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Describe A Speech You Gave: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • When and to whom you gave the speech?
  • What was the speech about?
  • Why did you give the speech?
  • How did you feel about it?
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Cue 1:When and to whom you gave the speech?

  • Begin by mentioning the occasion and the audience you addressed, such as a school event or a community gathering.
  • Include specific details like the date and the number of people present to give context.

Example

I gave my speech last year during our school's annual day celebration. The audience consisted of around 200 students, teachers, and parents, all gathered in the school auditorium.

Cue 2:What was the speech about?

  • Clearly state the main topic of your speech, whether it was about a personal experience, a social issue, or an inspiring message.
  • Mention any key points or stories you included to make your speech engaging.

Example

My speech was about the importance of environmental conservation. I shared personal experiences of how pollution has affected my hometown and highlighted simple steps we can take to protect our planet.

Cue 3:Why did you give the speech?

  • Explain your motivation for giving the speech, such as raising awareness or inspiring action.
  • Mention any personal connection you have to the topic that made you passionate about sharing it.

Example

I gave this speech because I am deeply concerned about the environmental issues we face today. I wanted to inspire my peers to take action and make a difference in our community.

Cue 4:How did you feel about it?

  • Share your emotions before, during, and after the speech, such as nervousness or excitement.
  • Reflect on the feedback you received and how it made you feel about your performance.

Example

Before the speech, I felt quite nervous, but as I started speaking, I gained confidence. Afterward, many students and teachers approached me to express their appreciation, which made me feel proud and accomplished.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, giving that speech was a significant experience for me. It not only allowed me to express my thoughts on an important issue but also helped me grow as a speaker. I learned that sharing my voice can inspire others, and I hope to continue doing so in the future.

    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: Lack of Structure in Response

    Failing to organize your answer can make it hard for the examiner to follow your story. A clear structure helps convey your message effectively.

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    Tip

    Use the cue prompts to create a clear outline: start with when and to whom, then discuss the topic, reason, and your feelings.

    2: Being Too Vague or General

    Providing vague answers without specific details can make your speech less engaging and informative. Specific examples help illustrate your points.

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    Tip

    Include specific details about the speech, such as key points you made or personal anecdotes that relate to the topic.

    Neglecting Personal Feelings

    Not expressing your feelings about the speech can make your response feel flat. Personal emotions add depth and interest to your answer.

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    Tip

    Reflect on your emotions before, during, and after the speech, and share these feelings to create a more engaging narrative.

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    Anonymous student Band 6.5

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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.

    All Answers

    Here are all the answers by real-users practicing speaking for IELTS Cue Cards on our IELTS Prep App.

    Band 7

    I gave a speech at a nursing day event that was held at my college where I was doing my nursing. It was related to the pros and cons of being a nurse or a nursing student. In the speech I really focused on every aspect of nursing degree and working as a nurse as well as what are the advantages and disadvantages of being a nurse. Nursing is a very challenging profession and it demands your dedication, your sacrifice and your knowledge. Many people disregard the importance of nurses but they seem to forget the contribution of nurses in the hospitals. The speech was held on nursing day 2023 in the auditorium of my college and everybody appreciated and gave me standing ovation when I finished my speech. I was feeling really proud. I was on the top of the world. I was on the seventh sky if I must say.

    Band 7

    I gave a speech in my university in front of my classmates and my professors. It was a competition in which I participated. The topic for the speech was Artificial Intelligence. I chose this topic because in the recent years, everyone has seen the growing dependence of people on AI. I also discussed about the use of Artificial Intelligence in medical field. I did clarify how the AI is used in making the doses for the people according to their ages. After giving the speech, I was very satisfied with the way I was able to convey my message and I felt really ecstatic and really proud of myself.

    Band 6-7

    Baiklah, kali terakhir saya ingat menghadirkan sebuah ucapan sebenarnya semasa di sekolah tinggi saya dan saya menghadirkan ucapan ini kepada ribuan penonton yang mempunyai anak-anak sekolah dan ahli fakultet dan topik ucapan itu adalah seorang kawan adalah seorang kawan dan saya ingatkan ucapan itu dengan baik kerana semasa di sekolah secara peribadi bagi saya mempunyai kawan saya sangat bersyukur bahawa saya mempunyai sejumlah kawan yang baik semua daripada mereka sangat menyokong saya apabila saya mempunyai masalah dan apabila saya mempunyai kecemasan oleh kerana itu, saya sangat bersyukur sebab itulah saya memberikan ucapan ini tentang seorang kawan yang perlu kerana kawan saya membuktikan ucapan ini semasa keperluan mereka benar-benar berada di sana jadi saya rasa sangat sedikit bangga setelah memberikan ucapan itu dan bahkan kawan-kawan saya mereka sangat gembira dengan hakikat saya mengakui anda tahu saya mengakui apa yang mereka lakukan kepada saya jadi semuanya sangat baik gembira dan pengalaman yang diingatkan untuk kita dan ia adalah sesuatu yang saya masih boleh ingat dan saya tahu saya akan masih mengingatnya seperti banyak tahun kemudian juga jadi ya itulah

    Band 6-7

    I gave the speech many years ago. I was selected by the class to give the graduation completion speech. So it was a course completion speech. Once we completed, once we were graduated, we had a course completion ceremony wherein I was selected in the class to give this speech. It was a beautiful experience, an enriching experience. And as I went up on the stage, I had to give this experience that I had to share about how the entire year went about, all the things that we did. I had lots of fun in recollecting and reminiscing all the things that we had done. We also, and as I was giving the speech, I could hear laughter, I could hear clapping, I could hear the others giving their comments, I could see their, I saw their face smiling. Moreover, the teachers too were engrossed. So this made me even more enthusiastic to continue this talk. This was one of the most memorable speech that I had given. And now when I look back at it, it just brings fond memories back to me. In the future too, as I continue giving speeches, as I go about with my life, this will be a very dear experience, a very dear, reminiscent part of my upbringing. This speech made me realize how beautiful life is.

    Band 6-7

    The speech I gave to others that is more memorable for me was during my second year I gave a speech to my classmates which is about a personal experience and during that time a college conducted a communication development program, faculties was arranged from outside of the college so during that one day a session was conducted in which all the students have to give speech, during that time I was called the first one and the sir asked to share my personal experience with my family members and that time I spoke about my father, what are the qualities I got from his and good qualities and after the speech everyone praised me for my speaking and I actually enjoyed a lot, it actually gave me a lot of confidence, moreover it is such a good experience I got an opportunity to express my feelings and thoughts to others of my father and that speech I told incident I undergone in my life during the college admission and during that time I got a struggle with the admission process my father stand with me to up until the last moment so I it gave me such a strength and confidence to work until the last minute so that was the lesson I got from him and when I told this to others everyone praised me and show a lot of appreciation to me for my speech and actually it was a good experience I got and it also makes me feel proud about my father and his quality I think it's a best memory ever.

    Band 6

    Actually, I am the person who has more stage fear and I am really afraid of giving any kind of speeches on the stage. So once, during my school prayers, my school teacher has asked me to give a speech on the prayer. So I was very reluctant and feeling very shy to go near the stage and deliver my speech. I was thoroughly prepared and I was ready to give the speech, but the shy feeling didn't allow me to give my speech, but I went, I delivered my speech. I was a little in hurry to finish my speech, but everything went on well. I delivered it perfectly. It was about the Independence Day and how we got independence and after I finished my speech, when I got down from the stage, everyone were congratulating me for completing my speech very well and even I remember my English teacher gave me a pat on my shoulder and appreciated me for the speech and there on I have given many stage performances and many speeches and I even anchored, done anchoring for many performances.

    Band 6

    Yeah, once during my work hours we had a special activity at night which was called DCDR activity. At that time... Here, quit the test. Yeah, sorry. During that time, everyone who were present in that activity were asked to give speech about their work experience in that project. So, yeah, when my turn came, I stood up. I mainly spoke up about my experience, my career in that project. That was my first project. So, I spoke a lot, what I had decided to do in life, how my career path changed when I entered that company, all those things. They were really impressed. I had no other choice apart from talking. Every one of them who were present in that crowd had to talk. There were my colleagues of same level, my leads, my managers and also senior level management in front of whom I had to give the speech. After completing the speech, I received a huge round of applause which made me feel really good. I felt like I accomplished something. It gave me a great sense of joy. So, yeah, it was a great experience talking in front of all my seniors and colleagues.

    Band 6

    To begin with, I would love to talk about a speech that I delivered during the occasion of 15th August Independence Day, as the Independence Day is celebrated on 15th August in India. I delivered this speech to all the students and to all its citizens and it was also conducted near my home locality where I need to stand and confront to all the citizens and the neighbourhoods. I actively took participated in that community programs to make people aware of their history as well and to make people understand about what to do in the future outcomes to be a perfect man or human or to make a perfect world as well. To make people encourage about their goals and to make their perspective more stronger related to their nations and to make the people understand that how the struggles were happened in the ancient times compared to now. As we are living in a sophisticated area, the youth and the children are getting more addicted to the internet, websites, dramas and play games. They should understand the importance and they should devote their time to the nation as well by conducting the public awareness related to the programs, cultural programs or the cultural celebrations, national celebrations. As we are living in a multi-religious country, we should devote time to every culture related to any national celebration.

    Band 6

    Giving speech in front of someone helps to improve our personality or improve our confidence. I was given the speech in the front of assembly when I was in the 8th standard. It is a regular assembly duty which is given by my class teacher. It was the day when my turn was to give the speech in the assembly in front of all the students and the teachers and my topic is nature. As we know that nature is very beautiful so I prepared some lines on the nature. I speak about nature like nature is very beautiful, our surrounding is very good, we can grow plants so we help to improve our natural environment and our environment is also helpful to give oxygen and provide oxygen and a good oxygen. This speech is from the first day I feel very nervous when my teacher has given me this duty. I feel nervous because I have never prepared for this but after one hour I try to speak in front of the mirror and I made confidence in me and when I speak in front of the assembly I feel very confident and after completing my speech I feel very happy and energetic.

    Band 6

    So, when I was in my twelfth standard, I gave a speech on two matrims, they are the children of our tenth group of six, and they are just seven and ten years old children, and it's all about in the month of December, and I tell and give a speech to the students and teachers of the school about their life and what they have done at that time as the enemy and a bad person who made them die, known as Aurangzeb Vazir Khan, and I tell all about him, why did he do this thing, and I tell all about the history of Guru Gobind Singh ji and the children, and as their children, they were very brave at that time, and now there are many historical temples are also available in India, which contributes their martyrdom for their Sikhism, and I tell all about the history of that.
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