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Describe someone you really like to spend time with: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who is this person?
  • How you know him/her?
  • What you usually do together?
  • And explain why you like to spend time with him/her.
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Cue 1:Who is this person?

  • Introduce the person by name and relationship to you.
  • Mention a few key qualities that make this person special.

Example

The person I really like to spend time with is my best friend, Priya. She is someone who is always cheerful and supportive, which makes her a joy to be around.

Cue 2:How you know him/her?

  • Explain how you met this person and the duration of your friendship.
  • Share a memorable experience that highlights your bond.

Example

I met Priya in college during our first year. We were both in the same study group for our economics class. One memorable experience was when we worked late nights together for our final project, which really brought us closer.

Cue 3:What you usually do together?

  • Describe the activities you enjoy doing together.
  • Mention any specific hobbies or interests that you share.

Example

We usually hang out at cafes, watch movies, and go shopping together. We both love trying out new restaurants, and we often explore different cuisines on weekends.

Cue 4:And explain why you like to spend time with him/her.

  • Discuss the emotional connection and comfort you feel with this person.
  • Highlight how this person positively influences your life.

Example

I like spending time with Priya because she understands me like no one else. She always knows how to cheer me up when I'm feeling down, and her positive attitude inspires me to be better.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, Priya is not just a friend; she is like family to me. Spending time with her enriches my life, and I cherish every moment we share together.

    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 provide unclear or general answers, which can make their response less engaging. Specific details help to paint a clearer picture for the examiner.

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    Include specific examples and anecdotes about your experiences with this person to make your answer more vivid and interesting.

    2: Ignoring the Cues

    Some candidates overlook the cue prompts, leading to incomplete answers. This can result in missing key points that the examiner is looking for.

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    Make sure to address each cue in your response to provide a comprehensive answer that covers all aspects of the topic.

    Overly Simple Language

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    Try to incorporate varied vocabulary and complex sentences to enhance your response and showcase your English skills.

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    Band 6-7

    Well, I have ample of friends in my life, here I am talking about my best friend, she is Lakshmi, she is grace of God, she is not only my friend but also a family member too. I usually, I generally talks with each other and take out some solution, whenever I fed up with my life and I want some solution for my problem, so she always give me a better way, furthermore she is very calm and peaceful, she is always ready to help me in any way. I know her from my childhood, as she is my friend, she is not only my friend but also my sister, I strongly believe, she strongly believe that she is very close to me and I always go with her only when I was stuck in any problem and whenever I got a chance to spend quality time with each other, I go for fun.

    Band 6-7

    I would like to talk about my friend. Her name is Gopika. I love her because when I am with her, I am very comfortable and she is very fantastic person that I have ever seen. Usually we will meet since childhood. We will do things such as chit-chatting with others and complaining about each other and we had a lot of fun when we meet. She understands me very well and she motivates me anytime and if I had a doubt in my academics, she taught me and she clarifies me all the things. Whenever I feel low, my friend helps me a lot to heal in that particular situation. Usually I go to her home and I will try to explain all the things that happened to me recently. She helps me to do these things to get motivated, to distract from other people. She likes to spend time with me and her family is such a nice family. We usually had so much fun with their family and from my personal opinion, I love my friend so much. She is the person who understands me very well and I am very thankful for that. I have a very good best friend and she clarifies me all the things despite of new friends and all other things.

    Band 6-7

    The person I like to spend time with is my husband. No matter what kind of time frame we are getting, I believe it's completely quality time because I have several selves. In my work requires one. My personal life too is surrounded with various people with whom I have got to play certain kinds of roles. But with him I can be myself. I can be in my most raw usual self that I have hardly shown anybody. Surprisingly he never judges me for who I am. Instead he has loved me from the day I have shown him all my scars and he embraced them so gently and till this date he has been keeping his promises no matter what. I mean he does get me upset sometimes but I think it is wonderful how he sticks to me in on every occasion and I simply can't drive him away because I am head over heels in love with him. As far as I can remember I met him in November 2023. It was through an arranged meeting and I fell for him. It was love at first sight and to be honest it was problematic for me to accept that I was in love with him. I had fallen for him and he was irresistible. He is in fact till this date. I can hardly push him away. He is a wonderful person. I am so

    Band 6-7

    Long back ago, during my childhood days, I have interacted with a lot of peoples, a lot of childs too. I used to be with every age group of childrens and peoples. But there was one of them, best friend of mine. Like from childhood days, we are together, still we are together after 25 years. His name is Vivek Bhausar. We grew up together, our birth year is also same. He was there in each and every ups and downs. He supported me very much. I was thankful to him when there was a hard time of mine. He stood with me, he realized my feelings, then he got up some solutions which I applied. Then afterwards I was much as happy and comfortable to concentrate on my work, study. So he plays most important role in my life.

    Band 6-7

    I believe that the theory of polar opposites attract works in friendships as well. So one of the most important person in my life who I'd love to spend all of my time with is my best friend Varshini. So I met her in school, we've been friends for over seven years. And she's someone I treasure a lot, all the moments I spend with her, I cherish it a lot. So she is a person who is a very secured, very smart person. And she gives great life advices as well. So we usually hang out, we go to new cafes, then explore new places in the city when she's here. So she's studying in Goa, which makes it very difficult for us to spend a lot of time together. But when she does come here, I spend most of my day with her. And that would be going for movies, going to new cafes. And I think I really enjoy spending time with her because she's someone I can relate to, I can be myself. And she does not judge me or any other person who she is talking to. She's a very sweet person in general, who always sees the good side of people as well. And there's a lot I learn from her, there's a lot she learns from me as well. So I think we balance out each other like that. I'm a very hyper person overall. And she's a very calm person. So she makes me keep my boundaries and helps me in various things like when I have to rant or when I have to, I feel bad about something. She's my go-to person.

    Band 6-7

    A person with whom I, you know, enjoy spending time is my best friend whose name is Suyog. He is my neighbor. I know him since childhood, like since, you know, 20 to 25 years it has been since I know him and, you know, enjoy with him. Whenever we get time, we, you know, go to play cricket, like cricket is a sport in my locality. So we both are very fond of playing cricket. So whenever we get time, especially on Sundays, we quickly go and visit a ground and play cricket there. Then sometimes we go for a trek, even for camping in hilly areas. There is a mountain range which passes through my city, which is hardly 100 to 150 kilometers away from my house. So we plan to visit those mountain ranges and those hilly areas for camping and trekking. There are few forts also in the city where we live. So we do usually visit those forts together. Apart from that, we also go to a restaurant and have dinner together whenever we get time. Although he is very busy in his life and I also am a working professional, so, you know, it becomes sometimes difficult for us to take out some time, but I really appreciate him because he is my, this is why he is my best friend, right? He understands me, he comes with me, he, you know, he also enjoys and spends time of his with me. This is why I enjoy spending my leisure time with him.

    Band 6-7

    I like to spend time with my partner a lot. We met when we were in school. We were best friends at that time. Later on, we started dating each other when we were in our designated universities. We do get along very nicely. We have different perspectives about life. We have different fields. He is into finance. I am into designing. Somewhere between we intersect our thought processes where in his financial background, he does have to research about his competitors. In my designing background, even I have to research about my competitive analysis and all sorts of things. So, we do discuss about those things a lot. We do discuss upon our future. We do discuss upon our family. On this note, we get along a lot. We talk about our families and we talk about our future. Here, we have a lot of similar thinking.

    Band 6-7

    My father is someone who I really like to spend time with. He is the most fun person I know and also the serious person I know. From birth, I have seen many phases of him and it's still very new and I am very curious to know various sides of him. He shows every new phase or a new side of him which brings curiosity of me. He is a very experienced and new thing trying person. I like spending time with him every day. I tell him what happens from day to night. We enjoy talking, we see movies together, we hang out together in our leisure times and I like him because he teaches me everything. I share every problem with him and he tells me what to do and what not to do. He gave me the freedom to choose what I like and what not to. And he also gives me advice whenever I am in a situation when I can't decide something. And he also gives me the freedom to hang out with friends, sleepovers but when it comes to studies, he is the most serious person I know. He gives me curfew times when I have exams and he also tells me how to study, how to prepare and he guides me in every step of my life. That is why I like my father more, even more than my mother and sister and also more than my friends. He is the inspiration and I would like to become

    Band 6-7

    Generally, I enjoy spending time with everyone, but to be particular, one of my close friends, Rahul. I enjoy spending time with him because we have been close friends since our childhood. We both have become friends in the class 6th standard. Since over them, we have been studying together and interestingly, we have secured the job in the same company, in the same role. So far now, we have even become the work besties. He is my favourite person because after my family, additionally, I would like to share all my details for him and receive some valuable suggestions from him. He is one of my great motivators from my childhood. He used to help me in my exams like devising all the concepts before the night so that I can memorize them in the exam while writing them. He is one of the toppers in my class and he is my best friend. On the weekends, we usually hang out in the local malls and cafes. We discuss about the stories in my childhood and we feel pretty emotional while discussing them. But at the same time, it's funnier and funnier. I like him most because I spend time with him most because he always cracks jokes, he is funny, he constantly motivates me and supports me in each and every situation. So if I am in a dull situation, if I am in my lows, he would get to me, he would motivate me. Indeed, I am very glad to have a friend like him. Moreover, I have many friends around my circle, but I always tend to hang around with me.

    Band 6-7

    I would like to spend some more time with my very close friend at work. Her name is Maya. She is like my one and only, my best friend at the work. I think she is one of the first person whom I have connected when I joined the department. I don't know what happened, what really sparked between us. But whatever it is, I am so grateful to God that I got a really really good friend like her. And she just feels like an elder sister to me. We always go for shopping or we just go in the evening to a cafe and we just have some friendly dates, friendship dates, whatever it is called. It's just always fun. We could talk whatever we need. We talk about the things we face together at the work. We talk about our personal life. We talk about what I feel like or what she feels like about certain people. It's just fun how the conversation flows between us. But moreover that, I just feel we are a family. I expect the connection that I have found in my life and I am very grateful for that. Sometimes I just feel like this was a destiny that I should meet her and I should have a conversation with her.
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