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Describe a person you only met once and want to know more about.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who is it?
  • When did you meet?
  • Why do you want to know more about him/her?
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Cue 1:Who is it?

  • Begin by introducing the person briefly, mentioning their name and a key characteristic.
  • Share the context in which you met them, such as the event or situation.

Example

I want to talk about a woman named Priya, whom I met at a friend's wedding. She was a distant relative of the bride and had a vibrant personality that immediately caught my attention.


Cue 2:When did you meet?

  • Specify the date or occasion of the meeting to provide a clear timeline.
  • Describe the atmosphere of the event and your initial impressions of the person.

Example

I met Priya last December during my friend’s wedding reception. The atmosphere was lively, with music playing and people dancing, which made it easy to strike up a conversation with her.


Cue 3:Why do you want to know more about him/her?

  • Explain what intrigued you about the person and why you feel a desire to learn more.
  • Mention any specific qualities or stories they shared that left an impression on you.

Example

I want to know more about Priya because she shared fascinating stories about her travels abroad. Her adventurous spirit and the way she described different cultures really inspired me, and I’d love to hear more about her experiences.


Conclusion

  • Summarize your feelings about the person and your desire to connect with them.
  • Mention how you plan to find out more about them, if possible.

Example

In conclusion, meeting Priya was a delightful experience, and I hope to connect with her again. I plan to ask my friend for her contact details so I can reach out and perhaps meet her for coffee to learn more about her adventures.


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 Detail in Description

Providing vague or minimal information about the person can make your answer uninteresting. It's important to engage the listener with specific details.

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Tip

Include descriptive adjectives and anecdotes that highlight the person's characteristics and your impressions during the meeting.


2: Ignoring the Cues

Failing to address the specific cues can lead to an incomplete answer. This may result in a lower score for coherence and relevance.

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Tip

Structure your response by clearly answering each cue: who the person is, when you met them, and why you want to know more.


Overly General Statements

Using general statements without personal connection can make your response feel impersonal. This can hinder your ability to connect with the examiner.

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Tip

Share personal feelings or thoughts about the encounter to create a more engaging and relatable narrative.


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Talk about a toy you liked in your childhood
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Anonymous student Band 8

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The toy which I liked in my childhood was a panda doll, which makes me pleasant and makes me more blush. The pandas are the most beautiful creatures of the world, which looks gigantic and has pooshy cheeks and they are like stars in the clouds and they dream in me. Furthermore, these have been given by my father. My father is a very very beautiful artistic person, who makes me think of that. Every day you will face every difficulties and make you suffer and move forward. Pandas are always seen in Japanese countries. It is my lifelong dream to visit a Japanese country and click a photo with the original pandas, which makes sounds better.

Describe a time you were in a place where you didn't know the local language
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Anonymous student Band 6.5

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Whitefield Test Center, Bengaluru

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As India is a very large country full of diversity, so there are many places which have their own language and speak their native language. The place which I visited and I didn't know about their language was Leladakh, which is about 300 km away from my hometown and it is a very good place as it consists of different kind of trees, animals and have many scenic views and I visited over there last year in summers as it was the best time to visit because it has many, it was cold over there and we had summers in our area so it was the best time to visit over there and I went over there with my whole family.

Describe a time when your friend damaged something you owned
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When I was a kid, I had a little pencil box which had these four buttons which gave the pencil box an operative use. When you press the button, the box would open up. When you press the second button, a little part of it would slide out. Basically it was just a little electronical and a fun thing to have and I owned it when I was in 6th. One day after break, I was standing and talking there with one of my friends and another friend of mine was running through the hallway and accidentally she pushed my shoulder and my pencil box hit the ground and it broke into multiple pieces to the point that it was not functional anymore.

Describe a book you recently read
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It Ends With Us is a book I read recently. It's by the author Colleen Hoare. It's mainly a story about two teenagers, Atlas and Lily, and how they just handle their life going through high school, adolescence, and just domestic violence at home. Both of them come from very, very different families. However, they have one common determining factor between them, which is domestic violence. The abuse that they've seen their moms go through is just insane, and they connect through that on a different level. They're actually in the same high school, but they never speak to each other until Atlas actually crashes into an empty house next to Lily's villa. When Atlas is homeless and he doesn't have anywhere to go, he just comes and breaks into the house next to Lily's, and Lily helps him with all the daily necessities like clothes and food, medicines and stuff. Furthermore, their friendship blossoms into love, but it doesn't really fructify as Atlas has to leave. This book really gave me a lot of knowledge about domestic abuse and how to deal with it.

All Answers

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Band 5-6

I would like to meet person again and want to know more about him was Ammi Virka famous Punjabi singer. As it sings very well. My passion is to sing a song singing and I love to be singing. And I met him at the wave cinema situated in Jammu at his concert. And he gave me an autograph. I wanted to meet again and know about him for the various procedures and steps to get to become a great singer like him. And I love to be like a great person like him. And while he donates every people and help everyone by not thinking about poor people and good people. He loves all people in the world.

Band 5-6

The person I met only once is a girl I don't actually remember the name of her we met during a class that is in April 2024 she's very beautiful she's had a good character towards the people and the thing the thing that I've admired is her professionalism she is very professional and keen to know and learn things and she had a very similar character and a goal as mine she's very keen on observing things and had a good communication skills which I lack I want to meet her again in my life so I can improve my professionalism and majorly the communication skills can be improvised and also

Band 5-6

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Band 5

I met one of my friends, which is an online friend, and we met after an hour, it's a random meetup, and I want to know about like what kind of person he is, like I didn't understand what kind of his nature, what is he doing right now, maybe face to face meeting is like to understand someone, what kind of his nature, or her nature, that's matter, I met him on that night, and it was just a grateful meeting, and we are just walking and walking, and telling us about our stories, like what happened, what should I have to do, what should he has to do, everything like that, and I guess he is a very person who loves a book, kind of a wise personality, and he has very eagerness to learn something, and sharp minded, so he can learn so quickly, and he is just telling about his stories, and like whatever, and I also want to meet him again, to understand, that's all.

Band 6.5

In our daily life, we meet many people and as of it, I recently met a person who is female and her name is Sonal Patel ma'am and I met her in seminar at GLS Law College. She is a very confident woman and she is an advocate too and she has done specialization in criminal law. I want to learn criminal law practice from her. So as she is very confident, I want to learn how to be confident when we are standing in court and practicing. So once I met her and now I want to know about her in very deep. She is good in every case. She won many cases in court. She is a very capable woman in the court during the practice. She is very strict and very calm natured. So I want
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