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Describe a language you would like to learn. v.1

Describe a language you would like to learn. v. 1
Describe a language you would like to learn. You should say: what it is and how you plan to learn it where it is spoken how it will help you and explain why you want to learn this language. [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: Learning a different language always helps, especially, if someone wants to improve his/her career and wants to learn about the culture and traditions of another country. However, here I want to talk about one particular language, which I really like to learn, is called “Mandarine”. Mandarine, the language of about 1. 5 billion people all over the world, is mostly spoken by the people in the South-East Asian countries, including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Macau. It is also spoken by many Chinese expatriates who are living in the USA, Canada, Australia and many European countries. Anyway, even though, learning Mandarine can be a quite challenging task, especially for an English speaking “American” like me, I think that I can still learn it easily if I stick with my plans. And, my plan includes practising alone with my textbooks, written in Mandarine and meeting a few Mandarine speaking friends both online and offline. I also plan to enrol in a Mandarine learning school. I am also planning to see more Chinese movies in order to understand the different tone and pronunciation methods of the Mandarin language. Besides, after already learning a few basic facts about Mandarine, such as how learning 1000 commonly used characters would help me recognize 90% of the characters in Chinese newspapers, and how straightforward is Chinese grammar, now I am confident more than ever that I can easily learn this complex language. Finally, I am also planning to memorize some basic and simple Chinese vocabularies in order to become fluent quickly. Anyway, there are a couple of reasons for which I want to learn the mandarine. First, it would allow me to learn about the great culture of Chinese people in more details and objective manner. By the way, I also just to love to learn about different countries and culture in order to keep myself informed. Secondly, it would also allow me to avail better career opportunities in the future as more and more Chinese companies are becoming attractive places for working for professionals all over the world, including the USA.   Sample Answer 2: I would like to learn the Italian language for some specific reasons. Currently, I am living in Sri Lanka and have got a scholarship at an Italian university. So I have to travel to Italy soon. I am planning to learn Italian from any recognized language teaching centre in my country. In fact, I am searching for such an institute where I can learn the language. This is a great cue card topic and thanks for the opportunity to let me talk about it. The Italian language is also known as lingua Italiana. Italian is a Romance language which is widely used in some parts of the world including Italy, San Mario, Switzerland, Malta, and Albania. Besides, it is also spoken in the USA by the Italian migrates. Since I am going to Italy, I need to have a good command over the language. Learning Italian would give me a competitive advantage once I am there. So, I think if I could know the language, it would be beneficial for me in the long run. I want to learn the language for several reasons. First of all, it will help me communicate with the people and particularly with my classmates and teachers. Moreover, there are some courses in Italian language and if I do not know the language, I would not be able to cross the examination barriers. Hence, knowing the language will be a huge advantage for me. On top of that, learning the language would help me understand many aspects of Italian culture and tradition which will be helpful to me once I am in Italy. Model Answer 3: For some unexplainable reasons, I have always felt a passion for learning the Chinese language. The idea of learning this language is rooted back in my teenage days when one of my aunts learned this language and often explained how the grammar and punctuation of this language work. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to let me talk about this topic. Though I have always wanted to learn this language, I have never given serious thought about actually doing it, until a year ago. The aunt I have talked about is working as a mechanical engineer in Beijing, China and came to visit us a year ago. I had a few conversations about her life in China and at a time we discussed the language she uses to communicate. She explained how learning a new language can help us widen our perceptions and accommodates us to understand a new culture. After she left the country, I saw an advertisement from one of our local university about offering a six month's course to learn a second language for university students. As soon as I learned that they offer a Chinese language course, I became interested. Though I have not started the course yet, I am determined to intake it next summer. The Chinese language has many varieties and I would specifically learn the standard Chinese language which is mainly spoken in China, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau. Standard Chinese is also called Mandarin and have some variations based on where it is spoken. I will not learn this language for any particular reason or for professional benefits. Rather, I would learn it from the sheer interests I feel about the language and Chinese culture. But, I believe that learning a foreign language always offers some hidden benefits. Though I am not sure, who knows, someday it might be proved to be a necessary skill! As I have already stated, I would take the 6 month's language course at a local university and hopefully, that would give me a good grip on the basic of the language. After that, I will surely take advantage of the online resources to further enhance my skill in the Chinese language. Besides, I will have some friends, hopefully, from the language course, who would be a good fit for me to practise the language even after the course is over. Furthermore, I will have video conferences with my aunt who now lives in China and practise Chinese whenever possible. These are my plans to master the language but I am sure with the course of time, I would be able to devise some more intuitive ways of becoming proficient in Chinese.   More Ideas to talk about this Cue Card topic: Cue Card Topic: Describe a language you would like to learn. 1. Recently I have visited India and have become interested in learning the Hindi language. Majority of the people in India use this language and it sounds nice to me. Learning the language would also help me better understand Bollywood movies. 2. The Arabic language is really delightful and I would like to learn it. I would like to learn Arabic for some reasons. It would help me communicate with my Arab clients (I have an export-import business there) and expand my business. Besides, I believe that learning a second language offers numerous other benefits including our understanding of a foreigner culture and the history associated with this language. 3.  The Malay language is a special one and it has around 10 dialects in Malaysia. I have a plan to learn the language as I am planning to migrate there with my family next year. It would be helpful for me to learn the language people use there. 4. I think the Spanish language has some special charms. This language is quite different from many other languages and Spanish speakers are found all over the world. Therefore, I have a plan to learn the language from a local language club here in Mumbai. 5. My recent trip to Sri Lanka has amazed me and I am mostly in love with the language of the state. They speak in a very special way and their tone is unique. Sinhala and Tamil is the most prominent language there and I have decided to learn Tamil. 6.  My husband lives in Iran for his professional needs and he wants to take me there soon. So, I need to learn the Persian language. In fact, Persian is one of the smartest and oldest languages and I need to have a good command over it. 7. I don’t know why the Japanese language attracts me so much, maybe because my ancestors are from Japan. So, I have set my mind to learn the language. Though it would be difficult for me to learn it, I will give it a try. 8. I have got a scholarship at a German university but they have asked me to learn the German language properly. It is hard to find a suitable German language club for me here in Indonesia. But definitely, I will learn the language. 9. The number of French-speaking people is on the rise and I have a plan to study in France in the future. So I think it would be better for me to know the language. I would like to learn the French language properly.   Your preparation for the cue card topic - "Describe a language you would like to learn" would help you talk about the following topics as well: 1. Describe the second language you have learned in school. 2. Talk about something you would like to do in the future. 3. Describe a skill you have. 4. Describe something you want to do if you get free time. 5. Talk about something you have always wanted to do but have not done yet. 6. Describe an activity you are involved in. 7. Describe something you have recently done. 8. Describe an unusual activity you have recently taken up. 9. Describe a language you will learn in the future.
Describe
a
language
you would like to
learn
. You should say: what it is and how you
plan
to
learn
it where it
is spoken
how it will
help
you and
explain
why you
want
to
learn
this
language
. [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:
Learning
a
different
language
always
helps
,
especially
, if someone
wants
to
improve
his/her career and
wants
to
learn
about the
culture
and traditions of another
country
.
However
, here I
want
to
talk
about one particular
language
, which I
really
like to
learn
,
is called
Mandarine
”.

Mandarine
, the
language
of about 1. 5 billion
people
all
over
the
world
, is
mostly
spoken by the
people
in the South-East Asian
countries
, including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Macau. It is
also
spoken by
many
Chinese expatriates
who
are living in the USA, Canada, Australia and
many
European countries.

Anyway
,
even though
,
learning
Mandarine
can be a quite challenging task,
especially
for an English speaking “American” like me, I
think
that I can
still
learn
it
easily
if I stick with my
plans
. And, my
plan
includes
practising
alone with my textbooks, written in
Mandarine
and meeting a few
Mandarine
speaking friends both online and offline. I
also
plan
to enrol in a
Mandarine
learning
school. I am
also
planning
to
see
more Chinese movies in order to
understand
the
different
tone and pronunciation methods of the Mandarin
language
.
Besides
, after already
learning
a few basic facts about
Mandarine
, such as how
learning
1000
commonly
used
characters would
help
me recognize 90% of the characters in Chinese newspapers, and how straightforward is Chinese grammar,
now
I am confident more than ever that I can
easily
learn
this complex
language
.
Finally
, I am
also
planning
to memorize
some
basic and simple Chinese vocabularies in order to become fluent
quickly
.

Anyway
, there are a couple of
reasons
for which I
want
to
learn
the
mandarine
.
First
, it would
allow
me to
learn
about the great
culture
of Chinese
people
in more
details
and objective manner. By the way, I
also
just
to
love
to
learn
about
different
countries
and
culture
in order to
keep
myself informed.
Secondly
, it would
also
allow
me to avail better career opportunities in the
future
as more and more Chinese
companies
are becoming attractive places for working for professionals all
over
the
world
, including the USA.
 
Sample Answer 2: I would like to
learn
the Italian
language
for
some
specific
reasons
.
Currently
, I am living in Sri Lanka and have
got
a scholarship at an Italian
university
.
So
I
have to
travel to Italy
soon
. I am
planning
to
learn
Italian from any recognized
language
teaching
centre
in my
country
. In fact, I am searching for such an institute where I can
learn
the
language
. This is a great
cue
card
topic
and thanks for the opportunity to
let
me
talk
about it. The Italian
language
is
also
known as
lingua
Italiana
. Italian is a Romance
language
which is
widely
used
in
some
parts of the
world
including Italy, San Mario, Switzerland, Malta, and Albania.
Besides
, it is
also
spoken in the USA by the Italian migrates. Since I am going to Italy, I
need
to have a
good
command
over
the
language
.
Learning
Italian would give me a competitive advantage once I am there.
So
, I
think
if I could
know
the
language
, it would be beneficial for me in the long run. I
want
to
learn
the
language
for several
reasons
.
First of all
, it will
help
me communicate with the
people
and
particularly
with my classmates and teachers.
Moreover
, there are
some
courses
in Italian
language
and if I do not
know
the
language
, I would not be able to cross the examination barriers.
Hence
, knowing the
language
will be a huge advantage for me.
On top of that
,
learning
the
language
would
help
me
understand
many
aspects of Italian
culture
and tradition which will be helpful to me once I am in Italy.

Model Answer 3: For
some
unexplainable
reasons
, I have always felt a passion for
learning
the Chinese
language
. The
idea
of
learning
this
language
is rooted
back in my teenage days when one of my aunts learned this
language
and
often
explained
how the grammar and punctuation of this
language
work. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to
let
me
talk
about this
topic
. Though I have always wanted to
learn
this
language
, I have never
given
serious
thought
about
actually
doing it, until a year ago. The aunt I have talked about is working as a mechanical engineer in Beijing, China and came to visit us a year ago. I had a few conversations about her life in China and at a time we discussed the
language
she
uses
to communicate. She
explained
how
learning
a new
language
can
help
us widen our perceptions and accommodates us to
understand
a new
culture
. After she
left
the
country
, I
saw
an advertisement from one of our local
university
about offering a six month's
course
to
learn
a second
language
for
university
students. As
soon
as I learned that they offer a Chinese
language
course
, I became interested. Though I have not
started
the
course
yet
, I
am determined
to intake it
next
summer. The Chinese
language
has
many
varieties and I would
specifically
learn
the standard Chinese
language
which is
mainly
spoken in China, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau. Standard Chinese is
also
called Mandarin and have
some
variations based on where it
is spoken
. I will not
learn
this
language
for any particular
reason
or for professional benefits.
Rather
, I would
learn
it from the sheer interests I feel about the
language
and Chinese
culture
.
But
, I believe that
learning
a foreign
language
always offers
some
hidden benefits. Though I am not sure,
who
knows
, someday it might
be proved
to be a necessary
skill
! As I have already stated, I would take the 6 month's
language
course
at a local
university
and
hopefully
, that would give me a
good
grip on the basic of the
language
. After that, I will
surely
take advantage of the online resources to
further
enhance my
skill
in the Chinese
language
.
Besides
, I will have
some
friends,
hopefully
, from the
language
course
,
who
would be a
good
fit for me to
practise
the
language
even after the
course
is
over
.
Furthermore
, I will have video conferences with my aunt
who
now
lives
in China and
practise
Chinese whenever possible. These are my
plans
to master the
language
but
I am sure with the
course
of time, I would be able to devise
some
more intuitive ways of becoming proficient in Chinese.
 
More
Ideas
to
talk
about this
Cue
Card
topic
:
Cue
Card
Topic
:
Describe
a
language
you would like to
learn
. 1. Recently I have visited India and have become interested in
learning
the Hindi
language
. Majority of the
people
in India
use
this
language
and it sounds nice to me.
Learning
the
language
would
also
help
me better
understand
Bollywood movies.

2. The Arabic
language
is
really
delightful and I would like to
learn
it. I would like to
learn
Arabic for
some
reasons
. It would
help
me communicate with my Arab clients (I have an export-import business there) and expand my business.
Besides
, I believe that
learning
a second
language
offers numerous other benefits including our understanding of a foreigner
culture
and the history associated with this
language. 3
.  The Malay
language
is a special one and it has around 10 dialects in Malaysia. I have a
plan
to
learn
the
language
as I am
planning
to migrate there with my family
next
year. It would be helpful for me to
learn
the
language
people
use
there. 4. I
think
the Spanish
language
has
some
special charms. This
language
is quite
different
from
many
other
languages
and Spanish speakers
are found
all
over
the
world
.
Therefore
, I have a
plan
to
learn
the
language
from a local
language
club here in Mumbai.

5. My recent trip to Sri Lanka has amazed
me and
I am
mostly
in
love
with the
language
of the state. They speak in a
very
special way and their tone is unique.
Sinhala
and Tamil is the most prominent
language
there and I have decided to
learn
Tamil.

6.  My husband
lives
in Iran for his professional
needs and
he
wants
to take me there
soon
.
So
, I
need
to
learn
the Persian
language
. In fact, Persian is one of the smartest and oldest
languages
and I
need
to have a
good
command
over
it. 7. I don’t
know
why the Japanese
language
attracts me
so
much, maybe
because
my ancestors are from Japan.
So
, I have set my mind to
learn
the
language
. Though it would be difficult for me to
learn
it, I will give it a try.

8. I have
got
a scholarship at a German
university
but
they have asked me to
learn
the German
language
properly
. It is
hard
to find a suitable German
language
club for me here in Indonesia.
But
definitely, I will
learn
the
language. 9
. The number of French-speaking
people
is on the rise and I have a
plan
to study in France in the
future
.
So
I
think
it would be better for me to
know
the
language
. I would like to
learn
the French
language
properly
.
 
Your preparation for the
cue
card
topic
-
"
Describe
a
language
you would like to learn
"
would
help
you
talk
about the following
topics
as
well
: 1.
Describe
the second
language
you have learned in school.

2.
Talk
about
something
you would like to do in the
future. 3
.
Describe
a
skill
you have.

4.
Describe
something
you
want
to do if you
get
free time.

5.
Talk
about
something
you have always wanted to do
but
have not done
yet
.

6.
Describe
an activity you
are involved
in.

7.
Describe
something
you have recently done.

8.
Describe
an unusual activity you have recently taken up.

9.
Describe
a
language
you will
learn
in the
future
.
41Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
265Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
32Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a language you would like to learn. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
19 paragraphs
1723 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
  • ?
    One main idea per paragraph
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
  • ?
    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
  • ?
    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 5.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
  • ?
    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
  • ?
    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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