Describe a piece of work you did quickly – IELTS Cue Card Sample 82
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Describe a piece of work you did quickly.
You should say:
- what work it was
- why you did it quickly
- how easy or difficult it was
- and explain what the result was.
Sample Answer
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I would like to talk about a piece of work that I had to do quickly, which was the preparation for a two-minute talk in the IELTS Speaking test, the one that I am taking at the moment.
I just finished this preparation a few seconds ago. When the second part of the Speaking test began, I was given a topic which required me to describe something I had done quickly. Personally I think that was a really difficult topic, and it was even more challenging since I had only one minute to prepare for the talk. I had to think really fast. The first thing I needed to do was to choose a piece of work to talk about, and this was the hardest part. At first I thought about a university project that I had to finish in five days, but then I wasn’t sure whether five days is considered “quick” enough for this topic. And then an idea came to my mind. Why not talk about the very difficult work I was doing at that moment, which was to think of an appropriate topic? Then I quickly decided to choose it and made a plan for a talk about it. I had to do everything quickly because I was given only one minute for the preparation. So, I needed to think very fast and to write down all the ideas very quickly. In my opinion, preparing for a talk in just one minute is really challenging, and it’s partly because I had to think in English, which isn’t my first language. Luckily I managed to finish the preparation on time, and I finally had enough ideas to talk about this topic.
The result of this, um, I don’t know yet because I will have to wait 13 days to see the result of this Speaking test. However, I think I have already done everything I could, and let’s hope that I will get a satisfying result.
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Vocabulary
Here are the vocabularies for “describe a piece of work you did quickly” with examples:
- Challenging: testing one’s abilities; demanding.
Eg: John found a challenging job as a computer programmer. - A piece of work: a person of a specified kind, especially an unpleasant one.
Eg: “I loved this piece of work by Robert Smith, he’s an amazing writer.” - Appropriate: suitable or proper in the circumstances.
Eg: It would not be appropriate to talk about the issue now. - Opinion: a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
Eg: In my opinion, Australia will win the test series. - Satisfy: meet the expectations, needs, or desires of (someone).
Eg: Rose was satisfied with her grades, while John was upset about it. - Preparation: the action or process of making something ready for use or service or of getting ready for some occasion, test, or duty.
Eg: A week before the wedding, the preparations began in my house. - Moment: very short period of time
Eg: It was the best moment of his life .
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