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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

The movie I watched recently is Amaran. It is an unforgettable moment for us. We watched this moment in Kerala, Kochi. Myself and my husband watched this film together. It is the first film we watched together. This movie is about a biopic of Major Mukund Varadaraj. He is an army officer. This movie starts from his young age until his death. He died in a war. So this movie also deals with his personal life, his love of his life, Indu, also his daughter. Actually we went to Kerala for a short trip. At that time we got a chance to watch that movie. It is very special because we watched this movie in another state, that is Kerala. In addition to that, we went to the theatre to watch that movie. We have our own luggages. We kept our luggages in separate places and we watched the movie very freely. It is nice feeling to watch a Tamil movie in a Malayalam theatre. The audience is not very different but the movie is very good and it is nicely executed. At that time this movie created an impact to each and everyone who watched those movies. Everyone left with tears when they left the theatre. It has a strong social message and it creates respect for us. We have to respect our army officer and we have to understand the sacrifice they made for us. Apart from that, I like to watch movies. OTT has also come for this movie. That is also a good thing to watch.

Band 6-7

Around one month ago, I watched a movie named F1 in a theater nearby my house named PVR. I watched it with my friend. The movie was all about a retired F1 driver who makes a comeback and accomplishes a dream that he had once of winning the championship. He was questioned a lot, he was criticized a lot by many people and yet he stuck to his plan and at the end, through all of his hard work, he won the championship and became an F1 champion despite all the odds. The movie was all about a sport, F1 sport and I particularly have a keen interest in this sport and I've been watching it since my school days and it was a very interesting movie the way it was made and I would watch it again because it had a very interesting choice of cast and the director had done a very great job directing the movie.

Band 6-7

Well, I love to watch movies. I vividly remember last year in the month of September, I was, I had a lot of spare time because I completed my diploma at that time and that was the time when I was at my home and I felt very boring that day because my mother and father were not at home. They were attending a wedding function at that time and I decided to watch a movie. So, I scrolled my smartphone and I decided to watch my favorite actor movie. My favorite actor is Aamir Khan. So, I decided to watch Three Idiot movie. Well, I watched that movie. At the end of the movie, I cried, I laughed and I learnt a lot of lessons because of that movie. In the movie, they describe three characters which belong to very poor families and they struggled in their studies as well. They had a lot of hardships in their life and one of the actor in the movie decided to commit suicide because of study pressure. Then the other supporting actor saved him and then eventually they did the best in their studies and they worked hard.

Band 6-7

I would like to narrate about this movie I watched recently. The movie was by the name, The Woman in Cabin 10. I watched it last week at my home on my home theater system on Netflix. The movie is a Netflix original creation. I watched it along with my family members which include my wife, my parents. The movie is about a billionaire woman who is a philanthropist and it explains how her attitude changes when she is diagnosed with last grade cancer. She has always believed in building wealth for herself but once she is diagnosed with the last grade cancer, her attitude changes to giving back to the society. She decides to give away her entire wealth to a foundation for cancer care. Upon hearing about this news about her donations, her husband gets jealous and plots to kill her by organizing a party on a private yacht. I watched this movie because the reviews were great. It belonged to the thriller genre of the movies.

Band 6-7

Okay, so I'm a great psychological thriller and a horror movie watcher. I just love enjoying watching movies of this genre. So, recently I watched Conjuring The Last Rites. It is the part 4 of the Conjuring series movie. So, I had already watched the 3 other movies and I was waiting excitedly to watch this movie. So, I tagged along with my friend and went to the theater to watch this movie. We only have one theater actually in our city to watch movies. So, simultaneously we booked tickets for that movie. And after a week we had our movie day planned and I went out with my friend. And although he is a little scaredy cat for watching horror movie but still he agreed to watch this movie with me because he wanted to know. And it was actually the last movie of the Conjuring series. So, it is a legacy. So, we wanted to know the end story of this series. So, this movie was all about a family who moved in a new farmhouse. And they started feeling bad and their health deteriorated. Along with they got caught with evil spirits and they used to see ghosts around the house. So, they contacted Mr. and Mrs. Warren who were the main protagonists of the movie. And the best thing I like about the series are that it is based on real life incident and which makes it more interesting.

Band 6-7

So, I am not a movie lover, but recently I watched a movie named Kantara. The Kantara movie is basically based on a spiritual of a lord which South Indian people used to pray. I watched this movie with my friends. My friend suggested me that I should watch this movie as he belongs from Kerala. So, me and my friend recently visited and watched Kantara movie. Kantara movie I watched was so nice, beautifully because the graphic, animations and storytelling was so good. The movie was like that there is a village where people used to live. But in village, there are some people from outsider who wants their village to be captured. But the people from South pray to their god that you have given this land to us, so please don't take this land from us. So the point came on that the lord comes in one of their person and he fight with the other ones to destroy their culture and so on. So basically the movie is all about the lord himself protect their people from enemies and theft.

Band 6-7

I recently watched a movie called Sitare Zameen Par, which was directed and produced by the Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, who was also the lead in that movie. I watched the movie I guess two weeks back on one of the OTT platforms. I watched it alone on my mobile phone as I was going in a flight to Bangalore. The movie was nice. It had a concept similar to the sequel, Sitare Zameen Par, where Aamir Khan was a teacher of a boarding school. Now in this movie, he was training a team of disabled people for a basketball tournament. And there were a variety of people with different disabilities, or they were, you can say, differently abled people. The movie described tremendously how a person can take a maximum out of specially abled people, and how are their lives different from ours. I watched that movie because I feel that generally the movies of Aamir Khan are good and has some sort of social cause and represents this.

Band 6-7

I am very fond of movies but lately I have not been able to watch that much movies due to work and also the preparation for the exam. The most recent movie that I watched will be Demon Slayer Infinity Castle which I watched previous month. First of all it has the best animation that a movie can provide and also its budget is very low. Keeping that budget in mind it is the best movie that I think there is available in today's world. The movie concept is based on demons and humans. There is a demon king named Muzan and there are some subordinates of him which works under him. Their main aim is to kill all the humans and make them demons. They feed themselves them on blood and on the other hand the protectors of the human society are called Demon Slayer and their corporation is called Demon Slayer Corp. For the high-level Demon Slayer Corps there is a name used Hashira. There are total eight Hashiras in the movie. They fight with demons and they attack them and win over them to prevent the society from getting abandoned. That will be all.

Band 6-7

So, I watched the Dhadak 2 movie recently, which is yesterday when I was in home and I watched it with my parents apparently and the whole concept of the movie is caste system that is happening in India and how people are so narrow minded regarding the caste and how they often keep the other's lives in misery due to the lower caste. There's this boy in the film who belongs to a scheduled caste and lives in a poor environment and poor cleanliness society and he wants to study B.A., LL.B. and he wants to become a lawyer but there is higher caste people in the college, they won't let him do it because he is from the lower caste and they won't even let him study and after so many days of struggle he tries to make a friend which he doesn't know belongs to upper caste and the friend is good but their parents are not good with her being friends with him because he is of lower caste so her parents beat him up and try to kill him and his family because he talks to her so at the final the climax is like he kills the brother of his friend who is

Band 6-7

So, the movie which I watched recently was Pursuit of Happiness, which was casted by Will Smith and his own son. And I watched it with one of my friends which was close to me and the movie was really amazing. So, the theme of the movie was how life teaches us many lessons both in positive and negative ways and how we take them to improve our life. In that movie, the son was just sacrificed all his happiness to just see his father happy and his father worked very hard to make and build his son's career to the utmost good. He learned everything he could do for his son's future life and he worked very hard and one day finally he got the results of it. He was very happy once he got the results of his hard work and he still worked hard. Despite of being in poverty or other poor things, he never changed into a bad person. He still accepted his fate and worked even harder to make it better. So, I think this movie was really amazing and it just gave another perspective of how we see life in each person and I think so it would be grateful to each and every person at this generation particularly to watch it. So, we can gain something from the movie and particularly what I liked was his acting and the script which he spoke was really amazing because each and every line of the movie gave me and hit me hard so in my mind so that I can never forget what he said. So, at total it was everything fine.
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