Describe A Dinner You Really Enjoyed: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

When was it?
What did you eat?
Who were you with?
Why did you enjoy it?

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Cue 1:When was it?

Start by mentioning the specific date or occasion when the dinner took place.
Provide some context about why this dinner was significant, such as a celebration or a special event.

Example

The dinner I really enjoyed was on my birthday last year, which was on the 15th of March. It was a special occasion as I was turning 25, and I wanted to celebrate it with my closest friends and family.

Cue 2:What did you eat?

Describe the dishes that were served during the dinner, focusing on the flavors and presentation.
Mention any special or unique items that made the meal memorable.

Example

We had a lavish spread that included my favorite butter chicken, fragrant biryani, and a variety of Indian breads like naan and roti. For dessert, we enjoyed a rich chocolate cake that was beautifully decorated, which made it even more special.

Cue 3:Who were you with?

Introduce the people who were part of the dinner, highlighting their relationship to you.
Share a brief anecdote or memory about the time spent with them during the dinner.

Example

I was surrounded by my closest friends and family, including my parents and my best friend from college. We shared lots of laughter and reminisced about our college days, which made the evening even more enjoyable.

Cue 4:Why did you enjoy it?

Explain the emotional aspects of the dinner, such as the joy of being with loved ones.
Discuss any particular moments that stood out to you during the dinner.

Example

I enjoyed the dinner not just because of the delicious food, but also because of the warmth and love that filled the room. One of my friends surprised me with a heartfelt speech, which made me feel truly appreciated and loved.

Conclusion

Example

Overall, that dinner was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. It was a perfect blend of good food, great company, and cherished moments that I will always treasure.

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: Being Vague About Details

Candidates often provide very general answers without specific details. This can make the response less engaging and informative.

Tip

Include specific details about the dinner, such as the exact date, the dishes you enjoyed, and the people you were with to create a vivid picture.

2: Neglecting Personal Feelings

Some candidates forget to express their personal feelings or opinions about the dinner, which can make their response feel flat.

Tip

Share your emotions and thoughts about the dinner, explaining why it was special to you and how it made you feel.

Rushing Through the Answer

Candidates may rush their answers, leading to incomplete thoughts and a lack of coherence in their responses.

Tip

Take your time to organize your thoughts and speak clearly, ensuring you cover all the cues in a structured manner.

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Anonymous student Band 7.5

Pitampura Test Centre, New Delhi

Answer

I like to taste different types of cuisine. Here I would like to talk about my favorite dish at my traditional festival of Onam which is Sadya. Sadya is popular in my city. We are experimenting these cuisines on Onam festival day. Onam is a famous festival in my city. All family members get together in my home and we make a delicious Sadya. There are many ingredients includes that Sadya. Moreover, we make a big feast that day as well as we create a lot of memories together and we wear that day the traditional dress called Sari and men wear the Dhotis. That festival is really important to us because the whole day we are conducting different kinds of games at our homes and all the family members came together. It's a memorable day in my life. This is the festival. We are making the Sambar and Aviyal. These all the kinds of foods are making with the vegetables.

Talk about a toy you liked in your childhood

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Anonymous student Band 8

Sector 34 Test Centre, Chandigarh

Answer

The toy which I liked in my childhood was a panda doll, which makes me pleasant and makes me more blush. The pandas are the most beautiful creatures of the world, which looks gigantic and has pooshy cheeks and they are like stars in the clouds and they dream in me. Furthermore, these have been given by my father. My father is a very very beautiful artistic person, who makes me think of that. Every day you will face every difficulties and make you suffer and move forward. Pandas are always seen in Japanese countries. It is my lifelong dream to visit a Japanese country and click a photo with the original pandas, which makes sounds better.

Describe a time you were in a place where you didn't know the local language

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Anonymous student Band 6.5

Whitefield Test Center, Bengaluru

Answer

As India is a very large country full of diversity, so there are many places which have their own language and speak their native language. The place which I visited and I didn't know about their language was Leladakh, which is about 300 km away from my hometown and it is a very good place as it consists of different kind of trees, animals and have many scenic views and I visited over there last year in summers as it was the best time to visit because it has many, it was cold over there and we had summers in our area so it was the best time to visit over there and I went over there with my whole family.

Describe a time when your friend damaged something you owned

Reported by

Anonymous student Band 7

Begumpet Test Centre, Hyderabad

Answer

When I was a kid, I had a little pencil box which had these four buttons which gave the pencil box an operative use. When you press the button, the box would open up. When you press the second button, a little part of it would slide out. Basically it was just a little electronical and a fun thing to have and I owned it when I was in 6th. One day after break, I was standing and talking there with one of my friends and another friend of mine was running through the hallway and accidentally she pushed my shoulder and my pencil box hit the ground and it broke into multiple pieces to the point that it was not functional anymore.

Describe a book you recently read

Reported by

Anonymous student Band 7.5

CBD Belapur Test Centre, Navi Mumbai

Answer

It Ends With Us is a book I read recently. It's by the author Colleen Hoare. It's mainly a story about two teenagers, Atlas and Lily, and how they just handle their life going through high school, adolescence, and just domestic violence at home. Both of them come from very, very different families. However, they have one common determining factor between them, which is domestic violence. The abuse that they've seen their moms go through is just insane, and they connect through that on a different level. They're actually in the same high school, but they never speak to each other until Atlas actually crashes into an empty house next to Lily's villa. When Atlas is homeless and he doesn't have anywhere to go, he just comes and breaks into the house next to Lily's, and Lily helps him with all the daily necessities like clothes and food, medicines and stuff. Furthermore, their friendship blossoms into love, but it doesn't really fructify as Atlas has to leave. This book really gave me a lot of knowledge about domestic abuse and how to deal with it.

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Band 6

Last night, I and my husband with my cousins and colleagues, we went to a restaurant called Sherif Bai restaurant, where we enjoyed our dinner with friends, with them. We eat lots of cuisines in that, which particularly I like is their authentic biryani, which is with different spices and it is basically a Hyderabadi touch food and also we tasted a dessert, which is called like Gulab Jamun, which is very sweet and it's delicious to our tongue. It is a very memorable dinner that I had in the last night, because me and my husband and my brother and their co-nephews all are there, we enjoyed the dinner very much, we have some fun, lots of fun and all. The restaurant is like a floor set up, like we have to sit in the floor and we have to eat the food, like that only the restaurant is set up, so it's very nice and pleasant ambience in that. The restaurant is very calm and quiet, which will relax our mind, yes with some music, small mild music and all. I enjoyed that dinner very much and it's a very memorable time, that quality time that I had with my family and friends.

Band 6

I was, I was, I mean, I was in primary school. I was a child, child, children, and that time I enjoyed dinner because of my summer, summer season. I went to my grandparents' home. All my siblings came there. So, we all together ate once a time. That's why I like, I was like that. Then, what we ate, what we ate, we ate rice sambar. My grandma cooked well. She served, she served with love. Then, we all siblings are together and eat, eat at a time. So, that's it.

Band 6

The dinner I enjoyed the most was in the month of March where circle of friends gathered together and we shared a meal together and that was a very momentous dinner, memorable dinner and we ate different varieties of dishes like fish, pork, beef and chicken and also different varieties of vegetables and it was with a circle of friends and where the different dinners that was served, the fish was very delicious, the chicken curry was very well cooked and the pork and the beef curry was the most well cooked. We enjoyed it and we had a great time.

Band 5-6

Almost a month ago, me and my whole family went out for dinner in a hotel, it's a muslim hotel I guess, I don't remember it but I guess it's a muslim hotel, so we ordered butter chicken and so it's a very good dish and I really enjoyed it because the texture of the food, the food quality, the authenticity and it was well mixed with the spices, it is not like the usual butter chickens we always have, it is something like different, it don't taste that much sweeter as it is, it was tasted in other restaurants but it is quite a spicier side, I don't like more sweet, sweetish side of any type of, sweetish side in any type of spicy dishes, so it has a very good and different taste and for me it is a very good experience, the restaurant was very clean and the owner of the restaurant was very sweet and he is greeting us very politely and calmly and the staff of the restaurant is also good, the decor and aesthetics of restaurants are minimalistic but not a quite luxurious type but it is very minimalistic and minimalistic and it was very good type of restaurant, for me it is a good restaurant, I'll make sure I'll go there again.

Band 5-6

a dinner I really enjoyed is biryani and some cool drinks it was with my boyfriend on our first date that's why it is so special to me we actually met in a temple and we went to we went to eat biryani we went for the dinner we ate biryani because it's my favorite and I love cooking so much so I cooked it I cooked him biryani mushroom biryani if I think yeah mushroom biryani and I made him palak palak paneer because it's his favorite we went there we went to a temple and then by returning we ate pulao we ate ice cream also so because it's both of our favorite it's a date it's a date night and it's a dinner there is a candle light candle light ocean beach sounds wave sounds everything is so peaceful and soothing and and I liked it most is because of him I love to be with him I love to take care of him and with him every moment is special every date is precious every I'll enjoy time spent with him it is the every minute every moment with him is shined and it's still shining the dinner is pretty pretty good and it tastes yummier it's because of him maybe he is the one because of my happiness I was quite delighted to met him

Band 5

last week my birthday celebration so I am going with my family in restaurant in my town this restaurant is so beautiful and this food this restaurant food is a very tasty and delicious I enjoy for dinner with my family I eat I eat punjabi thali and this food is a very spicy and I like spicy and I enjoy this I enjoy my birthday celebration and this moment is a very unexpected

Band 6.5

So a dinner which I really enjoyed was the dinner at the night of my sister's wedding. I enjoyed the dinner because not only because of the food but also because of the people around me. I met lots of people that day as they were invited for my sister's wedding. Lots of friends were present along with my family members and relatives to whom I met after so long. There were lots of varieties of food starting from starters to the main course. The desserts were all so tasty and delicious that I couldn't resist myself and we enjoyed a lot while eating. I talked to lots of people. The whole environment was full of fun and enjoyment. We had Buddha caterers so they prepared the food very much tasty. In the main course we had both veg and non-veg. Starting from veg it included kadhai paneer, pulao, puri, chapati, paratha. In addition to this there was chicken, fish. In the starters there was chowmein, pasta. Additionally there was dessert including gajar ka halwa, gulab jamun, ice cream and lots of stuff. There were so many items that I couldn't complete each one of them. I only tasted each food item and I really enjoyed that night.

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