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Describe A Person Who Contributes To Society: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who the person is?
  • How you knew him/her?
  • What type of work he/she does?
  • And explain why you think he/she contributes to the society?
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Cue 1:Who the person is?

  • Introduce the person by name and relationship to you.
  • Provide a brief background about their life or profession.

Example

The person I want to talk about is my uncle, Mr. Rajesh Kumar. He is a retired school teacher who dedicated over 30 years to educating children in our village.

Cue 2:How you knew him/her?

  • Explain your relationship with the person and how you met.
  • Share a personal anecdote that highlights your connection.

Example

I have known him since I was a child, as he is my father's younger brother. Growing up, I would often visit his house, where he would tell me stories about his students and the importance of education.

Cue 3:What type of work he/she does?

  • Describe the nature of the work the person does or did.
  • Mention any specific projects or initiatives they were involved in.

Example

Throughout his teaching career, he focused on improving literacy rates among underprivileged children. He also started a weekend tutoring program for kids who struggled in school, which has helped many students pass their exams.

Cue 4:And explain why you think he/she contributes to the society?

  • Discuss the impact of their work on the community.
  • Explain why you admire their contributions and how it inspires you.

Example

I believe my uncle contributes significantly to society because he has empowered countless children through education. His efforts have not only improved their academic performance but also instilled confidence in them. His dedication inspires me to give back to my community in similar ways.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, my uncle is a remarkable individual whose commitment to education has made a lasting impact on our society. His work exemplifies how one person's efforts can transform lives and uplift an entire community.

    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: Lack of Specific Examples

    Avoid vague descriptions of the person. Not providing specific examples can make your answer less engaging and memorable.

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    Tip

    Include specific instances of the person's contributions to society, such as projects they led or community events they organized.

    2: Overly General Statements

    Using general statements about society can weaken your response. It may seem like you are not fully understanding the person's impact.

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    Tip

    Focus on the unique aspects of the person's work and how it specifically benefits the community or society at large.

    Neglecting Personal Connection

    Failing to explain how you know the person can make your answer feel disconnected. Personal stories add depth to your response.

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    Tip

    Share a brief personal anecdote about your relationship with the person to illustrate your connection and their influence on you.

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    Band 6-7

    Well, to answer this question, I would say, there's a person nearby to our home, he's our neighbour. He served in military and he's much more interested as he got retired recently. From there onwards, he was contributing to society in many ways. For example, I could say, he always looks up for the stray dogs and kittens, providing them food and shelter during winters and summer times. He also participates in voluntary NGO services, where he will be like, I could say that he contributes more, but participating in many NGO volunteering services where services like looking after the homeless persons, stray dogs and kittens or cats and cleaning up the roads.

    Band 6-7

    There are many people who are actually contributing to the society in the terms of charity and some work and they are more expertised in. Today I want to talk about one person whose name is Savjibhai Todakya which is originated from Gujarat and he is involved in diamond business. He is very known for his charity programs and he has developed many ponds in their village around areas for the farmers. Once I met them during the wedding of my cousin because my cousin is working in his company as senior manager apart from that I read several news and articles in the newspaper as well. So almost everyone in the Gujarat state will be able to know him, mostly they are involved in the programs of charity related for education for the child and some of them are from the daughter who don't have parents and they are organising their wedding and give them full furnished home and cars as well so they can survive their life easily. Moreover, they are more interested in farming and natural resources improvement so they are always keeping their work towards the natural process to build the natural surface level and apart from that plantation is their favourite part of their life so they are always gifts plant and give cows towards their care.

    Band 6-7

    A person who contributes to society is one of my ideal Ratan Tata and I get to know about him through books, my study books, through newspapers, TVs and social media. He is the CEO of the Tata group of company Private Limited and he is a very famous and well known person in India. Ratan Tata always like to donate, doing charity, support orphanages, support education system for poor children's families and he has donated about 80% of his wealth to the charity. That's what I love about him. Recently he has been dead due to the old age.

    Band 6-7

    The person who contributes to society is the IAS officer of my district, Coimbatore, in Tamil Nadu, in southernmost part of India. His name is Karanthi Kumar Patel. He's from Bihar and he's a middle-aged man, around 32-35 years old. And I've known him because I've seen him a lot in the newspapers and news and interviews and blogs and YouTube videos. And he's been the civil servant in our district for almost 4-5 years. And he's giving a lot of motivational speeches, a lot of inspirational talks about his past, how hard his family situation was when he started preparing UPSC exams. And he'd been doing undergraduate programme in mechanical engineering, which he was not at all liking it and he dropped out of his second year of college and from then on he started preparing for UPSC exams. He didn't have a proper home, he didn't have proper meals a day and there were a lot of struggles in his past while preparing for the civil servant exams. And I've known him because I've seen him once in the collector mass conduct programme in our city with the department of agriculture and horticulture. And I belong to the department of horticulture from my college, so I've been representing my college. And we got photos with him and he'd been telling a lot of real societal problems and solutions and we discussed with him a lot about the horticulture and agriculture department from our state. And I think he's my current inspiration and he's so sweet and he's so humble. I have never seen him go wrong in any problems that we have encountered in our city.

    Band 6-7

    Yeah, the one person who always inspires me is Mahendra Singh Dhoni, that is M.S. Dhoni. He is not only a legendary cricketer, but also a remarkable captain in the world. And also, Dhoni's calm demeanor under crunch situations is always a thing which I admire a lot. And also, playing cricket from a small town in India to representing the country and leading the country in the topmost level is something unachievable. And also, this cleanly demonstrates that with a keen mindset and with good hard work, we can achieve anything in life. And as a wicketkeeper myself, I always look up to M.S. Dhoni because he has the quickest reflexes in the world. And also, the focus and composure of M.S. Dhoni influence me a lot. And also, M.S. Dhoni has contributed a lot to India, like he is the only captain in the world to achieve the all ICC trophies. And also, he is the most successful captain in Indian Premier League, that is one of the most proficient leagues in the world. And also, M.S. Dhoni's calm, composed behavior and the way he handles the team is something excellent. And he is a captain who always thinks out of the box, so that he has been so successful in life. He has won the Bharat Ratna Award and he has won the Bharat Khel Ratna Award, which demonstrates that he contributes so much to society.

    Band 6-7

    There are many professions which do contribute to the society. For example, there are doctors, there are social workers, there are policemen, there are postmen. They contribute their work to the society. But the most inspiring one is my friend, who is a doctor and working in a public health department. I know him since three years, and I've seen what kind of work he does for the society. As it deals with the public health, he has to do the various kinds of awareness in public about the disease, the outbreak of the disease, what are the precautions they have to make. And he also contributes them with his efforts, like going on the fieldwork. They have to visit every house in slum areas where the disease outbreak is more, and he helps them to overcome it. So they have done various kinds of activities and have helped many people. And also they are doing the social work where there is a need of any help, whether it's economical help, whether it's emotional help, mental help, or any technical help. He's always there to help the public as working in a public department. So I got inspired by his work and also developing an interest to do my master's in public health, and I could also work like him and contribute my work towards the society. So that would be the best option.

    Band 6-7

    A teacher creates a major influence in the society. In school, when I was in class 11th, a teacher named Manoj sir taught me accountancy. He contributed a lot to the society. He used to teach us account, not even accountancy. He taught us so many great lessons in our life. For example, we have seen that so many people do frauds while making balance sheet and all. He always taught us, you should always follow the line of honesty, which really inspired us a lot. During COVID time, so many students from our school were not able to afford to pay school fees. Our teacher used to take free classes for them and help them to pass their board exam. Anyways, there were so many more contributions he has given to the society. He also donated his 50% salary during COVID time.

    Band 6-7

    I have met myriad of people in my life. Some are gems and some are stones. Here I would like to talk about a person who is contributing to the community in an effective manner. He is none other than Salman Khan. He is one of the most eminent personality of India. He is also globally recognized as an international actor also. Moreover, he also do the things that are enhancing the overall development of the society. He is a generous man and he also runs an organization that is known as Being Human. He contributes in an different manner that people are getting benefits from the society as well as from his organization. He is contributing to the community in a significant way. I think that he is doing the most recognizable work as compared to the other actors in my nation. I do believe that people must be like him that he is giving half of his money to the society in developing the age and the deprived people who are not able to educate their children. All in all, he is such a great personality that I admire a lot and I want to be like him that whenever I get a chance, I never miss a boat to help the people.

    Band 6-7

    Sindhutai Sapka is one of the persons who contributes to the society a lot. He organized the society to help poor and helpless children to build up their lives. According to me, she is one of the great women who dedicates her life for the society. There are so many women who dedicate their life for the society. But according to me, Sindhutai Sapka is the great woman who dedicates her life for the society. For the dumb and deaf children, for those children who don't have their own family. Such children call Sindhutai as mother.

    Band 6-7

    So, the person I feel who is contributing a lot to our society is Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is the Prime Minister of India. I feel that he is a significant figure and a person who influences the good to the society. Now why I feel so is because he has contributed and improved the standards of our society by inculcating greenery and the protection of our nature in which we live in. This is a very important factor for people as number of trees and the nature around us is the primary thing that we should be protecting in today's date. It is the depleting asset of our society and a very important factor which contributes a lot to our nature in terms of providing fresh air to breathe and also other fossil fuels. Wood is a very important source of fuel as well as the green leaves are very important to provide oxygen and fresh air. This is why it is very important to protect our nature and PM Modi is very influential in improving the standards of our society and fostering a nature of protecting greenery and also he has started this notion and motion of protecting nature by throwing the trash in the right area. There has been a distribution of waste.
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