Talk About a Prize You Want to Win: IELTS Speaking Part 2 & 3 with Sample Answers

This article contains sample answers for the cue card topic – Talk About a Prize You Want to Win as well as Part 3 questions related to the topic.

In the Part 2 of the IELTS Speaking section, the most common question type is the cue card. The provided prompts will help you to formulate a response and speak on the given topic. You will have exactly one minute to prepare and speak on a specific topic.

In this cue card, you have an opportunity to share about a prize you want to win. Also, the sample answers given below will guide you to learn how to communicate clearly and successfully.

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Sample Answer 1

(What prize it is?) Winning prizes are always an enthusiastic part of the events. It boosts confidence and gives a sense of accomplishment. In my school days, I’ve won many prizes in the form of awards, trophies, and medals. Now, I am secretly wishing to win a marathon competition, where the winner will receive a cheque of Rs 1 lakh, a certificate of appreciation and a Gold medal. (How do you know about it?) I saw the advertisement about the marathon competition in a newspaper. It is a charity event, sponsored by the State Bank of India. The race is conducted to spread awareness about diseases like cancer and AIDS. The primary purpose of conducting the marathon competition is to raise funds for charity and is scheduled to be held in the first week of April. (What will you do to win it?) Though I am not a professional runner, I have motivated myself to be better. I have started to prepare for the competition by waking up early and  working out and then running for at least 3 hours. It’s just that I will have to work on improving my time. (Why do you want to win it?) There may be several avid racers aiming for the prize money. But I desperately want to win this marathon competition as it is being conducted for a good cause. Also, I will share the prize money with an orphanage and an old age home. And with the remaining money, I will take care of the expenses of the disabled people. 

Sample Answer 2

Well, who doesn’t love winning prizes and competitions? I am one from the lot who likes challenges. Prizes, ultimately, motivate us to do our best and compete at a higher level. I am headstrong into board games. So, I would like to win a chess competition at a national level. Since my school time, I have been participating in various chess competitions. And, I have won at a district level as well.

I got to know about this chess competition through an advertisement in the newspaper. So, I found out that the competition is being held in a few months.

I will have to join a sports club to learn some useful and new tricks to win the competitions. And then, I will also have to practise day in and day out to master my skills, considering the national-level competition is all about experience and qualification. So, I have to sharpen my skills to a great extent.

One of the reasons I want to win this prize is because I would like to represent my country at the international level. Therefore, I am trying my best to win this competition to bring the utmost name and fame to our country.

Vocabulary

Here are the vocabularies for “talk about a prize you want to win” with examples:

• Enthusiastic: Feeling or showing great excitement about something
  Eg: Sheela was an enthusiastic person. She always cheers everyone up.
• Accomplishment: Something that has been achieved successfully. 
   Eg: Meera’s parents were proud of her accomplishments. 
• Charity: The voluntary giving of help in the form of money to needy people. 
   Eg: Rose runs a local charity that helps students to avail scholarships. 
• Schedule: A plan for carrying out the process; to refer time. 
   Eg: The Yearly exams were scheduled to be conducted from May. 
• Desperately: In a way that shows despair. 
   Eg: He desperately searched for the book.

Questions For Part 3

1 Is it good to have competition?  
    Yes, it is good to have competitions as these urge us to take up challenges and try new things which improve our creativity and problem- solving skills. It fosters cooperation and develops our emotional control. However, it can be detrimental too, if they are not held properly. 

2 Do you think it’s good to award prizes in schools and universities? 
    Yes, it’s good that schools and universities reward the toppers. But in my opinion, it’d be great if schools recognize the progress of the slow learners and give them prizes as this would motivate them to work hard and achieve the best results. 

3 Do you think companies should give their employees prizes? 
    Yes, companies should recognize the hard work of the employees and reward them with prizes. If an employee is appreciated for his work, it will help boost his morale and increase productivity levels.

Vocabulary For Speaking Part 3

• Urge: try persistently or continuously to persuade (someone) to do something 
  Eg: Rose urged her mother to stay a little longer. 
• Fosters: encourage the development of something
   Eg:  She fosters new ideas for the company which can be profitable. 
• Detrimental: Tending to cause harm 
  Eg: The healing process after the surgery has detrimental effects. 
• Morale: the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person
  Eg: The Principal’s speech boosted the morale of the students in the assembly. 
• Reward: giving something in the form of recognition of their services, efforts, or achievements.
   Eg: Meera deserves a reward for her efforts. 

See also:

• IELTS Speaking Part 2
• IELTS Speaking tips
• Linking words for IELTS Speaking
• IELTS Speaking recent actual test
• IELTS Speaking topics
• Sports Vocabulary IELTS
• Work Vocabulary IELTS
• Idioms for IELTS Speaking
• IELTS Pronunciation Guide
• Common English words in IELTS Speaking
• Ough words