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Describe a great dinner you and your friends or family members enjoyed: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Where/when the dinner was
  • Who was there
  • What you ate / what made it special
  • And explain why you enjoyed it
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Cue 1:Where/when the dinner was

  • Begin by describing the location of the dinner, whether it was at home, a restaurant, or a special venue.
  • Mention the date or occasion that made the dinner memorable, such as a birthday, festival, or reunion.

Example

The dinner took place at my home last Diwali, which is a significant festival in India. We decided to celebrate with a family gathering, as it’s a time for togetherness and joy.

Cue 2:Who was there

  • List the people who attended the dinner, focusing on family members or close friends.
  • Share a brief detail about the relationships you have with them to add a personal touch.

Example

My parents, my younger sister, and a few close friends were there. It was lovely to have my best friend from college join us, as we hadn’t seen each other in a while.

Cue 3:What you ate / what made it special

  • Describe the food that was served, highlighting any special dishes or homemade items.
  • Explain what made the meal unique, such as traditional recipes or a special chef.

Example

We enjoyed a feast of traditional Indian dishes, including biryani, paneer tikka, and a variety of sweets like gulab jamun. My mother made her famous biryani, which always brings back fond memories of our family gatherings.

Cue 4:And explain why you enjoyed it

  • Reflect on the atmosphere of the dinner and the feelings it evoked.
  • Mention any memorable moments or conversations that contributed to your enjoyment.

Example

I truly enjoyed the dinner because of the warmth and laughter shared among us. We reminisced about old times, shared stories, and played games, which created a joyful atmosphere that I will cherish forever.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, this dinner was not just about the delicious food but also about the love and connection we shared as a family and friends. It reminded me of the importance of togetherness, especially during festive occasions.

    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 Detail

    Providing vague answers can make your response less engaging. Specific details help paint a vivid picture of the dinner experience.

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    Tip

    Include specific information about the location, the people present, and the dishes served to make your story more interesting.

    2: Ignoring the Emotional Aspect

    Failing to express why the dinner was enjoyable can make your answer feel flat. Emotions connect your experience to the listener.

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    Tip

    Share personal feelings or memorable moments from the dinner to convey why it was special to you and your friends or family.

    Rushing Through the Answer

    Speaking too quickly can lead to unclear communication and missed details. It's important to pace your speech for better understanding.

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    Tip

    Take your time to articulate each point clearly, ensuring you cover all the cues without feeling rushed.

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    Band 7

    Recently, I went to a dinner at my grandmother's house. She lives in her home country, hometown Yavatmal. It had been long since I last visited there. So, me and my cousins and my parents decided to take a trip down memory lane and visit her and have a get-together just like the old days. In the younger days, we used to go there on summer holidays, play games. She would buy us toys, cook up her delicious meals. And after so many years going back, it almost felt like it was yesterday. She cooked up her famous chicken biryani for us, which was just as we remembered it. You can almost taste her love in it. Just talking about our yesteryears, eating her delicious food, made us travel back to our teenage years. This experience was an enlightening break from our day-to-day lives. We get so indulged in our lives that we forget where we come from and what defines us. So, to take a break from our normal routine into a snapshot of our younger days was a treat.

    Band 7

    I had a great time when I went out with my friends that day, in a restaurant. It was called Rose Stone World, and their steak burger was so good. It was on Avenue Street, London, Ontario. We had a great time with a glass of wine, chill music, jazz, and the food was really great. And the dessert was spot on. There was tiramisu and a chocolate rose cake. My friends were amazed at the tiramisu and their burger, which was highly recommended by people on Reddit, and as per the reviews on Google too.

    Band 6-7

    We had dinner at our home, it was quite special because I made the dinner. It was around 11pm, I invited my friends and family, I made Punjabi Thali, which is authentic Punjabi Thali, which includes paneer butter masala and garlic naan. My family member enjoyed it, we also talked about the experience we had gone through the day. It was really special that everyone enjoyed the dinner, and I made it for the first time, so it's quite interesting. It's rarely that our family members eat together, I also invited my friends to join me, they tasted the dinner and they really liked it. I made the authentic paneer butter masala by watching YouTube videos.

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    I'm a person that enjoys different foods. One time we had a family gathering in Bangalore and we went to a restaurant called Baskin Robbins and I liked the restaurant's cuisine. It was one of the best cuisine I have ever seen and the food was there like prawns and lots of seafood items there for us to eat and there were specialties there like we have to grill our own food. We get variety of foods like in the seas and the earth like seafoods are available and the chicken, beef everything is available and also their service was awesome like they will give everything they will give the guidance of how to prepare the meal and the best thing I liked there is their cuisine.

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    So I come from Assam and I have been residing in Delhi since the last three years. So the last time when my parents visited me, I took them to an Assamese restaurant and we had a heartfelt dinner that day. The dinner consisted of Assamese thalis for the three of us. My mom chose a vegetarian Assamese thali whereas me and my father we chose non-vegetarian Assamese thalis. The foremost difference between these two types of thalis is that the non-veg Assamese thalis will comprise of chicken which is made of bamboo shoot. The items included in the thalis are aloo pithika, by aloo pithika we mean aloo is potato and pithika means mashed. So we have mashed potato but not English style, it's basically a roughly mashed potato dish with raw onions, chillies and mustard oil which gives the peculiar taste that it has. We have saag, saag are different kinds of green vegetables found in our place. We have kajinemu, kajinemu is a different form of lemon that we get in our place. It's slightly longer in its shape, oval is what we can describe the shape as. Then we have khar, khar is a delicacy in our place which is made of burnt banana leaves which gives us the texture of the dish. Then we have different native vegetables.

    Band 6-7

    One of the great, greatest dinner memory I have is from Japan when I was visiting my brother and all of his colleagues and co-workers came over to his house for dinner and we ate a bunch of food that I prepared by myself and that's what made it special because watching everyone enjoy the food which was Indian and new to them was really enjoyable because I could see how welcoming they are to Indian cuisine as opposed to the traditional Japanese one that they are accustomed to and this was such a special memory ingrained in my mind because I associate it with how happy we all were that day because it was also the occasion of Valentine's Day and a lot of people were over and just enjoying Valentine's Day as friends was really beautiful and I felt really accepted in their community and I also felt how warm and welcoming the Japanese people are by nature and I was really happy that I could make this special memory because of my brother and the great people he's met.

    Band 6-7

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    Band 6-7

    Family and friends make our memories so memorable in all over the life. So I talk about, yesterday we had a dinner at a nearby restaurant, which is the name, if my memory serves me right, that restaurant was Lucky Restaurant, nearby my home. So I went with my family and my husband was there, my children were there and we enjoyed a lot. All the Apollo fish we ordered, Apollo fish, all the starters, biryani, dessert at the end and some shakes we had. Because of that leisure time, I think, I just feel good in my leisure time. I spend a lot of time with my family once I am free. It was a great memories we spent with my husband, with my family, with my children. And they also used to become habituated of eating so many different kinds of delicious and yummy taste. To encapsulate my point, I love spending my leisure time with my family members. Thank you.

    Band 6-7

    I would like to describe a great dinner with my family. Last year New Year's Day, I enjoyed it so well. My friend's family and my colleagues gathered together to enjoy the New Year celebrations with different types of Chinese and Indian food, food ordered from different platforms, restaurants. My friends cracked numerous jokes based on the previous experience. Whatever fun we have on there, beyond studies, cultures, time spending, ongoing trips, whatever is at home, the time is going on very easily. Unfortunately, we can't find...
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