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Describe a rule that you don't like.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What is it?
  • Why don't you like it?
  • Explain whether you would the rule.
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Cue 1:What is it?

  • Clearly state the rule you dislike and provide context about where it applies.
  • Mention any specific incidents or experiences related to this rule.

Example

One rule that I really dislike is the strict dress code at my workplace. We are required to wear formal attire every day, which I find quite uncomfortable and restrictive.

Cue 2:Why don't you like it?

  • Explain how this rule affects your comfort and productivity.
  • Share personal feelings or experiences that highlight your dislike for the rule.

Example

I don't like this rule because it makes me feel constrained. I believe that when I am dressed comfortably, I can focus better on my work. Additionally, wearing formal clothes every day can be quite expensive, and it adds unnecessary stress to my mornings.

Cue 3:Explain whether you would change the rule.

  • Discuss if you would modify the rule or replace it with a more flexible option.
  • Provide reasons for your suggestion and how it could benefit everyone.

Example

If I had the power, I would definitely change this rule. I would suggest a more relaxed dress code that allows business casual attire. This change would not only improve employee morale but also enhance productivity, as people would feel more at ease in their work environment.

Conclusion

  • Summarize your feelings about the rule and its impact on you.
  • Reiterate your suggestion for a better alternative.

Example

In conclusion, the strict dress code at my workplace is a rule I truly dislike. I believe that allowing a more casual dress code would create a more comfortable and productive atmosphere for everyone.

Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

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Anonymous student Band 8

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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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Anonymous student Band 6.5

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Whitefield Test Center, Bengaluru

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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.
Describe a time when your friend damaged something you owned
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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.
Describe a book you recently read
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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

Yeah, I would like to say, collecting that money from the people, for example, if somebody crossing the zebra road in the red signal, so that people, traffic police are collecting the money from the people who are not wearing the helmets while riding the bike. So instead of collecting the fine or collecting the money, so the traffic police or the public, should give some kind of another side of treatment. For example, cleaning the road or collecting the wastage in the road. So this kind of punishment we should give to the people who are breaking the traffic rules instead of collecting the money or getting the fine from the people.

Band 6-7

I don't like the rule which is like the Indian government doing with the Indian people, like they are trying to make everyone to follow the pro-Hindu, Hinduism, which is not absolutely correct because everyone has a different mindset, everyone has a different ideology and government of India, especially UP government and central government, BJP mostly, they try to make everyone convert into Hindu which is not a good thing because India is a very diverse country and Dr. Bhima Ambedkar has given us, everyone has a right to follow any religion or any ideology Government should not be controlling and should not be promoting these activities because there are different sections in Hindu, like casteism, lower caste, there are so many bad things which are impacting their career, their mindset but they have been already transferred in 1000 years ago which is very bad in the lower caste people, so Hinduism has bad things like casteism, it should be removed, why I don't like because it is impacting people's life and it is impacting growth of India, thank you

Band 6-7

Rules are an essential part of our everyday aspect of life. There are number of rules in my school that I was followed. Here I would like to talk about a rule that I don't like in my schooling days. The rule was when I was studying in 7th standard, I took admission in a school named St. Joseph International School which is located in Hishar. At that time the school made a rule about the using of cell phones in class. I do not like this rule because I cannot afford a mobile phone because the school fees is much high as my expectations. It was completely, not only I was against this rule but few of my friends were also against this rule because I do not understand the excessive use of cell phones in classrooms made a disturbance in my study.

Band 6-7

So, there is this rule framed in India, in the educational sector, that if you are in a different caste, then the threshold value of you getting a good grade is different for each caste. Now, why don't I like it? It's because the marks or the grades that are received by the students have no connection with the caste. Now, this really affects a lot of people from the higher caste because of the lack of resources they have, the lack of money they hold. So, I really think this rule should be taken down by the government because it really leads to a lot of depression and, you know, the harmony between the people of different castes. So, I would like to break the rule if I were an authority, but yes.

Band 6-7

so there are many rules I don't like but I would like to speak about GST so GST which is introduced during the BJP's government term so this I find it offensive and really irrelevant because this is something that would affect the economy because our country is mostly dominated by middle-class people so they earn meager incomes and also there is a certain stigma among the government officials that raising these kinds of taxes or introducing new kinds of reforms like as I have mentioned GST this their point of view is that this would raise in funds and improve the drive the country's economy but that is absolutely false because all it would do is hurt the process of people living in India because if we'll try to raise the taxes or put GST in all kinds of manufacturing products it would be hard for us to acquire those and also there aren't much benefits around it additionally I didn't find these kinds of taxes all around the world ever because they have particularly strong economies and and still they wouldn't impose these kinds of restrictions in purchasing item so this only happens in India so this is one thing I would want it to be replicated

Band 6-7

A rule that I really don't like is that women should not go out at night time. This is a rule which is unspoken and it is unwritten in any judicial system but it is strictly followed throughout many places in India. I especially hate this rule because it is not what freedom should be. When women are not granted access to go out, it makes us feel locked up, it makes us feel useless and it takes away many opportunities that would give us many memories. Men would also like to go out as men would like to go out and because there is very less protection and there are many dangerous things happening outside, women are restricted to be indoors. So these are the rules which are forced upon by parents or by brothers or any male relative in a woman's household. This is something that we have to change. Although this has been debated over and argued over, the rule didn't change. It has always remained intact. We should always strive to be a thriving nation where everyone has the equal opportunities and the same rules are applied to both the genders. But unfortunately that is not the case in India. We should make the environment safe where women can feel empowered to go out in the night and break these unwritten rules.

Band 6-7

The rule of 75% attendance has become a headache for the students of class 12, especially for the science team students. As there are no relevant information why the rule of 75% attendance exists, I think it's not relevant to impose 75% attendance in our society where the competition is so high like for the exams JEE and NEET where there is not much thought about it in the school and there are coachings which encourage students not to go to school and come to them instead for studying only for IIT, engineering and for NEET because there is not. Being amongst the 17 lakh people where you stand, you have to be in the top 10% or if you even get a decent college, not best one but even a decent college. If you don't get a decent college, your life that year would be considered a waste as there are not much colleges which provide good programs and good placement packages to them and does not indulge in developing the skills of the students. In my case, if I were to make that rule, I would change it even to 50% because it would lay less stress on the student and would help them to build their focus on JEE and NEET. As a student learns various things when he learns JEE and NEET, he can cover his board easily and gain the practical knowledge while coming to 50% of the days of school as it's easy to gain practical knowledge.

Band 6-7

The rule I would like to talk about is the room allotment for hostels in BIT where it is dependent upon the CGPA of a person. I don't like this rule because the CGPA criteria for a person to choose a bed or a room for their roommates are quite not nice as it makes the person a bit more conscious about whether they perform better or not. It creates a pressure in them and which thereby makes the person or makes, for example for me, it makes me feel like I am not good enough to get a good room when there is, when my CGPA is low or when I get low marks. For few people it might give a good motivation to make them study more but for me I don't feel it that way. For me I may, it feels like I am not studying properly or I may not be able to get a roommate that I would like to have or I would not be able to take friends as my roommates. This is why I don't like it. If I were to ever change the rule in BIT about the hostel allotments, I would definitely ask them not to keep CGPA allotment as it, there might be many students who would face the similar issues. So I would allot them on the basis of some other criteria like the preferences of room like AC or non-AC or even room type or bed type based on the prices and everything.

Band 5-6

This is a cat, I don't like this cat because of he is moving in the room and my apartment so I don't want to get a cat in my house so that's why I don't like the cat This cat is moving around my house and when I see the cat I become irritated because he can go in different area of my house and that's why this cat doesn't like me

Band 5-6

Basically I like the rules and protocols because we only live a decent life, common life, each other getting a privacy and live as good. I don't like the rules that is the top speed in highways because the road is open but the speed limit is might be 150 but my car can go to 100. If I go to 200 it's also a risk you know 150 also 200 kilometers per hour but 200 kilometers per hour I traveled I can save my time. I don't like the speed limit in highways and another one is especially in India. I don't know about the other lot of countries. They are separating the prioritize to the women and men. We have to respond prioritize the women's but there are some different kind of perspectives to teach them. Men should not look the women often or men should not talk to the women in public, women should not talk to the men in public, these kind of stuffs right now having in India especially in village also. I don't like it. We have to be a human, we are women, we are men, we have to respond and we have to enhance we are prioritize that just be fast but we don't have to separate those needs it's a different kind of methods creating to it's the more harmful thing for women I would say and the rules it's be must to every countries in the rule is mine the rule have if a guy in a rule he only can get a sexist opposite the rule.
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