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Describe Your Favourite Means Of Transport: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What is it?
  • When and how often do you use it?
  • Why do you use it?
  • Explain why it is your favourite transport.
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Cue 1:What is it?

  • Begin by clearly stating your favorite means of transport, such as a bicycle, bus, or train.
  • Provide a brief description of what it is and its main features.

Example

My favorite means of transport is the bicycle. It is a two-wheeled vehicle that I can ride by pedaling. Bicycles are eco-friendly and provide a great way to stay fit while commuting.

Cue 2:When and how often do you use it?

  • Mention the frequency of use, such as daily, weekly, or occasionally.
  • Describe the typical situations or occasions when you use this mode of transport.

Example

I use my bicycle almost every day, especially for commuting to work and running errands around my neighborhood. It takes me about 15 minutes to reach my office, which is quite convenient.

Cue 3:Why do you use it?

  • Explain the practical reasons for choosing this means of transport, such as cost, convenience, or health benefits.
  • Mention any environmental considerations that influence your choice.

Example

I prefer using my bicycle because it is cost-effective and helps me avoid traffic jams. Additionally, cycling keeps me active and contributes to reducing pollution, which is important to me.

Cue 4:Explain why it is your favourite transport.

  • Share personal feelings or experiences that make this transport special to you.
  • Discuss any memorable moments or benefits you've gained from using it.

Example

Bicycling is my favorite transport because it gives me a sense of freedom and joy. I love the feeling of the wind on my face as I ride through the park. It also allows me to explore my city in a way that driving cannot.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, my bicycle is not just a means of transport; it is a part of my daily life that brings me joy, keeps me healthy, and helps me contribute to a cleaner environment. I can't imagine my routine without it.

    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. It's important to provide specific details about your favorite means of transport to engage the listener and convey your passion.

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    Tip

    Include specific examples and personal experiences related to your transport choice to make your answer more vivid and interesting.

    2: Lack of Structure

    Failing to organize your response can lead to confusion. A well-structured answer helps the examiner follow your thoughts and understand your points clearly.

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    Tip

    Use the cue prompts to structure your answer. Start with what it is, then discuss usage, reasons, and finally, why it's your favorite.

    Overly Simple Language

    Using overly simple language can limit your score. It's important to demonstrate a range of vocabulary and grammatical structures to showcase your English proficiency.

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    Tip

    Practice using varied vocabulary and complex sentences to express your ideas more effectively and show your language skills.

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    Band 6-7

    My preferred means of travel would be car, as it is convenient at all times, irrespective of the time, whether it being in the morning or in the late afternoon or midnights. The car also provides a sense of privacy, and it also helps us to have a selective company here we can choose on whom to share the travel journey with. And considering its faster means of travel, it is quite convenient from transporting from one place to another. The another reason why I love travelling through car is behind the driving enthusiasm, as I am very interested in driving and I have a love for engines and cars and their body lines. I usually use cars to go to work or to go out with friends, and going out with friends at late night drives also gives a therapy to the mind where it relaxes with music and late night rides. I often use car for my family transport too. There are various of reasons why we can use cars. Main of them is for personal use or to help out someone or to...

    Band 6-7

    Well, it varies from my need to need. Actually, I love some different means of transport. However, the favorite one that I usually commute is bicycle. If I have to travel long distances, I prefer traveling using a metro. However, the one that I use on daily basis is a bicycle. I use bicycle to travel at least 2 km every single day from my backyard to one of my friend's house. So, I started this activity during the COVID pandemic when I was not able to go out and I started work from home and I made this activity as one of my favorites. It not only helped me to stay fit as a fiddle, but it helped in maintaining my mental stability and helping me to get out of my room or out of the boredom that I used to face because of the sedentary lifestyle. I like this means of transport since it's not only environmental friendly, but it also helps me to stay physically as well as mentally fit. Additionally, I travel by means of bus, but once in a blue moon when I have to travel to one of my favorite shopping complexes and I go there with one of my best friends and we do shop together, we watch movies together and that gives us a thrilled experience.

    Band 6-7

    The favorite mean of transport that I like is two wheelers, basically a bike, which I almost ride every day. This is so because I can reach to any place in no time than compared to a car. So when I am on a car, it takes, it nearly takes like one hour, one and a half hour to reach a certain place, which is like about five kilometers, whereas in two wheeler, I can go in a jiffy that is that can be around, that can take around 20 minutes. I prefer long rides also with in these kind of transport because you know that I get indulged in the nature, the fresh air that I get is a next level of experience that I can have. So I use the two wheeler, I mean, I use my bike almost every day to the gym, to work and to the places where I want to go and to hang out with people. This is like the basic need for me without a two wheeler, I can't spend a day. This is really my friend. I mean, it's been with me like for over 10 years, so I find it really good on a two wheeler.

    Band 6-7

    So, my favorite means of transport is traveling through a train. So train is something which I loved looking at while sitting on a train station as well. I don't usually travel through trains because being in Qatar, I only get to visit India in the summer vacations and only then I get to travel through trains like once or twice because our village, our hometown in India is a bit far from the airport so we have to travel through trains and it is really a moment of excitement for me. Me being a very nature loving person had always loved trains because the small windows in the trains gives me a good picture of our beautiful country India. Through the small window, I get to really see the beauty of nature and I love the chitter chatter noise of the train on the tracks.

    Band 6

    My favorite transport is bicycle or motorbike because when I travel through bike I feel comfortable and so my thing because I have motion sickness and I can travel through cars or any big transportation and I often use bikes, scooties to travel around and so on. I usually go with bikes and scooties whenever I feel like going somewhere and I have to go somewhere. And it's a small transportation so it's easily move around in small roads and small alleys.

    Band 6

    Okay, so my favorite transport is metro. I use it on a daily basis because I feel that it is very easy to use and it is very convenient. Additionally, it is very easily accessible and my father daily drop me to the metro station and I use the route of metro from Vaishali to Gurgaon for my, I use it for my office purpose and whenever I find to go from one place to another, so metro is the only transport that comes into my mind and I always feel that in the coming year metro is going to be very

    Band 6

    My favorite means of transport is bus, because I love traveling in bus. Since my childhood onwards till now, I am using the same means of transport to go everywhere. Because bus is something so memorable or it's so comfortable for me. Because in a bus, if we travel, we can see lot of things. It has various stops and we can see every single beauty in every spot wherever we go. We can meet so many people while traveling in bus. We can hear the music when going through a bus. And my favorite part is the side seat of the bus. A side seat with a headset of hearing music is some kind which I most memorable about the bus. And I think if we go through bus, it takes so time. But we can get so relaxed whenever we go through a bus. Because many pollution can be reduced even if that 40 or 100 people going through a bus, if they take so many.

    Band 6

    My favorite means of transport is a cab or a car because I can reach on time. I daily use cabs because it helps me to reach at my workplace on time and it makes a first impression on my seniors that I always come to my office on a time and I prefer cabs because it helps me to go to my workplace in a very comfortable position or a state and I can do my work which I left one day before and I can sip a coffee, do my breakfast in a cab and reach to workplace.

    Band 6

    My favorite means of transport is the airplane. I like airplanes because of their minimalistic design and eye-catching performance. Airplanes have always been my favorite means of transport since I was a kid. I remember in the year 2010 when the Airbus A380 came out. As a child I was so appeased watching it. We use the airplanes for traveling long distances or for going to vacations. I am an aviation geek which means I have abundant knowledge about airplanes. I know a lot of airplanes be it from Airbus or Boeing. I know a lot of variations of airplanes. I like airplanes because how fast they take us from one place to another compared to other means of transport. Airplanes have a very diverse history. In the year 1905 when the Wright brothers came up with the idea of airplane and fast-forwarded to today. Airplanes have come a long way in delivering the comfort and the performance which is beyond the expectations of the customer. I like the airplanes because it amazes me how a metallic body which weighs a lot of tons flies in the air and at an altitude of 10,000 feet which is way above the sea level. It amazes me how such a heavy object is delivering that performance and taking us to places.

    Band 6

    Transportation in today's life is quite important to all because in all of their life they have to communicate to one place to another and people prefer many transportation vehicles by which they prefer to transport. As for me, I like buses as my favorite means of transportation. Buses are the best way if you want to travel any distance or any place which is far away from our house. And there are many things which make buses the best mode of transportation as the buses are cheap and they are safest means of transportation and moreover we can meet various people by which we can greet them and we can make a lot of friends. Usually when I go to any far places like going to my relatives, I prefer going by bus because I don't want to disturb my parents to take me to them, I just prefer and travel on my own by a bus. This became favorite to me as it causes less noise pollution and is comfortable along with that it is the safest means of transportation that I ever traveled and in buses we can just enjoy the view of the different things like from where we are traveling along with that we can make various friends on buses and moreover it is very cheap and it don't have a lot of burden on the pocket of any person if we compare them to any car as cars do also cause more air pollution as buses and buses become cheaper means, cheaper means of transportation and people around the world prefer buses rather than going on a car or anything.
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