Skip to main content

When you felt proud of your friend’s success

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 368 with Model Answer:

Describe a moment when you felt proud of your friend’s success.

You should say:
  • what the friend achieved
  • when it happened
  • how your friend accomplished it
and explain why you thought it was a success and felt proud.

[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:
We all feel happy and honoured about the success stories of our families and friends, whether they are big or small. But, some success stories make us even more proud because they are achieved under some trying circumstances. Today, I would like to talk about one such success, which was achieved by my friend about 4 years ago.

Kim Lee, my college friend, always liked to maintain a “low” profile for as long as I had known him. So, when he told me one day that he would run for the post of a local “Councillor” in the following local city council election, I couldn’t quite believe him. Then, he assured me that he was really serious about his plan. But the more I reminded him about his “low profile” personality and the lack of “popularity”, the stronger he felt about winning the election.

So, I just stopped trying to convince him and decided to join him instead to help him pursue his “political ambition”. Anyway, we started our electoral promotion by visiting each and every resident in our area, including people from all walks of life, background and professions. Kim also wanted to publish “advertisements” in local newspapers as well as post some “leaflets” to spread the election news except, of course, the problem was that he just didn’t have enough money. On the other hand, Kim’s parents didn’t want to go along with his “crazy” plan, so he couldn’t expect any financial help from them either. So, Kim sold his favourite “sound box” and a few other “valuable” belongings to pay for his election campaign. Of course, it was not enough, but, my friend still managed to win the election!

Anyway, I think it was a success because the “electability” of my friend was close to “zero” due to the fact that he wasn’t even remotely as popular and “aggressive” as the other candidates. Besides, it required a certain amount of funds to run for the election which my friend didn’t have. Finally, it was a success because he turned his “low profile” personality to his advantage rather brilliantly. 




Sample Answer 2: 
Success is always desired, everywhere. Everyone is after it but not all of them can achieve it. At times, the enjoyment is even higher when someone close to us becomes successful. My close college buddy Leonardo was successful in attaining a German scholarship a couple of years ago and it made me excited and proud.

About a couple of years ago, Leo told me that he was going to apply for a scholarship at a German university. I was wondering why he preferred Germany for the scholarship. In fact, we do have some great universities here in Spain and thereby his decision to go to Germany surprised me.

Anyway, Leo applied for a scholarship; in fact, he applied to four universities in total and owing to a moderate academic background, it was tough for him to accommodate himself at any reputed German university for higher studies. But, Leonardo worked really hard to prepare all the required papers, translated them into German, learned basic German, was interviewed by teachers over the phone and finally sent different writings to these universities. His effort was finally paid off when he achieved a scholarship at one of the best universities in Germany.

Truly, it was a success for Leo. He had to study the German language for at least six months and it was challenging. Besides, he cut off his online time and fought against many odds and finally, he won the battle. He is an international student at one of the most reputed German universities now. And he promised to get a better academic career this time, and, in fact, he is doing exactly that! Considering all these aspects, I think it was a big success for him. Since he was a close friend of mine, I was very happy to see him fulfil his dream.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Person in your family who you most admire

IELTS Cue Card Question 10 With Model Answer: Describe the person in your family who you most admire. You should say: what his/her relationship is to you what s/he has done in your life what s/he does now and explain why you admire this person so much. [You will have to talk about the topic for 1 to 2 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: 'Family' is the most precious thing for everyone. One cannot live without a family, and even if we notice deeply, we could see that familial bonding is also found among animals. Thus, the importance of having a family cannot be ignored to live on the planet. A family is a place where anyone could expect to get anything without the promise of return in exchange. In my family, I admire my father most. He is the key person in our family and maintains the family in a solid way. He is my hero in my life. My father is truly an a

Describe your family

IELTS Cue Card Question 44 With Model Answer:  Describe your family. You should say:  how many family members your family has what they do how close you are and explain why your family is important to you. [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: A family is the most important place for any individual and it is considered as the root of people. Without a family, one cannot have a decent and happy life. I also live in a family consisting of several members.

Describe a place you would like to visit

IELTS Cue Card Question 166 with Model Answer: Describe a place you would like to visit. You should say: where it is what the main attractions are how you know this place and explain why you want to visit this place.   [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: Travelling in historical places always helps expand the realm of knowledge. In fact, this is the way to gain real-life knowledge. So, I love travelling and would like to visit the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.

Describe a journey that you remember well

IELTS Cue Card Question 12 With Model Answer: Describe a journey [e.g. by car, plane, boat] that you remember well. You should say: where you went how you travelled why you went on the journey and explain why you remember this journey well. [You will have to talk about the topic for 1 to 2 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: A journey is always pleasant to me. It not only gives us entertainment, it is helpful to teach over different unknown issues as well. The most important benefit of travelling is the excellent opportunity to gather knowledge. The knowledge earned in first hand experienced cannot be found on books or any other place. So, people like to travel and it a trend for a long past. But sometimes the journeys are not pleasant and the travellers have to undergo different unexpected situation during the trips.