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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.

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    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.

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    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.

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

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    So, I had an argument recently with my best friend known as Hardik and we were working on a research paper which was about how LLMs work in the general world and while we were working on the research paper, we had difference of opinions like for example, I had some inputs which the other person didn't want to include in our paper and vice versa. So, it was really getting very competitive at one point and we really had a great clash on the ideas and thought process and the work that we are submitting. Eventually what happened was they ghosted me as they were not ready to talk about it and it was really a painful time for me because of those ghosting experience. I had underground depression and yes, things are hard and I learnt a lot of lessons. The people that you choose with while you work on something is really important because ultimately the work you do matters with the people you are belonging to and if the surrounding is not good, then it doesn't work out and it also taught me the value of respecting people's opinions, choice and lot of time appreciating their work and you know always trying to be there.

    Band 6-7

    Well, it is usually seen that our friends undergo for an argument and sometimes it got heated up. But today I would like to mention here an argument that is usually happen in between my friends. The topic is about armwrestling. As they both are the players of armwrestling and they follow the players and they admire them and they sometimes get argue or fight with each other related to the best of the armwrestlers in India. And they both tell each other that their armwrestlers which they follow are best and so these arguments sometimes go higher or they fight with each other and I just come here trying to cool down or prevent the fight in between them many times. In fact, there are so many other things in which my friends fight with each other related to games, education and many more. But when the times come for armwrestling, they both become aggressive as they follow these games pretty seriously.

    Band 6-7

    So, well, during IELTS examination peptide, so I had a qual with my friend named Deepak. So gradually, he also had a chance to go to Australia for his work visa, intermediate work visa, and I want to pursue my course as well as study visa, it's a plus 500. So he arguing me that he gained the PR visa without any kind of staying in Australia. But in the rules and regulations, migrants have to stay five years to stay, the opportunity to grab the PR. So I am continuously telling that there is no such a point, you are going, are not eligible for 189 visa. So he told me that, no, that's not, I am probably ineligible for PR visa. It's totally, I think, a stupid debate, because for migrants, you have to stay five years, then you applied for PR and eligible for permanent residency or citizenship criteria. As for me, I wanted to go in a subclass 500, then I have to shift my visa in 482 in a work visa, then I should be eligible for PR. So it's correct that he not gonna, not gonna tell a such thing we have on the criteria. So then he search on Google that it's totally wrong, then he apologizes me.

    Band 6-7

    Well, most of the time people argue with some topic when they are disagree with someone's statement. Today, I would like to talk about an argument which was with two of my friends, whose name is Krishiv and Virat. Those are very close to me. We met during a festival called Diwali, when I went with my friend to Udaipur for visit a lake. At that time, I met with those friends. They were arguing about something like, they were saying about jobs and businesses. One of my friend, whose name is Krishiv, he was arguing with Virat that financial literacy is so important, despite if we have a job and business, if we don't know how to manage finance, so it can be very bad for our businesses as well as with our jobs, if we have much money and we don't know. So when I asked to Krishiv, how he had that much of confidence on how he can surely say that financial literacy is that important. And he suggested me to read Atomic Habit and Resistant Poor Dad, which transfer his life completely. And then when I read Resistant Poor Dad, then I understand why he was arguing with Virat. Virat was saying, it's okay to not having financial literacy, we need a job and business which can be good for our future. So it was debate about.

    Band 6-7

    An argument we still do from our childhood was about cricket. I usually support RCB in IPL because my favourite player is Virat Kohli and my cousins support Chennai Super Kings and he is a hardcore Dhoni fan. We are arguing from our childhood till today about cricket and they always argue that they have 5 cups in the IPL trophy. We used to argue that our team has the greatest following and one of the greatest players in cricket history. The argument has no uses because it doesn't make any sense and it's nowhere useful. But we relieve our stress by just arguing for time pass. On the other hand, we also argue for answers after completion of our exams, especially when it comes to the max exam in our B.Tech first year. After solving the sum, we write answers on the question paper and after coming out from centre, we discuss the problems and if the answers won't match, we used to argue by solving the problem on the back side of the question paper. It was also a memorable thing which we argued about. But this makes some sense because it was about study and that's all about the argument.

    Band 6-7

    Back when I was in college, it was the first year of my college and I met these two girls and they were my friends, but they didn't used to go well with each other. So there was this time, and both of them used to think highly of themselves, there was this time when we went out to eat for lunch, to have a lunch, and what happened that one of the girls just said to another one that, your boyfriend looks like your brother, and she got so offended that the other person was also like, oh, your boyfriend is not even that cool, you know, and they both started to fight with each other, and I was the one who was like awkward for the whole time, because I had to sit there and watch them fighting while other, it was embarrassing because other people were seeing us, they were watching us. So I just got up and paid the bill and just said to these girls that maybe we should leave because, you know, people are watching, and it's so embarrassing, like, can you two, can you two, would you stop talking for a bit, please? And that's what happened. It's a fun story, but also at the same time, it reminds me of, like, it's nostalgic, like, how we used to be and how childish I was, that I used to hang out with people like these. Now, both of them are not in touch with me anymore, and they're doing well in their life, so good luck to them.

    Band 6-7

    I had two friends named Guru and Manoj. Manoj was a person who was quite an extrovert and he had a girlfriend as well. So that's where the actual point of argument started. Manoj usually loves talking with his girlfriend in the same room where both Manoj and Guru live together. But since he was a guy who is always expressive and emotional, he talks louder through phone with his girlfriend. And that is what annoys Guru. Guru is introvert and he loves learning books, reading and listening music. And since the semester exams are coming nearby, Guru wants to have a good revision of the subjects. But the phone call and the loud noise of Manoj's voice doesn't allow Guru to read properly and take notes properly. This resulted in argument between Guru and Manoj. And Manoj got very angry and the same applied for Guru as well. Guru also got angry. They immediately started fighting, thrashing each other, throwing stones and chairs over each other. But that was not until our friends Sam and Mohanish came together and stopped that agreement. I really felt bad for Guru since he was very serious and very polite in his expression and character. But Manoj was not so. He was at times rude, not so polite and not so friendly. I think that in this point, it is Manoj who must be holding the responsibility of being a bit polite, a bit silent and a bit less talkative while he speaks with his girlfriend. Obviously, he would have done this way either. He could have gone out of the room where they have stayed and he could have talked very freely. That would have allowed Manoj to speak and Guru to listen.

    Band 6-7

    The recent argument that I had was with my colleague and a very close friend of mine named Shivansh. We had the argument about each other's political ideologies. He had a very different perspective from what I had. His views are more far left and he had more communistic communism ideologies and what I believed are more of capitalistic ideologies of the world. We had a debate for almost an hour where we shared our views and our perspectives on these ideologies. But when we finished, by the time when we reached the end of our debate, both of us realized that each of our arguments shared their own part of pros and cons. And we came to a conclusion that it is very important to find the right balance between both of the approaches as we felt that both of those approaches are right in their own ways. But we need to find the middle point where the society can live in harmony.

    Band 6-7

    So the argument which I had with my friends were during my college days with my roommates who were basically with me for 4-5 years during my entirety of my college. It was based on a simple fact of a trip that we were planning to the Himalayas. It was on the idea of the plan we were creating on the dates we were planning on of the weekend. So we were planning from one weekend to another weekend entirely engulfing 10 days for the trip. The argument came across when we were travelling about the travelling options, about the commuting options and accommodations that we were going to take during the period of time and wherever we are going to do a pit stop during the period. So basically we are from Chennai, we wanted to go to Delhi. Therefore the only options which we had were train or by flight. In addition the issue was the flight is going to be expensive. But the train was a little bit more cheaper to us as college students with a budget. The thing that actually caught us was the expenses. So it's basically a win-win, lose-lose scenario if you take a train or flight. So that's where the most heated conversation or the debate happened. My friends actually started with a heated argument initially but then they got up with the logic and got up with the ideologies of why I am saying this. So initially they were heated up, then they got to the logics. Therefore it was basically we could understand what we need and how much is it affordable enough for us and compatible enough for us with our ideologies and our planned routes. So after half an hour of discussion or argument, we came to an understanding of which is the most ideal understanding for us, ideal commute way and accommodation we could take. And then they also understood my idea point and I also understood their idea point. So we kept an open note and we actually took flight to Delhi and from there we preferred to go by bus which was most ideal for our time slots.

    Band 6-7

    It was between two of my very close friends, Kratika and Lakshmi. It was a petty argument over who prioritizes who and how they are not prioritizing each other and how they are not spending time with each other which led to miscommunication and misunderstanding. Initially, they did not talk at all. It was a very cold argument at first and then when they came together and sat down and expressed their views and shared their opinions and talked it through, they shared their disappointments and also they worked out how they can solve this problem. I felt as if I was in the middle of it because both of them were talking to me about the problems instead of talking to themselves and I had to sit them down and just ask them to talk it out so that they can solve their problems. Both are my closest friends and I cannot see any one of them getting hurt. So I felt a little anxious about them fighting but after they sorted it out, it all turned out to be a misunderstanding or a miscommunication. So it all sorted out well.
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