23. IELTS Speaking sample -
Describe a situation when you received some useful advice
In this article, IELTS Game will add number 23 recent cue card sample on the series of IELTS speaking exams part 2 with band 9.0 model answers that will help you in your IELTS preparation.
This cue card is related to “situation description” topic and asking you to “Describe a situation (or time) when you received some useful advice.” and asking some questions related to this topic.
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Describe a situation (or time) when you received some useful advice.
You should say:
- – what the situation was
- – who gave you the advice
- – what the advice was
- – and explain how this advice was useful to you.
Describe an important conversation that you had with someone.
You should say:
- – when you had this conversation
- – who you had the conversation with
- – what the conversation was about and explain how this conversation influenced you.
Band 9.0 Sample.
It was 5 years ago when I was in my junior year of college, I was struggling to find out what career would I follow in the future.
As juniors, we had to choose courses related to our business concentration such as marketing, finance, human resources or management.
At that moment, I was confused since I did not specifically like any of them.
As the deadline closely approached, I had to quickly make my decision. I decided to talk with my father, a wise man, about my problem.
Different from many other parents who always make decisions for their children; my father guides me to the answer and lets me choose what I want.
He asked me what I would like my life to be like when I graduated, then analyzed my personality, discussed my strengths and weaknesses.
He also showed me some career paths I could follow if I chose certain options.
After an hour of talking to him, everything had become clearer and I finally made my decision to follow a career in finance. Thanks to the conversation that day, I understood more about myself.
Five years have passed, I am now a financial analyst for an entertainment company and I have never regretted my decision.
USEFUL VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS.
career: your profession, the type of employment you will likely have for a long period of your life or perhaps your entire life;
- Example: “She was happy to have chosen a career that suited her personality perfectly.”
related to: having to do with, having an association with; in this context the student needs to take courses that are related to business;
- Example: “She is tired of taking courses related to her major; now she just wants to take classes for fun.”
deadline: a time when something is due, when it has to be done;
- Example: “I am hoping that we will finish this project by our deadline.”
closely approach: to get closer and closer to a certain point or destination in a short amount of time; when something is closely approaching it means you are very near to that time;
- Example: “The baby’s due date is closely approaching and we still aren’t prepared.”
guides me: to guide is to help someone by showing them a way or by giving specific information or assistance without actually doing the task for them;
- Example: “The teacher guides us in how to learn proper study techniques.”
analyzed my personality: to examine, assess or evaluate your personality from different points of view; you can take a personality test like the Meyers-Briggs to help see your patterns and propensities;
- Example: “My mother is a psychologist and she loves to analyze people’s personalities to see what makes them tick.”
regret: to feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that has happened or been done, especially a loss or missed opportunity).
- Example: “He regretted not having attended college sooner.”
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