Describe an argument two of your friends had: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

Who the friends were?
What the argument was about?
How did they express their disagreement?
And explain how you felt about it.

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Cue 1:Who the friends were?

Introduce your friends by mentioning their names and a brief description of their relationship with you.
Explain how long you have known them and what common interests they share.

Example

My friends, Ravi and Priya, have been close friends of mine since college. Ravi is an avid cricket fan, while Priya is more into football. They often engage in friendly debates about sports, which is something I enjoy watching.

Cue 2:What the argument was about?

Clearly state the topic of the argument and why it was significant to both friends.
Mention any specific event or situation that triggered the disagreement.

Example

Recently, they had a heated argument about which sport is better, cricket or football. This debate started during a match screening at my house, where Ravi was supporting India in a cricket match, while Priya was frustrated that she couldn’t watch her favorite football team play.

Cue 3:How did they express their disagreement?

Describe the tone and manner in which they expressed their disagreement, whether it was calm or heated.
Include any specific phrases or actions that highlighted their disagreement.

Example

Their disagreement escalated quickly. Ravi raised his voice, passionately defending cricket, while Priya countered with statistics about football's global popularity. They both gestured animatedly, which made the argument quite entertaining for me.

Cue 4:And explain how you felt about it.

Share your feelings about the argument, whether you found it amusing, concerning, or something else.
Mention if you tried to mediate or if you enjoyed watching the debate unfold.

Example

I found their argument quite amusing, as it reminded me of our college days. I didn’t intervene because I knew they would eventually laugh it off. It was interesting to see their passion for their respective sports, and it made for a lively evening.

Conclusion

Example

In conclusion, witnessing Ravi and Priya's argument was a reminder of how friends can have differing opinions yet maintain a strong bond. It highlighted their personalities and interests, making our friendship even more vibrant.

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: Lack of Detail in Description

Providing vague answers without specific details can make your response less engaging. It may leave the examiner with unanswered questions about the argument and the friends involved.

Tip

Include specific examples and details about the friends, the argument, and how they expressed their disagreement to create a vivid picture.

2: Neglecting Personal Feelings

Failing to express your feelings about the argument can make your response seem incomplete. Personal reflections add depth and show your engagement with the topic.

Tip

Share your thoughts and feelings about the argument, explaining why it affected you and what you learned from it.

Overly Complex Language

Using complicated vocabulary or sentence structures can confuse the listener. It's important to communicate clearly, especially in a speaking test.

Tip

Use simple and clear language to convey your ideas. Focus on clarity rather than trying to impress with difficult words.

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Band 5-6

To be honest, I would like to talk about my friends who fought, I think after completion of our graduation, I still remember that time, I will never forget that time when after the completion of our graduation, I think after 2 months, we are 3 best friends and we decided to meet somewhere. Both 2 friends' attitude and behavior is different from each other's, so their likes and dislikes are also different. One of my friend, whose name was Varsha, she advised to meet in cinema hall and we will watch movie, some new movie was released on that time. My other friend, whose name was Seema, she advised that we have to go somewhere in some kind of theme park and they started arguing on that thing, where to go. I was just listening to them and I felt really confused, what do I do, because both were saying the benefits of going there, both were saying each other, both were arguing that, arguing about the advantages or merits of going to decide which place we have to go. I felt very unhappy and upset. On another side, I was laughing on both, because both were fighting.

Band 5-6

So this thing happened between two of my classmates. They were having a very deep argument about the IPN this year about RCB and CSK and the argument was going like CSK did cheating during a particular phase and then they did got banned for some time and the other guy goes like not so well taken. So yeah this time he would be winning the RCBN cup of IPL I think. And yeah and this time the IPL was so crucial that CSK couldn't even make it to the top of the leaderboard. That was a point of argument raised from my RCBN friend and then CSK friend goes like they did have 5 trophies. They were very good friends to be honest. If you ask my point of view on this argument, I would support RCBN. That's because I support RCB team. But yeah, CSK has my favorite players. Mazdoini was being a captain previously. That was my second favorite team. So I can't neither support or deny both of them. But yeah, I love RCBN. I'm really happy this time RCBN won the match.

Band 5-6

My name is Lalit Kadri and my friend is Rajesh. We both are arguing on a topic whether individual personal experience is matter or the advice provided by the other person who also have been in this kind of situation like depressions. What we are arguing about the situations. He asked me that individual personal experience does not matter. While I argued and debated about it. Individual personal experience is the most important key which we can provide to another person who is dealing with a similar kind of situation. That's what we argued. I liked some of the factors or some of the points he highlighted to me which also helps me to understanding about the overall knowledge and information about the topic. I have made some of the points which he did not agree. I felt little bit annoyed as well as not happy about it. But overall it was a great experience while debating on this topic. However, we are not agree on the certain points or not. On the same page, we are talking about some of the points. So, it's not a good experience. But yeah, it was knowledgeable and very good experience for the personal point of view.

Band 5-6

So, recently two very close of our friends had an argument and that argument was regarding that what exactly we should eat before hitting a gym and what should be the ideal time between your pre-workout meal and the time when you start hitting a gym. So, one of my friends said that we should eat before 1 hour or half an hour before walking in a gym and the other said that we should eat before 15 minutes away or 10 minutes away before you go to the gym and they had argument about it. One more thing that they talk about is that what exactly should we eat before going to the gym or before walking out in a gym. So, first I'll tell you about the first argument that they had that one of them said that what should we eat and what's the ideal time between both of them and the other one said that what should we eat, the first argument is same and what's the ideal time. So, one of them said that we should eat between 1 and half an hour before and the basic food that everyone should eat is it depends basically on you are gaining or you are losing the weight. If you are gaining that you should be eating a meal that is full of carbohydrates and if you are losing your weight then you should eat food that is easily digestible like you should have a black coffee or you should have a banana or dates and you should go half an hour or one an hour before you go to the gym.

Band 5-6

I have often been stuck in a situation where two of my friends are arguing about the most silly thing ever and I have been and I have not been able to resolve the fight. Once there was a situation where my friends were fighting about what to order online because we were all getting really hungry and one of my friends they wanted pizza whereas the other friend wanted biryani which is a hard choice to make and they both expressed their anger by using words which are inappropriate and they wanted to resolve the fight because we were all getting really hungry but then they so we ended up going with a third option which was actually ice cream as oh my god that was so bad.

Band 5-6

Hello, my name is Afar Iman. Today I am going to discuss about an argument between my friend which took place two weeks back. They argued on the topic of a cricket game where one is supporting Kolkata Knight Rider and another one is supporting Hyderabad Superstar. So as we know that these days Kolkata Knight Rider is playing very well and they are winning lots of matches. So one of my friend who is a die hard of Kolkata Knight Rider, he told that his player like Mohammad Shammi and Ravinder Chahal is doing very well. In that case my another friend said that in Hyderabad Superstar there is more better ballers they had but Kolkata Knight Rider had fixed the match that's why they lost against Kolkata Knight Rider. So my another friend whose name is Ravi and he told that Kolkata Knight Rider never cheated with Hyderabadi Superstar and it's their fault they couldn't able to play well. That's why they couldn't able to win.

Band 5-6

I am very soft-spoken and kind and humble girl especially with the people who respect me the same way but also I'm not very sensitive but sometimes I don't like to hear people opinion and harsh feedback about myself so once we are at mall and my friend her name is Priya she suddenly starting shouted yelling at a salesman and she started the argument because she felt that he was not doing his duty properly but I felt very wrong about that moment because if he does that still there is the way of telling someone that how to behave or how to do their work yelling on him is not the necessary thing that I believe at that time so I take the accountability and tell her to stop doing things and shouting on him but she didn't listen to me and she started fighting with me at that moment and I felt very bad about that salesman and also I felt very bad about myself that I'm with friends like her and after that we never try to contact each other in this time and I'm very happy about that that I don't have those kind of people in my life anymore

Band 6.5

I want to share about the argument what two of my friends had and the argument is about love. So the one of my friend actually has interest in love but it's kind of a different form of love. Like she wants to date multiple boys and she likes to go to blind dates and she likes to flirt with every boy whom she meets and she is okay with having physical contact with them every now and then. So she wants to explore the boys. But the other one is very serious form of love like she wants the unconditional form of love which she wants to build throughout the life. She wants that love with only one guy and she wants to marry only that guy and has kids with him. She wants a very beautiful life like a fairy tale. But the other one who wants to date multiple boys, it's not a love which is unconditional but she just wants to fulfill her sexual desires actually and she is portraying it as a love. And the other friend who wants a love till the eternity is telling that it's very wrong to get in a trap of fulfilling your sexual desires and it is wrong that if ever she marries another man it would be a form of cheating and if she doesn't tell any of this truth to the boy it would be devastating.

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