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 time that you can 
remember when you were very afraid."
 you should be able to talk about the 
following IELTS cue cards topics as well: 
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Describe a frightening experience you have. 
x
Talk about something that made you afraid.
x
Describe a negative experience you have in your life.
x
Describe a strange event you can recall.
x
Describe a memorable event in your life.
Describe a shop near where you live that you sometimes go to.
 
You should say:

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where it is located 
x
what items it sells 
x
how often you go there
and explain why you go there. 
[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:
Living in Singapore is really expensive as this is one of the commercial cities 
and a small country with a huge population. The residential areas are located 
in the corners of the city. I live near the Orchard Street and there is a large 
store just right beside of my place. 
The store sells almost all sorts of necessary items required for daily life. The 
shop is located at one of the prime spots on the Street. It is located just right 
beside my apartment building. The shop looks like a large ‘L’ and has a parking 
space before it for the customers. Though this is not a chain shop, it looks like 
one of them for its special decorations and products. Almost all brands are 
available here and the numbers of consumers are increasing gradually as the 
crews and assistants provide a very good and cordial service to them. Besides, 
the prices of the sold products are also reasonable and the refund policy is 
acceptable as well for all the customers. The shop owner is known to me and 
often I go to visit the shop and get the necessary things for me and my family. 
The shop sells a good number of items which are necessary for the daily life 
including groceries to clothing. The shop is famous as it sells all the types of 
groceries and since there are no local markets in this Street for food crops, the 
people mostly get in the shop for buying the food crops and grains. Often they 
are seen carrying live fishes from the store. Besides, it also sells all sorts of 
fresh meats, food crops and grains, powder and liquid milk, juices, fruits and 
vegetables, prepared foods, soaps, dairy products, pen, paper, scissors, 
adhesives, electronic equipment, mobile phone accessories, electronic gadgets 
and gears, toys for kids, clothing for men and women, perfumes of different 
brands, chocolates, sunglasses, wallets, wrist watches, leather goods, DVDs, 
books and novels, and much more. 
I am a businessman in Singapore and deal with a clothing shop in a shopping 
mall. So, I do not have much time to visit the shop frequently. But I go there 

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when I need something and in that case, I carry a list of my required things. 
Besides, when my family needs something, my wife makes a list for those and 
asks me to bring the enlisted things when I return home. There is a small 
restaurant on the above of the shop and the shoppers could take rest and have 
some snacks there. Sometimes during the holidays or whenever I could get 
some leisure hours, I go to visit the shop and have some chats on the roof with 
the shop owners. In fact, the shop owner is a friend of mine and had struggled 
much in his life. For his strict determination and with the help of a local 
investing bank, he started the business. Now he is one of the most successful 
businessmen in the locality and he is planning to start a chain shop. Now like 
him, I am also planning to open a small-scale store like that. 
I go to the shop mostly for meeting the daily shopping needs of my family. To 
cook food, we need to shop the ingredient. Since there are no local markets for 
the food crops, dairy products and fish or meat, I have to visit the shop at a 
regular interval. Almost all of the days, I have to go there and in some cases, 
my wife makes a phone call to me so that I should bring any specific product or 
element necessary for the family. Sometimes, I visit the shop for having some 
clothing for my family members. The sweetmeats sold at the shop are of the 
highest grade and they really are delicious. Besides, the coffee on the roof top 
restaurant also attracts me most. Being a small businessman in Singapore, I 
actually have not much leisure hours to spend. I have to keep my shop open 
round the week. When the staffs are on holidays, I have to play their roles as 
well. Considering all of my business, it appears that having a cup of coffee on 
the rooftop of the shop is the best leisure activity. So, if whenever I could 
manage time, I try to pay a visit there.