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Describe a photo that you enjoy looking at: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What the photo is?
  • When and where it was taken?
  • What is shown in the photo?
  • Why you enjoy looking at it?
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Cue 1:What the photo is?

  • Begin by describing the photo clearly, mentioning its subject and any significant details.
  • Use vivid language to create a mental image for the listener.

Example

The photo I enjoy looking at is a beautiful landscape shot of the Himalayas. It captures the majestic snow-capped peaks under a clear blue sky, with a lush green valley in the foreground.

Cue 2:When and where it was taken?

  • Provide context about when and where the photo was taken, including any relevant details about the occasion.
  • Mention any emotions or thoughts you had during that moment.

Example

This photo was taken last year during a family trip to Manali. We visited in the summer, and I remember standing on a hilltop, feeling a sense of peace and awe as I looked at the breathtaking view.

Cue 3:What is shown in the photo?

  • Describe the elements in the photo, such as people, objects, or scenery, and their significance.
  • Share any interesting stories or memories associated with the elements in the photo.

Example

In the photo, you can see my family members smiling and posing together, with the mountains towering behind us. It reminds me of the fun we had hiking and exploring the area, creating lasting memories.

Cue 4:Why you enjoy looking at it?

  • Explain the emotional connection you have with the photo and why it resonates with you.
  • Mention how it makes you feel or any lessons it reminds you of.

Example

I enjoy looking at this photo because it brings back wonderful memories of our family trip. It reminds me of the beauty of nature and the importance of spending time with loved ones. Every time I see it, I feel a wave of happiness and gratitude.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, this photo is more than just an image; it represents a cherished moment in my life. It inspires me to appreciate nature and the time spent with family, making it a truly special photo for me.

    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: Being Vague About the Photo

    Candidates often give unclear descriptions of the photo, which can confuse the listener. Specific details help create a vivid image in the examiner's mind.

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    Tip

    Provide clear details about the photo, including colors, subjects, and emotions it evokes to make your description more engaging.

    2: Ignoring the Context

    Failing to mention when and where the photo was taken can lead to a lack of context. This makes it harder for the examiner to understand the significance of the photo.

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    Tip

    Always include the time and place of the photo to give your answer more depth and context.

    Rushing Through Your Answer

    Candidates often rush their responses, leading to incomplete answers. This can prevent them from fully expressing their thoughts and feelings about the photo.

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    Tip

    Take your time to think and structure your answer. Use pauses to emphasize important points and ensure clarity.

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    Band 6-7

    In today's time, we see a lot of photos in the social media and the Instagram platform and the photos are everywhere but I like and I enjoy the most of photo is one photo is with my friend where when I am going to travel with my friends. It was very good moment for our friends because my each and every friend come with me and I when I see and I feel very relaxed and it was very memorable photo for me. It was a time it was a year ago when I travel with my friend and it was a mountain photo and the background was so good with the nature. I love to see that photo and the enjoyment behind this photo to capture this photo is that everyone was smiling and I love to see my friend because I am now I am not meeting my friend whole day. So sometimes when my friends are not available then I watch this photo and regenerate my memory and thinking about the dead days of the photos and I am also thinking to go with my friend again for the trip. That was should be successful with my friend and make some memories so the new picture was came up and it's been a good memory for our friend and also create a very energy for me it's like every friend is my backbone.

    Band 6-7

    When I think of a photo that I love to look at, only one photo comes to my mind which I took when I was in college. It's a photo of beautiful nature behind me. I'm standing on a road and mountains and forests are visible in that photo. I took that photo on my second month in the college when I was just a fresher. The photo brings back so many memories, so many happy memories. That day I was on a trip with my friends and we stopped because the beauty of the nature was such an overwhelming. So we just stopped our vehicles, we got off our scooters and we decided to collect some photos and that day was the photo taken.

    Band 6-7

    The photo that I admire the most is my graduation photo where my mum and my dad is there in the photo. I enjoy looking at it because it gives me a sense of my hard work paying off. I feel extremely proud looking at the photo. This also tells that I had experienced a lot of hardships in the past but the end result that is my graduation made me a lot proud about myself. I indeed made my parents proud. I was the first girl from the family to graduate from an engineering college. This also makes me feel special about that photo. It was taken in the last year of my graduation.

    Band 6-7

    Everyone has some interesting photos and memories in their life. They enjoy looking at them. I also have a beautiful photo which is very interesting and also close to my heart. The photo is our family photo which is hanged on our lobby's wall. The photo was clicked by my uncle on my birthday. The family photo is very beautiful and I love to watch the photo whenever I cross by my lobby. At that moment, we all were eating snacks, suddenly we thought to take a photo. So we started a game. After winning that game, the winner was standing in the between and the other participants were standing at the back side. That photo is very very amazing. I love to look at that photo. The photo was showing all my family members, me, my brother, my father, my mother, my sister and my grandparents also. And also my aunt is standing with me in that photo. I love to look at that photo because that remind me of that moment and provide me a calm in my heart. I seems very amazing and interesting by looking at that photo which always remind me of my family members. My grandfather is now no more. So I always remember him and the precious moment which I spent with him by looking at that photo. He seems very close to me when I look at that photo. The photo is hanging in our lobby's wall. Whenever any guest comes in my home, they sees that photo and they always enjoy the precious moment.

    Band 6-7

    The photo that I enjoy looking at is my family photo, it was taken a few months ago, my family consists of my father, mother and two sisters, they are younger, so this photo was taken from a resort in Wayanad, I don't remember the name of the resort, so the picture goes by, there was a wonderful swing with flowers around it, so my father and mother standed behind the swing while three of us seated in that swing and someone from my family took that picture, it was amazing, because it gives me happiness, as most people, I love my family and that picture always take a walk in the memory line, my whole life is my family, so family has a great place in my heart, so I often look at that picture, and also because it was taken in a wonderful camera, so it has an amazing picture quality also.

    Band 6-7

    Actually, I am really interested in photography. I love to take photos of myself as well as others. And even taking pictures of nature give me a great pleasure. Here I would like to talk about a photo which gave me a great pleasure to begin with as far as I vividly remember. Last year, I visited with my friends to a great environment which is surrounded by an excellent environment which include coconut trees, a beach and wonderful waterfalls which is the place considered to be best for clicking photos. In addition, I take a lot of pictures with my best friend and we take all these pictures from one of the friend's phone because he was the best clarity of pictures as it is the 15 Pro Max. We are 6 friends in a group. After that, we got busy in swimming because it also my first time to swim in such a big beach. During that time, he suddenly clicked my one photo. To be honest, I wasn't aware about it. I was busy in swimming as it my first time. After completing 2 days stay, I reached home. Then he sent me that picture to surprise me. Honestly speaking, I was impressed to see that photo because it was really fabulous and looked natural. Afterward, I posted it on my Instagram ID and received a lot of positive messages and also hang this photo on my room wall. This is a beautiful photograph of mine which I love because it helps me to hold on with all the memories of that day.

    Band 6-7

    One of the best picture that I remember of looking at it is Mona Lisa. It is an interesting, beautiful picture that is prepared by Leonardo da Vinci in early 70s. And the most interesting part about the picture is that it is a lady who lacks her eyebrows. So it represents an era in which ladies remove their eyebrows because it was considered as a part of beauty. Today, we are more into shaping and structuring the eyebrows like long, thin, large, dark. But at that time, people believe that without an eyebrow, a lady looks better. So an era is represented by a picture. But the most interesting part that I found about that picture is that wherever we look at her, she keeps looking at us. So the eye contact is kept by that picture. It is an amazing thing and it's a mysterious thing about that picture because how that picture is portrayed and the lady in that image is constantly looking at us, the gaze is not lost at any moment. So however, the picture lacks ornaments, there is nothing like that. And even though that woman looks beautiful with an elegant smile, and we can see deep into her eyes that some emotions are also portrayed in it. It's a mysterious picture, which I found very interesting and fascinating.

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    I liked looking at my girlfriend's photo and I would like to describe how I captured her pic for the first time as me and my girlfriend had a mutual best friend called Naini. Once in a blue moon day we had a meet up with them and then she had also got her best friend with her to the burger king which is slight opposite to their college. We visited that place I also met her best friend called Nandini. She was the fabulous and the most beautiful girl I have ever met till date. And while we became friends I captured a pic of her without her presence. And I was very happy and delightful to see such a woman. Moreover, I fixed my mind that day that I want her to be my wife and my girlfriend the soulmate too. We also exchanged our numbers and Instagram IDs. I was on the cloud nine because she accepted my request on the spot and she was very friendly to me. Moreover, we became close within very few days. Additionally, we planned trip. We also planned vacations. Moreover, me and her became best friends within a week.

    Band 6-7

    There's this one photo that I enjoy looking at the most. It is of me and my cousin. We were... We were out. The other day, we went to... The other day, we went... The other day, we went to a park and we clicked a lot of selfies and took a lot of pictures. From which I liked this particular selfie in which we were both pouting. And I thought that picture was quite funny and showed our light-hearted, funny and not so serious side. Which I like because both of us are quite serious as people.

    Band 6-7

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