Talk about an accomplishment which helped to boost your confidence - What was the accomplishment - How it boosted your confidence - How did the community people come to know about it - What was their reaction

Everyone makes some accomplishments in one’s life.

Some accomplishments are big and some are small.

But each accomplishment gives some confidence to the person.

Here I am going to talk about an accomplishment which really boosted my confidence.

When I was in 10^th I took part in a science fair.

I was selected to represent my school.

Actually four students were selected.

We made a model to show different types of pollution.

Our model was very beautiful.

Each one of us had to speak turn wise on the model.

I used to be very stage shy.

But during that fair I spoke very nicely.

My speech was appreciated by one and all.

Then I realised that I too had oratorical akills.

We won the first prize.

The judges specially mentioned that the prize was mainly due to the verbal description of the model.

That really boosted my confidence.

The next day there was this news in the local paper Jag Baani. My photograph was also there in the paper.

Even the cable TV had covered the whole fair and so many people of the community came to know about it.

They all called and congratulated me.

I was on cloud nine.

I can never forget the day.

In my speech on the model, I talked about the three types of pollution – air pollution, water pollution and noise pollution.

I also talked about global warming.

I also suggested steps by which we could reduce global warming.

Cue card Talk about a situation in your life that made you laugh from your heart - what was the occasion, - when was that, - who witnessed it with you, - and why it made you laugh.

It has been rightly said that laughter is the best medicine.

Unfortunately in the fast paced hectic lifestyle of today we are forgetting to realise the importance of this free medicine.

Even doctors are recommending this therapy for many depressive disorders.

Nowadays people have again begun to realise its importance.

No wonder, we can see many sitcoms on TV nowadays such as Comedy Circus and Chhote Miyan.

Laughter clubs have also opened in many cities where people come to laugh out their worries and stress.

I have also faced many situations when I burst into peals of laughter.

Here I would like to talk about one when I really laughed from my heart.

It was my cousins wedding two months ago and we were all dancing on the beats of DJ.

The grooms father, that is my uncle had taken a few pegs of whiskey.

He was dancing the maximum.

His odd and weird dancing steps were very hilarious and everyone was laughing at him.

But he was not at all perturbed.

He was thoroughly enjoying himself.

My aunt tried to stop him many times but he wouldn’t listen.

He was wearing a silken dhoti kurta.

Suddenly he tripped and his dhoti came off.

That was the most hilarious moment of all.

The bride and the groom also had a hearty laugh.

The photographer captured it all very nicely in his video camera.

Even today when we see that we all have a hearty laugh.

So this is the situation when I laughed from my heart.

Talk about a colour that matters to you. Please say: - What colour it is, - When this colour became important in your life, - Why this colour matters to you, - How your choices are affected by this colour.

Topic of cue card taken from www.ielts-blog.com

·        Colours are very important in everyone’s life.

·        They add charm and spice to life.

·        A world without colour would be dull and boring indeed.

·        I like many colours such as red, blue, yellow, green and black

·        But my all time favourite is red.

IELTS cue card - a foreign culture

Describe a foreign culture that you are interested in.

You should say:

-          what this culture is

-          what you know about this culture

-          how you learned about/from this culture

-          and explain why you feel this culture is interesting.

Ÿ  Nowadays, we belong to a small global village.

Ÿ  National boundaries have almost disappeared.

Ÿ  We are exposed to foreign culture more than any other time in history.

Ÿ  I know of many foreign cultures such as the fast food culture and the call-centre job culture.

IELTS cue card - a piece of furniture

Describe a piece of furniture in your home. (The wording might include, "that you often use")

            You should say:

            what it is

            where it is

            what it looks like (or, what it is made of)

            and explain how or why you use it.

·        Furniture is a part and parcel of every home.

·        There is a lot of furniture in my home also.

·        There are beds and sofa sets, chairs and tables, cupboards and dressing tables.

Cue card - a place for swimming

Describe a place (near where you live) where people go to swim.

You should say:

where this place is 

what this place looks like (what things/facilities this place has)

what kinds of people go there

and explain why people choose to go to this place (instead of other places)

 

·        Swimming is a very relaxing exercise.

·        There are three swimming pools in my home town.

Describe a foreign musical festival that you enjoyed. Please say - Where was it? - When was it? - Who was there with you? - How did you feel after that?

 

·       I love music and I have attended many music festivals in my life.

·       Here I would like to talk about a music festival held in Lovely Professional University which is in my home town.

·       This fest was on the eve of New Year.

·       My friends are studying in this University so they were there with me.

·       Actually it was a cultural fest of the univ. but it turned out to look like a foreign music fest because there are about 300 foreign students in that university.

Talk about a job that helps to make the world a better place. Please say - What job is it? - Where did you learn about it? - Why do you think it helps so much?

·        There are many jobs in the world which help to make the world a better place such as the job of a teacher, a doctor, a nurse, a scientist, a politician and so many more.

·        In fact the world can be made better by the cumulative effort of all these jobs.

·        Here I would like to talk about a job which helps to make the world a better place.

·        This is the job of a teacher.

Describe an enjoyable conversation on phone which you have had recently? · who spoke on phone? · what was the conversation? · how much time it lasted??

 

·         I’ve had many conversations on phone but here I would like to talk about an enjoyable conversation which I had on phone recently.

·         I had this conversation last month on my cell phone.

·         My friend, Jyoti, called from Canada.

·         She went there last year for her higher education.

·         This conversation lasted approximately one hour.

Describe a place outdoors where you go to relax. Please say: - Where is this place? - How often do you go there? - Why does it help you relax?

·         There are many outdoor places where we go to relax such as parks, restaurants and religious places.

·         Here I would like to talk about a Sikh temple of my home town where I go very often to relax.

·         It is in the suburbs of my home town.

·         It is a very relaxing and peaceful place.

Foreign food you want to try

·         I have tried many foreign foods in my life, such as Chinese Manchurian, Chowmein and the Italian Pizza and pasta, but here I would like to talk about a dish which I would really like to try.

·         It is the Mexican burrito.

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Describe a garden you have visited. Please say - Where is it? - Why did you like it? - Why do you like to go there?

I have visited many gardens in my life.

But here I would like to talk about the rock garden in Chandigarh.

I went there with first time with my college/school trip.

Our school/college organised an educational tour to Chandigarh.

Talk about a place you have visited at open air. Please say - Where did you go? - Why did you go there? - What did you do there?

I have visited many places in the open air such as parks and stadiums.

But here I would like to talk about the rock garden in Chandigarh.

I went there with my college/school trip last year.

Our school/college organised an educational tour to Chandigarh.

Talk about two people from the same family. Please say - What do they look like? - How similar are these two persons? - How much time do they spend together? - Why did you choose to talk about these two persons?

I know many people and many families.

But, here I would like to talk about two people of the same family.

They lived in my neighbourhood in my parental house.

I have known them since my childhood.

They are my friends too.

Their names are Jyoti and Simran.

They are sisters, in fact they are twins.

They spend all their time together.

In fact they seem inseparable.

I chose to talk about them because they are my good friends.

They are 22 years old.

They both have long hair, fair complexion and sparkling black eyes.

Jyoti has a mole on her chin and this is the only point of difference in them.

They look as similar as two peas in a pod.

Transcript of the cue card on a book you would like to read again

The cue card is book you would like to read again.

you should say:-

which book is it?

where did you read it?

why do you think it would be useful in future?

I have read many books in my life.In my view books represent a way to get away from boredom of life and it helps me to be more creative by helping me excercise my own imagination. Books also helps me to increase my knowledge as well as vocabulary.It also increasaes my reading skills. 

The book here i would like to talk about is "THE SECRET". It is written by Rhonda Byrne. She is a very famous writer. A movie has also been made after the success of this book. The secret contains wisdom of modern day teachers, men and women who have used it to achieve health, wealth and happiness. By applying the secret they bring to light compelling stories of eradicating disease, acquiring massive wealth and overcoming obstacles. They have achieved so many things which one would regard as impossible. In this book you will learn how to use the secret in every aspect of life i.e money health and relationships. You will began to understand the hidden untapped power that's within you and this revelation can bring joy to every aspect of your life and there is also very famous quote written in this book that if you really think of achieving something then the whole world conspires in your favor. So i think i would definitely like to read this book again as it evokes positive feelings within me and every time i feel motivated and revitalized whenever i go through this book and i would rather suggest my friends also to read this book. 

THANK YOU.    

A book you would like to read again

Here is another audio on a book you would like to read again. It is spoken by my student Bharat.
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A positive change that you made in your life recently

Here are the links for an audio on the recent cue card -  A positive change that you made in your life recently. These audio is just to give you hint on what you can speak on such a topic. Please do comment if you like it or not.

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Describe a museum you enjoy visiting You should say - where this museum is - what can you see in this museum - how long u spend in this museum

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a situation when you were a little angry

Talk about a situation when you were a little angry

-          What was the situation

-          Where was it

-          Who was there

Normally, I do not lose my temper easily.

My friends say that I am as cool as a cucumber.

However, there have been times when I was a little angry.

I remember one such time when I was angry with my friend.

I had to go for a job interview to Jalandhar, and I was very nervous.

It was a walk-in-interview for a call centre job and I requested my friend Roshni to accompany me.