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Describe A Photo That You Took And Are Proud Of: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • When did you take this photo?
  • What type of camera did you use?
  • Who was in the photo?
  • Explain why you are proud of this photo.
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Cue 1:When did you take this photo?

  • Mention the specific date or occasion when you took the photo.
  • Provide some context about what was happening at that time.

Example

I took this photo during my trip to Manali last summer, in June 2022. It was a beautiful sunny day, and I was exploring the scenic landscapes with my friends.


Cue 2:What type of camera did you use?

  • Specify the type of camera you used, whether it was a smartphone or a professional camera.
  • Briefly explain why you chose that particular camera.

Example

I used my smartphone, a Samsung Galaxy S21, to take this photo. I chose my phone because it has an excellent camera that captures vibrant colors and details, making it easy to take stunning pictures on the go.


Cue 3:Who was in the photo?

  • Describe the people in the photo, including their relationship to you.
  • Share a little about what they were doing at that moment.

Example

In the photo, you can see my two best friends, Priya and Rahul. We were all laughing and enjoying the breathtaking view of the snow-capped mountains, which made the moment even more special.


Cue 4:Explain why you are proud of this photo.

  • Discuss the emotions or memories associated with the photo.
  • Explain what makes this photo significant to you.

Example

I am proud of this photo because it captures not just a beautiful landscape, but also a memorable moment with my friends. It reminds me of the joy and freedom we felt during that trip, and it’s a great representation of our friendship.


Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, this photo is more than just an image; it holds a special place in my heart as it represents a wonderful experience with my friends. Every time I look at it, I am reminded of the laughter and the beautiful moments we shared together in Manali.


    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: Giving Vague Answers

    Avoid providing vague or general answers that lack detail. This can make your response less engaging and informative, which may not impress the examiner.

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    Tip

    Be specific about the photo, including details like the location, the moment captured, and the emotions involved.


    2: Neglecting to Explain the Context

    Failing to explain the context of the photo can lead to a lack of understanding. The examiner may not grasp why the photo is significant to you.

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    Include background information about when and why you took the photo, and what it represents to you.


    Overlooking Personal Feelings

    Not expressing your personal feelings about the photo can make your response less impactful. The examiner wants to hear your emotional connection to the image.

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    Tip

    Share your feelings and thoughts about the photo, explaining why it makes you proud and what memories it evokes.


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    Band 6-7

    I had taken the photo in my college during the graduation. I felt proud since I had completed my undergraduate and I wanted to go ahead with my career opportunities which is upcoming in the future and I wanted to take this photo as one of my achievement in my lifetime and I will be very proud since I had did that and whenever I will be seeing that photo I will feel like okay this is one of the step in our life steps and that's it.

    Band 6-7

    A photo that I took that I am very proud of is the one which has my brother, my mom and my dad in it. They are all laughing, my brother is giggling and you can just see their love through that photo. I guess I was just a little kid when I clicked that photo. I clicked that photo through the digital camera that we had just bought, everyone was so excited to use it and I wanted to capture that moment. I was just a 3-4 year old kid maybe, trying to get my hands on new technology. I was very curious and very excited to use that camera for the first time and just so that happened that my dad was tickling my brother, my mom was laughing at it, she was looking at my brother with such utter joy. My brother was laughing his belly out and I happened to capture that moment. The reason I am so proud of this is that I could see that love reflecting through that photo. We still have that photo. It's quite blurry with such a bad lighting but still, it truly captures the moment. It truly shows how much that moment meant to everyone and the fact that I was just a kid and I happened to capture such an amazing photo, I had to pat myself on the back. This thing has actually made me grew fond of photography. I tend to click photos of my close ones and I love clicking their photos and I guess there are some things that you can't keep it in mind but photos speak a lot harder than anything else. I guess that's why I was very proud of myself to capture that moment. However, I guess

    Band 6-7

    I want to share that I clicked this photo at recent youth fest at my university. It was an event of award-receiving ceremony. I clicked that photo on my phone only that is android. So in that photo there was my friend named Grunge Paul. He received 2nd place in photography contest. The judges announced the winner's name all of sudden that we completely mesmerized in that moment only. He stepped on the stage and I have no clue what to do. I got confused but all of sudden I took my phone out and I clicked his photo which I really proud of. After that click he was so happy with my gesture to click and he took printout of that photo and get it framed and hang it on the wall. His parents also admire our friendship that being a friend I clicked his precious moment that he can adore forever. Such moments I think strengthens a relationship, builds the trust in a bond and nurture a relationship. So that day was really exciting for me. He also gave a party to all his friends circle and also shared about how I clicked his photograph and that he is really proud of.

    Band 6-7

    okay so I took this photo three years back on our friend porch along with my brother and the camera we used was just a normal mobile one and I believe that mobile phone was Samsung it's a very good quality mobile phone and the camera was flawless and the photo was picture perfect I absolutely love that photo till today because it just reminds me so much of the connection between me and my brother you know the bond we have and the bond we share is correctly expressed and anyone can easily point it out through that photo and I was with my brother as I already said I was with my brother and that that particular day he was going to Australia it was the day he planned to go to Australia and it's been three years since he moved to Australia so that day is remarkable and will always be an everlasting memory for for all of us and especially me I cried my eyes out but still that whenever I take a look at that photo it just makes me proud of how big and beautiful of a brother I have you know the bond we share is so strong and nothing can break us and also my father and my mother and everyone's proud of the fact that I took this photo and I shared it as my profile picture and my status and till today my profile picture is that photo what's up and my father and mother is like oh what a beautiful beautiful children are we having they are really proud of us I'm really proud of my brother and that photo

    Band 6-7

    One photo that I am really proud of is one I took of a tiger during a trip to a wildlife sanctuary last year. I remember that moment very clearly because it felt almost unreal. The tiger was resting near a small stream and that light was just perfect. I had been waiting quietly for nearly an hour and suddenly tiger looked up straight into my camera. I clicked just at the second and the result was amazing. You won't believe it. You can see the power and the grace in its eyes. What makes me proud of this picture is that it wasn't just luck. It took a lot of patience and timing also. It reminds me of the importance of protecting wild animals and their natural habitats. Every time I took that photo, I feel deep respect for nature and a sense of accomplishment as a photographer.

    Band 6-7

    I took a portrait in Vietnam around two years ago. It was a picture of an old man who was playing his guitar. I captured the shot very randomly. Although I didn't have a camera at the time, I captured this image using my mobile phone which had an inbuilt 50 megapixel camera and had various modes in it. So I tried capturing the moment using portrait mode and it turned out really great. The portrait image showed the essence of the essence of joy that man was feeling while playing his guitar. It was a really random shot which turned out to be really great. Moreover, I clicked really bad pictures so when this picture turned out great it made me really happy. I had posted it on my Instagram and I've received a lot of comments for it. I think I might in the future purchase a mobile camera. I tried capturing few more landscape shots which also turned out great. Some of the beach pictures have also received compliments though I'm not very familiar with various editing applications so I post raw pictures that I've captured.

    Band 6-7

    Being a fan of photography, I can say that photo can hold thousands emotions. Today I like to talk about a time when I take a picture of my friends in college reunion. I vividly reminisce that it was a time of December in 2019. Before that day, my friend called me and told me that I need to take a picture of the whole class because the main photographer is on off. So I agreed to the point and I promised them to be on that time. I reached at that time and after some time, program started and after that I clicked thousands of photos of them. After editing those pictures, one picture which involved my friend and teacher giving hug to each other. I find that picture is quite beautiful because it shows the beautiful bond between a student and teacher. I have been very proud after taking that picture because it gave me sense of achievement. After that person told me that it was a great picture, he hung that picture in the wall of his room. These kinds of moments are very rare.

    Band 6-7

    Firstly I want to mention about the timing when I took that picture, so three or four years back I took the picture with my father and it was the first picture we took together in my memory, moreover I have seen so many pictures of us of my childhood but it was the first one in my memory, it was taken by my cousin and yes we went to a wedding, it was taken by a phone camera and I love that photo because my father is kind of a shy person and he is a kind of conservative too, so I don't even remember when did we hug last time, so yeah it's very special for me and one more thing I want to add is that I am proud of that picture is because I with my father, we don't have so many pictures together so it's a very very special memory for me, yeah that's very special, one more thing I want to add is that he put his hand on my shoulder which he never did in my memory, I am proud because he used to put his hand, he used to touch my brothers but not me, I don't know why, it's not a kind of discrimination, it's just his behavior concerns nothing else, so yeah that's really special for me, that picture and I love that picture, I am really proud of that day that we took a picture together, yeah

    Band 6-7

    The one picture I took from a Sony camera presented by my uncle, is my daughter when she was one year old. I took the shot when she was the first, when she took her first step. So this is the most unforgettable picture and the picture was so clear that you can see how proudly she takes her first step and there is a difference between a picture you shot in a mobile phone and the picture you shot from a camera. It's really so clear and beautiful and I'm so proud of it. Even now, if everybody who ever watches the picture says it's so nice to freeze the moment of my daughter's first step. So I'm really proud of it and the camera has become very old but yet it works well. Besides the first step, the smile on her face, her expression, the pride in her eyes for taking the first step was everything. So beautifully explicit in that picture. So I'm really proud of that photo. Additionally, it is very rare nowadays to see the pictures shot with the cameras. Everybody uses only mobile phones, so that is really very precious. Additionally, this photo has built a bond between my daughter and myself. So whenever we watch this photograph, we bring the

    Band 6-7

    I took a photo of my son when he was three years old that is like two years before today and I used my mobile phone to click that picture I don't have any camera with me as I am NOT a photographer so I use camera sorry I use mobile phones to click every picture I clicked his picture when we were at a beach and he was playing very cutely with the sand and all his building tools in that photo you can see a sun shining bright and my son holding some sand in his hand and holding his building tools in another hand and laughing out loud and with so much of innocence on his face that picture came out to be fantastic and just amazing I could not imagine that I have clicked that professional level picture and that photo is so good that I cannot stop myself framing it into a big 12 inches of photo frame and I got it I got it hanged on my bedroom walls and whoever visits the house they ask me the question like who clicked this photo and I very proudly say them that I

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