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Describe a web series you like.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What is it called?
  • When did you watch it?
  • What is the theme?
  • What did you like about it?
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Cue 1:What is it called?

  • Start by clearly stating the name of the web series.
  • Mention the platform where it is available, as this adds context.

Example

"The web series I really enjoy is called 'Sacred Games'. It's available on Netflix, which makes it easily accessible for many viewers in India."


Cue 2:When did you watch it?

  • Provide a specific timeframe, such as the year or season when you started watching it.
  • Mention if you binge-watched it or took your time to finish it.

Example

"I started watching 'Sacred Games' in early 2020, during the lockdown. I ended up binge-watching the first season in just a few days because I was so hooked on the story."


Cue 3:What is the theme?

  • Describe the main theme or genre of the web series, such as crime, drama, or thriller.
  • Highlight any significant messages or social issues that the series addresses.

Example

"The theme of 'Sacred Games' revolves around crime and spirituality, intertwining the lives of a police officer and a gangster. It also touches upon issues like corruption and the complexities of modern Indian society."


Cue 4:What did you like about it?

  • Discuss specific elements you enjoyed, such as the storyline, characters, or cinematography.
  • Share any emotional impact it had on you or how it resonated with your personal experiences.

Example

"What I loved most about 'Sacred Games' was its gripping storyline and strong character development. The performances by Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Saif Ali Khan were outstanding, and the series kept me on the edge of my seat with its unexpected twists."


Conclusion

  • Summarize your overall impression of the web series.
  • Mention if you would recommend it to others and why.

Example

"In conclusion, 'Sacred Games' is a must-watch for anyone who enjoys thrilling narratives and complex characters. I would highly recommend it to my friends, as it offers a unique perspective on contemporary issues in India."


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

Using vague language can make your answer unclear and unengaging. Avoid general statements that don't provide specific details about the web series.

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Be specific about the plot, characters, and themes. Use descriptive language to paint a clear picture for the listener.


2: Lack of Structure

A disorganized response can confuse the listener. Jumping between points without a clear flow makes it hard to follow your thoughts.

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Organize your answer by following the cue prompts. Start with the title, then discuss when you watched it, followed by the theme and what you liked.


Overly Short Answers

Providing very brief answers can make it seem like you don't have much to say. This can lead to a lower score for fluency and coherence.

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Tip

Expand on each cue by giving examples and personal opinions. Aim for a well-rounded response that covers all aspects of the question.


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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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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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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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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

A web series that I truly like is Harry Potter. I really love this web series because I watched it when I was young. I watched it in 2018 and I was really mesmerized by the scenes captured in this web series. It is based on the novel Harry Potter written by J.K. Rowling and I have also read the books but the web series are really something. They are really magical and the scenes are portrayed so beautifully. It is a web series about 3 friends which usually have an enemy and they fight against him. So this web series is a fantasy series so it is purely based on imagination. The web series have so many characters and it has a very big fandom. All the people who have watched the web series are usually connected to each other because we can talk about it. In this series, 3 friends Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger are usually the best friends and furthermore they go on little adventures and grow up together. Their school is called Hogwarts and they have a little market there which is called Hogsmeade. It is a web series of 8 parts and each part has its own unique experience to watch.

Band 6-7

The website is that baffled me a lot was called Chernobyl. It was a documentary about the nuclear power plant meltdown during Soviet era in Ukraine. The thing that I like the most about this web series is the depiction of reality, the ignorance of the engineers and downplay of the government that happened which risks the lives of millions of people. In the end, how all those people come together to prepare for the worst and bring it under control.

Band 6-7

I have watched many web series but the best I have watched is Bandish Bandits. Bandish Bandits is a web series about mashup of band and classical music. The need for classical music in our country is very much required because bands, rock music are already in a prevailing order. People are really into rock music, the youngsters and many more other genre but the classical music stays at the top. I have a love for classical music. It touches your soul. The instruments which are used in classical music touches inner power of you. You can handle your depression, your anxiety somewhat from classical music as well. Bandish Bandit plays a vital role in my life if I wanted to learn something from it. It is a perfect blend of rock music, classical music and emotions. What kind of music you are listening expresses your emotions. When it comes to rock band or classical music, it somehow tells your personality that what kind of a person are you. Bandish Bandits is the most loved series in my life.

Band 6-7

My favorite web series is Squid Game from Netflix. It consists of three seasons in which the first season is very interesting and so good. In first season the main character Mr. 456 is the one of the greatest and powerful character in that web series. Later he will win the squid game in season 1 and in season 2 he will again come and participate in that game so that he can win prizes. Thank you

Band 6-7

My favorite go-to web series is Friends. I think I started watching this series when I was in class 12th and I've been watching it since now, till now and I just love it because it's mostly comedy and whenever I feel sad or when I am happy, I watch it. And my mood is just lift up when I watch it and I love watching the series. It's basically about friends, 6 friends who stay together and enjoy time together and it reminds me about my friends and I also have a group of friends in Ranchi who I love spending time with. And I know everyone has drifted apart and everyone is living in different town and is busy with their own work but watching this show helps me understand how important friends are and how they turn your life from when and how they've been there whenever you feel sad and how they, you know, just there to spend time with you. When you're happy and friends are someone who you can connect with and who you are when you are feeling sad or when you're celebrating and when you want to celebrate something big.

Band 6-7

the name of the web series that I love is called mismatched which I started watching three years ago it was a romance web series where the main character characters fall in love with each other and it's mainly about how they cope with their career their education and everything while they try to balance out their personal lives also it is basically a setting of teenagers where they are trying to balance their career as well as their personal life and how they manage to do so the main character female lead is a very competitive and a nerd kind of a person who wants to achieve a lot in her career while the guy is a sweetheart romantic boy at heart who wants to fall in love etc but when these two meet and they try to make things work out for them it becomes a bit difficult

Band 6-7

In fast-evolving era or the fast-paced landscape, web series are dominant in the TV industries. There are different characteristics of web series like it has special significance which gives long story teller and provide binge-watch to the individual who can enjoy moving, who love to watch deep sense of story. Recently, I watched Emily in Paris which is invented by Lily Cooper. This web series has 3 seasons and I enjoy watching Emily in Paris because it is all about women empowerment and adapting in new city or country. So, in this one character Lily Cooper which is in America and want to shift in Paris. It also gives good sense of fashion trends because the web series provide different kind of fashion related contents which provide me to how to improve our sense of fashion or how to style in different way.

Band 6-7

Hello, as you know that we live in India and India has many, today I will be speaking on my favorite web series that I think that every Indian have seen in their life and it's one of the most memorable and one of the most amazing, amazing series ever made in the Indian history and it's about thriller, romance and fight action. It has each and everything in that series and the series I would be describing which is my favorite and its name is Mirzapur. It has three seasons and the three seasons are amazing and I don't know what to say about it, it's fabulous and I would just say that I had just recently seen the last season about three months ago, I don't know why but whenever I see that series I think that it's my, I don't know it's my favorite or what but I always binge watch it and I feel that the way it has been made and the, I don't know the way it has been made and the efforts the people have been taking are really memorable and really efficiently less to speak about them and though I really liked about the that was and it has all things in it means you can watch whenever you want whenever

Band 6-7

So, I am not a web series person. I am a kind of person towards to cinemas and movies. So, I have watched few web series, one of the web series called Money Heist. So, I like the way of narration of the story. Even though it is in Spanish, I watched it in dubbed version in English. So, I watched it after few months of the release date. So, it is a kind of film that it is a money heisting web series. It shows that group of people from various cities, they change their names to rob the bank which does not give their identity to the officers. So, they can rob it easily as a team, as a group of people. Moreover, this web series give an information about being together and work together. So, the coordination of the team is very much aware of that. So, the coordination will be more in that web series together as they rob the banks in different states of Spain etc. I like the narration of the professor in that character, Money Heist. He is the leader of that team and group. He is such an intelligent person and a professor too.

Band 6-7

so my favorite web series is a show a sitcom called friends and I watched it after giving my JEE advanced exams back in that would be 2023 I believe and there was a lot of time between the exams and the college applications counseling time so that's when I watched it and it is a great sitcom okay great series about six friends who like live in New York City and they live quite close to each other actually and it's about the ups and downs of their daily life and work and relationships and the friendship and you know it's like they're in their 30s and they're figuring out life so yeah that is what it's about and I like it a lot because it is very wholesome first of all and it has a lot of life lessons and it is very funny like the characters and what happens to them and how they deal with the situations it's very funny and it also teaches us that so in the first season of the show the characters are all like 23 24 they're 24 mostly so and you know then there are 10 seasons in this show so it takes them like 10 years to figure their life out so it you know taught me that you don't have to have it all figured out by 24 because at 24 they started their you know journey of figuring things out about everything and getting their life in order work in order relationships in order getting married having babies so you know even though everybody says that you should have it together by
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