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Describe a TV series you like: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What is the name of the TV series
  • When you watched it
  • What it is about
  • And explain why you like it
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Cue 1:What is the name of the TV series?

  • Clearly state the name of the TV series you enjoy.
  • You can mention any relevant details, such as the genre or the platform where you watched it.

Example

The TV series I really like is called 'Sacred Games'. It's a thrilling crime drama that is available on Netflix.

Cue 2:When you watched it?

  • Mention when you started watching the series, such as the year or during a specific season.
  • You can also include how long it took you to finish it.

Example

I started watching 'Sacred Games' in 2018, and I binge-watched the first season over a weekend. I was so hooked that I finished it in just two days!

Cue 3:What it is about?

  • Provide a brief summary of the plot without giving away spoilers.
  • Highlight the main characters and the central conflict of the series.

Example

'Sacred Games' revolves around a Mumbai police officer named Sartaj Singh, who discovers a dark underworld led by a notorious gangster, Ganesh Gaitonde. The series explores themes of crime, spirituality, and the complexities of Indian society.

Cue 4:And explain why you like it?

  • Share your personal feelings about the series and what makes it special to you.
  • You can mention aspects like the storytelling, character development, or cultural relevance.

Example

I love 'Sacred Games' because of its gripping storyline and the way it blends history with modern-day issues. The performances by the actors are outstanding, especially Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Gaitonde. It keeps me on the edge of my seat and makes me think about deeper societal issues.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, 'Sacred Games' is not just a TV series for me; it's an experience that combines entertainment with thought-provoking themes. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a captivating show.

    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 TV series. Vague answers can make it hard for the examiner to understand your thoughts and feelings about the show.

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    Tip

    Provide specific examples from the series, such as key characters or memorable scenes, to make your description more vivid and engaging.

    2: Ignoring the Cues

    Neglecting to address all the cues can lead to an incomplete answer. This may result in a lower score as it shows a lack of preparation.

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    Tip

    Make sure to answer each cue clearly, structuring your response to cover the name, when you watched it, what it’s about, and why you like it.

    Overly Long Responses

    Giving excessively long answers can lose the examiner's interest and make it difficult to follow your main points. Conciseness is key.

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    Tip

    Practice summarizing your thoughts in a clear and concise manner, focusing on the most important aspects of the series and your opinions.

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    All Answers

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

    Band 6-7

    So, I'm talking about the series named The Game of Thrones. I like this series very much and why I have watched this series because my friend and my family member had recommended this series to me and I was curious about why people liked this series. So, that's why I have watched this series. Initially, I did not like this series but when the story starts building, I'm getting interested in this series. I like this series because this series is based on a novel, The Song of Ice and Fire. It is about the kingdom, it is about good or bad. That's it.

    Band 6-7

    There are so many series which I watched, but personally I like the Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma, which is very comedy series or serial. The series showed on Sony TV. I watched every night at approx 20-23 minutes in my home with whole family. We watched the show while we dinner. In this show, they show how society represent the culture and how they communicate with each other. They also celebrate all festivals together and show the love and care about each other. It is very comedy show. We can also learn about the value of our culture because in Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma, all people are in different state like some couple are from Gujarat, some from Chennai, some people are from Maharashtra and so on. They don't partiality with each other. They have a good bond with each other. They always share their secrets and also share their happiness with each other and celebrate the happiness. They also celebrate all festivals together.

    Band 6-7

    A TV series I watched recently is Spartacus. It has 3 seasons and 10 episodes in each season, which is around 50 minutes per episode. I love watching that. I almost watched it twice, not once. Why? Because it shows the great history and the people are not afraid of anything. So that made me watch. After watching that, I want to really go and visit the place in real life. Italy, Rome, Colosseum, especially the Colosseum ground. The story clearly explains how on those days slavery and people were buying other slaves for making them fight in the ground. Making them fight in the ground. That was happening in the Colosseum ground. This story actually happened long back, around 500 BC. Long back, the main hero, the main hero is actually Spartacus. This is actually a real story happened. Where the Romans used to come and ask for help from different cities. Spartacus was one of the person from different cities. He got trapped and they bought him for some kind of money. They bribed someone to get him and they made him fight in the Colosseum. He performed very well and another person bought him for some prize money and he was training him. That happened in the first season. The second season completely explains how the slave escaped from the place. Like they are making a plan and it happened in real life.

    Band 6-7

    A TV series which I liked most was Game of Thrones. It was suggested by my friend who was my classmate during my college. He said that this story has an essence of history and also some essence of fantasy which was in my taste. So it motivated me to watch it. I watched it when I was in my second year of my college that is in 2023 I think so. In this series there was a war going to capture the throne which was heading for a big battle. In this a girl who named Daenerys Targaryen is the actress who was the lead and Jon Snow is another lead actor. They two are the most important characters who leads the story and at the end they both will fight a battle with a mystery people named White Walkers to protect the people and also at the end Daenerys Targaryen which is the lead actress will be killed by the Jon Snow in order to protect the people as she had some dangerous thoughts so he killed her. What I liked the most was the way the story moves and the change overs happened in every characters made me like this story.

    Band 6-7

    Well, my favorite TV series or serial is Tarak Mehta Kaur Tejasvi. I am a very big fan of the Tarak Mehta Kaur Tejasvi. I am watching this series from last 9 to 10 years. Because it is a series which refresh our moods. It is a comedy series which not only makes smile in us but also gives some lessons related to the real life. They maintain the all dignities of the families. And also they provide some lessons to the youngsters. How to live a life and how can we make our own strategy to clear any bad situation. I watched this series first time when I was at school. And after that I usually watch this series when I come to home after my full basis days. And when I watched this series I felt very refreshed. And got some message from the series to how to...

    Band 6

    Recently, I started watching one series called Dead Wind. I am much interested in detective series than other series. The series is all about solving one murder case and the crime happened in Norway. I like the way throughout the series carried out the suspense and the shift happening. The way we start at one suspect and it goes to other and then the other and then adding all the logics, how it happened, why it happened, the reason and we keep guessing the whole story while watching. It's very entertaining. I would say it's very thrilling. Apart from that, I like the character of the detective whose name is Sophia. In that series, at the starting, she lost her husband and she ended up with her stepdaughter and son. She has to come out that situation and deal with the murder case despite of the hard situations that her stepdaughter throwing at her. She takes everything and manages the situation very well. On top of that, the way she solved the case and then she put her instincts to solve the case was amazing. On top of all this, I like one more character. It's a co-detective Nourmi. He helped her throughout the case emotionally, the way she was going through the downs and in the process, she lost her mother also.

    Band 6

    My favorite TV series was Vincenzo. I watched it during my vacation holidays and I really liked it because of all the codes, the themes, the way they dressed, the complete scenes, everything was really amazing to look at. Especially all the designed codes. More than that, I really liked the story plot, the dark humor of Vincenzo and the others. One thing that is so iconic about this one is it's talking about how an evil can destroy another evil. It says how we all cannot be just to someone who is unjust. And that in order to kill some evil, you have to be evil. And that brain is the most important weapon than a sword or a pen.

    Band 6

    The TV show which I really like is This Summer I Turned Pretty, it's a Netflix show. So basically they are, there is like a love triangle story in this show and it got a lot of seasons. There are, additionally there are three main characters in the show. One is named Conrad, one is named Belly and one is named Jeremiah. The two are the brothers and she is a high school friend and a childhood friend to one of the guys and one of the guy is her best friend. I really liked about this series what it kept the audience hooked and intriguing. It maintained the interest of the audience throughout the series and throughout the seasons and additionally there wasn't a time where somebody who watches it felt like it is boring because always it was exciting to know what's coming next and it kept the audience hooked. Furthermore I'd say that there is a lot of takes on the internet or on Instagram or social media about this series and there is a lot of people watching this because the story is truly intriguing and captivating for the audience. And also there are foundations which is being found and fandoms for a particular team and people having different reasonings, different opinions about them getting together and supporting only one of the shipping and supporting only one of the couple and that is for the more that is truly intriguing. They sometimes fight regarding it and express how it is keeping them hooked because of the intense episodes and episode after episode it only gets better. It was...

    Band 5-6

    I like, I watch a lot of TV series, but I the most like one of them all is one that I recently watched, it's called Alien Earth. It's about, it's in the alien franchise, it's about an alien spaceship, a deep space research vessel crashing into earth with the samples they collected from every, in the deep space. It has, apart from the main, the main part of the alien franchise, the xenomorphs, there is like, it introduced many more species to the mix like the T-Oscillus and many scary stuff like that and it's very interesting. The one, the part I liked about it most was, it's, it is like a, it makes the alien, alien formula much more interesting because in the previous films it focused only on the xenomorphs and stuff like that, stuff it do and the danger it poses, but in this film, xenomorphs is less of a threat compared to the other species and makes more, much more of an interesting watch.

    Band 5-6

    Well, I am a kind of person who usually spend most of the time in watching TV series because it really help me to get rid of daily life stress and things which are not going well. So here I would like to shed some light on a TV series which I like. It is a story about a boy and girl and this series name is Love Hostel. I watched it for the first time when I was sitting in my room alone and I was having nothing to do. Then I planned to watch a TV series because it was recommended by one of my friend because she also watched that series and wanted me to watch that too. When I started watching it, I have seen that it is very adventurous and thrilling story. Well, there were two people like boy and girl who ran away from their family just to get married because they were not ready for their marriage. So next day, her wife-grandmother hired two people just to kill them if they will find them. But they were always try to go after them and they just ran away from them. So there were very suspense in between the story which make the story more relevant and also makes me curious to know about things which will happen next. So that was the story and that was the series which I like the most and I have recommended to a number of people in my friend circle and whenever they watch, they also ready to say that it was fantastic.
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