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Describe a movie you watched recently: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • When and where you watched it
  • Who you watched it with
  • What it was about
  • And explain why you watched this movie
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Cue 1:When and where you watched it

  • Start by mentioning the date and location where you watched the movie.
  • Include any relevant details about the environment, such as whether it was in a theater or at home.

Example

I watched the movie 'Chhichhore' last Saturday at a local cinema in my neighborhood. It was a cozy afternoon, and the theater was almost full, which added to the excitement of the experience.

Cue 2:Who you watched it with

  • Mention the people you were with and your relationship to them.
  • Share any interesting anecdotes about your time together during the movie.

Example

I went to see the movie with my college friends, Riya and Aman. We hadn’t met in a while, so it was a great opportunity to catch up and reminisce about our college days while enjoying the film.

Cue 3:What it was about

  • Give a brief summary of the movie's plot without revealing any spoilers.
  • Highlight the main themes or messages that resonated with you.

Example

The movie revolves around the lives of a group of friends who navigate the ups and downs of college life. It beautifully portrays themes of friendship, resilience, and the importance of not giving up, which really struck a chord with me.

Cue 4:And explain why you watched this movie

  • Share your motivation for choosing this particular movie.
  • Mention any recommendations or reviews that influenced your decision.

Example

I chose to watch 'Chhichhore' because I had heard great reviews from my friends and read about its inspiring storyline. I was also in the mood for a light-hearted yet meaningful film, and this one seemed perfect.

Conclusion

  • Summarize your overall impression of the movie.
  • Mention whether you would recommend it to others and why.

Example

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed 'Chhichhore' and found it to be both entertaining and thought-provoking. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a feel-good movie that also delivers a powerful message about life and friendship.

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 unclear. It's important to provide specific details about the movie to engage the listener and demonstrate your language skills.

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Tip

Include specific scenes, character names, or memorable quotes to make your description vivid and interesting.

2: Don't Rush Your Response

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

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Tip

Take your time to think about your answer and speak at a moderate pace, pausing briefly between points to enhance clarity.

Neglecting Personal Connection

Failing to explain why you watched the movie can make your response feel incomplete. Personal connections add depth and interest to your answer.

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Tip

Share your reasons for choosing the movie, such as recommendations, reviews, or personal interests, to create a more engaging narrative.

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All Answers

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Band 6-7

I recently watched a movie of Manoj Kumar, who became an IAS officer. So the movie started with a child and his brother. They were in a town and there was a concept of cheating and passing the exams. But that year, they failed the exams because there was no cheating in 11th. So the movie name is Gyaare Bhi Fail. They met the DSP there and the DSP stated Manoj, if you want success in life, don't do cheating and you will be a success. After that, he went with all the collection of his grandmother for the preparation of Bihar Public Service exam. But that year, the exam was cancelled. So he caught a man in the bus stop and the man said him about the IAS preparation. With that, he made a friend on the bus stand. He went to Delhi. He had no idea about UPSC. So he understood the exam and the power of IAS officer. After talking to some people over there, he found out that you have to crack the exam and it is quite costly to live in Delhi. So he rented a room and worked in the library for part-time job. After that, he worked very hard to earn to live there in Delhi and afford the books. He met very good people and friends who supported his journey. He met a girl in the coaching institute where he worked. They fell in love and the girl supported her. He failed in first attempt and the next attempt he failed due to silly mistakes like he was confused in pollution and population. After that, after huge efforts, he went successful.

Band 6-7

Last week a new movie just got released on Netflix. It's called Lucky Basker. So my family and me decided to watch it on a Saturday night. It's based on an average bank manager, bank assistant who uses all his skills such as making scams, collecting fixed deposits from the customers and all, and raising the ladder to the bank manager level and all the scams he has done as a bank manager. Finally when he got caught, he amassed around 100 crores of rupees and bought a nice hotel and restaurant in USA and moved over there before anybody found it. It's based on the story which happened in 1991. As you all know, Harshad Mehta who was a scamster in those days, it is related to that story. It was a really nice movie and my family and me enjoyed it a lot since it contained a lot of drama, a lot of funny things and emotional sequences. He was very poor from the beginning and he didn't have any money to afford even a bicycle and scooter for his son. Because of that desperate situation, he wanted to earn money quickly and went into that form of earning money, like scamming the people with those money. He created fake bonds and signed the fake government bonds so that he can sell it on the stock market to get more money.

Band 6-7

Recently, on my last weekend, on day of Sunday, I watched a movie called Pushpa at a nearby mall. I watched that movie with my friends, my four college friends, and the movie was about smuggling of a particular tree, which was illegal, but they were doing the smuggling. And I watched that movie because on the last last weekend, I have my exam, so to relieve all the stress due to that exam, I watched that movie to get some relaxation and also to distract, distract from the problem. And also my friend told me to watch that movie so that we can spend our time together. Thank you.

Band 6.5

So, I watched a movie called Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas. The movie was extraordinary. You know, the characters, all the characters there were outstanding, especially the Count's character which was written in such a beautiful manner, even though he was a very tragic figure in the movie. It was outstanding. I watched it with my friend, who shares similar interests like me. And we were equally, you know, thrilled to watch the movie. It was such a beautiful revenge story, I would say rather a justice film, which made a huge impact on me. And yeah, it was quite beautiful. Recently, I watched Count of Monte Cristo, so one evening I and my friend sort of planned to watch a movie and we gathered everybody around us and we went to our room and we searched for the movie. I think it was in Amazon Prime and we took the movie and we started to sort of understand why this movie is one of the most beautiful films ever made, at least in my opinion. So I watched it with my friends and I don't think if they liked it or not because for me it was one of the best movies ever I watched. The movie incidentally contains a plot which is beautiful, you know. The count who was tragically arrested and after many, many years he gets released and he goes out and he wants to seek justice and the way he seeks justice, right, it is one of the most beautiful way you can possibly sort of get that. And even the costumes in the film, outstanding. All the costumes were given attention to detail, the hat of the count, the moustache, the other characters like Hilde and her dress and it was very good. As if the characters written by Alexander Dumas was made to appear on the screen as it is, straight from the novel. So it was one of the most extraordinary pieces of work I have seen in recent years and quietly so it has a high rating also. So yeah.

Band 6

Yeah, I recently watched a movie Pushpa 2, the most pan-India movie across the world. Recently, I watched the movie nearby my home, like in the theater. I went to the movie with my friends and colleagues. The main purpose of watching the movie is that in the movie, the hero used to smuggle the illegal items to other countries. So, in the process, the police and other people try to catch him. It is the most pan-India movie. The budget of the movie is around 500 crores and the collection is about 2000 cr. It's the world's highest collection in the first movie in the world. In the movie, some particular scenes and shots are very natural. And the hero's acting is also very clear. Maybe he also receives a Filmfare Award for his acting. His acting is such a marvelous acting. And coming to the heroine, Rashmika Mandana, she is very attractive. She attracts people very well in the movie. And by the dialogues and by the dance, whatever it may be, she attracts the people very well from the movie. And while going to the songs, all the songs are good. But basically, the most songs, some scenes are usually created a lot of impact on the movie. And the BGM is also very good.

Band 6

Thank you for this interesting cue card topic. As I will go ahead and talk about the movie I have recently watched. Firstly, I would say I watched that movie a couple of weeks ago and I went to cinema after my college gets over. Since my mom came to meet me in Bangalore and she was getting very bored. So, she asked me can we go to spend some spare time and I was also agree with that. So, I booked my tickets in my book my show and there I got two seats luckily. However, it's not necessary that we plan to go movie and watch but that was a sudden plan we went. The movie name called Chandu Champion and it's about the motivational story of it. How he accepts his desire. Since the movie is very much interesting and fantastic. I was overblamed by the storyline and over the moon experience and the unique interesting one I got. Unfortunately, we were lost in the movie that we didn't realize the time has gone. Even though my mom liked a lot about this movie. Meanwhile, I also enjoyed with her and to be honest, I will recommend this movie to everyone to watch around me. Moreover, this is the movie which I loved a lot and also based on this movie we can judge like how India is growing and we can also say that.

Band 6

I watched the movie recently. I watched Pushpam movie recently. It is about the red sandalwood. It gives more impact on people and I like, I watched with my friends. I watched the movie because of more excitement what happens the next and gives more information to people. If we use the red sandalwood in a good way or bad way, it gives corruption and it tells about how we have to manage to cross the border.

Band 5-6

Entertainment is always essential for our day to day life because it makes our life so easy and it get relax our mind and stress blaster. I am like to, I am a person I am really like to entertainment with music and movie. Here I am going to talk about a music, sorry movie because in my free time I am always watching movies. Here I am going to talk about a movie which I am recently watched which is nothing but it's a interesting movie that movie's name is Sushma Darshini. I was watched this movie yesterday this is really unpredictable movie because it's because it that actor and actress is very favorite person to me. And that actor is always act like a comedian character but in this movie they are try to act a serious character like this is very thriller movie. So many twist they have and so it's about a thriller and man missing girl is there. So I was to watch TV my free time I watched this is my mobile. Yesterday I feel so bored.

Band 5-6

recently I watched a movie called Jigra in the theater near our house in Pune I watched it with my sister my elder sister of course the movie I watched it with my sister because of course she is my elder sister and the movie is all about brother and sister relationship starring Alia Bhatt as Satya Anand and Vedang Raina as Ankur Anand. Vedang is starring as Ankur and is Alia Bhatt's that is Satya. Satya's little precious brother I must say she precious because she can she's such a devotional sister she can go to any strength great strength I must say to rescue or to any to do anything for him the thing I loved about this movie that Alia Bhatt was so what I can say so beautiful in this movie she starred as elder sister she was so devoted to her to his brother to her brother and she was constantly there remembering that she needs to rescue him she needs to do anything for her him thank you

Band 5

So I have watched a movie online on Google Meet with my husband since we are in a long distance we are not able to go to the movie theaters and watch the movies together. However, we found a way where we can watch movie together while being in long distance as well that was a Google Meet. So we were watching a movie called Mukunde which is related to the long distance since we feel since we know the pain which we have for being in long distance the same pain has been described in the movie and we we knew that we are going to feel so connected with the movie hence we plan to watch that movie that was the first reason. Coming to the second thing when we watch the movie the movie is related to a forever long distance relation the one partner with the one partner was with another partner and how is that let me explain you. So the first thing is basically there was two people of course they were in love during their college days and when they met each other they fell in love slowly and gradually their friendship turned into love and their love story started. So initially they lived together in the college hostel and later on the guy the hero he was into movie he was interested basically into being an army officer and he cracked the exams and he got into one of it and after going into army of course the long distance started from there.
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