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Describe a person you would like to study or work with: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who is that person?
  • Why would you like to study with him/her?
  • What will you study?
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Cue 1:Who is that person?

  • Begin by introducing the person with their name and a brief background.
  • Mention how you know this person or how you became aware of them.

Example

The person I would like to study with is Dr. Anjali Sharma, a renowned environmental scientist. I first learned about her work during a seminar at my university, where she spoke passionately about climate change and sustainable practices.


Cue 2:Why would you like to study with him/her?

  • Discuss the qualities or expertise of the person that attract you.
  • Explain how their mentorship could benefit your personal or professional growth.

Example

I admire Dr. Sharma for her deep knowledge and innovative approach to environmental issues. Studying with her would provide me with invaluable insights and practical skills that are essential for my career in environmental science.


Cue 3:What will you study?

  • Specify the subjects or areas of study you wish to pursue with this person.
  • Explain why these subjects are important to you and how they relate to your goals.

Example

I would like to study topics such as renewable energy technologies and conservation strategies. These areas are crucial for addressing the pressing environmental challenges we face today, and I believe they align perfectly with my aspiration to contribute to sustainable development.


Conclusion

  • Summarize your thoughts on the importance of studying with this person.
  • Reiterate how this experience would shape your future.

Example

In conclusion, working with Dr. Anjali Sharma would not only enhance my knowledge but also inspire me to make a meaningful impact in the field of environmental science. I am eager to learn from her expertise and contribute to a sustainable future.


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: Vague Descriptions

Using vague language can make your answer unclear. It's important to provide specific details about the person to make your response more engaging and informative.

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Tip

Use specific examples and adjectives to describe the person's qualities and achievements. This will help paint a clearer picture for the examiner.


2: Lack of Personal Connection

Failing to explain why you want to study with this person can weaken your response. Personal connections make your answer more relatable and interesting.

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Tip

Share personal experiences or aspirations that connect you to the person. Explain how their qualities inspire you or align with your goals.


Ignoring the Study Focus

Not clearly stating what you will study can leave your answer incomplete. It's essential to specify the subject or skills you wish to learn.

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Tip

Clearly outline the topics or skills you want to study with this person. This shows your intent and helps structure your response effectively.


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I like to taste different types of cuisine. Here I would like to talk about my favorite dish at my traditional festival of Onam which is Sadya. Sadya is popular in my city. We are experimenting these cuisines on Onam festival day. Onam is a famous festival in my city. All family members get together in my home and we make a delicious Sadya. There are many ingredients includes that Sadya. Moreover, we make a big feast that day as well as we create a lot of memories together and we wear that day the traditional dress called Sari and men wear the Dhotis. That festival is really important to us because the whole day we are conducting different kinds of games at our homes and all the family members came together. It's a memorable day in my life. This is the festival. We are making the Sambar and Aviyal. These all the kinds of foods are making with the vegetables.

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

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Sector 34 Test Centre, Chandigarh

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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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Anonymous student Band 7

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Begumpet Test Centre, Hyderabad

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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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Anonymous student Band 7.5

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CBD Belapur Test Centre, Navi Mumbai

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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

Here are all the answers by real-users practicing speaking for IELTS Cue Cards on our IELTS Prep App.

Band 6

Yes, that is my friend Surya. He's from Tiruchy metro city. It's a metropolitan and we meet in a IELTS Academy, Mania Princeton, my institute name. We are learning IELTS there and after that he helped for me for my daddy treatment in one of the number one hospital in Tiruchy, super speciality. After that, preparing the IELTS exam, we are sharing some valuable information and details and experiences. In addition, it's the must, we will go to the United States and the efficient thing is we are sharing accommodation fees in the cooking and traveling there. We can explore a lot, learning a lot and make a function of valuable stuffs to there in the United States of America. And after that we make a hospital to provide such a wonderful, admirable treatment for our patients, make them life phenomenal. And all about my phenomena is study and grow and make a more aplomb and feel pleasant. And while studying with him, he's studying in a different field. My sector is different, but we are the international English language testing system is academic.

Band 5-6

I like to prefer a person with good attitude and good behavior with positive positivity and positive share earnings because a person with positive attitude and positive behavior can develop the whole team with everyone. So with positive attitude we can also develop one by one and I prefer I also prefer to study with them because they teach us and we can also teach them if there is any doubt. So that is also a good learning process by joining the team. Moreover the teamwork can bring more success and without teamwork we can't achieve the success as much as possible. It is not that much easy without teamwork. Teamwork gives more success and it is a good work and it develops our knowledge and it understands the one one or more point of understanding each other.

Band 5-6

The person I would like to study with is most probably my best friend Faiyad and I would like to study biology, physics, chemistry with her as these are my main subjects, which I study for and like studying with her would make it easier for me to understand stuff as if I had a question I would just ask her about it. So that way I could like get her help in the areas, which I don't know and she is like my childhood friend and we both been in the same school, grew up together. So it would be a fun way to understand things from her as we have like similar level of knowledge, being two similar classes and all that stuff. And when I say like physics, chemistry, bio, I refer to the studies you like are further known as like examinations in EET or National Entrance Test examinations.

Band 5-6

As it comes, I would like to study with my girlfriend actually, so we have planned more than, it's been two years we have planned to study abroad for the masters, so we are moving on the next intake of the summer, I mean the summer intake, so obviously we plan to study, do the masters in the United States of America, we were planning to do Master of Computer Application, MSCA, which means in the short, so it thrived, it thrived more knowledge about the, we thrived more knowledge about the computer science by pursuing the Bachelor of Degree in my home town, so that's the person I would like to study with.

Band 5-6

I love to work with Mr. Sebum who is the champion of 5 Olympias because I dreamed to work with him. He is the champion in the Olympias. I had a dream about to work with him because he is the Olympia of Champion 5x8x8. I love to work with Mr. Sebum who is the champion of 5 Olympias because I dreamed to work with him because he is the Olympia of Champion 5x8x8. I love to work with Mr. Sebum who is the champion of 5 Olympias because I dreamed to work with him because he is the Olympia of Champion 5x8x8. I love to work with Mr. Sebum who is the champion of 5 Olympias because I dreamed to work with him because he is the Olympia of Champion 5x8x8. I love to work with Mr. Sebum who is the champion of 5 Olympias because I dreamed to work with him because he is the Olympia of Champion 5x8x8. I love to work with Mr. Sebum who is the champion of 5 Olympias because I dreamed to work with him because he is the Olympia of Champion 5x8x8. I love to work with Mr. Sebum who is the champion of 5 Olympias because I dreamed to work with him because he is the Olympia of Champion 5x8x8.

Band 5-6

I have a lot of colleagues in my workspace. I am currently working in a hospital. There I meet so many doctors and nurses. I am working with a lot of them. But a particular person I would like to work with personally is Dr. Bertl. She is a doctor who does all her treatment in a way that every patient likes. Her treatment is painless.

Band <5

मैं लगते हूँ शायद मुझे प्रेपोरेंड के लिए उपडियों करने लागता हूँ और मैं उनके लिए उपडियों करने लगता हूँ क्यूंकि मैं माई प्रेपोरेंड के लिए उपडियों कर लागता हूँ विश्ची मुझे प्रेपॉरेंड के लिए उपडियों करने लागता हूँ विश्ची मुझे प्रेपॉरेंड के लिए उपडियों करने लागता हूँ मैं प्रेपॉरेंड के लिए उपडियों करने लागता हूँ मैं प्रेपॉरेंड के लिए उपडियों करने लागता हूँ हम उपडियों के लिए उपडियों करने लागता हूँ

Band <5

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