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 pleasant surprise you 
had."
 you should be able to talk about the following IELTS cue cards topics as 
well: 
x
Describe a memorable event in your life.
x
Describe a celebration or party that you remember.
x
Describe an event when you were surprised. 

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x
Describe a party you were invited.
x
Describe a party you enjoyed a lot.
x
Describe a recent happy event.
Describe the ultimate goal you target to reach in your career.
 
You should say:
x
what it is 
x
what you will need to do to reach this stage 
x
how far you have come to fulfill this target 
and explain why you have decided to reach this goal. 
[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:
I am a small entrepreneur in Lahore in Pakistan. My business is related to the 
Information Technology, commonly known as IT. I dream to make my firm as a 
renowned brand in Pakistan that will elevate me to the position of one of the 
most successful IT specialist in the history of my land. 
I own a moderate IT firm and have been performing different IT related tasks 
for around five years. Usually, I deal with data entry, graphic design and web 
development. Since I have been performing the role for long, I think I would try 
to go in the top position in this industry. There are a good number of IT firms 
and agencies are available in Pakistan and not every one of them is successful 
in this sector. A few of them have tasted the success and for that, they had to 
undergo different struggles. To be successful here, one need to be patient and 
sincere and also should keep in mind that this is a business for them. In 
business, always there are ups and downs but most of the business people are 
unable to accept the truth. So they cannot shine in the business and their 
business career falls. But I want to get glued with my business and rise on the 
top of success. 
Perseverance is the most important thing to attain the success and I have to 
exercise the quality if I want to reach in the stage of a top IT specialist in my 
career. Most often the ordinary IT people lack the quality. They do not want to 

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be patient with their activities and thus they become the victim of impatience 
which allures them to give up the sector. Consequently, they fail to be 
successful and blame on their fate and often they blame the industry as well. 
But I am a bit different from them and I know how to be patient. In fact, 
without being patient for something, it is almost impossible to get the desired 
things in life. So, I will have to exercise for perseverance to be successful in the 
business and moreover, I will have to keep myself up to date with the latest 
findings of IT sector. 
Reaching my target is not as easy as it is supposed. It needs lots of 
preparations and hard work to reach there. So far I have made some changes 
in my work and lifestyle so that I could reach my target. Initially, I have started 
working hard than before. Now I take only a single day leave for me in my IT 
firm and made my work week by six days. Besides, I do not work following the 
conventional working schedule rather I try to break the rules. I start my work 
early in the morning and continue till after the evening. In the middle of the 
day, I take some short breaks for the meal, prayer and refreshment. But I also 
feel some troubles with the unconventional routines that I have set for me. 
Often I get tired of the works and cannot concentrate on the jobs I am 
performing. Sometimes I feel lonely as well while working on the holidays. But 
all the efforts will take me to the way of success. Due to my hard work, the 
reputation of my IT firm has already been spread and I have started receiving 
more clients. 
This is a fast age. Everything has become faster than it could have been 
imagined in the past days. So, to keep pace with the changes, it is important to 
be noticed. Unless you are noticed on your respective arena, there are several 
chances that your survival attempts will wind up in few seconds. So, whatever 
you are performing, that should be done perfectly so that everyone notices 
you and your work. When the desired level of attention will be achieved, 
survival will be easier. Besides, it will bring name and fame for you and your 
business. I am dealing with my IT agency that is specialised in several aspects 
of IT sector. But there are a wide number of IT firms are also available in 
Pakistan and they are engaged in similar activities and I think I have to beat 
them in the race if I want to be on the top of success. If I cannot reach the top 
position, survival for me and my agency will be difficult. So, I in fact do not 
want to take any risk about my survival. Thus I have decided to reach the goal.