IELTS Speaking Test Cue Card The English Planet
2. Describe an ambition that you haven't achieved
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You should say:
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What it is
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Why you haven't
achieved it
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What you did
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And how you felt about it
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I have many ambitions in my life.
· But the one ambition that I am working on right now is to go for higher education in Canada.
· Earlier I didn’t have any plans to go abroad, but a conversation with a friend who went to Canada changed my opinion.
· He told me about the difference in the quality of education and the work opportunities available there.
· So after completing my senior secondary education, I decided that it would be the best opportunity for me.
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There are two main
requisites to get admission in a good Canadian college.
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The first is good grades in senior
secondary education.
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My grades are pretty satisfactory. So, I didn’t have to worry about that.
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The second is a good score in English language
tests like IELTS or TOEFL.
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I learned that Canadian colleges give preference to IELTS and hence I am taking the IELTS exam.
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For the past two-three months,
I have been practicing for the exam.
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I ordered the Cambridge books
and started my preparation from them.
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There is a lot of free material
available on the internet.
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So, I used that to prepare myself.
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I used to practice for about 8 hours every day.
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I used to try to cover every
IELTS module twice.
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For listening and reading, I didn’t need much help.
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I just practised
the test papers
and looked at my mistakes
after that, so I don’t repeat them.
· For speaking and writing, I joined a coaching institute and their teachers helped me a lot.
· I hope to get good bands, so I can move ahead to the next step, which is to apply for an offer letter from a Canadian College.
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I don’t think it has been an easy journey.
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English is not my first
language and I have had to practise
really hard.
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But I hope the fruits
of the efforts will definitely be worth the struggle.
Part 3 - Follow-up Questions
1
What ambitions do children
usually have?
Children have
many ambitions. The first ambition is mainly about the profession- in
childhood, everyone has an ambition
to do something noble like becoming a doctor or do something exciting like becoming a pilot or an astronaut. Then, children also have an ambition of earning huge amounts of money.
2 Why are some people
very ambitious in their work?
I think it’s
just a part of their nature. They are ambitious because they want to grow and
achieve something in their
life. They want to be known for their
work.
3 Why don't
some people have dreams?
I think everyone has certain dreams.
It’s just that some people
are too lazy to work for their dreams. On the other hand, there are others who can do anything for their
dreams and it shows.
4 How do people balance
work and life?
I think everyone does it in their own way. My mother switches off her work mobile phone after 5 PM. Some people do it by taking regular breaks when they only focus on their family. I think it is something almost every person tries to do and fails. In recent years, even governments are taking steps like limiting work hours so people are able to do so.
