IELTS Cue Card Describe a (school or company) uniform you have worn
You should say,
- what it was
- how you got it
- what it looked like
- and explain how you felt about it
Sample Answer
( what it was) (how you got it) (what it looked like) Uniforms enforce (cause sth to happen by force) discipline wherever they are worn. I work for a company, and we don’t have any uniforms here. But I did wear uniforms when I was in school. My parents purchased a new set of uniform every year because I grew up very fast. We got it stitched from the tailor in the school. We wore white shirts and white skirts on Mondays. From Tuesday to Thursday, we wore white shirts with grey vertical stripes on it and grey pinafores ( a collarless sleeveless dress). On Fridays, we wore white skirts and coloured shirts. The colour relies on (=depends on) the sports group you belonged to. There were four different sports groups called Blues, Red Roses, Green leaves and Violets. I am be a member of the Violets and hence wore a violet shirt. We were all given metal badges bearing our school emblem, and we pinned it on our uniforms.
(explain how you felt about it) I had a great sense of pride whenever I wore them. In fact, they distributed first rank badges for those who secured first in class. It was a metal badge painted in red with the letters “FIRST RANK” inscribed (marked with characters) on it. I always topped (exceed an amount, level, or number) the class. So I wore it along with my school badge. I always wore neat and ironed uniforms, and my teachers appreciated me for it. I was especially fond of (=keen on; into) Fridays because I loved the violet shirt. I thought It made me look pretty. As I was living in the south of my country, which had a tropical climate, we did not have separate uniforms for winters.
Badges (noun) – a small piece of metal, plastic, or cloth bearing a design or words, typically worn to identify a person or to indicate membership of an organization or support for a cause.
Eg: The committee distributed green badges for its volunteers.
Emblem (noun) – a heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family.
Eg: The school’s emblem was a golden trumpet.
Inscribed (adj) – (of a surface or object) marked with characters
Eg: The complex was inscribed with beautiful poetries
IELTS Speaking Part 3
Why should students wear uniforms?
(Give a direct answer to the question) (Explain your reason or reasons). It creates a sense of uniformity among children. You would never get to know who is poor and rich because everyone will be wearing the same clothes. This is the best thing about uniforms. Apart from this, uniforms instill discipline among students. It creates an identity for them. So, uniforms are necessary.
Should companies ask employees about the design of their uniforms?
(Give a direct answer to the question) Yes, they can take the opinion of the employees. (Explain your reason or reasons) They would participate eagerly because it is the dress that they are going to wear every day. They will look forward to wearing the uniforms they designed and will carry a sense of pride.
Can people tell someone’s personality by his or her clothes?
(Give a direct answer to the question) (Explain your reason or reasons) Of course, “Dress maketh a man.” We are indeed judged by what we wear. But this may not be applicable in all circumstances. (Give an example) For example, a brilliant guy who is working on an important project with a tight deadline may not tend to notice much on what he is wearing to the office. But he may be the go-to person in that project. On completion of this assignment, he may concentrate on his dress. So, you cannot always judge a person by his or her clothes.
What colour would catch people’s attention most?
(Give a direct answer to the question) (Explain your reason or reasons) It depends on the occasion. Dull pastel colours are appreciated in the office whereas bright colours attract attention in a party or wedding. But there is a psychology behind colours. Once upon a time, blue was considered to attract everybody. But it keeps changing.
Vocabulary
Instill (verb) – to put a feeling, idea, or principle gradually into someone’s mind, so that it has a strong influence on the way that person thinks or behaves.
Eg: A parent must instill confidence in his kids.
Occasions (noun) – a particular time, especially when something happens or has happened
Eg: John met Kim on several occasions to discuss the partnership.
Circumstances (noun) – a fact or event that makes a situation the way it is
Eg: Under no circumstances, were the workers allowed to approach the union.
Goto person (noun) – used to describe the best person to deal with a particular problem or do a particular thing.
Eg: Ram was the go-to person in his office.
Attract (verb) – (of people, things, places, etc.) to pull or draw someone or something towards them, by the qualities they have, especially good ones
Eg: Roses attracted the little girl.