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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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    Tip

    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

    A family member who I want to work with is my father. He is a role model to me. So the kind of work I want to do is, I want to handle the marketing and analytics part of our business. We own land where we grow several fruits and vegetables. Also, we grow sugarcane in summer time. So we have a company called Jai Hind, where we sell the organic fruits and vegetables that we plant. But the thing is, we are less in number of sales. So I have made a promise to my father that when I will learn all those skills and when I will perfect the art, I will come back here and will handle his company's data and also help him to do all the marketing. Why? Because I love what he does and I love to encourage him with his work and I love to help him. Also, it is not something that I am doing out of courtesy. I really want to get involved in this because in COVID, I worked with him for a year and I realized this is what I want to do in my future. This is what I want to follow and that's my passion. So that's what I am working in. I am moving abroad to gain some experience and will come back here to help him out. This is very exciting to me. Even if I am thinking right now that I will shift here and

    Band 6-7

    I really like to work in future with my husband because he is a pharmacist and I am also working as a pharmacist. We both are in same profession but working in different places. He has good knowledge about medicine and he can catch easily the patient's nerves. Also the patients easily mingle with him and explain what health problems they are facing. Also he can feel free to tell all their problems. When the patients come to him, they feel free to talk to him and explain the problems and by knowing their health history, he can suggest good medicine for them.

    Band 6-7

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    Band 6-7

    Good son If if I get a chance to work with one of my family member, I would choose my brother My brother has been my source of in from inspiration since I was a very young kid He's actually five years older than me. So there is this age gap between us. He has been the Golden student in school. So when I went to school after He said this high standard. I was expected to behave and Perform in certain way. It was it was a little you know Pressuring for me, but I it was really it's very inspiring as well because my Brother managed to achieve this many marks in exam managed to get these awards It always kept me on a healthy competition with my brother and he was not just only a child prodigy He was also a good son a good brother a good Friend so I always wanted to be a person like him when I grow up because I saw how people Like him how people talk about him how people would praise him. So he was always my model. So Now he runs a company in Riyadh, he runs his own company they they produce these Machineries for

    Band 6-7

    Well, I would say it's my brother. He's my cousin brother and I want to work with him in the near future. I know him since my childhood and we have a stronger bond together. We know each other very well and I think he is a great partner in my business. I want to run a smaller business regarding the distribution of medicines in my city and I know he is very good in the distribution as well as managing the people. He is the HR of one company right currently. So I think he is the best candidate for my business partnership. On the top of it, he has also completed his MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and he is very good with his work and I want to work with him eagerly. I am planning to work with him in the nearer two or three years. We are finding some investments for my business and as soon as I get my investment, I definitely going to start my work. The distribution works needed lots of space and I know that he will be very happy when I share this news with him that I want to work with him and definitely he's going to join me in my business. I think this will be a win-win situation for both of us because I know he also wants to start his own business.

    Band 6-7

    The family member I would like to work with in the future is my elder brother Meeth. Currently he is excelling in his field and he is very hardworking. And I think we share a lot of common interests so I would like to work with him. We actually complement each other. He is very calm and thinks about every decision in detail. Whereas I am very analytical and I make quick decisions. And I work with my gut feeling.

    Band 6-7

    I would want to work with my daughter. She's just hardly 7 years old. She's in second standard but I still want to work with her. Whenever she grows up, becomes big, I am looking forward to actually working with her because I want to co-work with her, with her ideas, understand her ideas. I feel that we get along quite well and we have...

    Band 6-7

    I love my mother from the deepest core of my heart. She is a person I can share everything with and that's the reason I adore her so much. She is cheerful, attractive and optimistic. She is simply gorgeous with a bright and charming skin color and slim body. My mom and I have never worked together but to be honest she is the most intelligent woman I ever met. I mean she is sharp, really sharp and she is pretty sociable but very focused. She worked as a university lecturer and further retired last year. Anyway, if I can set up my own business, I definitely want to invite her as a strategic consultant for me because I always trusted her. With 30 years of teaching experience in my field of economy, I believe she will be the best choice to help me achieve success. The reason I admire and love her so much is that she is talented and caring so love everyone. I feel extremely proud of her because she deserves her life to do well. She is an ideal mother and who raised two children ensure our quality education and moral values. She has sacrificed a lot and has never complained about anything with us. It was the delight to become a son of somewhere who are very talented and enjoyable around and I am very happy to have such mother in my house and it was help us to grow in our business and any other profession. That's what I am thinking about like a mother from my family member.

    Band 6-7

    The person in my family whom I like to work with is my mother's brother, my uncle actually. He is a lawyer by profession, he is a criminal lawyer and I have always been interested in criminal psychology a lot, coming from a psychology background. So I always used to get inspired by his work, the way he works towards a greater cause. And I would love to work with him to understand the more legal side of criminal law and combine it with my subject as a criminal psychology and would like to work together. And I think it will also help me not just to learn something but it will also help me be more effective, be more confident and be more educated towards my field. So working with him I feel is going to give me a different kind of perspective and how to practically apply my own area of field as well. So he is the person from my family who I generally wish to work with. He has been working as a lawyer from past ages like from 15 to 20 years now. And his profession, when I just got to know that my uncle is a lawyer, his profession has always inspired me. There was a point when I felt that I should be a lawyer like him as well. But that is something which I later on learnt that I am not so much interested in. But my field somewhere is familiar with his field.
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