Describe a TV or radio presenter you like.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

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How often you watch/ listen to him/her?
What does she/he talk about?

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Cue 1:How often you watch/listen to him/her?

Mention the frequency of your viewing or listening habits, such as daily, weekly, or occasionally.
Explain the context in which you engage with their content, like during commutes, at home, or while doing chores.

Example

I usually listen to my favorite radio presenter, RJ Malishka, every morning during my commute to work. Her show is on air from 7 AM to 10 AM, and I find it a great way to start my day.

Cue 2:What does she/he talk about?

Describe the main topics or themes that the presenter covers, such as news, entertainment, or lifestyle.
Share your personal connection to these topics and why they resonate with you.

Example

RJ Malishka primarily talks about current events, Bollywood gossip, and lifestyle tips. I enjoy her discussions on health and fitness, as I am trying to lead a healthier lifestyle myself.

Cue 3:What do you like about him/her?

Highlight specific qualities that make the presenter appealing, such as their humor, knowledge, or relatability.
Discuss how these qualities enhance your listening or viewing experience.

Example

What I love most about RJ Malishka is her infectious energy and sense of humor. She has a unique way of connecting with her audience, making even mundane topics entertaining and relatable.

Cue 4:How has he/she influenced you?

Reflect on any positive changes or insights you have gained from following this presenter.
Mention any specific advice or inspiration that has impacted your life.

Example

Listening to her talk about mental health awareness has really opened my eyes. She often shares tips on managing stress, which I have started to incorporate into my daily routine.

Conclusion

Summarize your overall feelings about the presenter and their impact on your life.
Reiterate why you would recommend them to others.

Example

In conclusion, RJ Malishka is not just a radio presenter to me; she feels like a friend who motivates me every day. I would highly recommend her show to anyone looking for a dose of positivity and entertainment.

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: Avoid Vague Descriptions

Being vague can make your answer less engaging and informative. Candidates often fail to provide specific details about the presenter, which can lead to a lack of clarity.

Tip

Use specific examples and anecdotes about the presenter to make your answer more vivid and interesting.

2: Don't Rush Your Answer

Rushing through your response can lead to unclear speech and missed points. Candidates often feel pressured to finish quickly, which can affect their fluency.

Tip

Take a moment to organize your thoughts before speaking, and pace yourself to ensure clarity and coherence.

Neglecting Personal Connection

Failing to express why you like the presenter can make your answer sound generic. Candidates often miss the opportunity to share their personal feelings and experiences.

Tip

Include personal reasons for your admiration, such as how the presenter inspires you or impacts your life.

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Anonymous student Band 7.5

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Answer

I like to taste different types of cuisine. Here I would like to talk about my favorite dish at my traditional festival of Onam which is Sadya. Sadya is popular in my city. We are experimenting these cuisines on Onam festival day. Onam is a famous festival in my city. All family members get together in my home and we make a delicious Sadya. There are many ingredients includes that Sadya. Moreover, we make a big feast that day as well as we create a lot of memories together and we wear that day the traditional dress called Sari and men wear the Dhotis. That festival is really important to us because the whole day we are conducting different kinds of games at our homes and all the family members came together. It's a memorable day in my life. This is the festival. We are making the Sambar and Aviyal. These all the kinds of foods are making with the vegetables.

Talk about a toy you liked in your childhood

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Anonymous student Band 8

Sector 34 Test Centre, Chandigarh

Answer

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

Whitefield Test Center, Bengaluru

Answer

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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Anonymous student Band 7

Begumpet Test Centre, Hyderabad

Answer

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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Anonymous student Band 7.5

CBD Belapur Test Centre, Navi Mumbai

Answer

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 6

Yeah, yes, I like a TV presenter whose name is Salman Khan. I believe he is known as the king of television host shows. He hosts BB show, he is hosting, he every year hosts Bigg Boss TV show which is a very big reality show. He hosts the show greatly and beautifully. Whenever the contestants in the TV show behave incorrectly or behave wrong, he always corrects them. Sometimes he is very strict with them, but sometimes he is soft when needed. He acts according to the situation, he gives very friendly advices so that they can improve their performance. So yeah, he is a very good TV show host. I find him very mature and attractive male.

Band 5-6

I am not a person who listening radio or a TV every day, but I am passionate about radio and sometimes I am listening on it, listening radio. Recently, RJ Vedant is my favorite because he gave really amazing, gives an amazing life lessons. Yesterday I was listening to him and he gave a life lesson about how to make friends. He gave examples of his life and also described how he made new friends in current situation because nowadays people are more affected by a social media and social media is covering all our life and he told us that whenever he go out with his friend, he always took his friend's phone and told them that do not use phone until I was get back and that makes them very, very clear that they have to just talk with each other. But that also he started a lecture called call me and ask me in which people call him and ask him about their life problems, but he is very kind person who tell people that do not do this instead of doing this and his lessons are very helpful to people, but sometimes some people are very aggressive. So he started abusing him if his idea was not working for them, but I believe that he is a very kind person and compassionate person. I want him to become a great person in his life.

Band 5-6

At first I would like to go to describe a TV because I believe that in normal days in current days we don't have a radio at all and we have FM but in my point of view I don't like to listen to the radio so I like to go to a TV in that TV especially I used to watch a lot of films but coming to the presenter I will go with Kannakala Suma she is an anchor and everyone in south industry everyone aware of that her and she is from Tamil and she is from Chennai and she came to Hyderabad and now she is leading the all the shows and all the movie releases entire thing on her own and she normally comes in ETV and some other channels as well so she used to do the shows in that shows her sense of humor and her presence of the show is very interesting and along with that in her shows most of the celebrities will come and they will share about their thoughts and all and how they achieve that position in amount of time and also in her shows there is a lot of games and whoever is come to her show and everyone go in happy way.

Band 5-6

okay so in every day in radio there is a program saying like not very good in this program a presenter by the name Shruti Menon is performing Shruti Menon is the one who is doing this program in 8 a.m. every year while listening to this program you will understand the importance of certain places in and it's value in the traditional period her voice catches the attraction of all the listeners that's one peculiar feature of this program she detailing regarding how this name came for that particular place and how this was this place was you want the importance of this place during the traditional era we will become wondered how this was how this place was and how they were what about the things people in olden period performing in that particular place and the historical importance of this place for example in Trivandrum one place was there named Pulimodu that same set there was a

Band 5-6

I always see the news in the different news channels, but always I like to see the true news, not a fake news, because fake news will not give the right information to us. If the news is fake, then in that case, that can create an uncontrolled situation also. Something means that is not there, but that will happen there. So, such kind of situation we cannot handle so much easily if we are having the fake news. If there you are having the true news, then in that case, the credibility of that particular multimedia or that channel will increase there. And due to that, what will happen if credibility in increase of that means the multimedia of that media, then this will give the good masses to the society. If masses is good to the society, then the fourth pillar of our democracy that will become stronger. So, we always should try from our side to give the true news and this is the responsibility of our media or the electronic media. Always they should have the true news to all the people, all the society, all the communities for our country. And by the true news means the true development we will have. Always the fake data will give us the fake development and fake development will not be constant for all the time. That will be for some of the times, after that always means that will vanish, that will be eliminated. So, this is our responsibility, we should have the true news and this responsibility should be taken by the multimedia there. So, this is my suggestion to all, please all the multimedia, they should have the right news, otherwise there may happen.

Band 5

I like very much using YouTube as I like scrolling the YouTube channels, various types of videos supposed to I do such kind of work as well. I often watch television and some reality shows I watch there.

Band <5

I enjoy doing as a child was being with my friends and being with people I love. Now I miss those all because it's not seen like before and I really miss those days which I was enjoying and smiling every day with my people, with my friends and with everyone who were so, so, so loved me.

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