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Describe A Contest Or Competition You Would Like To Participate In
Cue card
You should say:
- What the contest/ competition is about
- where the contest/ competition will take place
- When it will be held
- And explain why you would like to participate
Sample Answer 1
While I’m always looking forward to taking part in the talk show contest one day, it’s actually held by our university. Just trying to encourage students to express their thoughts bravely on the stage.
To my knowledge, there’s gonna be an open audition and the ones who are interested in talk show are preferred. The preliminary contest will take place in the lecture hall after class. The same goes for the semi final. Then, if the contestants can make the cut in the end, all the teachers and students will check out their open mic at the auditorium.
That’s exactly the venue where the final will take place. As a rule, it’s a manual event. The contest starts from September and it’s gonna last for more than one month ’cause every year there are so many students signing up for the event. And obviously, the most exciting part is the final, which will take place in the middle of October.
I’d like to participate in the contest ’cause I’m so passionate about the talk show. It would be great to express my ideas on the stage in an interesting way. You know, to forget the worries in life and interact with the audience. Plus, the contest also makes me know more friends who are on the same wavelength as me.
It’s really awesome.
Sample Answer 2
So I’ve never really been a competitive person. I actually shy away from all competitions if I could. But since we’re just talking here, I think it would be fun to participate in this particular TV show. You know, it’s called the Chinese Poetry Conference or something like that.
You know, it’s a competition based reality show where contestants are asked to recite versus from classical poetry in China. The interesting part is that the contestants are from all walks of life. So you can see farmers, engineers, managers like housewives, even primary school students, you know, children participating in this and they are up on stage showcasing their solid knowledge of this fabulous culture of ours. This is fascinating and well, of course they’re there are several rounds.
So in order to make it all the way up to the final round and be on TV, you will have to beat hundreds and thousands of other contestants to earn a spot on TV. But I think it’s worth trying because it’s really, really interesting.
And not just the contestants, there are professional scholars invited. So even if you don’t know anything about the poetry, you would understand it because the scholars will give a very specific and detailed interpretation of the certain verses tested. So it’s really, it’s both educating and entertaining, if you think about it.
So, and the main reason why I want to participate is that I’ve always been fascinated by the splendid culture of China, you know, ever since middle school, I think, you know, we were asked to recite those verses for exam purposes. But I’ve never really had a problem with it because I actually enjoyed it every time. I was impressed by the poet’s precise word of choice.
You know, in the poems to express their sorrow, their homesickness, their love for the country and their courage and how they paint the picture for us.
It’s just brilliant. So if ever I’m going to compete anything, maybe this is a good choice for me.
Sample Answer 3
I have attended many competitions in different phases of my life and have won some prizes from those competitions as well. One such contest that I would like to talk about was the Cycling competition that I participated in my college.
I was then a student at the college and around 15 years old. One day I noticed an advertisement in our local newspaper that an inter-college cycling competition would be held next week. The entry fee would be $20 and the prizes would be given to the first three cyclists. I had a passion for cycling and that’s why I thought about participating in it.
On the day of the contest, I went to the starting point and registered my name in the competition. I took my bicycle and wore my cycling dresses. I noticed there were around 30 competitors and I was asked to stand at my start point. With the sound of the whistle, I start cycling. I had almost no intention of winning the prize but I simply concentrated on cycling.
The total distance was around 5 miles and that required some energy and time. After I finished racing, I was really surprised to hear that I won the third prize. I found that some of my classmates were shouting because I was one of the three prize winners.
I felt really happy and proud that I did well in this competition. Actually, I never took my cycling habit seriously and after I did well in that competition, I started participating in other cycling competitions as well.
Part 3
1. What kinds of people are competitive?
I think in their hearts, all people like to compete and see where they stand among others. But, some people are confident and want to compete more often. Some people are not so sure, but are pushed into competitions by their parents or teachers. The fear of losing takes away the competition spirit from many. Many people realise their potential only after competing.
2. What kind of activities/competitions people like to take part in?
People like to compete in singing, dancing, painting, sports, quizzes and many more types of competitions. It really depends upon people’s interest. For example, people who are into physical fitness like to try for marathons, weight lifting or other sports competitions.
3. What kinds of competitions are popular in your hometown?
Many competitions are popular in my hometown. There is an annual environmental festival and during these two days there are competitions on various activities like weight lifting, dance, painting, drawing, science presentation, essay writing competition, debates and so on. Dog shows and competitions are also very common in my hometown.
4. Why do you think there are many competition programs on TV today?
Firstly, people like to watch competition programs and most of these shows have very high TRP ratings. Secondly, these shows are cheaper to produce and more profitable as producers make money from text messaging and calling besides advertisements. They don’t need much planning or scripts like other shows and they have greater chances of success as well.
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