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Describe a piece of good advice that you gave to someone: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

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  • Who did you advice?
  • What was the advice?
  • Why did you give the advice?
  • How was it helpful, and how did he/she feel about it?
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Cue 1:Who did you advise?

  • Begin by introducing the person you gave advice to, including your relationship with them.
  • Mention any relevant background information that helps to understand the context.

Example

I advised my younger sister, who is currently in her final year of college. She was feeling overwhelmed with her studies and unsure about her future career path.

Cue 2:What was the advice?

  • Clearly state the advice you gave, ensuring it is specific and actionable.
  • Explain any reasoning behind your advice to provide context.

Example

I told her to take a step back and focus on her strengths and interests. I suggested that she explore internships related to her field of study to gain practical experience and clarity on what she truly enjoys.

Cue 3:Why did you give the advice?

  • Share your motivation for giving this advice, including any personal experiences that influenced your decision.
  • Discuss the importance of the situation to emphasize why your advice was necessary.

Example

I gave this advice because I had faced similar challenges during my college years. I remember feeling lost and stressed about my future, and I wanted to help her avoid that anxiety by guiding her towards practical experiences.

Cue 4:How was it helpful, and how did he/she feel about it?

  • Describe the outcome of your advice and how it positively impacted the person.
  • Share their feelings or reactions to your advice to illustrate its effectiveness.

Example

After following my advice, my sister secured an internship at a local marketing firm. She felt much more confident and excited about her future. She expressed gratitude for my support and mentioned that it helped her gain clarity about her career goals.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, giving advice to my sister not only strengthened our bond but also helped her navigate a crucial phase in her life. It was rewarding to see her grow and find direction, and it reminded me of the importance of sharing experiences and supporting loved ones.

    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 Responses

    Avoid giving vague or general answers that lack detail. This can make your response less engaging and informative, leading to a lower score.

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    Provide specific examples and details about the advice you gave, including the context and the person's situation.

    2: Neglecting Emotional Impact

    Failing to discuss how the advice affected the person emotionally can weaken your response. It's important to show the significance of your advice.

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    Include how the person felt after receiving your advice and the positive changes it brought to their life.

    Ignoring the 'Why'

    Not explaining why you gave the advice can leave your answer incomplete. This is crucial for understanding your thought process.

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    Clearly articulate your reasons for giving the advice, linking it to the person's needs or situation.

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    Okay, so a piece of advice that I give to someone is my best friend, her name is Munira. More than an advice, I would say it's a saying which quotes that everything happens for a reason. So, why I mainly told this is because recently she had lost her mother and she was feeling really very low and her mom was suffering from a very deadly disease. So, what I tried to explain her was rather than suffering from the disease every single day and going through the pain, it was maybe in her best interest that she had to leave the world. So, I believe or I have the faith that whatever happens, happens for the best. So, even the incident that she went through, I would not say it's the best thing, but maybe it was in the best interest of her mother. Maybe that was something that was needed for her mother's soul and I'm not really sure how much this has impacted her, but I believe that it did help her a little to feel better than how she felt before. Also, I always advise her to stay grounded and keep praying, which definitely helps her stay calm and focus.

    Band 6-7

    I recently gave some life advice to my best friend who just went through a breakup, which was to join the gym and exercise more, which I believe helps one in numerous ways. One, it distracts you from your harmful thoughts, moreover, it helps your body release endorphins and other chemicals and neurotransmitters, which improves mood and boosts one's health, which can be quite beneficial when it comes to stress or emotional baggage, and furthermore, exercise has proven to improve people's mental health.

    Band 6-7

    Well, I rarely give my viewpoints to someone because I think it is a kind of interference in someone's life. However, here I would like to mention about a piece of good advice when I gave my cousin brother. It was about 4 years before when COVID pandemic was on peak, all the shops were closed as per Indian government instruction. During that time, everything works through technical gadgets like mobile phone, laptops and many more. Students were attending their classes with the help of these gadgets. Fortunately, I had a laptop and so I was able to attend my classes. But unfortunately, my cousin brother did not have a laptop and he was troubled for his classes. So, he asked me to purchase a laptop and I suggested him to purchase as a laptop because I was using it for many years and it has good features Then I decided to go to my uncle's shop and my uncle also advised him to purchase as a laptop due to its good features. So, he purchased it after thinking for few hours and he was very happy because he purchased a good laptop for him and he felt over the moon because he was able to attend his classes. So, that was the time when I gave a piece of good advice to my cousin brother about purchasing a new laptop.

    Band 6-7

    Generally advice given by someone can prove to be useful. Here I would like to talk about a piece of good advice that I gave to someone who was my bosom buddy named Ram that we should never give up. I gave him this advice because whenever I called him he generally felt down in the dumps because of his poor scores in his academics and the class test. Due to which I think that I should give him advice that you should never give up. You should work more harder to achieve it. He was motivated by this advice and they prefer to work more harder burning their midnight oil. Lastly he scores well known marks in his academics due to the advice given by me. Due to this achievement I was fully motivated and happier because of the advice I gave to him. All in all it was my positive experience that the advice given by me proved to be useful for my friend and it taught me the lesson that good advice sometimes leads to happiness.

    Band 6-7

    I remember giving an advice to one of my very fast friend Pooja. I remember last year she was in a situation where she was in the need of a lot of money and she had zero savings. At that time it was difficult for her to cope up with the further education as well as to get a job that too after an undergraduate course. I advised her to go for some free courses online that were available for international universities and the national universities as well which could be helpful for her to find an online job. Initially she was a bit in a dilemma whether to continue with this thing or not whether to find this recommendation a positive one or a negative one but ultimately after two months of searching on internet different websites different academic websites we found a course that lasted for six months and if you were a single child in the family person who was not earning so much and there was a credential for the salary that was earned by your parent the university was giving a scholarship to that person and also some job opportunities. So fortunately we got that one we took the course I mean my friend Pooja took the course and now she's working in a job with a good salary just on the basis of that particular course she did six months

    Band 6

    Well, during my professional life I have met with different people with different personalities and I have given them my different opinions and views and advices during my profession and today I will talk about the person to whom I have given the advice and why it was a more auspicious and memorable day for me and the person to whom I have given the advice is the maternal aunt of my friend and why it is more memorable for me because it was the task given by the district and session judge of Fazilka only to convince and give my opinion to her to resolve and drop her matrimonial litigation as soon as possible as the outcome of that litigation would also ruin the life of herself as well as her children. Moreover, after getting the opinion and advice from me, she got convinced from my advice and decided to drop all the litigations that were initiated by her and also after getting the interaction with her husband, he also got motivated and encouraged to rehabilitate their matrimonial house and when they both got convinced and got motivated to rehabilitate their house, the district and session judge was

    Band 6

    I give suggestion to my friend Nehra that he should start working on his body and mind. I suggested that he should start meditating in the morning and hitting the gym from 5 to 6 am in the morning so that I give the advice because he is getting obese and I know the problem of obesity since it helps him to get rid of obesity and reduce his stress levels because he and his work taking a lot of stress and he mostly is in anger so the morning workout and meditation help him a lot to reduce his stress levels and overcome his obesity problem.

    Band 6

    I recommend to go for yoga, meditation or some sort of exercises. Why because on Navya days, people take a lot of stress about their studies, career, future and job as well. So if you want to come across this, I recommend to go yoga especially because it make our brain peace. It's not only internal benefits, it also have some external benefits too. You will become mentally strong and your thinking abilities is increased. And also your priorities also change because of yoga. Because I am the example person, I started my yoga last year. I compared to now and the past, I see a major difference in me. My communication is increased because only of yoga and my way of talking is increased. My taking decision is good and my priorities is changed. So these are all the concerns. So I believe yoga, meditation or exercise will help to get some peace.

    Band 6

    A good advice I recently gave to someone is my close friend she's a close knit of mine her name is Sneha Priya and the advice was about her love and marriage life so she had this toxic boyfriend the one who controls her who always misunderstands her so it was basically a toxic relationship where they used to fight and beat each other later on after some days I got sick of it and I said her to break up with him which at the time it was a good idea and I still stand on my advice till date it is a good idea that I have given her and yeah she did break up with her boyfriend fiance and mainly what why I did say this because for instance I remember this one experience I had with her the boyfriend slash fiance forced her to come out of her house and he planned to basically marry her without anyone's concerned her family was against it but he was orienting ideas towards her to brainwash her regarding the same so I gave her a straightforward answer saying like if you go with him your love's gonna be very hard and you're not gonna succeed so stay at home with your mom and dad and become a

    Band 6

    Recently, I talked with a friend who is trying to move abroad for past 2 years. She also attended the coaching section for IELTS class. Recently, I enquired about her coaching. She said she stopped it in the midway. I asked about the reason and she told me that she is not interested. So, I advised her to continue the coaching and pursue her dream of moving abroad. She was in a lonely feel that nobody is there to motivate her. I tried to explain about myself, my experience of completing my IELTS class and my course which I can be completed in 5 years. I have completed within 2 years. I advised her to move ahead. Don't get stuck in your way which will delay overall your future. She agreed with what I said and she promised me that she will restart her coaching. She was very disappointed with her coaching centre. I told her to choose another coaching centre so that she will get a refreshment of having achieved.
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