Band 7: Describe a contest/competition you would like to participate in You should say: - What the contest/competition is about - Where the contest/competition will take place - When it will be held - Explain why you would like to participate in it (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Well, there are various competitions I would like to participate in. But here today, I would like to talk about one of my favorite competitions, which is a state-level cricket tournament. It is generally held in the winter season in December, and the venue is always Ahmedabad, because Ahmedabad is a very big city in Gujarat. From every city in Gujarat, local clubs come to this tournament to play and show their talent. It's a knockout tournament, and everyone has to win all the matches to win the title. Generally, it's held in December because the weather is very good for playing cricket, and the environment is also very pleasant. It takes place in a good professional cricket stadium, such as the Ahmedabad Motera Stadium, and also one stadium in Rajkot, which is known as a copy of Lord's Stadium located in England. I have always had a dream to play in front of a crowd, and I think this is the opportunity I should grab. On a weekly basis, we practice in our town, and I believe that this time our team is very strong. I personally play as an all-rounder, so I can contribute to my team with both bat and ball. I think this time my team is in good condition, and while playing, I can learn about teamwork and experience thrilling matches. If I get a chance to play, I will not miss the opportunity.

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Well, there are various competitions which I would like to participate in. But here today I would like to talk about one of my favorite competitions, which is a state level cricket. Which is generally held in the winter season in December. And the venue is always Ahmedabad. Because Ahmedabad is a very big city in Gujarat. So, from every city in Gujarat, local club came in this tournament to play and show their talent. It’s a knockout tournament. Everyone have to won all the match to win the title. Generally, it’s held in December because it is a very good weather for playing cricket. And also the environment is very good. And it is held in a good professional cricket stadium such as Ahmedabad Moteira stadium and also one stadium in Rajkot. Which is also known as a copy of Lord’s stadium which is located in England. The path. I always had a dream to play against the crowd. And I think this is the opportunity which I should grab and play with this. On weekly basis we always practice in our town. So, and I believe that this time our team is very good and we have a very good strength. I personally played this all round also. I can contribute to my team in both bat and ball. And I think this time my team is very good at this condition. And while playing this I can know about the team work also, experience thrilling matches. And if I get a chance to play this, I will not miss the board.

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