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Describe An Occasion When Someone Or Something Made Noise: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who/What made the noise?
  • What the noise was like?
  • What did you do?
  • Explain how you felt about it.
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Cue 1:Who/What made the noise?

  • Begin by introducing the source of the noise, whether it was a person, an animal, or an object.
  • Provide some context about the situation that led to the noise being made.

Example

The noise was made by a group of children playing cricket in my neighborhood. It was a sunny Saturday afternoon, and I could hear their laughter and shouts as they enjoyed the game.

Cue 2:What the noise was like?

  • Describe the characteristics of the noise, such as its volume, tone, and frequency.
  • Share how the noise affected the atmosphere around you.

Example

The noise was quite loud and cheerful, with the sound of the bat hitting the ball and the children cheering each other on. It created a lively atmosphere, making the whole neighborhood feel vibrant and energetic.

Cue 3:What did you do?

  • Explain your reaction to the noise and whether you joined in or observed from a distance.
  • Mention any actions you took in response to the noise.

Example

Initially, I was just sitting on my balcony enjoying my book, but the excitement of the game drew me in. I decided to put my book down and went outside to watch them play. I even cheered for them a few times!

Cue 4:Explain how you felt about it.

  • Share your emotions regarding the noise and the situation.
  • Reflect on the impact this experience had on you.

Example

I felt a sense of joy and nostalgia watching the children play. It reminded me of my own childhood days spent playing cricket with friends. The noise was not just disruptive; it was a reminder of the simple pleasures of life.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, the noise made by the children playing cricket brought back fond memories and filled me with happiness. It was a delightful reminder of the joy that comes from simple activities and community spirit.

    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 Noise

    Using vague language to describe the noise can make your answer less engaging. Specific details help the examiner visualize the situation and understand your experience better.

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    Tip

    Use descriptive adjectives and metaphors to paint a clear picture of the noise, such as 'it was a deafening roar' or 'a soft whisper'.

    2: Neglecting Personal Feelings

    Failing to express your feelings about the noise can make your response seem flat. Personal emotions add depth and interest to your story.

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    Tip

    Reflect on how the noise affected you emotionally, whether it was annoyance, joy, or fear, and share those feelings in your answer.

    Lack of Structure in Response

    A disorganized response can confuse the examiner and weaken your answer. A clear structure helps convey your message effectively.

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    Tip

    Follow a logical order: start with who/what made the noise, describe the noise, explain your actions, and conclude with your feelings.

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    Band 6

    Events play a vital role in human life that impact human beings. Today, I would like to talk about one of the events that I attended last year. During my cousin's sister's marriage, I went to my maternal family and my all cousins and relatives were engaged in that party. At that time, one of my cousin's sister named Rajbir made an unnecessary noise. He was mentally upset, so he was unconscious about what she was doing. Moreover, she played like small children. She found a bat and ball and continuously beaten that bat and ball that made an irritative noise and everyone felt disturbed. So I had an idea to stop that noise. So I told my cousin's sister to let's play something else and I made an outdoor game for her. Due to that game, she got distracted from the bat and ball and tried to play outside. When he went to the backyard in the home, he played badminton with her other friends. And after that, I feel very relaxing and it was like a breathtaking moment for me because me and everyone felt.

    Band 6

    The cat made the noise. It was late night. When I was in deep sleep, I heard a scream of a cat. The scream was so painful that I just got down from a bed to see what was going on. But at the same time, I was little apprehensive to open the door and to go since it was late 2.45 am. But the pain of the cat, the scream was just ringing in my ears. It was so difficult for me to close my eyes and lie down or get back to sleep. The whole night I was just, you know, could not get my sleep. Early morning when it was the twilight, I just opened the door to see outside what went wrong. The whole night I had the fear whether something went wrong, was the cat being chased by the dogs or something has happened to it. But luckily, it was a fight among two cats for the territory and I could see all my kittens were playing happily in the morning. It was so heartwarming to see my cats healthy and safe. Often, you know, we keep the pets and at late nights, we just become so protective about ourselves. Or due to our little carelessness, we forget to take care of them. Pets are just like a part of your family. A small pain to them, it really hurts us very badly. We need to take care of them about their safety, about their well-being. So, cats are just a part of your family.

    Band 6

    So, the person, the occasion when someone or something made a noise, one of the equation was when I was in college, I had a roommate named, whose name was Nainika Madan. She was one noisy roommate. She used to make sure when I, when I sleep by 10 p.m., she'll watch a TV series called Friends and make sure that I had trouble while sleeping. Moreover, this impacted my health and I did not get up with a fresh mind, which led to a huge impact in my education as well. Later on, we addressed this issue by talking to the warden and have our room exchanged as that was the only viable solution. Thank you.

    Band 6

    The occasion when someone made noise was my birthday party. I'm a working person. I work as a relationship manager in a private limited bank. So the incident happened two years ago. My teammates were decided to celebrate my birthday party in a restaurant. I told them that I would pay all the cost for my birthday party and they would say yes. So I decided to invite their families. So there were a lot of people like there was about 20 to 25 people were there in the party. I invited them. They came to my party and the party was started. We were having delicious food. But what the problem was they brought their children to their party. That was absolutely interesting and I was excited to play with the kids. Then after five minutes like I got to know their children were not playing. They were actually fighting with each other. They made a loud noise and point of time a kid actually beaten by another kid. So there was a mess and the kid got a blood on his nose and we were so shocked about that incident. And the kid was keep on crying and we could not even stop the cry. And the incident was totally mess.

    Band 6

    So I am going to describe about occasion of Diwali and that occasion the special thing is that the first thing is the people usually burn lot of crackers which make a big noise enormous noise and sometimes it's quite irritated and quirky but yeah it's a moment of happiness Diwali is celebrated because of the Lord Ram when it comes from the 14 years of long waiting so it's a you know occasion where our Lord Ram came to at his home and in India so that's the great occasion that's why people like to celebrate it very specially and occasionally and specially holidays are planned to celebrate the Diwali so and kids love the Diwali due to you know they burn the crackers and all and if I talk about my you know opinion about that I do enjoy it but I particularly burning on crackers because it creates pollution so I puts a barriers on me that I need to celebrate or burn crackers this much only rather than burning crackers I lamp up the lights over the you know house and all and you know play with kids that's what I can do and it should be like there should be a law that you should

    Band 6

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    Band 6

    So today I would like to speak about a personal experience on an occasion where someone made noise where I was there or my presence was there. So once I went to this wedding and it was my close relative's wedding and there were some people making a lot more than the usual sound during weddings that is seen. So I was there and I was looking out for the bride and the groom and before they were entered to the hall most of the people were making noises and sounds like a conflict for the food. Before the marriage they didn't want to eat the food and they were making sounds like they were making annoying sounds and they were very annoying in that moment and the noise was very annoying and the people who came there felt very bad at the noise and they were like stressed and the bride and the groom were also very stressed and they looked very stressful at the moment of their wedding and the wedding was ruined because of this conflict between these people and I tried to stop them by speaking to them but they did not agree with me.

    Band 6

    It was a story of my childhood when I was a class monitor. I was a class monitor of class 10th. There was a time of mid-semester where my teacher have gone to check out some papers for our preparation at the time they leave the classroom on me to monitor the students. When the teacher gone, I start monitoring my class. If anyone made any sound, I write their name on the board so that they can know that they are talking unconsciously. There was a time or incident when a front row has been talking non-stop and I wrote the entire row name so that they know they have been talking too much and their noise are getting louder and louder by minutes. I told them to make it minimum as they can but they are not listening to me. After writing their name on the board, they noticed that they have been making sound non-stop. To make an amendment, they told me they will stop talking and I assure them that if they stop talking for just 10 more minutes, I will drop their name.

    Band 5-6

    I have never faced any noise or something in a location. I have no idea about that because I am an introvert person so I will not go through any other functions or any marriage function or etc. Furthermore, I believe that this answer is not fit for me. Apart from this, I have also faced a little bit issue about some noises when happened in the exam. Some students were always distracting the individual and engaging in other activities and they will be contributing some noises to other people in the exam hall. It is one of the distracting issues I have faced. They could improve themselves.
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