Describe A Time You Needed to Use Your Imagination – IELTS Cue Card Sample Answers

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During Part 2 of the IELTS Speaking test, you will have exactly one minute to prepare and speak on a specific topic. This is the IELTS cue card task. You can learn how to communicate clearly and successfully by reviewing sample answers.

This IELTS cue card gives you an opportunity to share one of your memories of a time you used your imagination.

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Sample Answer 1

• what the situation was

We often face situations where conventional thinking does not provide us with much help. Some circumstances require us to think outside the box and devise a creative solution. Creative thinking is advantageous in numerous situations where you either have to create an idea or solve a problem. An occasion where I had to use my imagination was when I participated in a logo design competition.

• Why you needed to use your imagination

The logo design competition was held among the first-year students who had to design a logo for our upcoming college festival. A majority of the students from the first-year batch registered for the competition. We had to work as teams of three in this competition, and I was part of a team that comprised two other students from my section. Since we had to create a logo that involved the elements of excellence, entrepreneurship, and diversity, we had to find a creative way to represent these elements in the logo visually. Every team member came up with different designs and ideas to make the logo more attractive and unique.

• What the difficulties were

One of the major difficulties we faced was the difference in design opinions. Since I have always liked a minimalistic design approach for visual design, I wanted a small but detailed design. However, another team member wanted the logo to be larger with straightforward design patterns. Fortunately, both of us were able to come to a common solution for the logo, and we submitted three designs as drafts for the final submission.

• And explain how you felt about it

After the competition, I felt like I had learned and developed my creative and critical thinking skills. I also learned some new concepts about designing and visual communication. The overall experience of the logo designing competition was enriching and productive, even though our final submissions for the competition’s final round were not selected.

Sample Answer 2

• what the situation was
• Why you needed to use your imagination
• What the difficulties were
• And explain how you felt about it

I’d like to talk about the time when I made use of imagination. I was going to the bookstore that day and accidentally ran into the book titled “Maldives Beach”. The name caught my attention as my friends told me Maldives is the  finest beach they have ever seen. The book looks like other travelling books with several sections talking about the local people and some tips to travel there. The more I read, the more interesting the book was. The book describes closely how local handicrafts were made and how skillful the local was. Although there weren’t any pictures, I could imagine the lotus statues or  embroideries with riot of colors which are sold at the market everyday. The book allows me to transport myself into a special realm where I feel very comfortable and relaxed. However, I wish that the book could add more colorful pictures as I had to make the best of my imagination to visualize how the beach looked like. Though the book describes about the white sand, crystal water and range of coconut trees but i found it’s still hard to imagine. If this book had more pictures, I think it would be the best-seller travelling book. Maldives beach stimulates me to go travelling, step out of my comfort zone and discover new horizons so it’s definitely the best book for me.

Vocabulary

Here are the vocabularies for “describe a time you needed to use your imagination” with examples:

• Make use of imagination: Use the power of imagination to visualize vividly
  Eg: When Jane told me about her boyfriend, I had to make use of my imagination to know how her boyfriend looks like
• Run into: come across
  Eg: I ran into him when I was crossing the street
• Catch somebody’s attention: to attract someone’s attention.
  Eg: she wears a bodysuit to catch everyone’s attention
• Finest: of very high quality; very good of its kind.
• Eg: La Lasca restaurant is among the finest in my country
• Handicraft: activity involving the making of decorative domestic or other objects by hand.
  Eg: pottery village makes lots of handicraft
• Skillful: possessed of or displaying skill 
  Eg: My sister is really skillful as she can make everything
• Embroidery:  the art or process of forming decorative designs with hand or machine needlework.
  Eg: this embroider was made by Thai people in the 19th century
• With a riot of colors: extremely colourful and bright
  Eg: I love sitting in flower garden with riot of colors
• Transport myself into a special realm: Take one’s attention or concentration to a different domain
  Eg: Reading book is the best way to transport ourselves into a special realm
• Make the best of something: to use something in an effective way.
  Eg: due to the lack of water, we have to make the best of dirty water to clean the house
• Visualize: form a mental image of; imagine.
  Eg: I can’t visualize how difficult this job is until I do it
• Best-seller: a book or other product that sells in very large numbers.
  Eg: his cookery book is the best-seller in 2009
• Step out of somebody’s comfort zone: to come out of a comfort zone
• Eg: he advised me to step out of my comfort zone and challenge myself more
• Horizon: experience or knowledge.
  Eg: traveling is the best way to widen your horizon

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