Band 5: Describe a sport that you only have watched before but have not played yourself. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Well, I love watching cricket, football, and rugby on a sports channel and in my school as well. I have experience playing cricket, basketball, and other sports, but I have not played football myself. Today, I would like to talk about a sport that I have only watched before but have not played myself, and that is football. It is an international sport that is very popular worldwide and also in our country. Unfortunately, our country does not participate in international events like the FIFA World Cup and has not qualified yet. I hope that one day we will qualify. I watched the last FIFA World Cup in 2022 at home with my friends and cousins, and it was very popular globally. I plan to watch it again with all my family members, friends, and cousins. It has been an amazing experience for me, even though I have never played the game. I hope to experience and play this game myself one day.

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Well, I love watching cricket football and recovery on a sports channel. And in my school also. And, uh, I have experience, uh, experience with lots of, uh, uh, where I playing cricket, and basketball had to do, etcetera. But I do not play football. However, Today, I would like to talk about a sport that I I only have watched before, but I have not played myself. And, uh, it’s a, uh, football. Is international, uh, sports. Uh, nowadays, it’s a very popular around the world. And also is popular in our country. Um, it’s very sad because our country don’t participate any international international climate like FIFA World Cup, and they don’t don’t qualify but I hope uh one day uh-uh we will we will qualify for this And then I watched her last time when FIFA World Cup, uh-uh, held on FIFA World Cup 2022. Home, and I watched it with my friends and cousin at my home, and it’s very popular, uh, to remain around the world. And then I will watch it with with my all family members and friends related or cousins. And, uh, it’s a it’s a very amazing experience for me. And, uh, I have not this I have not done this game before. I have the only watch the this game and uh I hope I will experience and I will play this play this game one day. So

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