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Describe Your Favourite Season: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What season is it?
  • What the weather is like at that time of year?
  • How is that season different from other seasons?
  • Why is it your favourite season?
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Cue 1:What season is it?

  • Begin by clearly stating which season is your favorite, such as summer, monsoon, or winter.
  • Provide a brief reason for your choice, linking it to personal experiences or cultural significance.

Example

My favorite season is the monsoon. In India, the monsoon typically starts in June and lasts until September. I love this season because it brings relief from the scorching heat of summer and fills the environment with lush greenery.


Cue 2:What the weather is like at that time of year?

  • Describe the typical weather conditions during your favorite season, including temperature and rainfall.
  • Mention how these weather conditions affect daily life and activities.

Example

During the monsoon, the weather is usually cool and refreshing, with frequent rain showers. The temperature drops to around 25 degrees Celsius, making it pleasant to go outside. The sound of raindrops and the smell of wet earth create a unique atmosphere that I find very soothing.


Cue 3:How is that season different from other seasons?

  • Highlight the unique features of your favorite season compared to others, such as festivals or natural beauty.
  • Discuss how the mood and activities change during this season.

Example

The monsoon is different from other seasons because it brings a sense of joy and celebration. Unlike the dry summer, the rain rejuvenates nature, and I enjoy watching the rivers swell and the fields turn green. Additionally, festivals like Raksha Bandhan and Janmashtami are celebrated during this time, adding to the festive spirit.


Cue 4:Why is it your favourite season?

  • Share personal anecdotes or memories that make this season special for you.
  • Explain how this season impacts your mood and lifestyle positively.

Example

The monsoon is my favorite season because it reminds me of my childhood. I have fond memories of playing in the rain with my friends, splashing in puddles, and enjoying hot snacks like pakoras. The season brings a sense of happiness and nostalgia, making me feel connected to my roots.


Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, the monsoon is not just a season for me; it is a time of joy, beauty, and cherished memories. The refreshing rains and the vibrant landscape make it truly special, and I look forward to it every year.


    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 can make the response less engaging and informative.

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    Tip

    Include specific examples and personal experiences related to your favorite season to make your answer more vivid and relatable.


    2: Neglecting the Cues

    Ignoring the cue prompts can lead to incomplete answers. This may cause you to miss important points that the examiner is looking for.

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    Tip

    Make sure to address each cue in your response, ensuring you cover all aspects of the question thoroughly.


    Overly Short Responses

    Providing very brief answers can make it seem like you lack knowledge or interest in the topic, which can negatively impact your score.

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    Tip

    Aim for detailed responses by elaborating on each point, explaining your feelings and thoughts about the season.


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    Describe your favourite food at a traditional festival or a special event in your country
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    I like to taste different types of cuisine. Here I would like to talk about my favorite dish at my traditional festival of Onam which is Sadya. Sadya is popular in my city. We are experimenting these cuisines on Onam festival day. Onam is a famous festival in my city. All family members get together in my home and we make a delicious Sadya. There are many ingredients includes that Sadya. Moreover, we make a big feast that day as well as we create a lot of memories together and we wear that day the traditional dress called Sari and men wear the Dhotis. That festival is really important to us because the whole day we are conducting different kinds of games at our homes and all the family members came together. It's a memorable day in my life. This is the festival. We are making the Sambar and Aviyal. These all the kinds of foods are making with the vegetables.

    Talk about a toy you liked in your childhood
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    Anonymous student Band 8

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    Sector 34 Test Centre, Chandigarh

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    The toy which I liked in my childhood was a panda doll, which makes me pleasant and makes me more blush. The pandas are the most beautiful creatures of the world, which looks gigantic and has pooshy cheeks and they are like stars in the clouds and they dream in me. Furthermore, these have been given by my father. My father is a very very beautiful artistic person, who makes me think of that. Every day you will face every difficulties and make you suffer and move forward. Pandas are always seen in Japanese countries. It is my lifelong dream to visit a Japanese country and click a photo with the original pandas, which makes sounds better.

    Describe a time you were in a place where you didn't know the local language
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    Anonymous student Band 6.5

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    Whitefield Test Center, Bengaluru

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    As India is a very large country full of diversity, so there are many places which have their own language and speak their native language. The place which I visited and I didn't know about their language was Leladakh, which is about 300 km away from my hometown and it is a very good place as it consists of different kind of trees, animals and have many scenic views and I visited over there last year in summers as it was the best time to visit because it has many, it was cold over there and we had summers in our area so it was the best time to visit over there and I went over there with my whole family.

    Describe a time when your friend damaged something you owned
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    Anonymous student Band 7

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    Begumpet Test Centre, Hyderabad

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    When I was a kid, I had a little pencil box which had these four buttons which gave the pencil box an operative use. When you press the button, the box would open up. When you press the second button, a little part of it would slide out. Basically it was just a little electronical and a fun thing to have and I owned it when I was in 6th. One day after break, I was standing and talking there with one of my friends and another friend of mine was running through the hallway and accidentally she pushed my shoulder and my pencil box hit the ground and it broke into multiple pieces to the point that it was not functional anymore.

    Describe a book you recently read
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    Anonymous student Band 7.5

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    It Ends With Us is a book I read recently. It's by the author Colleen Hoare. It's mainly a story about two teenagers, Atlas and Lily, and how they just handle their life going through high school, adolescence, and just domestic violence at home. Both of them come from very, very different families. However, they have one common determining factor between them, which is domestic violence. The abuse that they've seen their moms go through is just insane, and they connect through that on a different level. They're actually in the same high school, but they never speak to each other until Atlas actually crashes into an empty house next to Lily's villa. When Atlas is homeless and he doesn't have anywhere to go, he just comes and breaks into the house next to Lily's, and Lily helps him with all the daily necessities like clothes and food, medicines and stuff. Furthermore, their friendship blossoms into love, but it doesn't really fructify as Atlas has to leave. This book really gave me a lot of knowledge about domestic abuse and how to deal with it.

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    Band 6

    My favorite season is winter season because this season is most favorable for crop growth and it is cool and humid in nature. This season is most morally preferable for tourist part and this season is favorable for to move marriages and do celebrations and this is the season where we can get many fruits from the trees and this is the favorite season because the temperature and the climate is so far quite reasonable to explore different places and this season is different from summer because summer is very very vast and in summer we feel very hot and in winter we feel humidity and make cold and it is more comfortable for surgeries in hospitals too and this is the weather can support for celebrations and events and this season is most preferable to move from one place to one place for tourist part and this is the season I like most from childhood and my father used to take me different tourist part like Manali and Goa while this season and we will plan for some tourist part in this season only moreover my father and my brother also they also look likes to this season and we will plan some plantation in our garden in this season and we will get many flowers and feel happy and more enjoyable in this season and this makes me more quiet surprising and peaceful to live me daily and this is in this that's why this season is more preferable.

    Band 6

    My favorite season is summer season. Summer season generally falls during our vacation time that is between March and June. This season is generally hot, you feel hot and moreover sometimes it feels hot and humid. Rainy season is different from others as in rainy season it gets really dirty and we don't feel like stepping out from our houses and during winters it is so cold so we need to take our different clothings with ourselves and it makes a bit weird to feel. And during summer why I like it the most because of the fashion, different fashion I can explore during this time and also during summer season as it is our vacation period, we can have, we can travel with our parents to different places and have leisure, fun activities. We can also visit our aunt's home, our uncle's home and enjoy time with our cousins.

    Band 6

    Yeah, my favorite season is summer. Usually everyone says winter, autumn or rainy but I prefer and I choose the most was summer because in summer season the schools and colleges will remain closed and they provide 2 to 3 months leave for every students. So, it's very happy for us to enjoy and spend time more with my family, friends and my cousins. We play a lot of games outdoor games, indoor games like cricket, football and J.S. Garam It's a beautiful season as well as to build a relationship with my friends it's easy too. There are 4 kinds of season summer, winter, rainy and autumn but I personally prefer summer During the April to May month the heat of this season will be very high up to 39 to 40 degree Celsius the heat will be

    Band 6

    Well, out of many seasons here in my country, the most favorite season for me is the summer season. The season starts from the month of March and it goes till the month of July. And this season has quite a few memories from my childhood. During my childhood itself, the season, as the summer season comes, I have tremendous love for the mangoes. And definitely I wait whole year for the mangoes. Therefore, definitely I like the summer season. Also, it's quite good, like we can go to different beaches during the summer season. But definitely during the winter we need to sit back at our home in our quills under the heater. But summer we can really enjoy the outdoor activities. And therefore I cherish summer season. We need not have to wear lot many clothes and it's quite tedious work to wear so many clothes. People don't feel like taking bath daily during the winter. So summer is pretty cool. We can have a pool time with our family. Therefore, I like the summer season a lot. Also, during summer season we have variety of options to wear clothes. We can wear loose style clothes. We have different environment around. But in winter there is no one outside the home. It's all quiet and quite peaceful. So, I will definitely go for summer season and I hope this summer season also I enjoy my time with my family. Next, the summer season comes and it's all over.

    Band 6

    My favorite season is summer. Usually in summer the temperature throughout the India is high. It sometimes reaches around 45 degree Celsius in most of the states in India. As I live in one of the coolest area or one of the hill station that is Ooty, so the temperatures does not rise much higher in my hometown. So it does not create much trouble for me. I like this season because of two reasons. One is we will be having a lot of holidays in this season to avoid heat stroke. So this allows me to rest and in addition to this one of the other reason is we will get chance to eat a lot of ice creams, cool drinks and other any cool dishes which are basically sweet in taste. My favorite fruit is mango and summer is the season in which mangoes usually grow. So I also find the chance to eat mango in this season. So this can be one of the reason why I like summers.

    Band 6

    My country consists of various seasons, but the season which I like most is summer season. There are many qualities in this season which make it the most loving one. Summer season starts in the month of April to September. In this season weather is quite hot as this hot weather do not allow us to wear the layers of clothes as it is a limitation in winter that we need to wear very layers of clothes two to three layers. But in summers it's all natural. One can be in a single layer of clothes or also can remove that. Moreover, I like this summer most because it let us to go to the mountains and visit various tourist places there as winter has this limitation because in winters there is snowfall in that area so we cannot explore them. Most of the animals go in their caves in all the seasons except summers. They come out in summers and we can easily see them. We can have even different wildlife in the season of summer. It is my favorite season because I like traveling and summers allow me to travel to the various parts of the country where I can see different traditions because in other seasons I cannot travel that much.

    Band 6

    I love autumn season the most and it is during September to November time in India. I really enjoy autumn because it has the best festivals and the best climate. I do not prefer when it's raining like cats and dogs so I generally like autumn season. For example, at the back of my head I remember that last year during autumn we had our Diwali festival which is very popular so because of the amazing climate just the perfect weather where it is not too hot and cold we were able to celebrate that festival with lot of joy and food. Moreover, I like to spend time with my friends and go for outdoor activities because it is the best season at that time. So yes, I definitely love autumn.

    Band 6

    My most loved season is undoubtedly the rainy season. Rainy season is the most awaited season for me because I look forward to it for the whole year. It is one of my favorite because I was born in this season. It is my birth season. And also I love everything about it. For instance, the weather is quite pleasant. I am really fond of the smell of the wet drenched ground. It makes me feel very pleasant and it makes me feel very delighted. I think what makes it different from other seasons is that it can be a little bit irritable for some reason. Because it is always raining and especially in some areas of the world where it is always raining. I understand that it can be irritating.

    Band 6

    My favorite season of the year is winters. I definitely believe that winters is one of the best season among the entire year. It usually starts from late October and ends by early March. It's a short season compared to other seasons. But I really like the chilly weather of the season. It's usually always cold. In Delhi the weather ranges from 9 degree Celsius to 2-3 degree Celsius sometimes at night. What I love about this weather is that it's pleasant, the sun is bright and it's not humid. You can go out for a walk and not come back with sweat. It's usually chilly in the night and pleasant in the day. Why this weather excites me the most is because I am a mountain person. I like to visit mountains and especially during winters because there is a high chance of snow in the mountains. I have been to Himalayas almost every year in winters and enjoyed the snow covered mountains when it's minus 5, minus 7 or sometimes even minus 10 degree Celsius.

    Band 6

    It is the rainy season, I would say, one of my favourite season, why because at this particular season people get, people feel refreshed or they feel alive even at the time of going to work or going to schools like when we used to go to our schools when we were child if the rain comes at the time of going to the school we usually get the rainy day off so that is why it is my one of the favourite season and how this particular season is different from the other seasons is that in summers people get usually irritated with that particular heat or the heat waves that comes from everybody feels like irritated all the time, in winters it is like very chill, people doesn't want to come out of their houses, they feel very cosy to their beds, lying on the sofa, covering themselves under the blanket and if I talk about the autumn season and the rainy season, these are the best season people would like to enjoy, they feel alive, they come out of their houses, they play outdoor games in these seasons, they, people usually also like to travel around the world in these kind of seasons somewhere around in the month of July to August because this is the season when the rain majorly comes in our northern as well as the southern part of India, apart from this, rainy season is a season which also helps us in the farming, helps us farmers a lot after the hot waves or the cold waves because the crops got damaged or destroyed with the heat and the rainy season
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