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Describe an interesting discussion you had with your friend: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What was the discussion about?
  • What opinions you and your friend had?
  • Why do you think the discussion was interesting?
  • And how you felt about it.
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Cue 1:What was the discussion about?

  • Begin by introducing the topic of discussion clearly and concisely.
  • Mention the context in which the discussion took place, such as during a casual meet-up or over a phone call.

Example

Recently, I had an interesting discussion with my friend about the impact of social media on our lives. We were sitting in a park, enjoying some snacks, and the topic came up naturally as we were scrolling through our phones.

Cue 2:What opinions you and your friend had?

  • Share your perspective on the topic and how it differs or aligns with your friend's view.
  • Use specific examples to illustrate your points, making the discussion more relatable.

Example

I expressed my belief that social media can be both beneficial and harmful. I think it helps us stay connected with friends and family, especially during the pandemic. However, my friend argued that it often leads to anxiety and unrealistic comparisons. We both agreed that moderation is key.

Cue 3:Why do you think the discussion was interesting?

  • Explain what made the discussion engaging, such as differing viewpoints or personal experiences.
  • Highlight any new insights or realizations that emerged from the conversation.

Example

The discussion was interesting because we both had different experiences with social media. My friend shared a story about how it affected her mental health, which made me reflect on my own usage. It was enlightening to hear how our backgrounds shaped our views.

Cue 4:And how you felt about it.

  • Convey your feelings during and after the discussion, emphasizing any emotional impact.
  • Mention how the discussion influenced your thoughts or actions moving forward.

Example

I felt a mix of emotions during our conversation. At first, I was defensive about my social media habits, but by the end, I felt grateful for the honest exchange. It encouraged me to be more mindful of my online presence and its effects on my well-being.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, discussing social media with my friend was not only enjoyable but also thought-provoking. It reminded me of the importance of open conversations about topics that affect us deeply. Such discussions can lead to personal growth and a better understanding of each other.

    Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

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    1: Vague Responses

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

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    Band 6-7

    Me and one of my friends, Ashwin Shankar, we always have an... One day when I was coming back home from one of my friend's house from Cochin to Cherthala, in a car, his car, his name is Ashwin, and we had a discussion about atheism and belief. For me, I always believe in atheism, and my friend is vice versa. He doesn't... He always believe in God, existence of God. But for me, I... I would say one of the best discussion I ever had with one of my best friend, Ashwin, was about atheism and belief, belief in God, belief in God. And I always... I always love to take things in a scientific manner, and he always believes in Godly manner, and for me, it was a good discussion. And actually, you know, we every know, everyone knows that a discussion always gives us knowledge, and will give more information about the current scenarios and all the things which are happening all over the world. And, you know, our discussion was like hectic, and I always stick on to my point of view that... about the belief, about the atheism. Atheism is actually... What I believe is that we should believe things which are scientifically proven, and he is one of the best. You know, the scientific things is the... Scientific scenario is the only thing which we can relate. You know that everything around us is followed, focused by scientific things, and he always thinks that whenever we go to God and we pray there, all the things will happen according to that prayer, and I always disagree with that thing, because you know that, you know, everything...

    Band 6-7

    I have a friend, my best friend, and also she is my childhood friend. Her name is Manjusha. She and me studied very well from the school time onwards. We are very close friends and we make all decisions together, especially in our studies and careers also. And after our degree course, we chose the degree for B.Com, Bachelor of Commerce. After our B.Com course, we said we don't have any plan what to do in our future and how to get a good job that we didn't know. So, we thought and we researched around our connected peoples like government and central government working officials, working friends and officials. So, we decided to choose a career path to get a government job or central government job or else the railway job. Then we go to one of the best nearest study center and we joined there. We joined there for our coaching and along with our coaching, we are done our post graduation also. Now, the exam was passed and then we are waiting for

    Band 6-7

    The discussion was all about developing a game for neurodivergent people. So me and my friend was sitting in our cabin and discussing what we could do as a CSR activity to help the neurodivergent people. I give a suggestion that we could develop a gamification for neurodivergent people so that it would be easy for them to play that game and also be a physically reliable like physical active in that and my friend also agreed with the same and we started discussing about how we can develop that game and we shared both. Both of us shared many suggestions, opinions etc because we have to develop a game and show to our clients then only we will get approved. So he shared ideas like we could provide them sitting hands up, squat etc so that the neurodivergent people have difficulties in moving. So it would be easier for them to move when we develop a game that would be easy for them as well as make them healthy and I also gave opinions like there are people in wheelchairs so we could make simple tasks so that they can also involve in this and this discussion was very interesting because it is a new development and a new project so we were mostly involved in that discussion that make it more interesting and after that discussion we came up with a final solution how to develop that game, the coding process etc and we started developing that project on it and I felt so proud of myself and my friend because we are developing something that helps the humanity, human society and provides a contribution to our CSR activity.

    Band 6-7

    I have, sorry, I had different kinds of discussions with my friend. Whenever I take some important decision in my life, I always discuss with my friend because I think he is a resourceful person. He has always solutions for my problems. That's why I love to discussing with him. A few days ago, I had a discussion with my friend which was about buying a laptop. On that time, I had an idea about buying a laptop. That's why I had some little bit confusion which one I should buy and what will be the brand of that laptop. So, I decided to discuss with my friend. On that time, we had different kinds of options. First one is online or second one is offline. We could buy laptop through online shopping websites or offline shops. My friend, he told me that we could buy laptop from offline shops because we could check the laptop in front of us. Otherwise, if we buy a laptop from online, it's just virtual. He could not check the laptop condition and all. Definitely, I can say that he has such a wonderful experience about technology. That's why I decided to discuss with him. After the discussion, I bought laptop with cheap price. I felt very happy due to that discussion.

    Band 6

    The discussion was about us moving out. The discussion was about us moving out and renting an apartment and living. As every child dreams, after being 18, everyone wants to live separately as the same goes to us. We thought to live alone without our parents and renting an apartment in our amazing building. Without thinking about the money, we just wanted to do this stuff. We wanted to move out and enjoy life. This discussion was quite interesting because we decided every particular thing that we will bring in our house apart, we will have this kind of decoration, we will make this kind of food when we live together. This discussion came up when we had a fight with our moms. This was an amazing discussion from my side because we both had this pointless conversation which was never going to happen. I just fell in love with this conversation because we were just discussing about the future and how it will change with time. How we are thinking right now would not be our thoughts in future. This was an amazing discussion as well because it was not only about us but about our immaturity. Immaturity is showing us at the same time, leaving our mothers just because we were having a small conversation fight on them. This was like everything that every girl wanted to do, just leave the house and live alone with their friend or best friend, boyfriend, anything. We wanted to live together as a friend and that was it. Our discussion was about leaving our house when we were 18. Thank you.

    Band 6

    That was an interesting topic, that is an interesting topic to talk about. I usually like to spend more time with my friends and always we like to talk about everything that comes to our mind instantly. And a recent topic we had discussed yesterday or day before yesterday was, was a planning for a field trip. Me, my friend and our distant cousin, so our plan was to travel to a beach or we had a discussion about place worth to visit, whether in beach or in a park or to other districts like Alapura or Trivandrum or wherever. And my friend told me she used to go to the hills and mountains for trekking and that is a very good adventure to do, but I am really not fond of this kind of adventure. I don't like walking and climbing in mountains. I always like to keep it, keep everything peacefully or keep everything calm. So I suggested her for visiting a beach, to visit a beach, but she told trekking would be more adventure, but I, I would, I told her I would rather prefer beach over trekking because I am not really into this adventurous things and all. But our discussion was really smooth, we don't force each other, but at last we came to a conclusion.

    Band 6

    The interesting discussion which I had with my friend was about marriage. The name marriage itself gives butterflies in my stomach. Like we were discussing that what will happen after five years, like we will get married. It's sure that in our culture, if a girl is going to graduate, then she is ready for marriage. So we were discussing about that and we were thinking that after five years where we will be, with whom we will be, what will be our lifestyle. Additionally, we were also thinking that do we will change a lot, like we will be completely change our behavior, our responsibility will be increased, how we will deal with that. And that topic sound interesting for me because we were laughing, we were assuming different things. And for instance, we can say that what will happen after marriage. Like it's a commitment between two partners. And we were also thinking that what will happen if we will not able to perform well as a partner and all. And what will happen if we will do this and we were not allowed to do, we will not be allowed to do what we feel to do, because we will be surrounded with lots of responsibilities and work. However, we will try.

    Band 6

    I am not that type of person who makes friends so easily. I have only one best friend since my childhood. His name, her name is Meenu. We together in 7th standard. But today I like to talk about a very interesting discussion related to our future. Before two years, me and my friend sit together and conversate with their future. So she taught me that he want to become a CA. But he don't, she don't interest in accounts. She is more active in dance. So I suggest him to make their career in dance. So they told me, so she told me that their parents didn't allow these things. So I conveyed their parent and they easily accept my request. So that's why now the time when she is a popular dancer in Mumbai and now she's so proud of me and the discussion on that time was very interesting. Expanding five to three, six hours.

    Band 6

    The discussion that I had with my friend was how I met my husband for the first time. So it was a casual meet after the school days. We were friends in school and for a number of years we were not in contact but we met again through Facebook and I took my husband to my friend's house and she met him. So she felt good meeting my husband and she was really impressed with my husband. She said that he's a good guy with good knowledge skills and he's impressed with his hard work and she also saw that the love and the care for me he's having.

    Band 5-6

    Yes, so, as I can, if I tell you that what type of conversation we had with, I had with my friend, so I can tell you that at 14th of March, I was going to buy a new car, not a real car, a real one, but just a toy one because of my nephew, nephew had a game in my house, okay, so I was just going and then suddenly I met with my friend and therefore we had a talk a lot and then we had a discussion about religion and politics and illuminati, like we had a talk with religion basically in all the topic and however this conversation was like a debate, not just a regular one, but as a result we had lots of discussion why God, like I was against of the God and he was like a very spiritual person, so we had a lot of talk and like that moment was very good for me because we get many knowledge, I got many things about that person.
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