Describe An Interesting Activity That You Remember Enjoying Most In Your Primary School: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

Where is the place?
When did you visit?
Why was the air quality poor?
How did this experience make you feel

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Cue 1:Where is the place?

Begin by describing the location of the activity, such as your primary school or a specific area within it.
Mention any notable features of the place that made it special or memorable.

Example

The activity took place in my primary school, which was located in a small town in India. The school had a beautiful playground with swings and slides, surrounded by tall trees that provided shade during hot afternoons.

Cue 2:When did you visit?

Specify the time frame when this activity occurred, such as a particular year or season.
Share any relevant details about your age or grade at that time.

Example

I remember this activity vividly from when I was in the 4th grade, around the year 2005. It was during the annual sports day, which was held every winter.

Cue 3:Why was the air quality poor?

Explain any environmental factors that contributed to poor air quality during that time.
Relate it to your experience and how it affected the activity.

Example

On that day, the air quality was poor due to the burning of crop residue in nearby fields. The smoke made it a bit difficult to breathe, but we were all excited and didn’t let it dampen our spirits.

Cue 4:How did this experience make you feel?

Share your emotions and thoughts during and after the activity.
Reflect on how this experience impacted you personally or shaped your memories.

Example

Participating in the sports day made me feel exhilarated and proud. I was part of the relay race, and even though we didn’t win, the cheers from my friends and teachers filled me with joy. It was a day full of laughter and camaraderie that I cherish to this day.

Conclusion

Example

In conclusion, this activity from my primary school not only provided me with a sense of belonging but also taught me the importance of teamwork and perseverance. It remains one of my fondest memories, reminding me of the simple joys of childhood.

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: Vague Descriptions

Using vague language can make your answer unclear. It's important to provide specific details about the activity to engage the listener and convey your experience effectively.

Tip

Include specific details such as the location, the people involved, and what made the activity enjoyable to create a vivid picture.

2: Ignoring Emotional Impact

Failing to express how the activity made you feel can make your response less engaging. Emotions help connect your experience to the listener.

Tip

Share your feelings during and after the activity, explaining why it was memorable and how it affected you emotionally.

Lack of Structure

A disorganized response can confuse the listener. It's essential to structure your answer logically to ensure clarity and coherence.

Tip

Follow a clear structure: start with the activity, then describe the setting, followed by your feelings, and conclude with why it was significant.

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Answer

I like to taste different types of cuisine. Here I would like to talk about my favorite dish at my traditional festival of Onam which is Sadya. Sadya is popular in my city. We are experimenting these cuisines on Onam festival day. Onam is a famous festival in my city. All family members get together in my home and we make a delicious Sadya. There are many ingredients includes that Sadya. Moreover, we make a big feast that day as well as we create a lot of memories together and we wear that day the traditional dress called Sari and men wear the Dhotis. That festival is really important to us because the whole day we are conducting different kinds of games at our homes and all the family members came together. It's a memorable day in my life. This is the festival. We are making the Sambar and Aviyal. These all the kinds of foods are making with the vegetables.

Talk about a toy you liked in your childhood

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Anonymous student Band 8

Sector 34 Test Centre, Chandigarh

Answer

The toy which I liked in my childhood was a panda doll, which makes me pleasant and makes me more blush. The pandas are the most beautiful creatures of the world, which looks gigantic and has pooshy cheeks and they are like stars in the clouds and they dream in me. Furthermore, these have been given by my father. My father is a very very beautiful artistic person, who makes me think of that. Every day you will face every difficulties and make you suffer and move forward. Pandas are always seen in Japanese countries. It is my lifelong dream to visit a Japanese country and click a photo with the original pandas, which makes sounds better.

Describe a time you were in a place where you didn't know the local language

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Anonymous student Band 6.5

Whitefield Test Center, Bengaluru

Answer

As India is a very large country full of diversity, so there are many places which have their own language and speak their native language. The place which I visited and I didn't know about their language was Leladakh, which is about 300 km away from my hometown and it is a very good place as it consists of different kind of trees, animals and have many scenic views and I visited over there last year in summers as it was the best time to visit because it has many, it was cold over there and we had summers in our area so it was the best time to visit over there and I went over there with my whole family.

Describe a time when your friend damaged something you owned

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Anonymous student Band 7

Begumpet Test Centre, Hyderabad

Answer

When I was a kid, I had a little pencil box which had these four buttons which gave the pencil box an operative use. When you press the button, the box would open up. When you press the second button, a little part of it would slide out. Basically it was just a little electronical and a fun thing to have and I owned it when I was in 6th. One day after break, I was standing and talking there with one of my friends and another friend of mine was running through the hallway and accidentally she pushed my shoulder and my pencil box hit the ground and it broke into multiple pieces to the point that it was not functional anymore.

Describe a book you recently read

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Anonymous student Band 7.5

CBD Belapur Test Centre, Navi Mumbai

Answer

It Ends With Us is a book I read recently. It's by the author Colleen Hoare. It's mainly a story about two teenagers, Atlas and Lily, and how they just handle their life going through high school, adolescence, and just domestic violence at home. Both of them come from very, very different families. However, they have one common determining factor between them, which is domestic violence. The abuse that they've seen their moms go through is just insane, and they connect through that on a different level. They're actually in the same high school, but they never speak to each other until Atlas actually crashes into an empty house next to Lily's villa. When Atlas is homeless and he doesn't have anywhere to go, he just comes and breaks into the house next to Lily's, and Lily helps him with all the daily necessities like clothes and food, medicines and stuff. Furthermore, their friendship blossoms into love, but it doesn't really fructify as Atlas has to leave. This book really gave me a lot of knowledge about domestic abuse and how to deal with it.

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Band 6-7

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Band 6

Here I'd like to say about one activity which is very close to my heart from my childhood because I am an eager beaver from my childhood to play table tennis especially in the school and that is just for me a favorite task at all and it was a time of like 2010 or 2011 because my father is a table tennis player and he has been playing this game from last 30 years so he taught me different skills like forward defense, backward defense and how to make a hand-eye coordination so that I learned from him and I applied in the school competitions and I used to play this game a lot in my school especially at that time we all were aware about the thing that at that time there were no air conditioners so it was little bit a torrid time for me to play this kind of game in without air conditioner and obviously we can't play table tennis in a fan because if we play with a open fan then it might be just deviate the motion of the ball and that is not suitable for us that's why I was but but I was asking his master to play this game from last 10 to 15 years that's why I just love to play that game even it was my schedule that almost every two hours in the evening from 6 to 8 I used to play this game and after this playing those two hours I feel that I am on the moon so it is it is just like give me a bunch of energy and giving me a serene atmosphere after playing this game so I'm lucky that I have that kind of habit in myself and I would I'm looking forward to just develop or flourish this ability in a future to to just get my self healthier

Band 6

Today, I would like to describe an interesting activity that I did during my primary school days, that was visiting Imajika Park. During my school days, on the occasion of a school trip or a school visit, we, along with my teachers, went to Imajika Amusement Park. Imajika is a water park, also it is an adventurous park. Our school arranged a trip over there, and we, along with my friends, went there via bus. It took around 5 to 6 hours to reach our destination, but once we reached the destination, the ambience around the park was too great. First, we had a breakfast in the premises of the amusement park, and after that, we get our passes, entrance passes of the park. Then we entered the park. The first ride, after entering the main gate, was Nitro. Nitro is a roller coaster ride that boosts your adrenaline while you are in that ride. It is almost 60 to 70 feet higher and a 6 km long ride. So I sat on that ride with my best friend, and when the ride was started, we were too furious or too awesome about that ride. After the completion of that ride, we went to have a lunch, and after that, we...

Band 6

I remember in my primary school, I visited to a cinema hall to watch movie Bhaag Milkha Bhang that was newly released in 2013. I was studying in 8th standard and the story of this movie was planned because our class teacher, Deepti ma'am has seen this movie and he thought that this movie is so much inspirational to our youth, young generation, that inspiring us how does a person who came to India after the partition of India, how he had faced the challenges and struggled in life to achieve a success and the title of Flying Sikh. After that the teachers started to collect all the money. I also told my father that I want to see the movie, so please allow me. After that my father gave me 200 rupees and I submitted to the school. After reaching out the school, we take the bus from our school and we went to Vaishali's cinema hall where we started to see the movie. After that we have seen the movie, the story of Milkha Singh, how did he came to India after the partition of India-Pakistan. Currently, he was in Pakistan and after that he shifted to India as a refugee. After that, the challenges he has faced and his love story and there are so many things. He has joined the Indian Army to serve the nation and after serving in the Indian Army, he wanted to drink more milk. That's why he started running fastly and this is the thing which has made him successful.

Band 6

An interesting activity that I remember enjoying most in our primary school. I remember our school taking us to field trips. These field trips usually went to historical places and quiet places where they used to teach us something knowledgeable. But us children, we didn't usually wanted to go to these places. We wanted to go somewhere fun, somewhere interesting. Maybe a full day trip. But despite that, we know, journey matters more than the destination. We used to have so much fun despite the hotness. Because every time we used to have these field trips, it was during the summers and we used to die because of scorching hotness. It was the air quality, talking about the climate, the air quality was bad. Especially in India, we don't really have such a good air quality. So, the weather always used to be dumb. But having friends, your best friends, your classmates by your side, it was always fun. And I will always remember these field trips and the moment. When we used to go to these field trips, we used to go in a bus together. A whole class packed in the bus, sitting tightly. It used to be so fun. We used to play games like Antakshari, Damsaras. It used to be so fun. Our teachers scolding us for shouting loud. The Maushis, bus Maushis also shouting at us for standing. It was so fun. I will always remember this. Overall, it was the best experience I have ever had in my primary school.

Band 5-6

My school days I have I have visited to Abu Dhabi with my friends we were very happy to see you the most largest beautiful mosque in the earth and it was a second most beautiful mosque in the world . I have felt that there was structure by the unique pat designs and unique patterns was built inside it and each of the pillars well we can hear the sound of Quran each and every place over there I felt that I wish to live over there and pray for much longer time