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Describe a small business you want to start. v.1

Describe a small business you want to start. v. 1
Describe a small business you want to start. You should say: what business it would be when you want to start it why you have not you started it yet and explain why you want to start this business. [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. ] Sample Answer 1: I am really lucky to have this candidate task card topic as it is something I would be able to talk about from my heart. I am 32 and a doting father of a 4 years old daughter. Both I and my wife work and I have been planning for a while to quit my daytime job and start a small business. I personally thank you for letting me talk about it. The small business that I have in my mind is establishing a cyber cafe in our area. The cyber cafe I have planned for would be an exclusive one and primarily target the foreign tourists who visit our area. Though there are already three cyber cafes in our locality, most tourists do not feel comfortable there as they do not have a world-class environment and high-speed internet connections. My cyber cafe would have a large zone for browsing the internet, a small cafeteria, a bookselling point and definitely a very classy environment. If I can make my cyber cafe popular, I would then plan to expand it in other tourists spots in my city. Frankly speaking, I and my wife want to start it right now! However, from a practical point of view, it would take us another year to start it. The budget we would need to manage to launch this cyber cafe is yet to be managed and we want to start it from the savings we have without taking a loan from a bank or family members. Moreover, we would need to resign from our current jobs and then arrange a suitable location and a great interior designer for our cafe. We will also need to hire 7-8 staff members to run this business. These all seem time-consuming to me and up until last January, we were not absolutely convinced that the time has come for us to start something of our own. Probably this is the main reason we are yet to start it. Why do we want to start it? Well, I am not satisfied with my current job. Though I get a steady amount of money per month from my job, I have little time to spend with my family, take vacations and enjoy things I feel passionate about. The office consumes more than 50 hours weekly and most of my energy and this is why I often feel stressed out. I can not take vacations and manage time to visit my relatives. 'Freedom' - I guess is the reason I would like to start this business. I also want to stay close to my family and work as a free-lance journalist for a local daily newspaper. I have got only one life and I want to enjoy it and explore more possibilities.   Sample Answer 2: This is a great topic to discuss and thank you for allowing me on the issue. Photography is an art but not everyone is the artist here. It requires some specific set of skills and expertise to capture a moment nicely. Besides, this is a very good business as well. So, I want to start a photography as a small business for me. Photography is now one of the most impressive ways to earn and a type of small business for individual level. Since I am a student of graduate level, I think the earning would be enough for me. Besides, it would not hamper my academic activities as well. A large number of people, particularly students are engaged in this profession while most of them have no professional certifications in photography. But my six-month long course on photography has made me skilled enough to undertake this scheme. In fact, this is the small business where you do not need to invest a huge amount of money to start with. I am planning to start the business from next year. I live with my parents and this is a joint family in India. So, it often becomes difficult for the family heads to run the family expenses. My father is to pay a notable amount of his income after my education at a private university here in Delhi. So, I want to start the business as soon as possible. I have also arranged for enough money to buy a top quality digital camera. If everything goes right with me, I am planning to advertise for my business. I have also planned to arrange for an office room on the ground floor of the house we live in. I have to pay the rent for the room though it belongs to my family. I had long been planning to do something for myself so that I could bear my own expenses. Hence, the idea of photography appeared in my mind and I started a thorough research. Actually, I wanted to be a professional photographer in all terms and thus I planned the entire scheme into different parts. As part of the plan, I had to complete a professional photography course. Then I learnt photo editing. These activities took around one year to complete. Basically, people seek the skilled photographers with the latest device and technical know-how about photo editing. Without the preparation, I would be unable to satisfy my potential clients. So, I could not start the business earlier. Photography is a hobby to many but this is a business scheme for me to bear my own expenses. It has potentials to grow. I took several professional training to be a notable photographer and take the right shot at the right moment. There are certain categories but I have mastered almost all the skills. So, I think I would be a versatile photographer and someday will be a reputed one. I have planned to start it now and gradually I will grow. I also dream to open a professional photography institute in the long run but to fulfil the dream I have to survive. Initially, the income I will generate will be sufficient to meet my expenses and also I would be able to contribute to my family income as well. Considering all the issues, I want to start photography as my own small business that will grow to the extreme in future. More Ideas to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card topic: Topic: Describe a small business you want to start. 1. The demand for catering service is growing in the downtown of New York Cities. So, I have a plan to start a catering business in this locality. I would like to start it within next six months. I could not start it because I needed to analyze the business trend. The number of caterers providing lunch in offices is lower but they are having a good profit. And if I start the business, I would be able to make a smart profit and later my business will get expanded. 2. Writing is my passion and I think I would open a small business of freelance writing. I would like the start this business as I have gained a huge experience in writing. In fact, I have been ghostwriting for past three years. But owing to my professional engagements, I could not focus on the matter and now have the plan to open a small business. The business will also provide me with benefits like I will have an extra income. So, I want to start it. 3. The demand for antique products is high in Greece. A large number of tourists come here and get their necessary antique products. I have a plan to start a small antique shop in Athens. I could not start that because I needed to collect necessary funds to start a business like that. This is a profitable business and has huge potentials to grow in near future centring the city I live in. Hence, I want to start it. 4. Rock bands are the sensation of the day and they use electric guitars during performances. So, I want to start an electric guitar servicing centre here in New Delhi. I was undergoing a course on guitar servicing from a local training institute. So, I could not manage time to start the business until today. But I have plenty of skills and the necessary funding to start it now. This small business owns potentials and guitar servicing will make me closer to the band groups. 5. Search Engine Optimization, also known as SEO is a great job in the present context. I have gathered a pile of experience on the issue. And I am planning to start an SEO service providing business shortly. I have a plan to open it within next two months. As I was busy with learning and serving at an organization, I could not open it so far. I want to start the business because it would be a leading profession within next few years and the demand for SEO service will increase to a great height due to technological advancement.
Describe
a
small
business
you
want
to
start
. You should say: what
business
it would be when you
want
to
start
it why you have not you
started
it
yet
and
explain
why you
want
to
start
this
business
. [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.
]
Sample Answer 1:

I am
really
lucky to have this candidate task card
topic
as it is something I would be able to
talk
about from my heart. I am 32 and a doting father of a 4 years
old
daughter. Both I and my wife work and I have been
planning
for a while to quit my daytime
job
and
start
a
small
business
. I
personally
thank you for letting me
talk
about it.

The
small
business
that I have in my mind is establishing a
cyber
cafe
in our area. The
cyber
cafe
I have
planned
for would be an exclusive one and
primarily
target the foreign
tourists
who visit our area. Though there are already three
cyber
cafes
in our locality, most
tourists
do not feel comfortable there as they do not have a world-
class
environment and high-speed internet connections. My
cyber
cafe
would have a large zone for browsing the internet, a
small
cafeteria, a
bookselling
point and definitely a
very
classy environment. If I can
make
my
cyber
cafe
popular, I would then
plan
to expand it in other
tourists
spots in my city.

Frankly
speaking, I and my wife
want
to
start
it
right
now
!
However
, from a practical point of view, it would take us another
year
to
start
it. The budget we would
need
to manage to launch this
cyber
cafe
is
yet
to be
managed and
we
want
to
start
it from the savings we have without taking a loan from a bank or
family
members.
Moreover
, we would
need
to resign from our
current
jobs
and then arrange a suitable location and a
great
interior designer for our
cafe
. We will
also
need
to hire 7-8 staff members to run this
business
. These all seem time-consuming to me and up until last January, we were not
absolutely
convinced that the
time
has
come
for us to
start
something of our
own
.
Probably
this is the main reason we are
yet
to
start
it.

Why do we
want
to
start
it?
Well
, I am not satisfied with my
current
job
. Though I
get
a steady amount of money per month from my
job
, I have
little
time
to spend with my
family
, take vacations and enjoy things I feel passionate about. The office consumes more than 50 hours weekly and most of my energy and this is why I
often
feel
stressed
out. I can not take vacations and manage
time
to visit my relatives. 'Freedom'
-
I guess
is the reason I would like to
start
this
business
. I
also
want
to stay close to my
family
and work as a free-lance journalist for a local daily newspaper. I have
got
only
one life and I
want
to enjoy it and explore more possibilities.
 
Sample Answer 2:

This is a
great
topic
to discuss and thank you for allowing me on the issue. Photography is an art
but
not everyone is the artist here. It requires
some
specific set of
skills
and expertise to capture a moment
nicely
.
Besides
, this is a
very
good
business
as
well
.
So
, I
want
to
start
a photography as a
small
business
for me.

Photography is
now
one of the most impressive ways to earn and a type of
small
business
for individual level. Since I am a student of graduate level, I
think
the earning would be
enough
for me.
Besides
, it would not hamper my academic activities as
well
.
A large number of
people
,
particularly
students
are engaged
in this profession while most of them have no
professional
certifications in photography.
But
my
six-month long
course on photography has made me skilled
enough
to undertake this scheme. In fact, this is the
small
business
where you do not
need
to invest a huge amount of money to
start
with.

I am
planning
to
start
the
business
from
next
year
. I
live
with my parents and this is a joint
family
in India.
So
, it
often
becomes difficult for the
family
heads to run the
family
expenses. My father is to pay a notable amount of his
income
after my education at a private university here in Delhi.
So
, I
want
to
start
the
business
as
soon
as possible. I have
also
arranged for
enough
money to
buy
a top quality digital camera. If everything goes
right
with me, I am
planning
to advertise for my
business
. I have
also
planned
to arrange for an office room on the
ground floor
of the
house
we
live
in. I
have to
pay the rent for the room though it belongs to my family.

I
had long been
planning
to do something for myself
so
that I could bear my
own
expenses.
Hence
, the
idea
of photography appeared in my mind and I
started
a thorough research.
Actually
, I wanted to be a
professional
photographer in all terms and
thus
I
planned
the entire scheme into
different
parts. As part of the
plan
, I had to complete a
professional
photography course. Then I
learnt
photo editing. These activities took around one
year
to complete.
Basically
,
people
seek the skilled photographers with the latest device and technical know-how about photo editing. Without the preparation, I would be unable to satisfy my
potential
clients.
So
, I could not
start
the
business
earlier.

Photography is a hobby to
many
but
this is a
business
scheme for me to bear my
own
expenses. It has
potentials
to
grow
. I took several
professional
training to be a notable photographer and take the
right
shot at the
right
moment. There are certain categories
but
I have mastered almost all the
skills
.
So
, I
think
I would be a versatile photographer and someday will be a reputed one. I have
planned
to
start
it
now
and
gradually
I will
grow
. I
also
dream to
open
a
professional
photography institute in the long run
but
to fulfil the dream I
have to
survive.
Initially
, the
income
I will generate will be sufficient to
meet
my expenses and
also
I would be able to contribute to my
family
income
as
well
. Considering all the issues, I
want
to
start
photography as my
own
small
business
that will
grow
to the extreme
in future
. More
Ideas
to
talk
about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card
topic
:
Topic
:
Describe
a
small
business
you
want
to
start
. 1. The demand for catering service is growing in the downtown of New York Cities.
So
, I have a
plan
to
start
a catering
business
in this locality. I would like to
start
it within
next
six months. I could not
start
it
because
I needed to analyze the
business
trend. The number of caterers providing lunch in offices is lower
but
they are having a
good
profit. And if I
start
the
business
, I would be able to
make
a smart profit and later my
business
will
get
expanded.

2. Writing is my passion and I
think
I would
open
a
small
business
of freelance writing. I would like the
start
this
business
as I have gained a huge experience in writing. In fact, I have been ghostwriting for past three years.
But
owing to my
professional
engagements, I could not focus on the matter and
now
have the
plan
to
open
a
small
business
. The
business
will
also
provide me with benefits like I will have an extra
income
.
So
, I
want
to
start
it.

3. The demand for antique products is high in Greece.
A large number of
tourists
come
here and
get
their necessary antique products. I have a
plan
to
start
a
small
antique shop in Athens. I could not
start
that
because
I needed to collect necessary funds to
start
a
business
like that. This is a profitable
business
and has huge
potentials
to
grow
in near future
centring
the city I
live
in.
Hence
, I
want
to
start
it.

4. Rock bands are the sensation of the
day and
they
use
electric guitars during performances.
So
, I
want
to
start
an electric guitar servicing
centre
here in New Delhi. I was undergoing a course on guitar servicing from a local training institute.
So
, I could not manage
time
to
start
the
business
until
today
.
But
I have
plenty
of
skills
and the necessary funding to
start
it
now
. This
small
business
owns
potentials
and guitar servicing will
make
me closer to the band groups.

5. Search Engine Optimization,
also
known as SEO is a
great
job
in the present context. I have gathered a pile of experience on the issue. And I am
planning
to
start
an SEO service providing
business
shortly. I have a
plan
to
open
it within
next
two months. As I was busy with learning and serving at an organization, I could not
open
it
so
far. I
want
to
start
the
business
because
it would be a leading profession within
next
few years and the demand for SEO service will increase to a
great
height due to technological advancement.
26Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
211Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
23Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a small business you want to start. v. 1

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  American English
14 paragraphs
1578 words
5.5
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Grammatical Range: 5.5
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