Describe an important text message you received.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

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What message was it & from whom?
When did you receive it?
Why was it important?

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Cue 1:What message was it & from whom?

Start by clearly stating the content of the message and the sender's name.
Mention any specific details that highlight the significance of the message.

Example

The important text message I received was from my best friend, Priya. She texted me to inform me that she had received her acceptance letter from a prestigious university abroad, which she had been eagerly waiting for.

Cue 2:When did you receive it?

Specify the time and context in which you received the message.
Explain your immediate reaction upon receiving the message.

Example

I received this message late in the evening, around 8 PM, while I was having dinner with my family. As soon as I read it, I was filled with excitement and immediately called her to congratulate her.

Cue 3:Why was it important?

Discuss the personal significance of the message and its impact on you.
Mention any broader implications or feelings that arose from the message.

Example

This message was important to me because Priya had worked incredibly hard for this opportunity, and I knew how much it meant to her. It also made me reflect on our friendship and how we support each other in our goals, which deepened my appreciation for our bond.

Conclusion

Summarize the overall impact of the message on your relationship with the sender.
Reflect on how this moment might influence your future interactions.

Example

In conclusion, receiving that text message not only brought joy to my day but also strengthened my friendship with Priya. It reminded me of the importance of celebrating each other's achievements, and I look forward to supporting her in her new journey.

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 About the Message

Candidates often provide unclear or general descriptions of the message, which can lead to a lack of detail in their response. This makes it hard for the examiner to understand the significance of the message.

Tip

Be specific about the content of the message and the sender. Use clear examples to illustrate why the message was meaningful to you.

2: Neglecting the Timing

Failing to mention when the message was received can leave out important context. The timing can greatly influence the importance of the message.

Tip

Include the exact time or date when you received the message. Explain how the timing affected your feelings or actions related to the message.

Ignoring Emotional Impact

Some candidates forget to explain why the message was important to them personally. This can make their response feel flat and unengaging.

Tip

Share your emotions and thoughts about the message. Explain how it impacted your life or changed your perspective to make your answer more compelling.

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Band 6

An important text message which I received, this is sent from my uncle, it's very important for me because it has a link of his son's marriage photographs because this was such a good moment in my life, I never ever forget this moment because I really enjoy there and they promised me, they sent me message and in this message they gave me some inspiration for my life and I really like it.

Band 6

Okay, so I would like to say that I belong to a place, from a place called Kashmir, it is also called as heaven on earth, but sadly every coin has two sides. I remember back in 2018, it was the time of crisis and turmoil, so what had happened, the internet services and all the phone call reception services, they were blocked. I remember back in the day, I was not in Kashmir itself, my family and everyone, obviously they were in Kashmir, but I was studying, I was in Jammu, which is a place that is 250 kilometers from my hometown, so the services and everything, it was working fine there in Jammu, but back in Kashmir, all of that was abolished, so nothing was working properly, so what happened, the text message I received, I just heard the news that the article 370 that was dismissed and there was turmoil all over the valley, so I could not reach out to my parents, so what happened, I just saw a disturbing news from back home, so I really got disturbed and I thought that I was very tensed, what would be the situation back home, but I remember after around 20 days, I got a text message, somehow my parents had managed to go to a police station where reception was available, they texted me that everything was back home, so yeah, that was the text message that was really important to me and that was a sigh of relief for me, so that was back in 2018, the text message that I received from my father's mobile number actually, so yeah, that was really important for me because that I got conveyed that my parents are all healthy and everything is fine back home, so yeah, that was the text message.

Band 6

motor vehicle and is that just for me to me. So, assumption that he does not do I just contacted with one of my uncle who is working as a motor vehicle officer in Dias Acard. Then I told him that I got a message from the motor vehicle department regarding the 25000 rupees fine. After checking that he said that it maybe sometimes spam and he told me that I should be always aware of these types of spam messages. And he asked me there whether there was a link given below to be forwarded. Then when I see the messages I see that there is a specific link that leads to another website where we should pay the fees. After he said that there are many spam messages and digital arrests are happening nowadays so we should be more aware of these types of messages and all. After this I took a decision to always make my contact more privacy and always look on my phone number whenever some fraud apps are using and all. That day itself I understand that many of the people get the same messages and the fraudster had taken about more than 1.5 crore from different types of people. So we should be always aware of these types of messages and all. We should only trust the department. If we have any doubt we should always call the police.

Band 5-6

so my topic is text message so when the word text message when I hear the word text message the first things comes to our mind is the message that we send each other on day-to-day basis so how important text is for me is I'm a very introvert person and I prefer writing and I sending text to people and I don't prefer calls because as I'm introvert it becomes difficult for me to to tell about my feelings it takes is important because sometimes when you feel low when words can't describe that's when attacks of full paragraph of writing can text message comes to my mind the first things that text messages are basically written communication which are generally done through mobile phones and various other internal services that are available so whenever I get a text message or whenever I talk about a text message that I have received which is a text message is generally a written communication that is done over mobile phones and various internal services that are available text message are a very important part of life like we do it every day like we send text message to each other every day and also it helps people to communicate and also it saves time so now if I talk about an important text that I have received in my entire life I will say I have received it from my mother so basically what happens is in our day-to-day life we suffer a lot we go through a lot and during that time what happens is we cannot sometimes we cannot express it through words or by saying so at the time what happens is a text message can enlighten your mood and it helps a lot and now talking about who sent it to me I already mentioned that it was sent by my mom so I was going through a rough phase basically during my exam when I was not able to concentrate on my studies and it was hard for me to communicate and tell my mother what I was going through and similarly what happened is my mom sent me a text message saying that yeah I can do it she motivated me basically and it was important to me because it has given me strength to overcome my fear and to study properly so that I can excel in my life

Band 5-6

The important text message I received was from one of my classmates three years ago. Why it was important? Because it has actually helped me reunite and rekindle my lost bond with him. I hope I'm not oversharing the things I have. But since only my communicating skills are only being judged and not my life, I think I might share it more freely. So here it begins. It was three years ago. Actually, during our final year, we were very good friends. Not very close, but we chat more, but talk less. Because both of us were very introverts, we couldn't talk much in person. But for some reason, random reason, we keep chatting. Not very frequently, but once in a while. But we know that we trust each other. And we have that really good bond. We have that special spark. It was a very unusual bond that happened to me. So it's difficult even to describe, but I hope you understand. I think I'm not sounding very unprofessional. So later what happened is because of some ego issues and some manipulators in our class, there was small...

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