Cue Cards Samples with band 8 answers
Cue Card 592 - Something you were disappointed about
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IELTS Speaking Part 2: IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card.
[The topic for your talk will be written on a card which the examiner will hand over to you. Read it carefully and then make some brief notes.]
Describe something you were disappointed about.
You should say:
- what it was about
- when it happened
- why it disappointed you
and explain how you felt about it.
[Instruction: 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:
Getting disappointed when we don’t like or expect something is a fact of life, and I am not immune to this rather troubling “fact of life” either. In fact, I have been disappointed in life, even in situations when I didn’t need to be. But today, I would like to talk about something which I was genuinely disappointed with.
It was at a time when we were going to celebrate the 5th birthday of my handsome nephew about a couple of years ago. This particular birthday was very special for my little nephew because he couldn’t get his favourite uncle, who was me, by his side when he celebrated his last birthday. In fact, he was very sad because of the fact that I couldn’t attend his birthday last year. But his 5th birthday was going to be special, and he was excited to have me around him.
So, anyway, we arranged everything, including decorating the house, inviting friends of the birthday boy, buying all kinds of birthday gifts and choosing the perfect birthday dress, to have a perfect birthday. As for the birthday cake, we went to one of the best and most popular bakery shops in our town, apparently in an effort to order the best cake. We provided all kinds of specifications and instructions to the manager of the shop as to how the cake should have been prepared. By the way, it was going to be a German Chocolate cake with coconut in it and cherry slices on top. We also paid an extra amount of money to have the cake delivered in its original shape. And the birthday finally arrived, and so did the birthday cake, except, of course, it was broken. Needless to say, I felt very disappointed after seeing the cake in such a mess.
After seeing the cake broken, I felt like the bakery shop was not serious enough about delivering the cake in a careful manner. Besides, the unfortunate incident made me feel a bit embarrassed in front of all the guests. In fact, I felt like it was the worst thing that could ever happen on my nephew’s birthday.
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