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Describe a person you know who enjoys working for a family business (e.g. a shop, etc.): IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who he/she is
  • What the business is
  • What his/her job is
  • And explain why he/she enjoys working there
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Cue 1:Who he/she is

  • Introduce the person by name and relationship to you, such as a friend or family member.
  • Mention a few personal traits that make them suitable for working in a family business.

Example

The person I want to talk about is my cousin, Priya. She is a warm and friendly individual who has always been passionate about helping others. Her positive attitude makes her a perfect fit for our family business.

Cue 2:What the business is

  • Describe the type of family business, such as a shop or restaurant.
  • Provide some background about how long the business has been running and its significance to the family.

Example

Our family runs a small grocery store in our neighborhood. This shop has been in our family for over 20 years and is a vital part of our community. It not only provides essential goods but also serves as a gathering place for locals.

Cue 3:What his/her job is

  • Explain Priya's specific role in the business.
  • Highlight any responsibilities she has and how she contributes to the overall success of the shop.

Example

Priya works as the store manager. She handles everything from inventory management to customer service. Her organizational skills ensure that the shop runs smoothly, and she often interacts with customers, making them feel welcome.

Cue 4:And explain why he/she enjoys working there

  • Discuss the personal satisfaction Priya gets from her job.
  • Mention how working in the family business allows her to connect with the community and family values.

Example

Priya enjoys working at the shop because it allows her to connect with our community. She loves building relationships with regular customers and feels a sense of pride in continuing our family legacy. For her, it’s not just a job; it’s a way to contribute to something meaningful.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, Priya's dedication to our family grocery store showcases her passion for both her work and our community. Her role not only supports our family business but also strengthens the bonds within our neighborhood, making her a vital part of both.

    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 can make your answer less engaging and informative. It may leave the examiner confused about the person and their role in the business.

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    Provide specific details about the person, their job, and the business to create a clearer picture for the examiner.

    2: Don't Overlook Personal Feelings

    Failing to explain why the person enjoys their work can make your response feel incomplete. This is a key part of the cue card.

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    Tip

    Share personal insights or anecdotes that illustrate the person's passion and satisfaction with their job.

    Avoid Long-Winded Answers

    Giving overly long or complicated answers can lose the examiner's interest and make it hard to follow your main points.

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    Structure your response clearly, addressing each cue point concisely to maintain clarity and engagement.

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    Band 6

    My cousin named Nabas, he is a very brilliant interior designer working for a family business. We ourselves, we had hired him for our interior designing for the room. I have observed him closely while he was working as he enjoyed every detailing of the work. It turned out to be a perfect design for the room, stunning interior with his amazing ideas. I think one should always enjoy what you are doing as it relaxes them throughout the day keeping the stress free environment.

    Band 6

    So, during my trip to Spiti Valley, I met a person who was travelling solo. His name was Vijay. On our further encounters, we started discussing about our life and that is when I came across his profession. He informed me that he owns, like his family owns an ornament shop where he sells jewelleries made of gold, silver or even diamond. He was so enthusiastic about his day-to-day work which includes exporting and importing and even selling, interactions with the customers and how he pitches customers or his clients to get into more customized designs or how they can have the best designs in their budget. That is something he really liked about his job. Apart from that, he had a feeling of doing something for his family, for his own self. He also has freedom to work according to his timely hours or to adjust his working hours, to move, to travel. He also gets time to travel or do his personal things along with his family business. So that is one thing he was very happy about where he can manage his family occupations along with his personal interest and without getting demoted for any of the things which he cannot do because of some particular hours which we normally encounter in our industries. Along with that, he also was doing free advertising and marketing his business in the entire trip which was also a highlight of the trip.

    Band 6

    I would like to talk about a person, one of my close friends who would like to get involved in supporting their family business. His name is Swastik Das. He works there as a data analyst. His family runs an e-commerce website which is designed to sell sweets. There he collects all the data from customers and he analyzes the patterns to find what are the most favorite sweets that customers buy and he makes further analysis and tries to make them the competitive prices. He also likes to develop that e-commerce website using his knowledge related to the domain of full stack development. He has worked on various technologies using artificial intelligence and various generative AI tools. Overall, he worked as a business analyst at Barclays. Later he quit his job and joined his family business and has taken over the role of data analyst.

    Band 6

    I have a friend, I have a friend who started working at this place. It's like an institution where you can tutor other students in various subjects such as English, Maths and Science. She started this job in lockdown and it was a time of recession. She worked a lot and it was quite hard at first to start teaching to a bunch of students as a first-timer, however, as she started working regularly, she found a common ground and it helped her to work with ease and now she loves her job and she finds it to be a very comforting and peaceful job rather than the corporate jobs in the market these days. And she told me to start working early because it helps you to understand what works for you in the longer run and what doesn't and her work mostly includes dealing with students and giving them basic ones about science and philosophy etc.

    Band 6

    I am from a business college and most of the students in my college had family business and they were shops, quarries, multiple other shops as such. These people in particular really really enjoyed working for a family business. One of my friend whose family business was basically a quarry business, he really enjoyed importing and exporting different kinds of marbles and stones and he was very well versed with all of them. He also knew the different tax policies in different countries and that really made him very smart.

    Band 6

    So the person I know is my uncle who is also a best friend of my dad and he runs a business which includes pipes and motors which are useful for agriculture industry and he usually helps the customers and the farmers around him whenever they come to his store. He suggests them with important missionaries they would require for farming and he also suggests what is new in the market, what will be useful for their farm. The reason why he loves his job because he is very well interested towards agriculture so as a result he has always tried to find ways to see more important methods of cultivating and how irrigation is very important to the farming and he also likes to help farmers that's the reason he enjoys working for a family business.

    Band 6

    The person is my uncle. He enjoys the most in my family business. He has a degree, he's an MBA graduate from London University. The reason that he enjoys working for my family business, which is a clothing brand business, is because I believe he was always a business minded person. Whenever we used to talk to him about any other source of education or when we used to ask him about his interests, he always lined up with business ideas, how to improve those ideas, how he got into a business, and how he used to not like his own studies, and how he wanted to create his own brand or business. And that is how he landed up in this business of our family.

    Band 6

    My cousin, who is approximately 3 years older than me, started working in his family business when he was 20 years old, around 3 years back. I have never seen him be more elated ever since. The business is a clothing brand, they sell all kinds of fast fashion clothes. His job is basically of a manager. He looks over his subordinates and checks whether the work meets the targets and what things are there to improve. Apart from that, he is the one who pitches the final ideas to the board of directors. He absolutely adores his work as he gets to make choices which he wasn't allowed to do so in his previous job. It gives him more freedom knowing that the business is owned by his family, which gives him greater control over the work he does, which makes him feel more acknowledged and gives him a sense of trust and encouragement.

    Band 6

    Ok, I know a person who really enjoys working for a family business and he is very close to my heart, he is my brother, he is my real brother, his name is Saiyam and he owns, he runs a family business and a family business is usually connected towards making coolers, making furnitures and he is the owner of that business, he runs it very well and he has uplifted it so much over a past of two years and we have settled with two new factories, new lands and I must say he is amazing when he does this, he is a Baniya and Baniya in our Hindu culture is so much into business, he has a business mindset and I would really really like everyone to know that he is so much into this, usually he used to study before that, he is an educated person but he never had an education towards the business part but I think he is born with that skill, so yeah.
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