IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 701 with Model Answer

Describe your favourite family tradition

: You should say

what the tradition is
when it occurs
what you do
and explain why it is your favourite tradition

: Model Answer

I was born and brought up in a Muslim family in Malaysia and found that my family follows different tradition related to Islam and my country. Obedience to the superior is the tradition of my family and I think this is a great virtue as well. Most of the people follow the similar tradition as well across the country

Currently, we are living in the modern world and everything is becoming modern and in some cases, ultra modern. Consequently, everything is changing the shapes and forms while the issues of morality have greatly been changed. Most of the people are now devoid of sincerity, honesty, degraded ethical values and more other matters. Obedience to the older people is not found anymore with the modern people. They prefer doing everything by their sweet will and even do not care if the tasks are damaging others or not. In such a state, all of the members of my family obey their superiors’ commands and suggestions. In the western countries, the young people mostly disobey their parents and immediate superiors. They are reluctant following orders. But each of the members of my family obeys the directives from the superior and this is a great tradition for me to follow

The tradition occurs each of the moments in the lives of my family members. Each of them is well aware of the rights and responsibilities. Thus they try to follow the traditions. Obedience is the first and the most important tradition that comes with the other issues. If someone denies following the tradition, the superiors make him or her understand the importance of this specific practice, how it is beneficial to us and other relevant issues. Once they understood the importance, they start following the tradition. So, the tradition of obedience is always under the practice in my family, and in fact, this is not a celebration for us. This is part our everyday life. All of the members of my family even the most junior one is obedient to the seniors

To follow the tradition, I have to do whatever I am said by my superiors. But it should be noted that the superiors never ask to do something which appears dangerous or illegal or may affect me negatively. So, I perform all the tasks smoothly with respect. My part is just to implement some orders or suggestions. For instance, if guests come to visit us and I am asked to take care of them for a few moments until someone else appears on the spot for their entertainment, I have to do so. I did such small tasks and as a result, the guests praise me for my taking care of them. Further, someone of the family has fallen sick and if I ask someone younger than me to look after the sick, s/ he will do that until they are removed from the job. I am obedient to the tradition but it does not refer that the superiors will provide me offers to participate in the illegal activities or I will do those. If the task appears to be suspecting to me, often I try to justify the fact that if the task would be right for me or wrong. When I find my suspicion wrong, I do that task gladly

Obedience to the other members, especially to the senior members, of the family is a wonderful tradition. This helps to build confidence among the members of the family and at the same time increases the bond among the family members. Besides, I like the tradition as it helps to learn discipline. Indiscipline begins when someone rejects to do something which was supposed to be done by him/ her. The indiscipline leads to different other troubles. But if the thing is done in the beginning, there are lesser chances of chaos. Besides, when someone is obedient, a sense of trust is grown among people and thus the bonds among them get stronger