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Describe an interesting song.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

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  • What song is it?
  • What is it about?
  • Why do you think it is interesting?
  • How do you feel about it?
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Cue 1:What song is it?

  • Start by naming the song and the artist or band who performed it.
  • Mention when you first heard the song and any personal connection you have to it.

Example

The song I find particularly interesting is 'Tum Hi Ho' by Arijit Singh. I first heard it during a friend's wedding about five years ago, and it instantly struck a chord with me.

Cue 2:What is it about?

  • Briefly summarize the theme or story of the song.
  • Highlight any specific lyrics or elements that resonate with you.

Example

'Tum Hi Ho' is a romantic ballad that expresses deep love and longing. The lyrics beautifully convey the idea that the singer's life is incomplete without their beloved, which I find very relatable.

Cue 3:Why do you think it is interesting?

  • Discuss what makes the song stand out compared to others.
  • Mention any unique musical elements or emotional impact it has on you.

Example

I think this song is interesting because of its soulful melody and Arijit Singh's powerful vocals. The way he conveys emotion through his singing makes the song unforgettable and often brings tears to my eyes.

Cue 4:How do you feel about it?

  • Share your personal feelings or memories associated with the song.
  • Explain how it affects your mood or mindset when you listen to it.

Example

Whenever I listen to 'Tum Hi Ho', I feel a wave of nostalgia and warmth. It reminds me of my own experiences of love and loss, and it often lifts my spirits when I’m feeling down.

Conclusion

  • Summarize your overall feelings about the song.
  • Mention its significance in your life or why you would recommend it to others.

Example

In conclusion, 'Tum Hi Ho' is more than just a song to me; it’s a beautiful reminder of love's power. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who appreciates heartfelt music.

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: Avoid Vague Descriptions

Using vague language can make your answer less engaging and informative. It's important to provide specific details about the song to capture the listener's interest.

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Include specific examples from the song, such as lyrics or themes, to make your description more vivid and relatable.

2: Don't Rush Your Answer

Rushing through your response can lead to unclear explanations and missed points. Take your time to think about each cue and respond thoughtfully.

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Pause briefly between points to gather your thoughts and ensure you cover each cue clearly and completely.

Neglecting Personal Feelings

Failing to express your personal feelings about the song can make your answer less impactful. Personal connections can resonate more with the examiner.

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Tip

Share how the song makes you feel and why it resonates with you personally to add depth to your response.

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So, I feel that the song Waving Flags, which was released during the 2007 World Cup is a very interesting song. This song was released by the artist as a promotional video for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The energy in the song is very high throughout and the lyrics of the song explain different scenarios throughout a football game. The way the song is arranged, it gives a very jubilant and vibrant feel and gets everyone really excited about football and that is what I love the most about the song. Another great aspect of the song is that the video choreographed for the song in the background has a very high energetic vibe. There are lots of people celebrating in the gallows and we can see people from many different age groups participating in the celebrations, which adds more to the spirit of football. It functions to lure more people in from young to old and encourage them to watch the upcoming football World Cup, which was the main intention of the song. Looking at it from another angle, the artist who produced the song was relatively less known and they did not have an established form of their singing. That brought another benefit for the song as they did not have to adhere to any predefined assumptions about their style.

Band 7

There are a lot of interesting songs I listen to throughout my life, but I'd like to talk about a song that I found really amazing in the recent days. It's called Labor and it's by a female artist called Paris Paloma. This is obviously an English song and it really got famous all through the internet. In spite of this song being by a very, how do I put this, an artist who is not widely known, it got hit very easily, very fast. This song talks about a woman who is married to a man and who undergoes gender inequality on a daily basis and how she has to adjust and live accordingly. It talks about how women go through so many things in their married life and it also talks about women empowerment and how she actually makes sure that her daughter escapes so that she doesn't have to go through what she went through. It's really nice and the way they put the song together with a lot of chorus and since I'm a musician also, I know how much effort there is in the song and the lyrics are absolutely amazing. The way she conveyed her message in the form of a story, it was really intimidating and at the same time, it was really good. I would recommend this song to anybody because it talks about what women go through on a daily basis but at the same time, moreover, it also gives them the opportunity to express

Band 7

One of my favourite songs that I would love to describe is Photograph by Ed Sheeran. That song is a mixture of emotions. It captures how a person feels being far away from his love and whatever he has to express is expressed through a phone. This song named Photograph is not really just about memories, it is about the hopes and the future that two people who are apart see together. The various lines that highlight this are we keep this love in a photograph where the singer talks about how his memories of her are kept in a photograph and whenever he looks at them, he feels the wave of love and how he understands... One of my favourite songs that I would love to describe is Ed Sheeran's Photograph. That song has captured plenty of human emotions in the very simplest of lines. The song Photograph by Ed Sheeran describes the feelings of a lover who is separated from his lover due to some reason. Ed Sheeran has stated lines like we keep this love in a photograph. These lines describe how much memory is attached to a single photograph. It's not just a still frame. It's an entire plethora of emotions that is attached to that photograph. The most specific line that I love about this song is the last line of the song which states under the lamppost back on 6th street which reveals to the listener that they haven't actually ever kissed and in the entire song, the intimacy that was defined by the singer was just his imagination, was just his expectation of what would actually happen if they were closer to each other.

Band 7

A interesting song is from a movie, a Bollywood movie called Heather. The song is called Bismil. I find that song particularly very interesting because of how beautifully it depicted a scene from the classic play of Shakespeare called Hamlet. The song was written beautifully and conveyed the message of the play Hamlet in a song which was about 5 minutes long. Even in the music video, there were these puppets which depicted the boy and the girl from Hamlet and the story of how things went with them. That song is really interesting to me.

Band 7

I really love to hear Ravindra Sangeet, that is the favorite genre of mine. There's one specific song I often hear is Majhi Majhi Topo Dekha Pai, which is widely famous throughout Bengal because Bengali people love to hear Ravindra Sangeet. I think this song is really special because it has all the emotions you need. Furthermore, this song is really beautiful and the lyrics is really touchy. In addition, this is one of the famous songs of Ravindranath Tagore. For example, whenever we celebrate the birth anniversary of Ravindranath Tagore, we used to sing this song with everybody. We used to perform it in front of the public functions. There are other songs too, but this song is especially close to my heart because this song is introduced by my father to me and that is why it is the most memorable and special song for me.

Band 7

The song that I find particularly interesting is Vienna by Billy Joel. One thing that captured me was its melody but once I got used to listening to it again and again, the lyrics behind it made a significant impact on my way of thinking. I think the song is very philosophical in nature and the singer knows exactly what young minds go through at one point in their life, chasing behind ambition and forgetting to slow down. He gives out wisdom in his melody and it brings me a lot of nostalgia too because I listened to this, I used to listen to this song during my college days and whenever I feel down, I catch myself going to Spotify and playing this song and getting the wisdom. So I think Vienna is a very interesting song and I would recommend anyone to listen to that song.

Band 7

There are few songs that have completely changed my mindset. I can think of a Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen with all those subtle meanings and subtle phrases which was able to combine various forms of music, various forms of vocals, ballad or opera even. But I think Time in a Bottle by Jim Crotchy is a very interesting and one of my favourite songs. It highlights the human relation in a way that could never have been imagined beforehand. That how a person is helplessly in love with another, his half or someone else whom he is describing, that how he would give the entire world up, each and every ounce of his sleep, his entire mental state would be gone, everything he'll let go just to spend a few minutes with his better half or the girl he likes or maybe the girl who is present in his imagination only, the ideal girl who hasn't been born yet. But somewhere deep inside his mind, she is present. I am really intrigued by the lyrics. It was a lyrical masterpiece and the way he has handled the piano work. I don't know if he has done it himself or by any other artist has done it, but it is simply intricately beautiful piece of work.

Band 7

The song I found really interesting was a song by Anirudh Sharma. He is a very good singer and he has an excellent voice which makes the vocals more divine and angelic. He do every kind of genres but for me I think rock songs of him is kind of addictive because there is a particular rhythm and tone which he follows while he makes a song and it makes it more interesting and for me I think Anirudh has this ability to make the audience listen to his music because it kind of attracts and you know make your soul and your mind very calm and quiet while listening to his melodious music. I think most of the people love him because of his voice. It has a powerful tone in it which makes it even more connecting to the music and the lyrics also kind of have this effect on people and most of his songs are breakup songs so people can easily connect to those songs and the lyrics of the songs even is engraved into your heart. So I think his music never fails to make an impact on the people. That is why he has received many awards recently by Saima and very other prestigious awards too because of his outstanding work. So Anirudh has this ability to know about the feelings of the audience and he puts them into his music with a kind of you know overwhelming lyrics and with a certain tune which goes along with the music.

Band 7

One song that is very close to my heart is Ekta Chele Moner Anginate. This is sung by the eminent poetess and singer Shahana Bajpai. And I first heard it when I was in second year of my post-graduation. So at that time I just started having a love interest. And when I heard this song, it was very much relatable to my love interest. It was my crush. Actually the feelings I had at that time, I could relate it very much. The song was actually popping up just some days or the other in my Instagram reels. Then I just opened YouTube and heard the full song. From that time it became very close to my heart. I just used to sing it and play it on repeat. One day this happened that I was with my lover when I played this song. I also gave one earplug to him and we both were listening to this song together. So that was a moment which I shared with him. I think it was a milestone of our relationship. Through that song I expressed my feelings to him. He also understood that. And I was astonished to hear that he had also heard this song before. He had related to our relationship with this song beforehand. So it was quite a butterfly generating moment for me. I would love this song for the whole of my life and hope to preserve it for a lifetime.

Band 7

So, an interesting song that I've been listening to lately is from the movie Amazing Spider-Man and the song is Am I Dreaming. I've been listening to this song quite frequently over the past few days as this song is a source of motivation for me. The basic idea which this song conveys is that even if you're alone and even if you're fighting your battles and you see that the entire world is going against you, you still need to stand strong and you still need to fight and you have to do your best and that you have to win. This is the type of mindset that this song is describing and I find it very motivating on days when I do not feel like doing my best. On the days when I feel low and I feel like I'm alone, I listen to this song and it gives me an instant boost of confidence and motivation to work on myself and improve on my weaknesses and that nothing is impossible. I always feel confident and I always feel that nothing is impossible and everything could be achieved if we put our heart and soul to it. I have always enjoyed listening to this song while I'm off to work or when I'm in the gym or just on days when I'm feeling alone. This gives a positive outcome to me as I'm able to focus better and yes, I have experienced really positive results from this song. I have always felt this is the best option.
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