Describe a polite person you have met.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

Incorrect tense usage in 'I have scored less'.

Use past simple tense: 'I scored less'.

Confusing sentence structure in 'Even for that, my 10th teacher was rude with me and she supported me to get good grades'.

Clarify by separating ideas: 'Even when my 10th teacher was rude to me, Kylie supported me to improve my grades.'

Repetition of the word '10th'.

Use synonyms or rephrase: 'during that year' or 'in grade 10'.

Overuse of simple connectors like 'and'.

Use varied connectors such as 'Furthermore', 'Moreover', or 'In addition'.

Repetition of words and phrases, such as 'I have I have,' 'never never,' 'as like as like,' and 'ever ever.'

Avoid repeating words and phrases. Instead, use synonyms or rephrase your sentences to maintain fluency and coherence.

Incorrect use of articles and subject-verb agreement issues, such as 'many polite person' instead of 'many polite people.'

Ensure proper use of articles and subject-verb agreement. Use 'many polite people' instead of 'many polite person.'

Lack of cohesive devices and structured storytelling.

Use cohesive devices like 'Firstly,' 'Moreover,' and 'Additionally' to improve the flow. Structure your story by starting from the past, moving to the present, and speculating about the future.

Overuse of simple connectors like 'and' and 'but.'

Incorporate varied connectors such as 'however,' 'therefore,' and 'consequently' to enhance the complexity of your sentences.

Inconsistent verb tenses, such as 'she's so polite I ever seen.'

Maintain consistent verb tenses. Use 'she's the politest person I have ever seen.'

The phrase 'the first word that stucks in' contains a grammatical error. The correct phrase should be 'the first word that comes to mind is.'

Use 'the first word that comes to mind is' to convey the idea more clearly.

Repetition of the phrase 'empathy towards others' and 'good words' which affects the coherence and flow.

Try to use synonyms or rephrase the sentence to avoid repetition, such as 'who shows understanding and communicates effectively with kind words.'

The phrase 'a person that I have met who is polite gave me, I think my mother' is unclear and lacks coherence.

Rephrase the sentence for clarity, such as 'The most polite person I have met is my mother, who has greatly influenced my understanding of politeness.'

Use of 'and also respects others, who uses good terms' lacks parallel structure.

Maintain parallel structure by saying 'and who respects others, using polite expressions like thank you and please.'

Use of 'Well' at the beginning of the response.

Avoid starting the response with 'Well.' Instead, directly introduce the topic by saying something like, 'Politeness is an admirable quality that not everyone possesses.'

Incorrect grammar in 'everyone not have their, this specialty.'

Correct this to 'not everyone has this specialty.'

Repetition of phrases such as 'she never' and 'she always.'

Avoid repetition by varying sentence structure. For example, 'Sakshi is a very polite person who never shows aggressiveness and consistently behaves well with everyone.'

Incorrect use of 'his' instead of 'her' when referring to Sakshi.

Use 'her' instead of 'his' to maintain correct pronoun agreement.

Overuse of simple connectors like 'but also.'

Use more varied connectors like 'Moreover,' 'Furthermore,' or 'In addition.'

Incorrect grammar in 'she never, ever aggressive on anyone.'

Correct this to 'she is never aggressive towards anyone.'

Vague and repetitive phrases like 'solve any situation in every, every time, in everywhere.'

Be more specific and concise, such as 'She resolves conflicts effectively in any situation.'