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Describe a person who inspired you to do something interesting.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

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  • Who is this person?
  • What they inspired you to do?
  • How they inspired you?
  • How you feel?
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Cue 1:Who is this person?

  • Start by introducing the person, mentioning their relationship to you, such as a family member, teacher, or friend.
  • Provide a brief background about them, highlighting what makes them special or noteworthy.

Example

The person who inspired me is my uncle, Rajesh. He is a successful entrepreneur who started his own tech company. Growing up, I always admired his determination and innovative spirit.

Cue 2:What they inspired you to do?

  • Clearly state what specific action or interest you were inspired to pursue because of this person.
  • Mention how this inspiration has impacted your life or goals.

Example

My uncle inspired me to pursue a career in technology and entrepreneurship. After seeing his success, I decided to study computer science and develop my own startup ideas.

Cue 3:How they inspired you?

  • Describe specific instances or qualities of this person that motivated you.
  • Share any advice or lessons they imparted that were particularly influential.

Example

He inspired me through his hard work and resilience. He often shared stories of his struggles and how he overcame them. His advice to never give up and to always learn from failures resonated deeply with me.

Cue 4:How you feel?

  • Express your feelings about the inspiration you received from this person.
  • Reflect on how this inspiration has shaped your current mindset or aspirations.

Example

I feel incredibly grateful for my uncle's influence. His encouragement has given me the confidence to chase my dreams, and I now approach challenges with a positive mindset.

Conclusion

  • Summarize the key points about the person and their impact on you.
  • End with a statement about the importance of having role models in life.

Example

In conclusion, my uncle Rajesh has been a significant source of inspiration in my life. His journey has taught me the value of perseverance and innovation, and I believe having role models like him is crucial for personal growth.

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 makes it hard for the examiner to understand your answer. Specific details help paint a clearer picture of the person and their impact on you.

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Include specific examples and anecdotes about the person to make your answer more engaging and relatable.

2: Don't Rush Your Response

Speaking too quickly can lead to unclear pronunciation and missed details. It may also make your answer seem less thoughtful.

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Take your time to think before you speak, and pace your words to ensure clarity and coherence.

Neglecting Personal Feelings

Failing to express your feelings about the inspiration can make your answer sound flat. Personal emotions add depth to your response.

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Share how the person's influence made you feel and how it changed your perspective or actions.

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I admire many sports personalities like Virat Kohli, Neeraj Chopra, Maricom but the sports person I admire the most is Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He is a legendary cricketer who is often called as Captain Cool. He has made India proud with his powerful success. I came to know more about him during a Bollywood movie known as MS Dhoni An Untold Story. After watching the movie I came to know the struggles he has gone through, the lack of opportunities and also how he managed to balance his career and life and that inspired me because with constant determination and perseverance he has achieved what he has become today. After watching the movie I was curious. I went through his real journey. I was inspired. His achievements are like carrying India to victory in 2017-20 World Cup, 2013 Cricket World Cup as well as the 2014 World Championship. I got admired after watching all this because a person with lack of opportunities and struggles reached a level where the pan-India is. So what I understood is like with constant dedication and perseverance nothing is impossible. After going through and this inspired me to join my sports team and also win against MS that was supposed to be

Band 6-7

Getting inspired from someone is such a motivational thing to do because when you lose all the motivation, the inspiration is the one thing that keeps you going on. And in my case, it was from my brother. I got inspired from my brother. He is my elder brother. He is very hardworking and smartworking also. Actually, in reality, he doesn't do much of hard work but he does very much of smart work. He inspired me to do smart work in studies actually or also in sports. He inspired me to do how to handle things smartly, not to get indulged in the things too much. Actually, I remember an incident where I was so confused about an assignment of mine. It was my cousin's assignment of a subject. There was physics and I got so indulged in that subject. I really like physics but at that time I was very confused what to write or what to note. Then he told me how to take notes smartly, not to write everything, don't try to show everything which you know. Just use your knowledge smartly to express your ideas and that really kind of helped me to later on solve the things smartly. Every problem you face, it's kind of good thing that you got someone to inspire from. I really learn a lot from him and that's a good thing for me that I get to learn things which help me in the later on life.

Band 6-7

So, the person's name is Azriel Cobos, he inspired me to become a good drop selling person. He helped me set up a good drop selling store in the online market. And he inspired me in a way that you just don't sell a product with a normal kind of advertisement. But he also helped me find different ways to advertise your product online. And that inspired me that he made me understand how to sell a product online. Plus attracting many customers and having their feedback so that we can improve our product. As well as on the same time, we help them give better service. And by following that step, it helped me realize that advertising is a key feature of drop shipping. If you don't have a proper advertising channel in your online store, you can't achieve your dedicated goal. So, I think proper market research is really important to achieve the goal. And in case you are finding it difficult to advertise your product, the best way to advertise your product is through using artificial intelligence. Because it helps you make advertisement in just seconds. And that will really help you optimize your store. And it really made me feel like...

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Hi, this is Aditya, and today I want to talk about someone who inspired me to do something, and that is my uncle. His name is Anant, Anant Naik, and right now he is a CEO in a big software company. And when I finished my 10th, I had no idea of what I am going to do, and plus it was not just about my interest, but it was also taking advice from someone who has a lot more experience than you, and that's where I went to him to ask about my career choices, and he was the one who suggested that I get into a mechanical field, because he felt that it was an evergreen field, and moreover, it helped me a lot, I think. And I started doing my mechanical engineering, and now I am in a good company, that is Dassault Systems, where I am working as a deputy manager in operations, and every time I achieve something, he is the first person I know, and I really have to thank him, and plus he also gave me a lot of insights, even when I was studying mechanical engineering, he helped me with a lot of subjects.

Band 6-7

The person who inspired me most in my life is my higher secondary physics teacher, her name is Shibi and she is a very fascinated character and I like her character very much. In her qualities including her hard work and her understanding and also her language proficiency and also subject level proficiency and most of the students are failing in the beginning of the higher secondary first year, they are failing, physics is a very tough subject. Initially one teacher taught us but we don't get the syllabus very well, but after coming the Shibi teacher on our class and she was also our class teacher, so after attending her classes we feel very easy about the topics and she is a class teacher who cares all the students very well, not only in the academics, she also cares her students in the case of their emotions and she was trying every day to understand the problems of the students and initially I also feel some personal difficulties to open up, but after understanding about my teacher I opened up all the situations and my difficulties with her and it was a very relaxation for me and I am extremely happy and after giving her suggestions I feel I was over the moon and so after getting her advice

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A person who inspires and motivates me every day in my life is my mom. She motivated me towards trying out a new hobby which was dancing. Initially I was very skeptical about it because I never thought I could dance. Since childhood I was a tomboy and I loved playing games which are more related to physical activity like cricket, football and basically I used to love games which boys used to play. I was not a typical girly kind of a thing but yeah my mom tried to make me join a dance class which initially for one week I was not happy to go but after a while I started adjusting. I started liking it too because there were different styles in dance like Bollywood, classical and all of that. Very slowly they were teaching me different styles so I got adapted to it. I wanted to learn each style each day. I wanted to know everything. I was never shy.

Band 6-7

My inspiration is Damuthi where she is a billionaire and a common person and a social worker and a writer and everything and a family woman mainly. She inspires me in a lot of way while she takes the control of a big IT company in forces under her, also she owns an NGO and she works truthfully for the other people who certainly need her help. She helps without thinking of anything and in many way she is also an author. She writes an excellent book which says I am a big fan of her books. Her books has a meaningful thought and which came up to her mind was a light booming like a flower which inspires us in a lot of way in these kinds of things. In many way she is a good woman and respectable woman. She looks as simple as, her outstanding thing is her simplicity. She is a billionaire but she owns like a simplicity and just one sari, nothing and a flower that's all. This is how her simplicity works and I am also a big fan of her simplicity.

Band 6-7

The person who inspires me the most in my life are my two elder sisters. I am the youngest. The elder sister which stands at the second place, she is four years elder to me. She is very creative, she is very honest, she is very kind that way. She has actually taught me the true essence of self-love. She always encourages me to push myself beyond my limits and to not be harsh on myself throughout the process. It's okay to have bad days but it's not okay to be harsh on yourself for whatever XYZ reasons. The second inspiring model for me would be the elder sister. Her name is Gunjan. She is nine years elder to me. She is a superwoman honestly. She is a mother. She is a perfect housewife. She was also running her own business before she had Navya, my niece. She is the person who actually brings in the free-spirited vibe in me. She's always taught me how to be independent, how to be strong enough to face your own problems. She's taught me how to have big dreams and how to aim to achieve those and work upon it very fiercely. Both my sisters are actually a true gem in my life. I really cannot imagine my life without them. Each day looking at them, I feel I grow in as a better person, striving for the better version of myself.

Band 6-7

First of all, my father is a person, I am getting inspired to do something interesting in my life and the most important thing that he is the person in my life whom I have seen doing a lot of hard work and a lot of having patience with a lot of dedication towards his goals, my father's. So, in the realistic, to like focus towards his goal, he is doing his work regularly with a consistency and even he is not taking any leave, like me which I am taking on a daily basis, once in a week, that's why I am inspired from my father a lot and second one is like my teachers who is doing a lot of hard work for us, even they are not responding that much.

Band 6-7

I am a Bfarm graduate and I recently graduated so throughout my Bfarm journey I have had a lot of opportunities to grow as a Bfarmer and as a Bfarmer in the Bfarmer community. I have had a lot of opportunities to grow as a Bfarmer and as a Bfarmer in the Bfarmer community. I have had a lot of opportunities to grow as a Bfarmer in the Bfarmer community. I have had a lot of opportunities to grow as a Bfarmer in the Bfarmer community. I have had a lot of opportunities to grow as a Bfarmer in the Bfarmer community. I recently graduated. I am a recently graduated pharmacist and throughout my Bachelor of Pharmacy degree I happened to meet this professor of mine named Gigi. Throughout my Bachelor of Pharmacy degree I happened to meet this professor of mine named Gigi who gave me an opportunity to present a PowerPoint presentation in front of 300 well known people including my peers and colleagues from my own college. It was a once in a lifetime moment for me to present my own project in front of the dignitaries. Additionally he gave me his guidance into my project to make it more interesting and insightful for the well known persons in front of me. However it was a big success for me and my teacher. It was a stressful moment obviously because I was presenting in front of the greatest minds in pharmacy. It was a gathering of people involved in the Pharmacy Council of India. Thank you.
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