Describe A Businessman You Admire: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

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Who is this person?
How you got to know this person?
What kind of business this person does?
Why do you admire this person?

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Cue 1:Who is this person?

Introduce the businessman by stating their name and a brief background.
Mention any notable achievements or contributions they have made in their field.

Example

The businessman I admire is Ratan Tata, the former chairman of Tata Sons. He is known for his visionary leadership and has played a crucial role in transforming the Tata Group into a global conglomerate.

Cue 2:How you got to know this person?

Explain how you first learned about this person, whether through news, books, or personal experiences.
Share any specific instances or stories that made you interested in them.

Example

I first learned about Ratan Tata through a documentary I watched on Indian entrepreneurs. His story of perseverance and innovation inspired me, and I started reading more about his life and the Tata Group.

Cue 3:What kind of business this person does?

Describe the nature of the business or industry they are involved in.
Highlight any unique aspects or contributions of their business to society.

Example

Ratan Tata is primarily associated with the Tata Group, which operates in various sectors including steel, automobiles, and IT services. One of the unique aspects of Tata’s business is its commitment to corporate social responsibility, focusing on community development and sustainability.

Cue 4:Why do you admire this person?

Discuss the qualities or values that you find admirable in this person.
Relate their impact on you or how they inspire you in your own life.

Example

I admire Ratan Tata for his integrity and philanthropic efforts. He has always prioritized ethical business practices and has significantly contributed to education and healthcare in India. His dedication to giving back to society motivates me to pursue my own goals with a sense of responsibility.

Conclusion

Example

In conclusion, Ratan Tata is not just a successful businessman but also a role model for many aspiring entrepreneurs. His journey teaches us the importance of hard work, ethics, and social responsibility in business.

Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

Tips to answer this Cue Card

1: Lack of Specific Details

Avoid vague descriptions of the businessman. Specific details make your answer more engaging and credible. General statements can make your response sound unconvincing.

Tip

Include specific examples of the businessman's achievements or qualities that you admire to make your answer more compelling.

2: Ignoring Personal Connection

Failing to explain how you got to know the person can weaken your response. Personal connections add depth and authenticity to your admiration.

Tip

Share a brief story or experience that highlights your relationship with the businessman to strengthen your answer.

Overly Complex Language

Using complicated vocabulary or sentence structures can confuse listeners. Clarity is key in speaking tasks, especially for non-native speakers.

Tip

Use simple and clear language to express your thoughts. Focus on conveying your admiration in an understandable way.

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Band 6

A businessman I admire most is Dilip Sanghvi. He is owner of Sun Pharmaceuticals Limited. This Sun Pharma is involved in marketing and production of different pharmaceutical products including tablets, syrups and injections for generic market as well as this is also having a significant market value in new chemical entities. It has its research and development center in Vadodara in the state of Gujarat. So Mr. Dilip Sanghvi had started this business with Rs. 20,000 and now he has generated a revenue or net worth income of Rs. 2000 crores by this pharmaceutical business. I admire few qualities in him. One is his conviction, dedication and his leadership skills. The way he has motivated the employees in his organization to pursue for higher dreams and he has been providing encouragement for other competitive industries like Olympic Pharmaceutical Limited, Zydus Pharmaceutical Limited which are located within the Gujarat states. Sun Pharma has become the number one pharmaceutical industry in India and also got a lot of reputation for India and Dilip Sanghvi has recently received an award.

Band 6

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Band 6

The business man I admire the most is Ratan Tata. He was very initially crucial in the development of India. His entrepreneurial quest focused on middle class section of India. His businesses would include ventures in steel. He had introduced a car called Nano that would fit in the budget of the middle class. He is the most loved entrepreneur. His profit margins seem to be minimal and he is loved by the middle class. He doesn't have a mindset of Mary Antoinette that said if poor can't eat bread let them eat cake. He is very mindful of his environment. He loves the people around him. He cares for them and that's what I love about him.

Band 5-6

I know about the different business men in my area but I am I haven't trusted in my uncle who is run the hotels in the city area. I know about my uncle from my father and he was my father's classmate and my father described about the information about my uncle and he run the restaurants of hotel and then he have a good in making food like a good chef and when they came in my home or in my hometown I usually prefer to order the hotel's food and but my mother making some special dish for welcoming my uncle family and my uncle family my uncle have two childs and which is also my friend and I haven't trusted and I am fascinated when I know about some new things about city area he talk about the how they run their different number of hotels in the same time and he have a lot of responsibility when I met my uncle I felt a knuckle of happiness and it's opportunity

Band 5-6

There are so many businessmen I admire because by admiring them it helps us to generate our own business and we can create our strong business to increase our wealth. And now I am putting light on none other than writer of Rich Dad and Poor Dad, Robert Kowalski. He was a quite good writer and a quite great businessman in the history I have seen. I know about them by reading their book named as Rich Dad and Poor Dad.

Band 5-6

This person is my father whom I admire a lot as a businessman. How I do get to know about his skill is that my father, we are having a business of garments as well as a retail shop of small ornaments, golds, gold and silver jewellery. So through his business strategies, through his business principles,

Band 5-6

He has never seen the person in front of him at all. He understands whatever that person in front of him is explaining. And the best quality that I know of him is that when he is surrounded by people, he lets everybody talk. He lets everybody speak to him. He tries to understand if there are any queries.

Band 5-6

Although nowadays business is a common activity that people do to earn money because they have a great inclination towards it. They do not want to do a 9 to 5 job but doing a good business is quite hard. Actually it requires a lot of smart work as well as hard work. Even people nowadays do this but they do not have that much knowledge about this and they face failures. But here I am going to talk about one such child of my locality who likes to do the business and nowadays he is a successful businessman. Firstly during the last year when it was the death of his father so he was alone at home and her mother was crying on her father's death and he was thinking that what should he do to earn the livelihood for his family because he is the only man who do this and as per the present scenario a woman can also do the work and his mother started to do the work for the livelihood. But in this year in the January he started to do a business of shoes and he bought shoes from online platforms and sell on the large wages in the town and people also likes to buy the thing because they really want to help him and if I talk about his smart way in the business so he do a lot of promotions of his shop on the basis of social media he make reels about his shoes and whenever he bought something new to his shop in March or April in this year he used to provided the fake copies in the front of the shop so

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