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Describe A Person Who Motivates You: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who is this person?
  • What does this person motivate you to do?
  • How did this person help?
  • And explain why this motivation helps you to achieve the goal?
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Cue 1:Who is this person?

  • Introduce the person clearly, mentioning their relationship to you and their significance in your life.
  • Provide a brief background about this person, highlighting their achievements or qualities that inspire you.

Example

The person who motivates me the most is my father. He is a retired school teacher who dedicated his life to educating children in our village. His passion for teaching and his commitment to helping others have always inspired me.

Cue 2:What does this person motivate you to do?

  • Explain the specific goals or values this person encourages you to pursue.
  • Share how their motivation aligns with your personal aspirations or dreams.

Example

My father motivates me to pursue my education diligently and to always strive for excellence. He often tells me that knowledge is the key to success, and he encourages me to never stop learning.

Cue 3:How did this person help?

  • Describe specific instances where this person has supported or guided you.
  • Mention any advice or lessons they have shared that have impacted your life.

Example

Whenever I faced challenges in my studies, my father was always there to help me. He would spend hours explaining difficult concepts and would encourage me to believe in myself. His support during my exams was invaluable.

Cue 4:And explain why this motivation helps you to achieve the goal?

  • Discuss how this motivation has positively influenced your actions and mindset.
  • Reflect on the outcomes of their support and how it has shaped your journey towards your goals.

Example

This motivation helps me stay focused and determined. Knowing that my father believes in me pushes me to work harder and not give up, even when things get tough. His encouragement has led me to achieve good grades and aspire for higher education.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, my father is a constant source of motivation in my life. His dedication to education and his unwavering support inspire me to pursue my dreams and work towards achieving my goals. I am grateful for his influence and hope to make him proud.

    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 Specificity

    Being vague about who the person is or what they motivate you to do can weaken your response. Specific examples make your answer more engaging and relatable.

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    Tip

    Clearly identify the person and provide specific examples of their influence on your life to enhance your answer.

    2: Ignoring Personal Impact

    Failing to explain how this person's motivation has personally affected you can make your answer less compelling. It's important to connect their influence to your own experiences.

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    Tip

    Share personal anecdotes that illustrate how their motivation has helped you achieve specific goals.

    Overly General Statements

    Using generic statements without depth can make your response sound unoriginal. Avoid clichés and focus on unique aspects of your relationship with the person.

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    Use detailed descriptions and unique insights about the person and their impact on your life to create a more memorable response.

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    Band 6

    The person who motivates me the most is my closest friend Aakash, he is my go-to person whenever I feel low in life, the way he motivates is by, the way he motivates is just, I can't just explain in words, words are not sufficient to explain how he motivates me, but let me tell you this thing, he gives me every aspect of life, whatever it be, in any situation, whether it be an exam or any sport I fail in, he is always there to back me up, always giving me the aspects of life, he is my motivational strength since like last 5 years, we met in 11th standard and our friendship is 14 years old and is growing strong since then.

    Band 6

    The person who motivates me is my cousin and one of my friends, Sunina. She is really good at Maths and Science. She is also a game theorist and a mother of two sons. Every day she wakes up at 5am in the morning and goes to work. She also teaches Maths and Science to high school students. She is very good at it. She is also a nutritionist. She is a very busy person. She really motivates me what to choose in my career and what will be my future if I choose this course. She really teaches me how to do things. I have been a student of her since my high school. She taught me Science because I was very weak at it. She really motivates me because she is a very active person. She also teaches her students and I am looking after her genuinely.

    Band 6

    Well, there are many different personality which I know, since one of the famous personality is A.P.G. Aptul Kaur which motivates me very much because of his hard work and due to he belong to a very poor family and he rose to fame with his hard work and his intelligence, moreover his understanding. He was a person of great wisdom. He used to say that people should not run after success, they should run after education. The education is the factor which will make them to achieve their goals. Moreover, A.P.G. Aptul Kalam was the personality which endeavours in different fields and due to his hard work he became the president of India and first Muslim president was A.P.G. Aptul Kalam due to which he was the one of the greatest personality of India. He do plenty of social works. He used to wear only two clothes at a time. He has only belongings left to him was just his books and his clothes, moreover he was quite different to understand and he used to be a nice man.

    Band 5-6

    There are many person in my life because motivation is the one of the most important way to choose our career and successful in this. Today I would like to talk about one of my best family member, my cousin brother, name is Lalchi, he is a very calm and down to earth person, recently he completed his PhD study and he also a physics teacher, he gives a suggestion is not only help for student but he is a success way for that student's career because there are many parents come to take a suggestion for him and he is also give a suggestion, he is also, he is not give only study related suggestion but he is a teacher so he is also know the student hobbies and students to what way to become the successful in the student and there are many student, there are many person who success in this career for take suggestion to him and he is my one of the best.

    Band 5-6

    My motivation is my mother. She motivates me to do something in my life. Because whenever I see her, I feel like I have to do something in my life. I don't know why, but she doesn't do anything, but whenever I see her, I feel like I have to do it. I feel like this. Thank you for watching my video.

    Band 5-6

    According to me being a motivational speaker it will definitely help you to grow in your life to achieve your goals and be a be an ambitious person to achieving your goals and for anything purposes however if I consider my own life so the person who always motivate motivates me on a usual basis his name is Divyanshu he is a very honest person to me because whenever I need any kind of help on a worst situation so he is the one who is going to be first and assist me on every worst situation. Recently I had an incident when I was at gym so I was feeling perplexed to making my body and achieving my goals to achieve a good physique so in that time he properly guide me if you want to grow your muscles and wanted desire to the body to reach from basic level to next level so you have to go to the extra mile to achieve all the goals so on a general basis he helped me a lot as I mentioned you when I need him too much so he's coming and help me on the other hand he is the one guy who always motivate me also he donate destitutes people when they are needy and they even even though they don't have any kind of clothes to wear so one day when I was with him he donated a small kind of clothes so that's motivate me a lot

    Band 5-6

    Yeah, in my life the most describing person means is none other than my brother, he motivates me a lot and he give a birth to me in my physical life because I decided to die but he come and save me and he tells about the life, what is life and he explains about the life and give me very motivated. Now he is doing his profession on IAS officer in my area. I am very feeling proudly because of he is my brother. His name is Prem Kumar IPS. So, lastly I am seeing him is how he was preparing for his dreams is a good opportunity to seeing him like this because he do a very hard work and he looks like a non-hard working person but all are telling that answer only. He motivates me a lot by work hard and work study and help my parents. In some days he teach me how I like to read on those days and he said make one goal and prepare for that goal and achieve that goal. He said that me strictly and put in my mind and I preparing for this now. So, he will be helpful in my whole life because I want to end my life but he come and save me. He help me financially also when I am weak. So, I am always represent him and always be obey to him in my entire life until I dead. This is my brother.

    Band 5-6

    My father is a person who motivated me every time, in studies also helped me and in any other problems related to studies, he always helped me, helped me and never demotivated me, always motivated me, it is very good time that a father is your motivator and you feel very happily and very lightly, it is a great time to spend your time with your father and also he was very fun with me and enjoy with me, we always prefer to stay with him and I always love my father very much, I want to earn for himself and he was a very good kind hearted person, always motivated me, never demotivated me, in my studies whenever I score more and less, it does not matter, he always taught me a lesson every week and I was very happy to be his daughter and pray to God to keep him safe and I was also very happy, we enjoy with him, he never complained me anything, whatever I want he always gave me and he was a good, like a God for me and he was demotivated me, it is a very gorgeous time to spend with him, I study for him, I work hard for him.

    Band 5

    Well, there are lots of people who motivates me while I am doing wrong in my life but however here I would like to talk about such a person who motivates me always who is none other than my father. Actually, my father helps me in every situation. If I am finding some difficulties in my daily schedule or in my school daily tests, my father always motivates me in such a manner that I am doing then I decided to do more good. After listening the motivation from my father, I seriously motivates and looking forward to achieve my goal. There are plethora number of ways in which my father always motivates me. Firstly, I would like to mention here is by sending messages as well as sending reels. As my father is a social person, he usually votes Facebook and Instagram. When my father is watching or scrolling reels, if there is any video which is related to the future goal or like any study material, he forwarded it to me. After listening that videos, I motivates too much. Also I respect my father, I respect my parents. After listening that motivation, I constantly worked on my future goal which develop a positive character.

    Band 5

    One of the most memorable occasions I wore my favourite outfit was at my best friend's wedding last year. It was a special day and I wanted to look my best while also feeling comfort. I chose to wear a well fitted navy blue suit with a crisp white shirt and a matching silk tie. To complete the look I wore polished brown leather shoes and a classic wrist watch. The suit was my favourite because it fit perfectly and had a timeless elegance that made me feel comfortable and confident. I wore this outfit because the wedding was a formal event and I wanted to dress up appropriately while also expressing my personal style. It was a rare opportunity to dress up. I felt amazing in that outfit, confident, stylish and ready to elaborate. Through the evening I received several compliments which made me even more pleased with my choice.
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