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Describe an article on health you read in a magazine or on the Internet: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What the article was about
  • Where/when you read it
  • What you learned from it
  • And explain why it was interesting/useful
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Cue 1:What the article was about

  • Begin by summarizing the main topic of the article, focusing on its key points.
  • Mention any specific health issue or advice that the article addressed.

Example

The article I read was about the importance of mental health, particularly during stressful times like the pandemic. It discussed various strategies to manage stress and anxiety, such as mindfulness and regular exercise.

Cue 2:Where/when you read it

  • Describe the platform where you found the article, whether it was a magazine, a website, or a blog.
  • Mention the time frame when you read it, such as a specific month or year.

Example

I found this article on a popular health website while browsing during my lunch break last month. I often look for health-related content online, and this one caught my attention immediately.

Cue 3:What you learned from it

  • Highlight the key takeaways or lessons you gained from reading the article.
  • Explain how this information could be applied to your own life or the lives of others.

Example

From the article, I learned about the significance of taking breaks and practicing self-care. It emphasized that even small changes, like a short walk or meditation, can greatly improve mental well-being. I started incorporating these practices into my daily routine.

Cue 4:And explain why it was interesting/useful

  • Discuss what made the article engaging or relevant to you personally.
  • Mention how the information could benefit others or contribute to public awareness.

Example

I found the article particularly interesting because mental health is often overlooked in our society. It provided practical tips that anyone could use, making it useful for a wide audience. I shared it with friends and family to raise awareness about the importance of mental health.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, reading this article not only enhanced my understanding of mental health but also motivated me to take better care of my own well-being. It serves as a reminder that we should prioritize our mental health just as much as our physical health.

    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 Specific Details

    Avoid vague answers that do not provide specific details about the article. This can make your response less engaging and informative.

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    Include specific examples from the article, such as key points or statistics, to make your answer more vivid and memorable.

    2: Ignoring Personal Connection

    Failing to explain how the article relates to you can make your response less impactful. Personal connections add depth to your answer.

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    Share a personal experience or opinion related to the article to show why it was meaningful to you.

    Rushing Through the Explanation

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    Take your time to articulate your thoughts clearly, and pause to emphasize key points for better understanding.

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    So this is a very interesting question. The last time I read a magazine about the health issue was back in 2020 during the time of COVID-19. I read the article on World Health Organization website. It was about why we should get vaccination and how COVID-19 can be harmful to human beings. And what are the essential steps that should be taken to prevent it and to let it not reproduce further. So the article started with the situation in China where a man ate a bat that led to the virus spreading. Furthermore, there was written the precautions that should be taken to prevent the virus. And what are the steps that you should take there. It was written that you should not eat food from street stalls. And also you should wear a mask to cover your mouth and your nose from the air. Because the virus could have been spreaded through air as well and through physical contact with a person. Also it was written that you should maintain hygiene in your house. And if a person is infected with COVID-19 you should avoid contact with him. Any contact can lead you to suffer the same disease. And the disease which is COVID-19 can lead to some fatal results. Many people died throughout it. And even my close ones died in COVID-19 which I feel sad for it even now. Furthermore, the article helped me be protected from the virus that was ongoing there. Thank you.

    Band 6-7

    Although I don't read regularly, one day I just picked up a newspaper back in 2020 year end when Covid had happened and it was on peak. I am glad that I read that article. It was written by a renowned health specialist but I can't recall the name though. It was in the famous newspaper, The Hindu, titled Yoga and Meditation, The Saviors, in which he had mentioned about the benefits of yoga and meditation and how it can help us battle the pandemic in a better way. Through this article, I came across various benefits of doing regular exercises and focusing on our...

    Band 6-7

    Well, an article that I have read recently on internet regarding the health issue was on cancer. I was very curious to know that why nowadays cancer is a wide spreading disease all throughout the world. So, reading the articles in various channels I get to know that cancer is spreading widely due to the food items we consume as it contains a lot of preservatives and chemicals that is causing the activation of the cancer cells in our body. Every human being has a cancer cell in their body but they all are in the inactive stage. The food we feed to ourselves activate them. So it is very important for a human being to protect themselves from harmful food items and eat a healthy food and maintain a healthy lifestyle. So, I also read somewhere that following a healthy habit of eating green vegetables then drinking 3 liters of water every day followed by good exercise and gym will protect us from cancer growing in our body. Cancer is a very deadly disease and even there are treatments for it, it's a very painful process when people lose themselves, lose their mental health and strive to survive when they are suffering from cancer. So, I feel that this disease not only brings bad luck to the person but the whole family suffers when they see their child suffering from a deadly disease and they don't know whether they are going to survive or not. I have also seen that 80-90% of the cancer patients die within 3-4 years of their treatment because they have more chances of reoccurrence.

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    I read an article about obesity and how it is connected to different mental health as well as physical health issues. While obesity in a general term we define as someone gaining fat or them having a really unhealthy lifestyle of eating and exercising, the general cause is not always dependent on how much they eat or how much they are walking. Sometimes these kind of health issues are actually dependent on if the person is having a generally healthy mental lifestyle or not. When we address the mental health lifestyle as told by the magazine and the doctor who addressed this topic, they talked about how unhealthy lifestyle or in sense the stress disorder would induce someone to build this coping mechanism by eating a lot of heavy meals and taking a heavy diet. As well these stress eating disorders would culminate in a person and build up several kind of toxins that would eventually lead them to gaining weight and as well having them physically unfit to do anything. In sense the doctor suggested one solution that a person just needs to first focus on their mental health and the environment that they are exposed to, creating boundaries and taking a step back from the emotionally disturbing conversations. They also talked about how it is not always about taking multiple steps at the time but taking small few adjustments.

    Band 6-7

    So an article on health which I read on internet was all about starting yoga classes so government of India has collaborated with Gujarat yoga board to start yoga in all the part of the state. I read this article yesterday in the morning when I woke up. So it was all about starting yoga for the betterment of physical as well as mental health. So it is an initiative by the government to give each and every resources and practices whichever are needed to the local public so that they can start doing yoga and exercise everyday in the morning to keep their body and mind fit. It is a good initiative and it is very useful for every age of the people because it reduces stress and also it improves and enhance our skills apart from physical health improvement it also benefits for our mental well being so it is a good initiative taken by Mr. Narendra Modi sir and I appreciate the services which is given by the experts of yoga board. There are many experts who give them their services.

    Band 6-7

    তারারে চাকরে কলো এ? Well, I read this article in the English Daily for the Telegraph. There was a page dedicated for health-related articles. This article was regarding food habits and lifestyle. This described the means of healthy food habits that we have to adapt and things we have to cut off from our daily life. They have forbidden to use too much flour and other things that is filled with much more gluten. They have advised to consume more and more vegetables and carbohydrates in other forms like from wheat flours, whole flours and from rice particularly. So, I benefited from this actually because I used to have a lot of bread and pasta or noodles which are mainly made of flours. I actually reduced that mighty kind of consumption and now I am very conscious. I have become more conscious about my health and try to consume the rava pasta or the whole grain noodles or rice noodles sometimes. I feel more fit internally after avoiding the diet.

    Band 6-7

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    I read an article about attention span among my generation, that is Generation Z, is reduced way much. It is less than a goldfish and I read this news in a newspaper called El Pais. It's a Spanish newspaper in which they also showcase about news from among the world or from Latin American countries and also obviously Spain. So it is a general news about the attention span as people are using social media a lot these days. So their attention span has reduced to just one minute and it's sometimes even less than a goldfish. So I read this news one year ago and the consequences of it and I realized that I am actually facing this problem as well because I use Instagram a lot and in Instagram you can find a lot of reels. You try to watch any kind of reels but somehow you end up on reels. So it's very difficult to separate myself from it. So I learned that whatever you do, practice makes a man perfect. So I have slowly started to reduce my watch time of Instagram reels or shots from YouTube and I try to watch larger videos from YouTube to study. Obviously for study purposes or just reduce my entertainment purposes of social media and also replace it with something much more meaningful like reading novels, painting etc. I think it's a very important news and people should actually focus on it because attention is very important as whatever we try to do, we need to focus and put our all concentration into it. So this news brought a light to it and people actually need to focus on it. Parents should start putting it.

    Band 6-7

    Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind. We all know what anger is and we all have felt it, whether as a fleeting annoyance or as a full-fledged rage. Yesterday is facing anger issues which have made them aggressive, harsh and hostile. Adolescence is considered as a time of storm and stress. Training adolescence with the anger management skill reduces the negative outcomes related to anger issues. We can teach them some simple steps to fuel them from this destruction. Meditations and yoga, specially deep breathing has helped the young generations to overcome this issue, foster in students the ability to find solutions to problems, communicating with the elders about the conflicts arising in their hearts, involving in some physical activity like sports and dance.

    Band 6-7

    I recently read an article on health in the Indian Times Magazine. It was about the Yoga International Day. It was like practiced by our Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Damodar Das Modi. He told us about the spiritual health and the advantages of doing the yoga everyday. He says that the meditation gives a new perspective to our life and it's very important. Because if we do meditation in the morning it affects our mental health. It promotes our physical strength and more we can think about like what to do and how to do. It like opens our mind. I would like to say that yoga, I also did yoga a time ago. I felt very good. But in the magazine it was about the Yoga International Day. He was doing, our Prime Minister was doing the yoga with like a thousand people near the Indian Gate. It was like coming on the TV as also there was a photo in the magazine and on the internet. Many people liked it and I would like to say that our Prime Minister is very healthy person. At the age of like more than 70 plus he is doing yoga and inspiring the youth. I would definitely appreciate it because nowadays nobody does yoga and every time just sit on the phone and like them on the internet. I would like to appreciate his contribution to our youth. And I would also like, I also like reading magazines about it. But it was a great time talking to you about the magazine or the article. Thank you.
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