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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

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Band 6-7

I love to study with my friends and one of my friends, her name is Kavya and we are very close and we used to study together and when I am with her, I get to solve many doubts and we used to study together and solve each other's doubts and when we don't know any question, we will ask our teachers or any other mentors who guide us and the clear and perfect explanation can be done by our friends and she is the one who encourages me and who just taught me how to study with a structured format and we almost study together. We prepare for exams together and we also clear our doubts after the college by connecting with online sources like video calls and odd calls. We also, our aims and our goals are very much similar, so I think we used to do it together.

Band 6-7

So, I am Shweta here and I have been given an opportunity to talk about whom I wanted to work with or study with. So, I will take a name, his name is Nagendranath Sarangi, he is my grandfather. Why I wanted to study with him is because very competitive, hardworking, disciplined kind of a person. The person who has these three qualities in them, they will make sure that environment will also become the way they wanted to. So, if I wanted to study with anybody, I will definitely choose my grandfather. Apart from that, I wanted to work with those people who have a goal which carries a mindset of becoming a successful in their life. This is somebody I wanted to work with, definitely there will be pressure, there will be kind of commitments, deadline, but I wanted to work with those people who has discipline throughout their life and if you will work with those kind of people, I believe that you will also get influenced by their activities and you also try to be that competitive in nature and that and start behaving and try to follow their paths to become a successful in life. So, this is somebody I wanted to work with and study with, talking about the why part, I believe that I have lot of gaps which related to the disciplinary part and if I will get this kind of people who are disciplined.

Band 6-7

There are actually a lot of people that I want to work and study with them, like in my school time, there was a girl named Asis, and she was my classmate also in Tucson classes, and we were too close to each other, she was my best friend. I always wanted her to be with me, like I get bored when I get alone in my classroom, I want her beside me to feel good, and it's like feeling more confident, feeling much more joy, it makes me happy, and that's why I want her to be with me everywhere I go for study or do work, so that is the thing that I wanted to do, and that's the main reason I want her to be with me, and keep it simple, these different things, and that's it.

Band 6-7

Well to be honest, I don't prefer to study with anyone and I believe that I am more focused when I study alone. However, there is this one person with whom I would choose to study. Her name is Vanshika and the reason I would choose to study with her is because ever since we have grown up, we were in the same school, same classes, so we used to study together the night before the exams and we used to make each other understand things and clear each other's concepts. In addition to that, I also believe that whenever we study together, we are more focused and we are in a cut-throat competition to each other, which makes us give our best and I also believe that we both have seen great results whenever we have studied together because we try to give each other tough competition even while practicing, so we know that where we stand and where we have to help each other work more.

Band 6-7

A person I would like to study or work with is my friends. We became friends in Kalasarangam University while I was pursuing my B.Tech. Because we enjoyed a lot, we have a lot of memories. Based on that, I always prefer to study or either work with my friends because we can't able to bring the days passes away. But we can make it possible by utilizing the time which we have in our hands.

Band 6-7

Today I would like to talk about a person who would I like to work with. His name is Ilya Tupuria. He is a Spanish Georgian American fighter. He currently fights in the UFC and is a two-division weight class champion in the UFC. I am a fan of him. I consider him as my idol. I started watching UFC in 2023. At that time, he was not the champion. He was just a contender. But in just two years time frame, he was able to become a two-division champion which I really admire. He comes from a very humble beginning. His family suffered a lot because of financial situations. I consider him as my idol because he was able to become two-division champion while being undefeated. He is considered a lot of people's idol. He has millions of followers. I would like to work with him to understand his mentality as he is known for being very confident in all of his fights. I would personally like to learn how to be that confident as I feel very underconfident in a lot of time in my personal life as well. Just being with him, I believe that he will be able to teach me MMA as I also want to pursue my life in MMA as well. He is my idol.

Band 6-7

There is a person named Ankit, which is very good in programming, and I love the programming languages. I have studied two of them, but I would like to learn more about the coding languages, and he had a command on that. That's why I wanted him to be my study partner. I want him, I would like him to be my classmate. Computer science is the main subject which really connects both of us, because of our interests. That's why I wanted to work with him, as I would gain a lot of experience and knowledge from him. By working with him, it will be beneficial for both of us, as in some parts, I am better than him, and for the other parts, he is better than me. So we both will learn from each other.

Band 6-7

From my point of view, I would like to study or with work with a person who has good knowledge on the environment and who is very close to me. So that we both can study together on the environment and support each other as well as support the nature which in short will be helpful for the society. As an environmentalist, so I would like to study more about the environment with the help of the with the help of my cousin who has very good knowledge on the environmental standpoint. And

Band 6-7

I would love to study with my best friend because she's been with me since forever now and I think studying with her would be really fun and interesting because we both have our own strengths. We would study biology and maths for sure because I'm really good at biology and I love biology. I love studying about anatomy, I love botany, I love zoology whereas Ishita is kind of weak about that because she is not into theoretical studies that much so whenever I'm explaining and you know making her understand everything about biology and like everything about biology she feels the interest to study more of it and feels like biology is a great subject. I think she loves to study biology with me so that would be good and I am really bad at maths like I am really bad at maths. I cannot do maths without help so I think she would be a great help because she's really good at practical and analytical subjects so and I'll not feel embarrassed with her because she knows my academic nature in a few subjects so I can freely ask her questions about the subject and you know she'll be helping me without without thinking so I think she would be a great study partner and we would motivate each other even if one's feeling down and that motivation will lead to some great good grades I think so that's why I think I would choose her as my study partner.

Band 6-7

I want to study with my father. Yes, it is a little bit awkward to study with father but I want to do it because he's very strict about his plans, about his schedule and he's always punctual to any event. I want to learn these kind of things from my father. We can learn them by watching him but when we are spending time with him because we don't get most of the time spending with our parents. They are busy in their own offices and we are busy in our own studies. We won't get much time to spend with our parents. So it is better if we can study with them. We can share ideas and my father is so intelligent. He can solve any puzzle or any question within a few minutes. I want to learn that kind of knowledge, that kind of intelligence from him. Moreover, being with a father in the college have a different experience which I want to feel in my life. The reason behind choosing my father is that there is a lot to learn from him. When we spend time with our friends, there is a tendency in us, we import some kind of behaviors or actions from them. So when I am with my father, there is a little bit of chance I can import some kind of actions from him which are actually useful in my life and I believe in it.
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