IELTS Cue Card 83: Talk about something you enjoyed doing in a group

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Talk about something you enjoyed doing in a group

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• What was it
• With whom you did it
• When you did it
• How you felt about it

Short Version

I like to work in a team. In a team, I can learn from other team members. Team members join together with same goal, and they combine their skills, knowledge and motivation to achieve the goal.

Last year, our Village Sarpanch appealed to all the villagers to come forward and help in cleaning the Village. There was a wastage dumping zone in the village which was spreading infections.  We all wanted to convert that place into a park because that place was just in the centre of the Village and park would benefit all the people.

So I joined hands with others. We were a group of 50 members who agreed to give service to the community. Village Sarpanch was acting as head of the group and giving direction to the members. We all were happy. Members were motivating and helping each other. I along with other volunteers cleared the garbage from that place and transported it to other distant location. Then the ground was leveled with layers of new soil. Luckily, some rich people had donated cement, bricks, which were used to build boundary of park with the help of Volunteer masons. Then we planted trees and saplings inside the park. I myself planted 10 “Neem” trees in the park.

All group members were happy by contributing to this project. I enjoyed this community work with my friends in the group. I felt a great sense of satisfaction and peace at my heart.

This was a big project but when a group took the responsibility, it became easier.

So this was something that I enjoyed doing in a group.

Long Version

People have different capabilities. When they work in a group, they combine their skills and knowledge, and then they can handle bigger and difficult tasks also. Infact, there are many works which an individual alone cannot do. For such works, team-work is better.

I like to work in teams. In a team, I can learn from other team members. Team members join together with same goal, and they combine their skills, knowledge and motivation to achieve the goal.

Last year, our Village Sarpanch appealed to all the villagers to come forward and help in cleaning the Village. There was a wastage dumping zone in the village which was spreading infections.  We all wanted to convert that place into a park because that place was just in the centre of the Village and park would benefit all the people.

So I joined hands with others. We were a group of 50 members who agreed to give service to the community. Village Sarpanch was acting as head of the group and giving direction to the members. We all were happy. Members were motivating and helping each other. I along with other volunteers cleared the garbage from that place and transported it to other distant location. Then the ground was leveled with layers of new soil. Luckily, some rich people had donated cement, bricks, which were used to build boundary of park with the help of Volunteer masons. Then group members brought full grown trees and saplings and planted them inside the park in beautifully designed lanes. I myself planted 10 “Neem” trees in the park.

All group members were happy by contributing to this project. I enjoyed this community work with my friends in the group. I felt a great sense of satisfaction and peace at my heart.

This was a big project but when a group took the responsibility, it became easier.

So this was something that I enjoyed doing in a group.

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Part 3 – Follow up Questions

1. What kinds of quality does a leader need?

Many qualities that a leader need. For example. a leader must have excellent communication skills. A leader should be very punctual and have good patience.

2. What are the reasons for the failure of teamwork?

Teamwork fails because of poor coordination and lack of adjustment and on the top of its unskilled leader.

3. Do children need to know more about teamwork?

A. yes. children should know about teamwork because it is very beneficial for their future. Teamwork skill helps them to make proper coordination which makes the team more robust.

4. Is cooperation more important than the competition?

According to my perception. both are equally important. We need cooperation during teamwork which make the team strong and help us to compete with other people.

5. Which one do you think is more important: individual development or team goals?

A. Both are equally important. Whenever a person works individually, he/she gets a chance to rise individually, which increase his/her confidence. On the other hand, teamwork is also essential because a person cannot do everything alone. So through teamwork, a person comes to know how to adjust.

6. How to become a good member of the team in the workplace?

A person become a good member of a team only when if he/she respect and praise other team members work and do his/her job with full dedication. hard work and with honesty.

1. What kinds of quality does a leader need?

A leader needs to have good communication skills. He should be able to lead by example. If he wants his team to be punctual he should himself be punctual. You should know how to get work done.

2. What are the reasons for the failure of teamwork?

Teamwork fails if there is no coordination between the team members. Teamwork also fails if the team leader is not very competent.

3. Do children need to know more about teamwork?

Yes, children should know a lot about teamwork, because they have to work in teams at all stages of their life.

4. Is cooperation more important than competition?

Competition and cooperation are equally important. Both competition and cooperation are needed in our day-to-day lives. We need to compete with others in exams, or when we start a new business. We need to cooperate with our colleagues at work, and with other players in the team sports. Children should be taught both – competition and cooperation. They should also be taught where to compete and where to cooperate.

5. Which one do you think is more important: individual development or team goals?

I think both are important in their own way. Individual development is important for the person to rise individually in life. Team goals are important because everything cannot be done alone and one has to learn to march ahead with others.

6. Do you think it is a good thing to have disagreements within a team?

Yes definitely. It is good to have disagreements within the team, because otherwise there is no fun working in a team. You have to learn to accept the good points of the other members and you also have to learn to put forth your views in a team.

7. How to become a good member of the team in a workplace?

A good member of the team respects the efforts done by other team members and at the same time does his efforts honestly so that the whole team goes forward.

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