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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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Band 6-7

I watched a plethora of web series in my life but I found the game of thrones is the best and phenomenal one. Actually I like the storytelling and the concept of this series. It is just exceptional and mind-blowing. The exceptional twist and turns are just great. This story is about ancient wars and culture and the old characters of this web series is just accurate and well-deserved and I learned a lot of intellectual and mental skills like mastering in honesty and solving mysterious riddles. So I think that this is very

Band 6-7

Recently I have watched a web series which is a Korean web series called When the Stars Gossip. I watched it last month and it has blown my dreams out because it is a very different web series which has a concept of developing a love story in the space where they had a reason as an astrologist, a commander and a traveler to a space where they fell in love with each other. It had a very different concept which is not always seen in the other web series. This has caught up my mind to watch it and it has been very interesting how individuals develop themselves, travel themselves in a space having feelings for each other, having ideas to solve their problems and even people on space have the same feelings like on the earth they have the fear, they are hungry and they are also disappointed with their partners wherein it has been a very long distance relationship with their partners and how they overcome that themselves in the space. This topic has caught me up to watch this web series and I liked it.

Band 6-7

The name of the web series is Patal Lok and I watched it four days ago. Theme of the web series is a murder mystery and I enjoyed the storyline and the performance by both main and supporting characters. Name of the series is Patal Lok and I watched it three days ago and the theme of the television series is that it is a thriller, it is a crime and a murder mystery and I liked the storyline, screenplay and performance by the main character and also performances of supportive characters and what I really enjoyed was again the story, it was very interesting because first time I have become familiar to north eastern states and their culture through this series and I came to know about the life of people over there and also how politics of that region works and the power of the people who are important is demonstrated. Apart from that I really enjoyed that series, it was mind-blowing and must-watch series.

Band 6-7

I love watching Breaking Bad series on big screen also, it's a theme and I like to enjoy watching it. I started to watch this series since two years before. I'm mostly focused on its dramatic sequences. There is a lot of episodes in this web series and I think watching all these episodes in such a short time period is so much difficult and I lost a lot of time while watching this web series. It was mostly related on a person who is a teacher who is a chemistry teacher at a high school and he recently found recognized as a cancer patient by a doctor.

Band 6-7

So my favorite web series is the Big Bang Theory. I used to watch it in my college days while I was doing my graduation in engineering between 2014 and 2018. So the theme of the Big Bang Theory is it was a comedy genre sitcom in which it was a story of six, a group of friends having six members. They were primarily nerd scientists whose life, they did not have any social life. They had their own separate groups. They were grown up people but still they used to play video games, watch these comic, used to read comic books and watch comedy films. And surprisingly their life turned around when their neighbor who was an aspiring actress, her name was Penny, she came into their lives. And the six friends, they were studying primarily, they were working in California, Institute of Technology, Caltech and they used to work there and they were friends. They used to, they did not have any other social life. But it was a comedy so I liked the most about this web series was the jokes that they used to crack and it was not at all boring. It was so fun to watch. It was very exhilarating and the jokes and the storyline kept on evolving and how their lives turned from being a nerd field life to a social life and how Penny transformed their lives by introducing them to world outside of physics and science. It was very motivating and a new show to watch and I would definitely recommend everyone else to watch the show.

Band 6-7

The web series I like the most is named as Game of Thrones. The thing I like about the web series is the characterization of the every individual who are playing their role and the main plot of the series is a group of people, different group of people will be present in the area and they would fight for their place in the throne. The throne here is the king who leads all the people in the area and the character I like the most is named as Jon Snow. He is the main lead of the web series and his characterization is very much perfect to the story and he gives you more goosebumps moments in the series. The second most liked character is named as Daenerys Targaryen. She is the female lead of the series and the characterization and the level of her growth will motivate everyone to do well in their life and I would suggest this series to many of my friends who would like to watch a series full of twists and turns. There will be more twists and unexpected events that will happen in the series and I would recommend it to every one of my friends.

Band 6-7

The web series that I would like to describe is Friends and when I was in college, one of my friend, one of my friend recommended this series to me. Earlier that, before that, earlier I wasn't a fan, I wasn't a big fan of the web series and fan of binge watching but after I got to know about this series, I instantly fell in love because of its nature. This series is a, it's kind of a comedy, it's a comedy series. It has, it is about six friends who are living together and spending their life, sharing their, sharing the ups and downs of their lives with each other, being there for each other whenever the other person needs them. It is about three girls and three boys and how they, how it describes how their friendship started, how they, how they, how they met, what their dynamics with each other and one of the friends, like one of the characters, which are one of my favorites, Chandler and Monica, how they fell in love with each other. It really gives a sense of, a sense of belonging and it, for me, it is, it is, it is that type of series that this is first and last series that I've watched more than five to six times and it has 10 seasons and it is, it is, whenever I watch it, it is always a refreshing experience for me whenever I'm tensed or whenever I'm feeling bored or whenever I miss my friends because after certain, after certain age, it is very hard to make, keep the contact with your friends or meet them on a daily basis. But whenever I watch the series, I always get a, I always feel that my friends around me and it's.

Band 6-7

When I currently got interested in law, I came up, somebody suggested me to watch a Netflix series named Suites. I actually got influenced by the series overall because its core theme is surrounded with lawsuits and how a lawyer should talk very fluently and articulate in such a way that nobody questions their way of doing things and it just gives self-belief in what I am doing is working in the field of law.

Band 6-7

My favorite web series would be Friends, undoubtedly. I watched it two years back. I started watching it two years ago. And I have been re-watching it again and again. It's been a really nice web series for me because it includes six friends who co-live together in a society. They hang out at a coffee park and the whole theme is based on emotional balance. Even if it is a comedy web series, it teaches us a lot of things required to live in a society in these days. So it encourages us to be understanding, to be full of life, to respect people no matter their religion, their caste or anything. No matter how they are, how they perceive themselves. So yeah, it is a great web series for everyone to watch and I would love to recommend the web series to people who I think should watch.

Band 6-7

Okay, I love a web series naming Asur and I have watched it since a year and I've watched it around a year back and it's a mystery thriller. It's a mystery thriller based on AI, artificial intelligence and what I liked about is that I love the way the whole show illustrates about the pros and cons of the artificial intelligence, you know in the time of digitalization and it depicts about the cons of AI more as compared to the pros but it also sends a very good message regarding how to use our phone or how to, at what extent do we need to, you know, limit, we need to limit, we need to keep on check of our use of limitation of the phones and it also tells about how it is dangerous to, how it is dangerous to work on something about which we do not know about fully and the whole web series is divided into two seasons so as we know it's a mystery thriller so there's this suspense which is, which we got to know till the end of the episode of the second season, all in all I got very hooked up with the series and I tried to complete it within twice or thrice setting.
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