IELTS Cue Card 993

Describe an activity that you do to concentrate on your study/work

:You should say

what the activity is
where you do this activity
why you do this
.and explain how this activity helps you concentrate on your study/work

:Model Answer 1

Thank you for the time you have allowed me to talk about something that I employ to study more effectively and attentively. As a student, I find this method quite helpful

To be more precise, I often take a break and listen to a song only to get back to my desk to continue my studies. This method is so far proven to be very effective and helps me study for long hours without getting bored or distracted. I believe sometimes listening to our favourite songs refreshes us and gives us inspiration

We live in an apartment which is on the 8th floor of the building and my room has a great view. So whenever I take a break to tune in to my favourite songs, I try to leave my desk and sit on a chair placed at the balcony. If I am too busy to go to the balcony, perhaps because of the last hour preparation for an important exam, I try to leave the desk and sit on the sofa. I use my iPod to listen to music. I have more than 300 songs stored on that iPod and I have hand-picked them according to my music taste

I have been doing it for more than three years and perhaps I have invented this method to find a way to study for long hours. Nowadays, it has become a part of my study techniques and sometimes my motivation to keep studying to achieve an excellent academic result

This process or method, whatever I call it, helps me better concentrate on my study because we need breaks to refresh our mind and without breaks even interesting tasks become tiresome. Whenever I leave my desk and focus on something else for a while, I get recharged and new energy to study for another half an hour or so. Thus even if I study for more than 12 hours a day, I do not feel the fatigue or tiresomeness of studying for long hours

:Sample Answer 2

Thank you for this marvellous topic and I would like to express my appreciation for the time you have allowed me to think about it and finally talk about it

Meditation is the activity I rely on to concentrate on my work. Some might disagree or even discard the idea, but meditation has remarkably enhanced my work performance. Despite my attempt to find a way to better concentrate on my work at the office, I was lagging behind until I started meditating a year ago. Since then, I can work more earnestly and attentively than ever before

This activity does not require significant time, just 15-20 minutes are more than enough provided that I maintain the consistency of practising it daily. It is very simple to do and I just need to seat relaxed and focus on my breath and concentrate on my inner self. I do it mostly in my room in the morning and sometimes in the office. The beauty of the meditation is that I can do it anywhere, anytime

Honestly speaking, I have tried several ways of focusing on the important tasks, including listing to music, reading a newspaper, watching news channels for a while, doing exercise and so on. However, the meditation has been proved to be an effective way to pay more attention to my work and has also helped me control my anger and silly emotions. Since I try to relax my body and mind during the meditation session, it helps me gain more positive energy to work better

In an ever-growing world of Facebook, YouTube or Twitter updates, shiny new blog posts, it is no surprise that our ability to focus and concentrate has taken a nosedive. When we take time to relax by doing a meditation session and focus on the present, it helps to create a stronger control of the mind’s function and productivity. Thus I can pay more concentration on my work and remove distractions