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Describe an occasion you wore your favourite clothes: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • When it was?
  • What you wore?
  • Why you wore it?
  • And how you felt about it.
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Cue 1:When it was?

  • Begin by mentioning the specific occasion or event, such as a festival, wedding, or party.
  • Include the time frame, like the month or year, to give context to your answer.

Example

It was during the Diwali festival last year, a time when families come together to celebrate and share joy.


Cue 2:What you wore?

  • Describe the specific clothing items you chose, focusing on details like color, style, and fabric.
  • Mention any accessories that complemented your outfit to create a complete picture.

Example

I wore a beautiful red lehenga that was intricately embroidered with golden threads. I paired it with matching jewelry, including a set of bangles and a delicate necklace.


Cue 3:Why you wore it?

  • Explain the significance of the outfit to you, such as cultural importance or personal preference.
  • Mention any emotional connection you have with the clothes, like memories or compliments received.

Example

I chose this lehenga because it was a gift from my grandmother, and wearing it makes me feel connected to my roots. It also received a lot of compliments from my family, which made me feel proud.


Cue 4:And how you felt about it?

  • Share your emotions during the occasion, focusing on feelings of happiness, confidence, or nostalgia.
  • Reflect on how wearing your favorite clothes impacted your overall experience.

Example

Wearing my favorite lehenga made me feel incredibly confident and beautiful. I enjoyed the festivities even more, as I felt a deep sense of pride in my heritage.


Conclusion

  • Summarize your experience by reiterating the joy of wearing your favorite clothes.
  • Mention how such occasions strengthen your connection to culture and family.

Example

In conclusion, wearing my favorite lehenga during Diwali not only made me feel beautiful but also deepened my connection to my culture and family traditions.


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: Being Too Vague

Candidates often give very general answers without specific details. This makes the response less engaging and informative, which can lead to a lower score.

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Tip

Include specific details about the occasion, such as the date, location, and what made the clothes special to you.


2: Ignoring Emotional Connection

Some candidates forget to express how they felt about wearing their favorite clothes. This can make the response feel flat and uninteresting.

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Tip

Share your emotions and thoughts about wearing the clothes, explaining why they made you feel good or confident.


Lack of Structure

Responses that are not well-organized can confuse the listener. Jumping from one point to another without clear transitions can weaken your answer.

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Tip

Follow the cue card prompts in order, ensuring each part of your answer flows logically from one point to the next.


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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 day when I wore my best cloths is 28th February 2022, it's 2 years back, the day was very special for me because it's my big brother wedding ceremony, so I have to choose great cloths which makes me apart from my peers and make me feel comfortable and elegant in my own function, so I choose a red velvet suit which has black tie, white pant and blue shirt which is really elegant combination and I know that nobody will wear that combination, so I choose that combination and it was really nice that time, when I wore that combination I really look good, everybody was complimenting me that you are looking very nice, you have very great sense of taste in cloths, that day I feel that I am looking really sharp, classy and very elegant and after that there was many days, I repeatedly repeating my dress again and again because I like it.

Band 6-7

it was my birthday and I wore a long frock made up of a satin I always wanted to be like a princess on my birthday that's the reason I chose frock so after wearing that long satin frock I felt like I am Disney princess which gave me so happiness I'm pretty much happy with the selection of my clothes be it fashion or something because I love wearing good branded and new clothes which make me feel better and gives me rush of adrenaline which makes me even more happy

Band 6-7

Okay, so the occasion I wore sari was my brother's wedding in which I have bought a lot of different colored saris. They were all old-fashioned, kind of obsolete and traditional but really beautiful. I think sticking to your authentic self is necessary and all you want is something so divine and decent in India so that people don't judge you that way because I am from a very that village kind of area. And one of my favorite clothing that I wore on Haldi Festival was a yellow color sari which is a Jaipuri sari with some bandhani work on it. The blouse was a designer blouse from a famous designer in my city and I think everything was really amazing.

Band 6-7

An occasion, the one time that I wore a really well-coordinated outfit which were like three of my favorite pieces of clothes that I had in my cupboard for a sitting for a really long time was on a New Year's Eve party. I wore a blazer, a striped turtleneck and a black skirt. The reason why I wore these three pieces of clothes were because these are the three items that I bought completely separately and on different occasions but I never got to wear them. Furthermore, I like the fact that they were so well-coordinated and it made me feel like I was on top of my game and the fact that everyone complimented me at the party was an additional factor that made me feel good about myself in a really long time because this party was right after the COVID-19 lockdown was over so we were seeing all our friends and family friends after a really long time.

Band 6-7

Well, there are many occasions whenever I wear my favorite clothes, however, there is a special occasion when I wear my most dreaming clothes and that is on my cousin's wedding. A few years ago, in December, there was my cousin's wedding, so I wear a black sari. It is also a dress code for all girls and I wear because I like to love wear sari but from this I do not wear sari and that's why I wear saris. So that's why then I wear sari, so when I wear sari, I feel over the moon because I am very happy and I look very pretty in this dress. So that's why I like it.

Band 6-7

I don't think there's a better time than wearing your favorite clothes on your birthday. So I remember back then it was my 13th birthday and obviously every girl has or ever had a wish of being or becoming a princess once in their lifetime and obviously I also fell into the trap that I could be princess one day. So I got a pink colored dress which was up and down pattern and I still remember that I used to wear it and I used to feel like a princess, like a Barbie doll, a feeling that I could never have imagined if I would have never wore that dress. So it was the birthday, the birthday that I thought is the right time to wear it and I think it was a gift from my mother because she has always cherished my wishes and she made sure that I get to fulfill that.

Band 6-7

so short long story short when me and my friends are heading towards a new cafe opened in Hoss Khas so I wear my favorite clothes I bought a new pair of baggy jeans which were from Levi's and the jeans really suits on me and I wore a black waist inside with a leather jacket over it that was a fashion aesthetic of starboy I hope you know about it there are many types of aesthetics in fashion streetwear starboy old money fashion I do personally like the starboy aesthetic because it goes really with my height and my type of clothes because I do really like to wear jackets and and I paired some I paired a I paired I paired with them boots

Band 6-7

I like to wear my favorite dress on Diwali. Diwali is a very big festival of India and it's called the festival of lights also. On this festival, Lord Ram came back from Vanvas after 14 years and I wore a kurti and pant with a dupatta. It is of red color. It was very very pretty. I wore it because I liked the dress. I went to purchase a dress and I sewed it there and it's literally very very pretty. Then I took it, came back home, gave that suit to stitch to the tailor and he stitched it. He gave me back. I paid for that and it was literally very very amazing when I wore it. I was looking very very pretty. Everybody appreciates it and said you are looking very very beautiful and the dress is very very pretty.

Band 6-7

It was Diwali, one of the very auspicious festivals in Hindu culture. It was in the month of November 11th and it was the first day of Diwali. The occasion was Diwali, it is considered to be the most auspicious festival in the Hindu culture. It was in the month of November. It is a five day festival starting from Lakshmi Puja, Bael Pratipoda, Dahi Andi and ending it with a Bhai Duj festival, Bhai Duj event. So, first we start with a Lakshmi Puja where we perform rituals for the Goddess Devi. And on that day I wore a kurta. It was a pink colour. I wore a pink kurta. It was very bright. I had bought it day before yesterday from Cotton Plus. With that I wore a pyjama of green colour. I bought the set because it was very intriguing for me because it was adding a very charm on my personality. It was giving a very nice look to my whole attire. Why did I wear that set is because on the festivals you should wear your traditional clothes. And for us, kurta and pyjama are our traditional clothes. It roots to our history and our ancestors. And I felt very amazing, very great while wearing it. I am proud of my culture, I am proud of my tradition which was very good.

Band 6-7

so today I would like to talk about an occasion when I wore my favorite clothes and that is our farewell party which was given by our juniors in our last year of college and in this occasion I wore a saree because it's my favorite clothes and also that also the other another reason is also the another reason is that that party's dress code is saree so we all see we all girls are wear saree and all the boys are in a formal suits and when I was and I fell I fell top of the world at that time when I complete when I was complete my when I was completely ready when I I show myself in mirror and I was very confident and I was very confident and I just obsessed with myself because I'm looking very I looked very beautiful in that pink saree
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