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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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    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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    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

    My favorite channel or program was from a television named Pogo, and it basically displays a cartoon channel. It's a cartoon channel where most of the animated features or animated figures are enacted, and one such episode of me enjoying the channel was from Naughty and Awesome. These are just simple cartoon channels which I had started loving during my childhood, and till date I can have an episode on my screen on YouTube or any other sites, running sites, which portrays it. And it's really fun and, you know, forgetting the real world and enjoying the enacted figures, laughing over it, and living into a completely different zone for some time, not really stressing over the real life and troubles and situations. These, I really feel that such programs should exist for the children again because of the developing society and technology and mobiles. It has been reduced, but it is up to the parents and the children how they want to display their life. But yeah, for me it was the Pogo channel which hooked me to the cartoons.

    Band 6

    If we talk about a TV show that I really enjoyed watch only one name comes to my mind and it's called Friends even though I've completed it like two times but I still enjoy to watch it whenever I get free time because it gives me a strange comfort and makes me laugh. The show is insanely hilarious and one can't get bored of it even though I have watched it too many times to count. The show is about six friends who lives nearby and their adventures in New York City. It has 10 seasons with roughly 20 episodes in each season but if I talk about the most favorite part of the entire series I would say that season 5 is the most hilarious and particularly in season 5 episode number 11 is my favorite. In that episode it contains story about a chicken and duck who are staying in the apartment of two friends living together. The show is insanely amazing and I would recommend anyone who asks me to watch it.

    Band 6

    I would like to talk about one program called Mr. Bean. The main lead was a legendary actor Robert. So I used to watch Mr. Bean every day. I started watching this Mr. Bean since my childhood. So while watching this show I feel relaxed and it helps me to relax and forget about my stress. Usually this program is all about comedy and... I would like to talk about one program which I like called Mr. Bean. I'm watching Mr. Bean for almost 12 years like that. In my childhood I used to watch in television but nowadays everyone watching everyone might watching that show in YouTube because YouTube is primary source now to watch one of the primary sources as per now. So the Mr. Bean show is fantastic and the show at the main lead of Mr. Bean is a legendary actor. So I feel very happy and joyful while watching Mr. Bean. It helps me to be relaxed and forget all my stress after a long working and long busy day. I love Mr. Bean since my childhood like I like to watch that program with some coke and popcorn. Every episode of Mr. Bean is an epic. I used I always used to meet that person when I'm when I'm child. When I am child I always used to meet that person even in my dreams I would like to dream about Mr. Bean because I don't know what's the connection between me and that show Mr. Bean but it always remember reminds me of my childhood I used to watch while raining and I mean while raining. So not only Mr. Bean there are a lot of shows that I have watched but this show will remain as the memories I made will

    Band 6

    So, there is a show on the Sony Marathi channel, it's name is Chala Hawa Yeh India, it's basically a Marathi comedy show, Marathi is a language spoken in Maharashtra state of India, so this Marathi comedy show which I enjoy a lot, it's one of the most famous shows in Maharashtra, this show is famous for it's humour, the characters portray in their acting, the drama, the high level of acting skills, there are many episodes and all are of course my favourite as I love it a lot, so one remarkable episode I remember on which I laughed a lot was the play of an uneducated politician, they played, the way that uneducated politician was giving a speech, the way in which the uneducated politician was giving a speech was the most funny part of that show, this show I enjoy a lot also because there is an influence of my parents as they love the show, because of their influence I do love the show, but there is no doubt it is the most famous show in Maharashtra, in the comedy segment, yeah, thank you.

    Band 6

    I enjoy watching the television series called Friends. This typically revolves around a group of late 20s to early 30s who are staying in Pasadena. The show revolves around the lives of these six friends. One is a chef, one is trying to figure out what to do in life. One is an actor, one is a masseuse and then one is a paleontologist. It's interesting to see how all of their lives revolve around each other and yet they lead solo lives. One episode which I absolutely love was from a scene for Thanksgiving where the cook, right, the chef, her name is Monica she puts up a turkey on top of her head and moves around trying to tease Joey, the actor. It's a very funny episode and it brings out the joys which comes with a holiday season. Apart from that I do realize and I feel that an association of such friends would be a very fruitful experience to have folks by your side, enjoy good days and bad days together. I have almost completed I've completed almost 90% of the show and I wish to complete the remaining within the next couple of weeks. I'm probably gonna re-watch the show because I really enjoyed it.

    Band 6

    If we come to programs, I like many programs and I have watched many programs repeatedly, but if I come to one program that would be Grey's Anatomy. It's a British program. I liked it very much because I can correlate it with my real life and I get emotionally attached to it because of how the doctors manage the emotional dilemma of their life with the workload on them. They have to serve the humanity irrespective of whatever they have, whatever problems they have in their lives. So I like that and it gave me more and more support, more and more emotional support to work in this field and it gave me an idea how to improve myself with my surroundings. So I like that and it has some romance also, some thrill, some jealousy in between interns and I like that and it is there in real life also. So it thrilled me to watch this episode. Mainly the first season was epic. It was stunning. The actors, everyone did their job great and I used to watch it till 5 am in the morning and then again go to my work, my college and everything I managed in that way. So it's kind of motivating also.

    Band 6

    The program I use to watch in TV more is news programs. There are different types of channel in TV but I prefer watching news in a 24 digit channel which gives most convenient news in a very short. I prefer to watch news at 7pm which present in such a way to impress the audience like criticizing about something or someone. News that is very delicately give information which we want to know and it is not in a elaborated way here. The simplest man can easily access. It also provides every news in a nutshell so that we can easily go through the current news. Also it provides information that currently occur and we can also have a debate about such a topic. This program deals with an argument or a debate which we can think logically or we can share our ideologies with the people in that program. There will be different opinions regarding the topic that we can discuss.

    Band 6

    I like to watch comedy, romance and horror programs. These are the genres that I am interested in. Recently I watched the movie Titanic, which is a love story that has a very tragic ending. That really tugs my heart strings. Talking about comedy, I am not much fond of watching stand-up comedies, but there is one show called Kapil Sharma's show, which is my all-time favorite comedy show. Recently I started watching a horror genre movie, which is Stranger Things. I like to watch it. I started it recently. I finished one season and I am looking forward to watch another one.

    Band 6

    People who work in that program are very enthusiastic and very hardworking people. They do not come from any privileged environment so their hard skills may look like something nice to work with them and while I watch that program I enjoy a lot about them and what should I say about them is not that practically involves. It is actually about how they tell us about the stories, how they teach us about their stories, their comedy culture and all about them was truly very nice that's why.

    Band 5-6

    I watched the Netflix program which series is named as the Emily in the paris. I enjoyed all episode. There is no particular segment which is very interesting. All episode is very good. This series is about season 1 to season 4. I watched every season. It is about the girl who travel from America to Paris, explore his job and enjoy every minute in this life. This series is about the girl which is very confident about her career and her body language. The girl doesn't even know the language French but how she survive in one country without knowing the language but also she is trying to learn something new like French language. She is a wonderful girl with good attitude. This whole series is giving new lesson to the young girls to achieve something you can achieve from one country and you can go to another country without knowing a knowledge you can develop the new skills and you can survive in one country. This is wonderful series in my life I ever watched the series is fabulous and the concept is very good and it will give a confidence for younger girls to survive anywhere they can go. I think so this is the series now I am watching in Netflix. Now season 5 series is coming I am waiting for that series also.

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