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Describe an impressive talk/conversation you had that you remember well: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who you talked to
  • When and where you had the talk
  • What you talked about
  • And explain why it was impressive
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Cue 1:Who you talked to

  • Introduce the person you had the conversation with, mentioning their relationship to you.
  • Share a brief background about them to give context to the conversation.

Example

I had an impressive conversation with my uncle, who is a successful entrepreneur. He has been running his own business for over a decade and has a wealth of experience in the industry.

Cue 2:When and where you had the talk

  • Describe the time and place of the conversation to set the scene.
  • Mention any relevant details about the environment that made the conversation special.

Example

This talk took place last summer during a family gathering at my grandparents' house. The atmosphere was relaxed, with everyone enjoying good food and laughter, which made it the perfect setting for a meaningful discussion.

Cue 3:What you talked about

  • Outline the main topics discussed during the conversation.
  • Highlight any specific stories or advice shared that stood out to you.

Example

We talked about the challenges of starting a business and the importance of resilience. He shared a personal story about a time he faced failure but learned valuable lessons that ultimately led to his success.

Cue 4:And explain why it was impressive

  • Reflect on what made the conversation impactful for you personally.
  • Discuss how it influenced your thoughts or actions moving forward.

Example

This conversation was impressive because it opened my eyes to the realities of entrepreneurship. His passion and determination inspired me to consider my own career path more seriously, and I left feeling motivated to pursue my dreams.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, that conversation with my uncle was not just a casual chat; it was a pivotal moment that encouraged me to think differently about my future. I realized the value of learning from others' experiences and how impactful a single conversation can be in shaping our aspirations.

    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

    Providing vague answers without specific details can make your response less engaging and memorable. It may fail to demonstrate your language proficiency and storytelling ability.

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    Tip

    Include specific details about the person you talked to, the setting, and the topics discussed to create a vivid picture for the examiner.

    2: Ignoring the Impressive Aspect

    Failing to explain why the conversation was impressive can leave your answer incomplete. It’s essential to highlight the significance of the talk to showcase your reflective thinking.

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    Clearly articulate what made the conversation impactful for you, whether it was the insights gained or the emotional connection established.

    Poor Structure

    A disorganized response can confuse the listener and detract from the overall quality of your answer. It’s important to present your ideas in a logical sequence.

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    Tip

    Follow the cue prompts in order: introduce the person, describe the setting, discuss the conversation, and conclude with its significance to ensure clarity.

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    As India is a very large country full of diversity, so there are many places which have their own language and speak their native language. The place which I visited and I didn't know about their language was Leladakh, which is about 300 km away from my hometown and it is a very good place as it consists of different kind of trees, animals and have many scenic views and I visited over there last year in summers as it was the best time to visit because it has many, it was cold over there and we had summers in our area so it was the best time to visit over there and I went over there with my whole family.
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    It Ends With Us is a book I read recently. It's by the author Colleen Hoare. It's mainly a story about two teenagers, Atlas and Lily, and how they just handle their life going through high school, adolescence, and just domestic violence at home. Both of them come from very, very different families. However, they have one common determining factor between them, which is domestic violence. The abuse that they've seen their moms go through is just insane, and they connect through that on a different level. They're actually in the same high school, but they never speak to each other until Atlas actually crashes into an empty house next to Lily's villa. When Atlas is homeless and he doesn't have anywhere to go, he just comes and breaks into the house next to Lily's, and Lily helps him with all the daily necessities like clothes and food, medicines and stuff. Furthermore, their friendship blossoms into love, but it doesn't really fructify as Atlas has to leave. This book really gave me a lot of knowledge about domestic abuse and how to deal with it.

    All Answers

    Here are all the answers by real-users practicing speaking for IELTS Cue Cards on our IELTS Prep App.

    Band 6-7

    The conversation I had with was one of the most important person in my life, the most humble person I have ever met. Growing up, I was in a Christian school, so instead of principals, we had fathers. I remember at 26th of January, Republic Day of India, I gave a speech at the Satrung Auditorium of my school. I was kind of nervous back then, but my speech went okay. I got down the stage, father came to me and he said, he pat my shoulder first and then he said, I was so amazed to hear your speech, it had clarity of words and you were amazing. Please don't let that passion of your speaking go down, go down to ashes. And I was surprised, no other person have ever talked so genuinely to me. And after that conversation, I took off my journey. I decided that I want to be a legit speaker and I want to make my father and my school proud. I think it was one of the reasons that I am so passionate in the language of English.

    Band 6-7

    I remembered a talk with my tutor in my 10th standard. At that time I had to choose a stream in which I can take my admission. So there is option of a science commerce and arts and I were thinking about taking commerce as my mainstream but my tutor gave me some advice regarding my selection because they have a very great knowledge of surrounding area so they gave me the advice of selecting science as my mainstream because I scored very well in my 10th grade examination so that is very motivational for them and they asked me to do so and that is very helpful advice for me as well because today because of him I became a dentist by choosing a science stream so I think that is very impressive talk. At that time he had gave me various kind of advice including the scope of science stream including economical benefits of that particular stream so I think it gives me a whole broad perspective of situation and helped me to choose my stream in that standard so I think that is very impressive talk for me and I always thankful for him to give me this advice.

    Band 6-7

    Recently, I spoke to a close friend about a certain topic which really caught my attention. We had this conversation at a cafe while sipping on some coffee about roughly two weeks ago. If I had to summarize the topic of the conversation, it would essentially be regarding actually acting on achieving goals. What really impressed me about this topic and this talk was how often people around us talk about multiple goals that they have and want to achieve, unfortunately, they do not end up acting and moving and doing things that will result in them achieving those end objectives. Most people tend to get lazy upon realizing how much effort and dedication actually goes into achieving their dreams and it is very few that will ultimately put in the hard work to get to where they want to be.

    Band 6-7

    So, yes, I do have an impressive conversation with my friend. It is about our examination and the career possibilities after that. So we talked about something very unique and important what we are going to choose for future like it could be finance, it could be HR, it could be marketing, deciding what we have to choose in future could be in better help for us. We can prepare more our mind should be clear that's in a part of physical mental development. Think before you do because action speak more louder than words could be the best suited example for deciding and planning before. And the conclusion of this conversation was very well. We have decided what we have to do for our future ahead and that could be very amazing. We have exchanged our thoughts, we got lots of info about our career paths. Yeah, that's all.

    Band 6-7

    On the last weekend, I met my friend, we discussed about how our business is going through because we are partners in that business. We impressively talked together and we get how the incredible sustainability of our business is growing ahead by economically and by from the social media it is having too much benefits by posting the post and we had a conversation how to build more growth and development in our business. She is my best friend, we started our business together when we completed our bachelors. After that, we mostly take an action towards our business by talking to each other, we had a meeting, we also enrolling a new batches for the youngsters to join our business also. Our business is now second at number one business in India, I can say that, I can probably say that I am a business woman, we both are actually because we are doing a great job, we are marketing our products. Basically, it is a products business, so overall it was a great experience by sharing a partnership and also seeing the growth in my own business, having an independent solo.

    Band 6-7

    First of all, a conversation was made with my girlfriend. She was interested to spend some time with me outside. So we planned a small trip, a small trip in South India. So she describes me how the trip was, how the trip will lead and how the trip will manage. Generally, I had a crush on her. So our conversation got deeper. Still I didn't listen to her. But she made a conversation with me.

    Band 6-7

    I really believe giving a talk in front of a group of people requires a lot of social skill. And I personally am someone who is not very good at that. But upon hearing this question, the first thing that comes to my mind is the one time when I had to give a talk about a successful need preparation. I was actually preparing for my exams during the time, if I remember correctly, during 2015. I really tried my best, I really studied and I achieved good marks and I had a very high rank. When I went to the college to tell my teachers about that, to let my colleagues know, they were actually very supportive and they were very impressed. One of my favourite teachers came up to me and asked me if it was possible to deliver or to give a few speech or a few notes to the children who are currently preparing. I was actually very shy. To be honest, I don't possess that social skill or I don't have that kind of confidence to deliver such a speech like that. But actually I told him, yes of course sir, anything for you. And then I went there, I was nervous in the beginning and then I started to give my tips. I told them about hard work, about discipline, about determination and so on. And no matter how difficult it gets, you have to keep going. Actually they were paying a lot of attention which improved or increased my confidence from time to time. After giving the speech, a few of the kids thanked me and told me it was really helpful. I really felt happy and satisfied that I could deliver this talk or about this topic. I actually felt proud and I remember that or I keep that memory with me.

    Band 6-7

    I don't have much experience in creating or having an impressive talk my whole life, but what I remember is when me and my friends went to one of these places, Tabuk, wherein we have some plans of going to a certain historical place, but we just decided to... Well, I had this conversation with my friend, and it was already going to be late at night, and she was really heartbroken. Well, for me, it was not an impressive talk, but it's somehow unforgettable for me because it's the time that we had an intimate conversation with each other. Because my friend, she decided to open up to me about her love life, and she was really heartbroken. At that time, I considered consoling her and comforting her, but what she needed most is that somehow to lift her spirits up. So I shared this conversation with her, how God loved her, how God is longing for a personal and deep relationship with her. And I think it's what she needed the most because as far as I know from her past experiences, she was longing for this deeper connection that no one, no human or no man can give it to her or can fill the empty void in her heart. So that conversation really strikes me a lot, and it's not of an excellent conversation, but it's more on personal impact for me. It's like having a conversation in a deep emotional condition or state, and a friend-to-friend conversation as well.

    Band 6-7

    When I attended the OTS meeting in Bangalore, I met an esteemed professor of Canada, McGill. His name was Professor Masa Dhamma. For the first time, I was presenting my work to an esteemed professor, that too of a very big university. I didn't have much expectations because presenting in front of him, I was really nervous about it. But after I talked for a bit, I really got insights into the subject matter. But the more important thing that I realised was how humble he was, how serene his personality is, how down to earth he was. And I really wanted to incorporate those things in myself. Being such a big scientist and still being able to freely talk to other people, letting people approach you, getting to understand students, that is not how the situation in other sections looks like. It's really uncommon and I really had a great time conversing with him.

    Band 6-7

    So, I would like to talk about the impressive session that I had in my past. So, I had the great session with my students because I used to teach some students in my coaching center in my young age. So, yeah, and there I have given that session and it was a grateful experience for me. And why it was grateful? Because the students of mine were in the dilemma like whether they should learn Artificial Intelligence or they should keep that thing away. So, I gave the session and everyone was admiring me because they didn't have so much information about Artificial Intelligence. They were thinking that this will be a threat for the people and they will take the job in every field and this kind of misconceptions students had before my session. But I had cleared all the things, all the rumors about the Artificial Intelligence that some people made. But it is not actually true because everything has their own advantages and disadvantages. So, same goes for Artificial Intelligence as well. Moreover, I would like to add that if any country wants to grow or develop like if I am talking about India, India is not a developed country. So, if India has to develop then they have to grow themselves and they have to put things up in the field of technology. So I think we should go up in the field of Artificial Intelligence without thinking that it is a threat for the people. So that's what I would like to say.
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