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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

Few months back I was diagnosed with the health condition which was caused due to lack of drinking water. From then onwards I started to drink a lot of water but somehow I tend to forget it because of my hectic schedule. Now few days back I have started using one of the app called NotifyMe which is used to notify me about when should I drink water throughout my day. I have set a quantity of water what I have to consume, what I have to drink according to which it always notifies me once in one hour or probably twice and only because of it my health conditions have escalated and I am really thankful for such technological advancement which is there, which is there happening right now. It not only helps me to function my body but also is exceptionally beneficial for all kinds of people who really require such application in their everyday use. So I usually recommend such application to my friends, it's quite worthwhile to use. And it's quite straight forward and it has nothing very daunting.

Band 6-7

There are different kind of applications on Google Play Store. On Play Store we find different types of applications. For me, the most commonly used applications are Google, Instagram, Whatsapp, Facebook, Telegram and other game applications. Mostly I use my game application which is Clash of Clans. Which is my favorite app. Which I spend most of my leisure time on that game. It is a very famous game which is commonly found on Play Store. And it's a free of cost app. I have been playing that game for the past 5 years. It's a strategy game which I and my friends play along. There are 5 of my friends which we play together. It's a game about where we build a town and we upgrade it. We build our own kingdom and we attack on other players' kingdom. And we loot their kingdom. And from loot we get something called gold coins, elixir and dark elixir. Which we use to upgrade our own town. There are events every month and weekly too. And it's a very good game for extra building time. We have to use our own time.

Band 6-7

Actually, there are several apps I am using in my mobile, especially I want to talk about one app recently I have been using more because recently I am preparing for IELTS. I have recently started using IELTS preparation app. It is, IELTS preparation app, it helps me a lot to prepare for IELTS. It has different mock tests, speaking tests, reading tests, and listening tests. Beside of that, the app is very good, we can contact to our special teachers and they have some special classes in that app. Actually, it is very useful to me, it's like a guidance, it's like guidance to me for getting my score band, what I am expecting on IELTS score band. Yeah, IELTS preparation is a very fantastic app. Yeah, it means a lot to me, it has different sections like for reading, it has almost 5-10 mock tests, it has single-single module tests, and it has whole session tests, like whole test of IELTS we can write there, and we can know what is, how much score we are getting from that now. Yeah, it's a very useful app to me, recently I have been using more this app.

Band 6-7

Well, I use different kind of mobile phone apps, but today here I would like to talk about a mobile phone app which I use very often. It is none other than a famous social media platform Instagram. And I came to know about this from my elder brother as he is also very, as he is a netizen person and he likes to use different kind of mobile phones apps as well as different kind of games on it. Well, he firstly told me about this in my 10th standard and he created my Instagram account on his own phone. And after that I bought a new cell phone for myself and then I started using Instagram on a regular basis. Well, I post different kind of things on Instagram to keep myself happy as well as I have a lot of friends on Instagram with whom I talk about my daily routine and my stress and my hobbies. Well, Instagram helps me in a different phase as it works as a stress booster activity for myself, for me as I am working as an accountant in a private sector and my job is really tough and it helps me to rejuvenate myself. And Instagram also helps me to enhance my knowledge. Well, I get a different kind of knowledge from Instagram like what is happening around us and what is happening in the world. As the recent news of LA fire, which I received from the Instagram and I was in a deep shock after seeing it. And after that I did a research on this news by visiting to the different kind of Instagram pages. All in all, this is the only app which I use most of the time.

Band 6-7

The most frequent application I used on my phone is WhatsApp and it's my most favorite application as well. So, WhatsApp has so many features in it like for chats, then contacts, then file sharing and for so many personal activities we can use WhatsApp. Video calls, then audio calls, if you are not comfortable with video calls, you can share your images and recently we had a lot of updates like when you share your images, it can be viewed as one-time viewer. So, to protect your personal information as well as every organization or schools, colleges, offices, they may use their organizational chat or something else but they will definitely have a group in WhatsApp and they use to share personal experiences, personal information and organizational information through WhatsApp because it is easily accessible to everyone. So, WhatsApp is kind of entertaining as well. Recently, we had a new feature called GPay. You can send or receive money through WhatsApp. You don't need other application help to open it, then you don't need to scan it. All in one feature will be available in your WhatsApp as well and for friends to whom you contact, you can put more emojis, you can greet them on WhatsApp and you can learn videos through WhatsApp and we have so many group contacts. Recently, I have seen something in WhatsApp. You can view your WhatsApp status and so many things you can perform through WhatsApp. Thank you.

Band 6-7

If I supposed to talk about the one application that I use so definitely I would say about the YouTube YouTube is an application which is sponsored by Google and nowadays it is very popular because of its content It provides content which attracts many users from different domains and it is simple to use as a child and an old person can simply handle it. It has variety of content like you can see whatever you want. For me it is very important because I am a student and I have to complete my course to gain the knowledge I use YouTube.

Band 6-7

So nowadays there are a lot of apps that are very interesting and people are using it. What I am going to talk about is Instagram. Instagram is a social networking tool that you can use to connect with your friends or people nearby you or anywhere in the world you can connect with them and you can get news about what is happening all over the world, what's happening nearby you and you can easily get all this information from Instagram. How can you use it? You can easily set up this account. You just need to download the application, whether it's an Android or iPhone, you just need to download and just easily need to set up the account and you are ready to go. As far as I can remember, it's a really easy process, you just need to have to enter your phone number and then you will receive an OTP and you are ready to go. And after that, I usually spend around five to six hours daily on Instagram watching reels, scrolling through people's posts, seeing what they are doing, where they are going, watching their stories, what they have posted or not. So, I found it really good and now I think I am spending a lot of time on Instagram so I am trying to reduce it to two to three hours and I am working on it to not use that much and for me, it was not a piece of cake to easily avoid Instagram because from past two years, I am regularly using Instagram for five to six hours on a daily basis.

Band 6-7

I like to talk about an app which I use most often which is YouTube. I enjoy using this app because it has huge information related to work, entertainment and educational activities. I use this YouTube at multiple places such as during travelling, office hours and for my future education. This app is very useful because it is accessible to everyone from any place. It can also be used on a phone or a web browser. What I find interesting about this app is that it gives a blend of entertainment along with learning. If the people are able to use this app in a proper way, they would get all the necessary information and also relaxation from the entertainment it provides.

Band 6-7

I use an app called YouTube which is an app in which different types of creators from different types of places like India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, America, London upload different types of videos on different topics with different subtitles which can be comedy, intense, or strategy and romance etc etc. It is fun to watch YouTube because I can enjoy every moment in YouTube by watching videos. When I will get gold I have only option that is YouTube and watch and it is quite good application. It also helps me to study because in YouTube creators also upload study videos which are useful and useful. YouTube helps me to enjoy also, to study also, and improve my skills also.

Band 6-7

usually I used so many apps in my mobile but my most favorite app is gpay that is a google pay as it is completely related to the financial transactions we can pay to anybody right through that it's basically a medium to pay the amount while transferring amount from your bank it is as it is deducted and it is credited to the next party right and it is very much friendly app and very easy accessible so if a person doesn't have any kind of a good knowledge related to the mobile and if once or twice if he or she use this particular app it's as it is very user friendly another good part that it's your transactions are safe you don't need to worry as much that is there any fraud or something okay another part that is best part which I like that it it is easily accessible and we can use that in n number of times in a day so there are not any restrictions to that that just only twice or thrice in a day as many as transactions you can you want you can work it out there is no any limit yeah up to certain amount there is limit as it is restricted for our safer side only so that is the best part as well another thing that it's a QR facility available you can get reward points from that while using this app so there are so many things by for which I like this app and I use this app the most another part that is a there are so many people around us using this app so they are also very much familiar with this and as it is very easily accessible and user friendly I like this app the most thank you
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