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Describe A Person Who Has Done A Lot Of Work To Help People: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who this person is/was?
  • Where does this person lives/live?
  • What has he/she done to help people?
  • How do you know about this person?
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Cue 1:Who this person is/was?

  • Introduce the person by name and their relationship to you, if applicable.
  • Mention any notable qualities or characteristics that make them stand out.

Example

The person I want to talk about is my grandmother, who has always been a source of inspiration for me. She is a retired school teacher and has dedicated her life to educating underprivileged children in our village.

Cue 2:Where does this person live/live?

  • Describe the location where this person resides, including any relevant details about the community.
  • Mention how the environment influences their work.

Example

My grandmother lives in a small village in Rajasthan, surrounded by beautiful landscapes and a close-knit community. The village has limited resources, which makes her efforts even more significant as she strives to provide education to children who might otherwise miss out.

Cue 3:What has he/she done to help people?

  • Detail specific actions or initiatives the person has taken to assist others.
  • Explain the impact of their work on the community or individuals.

Example

She started a small school in our village where she teaches children for free. Additionally, she organizes workshops for parents to emphasize the importance of education. Her efforts have helped many children gain literacy skills and pursue further education.

Cue 4:How do you know about this person?

  • Share your personal connection to the person and how you learned about their contributions.
  • Include any experiences you have had with them that highlight their character.

Example

I have known my grandmother my entire life, and I have often accompanied her to the school. Seeing her interact with the children and the joy on their faces when they learn has made me deeply appreciate her dedication to helping others.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, my grandmother is a remarkable person who has made a significant impact on our community through her selfless work. Her commitment to education and helping others inspires me to contribute positively to society as well.

    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: Vague Descriptions

    Avoid being too general when describing the person. Vague answers can make it hard for the examiner to understand the significance of the individual.

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    Provide specific details about the person's actions and impact to make your answer more engaging and clear.

    2: Lack of Personal Connection

    Not sharing how you know the person can make your answer feel disconnected. Personal connections add depth to your response.

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    Include a brief story or anecdote about your relationship with the person to create a more personal and relatable answer.

    Ignoring the Cues

    Overlooking the provided cues can lead to incomplete answers. Each cue is designed to guide your response effectively.

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    Make sure to address each cue in your answer to ensure a well-rounded and comprehensive response.

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    Band 7

    One person who comes to my mind who helps people is my uncle. He is my dad's younger brother. By profession he is a doctor and he treats a lot of people with a big smile on his face. He is always enthusiastic about learning new things day by day. He has a great impact on people's lives. He helps his patients by relieving their pain. He understands their pain very nicely that patients depend on him. His patients rely on him so that they reduce their pain. He lives nearby our home. He lives in the same area where we live. Maybe about 2 km away from where I currently live. He has 4 children and they are also studying medicine. As I belong to medical profession, he is most dear to me. He has guided me along my medical profession. He has helped me a lot to become a doctor. He treats so many poor people free of cost. Thank you.

    Band 6-7

    Here I am going to talk about the person who has done a lot of help to others. Her name is Rishana Riaz. She is my senior during my college days. She has an excellent personality. She is a dedicative and hardworking woman during her college day. She started an academy for cosmetology. She mainly focused on the students who are pursuing their degree. And after finishing her college, she built her own academy. Now it is a famous academy in Kerala known for cosmetology. And the most notable thing is she helped a lot of children who have no that much money to study. And she built a separate trust. That means not exactly like a charitable trust, a group of 30 to 40 students. She started a new business to learn the cosmetology courses for the students not have enough fund to produce their ability or not have enough money to start their study. And after that, she got approximately 5 to 6 talented students from that gang. And along with them, she started a new academy called Smera Superior Academy. It is the number one academy in Kerala now. And also she has a great connection with me when I have any trouble situation regarding the diagnosis and treatment of difficult diseases. I still call her to know more about that. And she helped me without any problem.

    Band 6-7

    I would like to talk about my brother who has a great impact on my life as well as idealized him in my life. So, he obviously lives, I'm not staying with my parents, not anymore. They live in a part from my hometown. It's almost 40-50 km away from where I'm staying right now. I would like to talk about my father who was a businessman at once. Right now, I'm not staying with my parents but I used to stay with my parents earlier. So, he has a great impact on my life. I idealized him the way he has done a lot of things for other people. He has done a lot of things for us, for his family because obviously it's for his family but he has done a lot for other people. He was a businessman as I mentioned. In addition to that, I can say that he is a great man. While he was a businessman, he used to do a lot of things like whenever there was any emergency of any member of his company, he used to go to his place and help as much as possible by giving monetary help or any kind of physical help like giving away the clothes or anything like medical help if necessary. There was one incident which I briefly remember now. When I was a kid, it was around 1 o'clock at night and he suddenly got a call from one of his employees. That person said that his father had a major heart attack at that point of time and my father just forgot about what time was it, what was the issue.

    Band 6-7

    During COVID when everyone was suffering from lot of issues like people were unable to travel back to their home, there was problem with the jobs, people were facing lot of problems At that time one of the actor from Bollywood who lives in Mumbai called Sonu Sood helped lot of people travelling back to their home, he provided them with food and also provided shelter to lot of poor people In addition to that after the COVID was completed or passed he provided jobs to many people who lost their jobs because of COVID

    Band 6-7

    One person that has helped a lot of people is my fiancé. His name is Mohd. Bhat Pai. He is a dentist by profession and loves to help people in need or in problems. He lives in Old Bhuvanpalli, Sikandrabad and now he is abroad studying in Canada. His subject is personal support worker. I have heard him telling me stories about how he has helped people financially and mentally. One of his friends was going to take his life. He assured him the importance of life and said every problem has a solution. Taking life is not the ultimate solution for it. He has also helped many people giving money to them when they needed it. However, he also says me that people never helped him when he was in need. But he has a belief in God that God is there to help him. And he continues to help everyone whenever he can.

    Band 6-7

    The person whom I would describe as a friend, who is very dear to me, she has helped a lot of people just by lending a patient ear, being there for them when they needed someone, a shoulder to cry on. She has helped people not only in the deepest, darkest times, but also in simple ways like cooking a meal when they needed one, or when they had no one to do it for them. This person has helped people even monetarily, besides that helped in looking after people when they were sick. I know about this person because she is a very dear friend, and she has done a lot of things, whether recognized or unrecognized, seen or unseen, and most of the time with a very humble spirit and a smile on her face, and usually making it seem like it was nothing. So this person has really never expected anything in return, but has just been there to help everyone, and is always looking out for ways where she can bring a smile to someone. She does it not only for friends, family, for the known or unknown people, for the downtrodden, and it has brought so much of joy to others, it has made others feel wanted, feel that there is someone looking out for them when they think they are alone. So I think it's a God-given gift, and it's a really pure spirit.

    Band 6

    well I remember a person named Gaurav he was like a mentor to all of us we are a group of DJs had a training in DJing from the in 2002 when I started my career he was a senior and he really helped me in understanding the basic phenomena of DJing here in New Delhi since we were a group of like 70 DJs and Gaurav was our mentor in that kind of sense he helped us in giving music collection which was at that time quite expensive as in that time we used to buy individual CDs of tracks and it was quite expensive so he made us the whole he gave us the whole music collection and allowed us to copy his music which really helped us furthermore Gaurav really guided us in crowd reading like how to approach and how to make the crowd dance because in our profession the main thing is if the client is not satisfied then you as a DJ often fail in your job Gaurav was from starting only living in Delhi only and he was like the mentor in us in this scene and I must say in my initial career days he was a great guide and great help for me to become a good DJ which I am now

    Band 6

    I have seen many people helping the unrelated person during all the time but I do respect one of the most important person I adore him is Mr. Ravi Singh he is the chairman of the Khalsa Aid Foundation I learned about this foundation few years back through the social media and and thus I came me followed this foundation at my Facebook page and at my Instagram page and to my to my surprise I I just see that whether there are floods whether there are war zones this foundation is present everywhere for instance in Iraq war Iraq and the Syria war this foundation was very close to the war zone and it provided all the medical and the food supplies to the war victims this needs a lot of courage and I I feel so proud of this organization and especially Mr. Ravi Singh that they are so helpful to people in such a in such a bad bad scenario also they don't care about their life and next example I can give is during the Bangladesh asylees they they help the refugees a lot they they provide all the hospitals even even the education is provided by these people to the kids who cannot afford the education whether whether there is flood area where there's a famine this organization is present in each and every country this organization heads from the United Kingdom through Mr.

    Band 6

    I would like to talk about my younger. He lives in Kerala. It's a beautiful God's own country. He is an ex-CSF employee. He does a lot of things to his family as well as his friends and the community in which he lives. Lots of people who are struggling with their health, he is ready to do the support mentally and physically and financially. He used to do lots of things for them. Some people will be having some issues like nobody will be sharing the things with them. For them also, he is a good listener and he is a good mental supporter. Even though he is having lots of problems in his life, he will not put those things in his face. In my life also, he helped a lot of things and he solved lots of issues for me. I admire him.

    Band 6

    One of the very helping person in my locality is our MLA, who is a very generous and very heartful person. He had done various help to a lot of people. He had provided food to the beggars and orphanages. He also have helped people with their financial issues whenever there is a disease or any medical cases, he would not think anything and would provide money. If it is very urgent, he would also collect money from the neighborhood and provide to the patient for their further recoveries. During corona time, covid time, he had helped people a lot. During lockdown time, he had delivered foods and essential items that are required. As I have only my mother and my brother, no one could leave the house due to the lockdown. He had helped to give the grocery items and also he had helped us with attending schools and colleges. He had also funded us with loans.
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