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Describe An Invention Changed The Peoples Life: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What is the invention?
  • How has it affected people's life?
  • What are the benefits of the invention?
  • How does it affect different age groups?
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Cue 1:What is the invention?

  • Begin by clearly stating the invention you want to discuss, such as the smartphone.
  • Provide a brief background on when it was invented and its initial purpose.

Example

The invention I want to talk about is the smartphone. It was first introduced in the early 2000s, and its primary purpose was to combine the functionalities of a mobile phone with that of a computer, allowing users to make calls, send messages, and access the internet.

Cue 2:How has it affected people's life?

  • Discuss the significant changes in daily life brought about by the invention.
  • Mention how it has transformed communication, work, and entertainment.

Example

The smartphone has dramatically changed people's lives by making communication instant and accessible. Now, I can connect with friends and family across the globe in seconds, which was not possible before. Additionally, it has transformed how we work, allowing remote working and access to information at our fingertips.

Cue 3:What are the benefits of the invention?

  • List the key benefits that the invention has brought to society.
  • Include both personal and societal advantages.

Example

Some of the benefits of smartphones include enhanced connectivity, access to educational resources, and convenience in daily tasks. For instance, I can use various apps for banking, shopping, and even learning new skills, which saves me a lot of time and effort.

Cue 4:How does it affect different age groups?

  • Explain how the invention impacts various age demographics differently.
  • Provide examples of how children, adults, and seniors use smartphones.

Example

Smartphones affect different age groups in unique ways. For children, they are often used for educational games and learning apps, which can enhance their learning experience. Adults use them for work and socializing, while seniors might use them to stay connected with family or for health management through various applications.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, the smartphone is a revolutionary invention that has significantly changed our lives. Its impact spans across all age groups, providing numerous benefits that enhance communication, learning, and convenience in our daily routines.

    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: Vague Descriptions of the Invention

    Using unclear or general terms to describe the invention can confuse the listener. Specific details help convey your understanding and make your answer more engaging.

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    Clearly define the invention with specific features and examples to enhance clarity and interest.

    2: Neglecting Different Age Groups

    Failing to discuss how the invention affects various age groups can limit your answer. It's important to show a comprehensive understanding of its impact on society.

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    Include examples of how the invention benefits or affects children, adults, and the elderly to provide a well-rounded response.

    Ignoring Personal Experience

    Not sharing personal experiences or opinions about the invention can make your answer less relatable. Personal stories can create a stronger connection with the listener.

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    Incorporate a personal anecdote or opinion about the invention to make your response more engaging and authentic.

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    Band 7

    One of the greatest invention that has transformed human life is the Internet. Internet in the late 20th century, it has revolutionized the way we communicate, work, learn and even think. Before the Internet, people relied on books, newspaper and face-to-face interaction for knowledge and information. Today we have access to endless amount of information with just a few clicks. The Internet has made education more accessible, allowing students to learn from anywhere in the world. It has also transformed businesses, enabled remote work and global markets. Communication has become faster and more convenient with emails, messaging app and social media. Families and friends who live miles apart can now stay connected instantly. The Internet has also given rise to new industry from e-commerce to digital content creation. Changing how we shop, entertain ourselves and even find jobs. However, like any invention, the Internet has its challenges. Privacy concern, misinformation and digital addiction are some issues we face today. But despite these challenges, there is no doubt that the Internet has made life easier, more efficient and more connected than ever before.

    Band 6-7

    There has been a lot of inventions in recent times. Inventions are making people life easy and one such invention is obviously mobile. Mobile has made everyone's life very easy. We can get in touch with anybody in just one click. Mobile has also benefited different kinds of people or different age groups of people. For example, children can watch interactive videos and learn from it or middle-aged people can browse through dating apps and also learn something important regarding their work through mobiles. Mobiles have also benefited elderly people as they can watch or listen religious content through mobile. Mobile has become an essential part of our daily life. People nowadays can't live a minute without mobile. It has become a body part of people's life. Mobile is also an interesting device because you can access everything through it. You can listen songs as well as you can call people. You can watch interactive stuff. So in my opinion mobile is an invention that has changed people's life most.

    Band 6-7

    An invention that has affected or changed almost everyone's life would be coal. It do have positive as well as negative impacts I can say. The positive ones would be that you can be anywhere in the world and you can talk to your loved ones, your friends. Or you can just attend the meeting and complete your tasks of your office work. The negative things I would say will be too much being distracted by the phone, not focusing on your life. Which might affect your health as well as your eyesight. The things that have become easy because of the phone's discovery will be falling using Google map for the location. You can send emails just on a click, you don't need to write letters just like old days. The different age groups definitely get impacted by the phone. Because each and every person is different and that too specifically if we categorize by age group. Then young generation would definitely use them to play games and watch some videos. The teenage generation or the adult generation would definitely use them for good purposes.

    Band 6-7

    Over the years, the invention of mobile phone has played a very crucial role in everybody's life. It has impacted in one's life by many ways. It has provided people to stay connected to each other. It has given platforms to start business, to start social activisms. It has highly affected people's lives by making it easier for some and making it difficult for some to use. Since some applications and systems are very complicated. But for most of the people, it is now convenient to have mobile phones for their daily basis needs and uses. We can use smartphones in various ways nowadays. The internet connectivity helps us to learn and acquire knowledge through many online platforms to gain knowledge. Also, we can learn skills and watch videos on platforms like YouTube, Telegram, Twitter and social media sites such as Facebook and WhatsApp. It lets us stay connected regardless of any geographical barrier. It is affecting different age groups of people. The older ones use it for different purposes and teenagers misuse it for most of the purposes. But using it wisely will only help you gain knowledge and learn something more. It will teach you if you use it in the right way. It is a very feasible and convenient thing to use.

    Band 6-7

    The best thing and the most entertaining thing about this phone is that it has been the most wanted device around the people because it is the one which people can easily carry out to many places. In that way the people are addicted in the phone like they have been using the phone for many years so it affects their health problems like their eyes have been affected because they have been using for a long time. For example they have been using the wheels for more than half an hour. It could affect the people's health. If you think in a positive way there are also some benefits like the people can easily know the updates around the world, they can easily get to know the news, what is happening around the world. In another side we have to think that the phone is a better thing. The phone is a good source that every man has in their hand and the benefits they can earn and what can they change.

    Band 6-7

    The greatest invention was mobile phones. I think not only the younger generations but also the elder people are using mobile phones and the technology it provides as it gives a lot of benefits such as one can stay connected throughout the world. Yes, it is true that mobile phones have really changed our lives because in earlier days it was not possible to stay connected and receive any message within a day. We used pigeons for that but nowadays it is really possible to get a message within a few seconds. I guess for the older people it has changed their lives by making them more curious what is happening around the world and they can kill their time by watching movies or Facebook and other stuff on the social media. Yes, for the younger generation it also has negative impact as the social media is getting way too bad and it is having bad influence on the children. Yes, it is not good for younger people but I guess moderation by the parents can help our generation to get fully educated or I should say

    Band 6-7

    So, the invention that changed people's life is I probably say AI. Like currently, chat GPT is pretty famous among people, among all the world. AI has a different, different value in every and each person's life. AI had a very major advantage nowadays in the industry as well, in any organization. As nowadays, suppose, let's take an example of I am a social media influencer, suppose I am a social media influencer and I want to grow. I am a photographer, but I am not able to capture those images or I am not able to capture those images which my audience want to see. So, for that purpose, I can use chat GPT to get some prompt ideas. So, it will help me to grow and to reach to a better audience on Instagram. And it's one of the major advantages. It always, most of the time, 90% of the time, it will teach you to the right direction. It will make you to walk to the right direction. So, you will have a better audience. That's it.

    Band 6-7

    In this generation, we've always been talking about Artificial Intelligence or AI. The technology has developed so much that during the past, nobody could even imagine how it would be for in the present. It has affected people in so many diverse ways. Now people do not have to do anything. Lazy people can create ideas magnificently without any efforts. You just have to put a prompt and the answer is right in front of you. In the previous days, people used to do so much of hard work and efforts finding a solution to a question or a problem. But these days, Artificial Intelligence has solved all the problems using technology. The future of it has already been developed and now it's into the continuation of building it. Nations would talk to each other without even talking verbally or in front of each other.

    Band 6-7

    From my childhood to this present time, although sometime my experience was not up to the mark, but the majority of time I was over the moon. Today I would like to talk about an invention because nowadays people have more used this infection. It is a mobile phone. Mobile phone is a beautiful invention to every people and they easily carry from one place to another place. People have used for this thing, recording many calls and video calls, taking pictures, use Instagram, use different type of entertainment apps like Instagram, Snapchat, Telegram, Facebook etc. Today people have mostly used during to a school work and job work because they are a lot of information installing this mobile phone. They mostly watch this phone and they always try to do different kind of activities in this mobile phone. For example, during covid time people have used mobile phone for education because that time have a lockdown and students have not go to school. That time government have provided different type of apps for studies and individuals have doing meetings with meeting apps in this mobile phone.

    Band 6-7

    Today's world mainly focuses on the importance of media and technology. As we all know that in the previous times we used to get the information only through news channels or through radio. But now in the year of 2010 onwards most of the people used to send their messages and videos through whatsapp which could be able to send through smartphones. Smartphones have a great impact in the life of people because we could be able to fetch anything with a single touch and that is having a great advantage in almost every field of life. Because of the use of the smartphone it benefits the students during the time of covid situation because the online classes are taken through the smartphone. We could be able to download anything through a smartphone. It has a great impact in the lives of people but the elderly people find it difficult to do anything on a smartphone because it is because of the generation gap but somehow they are trying to learn especially by how to make payments and how to send a message along with video clips to their loved ones. So smartphone is a great technology that we have invented recently. It is applicable to almost every field of life especially in the job sector. That's it.
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