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Describe An Success You Are Proud Of: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What you did?
  • When did you do it?
  • How did you feel about it?
  • Why did that success make you proud?
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Cue 1:What you did?

  • Begin by clearly stating the achievement you are proud of, providing specific details about what you accomplished.
  • Mention any challenges you faced during this process and how you overcame them.

Example

I successfully organized a community health camp in my neighborhood last year. It was a challenging task because I had to coordinate with local doctors, manage volunteers, and ensure we had all the necessary medical supplies.

Cue 2:When did you do it?

  • Provide a specific timeframe for when this achievement took place, such as the month and year.
  • Explain any relevant context about why this timing was significant for you or your community.

Example

I organized the health camp in March 2022, just before the summer heat set in. This timing was crucial as many people in our area needed medical check-ups before the hot weather made it harder for them to travel.

Cue 3:How did you feel about it?

  • Share your emotions during the process of achieving this success, highlighting any feelings of anxiety, excitement, or determination.
  • Reflect on how you felt once the event was completed and the impact it had on you personally.

Example

During the planning stages, I felt a mix of excitement and anxiety. I was worried about whether everything would go smoothly. However, once the camp was over and I saw the smiles on the faces of the people we helped, I felt an overwhelming sense of joy and relief.

Cue 4:Why did that success make you proud?

  • Discuss the significance of this achievement in your life and how it reflects your values or goals.
  • Mention the positive impact it had on your community and how it contributed to your personal growth.

Example

This success made me proud because it allowed me to give back to my community and promote health awareness. It reinforced my belief in the importance of community service and showed me that I can make a difference, no matter how small.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, organizing the health camp was not just an achievement; it was a transformative experience that taught me the value of teamwork and community spirit. I am proud of this success because it reflects my commitment to helping others and making a positive impact in my society.

    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

    Avoid being too general or vague in your response. Specific details make your answer more engaging and memorable. Without specifics, your success story may lack impact.

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    Include specific examples, such as the exact project you worked on or the challenges you faced, to make your story more vivid.

    2: Neglecting Emotions

    Failing to express your feelings about the success can make your answer less relatable. Emotions help convey the significance of your achievement.

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    Share your emotions during the experience, such as excitement or relief, to connect with the listener and enhance your narrative.

    Ignoring the 'Why'

    Not explaining why the success is meaningful to you can leave your answer feeling incomplete. The 'why' adds depth to your story.

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    Tip

    Reflect on the personal values or goals that this success aligns with, and articulate why it matters to you in your life.

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    Band 6

    The one thing I am actually proud of is that I qualified all my engineering exams in first class with a distinct, with no backlogs. This is the thing I am actually fond of because usually many students have several backlogs while studying in this B.Tech. Since I have chosen Electronics and Communication Engineering for my B.Tech, everybody usually thought I may fail at least one exam but hopefully I didn't even fail in one exam from these four years. Additionally, I would like to say that another thing that I am proud of is qualifying GATE exam which is the biggest exam that we have to qualify to get a seat in M.Tech in prestigious universities. GATE exam is very difficult exam to qualify in that you have to study thoroughly each and every topic. Moreover, I qualified GATE exam at a borderline which is the pass mark of 25 marks. My score is 25.67 which is considered as good. These two things I am certainly grateful for and these two things are my success that I can show it to my people. These are the main things I have to discuss with you about my success because these two I planned eventually to get an output which is I am grateful for.

    Band 6

    Personality is a unique pattern of trait. I think a good personality can make a good person. I have an experience that I am really proud of. Professionally, I am a psychologist. When I took the program psychology, there are lot of people that came to me for discouraging my decision for picking the psychology course. But I am not much that preparation for all are discouraging my decision. I am not less confident. I am confidently going through my decision. Today, I am a psychologist. Because of that decision, I am really proud of myself. At the same time, when my friends took different courses, till now they are not professionals. They are not getting a good job. But look at me, I am a professional with a good standard job. I am very proud of myself. When I look back, I am really struggled with the decision that I made. But look at now, I am really happy about my decision. I think we believe in ourselves. We can achieve anything in the world. We do not concern about others opinion. We only focus on our dreams and our values. If we are confident about that, we can go through the path without any suffering.

    Band 6

    I got 97.8% marks in my 12 boards. That is something I'm really proud of. And I'm not only proud of this because I scored that marks, I'm proud of it because it made my parents really proud of me. I had all the subjects that I liked. They were really interesting and I really liked to study them. But I was really under confident and I think my parents were also not expecting that I will do so good in my 12. So I kind of find it really tough to be confident in giving my exams. The exams were really tough. It was a really tough time for me. The pressure was really high from my parents, from my peers and from my whole family. Or from my relatives. Everyone was asking me how is the paper going, how is the paper going. But when I remember, it was around June. The clock struck 12 in the afternoon. And we got a message that your result is out. And I logged into the website and I just checked my result and I took out my percentage. And I was literally crying my eyes out when I saw that I have got 97.8% marks. My parents were really happy. They distributed sweets all around the neighborhood and they were really proud of me. So I think that is a success that I'm really proud of.

    Band 6

    Well, roughly about a couple of years ago, I was working in one of my first organizations and we found ourselves in a pickle, as in, so as I used to work in the logistics department, there was a lot of trucks going in and out of our warehouses, a lot of trucks going to our clients and stuff like that. And to be very honest, there was a very, there was a situation where what happened was one of these trucks that we had, they felt a very big breakdown. Now, this truck was supposed to go to Lucknow and it was supposed to reach within three days. Now, at this very point, we were looking at a loss of somewhere around 1 million and that sounds like a very big amount and it was. And for me to save that amount of money for my company was what I was tasked with and I was able to. I feel immense success and immense pride in myself for being able to do that, saving so much money for my company, for which I was even rewarded later on. I was given an award for being the star performer in our R&R program that happened around a couple of months after that. But to be very honest, in this particular situation, I found myself lacking at the start. I thought that I could not be able to do it. I wanted to hand it over to my manager or maybe to someone who was more experienced compared to me, but I managed it just fine. Although there were moments when I thought that maybe I was not going to be able to do this, at the end, I spoke with the driver, I spoke with different people I knew around that area and tried to work everything out. Now, once that was done and everything got sorted, I really felt a great sense of accomplishment inside me. I mean, that was one of the best successes that I've ever had in life and I do genuinely believe that post the kind of work I did in that organization and the support I received

    Band 6

    The success which I am very proud of is that I got a very good score on my 10th board examination. The reason this happened and leaked before that was the year of 2015, I completed my 10th board examination. Before I was writing the exam, people were telling me that this is a very important exam to decide my career, to decide my future. I was so nervous to take the test. I had practiced a lot of tests and evaluated my scores, still I didn't get my desired score. I started practicing a lot and my teachers encouraged me very well. They were so supportive. My friends were also having the same fear but still they never failed to motivate me. I entered the exam hall on the day of the examination. I wrote well as per my knowledge. I told my parents that I did somehow well, let's see the result. On the day of result, I was very sure that I should not stay with my parents, I should stay away from them. So I decided to go to my grandma's house to know the results. Then the result time was up, I got 95% on my 10th board examination. Till now, I literally feel that was my successful thing that I had.

    Band 6

    One of my achievements that has really made me feel proud was when I was 21 years old in college. So, during the month of September, we had athletics competitions in college, which meant doing all the items of athletics right from 100-meter races to long-distance races to even field items like shortboard, javelin, and then jumps like high jump, hurdles, long jump, etc. And then, during the end of the month, we usually had this event called the heptathlon, which is doing 7 items over 2 days, 2 continuous days, and the 7 items consist of first starting with a 100-meter hurdles race, next long jump, then shortboard, and ending with a 200-meter race on day 1. On day 2, we started with high jump, then went over to javelin, and ended with a 800-meter race. So, first of all, participating in this heptathlon has made me very proud because it is a thing that not many people do because of its complexity and difficulties. Moreover, it's at the end of the month, which means that it is even harder because of all the tiredness you have accumulated over the first few weeks of the month. And it has really made me proud because not only did I participate in it, but finally, I finished in second position. And it wasn't easy at all. I had tough competitors, and all of them were trying to get the cup that we get at the end after getting a first, second, or third place. So, all of them.

    Band 6

    So this is a case which I recently did. I started paying more attention to my religion which I must say is the best choice I made recently and this is the best thing I think have done so far in my life. It has bound me closer to God. It has brought many physical changes as well as mental changes in my life. I have started paying more attention to what is good than what is negative or bad for myself. This has helped me overcome the shadows which I used to pay attention to and I am really very positive these days and I am trying to focus more on what I am doing. Furthermore, I appreciate myself for doing this. So yes, to me this is the best or this is the finest decision of my life. Thank you.

    Band 6

    One of the achievements I am really proud of is my 12th standard board examination. It was conducted in the year 2022 when Corona was just like, you know, slowing down, but I had mostly online classes and I had to attend two board examinations. It made it really difficult because everything was online classes and I didn't pay much attention to it. What was taught didn't go inside really well, but after even after all those things, I had to write exams for both the dates, December 2021 and then again on April 2022, fortunately I was able to attend classes from September 2021, making a big difference in the entire school situation. I was able to attend classes, cope up with things, even though I was very lazy and tired and I had health issues, I was able to complete both the examinations with flying colours. It taught me that not always there will be situations that will be favourable for you. At times time gets hard and it's really difficult for one person to move forward, but still being able to conquer it is what is very necessary. Even I got good grades for my 12th standard examination, let it be the December one, which was MCQ model, which was a really new model for our entire CBSE board that was also passed successfully by me. Also the May one, which was conducted as a regular exam model was also done great. Both of those could be performed really well due to the people around me and also from the support and strength of my dear teachers.

    Band 6

    I am really proud of the profit that I made through systematic investments in the stock market. I started investing in the stock market at the end of 2021 and I just thought to give it a try. I have watched few videos on YouTube, also my dad invests in the stock market so he also guided me to how to start investing, first I learnt and then I started investing in the market. Eventually my interest increased in finance related things and this investing in the market. Furthermore, I slowly made progress, I started with very less amount of money and then.

    Band 6

    When asked about success in my life, the first thing that comes to my mind is my Classical Dance Certification on Bharatanatyam along with the Arigetum which is a two hour long dance performance in order to prove your capability and interest in dance. I would say I am proud and proud of this success because I have been into learning Classical Dance from when I was two years old. It not only involves my interest but who would know that we want to dance when we are younger. It was my mom who saw the interest in me, she knew I could do it and she made me join a dance class. I would have classes on every weekend and I have participated in many competitions and many events. So this is a great achievement for me. Also it is a biggest milestone that I have achieved in the process of learning dance. Although this is a skill, I see this as an art of expressing your feelings through dance. This is the most biggest success I would say that I have achieved in my lifetime and for the past six months I haven't really been doing dance because of my work but I would like to do it again and also teach my skill to others who are really interested. I would like to continue it again. Let's see, hope I will be doing it.
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