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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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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.
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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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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 7

I watched this movie Interstellar just a couple of weeks back and I watched it in Jaipur when I was on a trip. We went to the Jaipur Nexus Mall and I watched it with a couple of friends. The movie talks about you know space and time dilation and man how beautifully it was put into perspective for a general audience to understand the idea of time dilation, wormholes and black holes. The physics involved in explaining the concept was so precise that even a kid who is keen on learning about space would understand the concept. At the same time a research professor would agree that it works exactly the same way. It's more of a re-watch movie for me because I have watched Interstellar more than 10 times over the span of 10 years in various different places but for me the main reason to be watching it again is because it was on an IMAX screen and Interstellar was shot on IMAX camera and the experience that you get on IMAX screen without the anamorphic bars lets you get into the world of Interstellar and once the main character falls into the Tesseract, the unknown dimension, it is one of the most beautiful experiences to see how or what a fourth dimension or a fifth dimension would look like.

Band 7

Well, in fact, thank you for giving me this interesting cue card because it has paved a way to share my experience on a recent movie which I watched with my friend. In fact, the movie name is called Interstellar as the name has it is about the expedition to the various planets and other celestial bodies in our universe. I would say it was completely marvelous and fantabulous. I just marveled at the pictures, the sceneries and how, I'm talking about the view if you see, it's completely panoramic and picturesque. And on top of that, the characters who were involved in the movie were top notch. They would have done a great job in fact. There will be so much they had on their plate. But despite that, they plan to visit three planets in accordance with the equations and the research that they have had on Earth. It was in fact suggested by my friend and indeed he was the person who stood interest in me. Not only that, but also he took me to movie theater, which I completely enjoyed. And in addition, to talk about my friend, he's very passionate in watching movies as well, especially the ones which can give so much of insights and where we can develop our knowledge. For example, he watches so much of documentaries and crime thriller, so that he'll gain some motivation in learning forensic as well. In addition to it, I come...

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

The movie that I recently watched was Frankenstein. The story behind it was I was making a 6-7 hour journey from Delhi to Tehran, a bus journey. And during that journey I was like, you know what, let's open Netflix and binge watch some movies. So I started scrolling, usually what I do is I just scroll and I close Netflix, I'm not big of a movie guy. But that day I wanted to kill the time because it was a very long journey. So I stumbled upon this movie which was known as Frankenstein and the thumbnail of this movie was very peculiar and it was very catchy. So that made me click on the thumbnail and I started watching this movie. I was going for a movie that I already watched because I didn't want to, you know, make, I didn't want to, you know, waste that time and I wanted to watch a good movie so I clicked on it. I was making a big, you know, I was doing a very, I was doing a very big experiment on this by watching this movie and then I clicked on it and the movie Frankenstein was basically about a scientist who has father issues with his father and his father was very strict on him. Moreover, the child had some childhood trauma because his mother passed away and then he grew up and became a mad scientist and then he built a, and then he was very, he created, he presented a theory in front of the government of, I don't know what his country was that, you know, we can revive the dead beings, the dead humans and the dead creatures. So he presented a theory and he was rejected. However, he didn't close the bundle of his ideas. He was approached by a, he was approached by a, I don't know who he was, he was a big businessman. He told him that, you know, I like your idea and I'm going to invest in and give you the resources to.

Band 6-7

If I had to talk about one movie I watched and I really liked, it would be Loka, which I watched in November 2025 when I was at my home for college vacation. So I went to the theater with my family, that is my mom and dad, and we watched this movie called Loka, which is a Malayalam movie and is really a new genre which has been underexplored in the Malayalam film industry. So I was really thrilled to watch the movie and as expected, this movie really was a beautiful and new experience for me. It's about Malayalam superheroes, which is portrayed in a really beautiful way that it gives you a new experience visually and as a whole, it was a great cinematic experience for me. All the characters portrayed were extremely cool and felt powerful. It was something that we have seen never before. I liked the movie so much. It was a good experience.

Band 6-7

A couple of days ago, I watched a movie named Gandhara with my friends in a cinema nearby my home. So all of us friends went to watch the movie and I was very curious about it because I have always been very excited about knowing the religious concepts and their different customs and this movie was completely based on religious gods and how people are being treated badly and to save them, gods come in the protagonist's body and make justice among people. So it was very exciting movie and it was very thrilling as well to watch the movie. I really liked it and I would love to watch it again at home.

Band 6-7

The recent movie I watched is Durandha which was released on 5th of December. I went to watch it in a cinema in Thane, Maharashtra with my friends Sai and Ved. Moreover, it's about the people with whom you went to watch the movie rather than the movie itself. I definitely enjoyed the movie, there were some elements which were very scary but then you understand it's part of the actual world. You need to see the reality because it was based on an actual incident that happened in the past and the actor Vrami Singh, he played his part very well. Even the supporting actors Akshay Khanna, Madhavan, everyone played their part and gave whatever they had in them for this movie and I think movies like this are really important for the society because they show you the reality.

Band 6-7

Just a couple of days ago I watched the movie Superman. I watched it on Netflix. I usually watch movies on the Netflix. And there are other O2D platforms from where I usually source movies and watch it on the TV or my tablet or the phone I'm holding right now. About the movie, it was about a superhero called Superman who was sent by his father from the other planet to the earth in a spaceship and with the message to serve humanity, to help humans to have a better future. In the movie he faced a villain whom he has to fight through the whole movie. Actually the thing was that villain knew his future moves, what Superman gonna do in a fight, what moves he will do while fighting the villain. And what I learnt from the movie was to have a resilience against the obstacles you face in your life. You don't give up. You show up everyday. You keep the consistency going. The game is of hard work, what everybody should focus on. If I wanna see myself in the future to be a successful doctor, I have to show up at my duty. I should learn new things from the other doctors and improve my practice. See, have a good patient care. See patient everyday and also have a good sleep.

Band 6-7

The most recent movie which I watched in theater is Padayappa which was re-released on 12th of December on the birthday of the great star Rajinikanth sir. I watched it at Chennai in a theater called Rohini with my childhood friends. It was very memorable because this movie was released when I was a kid and it was re-released when I was an adult so this time it was like more I felt like the vibe of a Rajini movie getting released. We were very lucky to see a vintage Rajinikanth and his styles and this movie, the genre of this movie goes about a family story with action-packed comedy, romance and little bit of highlights on feminism and all. This movie is very close to my heart because I was able to watch it twice. I was able to watch it as a kid with my parents and now with my friends but I don't remember anything about the earlier time when I watched it because I was very small at age but now it is like more trending and I feel like I really lived the Rajini era of the 1990s and most of the people with who came with me also vibed along for the movie and we it was very memorable because this was first time I danced in theater. Usually I don't dance at theaters but this time we all danced the whole theater, cheered for every electrifying scenes where Rajini sir appeared. He's also my favorite hero since childhood. I didn't get an opportunity to dance with him.
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