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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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    The world is brimmed with different kinds of people. Some are optimistic, some are pessimistic and some are jack-of-all-trades. But here I would like to talk about a person who contributes to the society. She is none other than an apple of my eye, my mother. She is in her late 40s and she is a philanthropist. She is a down-to-earth personality. She always encourages me to do best in my life and tries to lend a helping hand to needy people. I think there are many various ways from which they contribute to the society. Firstly, she is a teacher and she always assists poor people in studying. She always lends a helping hand towards poor people and destitute sections. She always reflects the saying that Rome was not built in a day. She was not born with a silver spoon but she found the midnight oil to hit the jackpot in her life. Overall, I think my mother is a great person. She always contributes to the society. I think she is a role model of mine and I can learn so many things from her.

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    A person who contributes to the society is my educator named R.S. Arora. He was my educator in Masters. I met him when I was pursuing AMCOM at University. He delivers the lecture in such a manner that everybody listens and understands him properly. He was my educator. A person who contributes to the society is my teacher. His name is R.S. Arora and I met him at University when I was pursuing AMCOM. He is one of the courteous, kind, deliberate and the most intelligent person. By delivering his lectures he contributes to the society. He is not only delivering the lecture but apart from that he motivates the children as well. I know that he is one of the best educator till now. As he is the HOD, Head of the Department and by delivering his lectures he inspires the children and in this manner he is disseminating the things in the society. He always uses to deliver the lecture in such a manner that children get more and more knowledge about the topic as well the real life. He teaches them the moral lessons as well which helps the learners to inculcate good habits among them. So he is one of the most eminent personality at campus who is contributing to the society by not providing the education only but also by delivering the most important moral inspiration.

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    Well, one person who immediately comes to my mind is Sonu Sood, an Indian actor who became widely admired by his incredible social work, especially during COVID-19 pandemic. I first came to know about him through news channels and social media posts that highlighted how he was helping thousands of people who were stranded during lockdown. He arranged transportations for migrant workers to return home safely, provided medical support and even helped students who are struggling to pay their fees. What makes him truly remarkable is that he didn't do all this for publicity. He used his own resources and built a team that will continue to support people in need. I think he sets an example of empathy and his willingness to take action when most people simply sympathise. He has shown that fame and influence can actually be used for something meaningful. Personally, I admire him not just as an actor but as a compassionate human being. His work inspires me to believe that even small acts of kindness can make a big difference in society.

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    I am talking about Narendra Modi, the PM of India. I knew him as my Prime Minister through network and television. He has been a great leader so far. He has done a lot of positive, impactful changes in the society, making every Indian proud, not only to the urban sectors but also to the rural areas, starting from the smallest LPG cylinder to the largest idea of making India a superpower through Make in India project. The foreign relations that we have today is by far the best relations we have had since ages in the different government. He has made each and every individual a self-made man and not dependent on other policies.

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    One person that instantly comes to my mind who I think contributes to the society is my grandmother. My grandmother had been a school teacher up until her thirties. However, after that she realized that most of the kids do not even get to enter the school or the premises because of their economic conditions or their family background. So, she decided to teach these kids on her own and provide them tuition free of cost. I know her from the fact that she is my mother's mother. I really admire her way of teaching and her dedication towards the society, her dedication towards the education system. It has always been an encouragement to me how important education is in our lives and how we should pay back to the society we are living in. She has been teaching, she has taught around 1000 kids till now that too free of cost. She also helped them for their university exams or even for their fees to enter those big large universities. All of her students are still in contact with her and they call her regularly and ask her about her well-being. Now that she is a little bit old, she has stopped teaching. However, she is still...

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    One of the most hardworking and intelligent people I know around me is my aunt. Her name is Hanifa and she is a gynecologist. I think she contributes to the society in a very positive manner. As I have seen her help poor patients who visit her by giving them free medicines, free check-ups, and even sometimes free equipment which can help them better their health. She works 24x7 no matter if it's day or night. I have seen her working during the night as well as during the day. She has delivered numerous babies. She has brought numerous babies to this world and I think saving lives and bringing lives into the world contributes not only to the society but also to humanity. She always treats her patients with kindness and compassion. She is very kind towards her staff as well. Even when she is tired, frustrated or angry, I have never seen her misbehave with others. She is always very calm and she is a very good doctor.

    Band 6-7

    So, a person who I know and who is contributing to society for the welfare of society is one of my teachers, Praveen Kumar. He used to teach us in standard 10th and he used to teach us science and maths, but through his teachings, not only he included the bookish studies, but also he made us aware about a lot many things and that is something through which he is helping uplift the society in a very positive way. Being a teacher is no joke and it's kind of a responsibility to shape a person's entire life if you have a good impact on him. So, that's something which I saw in my teacher, Praveen Kumar and he used to give us a lot many life lessons along with scientific studies. He used to tell his personal scenarios and stories through which he used to teach us how one should have a look out at life and how one should tackle with the difficulties that comes throughout the life. So, that is something I have learnt from him and I want to become just like him because he has inspired me in so many ways and he has almost given the shape to my career and he has laid the foundation for my career.

    Band 6-7

    I would like to describe about Dr. Ambedkar who wrote the law and he clearly describes that everybody in a country must be treated equally irrespective of their caste, irrespective of their clan, they must be treated equally. So I am much admired about his vision and his statement of law that he wrote for the people to avoid all those discrimination from the society and because of that I would definitely say this person Ambedkar had created a revival between the people who had been stuck in the ancestral practices of treating the others. All those ill-treatment had been completely avoided. I would say he is a revolutionist and his agenda about the society is to upskill the people who had been laid down by these religious and ancestral ceremonials to discriminate them. Dr. Ambedkar was a person who was born in a family where it is highly privileged family. Though he worked for the underprivileged people, after he saw all those discrimination happening in the society, he got a spark and then he acted to resolve all those issues in the society. The solution he took in his hands is the law and also he stressed the people to learn the law, to know about what are the sections available in the law to reclaim the possessions and rights which they have. Everybody in this country is equal is what he says.

    Band 6-7

    A person I know who contributes to the society is Dr. Narendra Modi ji. He is our Prime Minister and he makes all the decisions and he makes sure everything goes on well and peaceful in the country. He is the higher authority and under him there are very skillful people and he has very skillful and knowledgeable people by his side to advise him on decision making matters. With him in that power, India has become a country which is very well known among other countries and its international relations are very good, have improved. Other countries which looked down on India are now starting to look up at India.

    Band 6-7

    So, in my life, there are lot of type of people where I'm interacted with them. Some of them are very convenient or giving decent conversation and some of them just give me bad vibe. But it's totally depend on me how I tackle them. In my same way, I have my own personal experience today I want to share with you. It's a person where I met with him. He is very popular and plays a significant role in our society who have contributed a lot in the society. He is none of the one. He is Mr. Pradeep Sharma. He is a well-known Go-Raksha Dal youth leader. He has done lot of work till today as he engage in this type of work. The main work of his organization is that how to, what initiatives and what law we can protest and we can frame to protect the cows from cow slaughtering or cow illegal slaughtering. So, he contributed a lot and today he is connected a link and creates a whole chain that give information what are illegal cow slaughtering and where it is happened. And that person plays a very significant role in my life. I interacted with him in 2021. I work with him and it's a very pleasurable moment for me. Moreover, he also have knowledge about different perspectives. He also share how we can grow ourselves and I like to work with him. He plays a very relevant and significant role and creates a drastic change in our society. And that's my personal experience. That's how I met and how I interacted with him.
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