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Describe A Friend You Like To Talk With: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who he/she is?
  • What would you like to talk about?
  • Why do you like to talk with him/her?
  • How you feel about him/her?
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Cue 1:Who he/she is?

  • Introduce your friend by name and mention how long you have known each other.
  • Share a brief background about your friend, such as their profession or interests.

Example

My friend's name is Rahul, and we have been friends for over five years now. He is a software engineer and has a keen interest in photography, which makes our conversations quite interesting.


Cue 2:What would you like to talk about?

  • Mention specific topics that you enjoy discussing with your friend.
  • Explain why these topics are engaging and relevant to both of you.

Example

I love talking to Rahul about technology trends and the latest gadgets. We often discuss how technology impacts our daily lives, and he shares his insights on photography, which I find fascinating.


Cue 3:Why do you like to talk with him/her?

  • Highlight the qualities that make your friend a good conversationalist.
  • Discuss how these qualities enhance your friendship.

Example

I enjoy talking to Rahul because he is a great listener and always provides thoughtful responses. His sense of humor makes our conversations light-hearted, and I appreciate his perspective on various issues.


Cue 4:How you feel about him/her?

  • Express your feelings towards your friend and the bond you share.
  • Mention how your friendship has positively impacted your life.

Example

I feel very fortunate to have Rahul as a friend. Our discussions not only strengthen our bond but also help me learn new things. I truly value his friendship and the support he offers.


Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, talking with Rahul is always a pleasure. Our friendship is built on mutual respect and shared interests, making every conversation enjoyable and enriching.


    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: Avoid Vague Descriptions

    Using vague language can make your answer less engaging. Specific details help the examiner understand your relationship and the qualities of your friend better.

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    Include specific examples or anecdotes about your friend to illustrate your points clearly.


    2: Don't Rush Your Answer

    Speaking too quickly can lead to unclear communication and mistakes. It may also make it difficult for the examiner to follow your thoughts.

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    Take your time to think before you speak, and use pauses to organize your ideas.


    Avoid Negative Comments

    Focusing on negative aspects can create a poor impression. The cue card asks for a friend you like, so negativity is out of place.

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    Tip

    Highlight positive traits and enjoyable experiences to convey your appreciation for your friend.


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    Talk about a toy you liked in your childhood
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    Anonymous student Band 8

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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.

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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.

    All Answers

    Here are all the answers by real-users practicing speaking for IELTS Cue Cards on our IELTS Prep App.

    Band 6-7

    Everyone has it's best friend or a friend whom they share everything. I also had a friend, his name is Rohit and we are friends from class 6th. He joined our school and he was my bench mate also. So as we were sitting together daily in the class, we got really close and he also joined the same tuition. So we had daily conversations and we also used to play together. But after 7th, his father got transferred and he had to shift. So we decided to maintain the friendship and we will be meeting each other during vacations. So I went to his location last weekend. So I met a person Rahul, which was Rohan's friend and he was generally very nice and he was coming at my place in my school. To be honest, I didn't know him but we got introduced because of Rohan and I felt that I started feeling the same connection with him as I had with Rohan. He also joined the same tuition and he was also a bench mate in my class. But somehow I was missing Rohan. I used to share all my secrets and other things with Rahul. But I want Rohan back to be my friend.

    Band 6-7

    When I look back on my life journey, there is one person that pops out in my mind whenever I want to talk to and his name is Sunny and he is my school friend since my childhood. And like we played from since we were kids, we played a lot, we have a lot of memories together and whenever I'm talking to him, the only thing I talk about is like anything. It's not like that when I'm stressed and or I'm looking for help or seeking for help or looking for anything, I will talk to him. No, it's not like that. It's like whenever I want to talk, I will. It's there are no foundations on that. We are very open to each other. Like there are a lot of things that he has shared with me like from last 10 years. Even we haven't met from last 10 years because he is in Canada only. Moreover, they are like he's one of my best family friend as well, who is known by my parents. He met my parents, my wife, my kids. Then I went to her sister's wedding from last like two years back and it was a great experience meeting it with her, his family and having a gathering. And mostly nowadays he is very depressed and the actual reason is like the condition in Canada is not like not that good nowadays. And he's looking for like moral support and friend is here like whenever he wants to talk, I'm there for him. We talk a lot. Moreover, he's planning to come to India like in next 10 days and even I have already took my leave for like 10 days already and we are planning to go for a trip to Kasal.

    Band 6-7

    I'd like to talk to a friend of mine who was my senior in school. We have been friends since a decade now and our strong has grown better or our bond has gotten better since past few months right now. He is currently studying in Australia. The one important thing that we talk about is my further studies as I am also inclined towards studying the same course as his. Moreover, it is not just about the course but about our general life as well how we spent our day, what happened at work. We like to gossip as well. It is mostly virtual but it gives a sense of I would say that he is physically present and we make jokes with each other. We crack jokes, roast each other. So, it becomes relaxing to talk to him as after a hectic day you need someone with whom you can discuss everything or crack jokes about. Lastly, there should be a friend or a family member in everyone's life with whom they can be serious as well as funny as it is just an important part of your life.

    Band 6-7

    I like to talk to my friend named Saurabh. His name is Saurabh. He just got married in May 2025 now and he's a married man. We used to be friends since 11 years back from our college days. I admire his state of mind about being the actually the healthiest state of mind I have ever seen in a person. Not that he has the issues and struggles with his life but the way he deals with the problems and the way I can uncold and unrelease my entangled thoughts and even he got the understanding of my confusing mind sometimes. I admired how he loved the people around him and how he cherished the moments with and made the cherish the moment with his his persons and how he literally glow up the whole room make the world a better place type of person he is. I love to talk about him about anything about any business ideas I might be having about any career confusions and any academic problems even though he is an economy student and me being a medical student I can literally talk to him about any any sort of anatomical or physiological issue and he gets he gets it feels like a person with not that much of barriers around any subject like me being a medical student has a barrier

    Band 6-7

    Yeah, I'm going to talk about one of my friend whose name is Nisar Ansari. We have done our schooling together like till 10th we have done our schooling together. After that he moved in the engineering colleges and I moved in the different engineering colleges. So far we are in touch and why we are in touch because at time passes our friendship is become stronger and stronger and we have a mature relationship and we have seen lots of up and down and during my study time I have spent lots of time with him also like after after my graduation I was in Delhi and I was I was living with him at with at with his room in Batla house and I did my speaking classes revision at after staying with staying at at at him at at his room. At that time he was studying in Jamia and he was pursuing his B.E. so he was living in Batla house and rented room so whenever I got a chance I used to visit there because after B.Tech I was jobless and I was looking for a job and yeah we had a lots of friend during our school life but very few are in touch with us only with with him I'm still in touch and I appreciate him because our understanding is very very good.

    Band 6-7

    So well, nowadays everyone are very concerned to have their friends and discuss about their situation and issues going in their life. I also have one of my friend. He is my friend also and my beloved one also. I just only talk to him. Talking to him feels like just he is healing up me. Whenever I talk to him, I feel so much relaxed and peaceful because he gives me a chance to express my views and my situation. He also listens to my situation and he also tries to give me some solution of the problem. I am very much comfortable with him now that I can talk to him about anything just like my personal problem, my health issues or with my family issues. I can talk with him in every situation, everywhere in front of everyone because he is not just a friend. He is just like a medicine that I need in my problem and he is just like a medicine that takes my own pain and relief.

    Band 6-7

    So this friend that I like to talk to, her name is Nupur. I met her in standard 11. She came up to me and she started talking to me. I like talking to her because she doesn't judge me about anything and she's... it's fun to just, you know, be stupid with her. Like, there's no pressure of having to be smart. It's fun to joke around and mess around with her. I think I like her mostly because she doesn't judge you based on what she's... what you tell her. Like, at one point you can be messing around and the next point you're just, you know, laughing about the same thing. But one downside of her is she can be a bit too much sometimes. I don't like that. Like, I think it's just personally for me. I don't like talking to people much. I... yeah, that's about it.

    Band 6-7

    She is my friend and I like everything about her. She is very calm, demure and a very cool person. She always corrects my mistakes, which I have done. She always pushed me and gave confidence to me. She exactly matches my needs. She is actually very opposite of my nature. I am very introvert and my friend is extrovert. I am very happy to have her as my friend and I love her very much.

    Band 6-7

    My friend, Nemas Nagajodhi, I met her in my college days, even now we were together, we will be meeting each other, she is a very bold and also sensitive girl, who I like most in my college days, she always used to call me for every places where she go, we will always, maximum we have moved to, moved to temples and also parks everywhere, she always cares me, she won't give up me in any place, whenever I am getting some fed up or I am getting some frustration on any things or any reasons, she will always guide me, she will always help me, she will always be with me, so I like her very much, she is always bold, the boldness is one of the example, myself and my another friend, we have caught with our lecturer, she gave me a punishment for this, but my friend Nagajodhi came there and he just want to rectify the problem, he told she didn't do anything

    Band 6-7

    Shri Hari is one of my friends from my childhood. He is a friend, I knew him from my pre-KG. We have grown together and also gained our knowledge together. We studied till the 12th in the same school. From pre-KG to 10th, we both studied in TIPS, the Indian public school and for 11th and 12th, as I changed to Shri Chaitanya Techno School, he also changed with me. What I like most about Shri Hari is, he is always jovial and a character who is oriented with fun. He never takes anything serious. He always keeps his surroundings laughing and happy. If I am a bit depressed or not in a good mood also, he will be supportive and helpful to me. He will guide me with the right path to take and if I am in a bad mood, he will also make me calm and be in my side if there is a mistake also with me. So what we talk a lot about is, we gossip a lot about others, we speak about others a lot and also few of the times we speak on what are we going to do in the future and how are we going to achieve it and what is the path we are going to take for that. We most of the time speak on our feelings towards other things and others and what we feel about others, why isn't it right.
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