IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 580 with Model Answer

Describe your favourite pastime activity

: You should say

what it is
why you enjoy it
how long you have it as a pastime activity
and say why this is your favourite pastime activity

: Model Answer

I love to collect stamps. Some people find it very difficult to believe that I have this hobby as an adult as they consider it a childhood hobby. In fact, I started collecting stamps when I was only 9 years old and the memory is still very lucid to me. My grandfather went to the UK and brought gifts for all of us. My share of this gift was a very attractive looking stamp album. This was an inspiring event for me to become a philatelist in my life

This hobby entertains me, excites me and gives a great opportunity to learn about different countries and their prominent historical events. This is a fabulous pastime activity mainly because I consider it a perfect hobby as there is a never ending stream of new stamps all around the world and a collector feels a zeal to have as many as possible. I have made two friends from the USA only because they collect stamps and we believe this is a very positive hobby to have. A country represents its history and distinctive feature through the stamps it publishes and with the steady popularity of postal service in the nineteenth century onward, this has become a hobby of sheer excitement for many across the globe, including

As I am 26 years old now and have always been engaged in this pastime activity since I was 9. I would say I have been collecting stamps and researching them, mostly online research to fulfil my thirst about knowing a new stamp, for more than 15 years

I do not have many hobbies and I enjoy what I have been doing for more than a decade- stamp collecting. I have several interesting and sweet memories regarding my experience of collecting and researching postage stamps. This activity gives me a great opportunity to learn about different countries, their significant historical events, unique culture and way of life. Besides, I feel a kind of excitement whenever I get a new stamp and this is incomparable to anything else. I also collect stamps and enjoy this hobby due to the learning opportunities it offers