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Describe an article about health that you read.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Where & when did you read it?
  • What was it about?
  • How was it helpful?
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Cue 1:Where & when did you read it?

  • Begin by mentioning the source of the article, such as a magazine, newspaper, or online platform.
  • Specify the time frame, like the month or year, and the context in which you read it.

Example

I read an interesting article about health in the 'Health and Wellness' section of The Times of India last month. I was relaxing at home on a Sunday afternoon, looking for something informative to read.

Cue 2:What was it about?

  • Summarize the main topic of the article clearly and concisely.
  • Highlight any key points or findings that stood out to you.

Example

The article discussed the importance of maintaining a balanced diet and regular exercise for overall well-being. It emphasized how small changes in our daily routines, like incorporating more fruits and vegetables, can significantly impact our health.

Cue 3:How was it helpful?

  • Reflect on how the information from the article influenced your thoughts or actions regarding health.
  • Mention any specific changes you made or plan to make based on what you learned.

Example

Reading this article was quite helpful as it motivated me to start a weekly meal plan. I began including more nutritious foods in my diet and even joined a local gym to stay active, which has improved my energy levels.

Conclusion

  • Wrap up by reiterating the significance of the article in your life.
  • Mention how staying informed about health topics can benefit everyone.

Example

In conclusion, this article not only educated me about healthy living but also inspired me to take actionable steps towards better health. Staying informed about health topics is crucial for everyone, especially in today's fast-paced world.

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: Being Vague or General

Avoid giving vague answers that lack detail. Being too general can make your response uninteresting and fail to showcase your language skills.

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Provide specific details about the article, such as its title, main points, and your personal reflections to make your answer more engaging.

2: Ignoring the Cues

Neglecting the specific cues can lead to an unstructured response. This may cause you to miss important aspects of the topic.

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Make sure to address each cue clearly: where and when you read it, what it was about, and how it was helpful.

Lack of Personal Connection

Failing to connect the article to your personal experiences can make your answer less relatable and impactful.

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Share how the article relates to your life or health practices, which will make your response more personal and memorable.

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Two months ago I read an article about hydration in a health and beauty magazine. It told me how water plays an important role in skin care as well as your physical health. One must drink 8 glasses of water, is the heckner et al saying, however, it is insufficient to hydrate your skin. One must consume more water so that the skin remains glowing and is hydrated at all times. Skin care is equally important and one must keep in mind that it is essential to have a healthy skin, since it is the protective layer of your body. While reading the article I got to know a number of fun facts and started drinking water, a habit which I inculcated very recently but has helped me overall.

Band 6-7

Hey, I wanna speak about the article that I read while I was in 11th grade. This article is about skin health. Back in the day, I always struggled with acne and more minute skin problems. While I was querying about the skincare products, what products to use, what my skin type is and everything, I came across this article which was published by a student called Tara on the internet. She has a similar problem as mine and that article completely showed about the skin concerns she had and how she overcame it with the process of doing skincare daily and that article helped me a lot because it boosted my confidence and I felt calm. I mean, I felt thankful to it, I felt thankful and I felt kind of related to her because I was also struggling with acne and I was assured that I could overcome the problems I'm having right now, I was having back then and it's like I'm not the only one who's in this battle. There are many people who struggles with the skincare and the way she overcame it helped me boost my confidence and made me feel safe for you, made me feel safe and made me feel okay by using the multiple products on your skin and that particular article also helped me about the various ingredients that our skin requires on daily basis other than food and the kind of water we use on our face. This is one of the articles I read about the skincare, skin health and it helped me a lot.

Band 6-7

Recently, I have read an article about how to manage your eye health properly and correctly in a website from the Google, it just popped out in my phone, so I got interested and I read it. The reason why I have read it, because recently I got a eye power which is a very considerable amount of eye power, I got an astigmatism, so I was researching about it how to maintain the constant eye power and not getting into higher power such as 4 or 5 or 6 diopters of power. It was about how to maintain the constant eye pressure by looking at the sun and every morning and every evening, doing little exercises about eyes by rotating the eyes here and there, by moving the eyes properly so that the eye muscles will get stronger and better so that we can focus without the specks, meaning of specks.

Band 6-7

As I am in my final year of PharmD, I am right now doing internship in various hospitals around India. I have the ability to do internship in either Ooty or Kerala or Chennai. So while I was doing my internship in Kerala, I came to know about this article, it was a very nice article. It was an article which was published by BMJ. The article was about the effects of soft drinks in youngsters and what can it do to your body. And it had various deteriorous effects. One of the effects were cardiovascular effects, it can lead to long term effects of cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, heart attack, myocardial infarction, etc. The next thing was that getting into all these soft drinks and carbonated drinks can increase your hip waist ratio and this can even lead to obesity. And when you are obese you will be more prone to diseases like, lifestyle diseases like diabetes mellitus, hyper hypothyroidism and even much more. So it was an article to remind youngsters that what they are getting into. If in case they were telling that if a person is drinking more than 5 cups of soft drinks per day, they will have the increased chance of cardiovascular diseases, while those who consume less than 2 drinks per day will have moderate risk, while the person who consumes no carbonated drinks have very low risk of cardiovascular diseases in future.

Band 6

So recently I came across a health related article. The topic is very quite interesting and it is about intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting has been a very controversial topic for the masses in general. But coming to the article that I read and everything that made sense later to me personally. Intermittent fasting generally means fasting in between windows and having food only in a specific time frame. So for example it generally lasts for around 14 to 16 hours of fasting time. And then the other 8 hours of window needs to be utilized for eating food, solid food especially. And later letting our body just fast and remove all the toxins and then push away all the bad stuff from our body. Yeah.

Band 6

Reading articles is really important as it helps us to gain knowledge about the various aspects and different topics on our day-to-day lives and I recently read an article which I read today morning. I found it really fascinating as I gained knowledge about the various perspectives of different people who pointed their views on the topic how the fruits and vegetables were grown in the past without using much of fertilizers and pesticides and now how it grows in today's era. So the article explained the view that we should use minimal fertilizers and we should eat organic food and it also gave us the information about the variety of foods that we can inculcate in our day-to-day life for getting the various proteins and the amino acids that we are not able to get by our daily food items. For that we should add some kind of flax seeds, pumpkin seeds and the various kind of seeds we should add in our food chart. So I gained the various knowledge about the food and I have learnt various things from that article. So I just love reading articles so that I can gain knowledge. Also I love working out so I am curious to know about the various nutritional values that food gives us in a proper way.

Band 6

Currently I read a very interesting article on Instagram. It was about how positive changes in your life lead to a healthier and more calm lifestyle and it was really intriguing to read because it had a lot of tips on how to stay positive even when you have a lot of negativity around or you have work pressure. So I think a few tips that I really inculcated in my life as well were healthy eating because it is one of the most important part. If your diet is good then your mental health and your physical health is good. So I think diet is one of the most important parts of a healthy life and other than that I think exercise is also very important. So I read that you should do yoga and any sort of exercise to keep your life more lifestyle more healthy. The article was very helpful in that terms and

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Band 5-6

I read the articles for the 5th standard in English language test, the articles very helpful to pronunciation, grammar, help of to spell the whatever it is, articles much helpful to speak the English, I like to some thing what I told I know, it is very helpful to speak the English, I like to helping words on the article or read it, sometimes using for the grammar.

Band 5-6

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