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Describe a recent sports event that you have participated in or watched and enjoyed very much. v.1

Describe a recent sports event that you have participated in or watched and enjoyed very much. v. 1
Describe a recent sports event that you have participated in or watched and enjoyed very much. You should say: what the event was when and where it took place why it is memorable to you and describe what you did in this sports event. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ]   Model Answer 1: Recently, about a month ago, I was on a vacation. Of course, if it was another time, I would have probably used this vacation to travel to some beautiful tourist spots. But, since the vacation was offered at a time when my whole country was crazy about the BPL (Bangladesh Premier League for Cricket), I also decided to spend the vacation in enjoying some cricket. By the way, for those who don’t know about BPL, it is a professional cricket league, consisting of seven franchises from seven different regions of my country. Naturally, like many million cricket sports fans of my country, I was also a supporter of one of the franchises. So, I just didn’t want to miss any of their matches. Anyway, the sporting event was taking place in one of the major port cities of my country, which was even better, because it was a beautiful place with stunning natural beauty. So, I took a few of my friends with me and headed to that port city to watch a semi-final match that involved my favourite team. By the way, my friends were not supporting my team because they lost to it. So, I was the “lone warrior” there to support my team. But, when the match started, things looked rather bleak for my team as they were merely limping with their run rate. In fact, I lost my hope for a win. But, when the other team started to bat, I suddenly became charged up as they were playing even worse because of the fierce attack from our bowlers. Against my natural instinct, I even shouted to encourage my team. Finally, I left the stadium with a big smile because my team won. Anyway, I really had fun in that match because I could shout all I wanted while teasing my friends because of their defeat. Besides, I also took some pictures of me with some of my most favourite cricket stars from the world. Finally, the expensive snack, which I was enjoying during the match, tasted so delicious that would probably never forget about it.   Sample Answer 2: Recently, I went to watch an IPL cricket match in the local stadium here in Mumbai, India. I enjoyed the match very much. It was a high voltage match and some of the members of the national and international cricket team took part in it. Unluckily, the team that I supported was defeated by two wickets. This is a nice cue card topic indeed. I am happy to have it in my share. I would like to thank you for this nice topic. The match was held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. It was set to be held in the evening but the match was delayed for half an hour for rain. The organizers did not want the match to be damaged for the drizzling and thus they started the match about 30 minutes later of the scheduled time. But the stadium was filled with audiences before the time and there was a crowd everywhere. But everything went usually when the match began. The game is memorable to me for some reasons. The topmost reason is that it was my very first experience of watching a cricket match inside a stadium. I was excited so much about the matter. And went there with some of my cousins. It was really a wonderful place to enjoy such a large sporting event. However, it was difficult for me to enjoy the entire match as I could not see the replays and the slow-motion ball deliveries or the LBW replays on the screen as I am habituated to watch them on the television screen. Overall, it was a nice experience for me. Visiting the stadium, the crowd of people, shouts from the supporters and the other matters were attractive. I was too happy to see some of the international players from a close distance.   More Ideas to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card topic: Topic: Talk about a recent sports event that you have participated in or watched and enjoyed very much. 1. Two months ago I went to watch a tennis championship match. The match was held at Wimbledon in London. And the match started in the afternoon. The match is memorable to me for some reasons. First of all, I did not have such experience before. I have never seen such a live match in my life. I was excited. So, I took my seat near the ground and enjoyed the match to the last minute. 2. Golf appears a slow type of sport but I went to watch a golf match recently. The game was held at Sand Hills Golf Club in Nebraska. The game began at around 10. 30 am. It was a memorable experience for me for a few reasons. It was quite an exciting game. In fact, I started supporting a player subconsciously and he won at last. I enjoyed the game completely but standing aside from the ground, I felt a bit uncomfortable. 3. My recent participation in an inter-class cricket match was exciting. The cricket match took place on my college ground (Lahore college in Pakistan). I performed better in this match and won it. But it was extremely difficult to beat the opponent team. The event is memorable for many reasons. I took two wickets. Actually, I was the best performer who took wickets almost giving no runs to the batsmen. 4. Recently I have got a yellow belt and won a martial art competition. The event was held in Budokan in Tokyo. It began in the evening. The event is memorable for me because of my awards. I had to beat three opponents against me. I had to apply all the skills I gained so far. Besides, I also fought without rules that I have seen in action movies. Overall, it was a nice experience for me. 5. Volleyball is a popular sport for women in China, and I took part in it last month. The competition took place at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing. The entire event is memorable to me on some grounds. My team lost the match and it was a sad event for us all. I tried to make some scores by defeating the opponents. But they were too much skilled than us and we had to lose. 6. Germans love to play football and often there are football matches between various national and international teams. Recently I went to enjoy a live match between two domestic teams at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund. The event was memorable. The team I supported scored three goals while the opponent had only a single goal. I shouted throughout the entire game. I also wore a jersey resembling my supporting team.   If you can talk about this cue card topic, you should be able to answer the following topics as well: 1. Describe a live TV programme you have enjoyed recently. 2. Describe a TV programme you have recently enjoyed. 3. Describe a sports event or game competition that you enjoyed. 4. Talk about a sports competition you took part in or watched. 5. Describe a time when your favourite team won a sporting competition. 6. Describe a time when you enjoyed a sports event in a stadium.
Describe
a recent
sports
event
that you have participated in or
watched
and
enjoyed
very
much
. You should say: what the
event
was when and where it
took
place
why it is
memorable
to you and
describe
what you did in this
sports
event
. [You will
have to
talk
about the
topic
for one to two minutes. You have one
minute
to
think
about what you're going to say. You can
make
some
notes to
help
you if you wish.
]
 
Model Answer
1: Recently
, about a month ago, I was on a
vacation
.
Of course
, if it was another
time
, I would have
probably
used
this
vacation
to travel to
some
beautiful
tourist spots.
But
, since the
vacation
was offered
at a
time
when my whole
country
was crazy about the BPL (Bangladesh Premier League for
Cricket)
, I
also
decided to spend the
vacation
in enjoying
some
cricket.

By the way, for those who don’t know about BPL, it is a professional
cricket
league, consisting of seven franchises from seven
different
regions of my
country
.
Naturally
, like
many
million
cricket
sports
fans of my
country
, I was
also
a supporter of one of the franchises.
So
, I
just
didn’t want to miss any of their matches.

Anyway
, the sporting
event
was taking
place
in one of the major port cities of my
country
, which was even better,
because
it was a
beautiful
place
with stunning natural beauty.
So
, I
took
a few of my friends with me and headed to that port city to
watch
a semi-final
match
that involved my
favourite
team
. By the way, my friends were not supporting my
team
because
they lost to it.
So
, I was the “lone warrior” there to support my
team
.
But
, when the
match
started
, things looked
rather
bleak for my
team
as they were
merely
limping with their run rate. In fact, I lost my hope for a win.
But
, when the other
team
started
to bat, I
suddenly
became charged up as they were playing even worse
because
of the fierce attack from our bowlers. Against my natural instinct, I even shouted to encourage my
team
.
Finally
, I
left
the
stadium
with a
big
smile
because
my
team
won.

Anyway
, I
really
had fun in that
match
because
I could shout all I wanted while teasing my friends
because
of their defeat.
Besides
, I
also
took
some
pictures of me with
some
of my most
favourite
cricket
stars from the world.
Finally
, the expensive snack, which I was enjoying during the
match
, tasted
so
delicious that would
probably
never forget about it.
 
Sample Answer
2: Recently
, I
went
to
watch
an
IPL
cricket
match
in the local
stadium
here in Mumbai, India. I
enjoyed
the
match
very
much
. It was a high voltage
match
and
some of the
members of the national and international
cricket
team
took
part in it.
Unluckily
, the
team
that I supported
was defeated
by two wickets. This is a nice cue card
topic
indeed
. I am happy to have it in my share. I would like to thank you for this nice topic.

The
match
was held
at the
Wankhede
Stadium
in Mumbai. It
was set
to
be held
in the evening
but
the
match
was delayed
for half an hour for rain. The organizers did not want the
match
to
be damaged
for the drizzling and
thus
they
started
the
match
about 30 minutes later of the scheduled
time
.
But
the
stadium
was filled
with audiences
before
the
time
and there was a crowd everywhere.
But
everything
went
usually
when the
match
began.

The game is
memorable
to me for
some
reasons
. The topmost
reason
is that it was my
very
first
experience
of watching a
cricket
match
inside a
stadium
. I
was excited
so
much
about the matter. And
went
there with
some
of my cousins. It was
really
a wonderful
place
to enjoy such a large sporting
event
.
However
, it was difficult for me to enjoy the entire
match
as I could not
see
the replays and the slow-motion ball deliveries or the LBW replays on the screen as I
am habituated
to
watch
them on the television screen.

Overall
, it was a nice
experience
for me. Visiting the
stadium
, the crowd of
people
, shouts from the supporters and the other matters were attractive. I was too happy to
see
some of the
international players from a close distance.
 
More
Ideas
to
talk
about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card
topic
:
Topic
:
Talk
about a recent
sports
event
that you have participated in or
watched
and
enjoyed
very
much
. 1. Two months ago I
went
to
watch
a tennis championship
match
. The
match
was held
at Wimbledon in London. And the
match
started
in the afternoon. The
match
is
memorable
to me for
some
reasons
.
First of all
, I did not have such
experience
before
. I have never
seen
such a
live
match
in my life. I
was excited
.
So
, I
took
my seat near the
ground
and
enjoyed
the
match
to the last
minute. 2
. Golf appears a slow type of
sport
but
I
went
to
watch
a golf
match
recently
. The game
was held
at Sand Hills Golf Club in Nebraska. The game began at around 10. 30 am. It was a
memorable
experience
for me for a few
reasons
. It was quite an exciting game. In fact, I
started
supporting a player
subconsciously and
he won at last. I
enjoyed
the game completely
but
standing aside from the
ground
, I felt a bit uncomfortable.

3. My recent participation in an inter-
class
cricket
match
was exciting. The
cricket
match
took
place
on my college
ground
(Lahore college in Pakistan). I performed better in this
match
and won it.
But
it was
extremely
difficult to beat the
opponent
team
. The
event
is
memorable
for
many
reasons
. I
took
two wickets.
Actually
, I was the best performer who
took
wickets almost giving no runs to the batsmen.

4.
Recently
I have
got
a yellow belt and won a martial art
competition
. The
event
was held
in
Budokan
in Tokyo. It began in the evening. The
event
is
memorable
for me
because
of my awards. I had to beat three
opponents
against me. I had to apply all the
skills
I gained
so
far.
Besides
, I
also
fought without
rules
that I have
seen
in action movies.
Overall
, it was a nice
experience
for me.

5. Volleyball is a popular
sport
for women in China, and I
took
part in it last month. The
competition
took
place
at the Capital Indoor
Stadium
in Beijing. The entire
event
is
memorable
to me on
some
grounds. My
team
lost the
match
and it was a sad
event
for us all. I tried to
make
some
scores by defeating the
opponents
.
But
they were too
much
skilled
than
us and
we had to lose.

6. Germans
love
to play football and
often
there are football
matches
between various national and international
teams
.
Recently
I
went
to enjoy a
live
match
between two domestic
teams
at Signal
Iduna
Park in Dortmund. The
event
was
memorable
. The
team
I supported scored three goals while the
opponent
had
only
a single goal. I shouted throughout the entire game. I
also
wore a jersey resembling my supporting
team
.
 
If you can
talk
about this cue card
topic
, you should be able to answer the following
topics
as
well
:

1.
Describe
a
live
TV
programme
you have
enjoyed
recently. 2
.
Describe
a TV
programme
you have
recently
enjoyed. 3
.
Describe
a
sports
event
or game
competition
that you
enjoyed. 4
.
Talk
about a
sports
competition
you
took
part in or
watched
.

5.
Describe
a
time
when your
favourite
team
won a sporting
competition. 6
.
Describe
a
time
when you
enjoyed
a
sports
event
in a
stadium
.
20Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
201Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
22Mistakes
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