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Talk about a form of exercise you used to do but no longer do now. v.1

Talk about a form of exercise you used to do but no longer do now. v. 1
Talk about a form of exercise you used to do but no longer do now. You should say: what sort of exercise it was how long you did it why you stopped And say if you would like to do it again or not. why? Sample Answer 1: Ooh, it’s really fun to think about what to talk about for this topic!   I can think of a great form of exercise I used to do but don’t anymore. I’m going to tell you all about what sort of activity it was, how long I did it for and why I stopped. As to whether I’d like to do it again in the future, you’ll find out later. The exercise I did was called Body Combat, and I loved it at the time. It was a period of my life when I was working part time and studying for a post-graduate qualification simultaneously so I was pretty busy. To help me stay fit and healthy I joined a local gym. Knowing I find it hard to motivate myself I signed up for some classes where there would be an instructor to motivate me, and it was really by chance I ended up picking this activity.   It just happened to be scheduled for days and times that fitted with my work and study timetable. The classes were hilarious. They were hard work, because they were extremely energetic, we worked through a number of routines to very loud music. The exercises were apparently inspired by the number of different disciplines and martial arts such as karate, taekwondo, tai chi and boxing.   It was a great way to get fit and lose weight too - calorie burning is easy as you kick and punch through the workout. Although our instructor took it all very seriously, yelling at the class and ferociously demonstrating moves with high kicks and punching, those of us who attended treated it all a bit more light-heartedly.   I think you need a sense of humour if you are as uncoordinated as me and trying to do a sequence of back high kicks and under-cut punches. I’m not even sure if I’m naming the moves correctly. The rest of the group felt the same as me, we often fell about with laughter as we tried to keep up with the routines, much to the annoyance and frustration of our fitness coach. I went three times a week for about a year, and it was the fittest I’ve ever been. I was really sorry to give it up, but eventually, I finished my masters (the postgraduate course), and had to get a full-time job, then there just was no opportunity to get to the classes anymore. I did try one with a different instructor, but that wasn’t nearly so much fun, the new teacher was a bit too polite and it didn’t work as well. Then I ended up relocating to a different area and Body Combat classes don’t seem to happen where I now live, it is such a shame. I would love to do Body Combat again, though I’m older and stiffer now, I don’t know if I’d be able to keep up.   The problem is I think it has rather gone out of fashion as an exercise format. Funnily enough, I was looking on the internet only last week to try and find a class that ran locally to me, but there was nothing.   I think Zumba – a workout to dance music -is the new craze, but I miss my entertaining combat classes and fellow classmates, those were the days! [ Written by - Lucy Marris |  Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam) ]   Model Answer 2: I used to ride a bicycle almost 2 hours per day in the evening when I was in my college but for a long, I have not done it. I had a racing cycle that I got from my elder brother as a birthday gift and after that, I decided to do cycling as part of my exercise. It was 2012 and after 2013, I got busy with my study/ work and could not continue this form of exercise. I can’t recall what was the exact reason I stopped riding the bicycle but as I remember I stop doing it either I was sick for few days or because I had final exams. Either way, after I stopped it, I had not been able to restart this exercise. Definitely, I would like to start this exercise as this is a very effective exercise that keeps someone fit as well as refresh mentally. I am planning to start this in few months and this time I would be in better hold not to quit. As I recall I had been in better health when I used to do this exercise. I used to take my cycle and with friends used to ride the free roads beside the hills and tea gardens. That was a great opportunity to spend time with friends, roaming around the city and being close to nature. In my opinion, that was a great outdoor activity that kept both my body and mind fresh. I would certainly  start this again in near future.   Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card would enable you to talk about the following Cue Cards as well: Describe an outdoor activity you have. Describe what you often do in the evening. Describe a form of physical exercise you often do. Describe your favourite past time. Describe an activity you would like to start in the future.
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exercise
you
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used
to do
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no longer do
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. You should say: what sort of
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exercise
it was how long you did it why you
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stopped
And say if you would like to do it
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again
or not.
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why
? Sample Answer 1:

Ooh, it’s
really
fun to
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think
about what to
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talk
about for this topic!
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I can
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think
of a
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great
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form
of
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exercise
I
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used
to do
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but
don’t anymore. I’m going to
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tell
you all about what sort of
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activity
it was, how long I did it for and why I
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stopped
.
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As to whether
I’d like to do it
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again
in the future, you’ll find out later. The
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exercise
I did
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was
called
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Body
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Combat
, and I
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loved
it at the
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time
. It was a period of my life when I was working part
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time
and studying for a post-graduate qualification
simultaneously
so
I was pretty busy. To
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help
me stay fit and healthy I
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joined
a local gym. Knowing I find it
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hard
to motivate myself I signed up for
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some
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classes
where there would be an instructor to motivate me, and it was
really
by chance I ended up picking this
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activity
.
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It
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just
happened to
be scheduled
for days and
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times
that fitted with my
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work
and study timetable. The
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classes
were hilarious. They were
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hard
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work
,
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because
they were
extremely
energetic, we worked through a number of routines to
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very
loud music. The
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exercises
were
apparently
inspired by the number of
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different
disciplines and martial arts such as karate, taekwondo, tai chi and boxing.
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It was a
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great
way to
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get
fit and lose weight too
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-
calorie burning is easy as you kick and punch through the workout. Although our instructor took it all
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very
seriously
, yelling at the
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
class
and
ferociously
demonstrating
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moves
with high kicks and punching, those of us who attended treated it all a bit more light-
heartedly
.
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I
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think
you need a sense of
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humour
if you are as uncoordinated as me and trying to do a sequence of back high kicks and under-
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
cut
punches. I’m not even sure if I’m naming the
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
moves
correctly
. The rest of the group felt the same as me, we
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:
often
fell about with laughter as we tried to
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keep
up with the routines, much to the annoyance and frustration of our fitness coach. I went three
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times
a week for about a year, and it was the fittest I’ve ever been. I was
really
sorry to give it up,
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but
eventually
, I finished my masters (the postgraduate course), and had to
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
get
a full-time job, then there
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just
was no opportunity to
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get
to the
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classes
anymore.
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I
did try one with a
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different
instructor,
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but
that wasn’t
nearly
so
much fun, the new teacher was a bit too polite and it didn’t
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work
as
well
. Then I ended up relocating to a
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different
area and
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Body
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Combat
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classes
don’t seem to happen where I
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now
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live
, it is such a shame. I would
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love
to do
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Body
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Combat
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again
, though I’m older and stiffer
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now
, I don’t know if I’d be able to
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keep
up.
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The problem is I
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think
it has
rather
gone out of fashion as an
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exercise
format.
Funnily
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enough
, I was looking on the internet
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only
last week to
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try and
find a
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class
that ran
locally
to me,
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but
there was nothing.
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I
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think
Zumba
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–
a workout to dance music -is the new craze,
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but
I miss my entertaining
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combat
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classes
and
Consider using "classmates".
fellow classmates
, those were the days!
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[
Written by
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-
Lucy
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Marris
|
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Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam)
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]
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Model Answer 2:

I
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
used
to ride a bicycle almost 2 hours per day in the evening when I was in my college
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:
but
for a long, I have not done it. I had a racing cycle that I
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
got
from my elder brother as a birthday gift and after that, I decided to
The usual collocation for an activity ending in "-ing" is "go" not "do" or "play." Revise: "go cycling".
do cycling
as part of my
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exercise
. It was 2012 and after 2013, I
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
got
busy with my study/
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work
and could not continue this
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form
of
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exercise
. I can’t recall what was the exact reason I
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stopped
riding the bicycle
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but
as I remember I
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stop
doing it either I was sick for few days or
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:
because
I had final exams. Either way, after I
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stopped
it, I had not been able to restart this
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exercise
. Definitely, I would like to
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start
this
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exercise
as this is a
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:
very
effective
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exercise
that
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keeps
someone fit as
well
as refresh mentally. I am planning to
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start
this in few months and this
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time
I would be in better hold not to quit. As I recall I had been in better health when I
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
used
to do this
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exercise
. I
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
used
to take my cycle and with friends
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
used
to ride the free roads beside the hills and tea gardens. That was a
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great
opportunity to spend
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time
with friends, roaming around the city and being close to nature. In my opinion, that was a
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great
outdoor
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activity
that
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kept
both my
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body
and mind fresh. I would
certainly
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start
this
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again
in near future.
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Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to
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talk
about this Cue Card would enable you to
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talk
about the following Cue Cards as
well
:
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Describe
an outdoor
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activity
you have.
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Describe
what you
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often
do in the evening.
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Describe
a
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form
of physical
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exercise
you
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often
do.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
your
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favourite
past
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time
.
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Describe
an
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activity
you would like to
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start
in the future.
4Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
76Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
31Mistakes

IELTS speaking Talk about a form of exercise you used to do but no longer do now. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
3 paragraphs
944 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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Lexical Resource: 5.0
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Grammatical Range: 5.5
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Task Achievement: 5.0
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