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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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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

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

Band 7

I would like to work with someone like Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, who served as the 11th President of India. He is famously known as the Missile Man of India for his pivotal contribution to the country's research and space department. I first learnt about Dr. Kalam during my school days, but my admiration for him grew when I read his autobiography, Wings of Fire. It recounted his journey from a very humble background in a tiny coastal region to becoming a national leader. Despite being in such a high position, he remained incredibly humble and simple. His commitment towards education and inspiring young people always remained at the forefront of his work. What I admire most about him is not just his scientific intelligence, but also his character and values. I found him extremely inspiring. He continues to inspire millions of people even after his passing. He is a genuine role model who always encouraged young minds to dream big and work hard towards the goal.

Band 7

I am a nurse by profession, I presently I am working in a quality department, District Hospital Palakkad. There my PRO Ashuti, I like her very much. She is soft spoken and very caring and I really enjoy working with her. She is very knowledgeable and in my job quality work she helps me in every way, especially during our inspection time, she helps me to prepare all the charts, assignments and helps me in training programs and she is very enthusiastic in her work. She is sharing her knowledge with me. First of all, I didn't have knowledge about computer, especially using PowerPoint, but she helped me to learn more about computer applications. Now really I appreciate her to make me a very good expert in computer. Then about her talents, she is a very good dancer and she is a very good singer. So during our leisure time she used to sing and I enjoyed her music. Really I love to work. Furthermore, she is an asset to our institution and I really encourage people like Ashuti to all work spaces. She is a good team leader and I really enjoy her.

Band 7

A person I would love to study or work with is Dr. Jane Goodall, a renowned primatologist, ethologist, and conservationist. I first learned about Dr. Goodall through her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees in Tanzia's Gombe Stream National Park. I'm not sure if I can ever work with this great mind, but if I do, that would be a dream come true. I've been fascinated by her research and dedication to understanding primate behavior and conservation efforts. Working alongside Dr. Goodall would provide an incredible opportunity to learn first-hand about animal behavior, habitat conservation, and environmental activism. Specifically, I would be interested in studying the intricate social dynamics of chimpanzee communities and their impact. Dr. Goodall's wealth of knowledge and experience in this field would be invaluable in guiding research and implementing effective conservation strategies. Moreover, collaborating with Dr. Goodall would not only allow me to contribute to important scientific research, but also inspire and empower others to take action to preserve our planet.

Band 6-7

I would like to study with one of my best friends because we share a good bond with each other and we love to spend quality time and study can be the beautiful excuse. We would love to study accountancy as it includes some brainstorming and also we solve numericals in that subject and we enjoy it doing a lot and i would also like to study english with her as it would help each other to improve our mistakes. She would tell me my mistakes and i would question her mistakes. I think this could be the best way in which we can help each other and she is the best person with whom i can study.

Band 6-7

A person that I would love to study with, that person is Albert Einstein. The reason I would love to study with Albert Einstein is because of his genius mind. Studying with such a genius will allow me to understand the way he thinks, the process, the meticulous planning and the way in which he framed his different theories. All of us have heard about his work ethic and the way he used to come up with ideas. I would love to live with him to try and get into his brain to understand how he used to do the same. Moreover, I would also love to understand his entire daily routine. Understanding his routine is crucial as it would allow me to find out all the small bits and steps which he takes in order to achieve greatness. And once I finally am able to achieve all of this, it would help me to implement all of these things in my own life. Now taking all these learnings which I learned from Albert Einstein and putting them into my life would drastically change my life. It would skyrocket me towards success because I am using someone's methods who has already succeeded. Once all of this is finally complete, I can finally say one thing that in conclusion, studying with Albert Einstein would not only allow me to understand his thinking but will also allow me to understand his daily routine. And all of this combined would help me improve my life. And with that said, this would allow me to hit two sparrows with one stone.

Band 6-7

I like studying with or rather working with Mr. Narasimhan. He is my financial advisor. I would like to work with him because he has in-depth knowledge about Indian markets, especially shares, stocks and commodities. He has been a good friend of mine. He has taught me several things on stocks, on mutual funds and shares. And he gives me lot of relevant information on buying stocks and the future of Indian economy. He also gives me lots of inputs on when, how and why should I plan my future and what are the products available in the financial market for achieving my goals. He gave me lots of information with regard to several financial products available that would match my goals as well as my future financial health. He always talks about how to save, the purpose of saving and what goals can be achieved through that. He has given me several success stories of people, of how they started saving and what they achieved in life. He also emphasized the need to categorize or rather balance my portfolio in my finance. So, I would like to work with him or rather study with him more detail about all aspects of Indian economy. Thank you.

Band 6-7

I would like to talk about a person who is my friend, her name is Shreeja, she is a good company of mine for studies, especially for cracking competitive exam. We have been known each other for the last 10 years and in that particular period of time we know each other and we used to study for competitive exams regularly. She is a good mentor of me because she can understand the thing very quickly and also another one important quality is that she can easily explain the things even if it is complex, she can explain it very simply and try to make us understand very quickly. Even if we are lazy, she used to motivate me and we always give a mutual level of encouragement and she is very perfect for cracking especially the competitive exams. For the coming weeks, we have a competitive exams for getting the lectureship in a college, so currently we are preparing for that, hope we look forward to crack the exam and we will definitely get the position.

Band 6-7

So I have a friend, her name is Kushima, so she is a very intelligent person and our scores are also similar, like we get similar marks in our test and we just like enjoying, we enjoy when we are together and we just like our companies. So she is my favourite person, when we refer to a friend, like she is one of my best friends and her vocabulary, her studying techniques, her every single thing is perfect and I like, I will like to study English with her and it is quite good, I like to interact with her and I don't feel bad when I am wrong or when I lose confidence, she is always with me to re, to re, to give my confidence back in my bad times, she is always with me.

Band 6-7

When I think about a person I would like to work with, that would be Elon Musk. I have seen countless videos of how enthusiastic and like motivating he is. How he is able to deep work 16 hours a day and absolutely does great things in the field of his study. And I would like to actually work on his current research at Neuralink. And explore new technologies with him, explore how he likes to think about a problem. And see it in real time how he is able to come up with such great solutions. Like the one where he landed the booster engine of a Falcon rocket. And I would like to learn all that and apply it in my field of study which I am currently pursuing. Which is data science and really bring innovative solutions to the world.

Band 6-7

If I had an opportunity to work with my best friend, I would not say no. He is one of the knowledgeable person I have ever known. In terms of mechanical designing, he is the first person I would go to if I have any doubts. In addition, we both have the same mindset and approach, approaching method to a problem. So working together wouldn't be a bigger problem. Furthermore, we have worked in internships and various projects together as a team. So it wouldn't be difficult as much as it would be with a stranger. Since I specialize on simulation, adding a member who has a varying knowledge about modeling would be the greatest addition to my team. My manager would also be very welcoming for this new addition.
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