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

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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.

Tip

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.

Tip

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.

Tip

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

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Describe your favourite food at a traditional festival or a special event in your country

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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

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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

One of the most favourite person I am interested in Arujit Singh who is a Bollywood singer as well as he did lots of Bengali songs. He used to sing in different genre like emotional, classical and the semi-classical and he basically known as a good singer for the Bollywood because he did lots of hit on Bollywood songs. I love him just because of his personality. I know him when I was class 12 and I watched a movie and I saw that he sang a song on that movie and his voice is so raw and his singing style is also fascinating. Most of the time he used to do concert outside India but last year I was in India and he made a concert at Kolkata that I got a chance to join his concert. I was full of beans throughout his concert. He sang some favourite song of mine. I basically love him because how down to earth he is on his fandom. He never disappoint his fandom. Whenever a person go to take an autograph, he definitely give him anyhow. As a person, I think Arjit Singh should be an idol of many youngs and definitely he is the biggest and famous person I have ever seen and I have ever met.

Band 6

The favorite person who I like is Daniel Slyzens. He is a calisthenics athlete, he is a world champion and have participated in a number of competitions around the world and I like qualities about him that his personality is very well. Secondly, his editing skill is very nice that is video editing or let it be photo editing and the way he speaks to people is very nice. Because I have spoken to him and he has visited my country that is India and he came to Pune to judge a competition, a calisthenics event where I met him, made a video with him doing some certain skills of calisthenics and secondly clicked picture with him. I went to a calisthenics bar where he came and took my friends along with me as well and yes, he is a very kind person if we have to say and yeah, he is a YouTuber so make videos on YouTube. I have started learning the calisthenics skills because of him, started my journey and yeah, I am also into video editing and photo editing just because of him and I am learning quite good things and qualities from the person and if I have to talk about the, then it would be very nice.

Band 6

The person that I admire the most is Mr. M. S. Dhoni. He is one of the ex-cricketers who played for India. He captained India from 2007 to 2014 in all the formats. In 2014 he has withdrawn from the captaincy from Test Cricket, which he loved the most. The reason that I like Mr. M. S. Dhoni is because I admired him from childhood. I used to watch his matches all the time. Me and my friends, we used to watch cricket at the same time. We used to go to a place, it's an auditorium. We got permission from that who runs the auditorium. We watched cricket there. He is one of the good persons and he is the best captain that India ever produced by delivering three ICC trophies within the span of six years. At first when we got to know about Dhoni was at the 2007 World Cup, he came after school and I actually saw it in a newspaper and then we saw the highlights of the 2007 World Cup. He is one of the guys that can do a good thing, that can create an atmosphere for any youngsters who can feel themselves at home. The way that he handles the pressure situations has been impeccable all throughout his career. For example, if we speak about examples, he is still one of the best captains in Indian Premier League, which will be conducted once a year. Last year he played an astonishing knock-off, 24 runs of five balls, where the strike rate is over 400. I wanted to meet him and talk to him about how he can handle all the things that are going on surrounding him. He is one of the best entrepreneurs.

Band 6

So, I would like to describe about Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He is a famous Indian cricketer. I became fond of him since my childhood. This was because he was the only reason why I started to like cricket. In my country, especially India, everyone is so fond of cricket. So, at the very first time, I would like to think why people like cricket. It's just a waste of time. Like sitting for 4 to 5 hours continuously to check the wickets and the runs. So, I thought it would be a rubbish thing. But later, like when I was in my grade 1 or grade 2, I saw Mahendra Singh Dhoni playing in cricket. It was during his early times. And he used to give helicopter shots. It was so fascinating to see him scoring high scores. So, I was so fond of him that my mother used to take advantage of this. She used to tell me that Mahendra Singh Dhoni drinks milk every day. So, you also have to drink milk every day to become like him. So, that was a fond memory associated with him. Then he then came on, became the captain of Indian cricket. And it was during his period that India won the World Cup for the second time in 2011. And under his reign itself, we also got the T20 Cup. So, it was a golden period for the entire Indian cricket. Still, people adore him even though he has retired from One Day International. But still, people adore him and I still admire him.

Band 5-6

The famous person I am interested in is Dukler Sundman. He is the only one person who I inspired. He used to say that past is waste paper, present is newspaper, future is question paper. So read, write carefully otherwise life will be like a tissue paper. He is my inspiration and I used to talk with him day by day. And he also used to say that follow your goals, automatic girls will follow you. He is an inspiring person. I saw this man in television. Why? Because he is a celebrity in Tollywood and he has 42.3 million followers in Instagram and 2 million followers in Facebook. And he is very quite interesting and he always guide us and help us how to prepare and achieve a dream band in your college. And he also give some important tips how to succeed in life and how overall consequences faced by him. And he is my inspiration and he is only one person. Instead of that I used to call him a rocket man by a United.

Band <5

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