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Describe an app you use on your mobile phone.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What is it?
  • How do you use it?
  • What benefits do you get from it?
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Cue 1:What is it?

  • Begin by naming the app and its primary function.
  • Mention how long you have been using it and why you chose it.

Example

The app I want to talk about is WhatsApp. It's a messaging application that allows me to send texts, make voice and video calls, and share images and documents. I've been using it for over five years now because it helps me stay connected with my friends and family, especially those who live far away.

Cue 2:How do you use it?

  • Describe your daily routine with the app, including specific features you use.
  • Mention any groups or chats that are particularly important to you.

Example

I use WhatsApp daily to communicate with my family and friends. I often check my messages first thing in the morning. I also participate in a few group chats, like one with my college friends where we share updates and plan meet-ups. The voice and video call features are especially useful when I want to have a more personal conversation.

Cue 3:What benefits do you get from it?

  • Highlight the advantages of using the app in your life.
  • Discuss how it has improved your communication or social interactions.

Example

WhatsApp has greatly improved my communication. It allows me to stay in touch with loved ones without any cost, as long as I have internet access. Additionally, the ability to send quick voice messages or make video calls has made it easier to maintain relationships, especially during the pandemic when meeting in person was difficult.

Conclusion

  • Summarize the key points about the app and its significance in your life.
  • Express any future intentions regarding the app or similar apps.

Example

In conclusion, WhatsApp is an essential app for me that keeps me connected with my loved ones. I plan to continue using it as it evolves and adds new features, and I appreciate how it has made communication so much easier.

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. It's important to provide specific details about the app to engage the listener and demonstrate your language skills.

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Tip

Instead of saying 'it's useful', explain how it helps you in daily tasks or improves your life.

2: Lack of Structure

Failing to follow the cue prompts can lead to a disorganized response. This may confuse the examiner and make it hard to follow your points.

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Tip

Organize your answer by addressing each cue in order: start with what the app is, then how you use it, and finally its benefits.

Overly Technical Language

Using too much technical jargon can alienate the listener, especially if they are not familiar with the app. It's important to keep your language accessible.

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Tip

Use simple language to explain features of the app, and avoid complex terms unless you define them clearly.

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Band 6-7

Instagram is my favorite application that I can use on my smartphone. I was introduced to this application in my 12th standard and the reason I was exposed to this application was because of all my friends were using it at that time. The main purpose of this application is to share your day to day life in the form of photos or videos or along with small captions. And it has been really popular since its introduction in 2008 with over 1 billion annual users. And it has recently been bought by the Facebook parent company Meta. My use of Instagram is not that much severe, but I do use it for a couple of hours a day. I have been meaning to cut down the use of this application as it can prove very much addictive. The benefits I get from following this application is that I am able to keep up with the lives of my friends, even though I am many, many miles away from them. And it gives me a platform to communicate and to talk to my old colleagues and my old friends. The only drawback of this application, I would say, is that it can become really addictive and you can waste a lot of time on it.

Band 6-7

So, I do have many apps on my mobile phone but I would specifically like to talk about the app called as RealMe. So, this RealMe app consists of a link which connects my digital watch to my digital cell phone. So, how it works is, it is simple, it helps me to record my walking steps, my exercise activities and also helps me or also puts reminders to have enough water in a day. So, using this app and my digital watch both together has helped me to be on track and it reminds me to have water each and every hour so that I do not get dehydrated very easily which I tend to if I have low water intake but I have been using this app for a while now and I really feel that the connection, the easy connection which is there with the app and the digital watch helps me to be on the track of helping me to be healthy and also motivating me to be a part, be one part closer to lose the weight.

Band 6-7

The app that I am going to talk about is called Instagram. Instagram is an app that is developed and created by Mark Zuckerberg. The app works on the system of software and coding. It is called a social media app because there are a lot of social media things happening on it. We can use it for sharing pictures, videos, messages to each other, for people in the country and globally. We can post our reels there. Reels are the form of short videos that are within 15 to 30 seconds, also 60 seconds sometimes. And we can also use it to send messages to our friends, families and the certain group of people who have like mind and likings. We can also do a video call and audio call there. The quality of video and audio call is perfect. And we can also follow a lot of influencers on Instagram, such as people who are great at makeup, makeup artists, actors and idols whom we admire, such as celebrities in various domain. They have their official account on Instagram. The people who have official account and are authorized have a blue tick and the people who are ordinary or normal who aren't celebrities don't have a blue tick. So when you see a blue tick on Instagram, it is an official account of a celebrity or an influencer. Instagram is also very well known for creating money. That is when you can monetize the account by putting on content, videos.

Band 6-7

An app which I use most on my mobile phone is Instagram. I dedicate most of my time of my everyday daily routines on scrolling off the feeds on the Instagram stories and it is like a stress relief to me when I have to make myself feel comfortable after coming back from my work life. And I take, I have taken a lot of stress in my work life. I have to take, as I have to teach classes and take the labs for different subjects. So, the Instagram app, I find it really entertaining. So, I use that app so frequently on a daily purposes, daily use basis.

Band 6-7

Okay, talking about the app which I use most is Instagram, which is social networking app and it is available both on iOS and Android device. Okay, so talking about what I do on Instagram is I watch every kind of reels, reels can be informative, then it can be entertaining and I would like to watch reels based on knowledge gaining videos and basically it is for networking where we can post our videos, we can post our photos and after posting we get likes and there is a feature that you can, you can put your display profile on the DP and then you can mention your, let's say bio in that section and for everyone it will be the public account and if you want to have a private account then you can have a private account settings and if your account is public then you can, anyone can see your followers and following and along with that whole profile then I use that app so that I can be up to date on news and I think it's quite, it's quite hype these days because Instagram is growing day by day and using Instagram can give monetary benefits also and I think it's astonishingly great that people showcase their talent on Instagram.

Band 6-7

The app that I am going to explain is Notes, which most of us have it in our phones pre-installed. So this has helped me a lot because I am a working professional and I would like to list down everything that I need to do in a day. There are a lot of work pending and you get lost in it. So for me, I have learned that jotting down the work that you need to perform and prioritizing it gives the work an added clarity, which in turn reduces your stress level about thinking about that work. These are the benefits that I get from that application. Even if I have something running through my mind when I am outside, if I just go and write it in there, we don't have pretty access to a pen and paper when we are outside. So the Notes application in my phone is the go-to app which I use to write whatever is going on in my mind if it's getting too much overloaded for my brain. It's like when you note it down to this application and when you read it, it becomes more clear to you. This is a tip that I have heard from a YouTube channel and I have been using this app ever since then.

Band 6-7

The app I have in my mobile phone is Leap Scholar. I use this app for preparing for the IELTS speaking test, IELTS exam. The app I have in my mobile is IELTS Leap Scholar. The app is based on IELTS preparations like they have four modules listening, speaking, reading and writing and this app gives a lot of mock test and the interface is very good when I'm using this app. The app I use on my mobile phone is IELTS Leap Scholar. This app is very easy to install and this app is very easy to download and install and it is very user-friendly interface. You can you can use you can open it and you can give the give your mobile number and mobile number I can create ID for for yourself so that whenever you need to enter you don't want to create every time you don't want to put your mobile number if you create an account it will be easy to connect it will be easy to connect and your modules whatever and this app is for IELTS preparation so whenever you are connecting you know you don't need to start from the first if you have an account it will be easy to continue suppose if for example if you are having a speaking test and you are coming out from that app then again if you're entering into the app then it will be like where you have completed from that you can start your preparation you don't need to start from the beginning and like benefits I get from this app is like I have a lot of mock test lot of test and a free trial test and you can evaluate your exams like one-to-one so for example I am little worried about my writing evaluation so if I if I give my if I do my writing in this app I can get I can get evaluated very easily very easily and speaking test also I can get the like I can get the score immediately

Band 6-7

So the one mobile application that I use a lot is YouTube. So YouTube is an open platform for that anyone can upload any kind of videos and that person is going to get viewers and the viewers then will they all together will decide that whether his or her content is good enough and the person can gain popularity and even the person can make a stable career out of it. So the reason why I like YouTube the most is that the video form is the best form of information sharing according to me. It can provide information within a short span of time, it doesn't require a lot of focus and it is actually entertaining also to gather information in the form of video format. So we can have information of any kind, we can get information about our career, about different types of career, about our world, about our government, about the policies that affecting our government, about history. Moreover YouTube has become a very great place for entertainment. I have watched a lot of comedy videos on YouTube and what I observe is that a lot of people have actually made careers out of it, of just uploading YouTube videos. It doesn't require much, it has actually zero cost of production. Earlier I remember seeing interviews of film producers that they said they need a lot of capital to make a film but however in YouTube you do not require any kind of lot of investment, you just need pure talent and a camera, you can just record yourself and you can just upload it and you will get a lot of viewers and you know the people will decide, if the people like your content they will ultimately give you the fame that you need to continue making YouTube videos. So that's why this is the most favorite platform that I like and

Band 6-7

Honestly speaking, I am always full of pains to download many applications in my phone because nowadays without mobile phone I can't imagine my life because I do everything on my mobile phone. Here I am going to talk about the application that I usually use on my daily routine life and the application is Instagram, it is a very good application for me, through Instagram I usually know about what is going around the world, apart from that I usually take photo and post a picture, I usually connect with my loved ones and communicate with them on chat and virtually I also connect with them on video call, it is a very beneficial for me to use Instagram, the reason behind is that usually Instagram post many news advertisement, apart from that Instagram have many shopping accounts, so I usually do shopping on it, I usually scroll Instagram and I think it is very knowledgeable for me to use Instagram and I know the many knowledgeable information through it, so yes this is the app that I usually use on my phone and it is very beneficial for me to use it.

Band 6-7

yeah it's an online platform it's called YouTube so majority of the time I browse it because to enhance my skills there are several courses are available or to enhance skills such as communications or particular academics or any other software skills I recently completed software skills like such as a very log code it is one of the best way to use it as you can stop wherever you need and you can make notes at the same time and I have even enrolled a few online courses with taking an access to that particular course with the help of YouTube and sometimes if you feel exhausted you can see shorts are available just for the fun purpose and if I want to watch any movies or series I will just browse it as it is a free access to everyone no need to pay anything so it's for me it's one of the prime way to use get to make use of it more the way it has curated was good and recently I don't used to get any ads while browsing it but nowadays I am getting so many ads so I took the prime version so that I don't want to see the ads so when I am concentrating on something so I don't want any disturbances for that particular
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