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

You should say

  • 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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Band 6-7

Talking about this, I don't have a single person to describe who inspired me to do something interesting or meaningful. I have a bunch of friends, my besties, they always encourage me to do what I like, what is best for me, they've always encouraged me to move forward in life, in doing whatever is good, they inspired me to be who I am despite of the differences and of the imperfections that I have and I believe every person is imperfect in their own way because we as a human being, we grow in some aspects of our life and in life, as we move forward, we try to correct ourselves, we try to move forward in life, changing the habits that is not good and yeah, my friends are my strong builders, they don't view me

Band 6-7

So, it's not a person, but it's a character from a movie that inspired me. There's a movie called Tamasha, and the antagonist of that movie, who's played by Ranbir Kapoor, he inspired me to take the biggest decision of my life, which was changing my field. I was into biotechnology for two years, I was doing my bachelor's, and I realized this wasn't meant to me, but I never had that courage inside me to convey this to my parents. During that time, this movie released in theaters, and I went to watch it, and I could see myself in that character. So, later in that movie, he actually changes his field and pursues what he likes and loves. So, he inspired me to take that decision, and today, whatever I am doing is because of that character. And I feel very happy about it.

Band 6-7

My uncle Ramesh who is a very outgoing person who is always upfront to take challenges and compared to me he's a lot more bolder. Where I am a bit more timid he always takes up challenges and and overcomes them. I have always been afraid of heights but he he always insisted me to go to mountains climb them and always I refrained from doing it but once when he showed me his pictures when he had gone to Mount Abu which which inspired me to climb mountains myself. My first trek was in Egatwadi. It was a relatively easy track but I was afraid but I pushed myself and eventually I reached at the top. The view I saw was awe inspiring. I I would never forget that view ever in my life. Then I thanked him for what he had given me something very precious the courage to overcome my fears.

Band 6-7

Experiences play a pivotal role in an individual's life. To create the ball rolling, I would like to shed some light on a person who inspired me to do something interesting. Last year, during the summer vacation, I was feeling a bit monotonous and depressing at home. So, I was just scrolling links and suddenly one message popped on my mobile phone application and it was about some of the health tips and I neglected that. Then my friend called me and asked me about my regular routine. I told her about all that and she immediately told me that I should become more health conscious because my weight was almost 69 to 70 kilogram at that time. So, she told me that to do physical work in some of the interesting way. So, she told me whenever I go for a walk in the morning or evening, I should take some breaks in between to talk with some of the friends or neighbors present around that particular place. Firstly, I was not really interested in that thing and I was also perplexed on how to start becoming more health conscious. She told me about the benefits of doing walk that it helps in increasing the danger from various type of health issues if we do a walk. Apart from this, she also told me that it suppresses the production of stress hormone and increases the production of happy hormones that is endorphins. Apart from this, it will give adrenaline rush which is usually preferred by people who are more adventurous and I am a person who is very adventurous and like to do some type of things which help bring joy to me. Moreover, I was really inspired by her words and have lost about 3 to 4 kilograms.

Band 6-7

For the person who inspired me to do something interesting, I would like to talk about C.A. Neha Dutta. Since 9th grade, I always dreamed to become a C.A. So after completing my 12th, I started pursuing C.A. When I attempted for foundation, unfortunately I failed. Then at that time, I saw just scrolling some YouTube and I was so... I want to talk about C.A. I want to talk about C.A. Neha Dutta. She is a very successful Chartered Accountant. Since 9th grade, I always dreamed to become a Chartered Accountant. So after completing my 12th, I started pursuing C.A. When I first attempted my C.A. foundation exam, unfortunately I got a negative result. At that time, I was really depressed that I can't do. This is not my cup of tea. So at that time, during scrolling YouTube, her videos suddenly popped up. So I showed her. She talked about her life experience, her journey to become a C.A. She explained her whole journey, how she attempted 10 times and finally she became a C.A. She gave so many motivations, so many ideas, her confidence. It really touched my heart. And I really thought even though she cleared her C.A. on 10 attempts, still she didn't give up. And she at the end become a C.A. So I also gained confidence. She inspired me a lot, motivated a lot. She helps me to build my confidence bank and I attempt my C.A. foundation exam. And fortunately I passed it and went into C.A. Inter. And now I am pursuing C.A. Inter and hoping to become a C.A. one day.

Band 6-7

it is not a person but a boy band it's a Korean boy band BTS so during lockdown I felt so stuck I was confused about my career because of quarantine and during that time I found them through YouTube video and I searched for them who they are what they do I got to know about their background how they started their career in 2013 and I got really inspired through them and listening to their motivational speeches at UNESCO and other American interviews I got really motivated to do something in my life so I start pushing myself harder to be able to achieve something that can be even small thing like waking up next morning doing the regular work so I got really inspired through them I start improving myself as an individual I got to learn about new things new hobbies like art cooking be able to be myself so all during all this self-evaluation I learned that how it is important for one to love their self and be able to speak for their self and not being burdened about what other things because society can be bit judgmental but with BTS I was able to know that who I am and to improve myself as an individual so I really thankful to them for existing and helping me out as an individual and as a person and curving me into someone I never thought I would be a confident independent individual

Band 6-7

Today, I would like to talk about a person who inspired me to do something interesting. She is one of my friends. Her name is Sarika. She is one of my colleagues as well as my best friend that always had with me since many years. But now, I do not have much contact with her as she moved to some other country for her higher education. Even when I was with her, I had a lot of activities to do like I was playing guitar and I was quite interested on some musical instruments. But in these days, I do not have much time to do such kind of activities. Even I have time, I do not prefer much of learning guitar or playing such kind of instruments as I do not prefer much as I am alone. But recently, I have seen a short video of her that she posted on social media of her own pace. Then I got inspired by that because she was the one who taught me to how to play instruments and she just stopped. But then she was not well due to some health issues. Then I saw her doing this thing guitar. Then I think I thought that why couldn't I can do that even if she can even if she is not well but she is doing still then why I am not doing. So I just started doing playing guitar by myself and I just got inspired by her. Even I felt like I am in a good mood to play that even I am more talented rather than any other activity that I am doing. Even in my work also I am quite hardworking but I do not get much satisfaction if I do such kind of these activities. I always feel happy about her.

Band 6-7

back when I was in high school back when I was in high school our our school had conducted a guest lecture where our famous alumni had arrived he was a photographer and a film director by profession he in the lecture he he summarized all the life events and all the decisions he took which led him to have this one which led him to have this fantastic career as a photographer and a film director the way he described a story his personal struggles it inspired me that in spite of how many hardships life throws at you you can overcome them and achieve your dreams after the lecture I also got a chance to meet him and also discuss with him about how to start pursuing photography as a profession he gave me some useful he gave me some useful trips to start my journey as a photographer and to pursue my interest we are still in touch and oftentimes we also I also show him my portfolio of photographs

Band 6-7

One of the famous personality who inspired me a lot is Balan Akash. He is a media personality. He is commonly referred as KPV Bala. One main thing I like about him is he has taken care of many orphans across Tamil Nadu. Especially he offered them good education, all kinds of education like schoolings, universities and also medicine etc. Furthermore he provided 13 ambulances for the tribal community peoples around Tamil Nadu, mostly in the north west part of Tamil Nadu. Their medical facility is really poor. After he got a movie chance he got some sort of income from the movie and he put all his income to building a clinic for them in their hometown. So it really inspired me a lot to do such things in the future if I had a chance like him. If I make enough money in my life I would like to help people like him.

Band 6-7

His name is Messi, Lionel Messi, he's an Argentinian footballer, was born in Argentina. He inspired me to never stop loving the things I love, like he inspired me to do things that I love and am passionate about. As of how he inspired me is that he had this illness where his growth spurt was stunned. He could not grow anymore, so he had a high disadvantage compared to other players, but that setback did not back him down from playing the game of football that he loves and now he's like the best footballer in the entire world, having broken many records and inspiring a lot of people. As of how I feel about that is, I feel that you should never stop doing the stuff you love, you should never back down, even though you have some setbacks, you should always pursue the stuff or the things that make you happy in life. Also adding to that is, giving up on your dreams is the worst thing you could possibly do to yourself.
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