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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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All Answers

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

Band 6-7

The person I would like to... The person I would like to... The person I would like to... I always like to group study. I always like to group study. I always like to group study. One of the most important persons in my life is my friend Sheshe Khan, who is a friend of mine since my childhood. I always like to study or work with him because he is very dedicated towards his work and he is determined as well. One instance I can attribute that, during my graduation time, I have been lacking with one or two backlogs. He is a person who came to me and encouraged me and he explained me the overall view and he made me to study and increased my credit score in my graduation. He is the one I love to work with. In future, I would like to study software development, which is one of the most running course in the world. In present, as the AI is increasing, he has already started his study in the field of software development. He can guide me, so I love to work with him for the course of software development. I believe we would achieve a lot and lot better things in the future.

Band 6-7

I would like to study with Mr. Prateek Joshi. He is my colleague and a good friend of mine in my office. I would like to study business management with him. Being a Gujarati person, he knows about the very good business strategies and I also want to make my career in business. And as when I start my new venture, I would want him to be my partner in that particular business. So, his good understanding and the business strategies would help me to do study in the business management as that subject requires lots of preparation and a very good understanding of that. And Mr. Joshi is the perfect guy. As the Gujaratis are famous for their business mind from their young age, would be the best benefit for me.

Band 6-7

Gradually, I just completed my higher secondary school grade 12 education past year. In past year, I am not interested to study all subjects because only Maths and Computer Science are easy for me to study and write my own exam, but compared to Physics and Chemistry, they are more hard and difficult to understand and when I see the question paper, it was so moderate for me, so I lose interest when studying about Physics and Chemistry. And in board exam time, I have a friend whose name is Agnes. He has the wonderful Physics-Chemistry knowledge. He taught me and found a way to try to understand the questions for me. He helped me to try to understand the questions and figure out the answers. So with his help, I learned how to do Physics, Sums and Chemistry equations and afterwards, during the exam time, I practiced with him. He made a questions and figuring out my answers and correct my answers and give descriptions about my answers, so I can prepare my exam further. So he was the best companion for me who gives more comfort and confidence in studying. And also, in future, if I have a chance to study with him in colleges or to work with him or be a colleague for future for a long time, I would choose only him. Because Agnes was one of the best companion ever I have seen in my life and also, he had more trust and hope on me.

Band 6-7

I prefer Mr. Ramdas who is a renowned teacher in my college. He is the best teacher and got three times the best teacher award for teaching science in the college. But still he is very good in teaching science, new innovations, technology and before moving forward I would also like to tell you he is very good in giving the problem solution, making the problem easier, solution to understand to the children. So I would like to study the science, technique, experience, problem solutions from him. He is very ideal for me. He always teaches some innovative techniques. So I prefer Mr. Ramdas Sir for study with me and work with me.

Band 6-7

Kunal Devda but now he is not in touch with us and we are having our friendship for more than 10 years. He was in Little Flower High School and I am from Vidyaniketan English School. Although our schools were different but we were in the same institution for class 9th and class 10th which is Rao's classes. We had good memories created in the tutorial. We used to do every activities all together. We used to play together. We used to study together. We used to do our preparations with each other and after 10th standard it took commerce as a subject and I proceeded with science subject. So again our fields got changed and then here completed his B.Com and he is now giving exams for CS and as I have chosen science as a subject. I have completed my Bachelors.

Band 6-7

So, I would like to study with my best friend Sharon, we have been studying together previously as well, during our college days, and most of our thoughts align with each other. And sometimes we don't, our thoughts don't align with each other. So during those times, we do have discussions, we have jam sessions, or brainstorming sessions where we sit and discuss a lot of things from different perspectives. And also that, most of the times we discuss all our college subjects, then general subjects in life as well, and sometimes, most of the times, we speak about ourselves and the situations we are stuck in, in our life. So, not only this, rather than just the subjects, we are more like friends for life. Education is something that helps us live, so we not only discuss about these subjects or chapters that are there in our syllabus, we also discuss about life, and we come up with different scenarios, in the same manner, like how we do when we discuss an essay or topic from our syllabus, and then we agree to come up to, agree on an answer, or we come up with an answer, or we just agree that this is going to be the solution for it. And then we proceed with it. Sometimes we do have different opinions on same topics, but most of the times, we work it out.

Band 6-7

There are a lot of interesting people that I would love to study with or work with. But one such person would be APJ Atul Karnad. Unfortunately, he's not with us anymore. But he's a person who was so optimistic, who had a great vision, and who's also filled with so much of empathy. One of his interviews that I watched was about launching a rocket to the moon. But sadly, the rocket did not make it, and it fell into the Indian Ocean. And he was so optimistic about it, and he took it up as a challenge. And the next rocket that he launched actually went and orbited the moon. And not only that, there are so many other instances that he loves spending a lot of time with trainees, discussing their views, and also was a man of great vision, as I already told. He had so much of insight, and wanted to do his best. So maybe if I had the opportunity to work with him or study with him, it would be something related to physics. One, because I'm very bad at the subject, maybe he could help me with it. And the second one would be, I would want to discuss his book, Wings of Fire, with him. The book is one of the most wonderful books that I have read so far. It is about his autobiography. It goes through his life in Rameshwaram, and eventually his struggles. And then it goes about telling us how he reached his goals in life. So that's something I would want to discuss with him. And then, as I already told, work on physics.

Band 6-7

In my perspective, I have one friend whose name is Tae-Jung-Koo-To and he is very good in history and I love to study with him and he is the one who correct me in history subject and he got a top in last year examination and same time he is a very intelligent person and now he is working as a social analysis and I love to work with him because he have lot of information, lot of historical knowledge and he care me about like his brother. We are friends from childhood till today. The way he treat me and care me is really amazing and fantastic and now we are staying together in PG and he is the one who I admire in additional. He is very intelligent person and he taught me lot of historical stories mentioned with the years and the altar Moreover, he has a very good habit and discipline as well and he teach me lot of discipline and habits how we can success in life. So from staying with him, working with him, studying with him is very amazing to get a such friend like him

Band 6-7

I like to study with Mijan. He was a classmate. I love him, his style, the way he explained things in the group discussion. So, when we study in a group, he helped us understand the complex methods, techniques and process by which actually we learned a lot. So, that is the reason I would like to study with him. Now, if I get a chance to study with him, I would prefer to select a topic which is very interesting and up to date. For example, we would like to select a topic about the current age technology which is AI. Basically, AI is a hot topic nowadays. A lot of people are aware that they need to adapt to the AI tools. So, I would like to study with him about the AI topic. I like to study with him because as I told you earlier that he has a very good technique to explain things in a very simple way which is very understandable and I find out it is really interesting and helpful to grab a difficult topics in an easy way.

Band 6-7

I like to study with my friend because he has similar ideas about business and I like to study MBA with him because we have a plan to do business after working for 5 years because we want to earn our own money before starting business. I think it will be helpful if I was studying with him because we both have a similar concept about our future. We both don't want to stay in a busy work schedule like morning to evening work and a tired lifestyle. We want to do something that will help us to rest. For example, there is a common dialogue about money will work for business man. We also have some ideas about future plans of business and we are researching about the concept and we have a plan to do after MBA.
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