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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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    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

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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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    Anonymous student Band 6.5

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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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    Anonymous student Band 7

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    Begumpet Test Centre, Hyderabad

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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

    I would like to talk about my friend. Her name is Annie Ritchie. She is very nice and caring person. This conversation happened a few months ago when I was unsure about what field to pursue. I am a bit confused between two options like I want to study in abroad or I want to continue with my technical IT job. I asked Annie to suggest me what should I do who is very practical and supportive and help me to analyze the pros and cons of both choices. We discussed a lot. I like sharing with her and she will give me the practical and supportive answers. The conversation was important because it gives me the confidence in my career path. Making the right choices of my future was a big step and my friend advised and helped me to make an informal decision. Which it has I believe face to face conversation make me help a lot because it shows and it allows the understanding the expressions and emotions. However, it's the reason of the phone conversations are also useful when people are far away and need to communicate quickly. When I am with her, she is like very quiet and patient. Spending time together is important because it strengthens our relationship. One who supports us in tough time and having good conversation with them creates sense of belonging. In today's busy world, spending time with them is very important.

    Band 6-7

    Having a good friend is a God gift to everyone and today I would like to talk about a person who is a good friend of mine and every time whenever I get in a situation I always thought about him and the first name came in my mind about him and his name is Mr. Wasim Safi and he lives in my hometown in Dhampur nearby my house and he is basically 4 or 5 years older than me but his thinking and my thinking matches so that's why we are close friends and I met him in the starting days I met him in a wedding where we have just casual talk about 2 or 3 minutes and by the time passes we became good friends and now we are very close friends of each other and talking about the topics which I talk with him on the daily basis are like on what is going on in our city or area and the hot topics of the societies and I would like to share the feedbacks and my opinions on the topics with him because I believe that he always respect my opinions in the end I would like to say that having that type of good friend is very good for me and I believe everyone should have a friend like him and thank you.

    Band 6-7

    Today, I am going to speak about one of my friends, that is Simona, she is working as a nurse in Dubai. I would like to speak to her about my married life, like how it is going on, what problems I have been facing, what good things have happened to me. About my kid is growing, he is almost 2 years old, I want to talk to her about him. And even I want to suggest her to have a baby, that gives a good pleasure in her life. And also, I want to talk to her about my job and my studies, which recently I have completed, I have got a good score. I also need to talk to her about my personal life, like how it is going on, what are my feelings, and also I want to ask her about how is her life in Dubai, her family. And this is what I really miss about her, to talk to a friend, we need to share all things that comes out naturally, there is no need to plan about what you need to talk to your friend. And also, I want to speak to her about what can I do after my studies, like further, whether I need to continue in India or I need to try to go abroad for the job as a nurse. I need to ask some suggestions, how to prepare for exam, and she is the only close one to me who can really support me in all my bad times and my good times.

    Band 6-7

    Friends are the best part of our life as they always stand up with us in every type of situations like bad or good. Here I would like to talk about my friend Preetpal Singh, who is my childhood friend. We were friends when we were studying in 5th class as we liked to play with each other and I also liked her company. Apart from that, he is my neighborhood so I really liked to play with him after that. Nowadays I really like to talk with him because he always inspire me to do best things in my life. A thing I want to describe in my paper that once upon a time when I completed my graduation then I was confused to choose my masters and what to do.

    Band 6

    in my life I talk many people in different different way but here I would like to talk about a person with person with I talk most his name is Inder he is my childhood friend he live he is also live in next to road to my house and we completed our masters in same stream and we know each other very deeply because we also share about up-and-downs sometime he came my house and sometime I go their house and we make family relation our family know each other very clearly however when I get bored I talk to I prefer to talk him because he is very good in jaw cracking and also he he he is a very good in math when I don't solve my math problem I talk to him he solve the problem like piece of cake and also we go for shopping and sometime we watch movie together and sometime we go for weekends and we talk about movies novels and sometime we talk about our study

    Band 6

    Well, I have many friends, but I usually like to spend my time with one friend in particular, my friend Suraksha. This is because we share common interests, like our love for romantic dramas, Korean dramas, and also I don't like hanging out very much, but she usually drags me out, makes me spend time with her, and shows me how beautiful it is outside, and adding to that, we also share common issues, since we come from common background, so we naturally lean on each other, we are each other's comfort, moreover we share problems with each other, whenever I want to vent out my anger, or whenever I want to cry, I usually call her up, and she is always more than ready to hear me, besides that, she always helps me in my grades, she gives me her unwavering support, so yes, she is the one friend that I would like to talk to very much.

    Band 6

    I would like to describe about my friend where we have a good bonding and we have regular conversation in between us. My friend's name is Muhammad Mas Faroqi, he is a schoolmate friend of mine where we have spended a good quality of time. I mostly prefer to make a conversation with him in order to feel happy and Mas has a very good capability of making jokes and creating comfortable environment by talks and he has an ability to do help to other native people and so this is the main reason why I mostly prefer to talk to my friend and take help in the particular field and overall I would say that the conversation with my friend is reliable and it depends on different kinds of circumstances.

    Band 6

    I have a lot of friends but there is a person who I love the most who is my best friend. I met her when I was 16 year old in my 11th grade. First I thought she was a real bad girl but then when I get to know her I realized that there is no one like her. She's really good at what she's doing. She's also an artist and a singer and she is really good at whether she is singing or dancing and everything. She's a very skilled and talented girl. Moreover she has a big part in my life. She always has a special place in my life and I'm also close with her family. Our families are really connected. Moreover I really love to talk to her. Whenever life gets sucks I will call her and I will talk for hours and hours and she also loves to talk to me. We always had a good time together. We planned for trips and we are working on it. I think in future also we will be together as now. We want to travel the whole world together. Besides we are planning to get married same day with the love of our life.

    Band 6

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    Band 6

    So her name, my best friend's her name is Ash. She's my school friend. We're together from since like 10 years and it has been a journey of so much ups and downs and we have seen so many things together and have lived a school life together making so much of memories. I normally used to share everything that goes on my life or everyday schedules like what we're doing and what's going on in our families and like stuff we always discuss the thoughts or study projects and exam preparation things and such stuff. Talking with her gives me so much of satisfaction and warmth and the motivation that she gives me whenever I feel down.
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