you and how you decided to try this activity.
  • Share any interesting details about the experience leading up to the activity.

Example

I was with my friends, and we had planned this adventure together. We had seen videos of paragliding online and decided to book a session after hearing great reviews from other travelers.

Cue 4:And explain why it was exciting

  • Discuss the feelings you experienced during the activity.
  • Explain what made this experience memorable and thrilling for you.

Example

The moment I took off, I felt an adrenaline rush like never before. The sensation of soaring high above the mountains was exhilarating, and the breathtaking views made it even more special. It was a mix of fear and joy that I will never forget.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, trying paragliding for the first time was an unforgettable experience that pushed me out of my comfort zone. It not only gave me a sense of adventure but also created lasting memories with my friends.

    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 Detail

    Failing to provide enough details can make your answer sound vague and uninteresting. It's important to paint a clear picture of the activity to engage the listener.

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    Tip

    Include specific details about the activity, such as the location, the people involved, and your feelings during the experience.

    2: Ignoring the Excitement Factor

    Not explaining why the activity was exciting can leave your answer flat. The excitement is a key part of the cue card prompt.

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    Tip

    Share personal feelings and reactions to the activity, highlighting what made it thrilling or memorable for you.

    Poor Structure

    A disorganized response can confuse the listener and make it hard to follow your story. Structure is essential for clarity.

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    Tip

    Follow a clear structure: start with what the activity was, then when and where it happened, who you were with, and finally, why it was exciting.

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    Band 7

    On my recent visit to Dubai, I tried the most thrilling activity of my life. I visited Dubai with my husband for our honeymoon and this was the first time I challenged myself to try an activity like skydiving. I am a person who is extremely afraid of heights and doing an activity like skydiving has always been on my bucket list. I had to overcome my fear of heights and I pushed myself, I challenged myself, I went inside, registered for the skydiving activity. It was a one hour session where we had to practice with our trainers. The trainers made me feel very comfortable and at leisure. They also gave me the safety instructions and the important ideas on how to be, how to dive. So until the moment we got into the flight for skydiving, I was extremely anxious and nervous. I even thought of coming back but it is only after getting into the flight, seeing another five people who are going to dive with me and a cameraman who is also going to dive with me and take videos of my experience, it gave me a little bit of confidence. The moment of jumping down from the flight, it gave me super anxiety and extreme nervousness. I thought I would faint, however, I was able to attempt it with the help of my trainer who was super approachable and very optimistic. So we jumped together, seeing the beautiful Burj Khalifa view from a height and it felt like as if I was a bird flying in the sky without wings, just hands and a trainer and a cameraman who was videographer who was motivating me. It was the best activity. The moment I landed, I felt, oh my God, I've made this and this is a dream come true. I've achieved it. I felt very confident about myself.

    Band 7

    An activity that I have experienced most recently was river rafting. I've never done river rafting before in my life and I got to do it three weeks before when my family visited a place known as Stashi of Unity. This is located in Gujarat and we went to do river rafting near a river called the Kalmani river in Gujarat. It was a super cool experience because I went with my husband and we had a really good time together. It was adventurous because of the risk factor. At the same time, all the safety precautions were followed and the weather was great and we had a good time. I've always been a big fan of adventure spots so trying out river rafting was exciting and I will definitely want to try out river rafting in other places where I go as well. The river rafting which we tried out was located in a man-made river but there were quite a few rapids and one of our teammates in the raft which we rode actually fell into the water. But he was alright. The coach came down and he picked him up, he pulled him out of the water and he was okay. That caught me on guard and I was a little bit careful to stay glued to the seat and to be careful not to fall off the raft during the rest of the experience.

    Band 7

    A few months ago I tried scuba diving for the first time during a short vacation in Goa and it turned out to be one of the most thrilling experiences of my life. I have always been fascinated by marine life, but until then I had only seen it on television. When I finally got the opportunity to explore it myself, I didn't think twice. Before diving in, our instructor gave us a short training session.

    Band 7

    The most exciting activity I tried for the first time was paragliding. I did it about a year ago during my trip to Manali, a popular hill station in northern India. I went there with a group of close friends from college. We had planned the trip mainly for sightseeing, but one of my friends suggested paragliding and all of us decided to give it a try. It was exciting mainly because it was something I had never experienced before. The moment I took off, I felt a strong rush of adrenaline and the feeling of floating above the mountains was both thrilling and breathtaking. I had always dreamed of flying like a bird and paragliding gave me that exact sensation. What made it even more exciting was that I managed to overcome my fear of heights and actually enjoyed the view instead of being scared. The combination of fear, thrill and achievement made the activity truly unforgettable. Looking back, I would say paragliding was one of the most memorable and exciting activities

    Band 6-7

    So an exciting activity that I have tried for the first time was scuba diving during my trip to Goa. This was in my third year of engineering where we were a bunch of friends gathered with lot of planning and lot of delays and lot of permissions taken from our parents. We have finally fixed our destination as Goa in our engineering third year with three of my friends. So at that time we have booked a package service where they gave us different kind of water activities to perform in which one was scuba diving. So we were equipped with the required equipment to go underwater with a trained guide and we went almost 5 kilometers into the middle of the ocean and then with the help of a guide we started our scuba diving. There I have seen a lot of, we went into the depths of water, touched the sea level and there I have seen amazing sea life and ocean life and different types of fishes and different type of plants that are actually present, the different sculptures that there are present. So I have clicked the pictures and I have also clicked many videos with my friends experiencing that. That was an amazing experience which I had.

    Band 6-7

    Actually, according to me, everything is a first for a person, but if you are asking it like that, I think it is driving, it is learning, driving, so it was a thrilling experience in my life. When I turned 18, my uncle suggested that I learn driving, so he helped me learn it. So we started, it was a thrilling experience and it was never what I thought it would be. It was like an adventurous game and how the system of car works for one person and how I was taught was totally different. Actually, I was afraid at first, but then it became something like, oh, this could be useful for me when I started taking it seriously. So I was afraid at first, but then I tried. My uncle suggested me to think that you are not driving the car, but the car is driving you to the destination. So think of yourself like that. Move with the car, move with the flow. So that was the motto that kept me going on learning driving.

    Band 6-7

    The most excited experiment or the activity that I have done in my whole life is scuba diving. I have done that with my whole family when we went on a trip last year and we went on a trip to Maldives with my parents and my siblings. It was not on the list that we were doing this scuba diving but when I get there my father had given me the surprise, he told me that we will be going for a scuba diving. The experience was so amazing, I am a person with aquaphobia, I am so afraid to get in the water but yet my father was telling me, encouraging me to do it. I finally gave up, I was so thrilled to overcome my fear. So on that day two things happened, one I saw the amazing aquatic life and second I have overcame my fear of water. I couldn't explain the feel that I had during that moment, it was just because of my parents that I had overcome all the fear and got a chance to experience such an amazing scuba diving experience. I will be so thrilled to go for another one in Lakshadweep. So we are planning to go there next year, it will be so much fun if I am with my father, my mother and my sister. I am looking forward to that, even though all those were so much amazing, a particular

    Band 6-7

    I'd like to talk about an exciting activity I tried for the first time, which was speaking English confidently in front of others. I experienced this for the first time during my school days, especially in my 10th standard in my English class. My English teacher encouraged us to speak only in English, even if we made mistakes. At first, I was extremely nervous and scared of being judged by my classmates. What made this activity exciting was the challenge.

    Band 6-7

    Hi everyone, my name is Srishti and now here I am going to tell the exciting activity which I recently tried and I just feel an amazing experience. So, as I am working as a teacher in a world class school which is located in Sikar and the name is Delhi Public World International School. Here we all teachers together organized in a fast level grand annual function day. Annual function day was celebrated on 16th of November. It is not just a function, it is a preparation which we all were doing from last, since last one month and here I am holding many responsibilities for example, I am a main speaker of the function so I learned how to speak and how to organize all the programs. I also instructed students for different different programs for example, I am the instructor of the drama which is the drama King Lear and Air. I instructed the students how to do acting, how to perform, how to wear the dresses and how to speak their dialogues and overall the preparation of annual function is really fantastic. We got lot of chance to prepare, we got lot of chance to present new things and at last I am also the part of musical chair dance of second class. I did the make up, I learned so many skills for example, doing make up, arranging the class, arranging the dress, arranging the props for the function, preparing the pooja thali, preparing the seats and also the part of the lunch and the dinner and it is totally fantastic and a wonderful day in my life and that's how I celebrated the annual function.

    Band 6-7

    Since a very long time I always had a dream of doing a scuba diving and a year ago luckily a family had planned a very beautiful trip to one of the beach places in India which is very famous for its scuba diving also. It was an unplanned activity that I did. I was not sure whether I would do it but I always wanted to do it. And it really felt very much overwhelming as looking at the blue waters and just experiencing the beautiful marine life with marine plants, there are so many different types of fishes that I was able to see, there were different plants that I witnessed, variety of very small and minute creatures, the life beneath the ground is something very very different. I think everybody should experience it. It was an overwhelming very much joyous experience for me and I would really definitely try that I experience this more and more.
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