1- a situation when you waited for a bus or a train 2- a challenging profession you know about

If you can talk about the cue card topic 
"Describe a noisy place you have 
been to."
 you should be able to talk about the following IELTS cue cards as 
well:
x
Describe a place which has been affected by pollution. 
x
Describe a noisy place in your city.
x
Describe a place you have been to and disliked.
x
Describe a place you do not like to go to. 
x
Describe a part of your city which is changing.
Describe a prize that you would like to win.
 
You should say:
x
what the prize is for 
x
how you know about it 
x
what you would have to do to win it 
and explain how important it is to you to win this prize. 
[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:

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Prizes are always inspiring and help people to perform better than the current 
level. I also dream of receiving a prize for my academic excellence. The prize is 
known as the President’s Merit Award for academic excellence and distributed 
among the students who have a high performance on their academic activities. 
I am an undergraduate student of architecture at Universiti Tunku Abdul 
Rahman , commonly known as UTAR in Malaysia. I am studying Foundation in 
Arts – Graphic Design, Multimedia and Architecture. Here I am undergoing 
courses about graphic design, architecture and multimedia. The courses are a 
bit difficult for me as I am not from the arts background. So, initially, it became 
difficult for me to get through the courses. But gradually I started 
understanding them and now I have understood the courses very well than any 
other students. Thereby, I am planning to get the President’s Merit Award this 
year and there are chances for me to win the award. 
When I got admitted in the university, I did not have any idea about the award 
at all. Suddenly one day, in my architecture class, the teacher was describing 
his success and how he got the President’s Merit Award from the same 
university a couple of years ago. I got interested in the award and asked him to 
describe in detail. Then he told me and the entire class about the award. This is 
one of the most prestigious awards for the students and only those students 
could achieve it who have a higher academic excellence. Besides, he also 
described the benefits of achieving the award. All of the students in the class 
were amazed at the description of the award. The president of the country 
distributes the award among the best students. It is a great chance to meet 
with the president and also opens the potential of future success. When a 
student is awarded with the President’s Merit Award, s/ he is respected in the 
society. 
Winning the prize is not a matter of joke. It requires seriousness for the 
potential candidates. Usually, the students having a strong academic 
background are eligible for the award. But students who are performing better 
than the average scores also could apply for the award. But the institution 
authority confers the award to those who have some outstanding score in their 
academic activities throughout the academic year. They, in fact, do not need to 
apply for the award. I think I have to apply for the award as the initial scores of 
mine are not up to the mark. Thereby, the authority will not select me for the 
award and instead I have to submit an application. Then I have to study hard to 
win the prizes. Usually, I waste most of my time on social networking sites and 
often I go out with my buddies to pass leisure hours. But if I want to win the 

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prize, I have to be sincere with my studies and also have to give up wasting 
times unnecessarily. I am irregular to my class as well and have also to change 
the habit. I know, it is difficult for me to change my usual lifestyle, but surely I 
will do it for the betterment of my future. 
I was unaware of the prize but when I came to know about it, I intend to win it. 
Now it has become important for me. Usually, the President’s Merit Award 
winners are considered special in everywhere and in the case of career, they 
are prioritised. To build up a career has become a difficult task in Malaysia for 
the growing population and migration. I have a plan to establish an 
architectural firm in the later phase of my life and initially I will learn 
everything about the subject. If I could get attached to any reputed 
architectural company, it would help me to move ahead with confidence. But if 
I do not have any academic distinction, I would lose the eligibility to be hired 
by any reputed company. Besides, I also need the award to prove my 
excellence on the subject and having the President’s Merit Award is really a 
great issue for any student, especially who is non-native in the country. So, 
considering all the aspects, it is highly important for me to win the President’s 
Merit Award.