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Describe a person you have met who you want to work/study with: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who this person is?
  • How you met them?
  • What qualities make you want to collaborate?
  • And explain how you felt about meeting them.
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Cue 1:Who this person is?

  • Introduce the person by name and their relationship to you, such as a classmate or colleague.
  • Mention their background or field of expertise to give context.

Example

The person I want to work with is my friend, Priya. She is a brilliant student in my engineering class, specializing in computer science. Her passion for technology and innovation is truly inspiring.

Cue 2:How you met them?

  • Describe the circumstances of your first meeting, such as in a classroom or during a project.
  • Share any memorable details about that meeting that stood out to you.

Example

I met Priya during our first semester at university. We were paired together for a group project on artificial intelligence. I remember being impressed by her knowledge and how easily she explained complex concepts.

Cue 3:What qualities make you want to collaborate?

  • Highlight specific qualities that you admire in this person, such as their work ethic or creativity.
  • Explain how these qualities would benefit your collaboration.

Example

Priya is incredibly dedicated and has a strong work ethic. She is also very creative, often coming up with innovative solutions to problems. I believe that working with her would not only enhance my skills but also lead to successful outcomes in our projects.

Cue 4:And explain how you felt about meeting them.

  • Share your initial feelings when you met this person and how your perception changed over time.
  • Discuss the impact of this meeting on your academic or professional aspirations.

Example

When I first met Priya, I felt a mix of excitement and nervousness. I was eager to learn from her, and as we worked together, I grew to admire her even more. Meeting her motivated me to push my own boundaries and strive for excellence in my studies.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, meeting Priya has been a significant part of my academic journey. Her qualities inspire me to work harder and aim higher. I truly look forward to collaborating with her in the future, as I believe we can achieve great things together.

    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 the person can make your answer less engaging. Avoid general statements and provide specific details about who the person is and your relationship with them.

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    Tip

    Use clear examples and anecdotes to illustrate your points, such as mentioning specific projects or experiences you shared.

    2: Ignoring Qualities

    Failing to discuss the qualities that make you want to collaborate can weaken your response. It's important to highlight what makes this person stand out.

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    Tip

    Identify at least two or three key qualities and explain how they relate to your goals for collaboration.

    Overlooking Personal Feelings

    Not expressing your feelings about meeting the person can make your answer feel incomplete. Personal emotions add depth to your response.

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    Tip

    Share your genuine feelings and thoughts about the encounter, explaining how it impacted your desire to work or study together.

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    I would love to talk about a person who I have met and I really want to work with or study is my father because he has a keen interest on study which really inspires me most of the time. Moreover, he really wants to study or learn even at this age because most of his age people really want to avoid education or avoid work whereas my father he really wants to study even at an advanced age and this inspires me most of the time and also he keeps me motivated and he really wanted to do PhD where in this generation children like my age really wants to escape education and they want to go to business rather than studying whereas my father he really encourages study and his keen dedication and his significant motivation helps me or inspires me to work with a person like him. Most of the time we discuss about the studies, he is a keen observer and wants to learn more things, he likes to explore other things, additionally he also likes to talk about, he is an extrovert so he explores things, he learns new things even at this age which inspires me most of the time, his significant dedication, passion to learn new things inspires everyone around us which also motivates others and wants them to learn more. By seeing him I really wanted to study more, pursue my higher studies with passion.

    Band 6-7

    I would like to talk about a person I have met who I want to work, study with. He is my best friend Heath and we are, we are met in the 10th standard and met in the 10th standard and I will and why I choose him because of his personality is amazing and his mindset is connected with me and me and my friend's mindset is same to become a millionaire in the future and we are think same or he encourage me to do something and whenever I nervous and I feel not well he encourage me and telling something jokes and so that reason I choose him and by the way we are, we are like to study in a UK and we are now prepare IELTS for further studies so I think we are both getting visa after visa so we are go in a same country and do same work with him.

    Band 6-7

    Recently, I met a person named Mr. James Smith, who is the head of psychology department in German University at Turo University. Recently, I met him at a seminar which was held in Chandigarh. His approach about cognitive thinking and child psychology really amused me. So, I read about the papers he had published. He has published a lot of papers regarding cognitive thinking and child psychology, which has been really helpful as I read them. Meeting with him was a great opportunity which comes once in a while for a student like me. When I met him, I was mesmerized by his aura as how he handled my questions and didn't make me feel that I was too much curious or too less interested. He really let me believe that student-teacher relationship can be this productive. It really made me wonder when can I meet him next.

    Band 6-7

    I work in a manufacturing industry. One day, when I was on a customer visit, I met a guy named Rahul. I was supposed to have a meeting with him, which I did and afterwards we went for lunch and we talked a lot. We shared so many thoughts and shared where we graduated, how was our experience in our respective companies. I learned so much that day about my own field, which I never knew in the past. The sheer essence of knowledge that Rahul possessed was enormous. He enlightened me through his knowledge and I was overwhelmed with the amount of information he shared with me. I would really love to work with him because of the amount of experience he has.

    Band 6-7

    The grateful person I ever met, who changed my life, is my best friend Bhoomi Agrawal. She is the one who is the turning point of my life, she changed me a lot. I met her in my college days, as when we both were from different cities and met in indoor in Medicaps University. On very first days, we started talking to each other and our qualities matches with each other. As I am a brutally honest person, she is the one who is also the brutally honest person and we both struggled of it. She motivated me a lot for each and everything, in my studies, in my co-curricular activities etc. I felt very very confident when I am with her. She always tried to make me confident to talk to someone or to make friends and everything. She supported me a lot in my college days and now also she is the one who supports me a lot for each and everything whatever I do.

    Band 6-7

    The person I had met and also I wanted to work with is a senior radiologist. Her name is Linu Elizabeth. She is also my senior in my college. So I knew her from my college days when I was in first year. She is my senior. So at that time also I love her because of the attitude towards the juniors and she is a person who loves to help the juniors with her notes and also she will give some studies about the things that she is learning through. And I know her from my childhood also because she is a neighbor for me. So I know her from my childhood and she is also like a sister for me. So she also selected speech and hearing and after four years she completed that and I went to her college and I joined for that also. So by seeing her and her attitude towards everything and the concentration and her positive thinking skills made me to work with her. She had inaugurated one speech and hearing clinic in Palakkad. So I am planning to go there and to join with her and I like to help her in as much as I can. So that will be an opportunity for me to go there and to spend much more time with her so that I can study more from her. Moreover she is a person with good habit and also good speaking skills. So I think from that I can learn so many things.

    Band 6-7

    After completing my graduation, when I started doing job, I met many people who impacted me in a good way. However, when I joined English Freedom Academy, as a facilitator, I met a beautiful girl named Sona. She is full of kindness and confident. She guides everyone all the time. I was working there as a facilitator, so I met her. I have met many people in my life. However, there is a girl named Rana. She is full of kindness and brain with beauty. She was my senior trainer when I was working in Freedom English Academy as a facilitator. She used to guide all the time on how to be confident and whenever I used to make mistakes, she gave me constructive feedback on how I can improve. While having difficulties, she used to be an iron pillar for me. She used to take stand and after two years, we worked almost two years together. Then she moved to another organization and I wanted growth in my life, so I came to different organization.

    Band 6-7

    There are a lot of persons in my life I came to know with or else like to work with. Here I would like to say about a particular person whom I would like to work with is Albert. I used to go as an acting driver for the past one and a half years. Some random people called me and asked to drive their car to a certain destiny. At that time I came to know Albert who called me for driving his car. We had a long chat about our goals, about our studies, about our job, everything. At that time I came to know that he is working in Dubai for a nationalized company over there in a great position. After talking with him I started to think that I get to know about him that he is a very vibrant guy. He likes to speak a lot. He shares all the positive things. He is having a great positive mind. After hearing all this I came to know that I want to work with him. I asked for him a visa to Abro like a visa to Dubai. I asked him without any avoidance or without any neglect he told me that yes I will definitely give you an opportunity over there please contact me on this number. At that time I was a little bit disappointed that he couldn't call me. After our trip and when I reached my home he texted me that please share your CV. I will definitely take you a job over there. I shared my CV to him. Within one week I got a call from UAE national constituent that a work is ready. We would like to work with Albert.

    Band 6-7

    There isn't a person whom I've met and I want to work, study, etc. with them, but yeah for sure in future I want to work with my brother to build a construction company where we both can succeed and build a successful future. I think I would go with him because I've known him since my childhood so we can make a perfect partnership for this deal. Also we can be really successful if we both cooperate and understand each other and make new business plans, best according to new technologies. So yeah I would like to work with my brother in future.

    Band 6-7

    After my 10th standard, I enter into my high secondary studies. From there, I met a guy. His name is Razi, Mohammed Razi. After two months of relationship, we create a good friendship. Moreover, I like his character because of his truthfulness. So after two years of high secondary education, we got separated to different parts of country. He also an architect like me. So actually I would like to work with him because of his truthfulness. Also he is an outstanding guy with many ideas and designing skills. So I would like to learn from him about the design and his strategies. Also I want his contribution to my designs too, my ideas. I hope I can work with him. Also we can make a good relationship and moreover I hope we can build a firm named 1111 design concept studio.
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