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Describe a family member who you want to work with in the future: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who is the person?
  • Have you ever worked with this person before?
  • What kinds of work would you like to do with the person?
  • And explain how you would feel if you could finally work together.
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Cue 1:Who is the person?

  • Introduce the family member by name and relationship to you.
  • Share a brief background about their profession or skills.

Example

The person I would like to work with in the future is my cousin, Anjali. She is a talented graphic designer who has been working in the advertising industry for over five years. I have always admired her creativity and dedication to her work.

Cue 2:Have you ever worked with this person before?

  • Mention any previous experiences you have had working together, if applicable.
  • Reflect on what you learned from those experiences.

Example

I have not had the chance to work with Anjali professionally yet, but we collaborated on a college project where we designed a marketing campaign for a local business. It was a great experience, and I learned a lot about teamwork and the design process.

Cue 3:What kinds of work would you like to do with the person?

  • Describe the type of projects or work you envision doing together.
  • Explain why you think this collaboration would be beneficial.

Example

In the future, I would love to work with Anjali on creating a startup focused on digital marketing and branding for small businesses. I believe our combined skills—her design expertise and my marketing knowledge—would help us create impactful campaigns that can really help local entrepreneurs.

Cue 4:And explain how you would feel if you could finally work together.

  • Express your emotions about the prospect of working together.
  • Share your hopes for the collaboration.

Example

If I could finally work with Anjali, I would feel incredibly excited and motivated. It would be a dream come true to collaborate with someone I respect so much. I hope that together we can create something meaningful and successful, and I believe it would strengthen our bond as family members.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, working with my cousin Anjali in the future would not only be a fulfilling professional experience but also a wonderful opportunity to deepen our family connection. I am looking forward to the day when we can turn our ideas into reality.

    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: Vague Descriptions

    Avoid being too general when describing the family member. Specific details make your answer more engaging and memorable.

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    Include specific traits, experiences, or anecdotes about the family member to create a vivid picture.

    2: Neglecting Past Experience

    Failing to mention any previous work experience with the family member can weaken your response. It shows a lack of connection.

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    Briefly discuss any past collaborations or projects with this person to highlight your relationship and teamwork.

    Ignoring Emotional Impact

    Not expressing your feelings about working together can make your answer less personal and relatable.

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    Tip

    Share your emotions and excitement about the prospect of working together to connect with the listener.

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    Band 6-7

    So the person who I would like to work with is going to be my cousin, why? Because my cousin, he's a very enthusiastic person, like he got a lot of skills, like he was working as a merchandiser in a garments industry before and right now he's working as a project manager in Bangalore in Target company. And the thing why I would like to work with him is because he got so much skills which I think is good and there is a lot of things which I could learn from him. And he's so enthusiastic about things which he likes to do. As a matter of fact, he was working with my dad before, like my dad was in, he owns a company and he was working under my dad for like few months and he learned how things work in a garments industry and he gained the experience and knowledge from him and he moved on from that company to the other company, like he upgraded himself based on his skills. So I think it would be good if I managed to connect with him and he's a busy guy right now, like he's taking up a lot of projects and he's working like long hours. So I think it would be really good if I could somehow manage and we guys could both get together and I think it would be a good idea if me and my brother like start a business on our own, like since he has the knowledge and skill and I can put all my efforts so I could develop myself. So I think it would be good if we both improve ourselves and it would be a good career if we both connect and it could help me develop my skills and I could be a good, knowledgeable and skillful person like him.

    Band 6-7

    I want to work with my brother in business. We both are decided when we are able to do something, we are doing it together. We have established three businesses like food cart and various locations. We are establishing food cart and some showrooms and doing in partnership. We are also deciding we make a big house. There are two flats, one is mine and other is his. And we are deciding that thing.

    Band 6-7

    I would like to work with my cousin brother. His name is Agil. He's two year elder on me. Now he's working as a CA professional. I basically studied on commerce field and he also from that field. It's more helpful to work together because our subjects are similar. That's more help to achieve the goals. I would like to start a business with him because of his knowledge is very high level about a business and financial areas. That's help to improve and growth of our business.

    Band 6-7

    When my one family member I want love to work with in the future is my elder brother. He is highly intelligent and disciplined person who currently work as a AI engineer. Through we have never officially worked together on any professional project. We have collaborated on small things at home like organizing event or managing household task and from those experience I could see how efficient and dependent he is. If given a chance I would love to start an educational tech company with him. Something that offers online learning resources for underprivileged student in rural areas. I believe thing this kind of project would combine his technical experience with my passion for education and social impact. My brother possesses several qualities that make his idea to work with. First and foremost he is extremely organized and methodologically in his approach. He breaks big

    Band 6-7

    So, a family member whom I want to work with in future is my brother. That is because the way he thinks, the way he does any work is like very inspiring. He does his work very patiently, he thinks again and again if he has to do something, if he has to take an important decision. He sits and thinks for at least 5 to 10 minutes, then he comes to a conclusion. I would want to work, I haven't worked with him yet, but I would love to work with him because of his mind control and etc. I would like to work in the field of cooking, he is a great cook. I would like to work with him in the kitchen. He has a very great sense of humor also. He will make things very easy, he will make people to think that he is easy to go with, but he isn't actually, but I would really appreciate if he decides to work with him and I will be really happy if he decides to work with me. So yeah, that's it. Thank you.

    Band 6-7

    Joining family business is considered as a good manner in my native land and if I talk about a person in my family I would work together with so it will be my paternal grandmother. She have been working since the age of 50 and I feel proud as peacock when I see her and she is working related scented candles and if I get the opportunity in future so I would so I would join her in her work so she started she developed that particular thing in her from the age of 30 but she couldn't pursue her dreams because of unforeseen reasons but in future but after sometimes when my grandfather supports her she would she started doing this work she is always on the dot and she is very punctual for her work if I get the chance to work with him I will always I will always have that feeling in my mind that I would put my 100% to do work with her and it's very it's basically a pleasure that I worked with her because she is a she is independent yet bold lady and basically she is my role model in addition in I would only say that in in our native lands every woman works that hard to pursue their dreams so she will she will always have that that independent future that she built.

    Band 6-7

    A family member whom I would like to work with in the future is my elder cousin. His name is Amarvi. He solely runs his father's company since the retirement of his father. It has been a milestone for the company since he has taken responsibility of it. He manages everything in the company from accounting to staffing and everyday activities. He also develops new techniques for the workers so they would be more engaged in their work. Moreover the employees are satisfied with him and always talk good about him. I have heard from many. He has gradually taken the business to higher heights. Also I have worked with him for many school projects. For instance in grade 6 I had this school project that I was really worried about it because it was due the next morning and I was confused on what to do but after talking to him he provided me with different ideas and he also made comfortable environment so I would calm down and understand everything. I also always get to learn new things from him every time I work with him. A work that I would like to do with him in future is about business as I want to become an entrepreneur along with studying law and I look up to him for teaching me new things and I have talked to him about it. He has also agreed about it.

    Band 6-7

    Well, today I would like to talk about a person whom I would love to work with in future. So he is none other than my father. My father is a businessman and he is running a business of automobiles since very long, since I was childhood and I have been seeing him work since my childhood. So I was very deeply interested about this business and the way he runs it, everything really fascinates me the more and moreover I would really love to see myself working with my father in future. It would also help him in his business. Apart from them, I will also learn business skills from him and after this business, like I can expand this business and it's our family business and my father holds a large amount of share and he is a mastermind in this and I really want to learn different skills with my father and one of the reason doing business with him is that the burden on him because the entire business is managing by my father himself. So the burden can be lessened and we can divide the burden and as I am also very much interested in business, so I think I will enjoy my work and yeah, it will be a good time with my father as well. I will know him more and I would be helpful to him and he has taught me various things since my childhood like on days when my caretaker would not come, I would definitely go with him and he used to talk to me about different automobile parts and where are they used, how are they useful, etc. etc. So he taught me various things and apart from them, spending time with my father.

    Band 6-7

    I would like to talk about a family member whom I like to work with in the future. It is none other than my brother. I think that he is smarter than me because he has some other qualities what I lack. Some other skills like the customer service skills and the ability to communicate with people and also he has a good skill in the teamwork and collaboration ability to manage a team. So as I am from a computer science background, I was able to handle only the technical skills which is in the software field. Later I am going to start a business to start a software company. So there the company can't survive only without the technical skills but also the company should have the operational skills also. These operational skills include the customer service skills. So I believe that if he is able to work with me, he can handle the operational and I can handle the technical side. So in order to start a software company, I have planned to switch my career to a position where I can handle the technical and operational skills for my future. But if he is with me, I was able to achieve my goal. In the past, we used to do our assignment and project works together and also I have a great keen interest in doing the art and craft work. So that time he had helped me in a lot of ways. So I would like to include him.

    Band 6-7

    I would really really like to work with my grandfather in the future because he's a man of great discipline and a lot of the things that he taught me include huge life lessons. I just find him so motivating and inspiring. He's always been my biggest supporter. I would love to work with him because of his values and ethics. I think I have a lot to learn still from him seeing as we don't get to spend as much time together since I'm so busy with my classes. I would like to learn how to navigate with people. He is so great at conversations. He's so great at communication. He could perceive people so clearly like class. They see right through them. That is a skill I've admired about him for a really long time. And I think I could use that a lot in my day to day life because sometimes it could be hard to read expressions, to read people and to just know what they want. I would like to work on politics.
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