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Describe a person who helps to protect the environment: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who this person is?
  • What actions they take?
  • How they inspire others?
  • And explain why you admire them.
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Cue 1:Who this person is?

  • Introduce the person by name and their relationship to you, such as a friend, family member, or community leader.
  • Provide a brief background about their passion for environmental protection.

Example

The person I want to talk about is my uncle, Rajesh. He is an environmental activist who has dedicated his life to protecting nature. Ever since I was a child, I have seen him involved in various environmental initiatives, which has inspired me greatly.

Cue 2:What actions they take?

  • Describe specific actions this person takes to protect the environment, such as organizing clean-up drives or planting trees.
  • Mention any projects or campaigns they are involved in that have made a significant impact.

Example

Rajesh organizes monthly clean-up drives in our local park and has planted over a thousand trees in our community. He also runs workshops to educate people about recycling and reducing plastic use, which has helped raise awareness among many residents.

Cue 3:How they inspire others?

  • Explain how this person motivates others to join their cause, perhaps through their enthusiasm or by leading by example.
  • Share any stories of how they have influenced friends or family to take action for the environment.

Example

His passion is contagious. Many of my friends have joined him in his clean-up drives, and he often shares inspiring stories on social media, encouraging others to take part. He has even inspired my younger sister to start her own small garden at home, promoting the idea of growing plants.

Cue 4:And explain why you admire them.

  • Discuss the qualities you admire in this person, such as their dedication, knowledge, or ability to connect with others.
  • Reflect on how their actions have positively impacted your own views on the environment.

Example

I admire Rajesh for his unwavering commitment to the environment and his ability to inspire change in others. His dedication has made me more aware of my own habits, and I now try to reduce waste and recycle more. He shows that one person can truly make a difference.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, my uncle Rajesh is a remarkable person who not only protects the environment but also inspires those around him to do the same. His actions remind us that we all have a role to play in safeguarding our planet for future generations.

    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 your response less engaging and informative, which may not impress the examiner.

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    Provide specific examples of the person's actions and characteristics to create a clearer picture of who they are.

    2: Neglecting Personal Impact

    Failing to explain how the person inspires others can weaken your response. It's important to show the broader impact of their actions on the community.

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    Include anecdotes or examples of how this person has motivated others to take action for the environment.

    Lack of Personal Connection

    Not expressing why you admire this person can make your answer feel impersonal. Personal connections add depth to your response.

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    Tip

    Share a personal story or feeling that illustrates your admiration for the person's efforts in protecting the environment.

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    When I think of a person who really helps in protecting the environment, I think of my friend Rwanda. She's two years younger to me and currently finishing her Masters in UX UI Management and I feel like I have never met anyone like her. And not only does she have a sense of cleanliness wherever she goes, she ensures that she's inspiring everyone around her to do the same. The first time that I witnessed this was when we were on a trip to Manali and I saw how after eating anything she would keep the wrappers back in her pocket. She was like, as long as I don't spill garbage everywhere I'm going and all the garbage is in my own bags, I do not mind. When I do find a trash can, I'll get rid of these. It inspired me to do the same. I have also seen the way she cleans her apartment or every space that she's residing at without fail. In fact, once I remember we'd gone to this cliff for a view watching experience and she started cleaning the garbage around that area. Her response to this was, I'm coming to this place to witness this beauty, why must I witness all this trash around too? If only more people thought like her. But I don't think this thinking process is that difficult to achieve. Vrinda over the last two years has organized so many cleanliness drives across Juhu beach and Dogmalo beach and made sure that she informs all her friends of it. This attitude of hers has actually permeated to all of us also. She also works for the Act for Goa project, which shows that she not only believes in this but embodies this sense of life as well. I agree, cleanliness is next to godliness and she's a living proof because she continues to do the same everywhere. She's the perfect example of what it means to care for the environment.

    Band 7

    In this day and age of exacerbating climate change due to global warming, environmental concerns have become a reality of our lives. Environmental conservation has attained immense importance in the recent times if we wish to attain a sustainable future. A person who I have seen practice what they preach in the context of saving the environment has to be my mentor and the person who I work for, Justice M.M. Sundaresh. Being a judge of the Supreme Court of India and a previous judge of the Madras High Court, he has authored various judicial pronouncements on the importance of conserving the environment, the forests, rivers, trees, the significance of using recycled products and the need for controlling our contribution to environmental pollution. In his real life also I have seen him engage in activities such as gardening and also the use of renewable energy resources and products which not only cause less pollution but also end up using lesser resources. Even though he is a judge of the Supreme Court, being one of the most important persons in the country his simple lifestyle, his down to earth demeanor and his

    Band 7

    Today I am going to tell you about my next door neighbor who I consider the perfect example of environmental friendly person. For a little background information, her name is Anjali and she is 30, currently a retired environmentalist. No wonder she has such a hug impact on neighborhood and my family in terms of protecting the ecology. To be more specific, the most impressive she has done is definitely pioneering the classification of rubbish. Back then, my neighborhood used the traditional method of throwing all the trash into one single container and letting the trash processor at the factory classify it themselves, which cost a lot of time and money. Seeing these difficulties, she held a conference among all the other residents in the neighborhood to discuss the issue and propose a plan for each family to use three bins to classify the trash into renewable, recyclable and non-recyclable and other types. Honestly, to my belief that the person who gave the idea completely rejected due to the convenience of using the one single bin, it was widely accepted. Now in front of every house I see three bins to classify the trash and here influence was so significant that I would often throw trash into one bin just for convenience. Actually I bought the two other bins and started classifying them to help protect the environment.

    Band 7

    A person that I remember whose life was really motivated to protect the environment was my own grandfather. I remember that my grandfather is a farmer and he has a policy of growing, of planting at least a tree every month. Also he was a government teacher, so he used to inspire his own students to plant a tree and under his initiative around one lakh trees have been planted already. And as a teacher, he has shaped the individual who will inspire the future generation to protect the environment and to safeguard our nature. So taking inspiration from my own grandfather, that at the age of 50 and 60, he used to work in the plantations and agriculture land really motivated me. As I have been living in the city since my childhood, so whenever I visit him during summer vacation, I see him working on the fields in great Indian summer. So it really motivated me and even I started following this practice and try to either support such environmental causes or even participate in such activities that are beneficial.

    Band 6-7

    There are many persons who are willing to protect the environment. Today I am going to talk about a person who is willing to protect the environment. This person is my friend. He is my one of the favorite friend which comes in the top of my list. He is a partner in an NGO who protects environment. He contributes to the environment protection by different ways. He roams around the roads and make the campus to tell uneducated people about the environmental issues and make them inside of it. I want to be like him because he is so confident and have a charming look which makes me adore him. But there are many other things that how he contributes to environmental protection. He writes letters to the editor of various newspapers as newspapers are very famous in the current world. People usually read it which makes them get the knowledge of environmental protection. Along with it, governing bodies will also be having a side view for this same. Through this, governing bodies have a major power to make this protection come true. It can be protected by making different kinds of park in which environment can be protected. Through this, my friend has made a lot of progress in this field and I want to be like him as he is so confident. He is like courage. I want to be like him.

    Band 6-7

    A person who helps protect the environment is probably my dad. I've seen him work closely. He initiates a lot of cleanliness drives where he is removing the plastics of the city and he's cleaning the local areas, he's planting more trees and he has a lot of programs lined up which spread awareness on how people should start taking care of their environment and how they should be protecting the plants and trees around them, how they should plant more trees and what really is important to us and humanity. And I feel very inspired from him because I've seen him work day and night just to clean roads and remove plastics and get rid of all the dirt that lies next to the roads that could cause problems to the fishes in the water, the birds and planting.

    Band 6-7

    So, actually, this is a great question because my mom, she is a person who really enjoys protecting the environment. I would say she is a person who is like really close to the nature. From since I've known her, she, like whatever space she has, she tries to come up with something in a way that it will be beneficial to the nature and not only to the nature, but also to us human beings. Even though we were actually in Bahrain before and there we were living in a flat, so we had a balcony. So, we don't, like my mom, she did not have much space to grow vegetables or anything like that. Also, the climate there, it does not, it's rarely rains there. But even though with such a small space and limited factors, she tried to make something out of it, something that will give merit to the nature. So, she started a small garden and we had a park near our flat which had so many trees and the leaf was very green. My mom, whenever she used to get time, she actually used to go to school, come back, take tuitions. She was a very busy person. But even through all of that, whenever she used to get time, she used to go and water those plants. She used to go and do things which she could do for the nature and not only that, she also inspires other people in many ways, like clearly, as we are in India, we have a huge garden She has kind of planted everything you could imagine of. The lunch we eat is with the vegetables she grew at her farm. And whenever people see this, whenever my classmates see this, they kind of get inspired and they go and tell their mothers to do this.

    Band 6-7

    My grandfather is the person whom I have seen to protect for the environment or care for the environment actually without giving much thought. Because his actions innately are in support of environmental conservation like for example he would always make it a point to turn off the lights and fans when it is not required anymore. He doesn't waste water, he is very careful while using water from a tap. He doesn't use the entire force on it. He doesn't open it to the entire extent. He also makes sure that never to waste food. He doesn't, the other actions, he always takes his own cloth bags to supermarkets whenever he has to get anything. He tries to avoid plastic as much as he can and whenever he has to throw out any plastic materials he would usually recycle them and give it to the municipality. So those are certain actions that I have seen him doing and it's a very innate habit of his. So that is something I really admire. He doesn't do it out of too much thought. It just comes very naturally for him. So that is something I really admire.

    Band 6-7

    A person who helps to protect the environment is none other than my mother. She is very much into the plantations and growing trees. Furthermore, she also won't let any plastic or any type of materials that would harm the soil be thrown irresponsibly. Also, she keeps everything clean all the time. She is the one I admire and learn so much in protecting the environment. And have been practicing her methods like planting trees and having a habit of not throwing the wastage on the roads etc. And minimizing the usage of my vehicles for a short range of traveling like to the corner of my street. And I also use bicycles most of the time to travel the short ranges of areas. Thank You Also, my grandfather is an environmentalist. He also loves plantations and he had a big garden in his house. He still protects it even at the age of 60.

    Band 6-7

    I want to tell about a person who because of whom Mumbai is breathing a good air. Mumbai city is breathing a good air just because of Natubhai Jamnilal who lives in Ghatkopar area in Mumbai city. He is from my neighborhood only so I used to get the stories about him since my childhood. In the start of the industrialization in the Mumbai city, there were lots of deforestation to make new industries and plants to give jobs to the persons, give jobs to the immigrants who are coming from all over India to Mumbai for jobs. But because of Natubhai Jamnilal he had stopped first the Godrej deplantation project on which the Godrej company was planning to do a high-scale deforestation to make their industries. Because of Natubhai Jamnilal the Kanjumag shed is not being made. The metro station was about to be made on a forest area. Just because of him it is stopped and the actions and the protest taken by him the Kanjumag station was built on a barren land. He plants trees wherever it is required and because of him the Sanjay Gandhi National Park was saved. It is one of the biggest forest in Mumbai and he used to advertise it to save everything.
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