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Cue Card : A time the weather made you change your plans.

April 14, 2020 IELTS Research

IELTS Cue Card A time the weather made you change your plans.

You should say:

What the plan was

How the weather was

Why you had to change the plan

And explain on how you felt about the overall situation.

Cue Card A time the weather made you change your plans

Sample Answer:

Unpredictable weather can be a nuisance. I will now recount one such instance when the weather played spoilsport to my plans.

This happened a fortnight ago. It had been a long and tedious month of finals in college. As I gave my last exam, all I could think about was how much I was looking forward to relaxing during the oncoming weekend.

Now this might come off as a bit shallow to some, but shopping is my idea of time well spent, in fact it is my main hobby. I find it to be therapeutic in a sense; even buying a little cute teddy keychain can change my mood dramatically. I had asked my bestie, Natasha, to join me on Saturday afternoon. The plan was to visit a newly opened shopping centre in our neighbourhood. I kept seeing adverts about this establishment in the papers, they only served to hype me up even more. Little did I know that my big break was never going to arrive.

That same Friday afternoon it was unexpectedly cloudy and had started drizzling. I thought that the weather would be fine tomorrow. However, it became worse overnight; thunder and lightning continued for hours. When I woke up, it was raining heavily without any signs of stopping soon.

Just to see if there was any possibility of a clear sky in the afternoon, I checked the weather forecast. A severe cyclonic storm with heavy rains and gusts was predicted during the next 24 hours. Now, there was no choice except cancelling our afternoon outing.

I felt crushed. After having studied so hard for the last three months, all I asked for was one measly outing and god had denied even that. To make matters worse, the electricity cut soon after, and it did not come back the entire day. That was one day I remember vividly for being so miserable, lonely and cold. (350 Words)

High-level words and their meanings:
nuisance	something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you
fortnight	a period of two weeks. (14 days)
tedious	Feel boring
hype	advertised, discussed in newspapers & TV to attract everyone’s interest.
drizzling	rain in very small, light drops

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IELTS Cue Card # Job you would not like

April 10, 2020 IELTS Research

IELTS Cue Card # Job you don’t want to do

Talk about a job you don’t want to do in the future/ a job you wouldn’t like to have. You should say:

What job it is

What skills are required for this job?

And explain why you don’t want to do it in the future.

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Sample Answer:

In a way, almost all jobs are meant for making a livelihood, raising a family or fulfilling someone’s dream. Saying that a given profession is better than the other seems quite unfair to me. Certainly, a lot of factors like interest, knowledge, skills and circumstances drive people towards a career. In fact, multiple careers are becoming increasingly popular these days.

Personally, I wouldn’t like to work in a Business Process Outsourcing, commonly known as BPO. It is a business practice in which big companies sign contracts with smaller organizations for providing specific services to its customers. Attending phone calls of the customers for solving service-related problems or lodging a complaint is one of the most common types of services offered by the majority of BPOs.

A minimum level of education required for working in a BPO is not very high, even high school graduates can also be accepted. But, excellent verbal communication skills in English are a must for anyone who wishes to be a part of any BPO. Patience is another important trait required for working efficiently in this sector.

The main reason why I don’t wish to join a BPO is that receiving phone calls from irate customers is an integral part of the job. Callers won’t listen to you. They have the liberty of using any kind of abusive language and we’ve to follow a strict code of conduct and remain calm. On top of that, they expect an immediate remedy to their issues. No matter how trained/skilled we are, after a while frustration takes over. In my view, this kind of job can lead to mental health problems and also degrade the quality of one’s personal life. I know many people who left their BPO jobs because of the high-stress levels they experienced on a day-to-day basis.

To sum up, like every other work, this job has its own pros and cons. A little change in customers’ attitude towards service providers can make BPOs a desirable workplace, but I doubt this would ever happen.

IELTS Speaking Part-3, Follow-up questions about jobs

Q1 What is your dream job?

Answer: I wish to become a computer engineer. Computer science and engineering has infiltrated into every aspect of our life. Right from our day-to-day communication to the most advanced space missions, every single field encompasses devices and software designed by computer engineers. I wish to be a part of this progression.

Q2 What factors do people take into consideration while choosing a job?

Answer: Based on what I’ve observed so far I can say that salary and growth opportunities are generally considered as the major decisive factors in finalizing a job. This is particularly true for skilled individuals like managers and computer professionals. Given the high rate of unemployment, sometimes people apply for odd jobs which are not at all related to their educational qualifications or skills. Altogether, being selective or ready to accept anything that is offered has a lot to do with our circumstances.

Q3 Is job satisfaction important? Why?

Answer: Yes, certainly it is. Most people spend a large part of their life in working for an organization. A high level of job satisfaction has a positive effect on people’s well-being and their overall productivity. Aristotle‘s quotation would be ideal for this situation – ‘Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work’.

Q4 What skills do you think are needed to get a good job these days?

Answer: I’d like to emphasize that each profession has its own skill requirements. Nevertheless, given the fact that English has become a lingua franca, good communication skills in English have become a must for almost all types of well-paid jobs. Apart from this, I think, effective computing skills can be very helpful in distinguishing our profile from others.

Q5 Do you think women should be able to do all the same jobs that men do?

Answer Both males and females are the creation of god. In my view, both genders are equally able to do any kind of jobs. The existing system of male or female dominated occupations is not a new phenomenon; it’s been happening for centuries. Fortunately, the situation is changing now and women are proving their true potential in all fields.

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IELTS Cue Card you saw an interesting bird

April 7, 2020 IELTS Research

IELTS Cue Card you saw an interesting bird

The first time you saw an interesting bird

When did you see it?

Where did you spot it?

Who were you with?

And Elaborate on why you found this bird to be interesting.

IELTS Cue Card The first time you saw an interesting bird

Sample Answer

Today I am going to narrate a particularly vivid memory about a flock of parrots.

I was around 12 years old at the time. My family and I had just moved back from Europe to India. This was a large shift for me as I had spent the majority of my little lifetime abroad and knew precious little about my home country.

It was my first day of school, assembly period to be more precise. The school held its assembly in the open-air amphitheatre. I had just been told to stand in line with what I presumed was my new class. Everyone had their heads bowed at prayer time and I was trying my very best to blend in as inconspicuously as possible. As the national anthem started up, everyone stood at attention, this was again, a very foreign concept to me, but I copied them all the same.

Just as I raised my head, I recall being quite shocked to see a flock of brightly coloured parrots zoom over my head. I was in awe at the time, I couldn’t believe that such exotic birds could just roam free in such natural abundance. For you see, back in Germany, parrots could not even be found in zoos! The ecosystem and bird species were poles apart. While jays, magpies, longspurs and pipits are a common sight in the north-west, here in the south we have pheasants, peacocks and parrots. For a twelve-year-old, you might just as well have shown me saber tooth tigers; I was that blown away.

What’s more, later that day when I was walking home, I spotted an old man feeding some parrots by hand! As if this was a common sight. Those two events left a memorable impression on me, for I had learned first-hand how different the world was around the globe, and what was peculiar in one part, might be a common tale in others. The parrots that I saw that day, symbolized that thought for me. That is why, even today, parrots are more beautiful and exotic and interesting to me, than they would be to most locals.
(355 Words)

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IELTS Speaking cue card: A goal you achieved

March 29, 2020 IELTS Research

IELTS Speaking Cue Card: A goal you achieved

Describe a goal you achieved which was set by yourself. You should say

What the goal was

When you set it

Why you set it

And explain what you did to achieve the goal.

SAMPLE ANSWER

Goals play an indispensable role in our life. Here, I’d like to talk about a time when I set the goal of reducing my social media usage.

In general, I’m not very active on Facebook, Instragram and other social platforms. But, last year during winter vacations I started spending a considerable amount of time on Facebook. Long discussions with friends about the latest Hollywood movies, reality shows and celebrities became a daily routine.

Initially, it was full of fun and I didn’t think that it could affect my studies. Within 4 weeks, however, the whole situation changed. My performance in the preliminary exams conducted after the holidays was very poor. I failed in 2 subjects: physics and mathematics.

The reason was obvious to me. The holidays that were meant for final exam preparation were wasted in social networking and chats. Certainly, if I’d studied hard, this wouldn’t have happened. On the way to home, a big dilemma prevailed over me: Should I show the report card to my parents or not? Despite knowing that it was wrong, I chose to hide the result. Had they seen it, they would’ve been very disappointed. That day I set the goal of decreasing my social media time and study well.

To achieve my goal, the first thing I did was to deactivate my Facebook account temporarily. Setting up a timetable was the next phase of the plan. For months together, I chased the lost time. In the end, the outcome was positive – I passed the final exams with excellent grades. Even though it may seem small, it was a big goal for a 14-year-old high school student. At last, I decided to show the hidden report card to my parents along with the final report card. They seemed to be proud that I’d noticed my own faults and worked upon them, but they also stressed that they were my parents for a reason and I ought to come to them when such a mistake occurs.

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