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Describe a program you like to watch: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What the program is called?
  • What it is about?
  • Which episode or segment you enjoyed?
  • And explain why you like it.
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Cue 1:What the program is called?

  • Clearly state the name of the program to grab the listener's attention.
  • You can mention the genre of the program, such as drama, comedy, or documentary.

Example

The program I would like to talk about is called 'Koffee with Karan'. It is a popular talk show in India that features celebrities from the film industry.

Cue 2:What it is about?

  • Provide a brief overview of the program's concept and format.
  • Mention the types of guests and the themes discussed in the show.

Example

The show revolves around Karan Johar, who interviews various Bollywood stars. Each episode includes fun games, personal stories, and discussions about their careers and lives.

Cue 3:Which episode or segment you enjoyed?

  • Choose a specific episode or segment that stood out to you.
  • Explain what made that particular episode memorable.

Example

One episode that I particularly enjoyed was when Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh appeared together. Their chemistry and candidness about their relationship made it very entertaining.

Cue 4:And explain why you like it.

  • Share your personal feelings about the program and what you appreciate most.
  • You can mention how it connects with your interests or provides entertainment.

Example

I like 'Koffee with Karan' because it offers a glimpse into the lives of my favorite celebrities. It’s not just entertaining but also insightful, as I get to learn about their struggles and successes.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, 'Koffee with Karan' is more than just a talk show for me; it’s a source of inspiration and entertainment that I look forward to watching every week.

    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 Descriptions

    Avoid being too general when describing the program. Vague answers can make it hard for the examiner to understand your point of view and may lead to lower scores.

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    Tip

    Provide specific details about the program, such as its genre, main characters, and unique features to make your answer more engaging.

    2: Neglecting Key Cues

    Failing to address all the cues can result in an incomplete answer. This may give the impression that you are not fully prepared or knowledgeable about the topic.

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    Tip

    Make sure to cover all the cues in your response, including the episode you enjoyed and the reasons for your preference.

    Lack of Personal Connection

    Not sharing your personal feelings or experiences related to the program can make your answer less interesting. Examiners look for personal engagement in your responses.

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    Tip

    Explain why you like the program by sharing personal anecdotes or how it resonates with you, making your answer more relatable.

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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 6-7

    The program which I do like to watch a lot and it is my favorite for a long period of time is one of the famous American dramatic series of the Grey's Anatomy. It's a series which involves the people who are based on the doctor field like where they are related to the medicinal field. It's a part of surgery, surgical team, surgical residents where they are involving in different surgeries, how the situation comes up in their day to day life and how they are resolving that what all cases they are getting day to day. I started seeing when I was in my degree first year actually. It consists of 22 seasons I think and it's still running on the way only. It gives us an idea clearly what happens in the medical system when it's coming to the surgical departments and of the other roles. It's actually a fascinating one with some more of the thrillers where we will be able to see the live of what's happening in an OT and how the doctors are handling situations. I do seem it like to be an interesting one where it made me to feel and look like alive like we are able to socially witness how the things are done over there and it's my favorite actually. Adding upon, the interesting scene which I still remember in my mind is like one doctor named Derek, he has done a surgical operation on the brain. It was simply awesome.

    Band 6-7

    I like to watch so many shows which were based on my genre like thriller, mystery, crime and comedy. Recently I watched a show which was based on comedy, Laughter Chef on Jio Hotstar. It's the most popular show and has the highest ERP in its segment. There are so many castes. Some of the famous castes are Bharti, Karan, Al Rishi Aadav and many more. In this they just have to make food, something unique. They have two tasks in which in first task they will get the grocery and in other they need to collect it. The best chef in the show is Ali Goni where the worst chef is Abhishek and Samarth. My favourite cast in the show is Bharti Singh and Harpal Singh. They are the anchors but they add a spice to the show. The show currently has 32 episodes and I watched all of them. It comes twice in a week and I can't wait 5 days to just watch it again. The show is not basically based on cooking but it also collects and shows the diversity in food and various cultural values they add in their food.

    Band 6-7

    There are many programs that I have enjoyed watching but I am going to talk about that I really like. It's called Tarek Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. It's an Indian comedy show. I started watching it around when I was 12 years old and my cousins recommended it. The show is based on the day-to-day lives of the people. In this show, the main character is Trethalal, a funny and often confused businessman. The series shows how different families from different parts of India live together, solve problems, and celebrate festivals. Each episode usually has a normal message. I like this show because it is very entertaining and suitable for all age groups. It makes me laugh. Also teaches good values like unity, honesty, and helping others. I also enjoy the way the characters interact, they feel like real people. The show is simple, clean, and very positive which is why I enjoy watching.

    Band 6-7

    Well, watching programs gives us happiness and I watched many programs throughout my life but today here I would like to talk about a particular program which I like to watch most. It is none other than a comedy show which name Tarak Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma. It was a comedy show I will remember when I was in 10th grade I watched this program with my brother when he that time I am watching a action movie with my brother suddenly my brother changed the channel and then the show appeared Tarak Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma then I started watching this episode. Firstly, I feel bored to watching this but when I watch this episode for 2 or 3 minutes I enjoy a lot I enjoyed this first episode because in this they explain the chaotic situation of a society members and it give a best moral values to the young people as well as adults to show their humanity for other peoples. When it comes to the question why I like this program there are numerous reasons firstly it is a source of happiness for me and whenever I feel stress I watched this show to relax my mind secondly it give us moral values and tell us a life lesson which they helpful in the future for me so that is all about the program which I like to most to watch.

    Band 6-7

    The one program that I like to watch every day is Big Boss. So it's basically a reality show where a group of people or individuals are taken into an empty room. I won't say it's empty, but it's a room where they don't get any kind of entertaining things such as the phones they use, televisions or any kind of media. And they will be provided with only the basic things such as food, clothing, accommodations. Yeah, only these kinds of things will be provided. And it's just a survival thing. And in that reality show, they show their emotions and the feelings each individual has in the journey throughout the 100 days. And it's basically raw and it doesn't have any kind of script, nothing. And it just shows some emotions of others, some kinds of dramas, their feelings. It's all about that and it is hosted by one of the main leading actor in the Bollywood industry, Mohanlal. So as I'm a big fan of Mohanlal, it's also one of the reasons that I watch this reality show. And it's just only for an entertainment purpose where I can unwind myself and see what's going to happen and what they're doing in their life without any kind of social media.

    Band 6-7

    A program that I love to watch was called The Daily Life of Penguins. It is a documentary about a small group of penguins that reside in Antarctica. And the program was hosted in the National Geographic Channel, which is also home to a variety of shows that focus on nature and science. I stumbled across this show by chance when I was randomly skimming through the television channels. I love the show because of how penguins are quite similar to humans in nature. The way they show emotions towards their families and the struggles they go through for finding food is quite close to humans in nature. There's one particular episode that I really loved and remember where the penguins had to fend for themselves in a severe snowstorm. It was quite a thriller to watch because in snowstorms, the penguins have zero visibility and are often surrounded by cold-blooded predators. But you can see the cute little creatures taking on their adventurous side and trying to walk closely in a group, so to avoid any immediate threats with predators. Overall, I would definitely recommend this show to anyone because who doesn't love cute creatures?

    Band 6-7

    I recently watched a show called Breaking Bad and I really enjoyed, I really liked that show and mainly it shows the ground reality in some areas like America about the drug situations and other abnormal issues, basically this show was all about a person who is called Heisenberg, he previously was a physics chemistry teacher in that show, so after he gets to know about his cancer, he wants to do something to his family like earning more money, so to earn that money, he will make a new drug which is top of in that city and overall it has six seasons, I guess so, and mostly I like the episode which is called, a fly episode was there, he will clean, while he was making the drug in his own lab, he will see a fly which is not good for the drug to make, so to catch the fly, they make an entire episode why this fly was not to be there and what caused it, and how they catch the fly, it's a very funny way and makes me cheerful and laughter, and that's it, that's why I like this show, it gives a lot of family emotions.

    Band 6-7

    There are various types of programs that are available online on OTT platforms, also on the Netflix, also on the television, also on your social media, but one program I would like to describe here would be the program I really watch so much, I watch it on the daily basis. So, the name of that program is Tarak Maitha Ka Oota Chashmaar, it is such a great program that makes you stress-free, it makes you voice-free, it makes you to go, it makes you so wonderful, you feel so wonderful throughout the day because of the people, because of the character you usually meet, each and every character has such an aura or such a personality that when you watch this show, you forget about everything, you forget about your stress, what is happening around you, what kind of anxiety are you carrying with and there is one particular episode I would like to describe about, in that episode, they were celebrating a birthday, but it was not any person's birthday, it was about the thing, they were celebrating the umbrella's birthday and even that thing also has encouraged people to collect things, to have encouraged people to get attached to their things, to get value their things, if you get attached to certain thing, then you start valuing that thing, you start behaving like a person with that thing and you adapt that thing in your life throughout and that's when you celebrate their birthdays also. It was also a stage in this episode, this episode was so nice, even if it was a moral level episode, but it was not even boring, it had so much fun in it, it had adventure,

    Band 6-7

    I love to watch Dr. Howes, especially on the weekends. The show is centered around Dr. Gregory Howes, who is a medicine. He is a diagnostician and a very funny person, if I would say. He is a contradiction of sorts. He is a genius, but also a very lousy and insensitive man. My favorite segment or section of the show would be the entire season 3, where new characters were introduced to replace the older ones. I would say that Howes MD remains one of my favorite shows till date.

    Band 6-7

    In my entire life, there are so many TV programs that I like, such as cartoon, TV serial, movies and many more. But among them, one of my favorite TV program is Kabir Sharma's show, which is available on SUB TV at almost 8.30 AM. Apart from that, I vividly remember that last Sunday, I watched one of the episodes, it's about one of the movie is released at present and so many celebrities are attended to that show, such as Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Rani Mukherjee, Deepika Padukone and many more. This show is also known as a comedy show and all the Indian people like to watch this program because they believe that it would be a best comedy show rather than among TV programs. I personally like this show, watching this show during my free time and it helps me to reduce my stress and however, my friends also show this program and whenever I get a chance in future, I definitely visit this program personally, which is available in Mumbai, Mumbai Film City.
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