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Describe a club you have organised or involved in. v.1

Describe a club you have organised or involved in. v. 1
Describe a club you have organised or involved in. You should say: what type of club it is what is your involvement there what you do for it and explain why it is important to you. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Model Answer 1: In the past, I have become a “member” of different clubs, but it never occurred to me that I would also need to be a “club organizer” at a small town because nobody there really cared to understand the “importance” of having a club for whatever reasons that might be. It was about 10 years ago when my father was transferred to a small town in my country because of professional reasons. By the way, it was indeed a very small town (more like a “countryside”), with only a few thousand of people living there, which had nothing except a few “streets”, a dozen of different kinds of shops/outlets, and a few large office buildings. The town luckily also had a “junior” college, which I attended for a couple of years, as long as I lived there. But, what really bothered me that the town didn’t exactly have any facilities for “recreation” or “cultural activities”. So, I took upon the challenge myself to organize a local “sports club” for young people. But, it wasn’t really easy because nobody initially wanted to cooperate with me to find a suitable location for the club and the funds to run it. So, I decided to talk to the “local city counselor” and sought for his help. And, it worked like “magic” as soon, we didn’t just get a “sports club” but also at least a dozen of enthusiastic college student members. I didn’t just stop at “organizing” the sports club, but I also actively took part in different kinds of social/cultural activities, such as a musical concert or organizing a monthly picnic. The club was important to me because it allowed me to connect with the local residents there at a social level. Besides, it also allowed me to remain fit and healthy, both mentally and physically, by taking part in different kinds of physical, social and cultural activities, organized by the sports club. Finally, it also taught me great people/communication skills and team-building skills which later proved out to be very helpful to build a stronger resume/CV for a better career opportunity.   Model Answer 2: Besides my study, I am an active member of the "Youth Knowledge Club" in my locality and I do actively participate in different programmes they organise. I would like to thank you for allowing me the time to talk about it.   This is basically a club that encourages people to read books. It also actively take part in various 'social welfare' related activities. The members pay only a small amount of fees and the rest of the money comes from a large NGO. The members attend the club every Sunday, from 10. 00 am to 12. 30 pm, and discuss different social, environmental and personal issues. Some cultural activities are also held on and these are mainly conducted by us. The members of our club enjoy the advantage of taking books to home, and they also contribute to the betterment of the local youths, their education, and moreover, social and cultural aspects in our locality.   I am a member of this club for the last 5 years and because of that, I have access to a very rich library they have. I bring books home every week and because of my involvement with the club, I have been able to read books by many writers. This has definitely helped me learn new things and enhance my knowledge. Apart from that, I take part in some cultural and social activities they organise which I find interesting and exciting. In several occasions, we have distributed books to poor children for free, stood beside victims of natural disasters and cleaned the locality. I had been able to be a part of many noble works because of my active participation with this club.   Most of us want to help people who are in need but sometimes it is not possible to reach them alone. Being involved in a club that mainly focuses on aid for people is a great way of helping others. That's why my involvement with this club is very important to me.   Sample Answer 3: When I was in high school, I organised a club with some of my friends and neighbours. As I recall, we named it as NAVIGATOR. We organised this club with the aim to collect donations for the flood/cyclone/earthquake victims in our country. This was actually aimed to help people and the club was a charitable organisation. Apart from that, we established a night school for the street children and a library for the club members as part of this club.   I was actually a founding member of the club and we had to work hard for a long to establish the club. Making it a helpful organisation for the people took a great deal of effort. To my surprise, this club and its activities were reported very positively in a local newspaper. I did so many things back then including donation collection, member authorization, teaching at the night school, conducting meetings and so on. I extremely enjoyed being a part of a noble cause. Though I am no longer an active member of this club, I still feel very passionately about it. It's so great to see that something that was my brainchild has grown considerably.     It's a club where I got involved in from the very beginning of its inception. Over time, it became actually a part of my life. This club gave me the opportunity to do something good for the poor and suffering people. I felt great by contributing to this noble cause and this club brought me this opportunity.   Similar Cue Card topics: Your ability to talk about this Cue Card Topic would enable you to talk about the following Cue Card Topics as well: Describe a welfare organisation you know about. Describe a charity club in your community. Describe a group/ club you were involved in.
Describe
a
club
you have
organised
or involved in. You should say: what type of
club
it is what is your involvement there what you do for it and
explain
why it is
important
to you. [You will
have to
talk
about the
topic
for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
think
about what you are going to say. You can
make
some
notes to
help
you if you wish.
]
Model Answer 1: In the past, I have become a
“member”
of
different
clubs
,
but
it never occurred to me that I would
also
need to be a
“club
organizer” at a
small
town
because
nobody there
really
cared to understand the “importance” of having a
club
for whatever reasons that might be.

It was about 10 years ago when my father
was transferred
to a
small
town
in my country
because
of professional reasons. By the way, it was
indeed
a
very
small
town
(more like a “countryside”), with
only
a few thousand of
people
living there, which had nothing except a few “streets”, a dozen of
different
kinds of shops/outlets, and a few large office buildings. The
town
luckily
also
had a “junior” college, which I attended for a couple of years, as long as I
lived
there.
But
, what
really
bothered me that the
town
didn’t exactly have any facilities for “recreation” or
“cultural
activities”
.
So
, I took upon the challenge myself to
organize
a
local
“sports
club”
for young
people
.

But
, it wasn’t
really
easy
because
nobody
initially
wanted to cooperate with me to find a suitable location for the
club
and the funds to run it.
So
, I decided to
talk
to the
“local
city counselor” and sought for his
help
. And, it worked like “magic” as
soon
, we didn’t
just
get
a
“sports
club”
but
also
at least a dozen of enthusiastic college student
members
. I didn’t
just
stop
at “
organizing
” the
sports
club
,
but
I
also
actively
took
part
in
different
kinds of social/cultural
activities
, such as a musical concert or
organizing
a monthly picnic.

The
club
was
important
to me
because
it
allowed
me to connect with the
local
residents there at a
social
level.
Besides
, it
also
allowed
me to remain fit and healthy, both mentally and
physically
, by taking
part
in
different
kinds of physical,
social
and
cultural
activities
,
organized
by the
sports
club
.
Finally
, it
also
taught me
great
people
/communication
skills
and team-building
skills
which later proved out to be
very
helpful to build a stronger resume/CV for a better career opportunity.
 
Model Answer 2:
Besides
my study, I am an active
member
of the
"
Youth Knowledge Club
"
in my locality and I do
actively
participate in
different
programmes
they
organise
. I would like to thank you for allowing me the time to
talk
about it.
 
This is
basically
a
club
that encourages
people
to read
books
. It
also
actively
take
part
in various 'social welfare' related
activities
. The
members
pay
only
a
small
amount of fees and the rest of the money
comes
from a large NGO. The
members
attend the
club
every Sunday, from 10. 00 am to 12. 30 pm, and discuss
different
social
, environmental and personal issues.
Some
cultural
activities
are
also
held on and these are
mainly
conducted by us. The
members
of our
club
enjoy the advantage of taking
books
to home, and they
also
contribute to the betterment of the
local
youths, their education, and
moreover
,
social
and
cultural
aspects in our locality.
 
I am a
member
of this
club
for the last 5 years and
because
of that, I have access to a
very
rich library they have. I bring
books
home every week and
because
of my involvement with the
club
, I have been able to read
books
by
many
writers. This has definitely
helped
me learn new things and enhance my knowledge. Apart from that, I take
part
in
some
cultural
and
social
activities
they
organise
which I find interesting and exciting. In several occasions, we have distributed
books
to poor children for free, stood beside victims of natural disasters and cleaned the locality. I had been able to be a
part
of
many
noble works
because
of my active participation with this
club
.
 
Most of us want to
help
people
who are in need
but
sometimes
it is not possible to reach them alone.
Being involved
in a
club
that
mainly
focuses on aid for
people
is
a
great
way of helping others. That's why my involvement with this
club
is
very
important
to me.
 
Sample Answer 3: When I was in high school, I
organised
a
club
with
some
of my friends and
neighbours
. As I recall, we
named it as NAVIGATOR
. We
organised
this
club
with the aim to collect donations for the flood/cyclone/earthquake victims in our country. This was
actually
aimed to
help
people
and the
club
was a charitable
organisation
. Apart from that, we established a night school for the street children and a library for the
club
members
as
part
of this
club
.
 
I was
actually
a founding
member
of the
club and
we had to work
hard
for a long to establish the
club
. Making it a helpful
organisation
for the
people
took a
great
deal of effort. To my surprise, this
club
and its
activities
were reported
very
positively
in a
local
newspaper. I did
so
many
things back then including donation collection,
member
authorization, teaching at the night school, conducting meetings and
so
on. I
extremely
enjoyed being a
part
of a noble cause. Though I am no longer an active
member
of this
club
, I
still
feel
very
passionately
about it. It's
so
great
to
see
that something that was my brainchild has grown
considerably
.
   
It's a
club
where I
got
involved in from the
very
beginning of its inception. Over time, it became
actually
a
part
of my life. This
club
gave me the opportunity to do something
good
for the poor and suffering
people
. I felt
great
by contributing to this noble cause and this
club
brought me this opportunity.
 
Similar Cue Card
topics
: Your ability to
talk
about this Cue Card
Topic
would enable you to
talk
about the following Cue Card
Topics
as
well
:
Describe
a welfare
organisation
you know
about.
Describe
a charity
club
in your community.
Describe
a group/
club
you
were involved
in.
18Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
128Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
28Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a club you have organised or involved in. v. 1

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4 paragraphs
1074 words
5.5
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Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0
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Grammatical Range: 6.0
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