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Describe a famous person you're interested in.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who is it?
  • How do you know him/her?
  • Why do you think he/she is interesting?
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Cue 1:Who is it?

  • Begin by stating the name of the famous person and their profession.
  • Include a brief background about their achievements or contributions.

Example

The famous person I am interested in is Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who was an eminent scientist and the 11th President of India. He is widely known for his role in India's space and missile programs.


Cue 2:How do you know this person?

  • Mention how you became aware of this person, such as through books, media, or personal experiences.
  • Discuss any specific events or works that made a significant impact on you.

Example

I first learned about Dr. Kalam during my school days when we studied his book 'Wings of Fire'. His inspiring life story and dedication to education motivated me to pursue my studies with more passion.


Cue 3:Why do you find this person interesting?

  • Explain the qualities or achievements that you admire in this person.
  • Share how their life or work has influenced your own aspirations or values.

Example

I find Dr. Kalam interesting because of his humility and vision for a developed India. His belief in the power of youth and education resonates with me, and it inspires me to contribute positively to society.


Conclusion

  • Summarize your main points about the person and your interest in them.
  • End with a personal reflection on how this person has impacted your life.

Example

In conclusion, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is not just a famous personality but a role model for many, including myself. His life teaches us the importance of hard work, perseverance, and giving back to the community.


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 famous person. Not providing specific details can make your answer less engaging and informative.

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Include interesting facts or anecdotes about the person to make your response more vivid and memorable.


2: Overly Simple Answers

Giving very short or simple answers can limit your score. It's important to elaborate on your thoughts and provide depth.

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Expand on each cue by explaining your feelings or experiences related to the person, which will enrich your answer.


Neglecting Personal Connection

Failing to explain how you know the person or your personal connection can make your response feel impersonal.

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Share a personal story or experience that highlights your connection to the person, making your answer more relatable.


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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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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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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
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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
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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 6-7

As we know, if we ever think about a famous person, everyone will think about a celebrity. As often, I am a film lover and I love Allu Arjun so much. Allu Arjun is a celebrity, he is a hero actually, he is an action hero. I think I like him because of his honesty, his nature and his down to earth personality. And he is very inspiring when it comes to social activities. He actually involves in very variety of activities such as green buildings or go green activities. He is very law obeying person. As we know, law obeying person is a person who is very important for our country and I love him so much because of his personality. He acted at least in 20 movies, moreover he is the greatest Pan India star in India. We have seen many people, I have seen many actors in my, from my, throughout my childhood but I don't know why Allu Arjun made a unique, unique specifications in his career and the way he presents himself is a very plus point for him. And furtherly, he is very good with elders and more often, he will be very, like enormous respect, he has enormous respect for elders. We don't see that often but...

Band 6-7

Talking about the famous person that I admire the most is Dulkar Salman. My admiration for him comes from the fact that I love watching movies. And I grew up watching Dulkar Salman's movies. I love the way he acts and his story selection for the movies that he does. I've always wanted to perform theatre or join acting classes. He was my inspiration or the person that has pushed me to choose acting. However, my career path does not align with acting as of now. But he'll be the most admired person in this industry.

Band 6-7

I love watching entertainment shows and some movies and usually I spare my time with my friends watching movies and just discussing about new actors especially about the ideal person so especially want to talk about the famous person who is really incredible and inspired me a lot in my life that person is Siddharth Malhotra. He's an actor belong to polyvinyl industry he's an amazing actor just because of his amazing skills and I like his charismatic behavior the way he presented acting his skills that really make me feel happy and his skills are absolutely admirable I love his tenacious behavior like whatever he just decide to do he do it and stay committed to his goals I like his behavior as well on the other hand if I talk about his personality that he's a dashing person in the whole polyvinyl industry because of his good charm good looks and body shape he has well maintained his body and his career so and he's an amazing person just because of because he has achieved a lot in his life like he was an enormous director he's a multi tasking person who was an actor director as well he has achieved national awards and some welfare awards in his life which was really inspirational and really motivate me to give my best because he is a person who never decided to give up in his life and he's my ideal person just because of his achievements and his amazing behavior he's not only the person of favorite

Band 6-7

I'm going to talk about Priyanka Chopra. Okay, I want to tell you why she is my favorite personality. First of all, she is phenomenal actress. Means I have seen her all the genre movies like horror, comedy, romantic, whatever is it. She is it all. Apart from this, I like her because she is a good person too. Not just good person, she is a philanthropist and she is a confident woman. And one more specific thing which I like about her, you know she never ever get disheartened. Means whatever it is ups and downs in her life but she never lack enthusiasm in anything. Like she is a singer, she is a music composer, she is a director, whatever the field is. She always gives her best and if something goes down, if any of her project got flopped, she never lose enthusiasm. That is the main thing which I really like about her.

Band 6-7

The most famous person or a celebrity is Adarsh Sharma. She is an Indian actress and she worked in many of the films. She is quite a natural person. Her behavior is very natural. She likes to roam and she loves animals the most. She even admires all the old, valued celebrities. She even clicks pictures with her fans very quietly. She always has a happy face and she never gives any. She is always happy. She never gives any complaints. She never gets distracted by other people. That is the nature which I like about her the most. She even acts very gracefully in all of her movies. I would always prefer to talk with her very nicely and easily. And yes, she clicks lots of pictures. She clicks lots of pictures to post on Instagram. She even has millions of followers.

Band 6-7

In my life I have met many people which are famous in their lives, but here I want to talk about a famous person which I want to meet. He is my school principal. He is also a co-worker. His name is Tarka Prasengin. He is about 40 years old, but looks very decent and young. Apart from this, I can say that his way of talking is really peaceful and calm. Everyone loves to talk with him and spend time with him. As English is my favorite subject, that's another reason why he is my favorite person because he taught me English. He also do some volunteer works and he has a playground in his school where every people from poor castles go there and play football with no cost, no charges. They supply items like footballs, bread bowls to them free of cost. That's why he is a famous person in our hometown. It will be red letter day whenever I will meet him because now I am in Canada and I wish to meet him.

Band 6-7

My favorite person is Elon Musk. He is a founder of Tesla and owner of X. Everyone in this world mostly knows him because he is the world's number one richest person. He is a quite impressive guy because his net worth is about 427 million. I think when he started Tesla no one believes that he will come this much far but he made it.

Band 6-7

My favorite celebrity and the most famous person I am interested in is Shahrukh Khan. He is interesting because he has a very large fan base in India and all over the world. He would look after the kind of content his audience is craving for and deliver them with doing his best at acting. He has tried many genres such as romance, comedy, action, drama, horror and he has very well versed himself in acting. And this percentage of what he is working at, at this age of 60 is very commendable. And I think it's very fine that he is working even this hard at this age too. And to look after what he is doing and to learn what he is doing at this age from his generation to our new generation, we should be very well learned from that person.

Band 6-7

I'm gonna talk about a person named Vidar Kohli who is prominent in cricket as well as one of the celebrities in India. Why I'm gonna talk about this person is he's such a hard-working personalities and he's the one who brought India in epitome and I feel he's such a generous when it comes to cricket as well as the family. His mind to perform hardly in every situation makes different from other people and that the thing I like the most. He's so much passionate about the work life and also the personal life. His wife Anushka really adores him very well and I'm also being keen to know more about him. I'm really passionate about the works he put for India as well as to the younger generation and for me this kind of personalities makes way to other generations and the legacy when we follow is such a good and important for the future generation also.

Band 6-7

Everybody knows about the famous Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan because of his acting and personal skills. He is a great actor and has been in the industries for almost 30-40 years. He is known for his personality and the humble nature towards his co-stars than with his fans. He is known for his fantastic acting skills. Since childhood, he was into acting and got famous at a very early stage and did a lot of hit films which gave him the fame. He is always kind to the people who are around him and he is a very gentle man with women. For example, he holds the Saree-Ka-Pallu and he is very kind to every woman. If he is having a party, he will invite someone. So he will personally go to the doorstep and open the door of their car to welcome them.
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