IELTS Cue Card Sample 126 - Something you plan to do besides work and study


Describe something you plan to do in life besides your work and study.

You should say:

  • what you want to do
  • what you should do to fulfil it
  • why you want to do it

and explain how you would feel once you have achieved it.


Model Answer 1:
I have always believed that life has to be more than just coming into this world, earning a living for myself and my families, and then just leaving the world one day. Of course, this realization didn’t hit me until I reached my adulthood. But, the good thing is that as soon I realized this, I started to plan to do something more fulfilling and constructive than just earning a decent living.

And, after giving a lot of consideration to my current lifestyle and schedule, I thought that it would be better for me to eventually establish a non-profit charitable organization while I am carrying on with my profession.

Of course, it is not going to be easy to fulfil my goal because it would take a lot of time and effort on my part in order to run it as a functioning organization. But, first, I would need to obtain a license and a permit to start such a thing apart from dealing with issues like tax exemption, and networking with a group like-minded people who would be willing to help me in my effort as some kind of “board of directors”. Then, of course, there are also some legal issues like drafting bylaws and filing articles of “incorporation”. Finally, comes the all-important issue of collecting enough funds by networking with some generous individual donors and organizations that offer grants to a non-profit organization. After all, I don’t really have that kind of riches and resources to fund a charitable organization.

By the way, the purpose of establishing this charitable organization is to help the many poor and needy people around us, especially, who are sick and don’t have enough money to receive proper medical treatments.

Anyway, I am pretty sure that I would feel really happy and proud when I actually achieve my goal because my little effort would probably help a lot of people in need of receiving some kind of financial help to make their life little better. Besides, I would also feel that many others would come forward with the same kinds of efforts to help our fellow other human beings.


Sample Answer 2:
I have plans to visit different famous and historical places in the world besides my work and study. I would start from my home country and would visit all the major tourists’ attractions and historically famous places in my country. Then I would visit the 7 wonders of different ages of the world and then other famous places in Asia, Europe, Africa and America.

This would not be an easy thing to accomplish as it would require a large amount of money and free times and in fact, there are several hundred places to go and learn about. I would require to establish my own business and to make sure that I have enough time and money to have my trips. I would start my own business and work very hard to take it to the top level. That would take a few years and I will need to get some help from my father as well. I would have to be very hardworking and prudent to achieve it.

I want to do it because I have an unquenchable thrust to visit famous places and to learn about different customs and people. I want to explore the world as much as possible.

There is no end of the plan I have as our lives are limited for a certain span of time and the number of places worth visiting in the world is really enormous. But I won't plan to visit all the places but the most significant and famous places only. Once this starts and continues going (let's consider the fact that there is no end of it), I would feel very happy for every tour I would have. I would be very happy and contented to have my plan come true. That would be a truly amazing experience for me.


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