IELTS Cue Card 1001
Describe a musical instrument you know how to play
:You should say
what it is
how to play it
how long you have been playing it
.and explain why you like this particular musical instrument
:Model Answer
Thank you Sir/Madam for this great topic. I am a big fan of music but when it comes to singing or playing a musical instrument, I am just a novice. The guitar is perhaps the only musical instrument I know how to play (but I’m not an expert), and I would like to talk about it
The guitar is a stringed instrument and it has six strings of unequal thickness strung tightly side-by-side across a fretboard. Musical notes of different pitches are produced by plucking the strings while pressing the attached strings against the fretboard or fingerboard. The guitar is capable of producing more than 130 different types of musical notes and someone needs years of dedicated practice to master the skill of playing this amazing instrument
An expert guitarist can produce a variety of music from it. The guitar is perhaps one of the most widely used musical instruments in the world. If you ask me how long have I been playing it, I will be in trouble to answer that! Maybe I should explain why! Though I owned a guitar in my teenage, I never really learned to play it (I mean playing it without embarrassing myself) until I got admitted to the college. Afterwards, I have sometimes practised it and often left it untouched for several consecutive weeks. But I always believed someday I will learn to play this instrument. Since I am a hobbyist guitarist, I cannot claim that I have been playing it for a particular number of years – you know what I mean
But if you ask me whether I like the guitar – the answer is ‘yes, absolutely’. This is an incredible musical instrument that has the ability to produce surreal music and enchant the audiences. It is a genuinely versatile and convenient musical instrument loved by millions around the world. A great song without the use of guitar is almost impossible, at least in my country
