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

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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.

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.

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.

Tip

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

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Anonymous student Band 7.5

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Answer

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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Anonymous student Band 8

Sector 34 Test Centre, Chandigarh

Answer

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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Anonymous student Band 6.5

Whitefield Test Center, Bengaluru

Answer

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.

Describe a time when your friend damaged something you owned

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Anonymous student Band 7

Begumpet Test Centre, Hyderabad

Answer

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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Anonymous student Band 7.5

CBD Belapur Test Centre, Navi Mumbai

Answer

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

Well, in my life, I use many apps such as Instagram, Snapchat, Whatsapp, Facebook and Google. However, today I am going to talk about an app I use on my mobile phone in my daily basis. That app is Snapchat. It is very beneficial for my clicked pictures because it gives me a lot of filters and also when I go to outside and that time I send a snap with my friends and my family member. Moreover, it gives me a backup and it is not deleted to any another. So I really feel over the moon when I use this app.

Band 6-7

Well, the application which I usually often use in my mobile phone is HelloTalk. As this is the application, it is built for the language learners who want to become a proficient user in a particular language. For example, I'm learning Spanish language and it is very useful to me as it gives me opportunity to connect with the globe or to connect with the language experts. Moreover, by this application, I can teach, I can represent myself as an Indian and I can teach Hindi language to those who are interested in learning and as well as I often use it on a daily basis. And by moreover, due to this app, my knowledge related to Spanish culture, its tradition is increasing day by day. Also, right now I'm able to converse Spanish, converse the Spanish language fluently with the native speakers as well as with my teachers. Also, I'm learning new words, new vocabularies on a daily basis and it is allowing me to become a C1 certified user soon in the Spanish language.

Band 6-7

An app which is really useful for me in particular is an app called Google Fit. It helps me to record the amount of physical activity I do every day. Although this is the app I am going to speak about, I have an enormous amount of applications which are really helpful for me like Instagram and WhatsApp and other social medias helps us to communicate with people who are really far away, it keeps us engaged and updated about the daily happenings. Not only that, this app particularly is so special to me because hiring a personal trainer and keeping us fit as a fiddle is quite hefty these days while tracking my own physical performance and the way I am taking care of my body is really helpful if it comes in free of cost. Thus, this Fit app is designed by Google and it doesn't require any money to be paid as a subscription. It also reminds us whenever we are not taking care of our body by not walking for enough steps, at least it requires us to walk for around 10,000 steps a day and besides that it also measures the calories we burn every day and it actually serves as my best friend who is really cared about me. It makes me an exquisite amount of happy that someone is always looking after me and making sure that I am healthy. To conclude that, I would definitely recommend you to use this app.

Band 6-7

Casually, I use several apps in my phone like Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp and the other apps like Telegram and IELTS preparation app, speaking apps, and Grammarly app. Apart from this, I most give preference to WhatsApp because it holds space in everyone's phone today's life. This is an important app for everyone. I use it for calling from out of the country like whenever I want to talk to my mom, I use it to for video call. On the other hand, I feel it is a cup of tea of my life because I use group chatting in through the WhatsApp as well as I also use WhatsApp as group calling. It's green color icon gives an enthusiasm for calling. Therefore, my all relatives and friends a big fan of WhatsApp and I don't think so any other app have comparison to the WhatsApp because we have been using this app for since 10 hours and it has a significant variety of give clear connection on video calls.

Band 6-7

I'm going to describe one here, which is most of the time using that app name is preparation of eyelid tape, which is very good or very useful for me. In this app, there are many options to improve your speaking skill, like in this app you can connect with someone to talk and explain your feeling to other, whereas in this app also you can improve your listening. The best features of this app is you can connect with anyone in the world and you can talk to them. And second most of the most useful feature is, which is I like most, that is transcribe the words, transcribe the speaking, like if I couldn't understand, then I can see in transcription and then I can read and understand. And also, this app is usually used by students who want to improve their English.

Band 6-7

as this is the in this age and everyone is rely on the mobile phones and other technological devices in order to get knowledge to improve their skills of various things like if suppose anyone want to moreover so even though I use a lot of mobile application every day but today I would like to talk about a particular application that I use often which is YouTube on YouTube I I do my lectures of the aisles as well as the gate and other civil engineering examinations it helps me to boost my knowledge furthermore I also sometimes I also use YouTube for watching videos related to the different kind of recipes because being foodie I like to try to make different kind of foods in home when I have spare time so that time I do enjoy as well as my one of hobbies painting so that's paint I also use YouTube to see the different kind of paintings

Band 6-7

An application that I use is Blinkit. It's an online shopping application. Online shopping became quite famous during the pandemic, during the COVID-19 period. So, resorting to Blinkit has made my life very easy. It's a very practical and convenient app. It saves a lot of time. For example, in case I forget to buy food for my cats, I open the app, I look at the items that are available on it and I immediately order the cat food for my pets. I remember one day when I got my periods, I used the same application in order to buy the sanitary pads. And there's a plethora of items listed on this particular app. Frankly, Blinkit has made my life very easier. I don't have to think or overthink about what items do I have at my home because in case there's something missing, I can order it immediately. The delivery period or the delivery time is also very less. Sometimes it does take 15 minutes or sometimes it might take 30 minutes. It depends on the orders that they have on that particular day or that particular time period. However, I find that using Blinkit has really made my life very easy. There are other applications as well that I tend to use. However, I think this particular application is a lifesaver and I absolutely love this app.

Band 6.5

I have got a variety of applications installed on my mobile device but the application that I find myself to be using the most is an app called Marrow. Marrow is basically an educational app. It is meant for all those doctors who are preparing themselves for the competitive exams like those for a residency or a super specialization. Marrow has basically different categories in the app. One category is where there are online videos pre-recorded lectures available for the students to use them and based on those videos based on those video lectures after the completion of each video lecture we get to appear in a test which basically assesses our understanding of the particular topic via the video. It has got a wide variety of faculties across India. There are some famous faculties like Mr. Rohan Khandelwal for surgery, Mr. Ashutosh for anatomy, Ms. Nikita for radiology, Sakshi for OBGYN. So yes it is basically a power-packed application for all those who aspire to appear in the competitive examinations and also in the app we have got a separate section called pearls. Pearls consist of small crisp and concise notes which are essential for the last-minute revisions and apart from that they also provide us with test series. It can be a subject wise test series, it can be a grand test. Overall this help is really really beneficial for those who are appearing in these exams and who wish to excel in a competitive exams.

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