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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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    So, I gave advice to one of my closest friend. His name is Dishav. I gave him advice related to launching his new music video album. He is a music producer. He wanted to launch his new music video album but he was little confused about it that he should launch his album or not because he don't have enough funds to promote it. So, I advised him to launch the album because it doesn't matter if he have funds or not. What if his luck is with him and the album blows out but he didn't respond at all to my advice. However, I still try to convince him that he should launch his album. So, there are still chances that he can get views but if he didn't launch his album then there are no chances at all that his song go viral on YouTube or any other platform. But at the end, he still denied my advice and selected his own opinion. And also, he is now more depressed about his decision and blaming himself for those decisions and now he is regretting why didn't he upload that album.

    Band 6-7

    I Advised one of my friend who was feeling very low. I advised her Personal development is for yourself and not for others developing your personal skills helps you in your future or in present In your studies in your work space Everywhere you go. You always need a personal development a personal confidence. So wherever you travel meet with your spouse or family members I gave her this advice because she was not confident. She was not self-confident. Of course she was very feeling very low and I had to give her some motivation to build her life the way she wants to build up her speaking skills public speaking skills her technical non-technical skills to To work in this hustle Generation We are always Someone who think about others when we start to think about ourselves It is good for us and it's also something we need right now in our life the generation we live in is Always like she's like there. She's like that. We're always busy in judging and taking the Or giving negative comments on others This is personal development is something we learn for ourselves for our building for our knowledge building Anything

    Band 6-7

    It is very rare that I give advices to anybody, but I can recall one advice particularly I gave to my friend and was really fruitful, was that when my friend was not studying and she failed in an exam, I told her not to give up. This advice was really helpful for her because she consequently she studied, she worked hard and she studied and she passed the exam in her second attempt. I believe I told her not to give up because I really believe in that we should always keep striving and keep working hard towards a goal, to reach that goal. She was really sad and she almost gave up and she lost all hope. Eventually, however, after my advice, she got encouraged and worked really hard and my advice was fruitful and my advice really helped her gain confidence, gain back her lost confidence and I was happy to have helped her.

    Band 6-7

    I advised one of my dear friend, his name is Abhishek. A few months back he fell in love with a girl and after some months he had some physical relationship with her and after that she left him. At that time he came and told that she left me and gone. At that time I advised him that I have told you that few months before only that you should not go back with a girl. And after having that all kind of relationship and I told him that now you should be clearly focusing towards your education and you should focus to your future and your future will be bright. At that time he took my words and again after 6-7 months he never saw anywhere and he was reading or he was studying for his Air Force exam and after finishing his exam he got results and he was selected for the Air Force Academy. At that time he came, his eyes were full of tears and he was happy that I have supported him and gave advice that never ever we should fall for girls because when our future will be at a better position the girls will only be coming with us.

    Band 6-7

    So, recently I had an interaction with one of my colleague and she was facing lot of challenges in front of her communication part. So, she was telling me, she is very good at her communication part but somehow when she speaks in front of anyone, she fumbles, she started stammering and she didn't find words to express herself. So, there I told her that she should really read books because it can enhance her knowledge in vocabulary part. So, it happens when we speak with others, sometimes we mentally block, we didn't find words to express ourselves and if we have a good data bank in vocabulary, so we can express our thoughts in a simple way. And there she said that she is not getting time for reading books or somehow she is managing to do that but it is not helping her. So, then I told her that these days we have pocket friendly vocabularies with us and it is in our phone. So, whenever she gets time, she can do one thing, she can just, you know, download a good vocabulary app in her mobile phone and there she can start with a few words. So, I would say she can learn 10 new words in a day so that she can memorize easily and if she prepare every day like this, so, you know, after sometime she will be having a good command over vocabulary.

    Band 6-7

    Once I advised my brother to learn perseverance and learn to take the first step towards execution rather than planning. Most of the people always have an idea and they just start planning but they never take the first step to execution and that's the grave mistake that people do. This is the one of the main reason that's why many startups fail because they don't want to take the risk of execution. But if you have a plan then it needs to be executed because a plan itself doesn't do anything. Moreover to be in the market and to present in the market against all odds you need the perseverance. Without perseverance you can't stay in the market. So the best thing that you can do to be special in the market is have perseverance, have hopes and always execute.

    Band 6-7

    I remember a good advice that I gave to my sister recently, that is I told her about the boundaries, while talking with the friends, while sharing anything with the friends, to keep a good boundary with them and respect their boundaries each other, so don't try to force into their personal space or something. So I think these things I told to my sister recently and when I told these things to my sister, she listened carefully and after that she gave me a reply that it was very useful for her and because she didn't notice about that things and how to, I mean how to stay from the boundaries and how to act as a good person and how to be friendly and respectfully and respect their boundaries and how to say no, so these are the things she got an idea after my advice. So I think these advice help her to get a good idea about friends and friends gang and I would say that these things, these advice are very useful to her for their means of future life and also and after that I encourage her to be in a good circle of friends and keep this kind of boundaries in a particular way.

    Band 6-7

    There was a friend of mine, her name was Vijalakshmi, he shared her problem that whenever there was a pre-board or other normal tests in the class, she really felt demotivated because all the teachers only and only appreciated the efforts of the topper students. So she said to me, her problem was basically that we also put in efforts but we don't get the appreciation, so she was very demotivated about it, so I said to her, it doesn't matter what others think of your development or what if they don't appreciate you, you should only focus on your overall development of study and yes, you should not feel inferior to anyone else, you are special in your own way, so after that she shared to me that she tried to get that thing and it really helped her to stay positive throughout her student journey, so that's it.

    Band 6-7

    Recently, one of my friends, Raina, was struggling with college applications and college selections. She hadn't heard back from colleges in a month and she was extremely worried about what was next. I advised her to spend time with herself and really reflect on what she wants from life. She really took my advice well. She spent a lot of time researching about her interests, about her hobbies, about where she sees herself and then she came to the conclusion that she wants to take a gap year. Recently, we had a conversation where she told me that her mother had advised her the same thing and it really helped her. She was very unhappy with how things were going but now she's content and happy with her decision of taking a gap year so I feel like I was a good friend.

    Band 6-7

    Today I would like to talk about a friendly advice that I gave to my best friend Ronak. So this was during our 10th grade and we were, we had board exams so if one gets good score then only he or she is able to get admission in good college. So Ronak was very addicted to mobile games and did not like to read that much. So one day I told him that, one day I noticed that his grades are falling and he is falling behind everyone in terms of academic expertise. So at that moment I decided to consult him and advise him that he should reduce his gaming hours and constantly monitor it. Moreover after my advice he implemented the strategy of monitoring his gaming hours daily and reducing it day by day. So during our exams we studied together and I made sure that he did not spend much time on games. So on the result day we both achieved good performance, we both achieved good grades and he was also able to get good admission in a reputed college. Also he avoided failure and my advice boosted his confidence as well as changed his life thoroughly.
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