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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

I cannot put straight, but I use my mobile as an Instagram. It's very pretty, it's beautiful, I love it very much. It's amazing how things can change in a very short time. It's cool that you can watch TV. You can also find information on Instagram. It's a very good app. Instagram also lets us post stories, photographs, everything. And we can share everything to the friends we have on Instagram. And they will be able to like, share, and everything. And from this, we will be able to spend some time. We can be tension-free and we can be relaxed while we are spending time. How we are using this app is we can install this app by mobile phone using Google Play Store. We can install Instagram and then we will create a login ID and password for this. And then we will be using the app and we can find many friends also. We can find many, many friends who are there in other countries or another state or another district. We can find many friends there and we can make a good friendship with them. And it's a part of getting good friends too while we are using Instagram. And also we can share our dance, song, everything. We can post it and it's a platform in which we can share our talents. And also we will be able to show our talents to the society. Even if we are scared in front of, if we have any kind of stage fear or if we are not able to face it.

Band 6-7

Well, I use different types of apps on my mobile phone. I usually use an app known as IELTS practice test for practicing my IELTS exam. This app basically includes different types of mock tests like reading mock test, listening mock test, speaking and writing everything. This app basically starts from basics like explaining us how to start for our IELTS preparation. Then after they suggest us different types of materials like different passages for reading, different context for listening, different topics for speaking and different types of essays and charts and like this for our writing test. They provide us different types of contents for our IELTS preparation. I frequently use this app every day in my life once at least once a day. This app is very helpful to me.

Band 6-7

Okay, the app which I am using currently is called FLO, F-L-O, FLO. It is used to track periods and other abnormalities we can find during our menstrual cycle. It consists of including our moods, our physical difficulties, rate of flow of blood, etc. I started using this app a while long now and it is more beneficial for me to track my periods, the number of days of cycle I have and etc.

Band 6-7

I use WhatsApp basically to chat and communicate with one another from a distant places. Moreover, it gives me a boost to communicate very efficiently with one another. And so far, it would be like, what do we say, it's like we get a video call there. Even though we are far away from each other, we will be connected to our videos and audios and also text messages. And also write few of the stickers to express our feelings right at the moment. And it is also very useful to remind someone about anything if they aren't picking our phone calls. And also, WhatsApp makes our life way better, communicating and connecting with one another. So yeah, WhatsApp is a pretty good application I use on my phone in day to day life actually.

Band 6-7

So, generally my hobbies are just scrolling the social media application most of the times. However, I use YouTube a lot of times because it gives me a particular knowledge to gain whatever the need or whatever needed for me at particular point of time. Basically, I am a very enthusiastic person to learn or to acquire new skills and develop my personality. So, in addition to it, I have seen a lot of videos in the YouTube. Through that, I have learned a lot of skills and got implemented in the particular situations as in a practical life. So, it became one of my hobby to showcase my skills. It is one of the best application I have had. If I want to suggest any application to a friend or a colleague or any person, definitely it's going to be YouTube. Totally, a lot of people will be thinking that social media is a different kind of person where we will be getting most of the disadvantages of it. But however, I feel is it depends upon the person how actually he was using or he or she was using. So, I guess in my point of view, it is totally one of the best sector in the social media applications and wherever we are, if you needed any information regarding any subject or any skill, definitely if you are going to search or if you are just typing it in the YouTube, you will be getting a lot of videos. You can learn, you can gain, you can implement those things in a practical way.

Band 6-7

I would like to talk about application on my mobile phone in my usual life. Firstly, I would like to talk about application name, this name is YouTube. Usually, I am using this application on my leisure time, especially in evening time. Because that time I was very free and I have finished my day-to-day work. I have been searching lots of videos and vlogs through YouTube. Mostly, I have watched educational related video content and especially I am working as a civil engineer. I have watched lots of construction techniques and construction techniques related videos. I have learnt lots of things and everyday I am using this application. Sometimes, I am using this application for listening to music. Sometimes, I am watching movies and watching web series with the help of this application. It is very useful and it is very important for every individual's life. Especially, it is a piece of cake for using this application for all the age people. Nowadays, most of the children are using this application for listening to music and watching cartoon videos for their regular purposes. Especially, it is a very amusement application for entertaining the children. It gathers the information about the studies, sports and all the topics are available in the expanded version.

Band 6-7

There are various apps that I use on mobile like Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube and various other apps but I mainly prefer YouTube because where we get more information in form of videos where we can understand everything and there will be numerous videos where we get to know the information of trending videos, trending news, trending information of everything where we get a clear cut information from the YouTube and I use it mainly for my education and when I feel tired I use to listen music from this YouTube where I get little enjoyment and relaxation, refreshment.

Band 6-7

The app I'll be talking about is Instagram. Instagram is owned by Meta. Instagram is an app used for socializing. People can upload videos, photographs in other in other cinema reels on this application. It can be used in multiple ways. One can see the media uploaded by other people. It has features such as following or to gain followers. Many influencers have earned a living out of it. One can upload their pictures, videos, add sounds and edit those pictures and videos through this app and upload it for people to like, share, like and share it.

Band 6-7

I downloaded the IELTS preparation app from the play store few months back and it was really helping. I use it frequently to improve my communication skill. And I also suggest my friend to use this app. It has amazing structure for preparation and modules and mock tests.

Band 6-7

Okay, so well, I would like to talk about an application which I use very frequently in my mobile phone. It is none other than Instagram. You know, I use this Instagram through my mobile phone, I don't like to log in through the laptop. And the main reason why I use this application is to relieve my stress. Sometimes when I get bored, I used to, you know, scroll in this application. And there are a lot of interesting features we have in this application, like, you know, you can take a beautiful pictures using the filters in the Instagram. And I can also say that we can find a good friends over there in the Instagram. And so on so like, there are a lot of good features that we can use it when it comes to the Instagram. And obviously, I've got scold from my mother for using this application a lot because you know, like, and yes, you know, I am not an influencer, actually, I just have this application and here, whatever I have in my mind, I posted in my profile, I have collected it as a memory. So that's it.
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