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Describe a popular/well known person in your country: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who is this person?
  • What has this person done?
  • Why is this person well-known?
  • Explain why you admire this person.
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Cue 1:Who is this person?

  • Introduce the person by name and their profession or role in society.
  • Provide a brief background about their origins or early life.

Example

The person I want to talk about is Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who was a renowned scientist and the 11th President of India. He was born in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, and came from a humble background, which makes his achievements even more inspiring.


Cue 2:What has this person done?

  • Highlight key achievements or contributions of the person.
  • Mention any significant projects or initiatives they were involved in.

Example

Dr. Kalam played a pivotal role in India's space and missile programs, particularly in the development of the Agni and Prithvi missiles. He also contributed to the Indian satellite launch vehicle program, which helped India become a significant player in space technology.


Cue 3:Why is this person well-known?

  • Explain the impact of their work on society or the country.
  • Discuss any awards or recognitions they have received.

Example

He is well-known not just for his scientific contributions but also for his inspirational speeches and writings. He received several prestigious awards, including the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, which solidified his status as a national icon.


Cue 4:Explain why you admire this person.

  • Share personal feelings about the person's character or values.
  • Connect their achievements to your own aspirations or values.

Example

I admire Dr. Kalam for his humility and dedication to education. He believed in empowering the youth and often encouraged students to dream big. His life story motivates me to work hard and contribute positively to society, just as he did.


Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is not only a celebrated scientist but also a beacon of hope for many in India. His legacy continues to inspire countless individuals to pursue their dreams and serve their country with integrity and passion.


    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: Avoid Vague Descriptions

    Using vague language can make your answer unclear and unengaging. It's important to provide specific details about the person to make your response more interesting.

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    Tip

    Use specific examples and anecdotes to illustrate who the person is and what they have done.


    2: Don't Overlook Personal Connection

    Failing to explain why you admire the person can make your answer feel incomplete. Personal connections add depth to your response.

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    Share a personal story or reason that highlights your admiration for the person to make your answer more relatable.


    Avoid Repetition of Information

    Repeating the same information can make your answer sound monotonous and unstructured. It's important to keep your response varied and engaging.

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    Organize your thoughts and ensure each part of your answer addresses a different cue without redundancy.


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    I like to taste different types of cuisine. Here I would like to talk about my favorite dish at my traditional festival of Onam which is Sadya. Sadya is popular in my city. We are experimenting these cuisines on Onam festival day. Onam is a famous festival in my city. All family members get together in my home and we make a delicious Sadya. There are many ingredients includes that Sadya. Moreover, we make a big feast that day as well as we create a lot of memories together and we wear that day the traditional dress called Sari and men wear the Dhotis. That festival is really important to us because the whole day we are conducting different kinds of games at our homes and all the family members came together. It's a memorable day in my life. This is the festival. We are making the Sambar and Aviyal. These all the kinds of foods are making with the vegetables.

    Talk about a toy you liked in your childhood
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    The toy which I liked in my childhood was a panda doll, which makes me pleasant and makes me more blush. The pandas are the most beautiful creatures of the world, which looks gigantic and has pooshy cheeks and they are like stars in the clouds and they dream in me. Furthermore, these have been given by my father. My father is a very very beautiful artistic person, who makes me think of that. Every day you will face every difficulties and make you suffer and move forward. Pandas are always seen in Japanese countries. It is my lifelong dream to visit a Japanese country and click a photo with the original pandas, which makes sounds better.

    Describe a time you were in a place where you didn't know the local language
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    As India is a very large country full of diversity, so there are many places which have their own language and speak their native language. The place which I visited and I didn't know about their language was Leladakh, which is about 300 km away from my hometown and it is a very good place as it consists of different kind of trees, animals and have many scenic views and I visited over there last year in summers as it was the best time to visit because it has many, it was cold over there and we had summers in our area so it was the best time to visit over there and I went over there with my whole family.

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    When I was a kid, I had a little pencil box which had these four buttons which gave the pencil box an operative use. When you press the button, the box would open up. When you press the second button, a little part of it would slide out. Basically it was just a little electronical and a fun thing to have and I owned it when I was in 6th. One day after break, I was standing and talking there with one of my friends and another friend of mine was running through the hallway and accidentally she pushed my shoulder and my pencil box hit the ground and it broke into multiple pieces to the point that it was not functional anymore.

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    It Ends With Us is a book I read recently. It's by the author Colleen Hoare. It's mainly a story about two teenagers, Atlas and Lily, and how they just handle their life going through high school, adolescence, and just domestic violence at home. Both of them come from very, very different families. However, they have one common determining factor between them, which is domestic violence. The abuse that they've seen their moms go through is just insane, and they connect through that on a different level. They're actually in the same high school, but they never speak to each other until Atlas actually crashes into an empty house next to Lily's villa. When Atlas is homeless and he doesn't have anywhere to go, he just comes and breaks into the house next to Lily's, and Lily helps him with all the daily necessities like clothes and food, medicines and stuff. Furthermore, their friendship blossoms into love, but it doesn't really fructify as Atlas has to leave. This book really gave me a lot of knowledge about domestic abuse and how to deal with it.

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    Band 7

    well there are many people in my country who are very well known but I would like to definitely speak about mr. Narendra Modi our honourable prime minister so he was actually a chai man or a person who sold chai he became the prime minister from that very poor background he studied very good and now he's the prime minister I think it's the third time he's been elected as a prime minister consequently additionally I would like to add that he's a very good person and that is he works for the nation the way he shows his commitment and also he had done many developments in the rural areas like even in his town like that is in Gujarat so he had done many developments like making the statue of unity which stands as a monument for the unity of nation and also which made him or the India very proud like it's that that's the biggest statue in the world as of now and I'm not a person who actually follows politics but regarding this particular element I pretty like him very much and because of his commitment to the nation and also the way he is showing his support to the nation as we have seen before like having a war between India he has shown his full commitment to the nation supporting everyone and striking back the enemy very fast so I think I could definitely choose Narendra Modi as a famous person

    Band 7

    There are many famous personalities in India, which on daily basis get too known, but the one personality which I admire the most is the former Indian Captain M S Dhoni, who with his hard work has came up as one of the greatest captains of all times in the global world. He has conquered all the ICC events through his hard work and dedication. As he has started his career as a TC at a railway station in Kharagpur, from there he has participated in various small tournaments, which has led him to get an Indian cap, which later on he became the Indian captain and conquered the various ICC tournaments through his sharp mind and calmness. The one thing which I like about him the most is that he is a very humble and down to earth person. He has not only groomed youngsters under his captaincy, but also given India very bright minds to the Indian cricket. One of the moments which I remember was the 2011 World Cup 6. It was a cloud 9 moment for all of us as it came after 28 years in India. He is not only known for conquering the ICC tournament, but also well known for his rival franchise known as Chennai Super Kings.

    Band 7

    One of my favorite, famous people from my country is the actor Akshay Kumar. He is well known for his charm and he is well with the ladies. He has always been popular as a player. That is not the exact reason why he is my favorite but he is a very good actor. He does well in biopics most of the time and patriotic themed movies and he brings this certain kind of inspiration and motivates a person to be more patriotic and good as a person. He is also well known because even if he is not a part of the famous families among the industry and the entertainment industry, he is not a child with a silver spoon yet he made it big in the entertainment industry.

    Band 7

    So the most famous individual in our country is Shah Rukh Khan. He is an actor. He has made more than 100 movies. He is well known for being a versatile actor. And the reason why I would like to talk about him is that he has inspired a lot of people in our country. He being from a humble background, now he rules the Bollywood. It just shows how dedication and passion can take you far in life. And people of India absolutely adore him. Apart from his successful career, he also has a very interesting personality. He has a witty way of speaking and has a charming personality. He is an absolute gem of a person. Even though he is one of the legends of our time, he stays humble and he is kind to each and every person he meets. And the reason why people love him is that people can relate to that person. It doesn't feel like he is a celebrity or he is not one of us. He is just simple of a person. He lives in Mannat. It's a big plot in Bandra. And people in hundreds gather around his home to get a glimpse of him. That's the power of Shahrukh Khan in India.

    Band 7

    Mahatma Gandhi has been my favourite since I watched the movie Gandhi, directed by David Ottenborough. Mahatma Gandhi has played a crucial role in India's struggle for independence. He has introduced a unique way to fight against those in power, that is called non-violence or satyagraha. This method allowed to participate, this method allowed to participate all sections of the society and his efforts made it possible and India gained independence in 1947. Gandhi is also known for his philosophy, though some aspects of his life and his thinking can be judicised, but still he is my favourite. Gandhi wasn't responsible for the partition of India-Pakistan.

    Band 7

    Sudha Murthy is a well-known philanthropist and she is known for her contributions to health and education. She indeed is the kindest woman I have ever seen on earth and she is known for her easy to understand English books and fictional books as well. She is a well-known author. I admire Sudha ma'am because she has been an epitome to the people of how simplicity is the core of human nature and money does not define your character but what you truly are. A quote that very well fits her is that, simple thinking, high living or in simple words if I were to explain then Sudha Murthy lives a simple life but her thoughts touch the world.

    Band 6-7

    A person that I really admire is Mahatma Gandhi. He is known as the father of India. He was a politician who fought for the independence of our country, India. India was under the rule of the Britishers for a long time and many people were trying to fight for the independence and Mahatma Gandhi was on the forefront. This man, he went through so much of trials and hardships to get India to where it is right now. He is respected by every people in India right now. His statues and libraries are everywhere around India and he is taught to the small children nowadays. There is not a single person in India who doesn't know who Mahatma Gandhi is. He is the main reason that we got our independence. He is a very simple man who wore very simple clothing and he didn't live an extravagant life. He lived his life for the Indians. He sold his life for the freedom of India. He went to Africa to do his studies.

    Band 6-7

    Being popular is quite easy these days because of help of social media like Instagram, Facebook etc. These days most of people are viral with their videos, content etc. But here I would like to talk about a popular comedian that was a lady, her name is Bharte Singh. She belongs to Punjab, Amritsar. She did a lot of TV shows like Khatra Khatra Ad, Laughter Chef etc. These days I am admiring her because I am quite interested in cooking. I love watching cooking shows and she did this show from last 2 months and I regularly watch it. I think she did a lot of struggle in her life because of her over weighting. She motivated a lot of people and helped to become more confident in front of people. Because she talks and walks confidently without anybody shaming. She is a mother of one child and inspiring all working women to maintain their home life and work life balanced. Apart from this she married in a Gujarati family and she adjusts a lot. I can say that she is a role model for me because of their lifestyle, career options etc. She did not give up.

    Band 6-7

    The person, the popular person in my country is our previous Prime Minister, Mr. Imran Khan. Imran Khan is a well-known, charming personality. At the age of 75 years, he still looks fit, exuberant and well-suited. The best thing about him is he called out for all the corrupt leaders in the country and tried to jail them and has an agenda of zero tolerance towards corruption. He has previously won the World Cup for Pakistan in 1992. He is a very good personality. At the age of 70 years, he is still fit. Now currently, he is in jail due to baseless allegations and false cases from our country establishment on him due to which he is jailed. Currently, he is convicted in a £190 million case of Al-Qaeda trust. He has ethos that normal human beings shall be treated as well as the rich people in the entire country. He has done a lot of things in our health care system, improved the policies.

    Band 6-7

    The famous person in India is Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani. He is an Indian billionaire and businessman who is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries. He was born on 19th April 1957. With a height of 5'7", his net worth is about 90 billion. He has a wife Neeta Ambani and the parents are Dhirubhai Ambani as well. He did his education from University of Mumbai, Stanford graduate of Range High School, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He also founded T.R.A., Jio TV, Reliance Retail, Jio Payment Bank, Jio Financial Services, L.Y.F., Reliance Foundation, Jio Platforms. He is well known for the Indian Premier League as well.
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