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Describe a program or app on your computer or phone: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What it is
  • How often you use it
  • When/how you use it
  • When/how you found it
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Cue 1:What it is

  • Begin by naming the app or program and its primary function.
  • Mention why you find it useful or interesting.

Example

The app I want to talk about is called 'Evernote'. It is a note-taking application that helps me organize my thoughts, ideas, and tasks efficiently. I find it incredibly useful because it allows me to keep all my notes in one place, making it easy to access them whenever I need.

Cue 2:How often you use it

  • Specify the frequency of your usage, whether daily, weekly, or occasionally.
  • Explain how this frequency fits into your routine.

Example

I use Evernote almost every day, especially during my college lectures and while working on assignments. It has become a part of my daily routine, as I jot down important points and reminders throughout the day.

Cue 3:When/how you use it

  • Describe specific times or situations when you use the app.
  • Mention any particular features you utilize frequently.

Example

I usually open Evernote during my classes to take notes on the lectures. I also use it at home to create to-do lists and set reminders for upcoming deadlines. The tagging feature is particularly helpful for organizing my notes by subjects.

Cue 4:When/how you found it

  • Share how you discovered the app, whether through recommendations or online searches.
  • Explain your initial impressions and why you decided to download it.

Example

I first found out about Evernote through a friend who recommended it to me during our study sessions. I was impressed by its user-friendly interface and decided to download it right away. Since then, it has become an essential tool for my studies.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, Evernote has significantly improved my productivity and organization. It is a versatile app that I rely on daily, and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to enhance their note-taking and task management.

    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: Being Too Vague

    Candidates often provide unclear or general answers without specific details. This can lead to a lack of engagement and lower scores.

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    Tip

    Include specific examples and details about the app, such as its features and your personal experiences using it.

    2: Ignoring the Cues

    Some candidates forget to address all the cues provided, which can result in incomplete answers and missed opportunities to showcase their language skills.

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    Tip

    Make sure to answer each cue clearly, discussing what the app is, how often you use it, and when you found it.

    Overusing Technical Jargon

    Using too much technical language can confuse the examiner and make your answer less accessible, especially if they are not familiar with the app.

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    Tip

    Use simple language to explain the app and its functions, ensuring that your answer is easy to understand for everyone.

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    So the app that I use often on my phone is basically a calorie tracking app named Loseit. So I use it pretty often, almost every single day to track all of my meals. The reason for me to use this app is because I was searching for many different calorie trackers and this was the best one according to me. The reason for this was all of them had a particular amount which had to be paid in order to use their services, while this fun was free of cost. Now the benefit was most of them did not have all the items which are basically the meals that are required in one app, hence this app had most of them, I wouldn't say all of them. So what this app basically does is you can set a budget of your calories that you want to eat in a particular day and then you could track whatever you eat. For example, I have 100 grams of rice with chicken, so I can add those things in it and then it will calculate how many calories it is. Why I use it is the question, well because I am keen on losing my weight currently and in order to do that you need to track your calories according to your weight. So this is what the app helps me do. I use it every single day and it's a good app and it's because that it has all the items. It also gives me a reminder if I sometimes forget to count my calories and you can track almost all of your calories. You can use it either to gain weight or even to lose weight. It's good for gym goers or people in a busy lifestyle who want to lose weight fast.

    Band 6

    Good morning, today I would like to speak on the topic that has given to me is an app that is in my cell phone right now that I use very often. So last year I had downloaded this app. The name of the app is Leap Scholar which is invented by a technology company whose name is Outlook Technologies. So what this app do is, this app helps many students to prepare for their IELTS exam, not even IELTS, there are multiple English tests that is provided by this particular app. The name of like TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, GRE and many more.

    Band 6

    The program or the app that I personally use and it made a greater difference in my life is CapCut. Earlier days I used to struggle with editing videos and posting them online. I had to use certain apps that asked me to pay so much but with lesser quality results and quality. A friend of mine last year introduced me to this app called CapCut which helped me to edit videos, use different kinds and styles of captions and also upload videos on Instagram with high quality without breaking any pixels. I use it almost an hour a day because I travel a lot. In the weekends I travel and during the weekdays I get those videos from the camera and edit it using my mobile phone with the caption and all the format that I'm using but I make sure that I use the same template throughout my Instagram page. The most important reason why I'd recommend this to any of my friends would be it's cheaper, convenient and also makes a greater difference for content creators like me to upload their videos on TikTok or Instagram or for any other purposes which includes YouTube as well. Thank you.

    Band 6

    So, the time I used an app was during my project. It was something that I found for the first ever time. And it is an application that can be used in computer or in a phone. It is known as Bolt AI which helps to do our project in a grand and neat way. So, it is suggested by one of my friend and he is one of my brother too. The time when I had an issue with my project and I found it is very hard to do that. I called one day my brother and I cried a lot and said that this is my issue and how can you help me. So, he has suggested me this application and I always prefer doing by my own. But since due to lack of time to do that project, I got help from this application. And always I suggest someone who doesn't even know anything about coding or technical skills can use this application and do their work in a neat and perfect way. Also, this application has bring me a lot of more information than my own knowledge. Furthermore, I always use this application once in a while.

    Band 6

    So, one of my favourite apps which I can say is Instagram on my mobile phone and I use it approximately like 2-3 hours a day whenever I get free time or whenever I feel bored and I usually access the app through mobile phone only mostly and actually I encountered with this application during my college days when I was in my first year of bachelors and actually one of my roommate has suggested me how to use this app and what this app is about. This app does not only have a lot of content which is generic but also informative stuff and at the same time I can also use this app to interact with my friends whom I don't meet on the daily basis. I can also get to see what updates they are having in the life, new and important events of the world happening through the app and I can also, it also makes me sometimes just get rid of my boredom by getting to know good stuff and I also get to catch up with lot of members, make new friends, see what businesses are coming up in the market around me, what type of good food is available in surroundings of me and what are the new places which I can explore through it, what is the new content which I can get through or may be learning opportunities which are around me, there are lot of information I consume and it is easier for me to get information through this app within a short span of time.

    Band 6

    So Instagram is the application on my computer screen which I use the most. I would say, I think me and other youngsters, we all are very much addicted with Instagram. So we often use Instagram whenever we are free. So it's like quickly we see one wheel and scroll to another wheel and it is very easy and entertaining also to see different varieties of wheel in just few seconds. Whenever I am free, whenever I am not doing any of my work and I am having ample of time, I just open my computer and just open the Instagram app and just scroll the wheels. And sometime I just scroll the wheels for hours and sometime I also feel it is a disturbing thing for me because most of my screen time is because of the Instagram only. But while using the Instagram, it is very entertaining that I can't stop myself in doing the same. But definitely in future I need to be a little cautious because my time is precious and I need to use my time intelligently and I should not waste my time in scrolling the wheels which are not going to give me any benefit in future.

    Band 6

    The program ARP, which I know is, there are a lot of applications in the computer, and in this contemporary world, these applications are useful to all people. Many applications are beneficial, for example, for studies and for work too. Today I would like to talk about the application which I like most and which I am using is MyCV. During the time of preparation of my IELTS examination, I was quite worried about how to do the speaking practice. Those days one of my friend preferred to me MyCV application. I had just downloaded that application. In the past, we had got a free trial in this application. After that, we had to pay around 30 rupees for one month. I really love this application. I use this application every day. There is no time limit for that application. It is really useful. Additionally, I can use this application at any time. It really helps me a lot to improve my English language. It is accessible in my phone. So I can do it at any time.

    Band 6

    I use an app on my phone which is by the name of Instagram. I really like using this app as it is a social media application. I found about it many years ago and it has been very helpful for me as it makes me feel updated with the social life as well as with the news and everything. So I use it mostly at night and it's been a while that I have been using it. Many people, it's a very common app so the youngsters and the elders, everybody is using it nowadays. Yes, it is. However, it does cause addiction so it's recommended to use as much as, as less as possible and yeah that's it.

    Band 6

    The most used app in my mobile phone is YouTube. The most amount of times I've watched YouTube in a day is 8 to 10 hours, ranging from watching it for the purpose of education, for watching recipes, for entertainment purposes, for listening to music, and for several other reasons. According to me YouTube is a very versatile app. I found it while I was searching for some education resource few years back. It's really important in terms of education. Being a student that helps a lot in understanding videos that I'm not able to understand during an ongoing class.

    Band 6

    So the app that I would like to talk about is called ChatGPT. It is an artificial intelligence tool which is available in the form of an app. So once we log into it, we can ask any question to ChatGPT and it starts storing the type of questions and answers, the type of questions you ask it and the type of answers it gives. It saves memory and then when you ask a similar question or a follow-up question on your previous topic, it can relate to it and it can answer on similar lines. So I usually use it on a daily basis actually whenever I need to solve any problem like maybe I'm working on the laptop, maybe I got stuck somewhere while operating the laptop and I ask a ChatGPT that how can I clear these files or how can I restore this program, all these type of questions and then it also is very helpful for personal use like maybe I can ask you know what kind of what color trousers should I wear with this color top or a particular color top or what kind of jacket should I wear over this outfit and what kind of color combinations will suit a formal party or an informal party and I can also ask questions like plan a two-day trip to Odisha or questions like this and it gives all the specific places that I should visit and the kind of hotels that I can stay according to my budget.
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