Describe an area of science (biology, robotics, etc.) that you are interested in and would like to learn more about: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

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Which area it is?
When and where you came to know this area?
How you get information about this area?
And explain why you are interested in this area.

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Cue 1:Which area it is?

Clearly state the area of science you are interested in, such as biology, robotics, or astronomy.
Provide a brief definition or explanation of this area to give context.

Example

I am particularly interested in robotics. Robotics is a branch of engineering and science that deals with the design, construction, operation, and use of robots. It combines elements of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science.

Cue 2:When and where you came to know this area?

Share a specific moment or experience when you first learned about this area of science.
Mention any particular event, class, or person that inspired your interest.

Example

I first came to know about robotics during my high school science fair. I saw a demonstration of a simple robot that could navigate through obstacles. This experience sparked my curiosity and made me want to learn more about how robots are built and programmed.

Cue 3:How you get information about this area?

Discuss the resources you use to gather information, such as books, online courses, or workshops.
Mention any specific websites, authors, or institutions that have been helpful.

Example

To gather more information about robotics, I often read books and articles from authors like Daniel H. Wilson. I also follow online courses on platforms like Coursera and YouTube, where I can find tutorials on building and programming robots.

Cue 4:And explain why you are interested in this area.

Explain your personal motivation for wanting to learn more about this area.
Connect your interest to future aspirations or career goals.

Example

I am interested in robotics because I believe it has the potential to revolutionize many industries, from healthcare to manufacturing. I aspire to work in this field to contribute to innovative solutions that can improve people's lives, such as developing robots that assist the elderly or help in disaster recovery.

Conclusion

Example

In conclusion, my interest in robotics stems from a combination of early exposure, continuous learning, and a desire to make a positive impact through technology. I look forward to exploring this fascinating field further and possibly pursuing a career in it.

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 Responses

Providing unclear or general answers can make your response less engaging. Specificity is key to demonstrating your knowledge and interest in the topic.

Tip

Use specific examples and details when discussing the area of science to make your answer more vivid and interesting.

2: Lack of Structure

Failing to organize your thoughts can lead to a confusing response. A well-structured answer helps the examiner follow your ideas easily.

Tip

Follow the cue prompts in order to create a clear structure: start with the area, then discuss when and how you learned about it, and finish with your interest.

Overly Technical Language

Using too much jargon or complex terminology can alienate the listener. It's important to communicate your ideas clearly and simply.

Tip

Explain concepts in simple terms and avoid overly technical language to ensure your audience understands your passion for the subject.

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Band 6-7

I always loved biology from this area of science. I fell in love with biology in class 11. I love biology because there is so much to learn about humans, plants, trees, orgasms and so many things. In biology we learn about how human beings are born to death and how their organs work and many things. We study about human beings as well as plants. We learn about plants, how they respire, what are their roots, how they reproduce and many things. Biology is so interesting and always fascinated me so I always love to learn biology more and more. That's why I am doing my Bachelors in MSBSC Biology.

Band 6-7

The stream of that I have an interest in would be biology, specifically marine biology. Although I have not taken anything to do with science or biology, I have been studying media and communication for the past three years in my degree and that's what I'm going to be pursuing in the future, but it is something that has always interested me and is something that I'm fascinated about. So if I did have a chance to go back and take something else, if I had to take something else, I would probably like to learn more about marine biology and the underwater life and the aspects that created what it is and the super diverse ecosystem that lives underwater.

Band 6-7

I am very interested in robotics. When I was 10, I watched a film called Robo. In that film, that film is basically based on Android Humanoid Robo, which does all the work of what can human do. From that time onwards, I started doing research in robotics. Anyhow, I didn't took a course in my B.Tech, but still one of my friend is doing the course. In my free time, I usually go to my friend and ask her related robotics.

Band 6.5

I love, I admire astrophysics so much. I have got to know about astrophysics just when I entered the art stream. I got to know about astrophysics from the YouTube. I have seen I have seen all the things, all the resources which are needed to study astrophysics but my knowledge has restrained and my family resources and family resources has stopped me from getting, pursuing the dream there. So I have continued in the art stream itself. Now I am studying law. So I do, I am still learning more about astrophysics from YouTube videos even I am in law stream. I love astrophysics so much because I, every day when I look into the sky, I see stars. I admire them. I want to know what, I want to know the deepest secrets that is within the universe. I want to know how many stars are there in the galaxy and how stars produce so much light and how black holes are performing kind of things. I want to know about everything that universe and space holds. I want to discover every secret but I know it's not possible but I dream to know about them.

Band 6

The area of interest are many such as learning new languages in the field of biology, science, robotics also play a very major role recently, but I am interested in dentistry. I came to know this field when I was a child. As a child, I used to eat many chocolates and that would probably result in decay in my tooth and often I visited the dentist, which are a family doctor, there I developed a kind of interest in that by seeing her, the treatment she does and the environment maintaining cleanliness. Moreover, we get the information from the dentist which are residing in our locality. In addition, we can also contact online with the help of some YouTube, we can get information. So the responsibility of a dentist is really very great, they get to treat patient and bring a smile on their face, patient's face which is really worth seeing that. I would love to be a dentist in future as it is brings me immense pleasure to treat people in a community, give them good health, give them nice piece of advice and it brings me immense pleasure to do all that. However, it's but an odd what I'll be in the future, but if I want to be someone, I would be a doctor treating patients and community and doing for them.

Band 6

The science is a very broad category of different kind of sources and in science field there are many part which can be say chemistry, physics, maths etc and also some kind of robotics but today on this occasion I would like to talk about one interesting science topic which is artificial intelligence which is based in the computer engineering moreover it is a very good and vast developing field in today's time everywhere now AI is replacing human this is this kind of fact or myth are wandering but in my true opinion it is not just the case when I was studying in my college at that time I heard about this subject and at that time I felt very interesting about this subject so this subject fascinating to me to learn more about in depth in this subject additionally I like to talk about the subject where we can build our training models and provide some kind of services at that time the computer think their own self and build some kind of model which can kind of automation so this thing help to improving and many areas of field like if for instance we talk about medical field in this there are many robots are coming nowadays which are better surgeon compared to the doctors because they are very precise in their work some work but now currently is a developing stage so it will provide some huge impact in the future so that's why I want to learn this

Band 5-6

From the childhood, I had a great passion for science and technology, but I am more interested in doing biotechnology, but due to some reasons I couldn't pursue my bachelors there, and I opted for electronics and communication. Even though it is a bold technology with the antenna and the signals, it was not a problem for me. Somehow I completed my bachelors in getting up and down marks. And I came through this source called AI, which explores as artificial intelligence. I came to know about this recently because of the blooming of the AI text videos in the social media. We can see many of the people are creating videos in AI and I find it attractive because it makes people to combine or it makes the people together even if they are far. I wanted to know about the technology particularly, and then after a few months my college opened a new blog for that, but I was really sad, but I was really sad because I couldn't get joined to that blog as I was pursuing electronics. Then I started to explore more about that feature. Then I got to know it has a pros and cons because AI is not only good, but even it's showing a negative effect or impact on society. People are not using it in a proper way and there is more disadvantages

Band 5-6

From that, hello, about computer, I know about the computer when I was in after 12th, I know about the computer and I am very much interested in it. Because of college I know about the computer, what is the computer science and earlier I was not very much interested but by the day by day I get very much interested in this because of the logics, the programming, the codes and these things like me very much. I was just, I was just very much,

Band 5

Yeah, the science, biology, the area of science where some kind of things will be held, some kind of programs regarding science will be held, that is near my friend's house. One fine day when I, my friends started, all of my friends were speaking about that particular science area. Till then I didn't know about that, after that I came to know the importance and the programs they will conduct and all the activities they will do in that particular science area. I literally fell in love with that and since then I wanted to go meet the people who make all the activities, experiments in the science lab, science area and all, the robotics and all stuff. That's where I'm interested in, yeah, since childhood I'm very much fond of learning Also there's one speciality for that science area, there was, yeah, it was only used to hold on weekends till 6 o'clock to 9 am, so I used to trouble my father a lot and I used to go there, spend a lot of my time. I really felt very interesting.

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