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Describe Something In Your Country That You Are Interested In: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What is it
  • How do you know about it?
  • Why you are interested in it?
  • Explain whether you would like to know more about it.
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Cue 1:What is it?

  • Begin by clearly stating what the thing is that interests you in your country.
  • Provide some basic information about it, such as its significance or uniqueness.

Example

One thing in my country that I am particularly interested in is the traditional art of Madhubani painting. This art form originates from the Mithila region of Bihar and is known for its vibrant colors and intricate patterns.

Cue 2:How do you know about it?

  • Share how you first learned about this art form, whether through school, family, or personal exploration.
  • Mention any specific experiences or encounters that deepened your understanding.

Example

I first came across Madhubani painting during a school project on Indian art. My art teacher introduced us to various forms, and I was fascinated by the stories depicted in the paintings. Later, I visited a local exhibition where I met artists who create these beautiful works.

Cue 3:Why are you interested in it?

  • Explain what draws you to this art form, such as its cultural significance or aesthetic appeal.
  • Discuss any personal connections or emotions it evokes in you.

Example

I am interested in Madhubani painting because it represents the rich cultural heritage of India. The themes often revolve around nature, mythology, and daily life, which resonate with me. I find the colors and patterns incredibly beautiful, and they inspire my own creativity.

Cue 4:Would you like to know more about it?

  • Express your desire to learn more about the art form, mentioning specific aspects you want to explore.
  • Consider how this knowledge could enhance your appreciation or skills.

Example

Yes, I would love to know more about Madhubani painting. I am particularly interested in learning the techniques used by artists and the history behind the motifs. I believe that understanding these elements would deepen my appreciation and perhaps inspire me to try my hand at painting.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, Madhubani painting is not just an art form for me; it is a window into my country's culture and traditions. My interest in it continues to grow, and I hope to explore it further in the future.

    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

    Using vague language can make your answer unclear and unengaging. It's important to provide specific details about the topic to capture the examiner's interest.

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    Use descriptive language and examples to illustrate your points. For instance, mention specific locations, events, or personal experiences related to the topic.

    2: Ignoring the Cues

    Failing to address all the cues can lead to an incomplete answer. Each cue is designed to help you structure your response effectively.

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    Make sure to answer each cue in order. Prepare a brief outline in your mind before you start speaking to ensure you cover everything.

    Lack of Personal Connection

    Not sharing your personal feelings or experiences can make your response less engaging. The examiner wants to hear your unique perspective.

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    Include personal anecdotes or reasons for your interest. Explain how this topic relates to your life or experiences in your country.

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    Band 6

    Today I would like to talk about the culture of my country. As I am a resident of India, it is a diverse country with many different types of religions and many different cultures and traditions are followed in my country. I get to know about different types of culture from many types of books and from my family. It explains the diversity of my country and many enrichments of my country and how different people follow the tradition differently and the culture of all the people are very unique and very diverse. I would love to know more about that because it helps me to learn new things about my country and it helps to preserve the tradition of the country by learning new things and definitely I would like to know more about this prestigious culture of my country.

    Band 6

    India is a diverse country and a culturally rich one. So it holds many different cultures among different states in it. And to me, to be honest, I have only seen the cultures in my own state. And I know certain things that work. For example, marriages, how it takes place. In May, we have certain functions that start with the turmeric ceremony and it proceeds with the henna ceremony. And then later to a one-night marriage, which I have seen since childhood. But for other states, for example, in a nearby state from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, they have this different process through three-day event that takes place during a marriage. So I want to experience the way people hold their marriage ceremony in different state of India. And, for example, in northeastern states, they have completely different attire for marriage. They also have like complete different festivities that are held during this marriage ceremony. And my friend is from Ladakh. She tells me about her culture and I am very intrigued by it. It just makes me very exciting and very excited to know that I am in India. And I could experience all those things by just traveling. So it's my dream to experience and go to other places. And just for once in my lifetime, I want to see how everyone celebrates there. I just want to experience that in my life, how everyone is just doing things together.

    Band 6

    The topic that I am interested in my country, India, is provision of public toilets to every population. They need to have clean and hygienic toilets, not just for male but also for females. The females have toilet which includes tampons, cups, menstrual hygiene products. Since India is a country where there is very little to no provision of great washroom and water facilities, it is high time that we need to look into the aspect of provision of good toilets, hygienic, clean and comfortable ones where female or the males, especially male or female is able to enter and is not scared and is able to use the new facilities properly. I would also like to address the fact that the toilets are there but they are not clean. The cleanliness part of the toilet is very important only when there is presence of water in the washroom or toilet papers which can only be done when many people come together and bring about a change. The reason I am interested in this topic is because I myself experienced a very harsh situation where I was into a washroom and I wasn't able to reuse water, tissue or anything and it was completely a very unhygienic experience for me as a girl and I would like to bring about a change.

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    With the recent news that has been hovering everywhere, the Pahalgam attack in Kashmir, the news that I got to know is through television, radio and every mass media communication sources. For me the point is, the question is, why is it always Pahalgam? I guess from the time I know, it's the second attack that has happened in Pahalgam and I just don't understand why it is only Pahalgam and why J&K? I understand that Pakistan wants Kashmir, they still feel like that is more a part of their country than ours. But why is it always Kashmir, was my own question, always. And to be honest, at this point, it's more like they are provoking the differences between religions and everything, with the fact that they had asked questions regarding their name and they shot people dead when the Hindu name had come out. It's just such a trivial matter and I'm really happy with the way that the government of India is dealing with the situation. They had stopped the water supply and it kind of impacts everything. And from my observation, whenever there is an external officer that comes to India, that is when such attacks happen. Like if there is an officer coming from US or something, as soon as they come, there is some random attack happening in that area and to me, Kashmir is such a beautiful place and people, to be honest, should have some brains to continue to do whatever they were doing instead of killing people.

    Band 6

    I would like to talk about cricket, a very popular game in India. Most of the people of India is liking cricket rather than other games. They want to play cricket and right now India is the leading, India is the best country in the cricket world. Then there are other countries like Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan etc. I started to watch cricket when I was 19 years old and there was a match between Australia and India happening in 2015. At that time India lost the game which was semi-final. I was studying at that time in 8th standard. So this was my first experience that I accessed. From that time onwards I started keep watching, kept watching this cricket and as of now India has four, I think two ODI World Cups, two T20 World Cups and one Test Championships. It means India won two ODI World Cups, two T20 World Cups and one Champions Trophies.

    Band 6

    If I am talking about my interest in our country, then the most interesting thing is our tradition, culture and festivals, which we always celebrate in every year with our people. If you are talking about tradition and culture, there are some included points such as food, outfits, clothes and languages. There are so many languages spoken by our natives and as per their states. We always speak in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil and so many languages that makes us united together in our country. And the most lovable thing and the lovable part of my country is culture. Our culture represents the history of the ancients which have fought for the freedom as freedom fighters for our freedom. That's why I like our culture and if I am talking about the festivals, I like Diwali, Holi, etc. The festivals of colors which we celebrate to make everything colorful when we are living as a black and white life. So the meaning of the Holi is to make everywhere colorful. And if I am talking about Diwali, Diwali is the festival of joy and lights. It shows that if we celebrate Diwali with the lights, then it makes everywhere lightning. And in Diwali, we always come together to celebrate it by together and Diwali is the most and the main festival of our country for Hinduism in Hindu religion. And I always like to celebrate Diwali in every year because my favorite festival

    Band 6

    First of all, I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk on this topic. Coming on the topic of describing the things I am interested in, in my country, I will be telling that I am interested in a lot of things that not only engages me but also fascinates me in order to stay and enjoy in my country. The things I like in my country will be the various types of food recipes and also the various types of cuisines of food available in my country. The various types of food cuisines give me a lot of other options to try among and also it helps me to decide the various types of meals I should be eating in the next few days. I am pretty happy with my decision that in my country I am quite interested in the choice and the types of cuisines available. Thank you.

    Band 6

    My country that is India is known as land of diversity. It is like very obvious that we have people from different race, different color, different culture and different religion. These all things makes India a unique blend of diversity. The culture, that cultural impact brings different types of cuisines, different types of clothing, different languages together. We get to know about people from different places and different lands as India has a huge variation of cultures. India is also known as land of diversity. We are the people. India is known as land of diversity. My country that is India is known as the land of diversity as we have people from different races, different caste, different religion, different cultures and we all together live in one land. And that's what interests me about my nation, my country. India has a huge geographical variation that is very fascinating as we have deserts as well as evergreen forests. We have long peaks of Himalayas and cozy and warm coastlines of South India. We are the land that has every single thing. We are like a mini miniature model of the entire world. We have people from all over the places. We have different types of languages and that's the very fascinating thing about my nation and that's not even 1% of what my country has. My country India is known as the land of variation, land of diversity as we have people from different castes, different creeds, different religions, different cultures all residing in the same area as we call our nation as our home. These all variations bring about, moreover the history of India is so complex that it would take life and it would take years to understand. My nation that is India is known as land of variation and land of diversity as we have people from different cultures, different creeds, different religions and different areas living together, living happily and calling this country as their home. And this is what fascinates me the most as this is a very interesting thing as India is like a miniature model of the entire world as we talk about the geography of the nation. We have deserts like Thar desert. We have small islands like Lakshadweep and Andaman Nicobar. We have long hilly and snowy peaks of Himalayas as well as the cozy and warm coastlines of South India. We have everything. We have deciduous forest and evergreen forest and these all things are what makes India the most interesting country in the world. Talking about the history of the nation, this nation is land where brave kings like Shivaji Maharaj, Maharana Pratap were once ruled. This is the nation where different types of people gathered. This is the nation where different types of travelers from around the globe came to learn about its philosophy, its religion. As we all know that India has given the world the boon of Yoga, Ayurveda and its mouth-tempting and mouth-watering cuisine and I think this is what interests me the most. I can talk about my country for hours and hours but yet I would not be even scratching the very beginning of the nation as my nation is also the world's largest democracy. We have everything and that's awesome. That's the most wonderful thing about my country and I love my country for that.

    Band 6

    So, I am from India and my country is known for its different variety of cultures and practices. So, the most interesting thing about my, the most, the thing which I am most interested in my country is its different cultures and religious practices. We are known for unity and diversity which means people from different cultures and religion live in peace and harmony. So, I came to know about this concept when I was in school, when I studied my social science and from then I was more interested to learn about different cultures in India. So, I have travelled to many places in North India and studied about their culture, tried to blend with the culture, their people and everything and it was really a wonderful experience. I would say that it will help us to get a positive vibe and attitude, it will give you a sense of belongingness and sense of positive attitude when you are, you know, travelling to those countries trying to understand these different practices. So, in that journey I was along with my friends, so we have tried out different food recipes, different costumes, tried to visit different places which is not very touristy but which are like hidden gems and it was a wonderful experience to understand about these cultures and I would like to know more about these cultures and I haven't travelled to the North Eastern part of India much, so I would like to know more about these parts much more.

    Band 6

    The topic is gang rapes against women. I got to know about this particular thing from the articles, from the newspapers and from many of the locals in my state and across the country as well. The reason that I have chosen this topic is that because being a girl, it's actually my responsibility to understand the pain that a girl is going through when it is happening to her and to just stand with her, to just stand with the family, what they are going through in that particular situation. So tomorrow it can happen to you, but what's the thing, what's the point in you not taking stand for a woman in the situation that what she is going through. So I feel that every woman should take stand on this particular situation and raise the voice against all these rapes that are happening against women and to make appeal to the government to have a safe environment around girls so that they can live a peaceful life, so that they can go out and do whatever they want because in today's life, in today's generation especially, girls are thinking twice before going out to purchase anything as well because their families, their parents especially are feeling so scared to even send their child out of the house. So we should not be in that situation and just come out of this by raising a voice against the child rapes that are happening across the country. So that is the reason that I have chosen this topic so that I raise my voice against this and make my country a better place so that a girl can roam around very happily and peacefully.
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