A thing which you have made – IELTS Speaking Cue Card 60

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Updated On Jun 04, 2022

A thing which you have made – IELTS Speaking Cue Card 60

Contents

- 0.0.1 Describe something you made by yourself.

1 Sample Answer 1
2 Sample Answer 2
- 2.1 Sample Audio
- 2.2 Vocabulary
  - 2.2.1 Related Cue Cards

Describe something you made by yourself.

You should say :

What the thing is?
How do you make it?
Why do you like it?

Sample Answer 1

Creating something with your imagination and hard work is always a satisfying and enriching experience. All of us have made something or the other by ourselves atleast once in our lives. Such experiences were most commonplace during school when projects had to be made using nothing but our creativity and innovation. An instance that I would like to share where I made something by myself was when I made a replica of an active volcano for my Class 6 Science project.

I have always had a keen interest in science, especially the branch of science that teaches us about our environment. As students, we often used to get assigned projects that required us to represent a concept or part of a concept through visual means. Our Class 6 Science teacher gave us an assignment before our summer vacation started, where we were required to represent our favourite landform by making a miniature version of it. Although we had the freedom to create this project in any way we wanted, I chose to make a replica of an active volcano using thermocol. I cut out different pieces of thermocol and pasted them together to make the volcano, and I used another thermocol to make the base for the volcano.

Since this was the first time I had made something all by myself, I was extremely excited to show this to my teacher. He praised me for my hard work and dedication and named my project one of the best in the class. I felt proud of myself for creating this project and will remember that time as a cherished memory.

Sample Answer 2

Let me begin by saying something about what this thing is. I am not that meticulous and patient; therefore, the things that I have created by myself can be counted on the fingers of one hand. However, one thing that made me really proud of is the kite that I made when I was seven years old. In fact, it was also the very first thing that I created all the parts from scratch. Another part worth mentioning is the making process of this toy. Well, my kite had the shape of a diamond and was made mainly of paper. Considering the fact that I had never done anything like this before, it’s not astonishing to say that I spent almost three days in a row to complete just the fundamental parts. The first step was attaching paper to a bamboo frame. Although this sounds quite simple, it was not as easy as a piece of cake since I had to keep the balance for the kite. After that, it came to the issue of assembling lots of colourful, lightweight pieces to make the tail. The thorny part ensured kite’s flying ability even when it was attached with a long tail. Until now, I still remember the gorgeous feeling when I completed the toy, which I considered a treasure back then. I guess this was mainly because it gave me a sense of my own achievement and pride whenever I played with it or talked about it to my friends. In my childhood, the whole world was just as simple and funny as a party to be thrown – as a famous singer said.

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Vocabulary

Meticulous (a): showing great attention to detail
Eg: Rose is meticulous in her choice of words.
Count something on the fingers of one hand (idiom): say that something is really scarce
Eg: Meera can count the number of times John has paid for the dinner on the fingers of one hand.
Start from scratch (idiom): start from the very first part
Eg: After a great loss in his business, Mr. Kapoor decided to start from scratch.
Fundamental (a): basic and important
Eg: Algebra is one of the fundamental chapters in mathematics
In a row (idiom): continuously
Eg: Mumbai Indians won the IPL tournament in a row from 2016.
Assemble (v): put together
Eg: The mechanic assembled the spare parts of the vehicle.
Piece of cake (idiom): easy and not requires lots of effort
Eg: Jones found his project to be a piece of cake as he had a knowledge about the specific topic.
Thorny (a): very difficult
Eg: The principal addressed the thorny issue of donations.
Ensure (v): to make sure
Eg: Everyone must ensure that they wear masks and gloves while going out.
Gorgeous (a): very pleasant, beautiful and attractive
Eg: This gorgeous dress was gifted by my uncle.
Throw a party (idiom): to hold, to arrange a party.
Eg: On winning the reality show, Meera decided to throw a party.