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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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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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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.
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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.

All Answers

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Band 7

The most recent movie I watched was the Avengers Endgame from the Marvel Universe. Ever since I started watching movies from the Marvel Universe by the Russo brothers, I fell in love with the way they write the story and the way they draw the audience into the theaters. I personally loved the setting and the theme of the movie. I also have an affection towards the cast. Robert Downey Jr. being my favorite as Iron Man. I grew up watching all these superstars and I have a nostalgic feeling towards how they portray themselves in the big screen. The movie was thrilling and amazing to watch. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Though Avengers Endgame marks the final movie in the entire franchise, I was proud to be a part of it.

Band 7

Recently, I watched Pushpa 2 The Rule, the sequel to the blockbuster movie The Pushpa The Rise. It is an action-packed Indian film, which included Allu Arjun and directed by Sukumar. This movie is highly anticipated and I was really excited to watch it. I watched Pushpa 2 in the theater on the weekend with my friends. Since I enjoyed the first part, I was eager to see how the story continued. The film picks up from where the first part ended and follows the Pushpa's journey as he rises to power despite facing a bigger threat from his enemies, including the police and the rivalry gangs. The movie is filled with intense action sequences and dramatic confrontations and powerful dialogues. Allu Arjun's performance was once again outstanding and his iconic style made the character even more memorable. One of the things I loved about Pushpa 2 was the cinematography and background music, which was made action scenes even more thrilling. The dialogues were powerful and the storyline kept me engaged throughout. The famous mannerisms and attitude of Pushpa Raj were also a major highlight of the film. The fight sequences were choreographed brilliantly, making it a visually stunning experience. Overall, I really enjoyed Pushpa 2 because of its engaging storyline and powerful actions. And Allu Arjun's incredible performance, the way he portrayed the Pushpa character with confidence and attitude made the movie unforgettable. If you are a fan of action movies, I would definitely recommend watching it. These are the scenarios, however, I really enjoyed Pushpa 2 because of its engaging storyline and powerful dialogues.

Band 6-7

Last weekend, I went for a movie known as Kantara. I went with my friends. This movie is all about history, war and a little bit of mythology story. It was a very interesting one to watch. It kept me intrigued till the last scene and there were a lot of spoilers and there were a lot of new twists and turns in this movie. It's a story about a king who is in search of the known as the heaven which is located in the forest and about how the king tries to kill all the tribal people and how he tried to get all their goods and there is a gist of mythology like the stories which are influenced from the great Mahabharata and Ramayana. It is amazing to watch and it's a one-time watch. I feel so. And more about that, the cinematography of the movie is brilliant. There have been use of VFX and editing but it looks like real rather than being edited. There are a lot of fighting scenes in the movie and there are a lot of lessons to be taught in the movie like you shouldn't be greedy or you should respect the time or you should respect other people and it's a great movie overall.

Band 6-7

Recently, I watched a rockstar movie with my friend. The movie was about love and an artist who wants to be a rockstar. At starting, he faces a lot of failures in his life and then he gets consulted with his big brother and then he starts focusing on himself and he tries to become a rockstar. Then he learns a lot of methods of singing and music and all. In between, his love story has been also shown in the movie which is very sensitive and covers a very soft part of the movie. It has successfully connected the whole audience with the movie, aligned us with the story, hooked us with the story. There is no boring part in the story. I watched this movie because a lot of my friends have recommended me to watch this because they think that my life story belongs to that character's story in the movie. So that's why I watched this. I would really wish everyone to watch this for once who is into the movies and artists and art and you know, feeling of sensitive love and as well as I can also relate with this movie because I am also with the singing background and acting and modeling. So that was very heart-touching movie for me. Despite it, from the perspective of a director and from perspective of the technical judgment of a movie, the shots were taken very cinematically which was very keen and deep compliment.

Band 6-7

Yes, certainly. The movie I recently saw and the movie which inspired me was a movie called Jerry Maguire. It stars Tom Cruise along with Britney Spears. It's a movie. It's a movie about a guy who's a sports analyst. He analyzes sports and is more like an agent to sports. Sporty. He's a sport. Yes, certainly. I recently saw a movie named Jerry Maguire with my cousins on a cousins night out. So we had planned to watch a movie but we weren't able to decide on one thing. But I suggested to watch Jerry Maguire starring Tom Cruise who is an excellent actor and he even mentions that it is one of the favorite movies. The movie is about a man, a sports agent to be precise, who loses everything overnight because he decides to wake up and tells the reality of the sports community which is not liked by everyone. Everyone appreciates him but no one is ready to join hands with him which results in him losing a lot of clients. At that difficult period he decides to leave the company he was working with and when he asks everyone no one is ready to work with him because he's losing many clients. Furthermore, an employee who was working in the same company loves his idea and ideology even the school of thought behind the process and joins him later which results in them falling in love together. The reason I watched this movie was because it was firstly it was suggested by many friends of mine. Secondly, I personally found it very interesting and inspiring.

Band 6-7

The recent movie which I watched was a Telugu film titled Kantara, the chapter 2 to be precise. The first one, I didn't watch the whole thing, like my father was watching it and I took glances now and then. I didn't like the first movie a lot because the story was, there was no real storyline, it was just maybe a tribe described, that's it, there's no depth to the story. So I shouldn't have judged the movie based on the first one because they are separate even though they had a follow-up, the director said that they were not related. So I wanted to watch it because my friend recommended it to me. I was sitting bored as hell, so I put it on the TV. My mom was initially with me, then she got into cooking and all that, but I watched the whole movie. It had ear-busting level music, like the hair on my hand had stood up from all the excitement and the chill and the adrenaline rush. The acting skills of the hero were out of this world, like he was the god of the movie. I'm pretty sure he's gonna get an award for the best actor. There's this certain scene when the hero gets possessed by the god, so he has to shake his whole body while saying the dialogue and doing a dance. It was simply marvellous. We watched it on the TV because I'm not a big fan of going to the theatres, I feel comfortable watching in my cozy spot. It was about a tribe who believed in Lord Shiva and it was proved that

Band 6-7

There are many movies which I watched but today I like to talk about a movie which I recently watched in cinema hall and I watched this movie with my friends and I remember that a few days ago I came back to my home from my work and after reaching my home I pick a call from my friend and they invite me to watch a movie and that movie is a superhero movie and it's recently launched by Hollywood and we like to watch Hollywood movies and so I went there with my friend in cinema hall and watch this movie and the movie is related to the superhero and the superhero which name is Superman and we are childhood fan of Superman so we watch it in a good manner and that time we enjoy a lot this movie because this in this movie there is a many sci-fi movement are involved and the maker of this movie made it in our virtual reality and there are many AI sport in this movie and this special effect of this movie is very adorable and when we watch

Band 6-7

As I watch various movies at my home when I am alone but one movie I have watched recently is Harry Potter movie which was recommended by my sister and I watched this movie on the recommendation of my sister because she has told me that there are lot of things that you can learn from that movie and after watching that movie I realized that it was an interesting movie and I should follow Harry Potter series and I have decided that I will watch all the movies of the Harry Potter so I have learnt various, I have learnt lot of things about Harry Potter movies so when I watched that movie firstly I was bored but in the middle phase of the movie I was well I felt that the movie is very interesting

Band 6-7

Well, there are many movies that I have watched recently, but here I would like to talk about a Punjabi movie, Uchadar Babi Nanimta, which I watched at my home during the weekends with my family. It was a very good film in which my favorite actor Dev Kaur was the hero and also with the Yogra Singh who plays the role of a father. It was a really good film to watch with the family as it is about a family who live far away in a foreign country and the father tried to connect with his sons and also tried to get back them to India, to their native land, but they all refused and then his young son came to India and he liked a girl there and he tried to get married and after that he started staying in Punjab and after that his grandfather was very happy as his grandson lived there and all the family members also got agreed with that.

Band 6-7

Nowadays, watching a movie plays a crucial role in everyone's life as people who have movie buff, they watch them as their stress buster activity. So I would like to describe a movie that I recently watched. It was two years ago. I watched that movie with my family and the movie name was Carry On Jatta. We went in the City Orbit Theatre on the weekend to spend some quality time with each other and me, my parents and my siblings went on that place and we started watching that movie. In the beginning, we thought it was a rom-com movie but after that when the movie started, it was full of hilarious comedy. We burst into laughter because Greepy Garewal plays a character of just and his girlfriend wants to live in a nuclear family but he belongs to a joint family so that he decided to, he decided to shift his role with her friend and after that when they play each other's role, it was full of laughter and comedy. I felt over the moon after watching that movie because it not only gave me a chance for laughing but also helps me to spend a good time with my family as in nowadays there were very less time to spend with our loved one. We burst into laugh and we feel very happy after watching that amazing movie. It was very popular among that time. All in all, it was such an amazing experience that I never forgot.
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