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Describe A Line Or A Few Words That You Remember From A Poem Or Song: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

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  • What is the line?
  • Where do you remember it from?
  • Why is it significant for you?
  • How does it make you feel?
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Cue 1:What is the line?

  • Clearly state the line or words you remember from the poem or song.
  • Make sure to mention the title of the poem or song and the artist or poet.

Example

The line that I remember is 'Where the mind is without fear' from the poem 'Where the Mind is Without Fear' by Rabindranath Tagore. This line resonates with me deeply.

Cue 2:Where do you remember it from?

  • Describe the context in which you first heard or read this line.
  • Mention any specific event or moment that made you remember it.

Example

I first came across this line during my high school English class. Our teacher was discussing the importance of freedom and creativity, and this particular line struck a chord with me.

Cue 3:Why is it significant for you?

  • Explain the personal connection you have with the line.
  • Discuss any experiences or beliefs that make this line meaningful to you.

Example

This line is significant to me because it embodies my belief in the importance of a fearless mind. Growing up in a competitive environment, I often felt pressured, and this line reminds me to pursue my dreams without fear.

Cue 4:How does it make you feel?

  • Share your emotional response to the line.
  • Discuss how it inspires or motivates you in your daily life.

Example

Every time I think of this line, I feel empowered and motivated. It encourages me to face challenges head-on and not let fear dictate my choices.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, the line 'Where the mind is without fear' from Tagore's poem has left a lasting impact on me. It serves as a constant reminder to embrace courage and pursue my aspirations without hesitation.

    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: Vague Responses

    Avoid giving unclear or general answers. Being vague can make your response less engaging and informative, which may lead to a lower score.

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    Tip

    Be specific about the line you remember and provide details about its context and meaning to enhance your answer.

    2: Lack of Personal Connection

    Failing to explain why the line is significant to you can make your answer feel impersonal. Personal connections add depth to your response.

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    Share a personal story or experience related to the line to illustrate its importance and how it resonates with you.

    Ignoring Emotional Impact

    Not discussing how the line makes you feel can weaken your response. Emotions are key to making your answer memorable.

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    Tip

    Describe your feelings in detail, using expressive language to convey the emotional impact of the line on you.

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    Band 6-7

    The line that I'm talking about is from a movie called Arjun Reddy, which is about the guy named Arjun Reddy. It's a character journey film. And the line that I like the most goes like, signifies that the moment the girl came into his life, so many things have actually changed. That's what the line tries to tell. And I remember from a movie called Arjun Reddy, it is significant because of multiple things. Because Arjun Reddy was a guy with anger issues, who was short tempered, but also a very intelligent guy. But he never respected people. But when this girl actually came into his life, he started to change a bit. He started to respect people. His anger went down a little bit. And this actually makes me feel really empathized with him. Because even I was in those situations when I was in his shoes. So I can really relate to what he's been through. I can understand how it can be after someone you love entered your life.

    Band 6-7

    So, there is this poem that I used to recite when I was in primary school. The name of the poem is called Leisure and it's written by William Wordsworth. One of the lines goes like this. It says, no time to stand beneath the boughs and stare as long as sheep or cows. It kind of symbolizes the life of adulthood. Being an adult is so difficult, especially after marriage and kids. We hardly find time to immerse ourselves in self-care or even relax. Sometimes just staring at nothing and doing nothing at all is a luxury. Because when people grow up and as we get into our fast-moving world, we hardly find time to think, to ponder, to reflect on ourselves. And it's really important sometimes to pause and be aware of what happened. Like so many things happening at a sequence and series. It's important to know what happened all this while. Or I just need a break kind of a situation. So, I've always thought it was a luxury and I always repeat these lines.

    Band 6-7

    So I'm talking about a poem written by Robert Frost which is The Road Not Taken and the line that stuck in my mind forever was I shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence two roads diverged in a wood and I took the one less travelled by and that has made all the difference so in this poem the author is the writer is saying about two roads which are in the woods people are taking either of the road and he is thinking which road he should take so he takes the road which is less chosen by people because he thinks the first road might be right one to go with but if the second road is unexplored then what can be the consequences and what he should be thinking about it after he explores it so he goes on with the less taken road where the crowd is less and then he finds it all right because it it is somewhere he learned something so he is speaking all about this in the whole poem.

    Band 6-7

    okay the line that i remember from one of my favorite songs would be amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me i once was lost but now i am found was blind but now i see so this is one of my favorite lines so um describing it would be oh i would say that it talks about our faith it talks about how we were so blinded in sin and how his grace just opened up our eyes and now we can see that all that we did all that literally everything that we did was not so worth it and we are actually running behind something that doesn't make sense at all and we're not going to reach anywhere we're not going to have happiness at all we are running behind temporary gratifications which would never which would never satisfy us it is only the lord and only the lord that could satisfy us we were made in such a way that our hearts could only fill his love and his grace but we tend to fill it up with a lot of other things in this world but in the end what we get is just disappointment we might get temporary gratification by it but then in the long run it's just disappointment it's only god who can fill us up in the way that we actually want and the only thing that we need to do is to just believe in him and allow him to work through your life that is all that is needed

    Band 6-7

    So as an introverted person I love reading books and poems. One of my favorite author is Edgar Allan Poe and he has a great poem Lone. It's a biographical poem. It describes how he was also an introverted child and how he did everything in a solitude and alone and he still does everything in alone and I relate to that poem a lot because I'm someone who loves solitude and love of spending time with myself and introverted person I do not have a lot of friends so the my favorite words or part of poem will be everything I did I did it alone from the mountains range so basically the this line means that whatever they did it alone and in my experience I also do a lot of things alone cause I do not find I do not fit into a group things most of the time and I feel awkward so I prefer traveling solo watching movies solo recently I have been going to movie movies alone and it's one of the best experience I think everyone should try at least once in their life to go and watch a movie alone solo

    Band 6-7

    So this line is from a song which is composed by Taylor Swift, the renowned pop artist. The song title goes, This is me trying. And the lines are, They told me all of my cages are mental, so I got wasted like all my potential. This particularly resonates with me at a profound level. Since, I'll break it down for you. They told me all of my cages are mental. So I feel while growing up and even currently, I'm an extremely withdrawn and isolated person. I build cages in walls around me, which other people find difficult to crack open or to pass through. So these mental cages keep me away from people and I restrict myself to a corner where I don't allow people in. I don't let people in. And these mental cages are only bound to me. They are not given to me by anybody. I'm not jailed by anyone, only myself. Secondly, the second part of the song, which goes, So I got wasted like all my potential. There are two ways to look at this line. Wasted indicates when you drink to a point where you can't think coherently or you can't make decisions in a concise manner. That's one way to look at it. Another is, You waste your own potential. So I feel I have so much to give to the world and to people around me. However, because of my inhibitions, I do not. Hence, I'm wasting away with my potential.

    Band 6-7

    He say one day you leave this world behind, so live a life you well remembered. I am just nourished about this song and this particular line from that music album. It is a song dedicated by a father to his son. His father is nourishing him about a life turning lessons in this particular part of the music or you can say song. It describes the relationship between a father and the son. Furthermore, a father is giving son a life turning lessons about what this life consist of.

    Band 6-7

    I remember few lines that I read in a poem from my class 8th that was The Road Not Taken. So in that poem, The Road Not Taken, it was about people who choose different paths from the herd. So a lot of people try to choose a career path or a path in life which is more easy and a lot of people have already gone for the same path and that guarantees success because they think the probability is more. But some people try to take the road not taken and I was one of them so I resonate with it really. So for me also a lot of people were taking very common engineering branches but I took biotechnology as my subject in class 11th and I went for my VTech in biochemical engineering and I was really interested in bioprocessing and also then I went for a job in an insulin manufacturing facility for Biocon which is a biopharmaceutical company. I understood a lot of things about bioprocess and that is not a very generic engineering branch but I enjoyed a lot studying and I am still trying to do advanced studies in this area so that I get a lot more information and lot more knowledge on this subject. So I guess I took the path not taken.

    Band 6-7

    Actually, I get the line from the movie, that one of the song is Unnal Mudiyum Unnal Mudiyum. So the word is very great motivational to all. So if I am very stressed and if I am demotivated from the different day, so I just listen the song and I get the motivation from the song. So I just erase my emotional and I erase my activity, do more to go high. So it's a great one for everyone to listen the songs and in the society the songs are good to be everyone. So I love this song.

    Band 6-7

    The line you know I'm most fascinated about is the line by a Kannada poet Gopalakrishna Adiga where he says we have to leave everything I'm I mean I'm translating the line so where he says we have to leave everything what we have behind and we have to move forward to a new horizons. You know this line is a beautiful line because it represents a sort of a basic human emotion where human being is not satisfied with whatever he has yet he leaves it behind and goes to a new or as a new place he seeks new environment where he wants to prove himself he seeks new challenges no matter what the height he reaches someone can become president of United States and still he might be dissatisfied with it he want to rule the world someone wants to become you know greatest player of all time since but still he may you know have a dissatisfaction with that also so the the importance with this particular line is that it expresses the basic human fact that we are not satisfied with whatever we have I mean we see many billionaires right who is not satisfied with their lives even though they have money most people can't even imagine of so this particular human emotion sort of impressed me a lot and made to encourage my human nature also which is inside me and yes I was fascinated by this line most than any other line because it's sort of it's a very small line but still hits to the core of your emotion right usually what we have at hand we don't cherish it enough we sort of you know take it like it you know for two to three consecutive times we enjoy it then what we do is we seek for something new so this is the line I loved the most
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