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Talk about something you find interesting.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What is it?
  • Why do you find it interesting?
  • How & when did you learn more about it?
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Cue 1:What is it?

  • Begin by clearly stating what the interesting thing is, providing a brief description.
  • Mention any specific aspects that make it stand out to you.

Example

One thing I find particularly interesting is astronomy. The vastness of the universe and the mysteries it holds captivate me, especially the study of stars and planets.

Cue 2:Why do you find it interesting?

  • Explain your personal connection to the topic and why it resonates with you.
  • Share any emotional or intellectual reasons that enhance your interest.

Example

I find astronomy interesting because it makes me feel connected to something much larger than myself. The idea that there are billions of galaxies out there inspires awe and curiosity in me.

Cue 3:How & when did you learn more about it?

  • Describe how you first got introduced to the topic and any significant experiences.
  • Mention any resources, such as books or documentaries, that helped deepen your understanding.

Example

I first learned about astronomy in school during a science class. Later, I watched documentaries like 'Cosmos' and read books by Stephen Hawking, which expanded my knowledge and fascination with the subject.

Conclusion

  • Summarize your feelings about the topic and its impact on your life.
  • Encourage the listener to explore the topic further, if appropriate.

Example

In conclusion, astronomy is not just a hobby for me; it’s a passion that encourages me to keep learning. I believe everyone should take a moment to look at the stars and ponder the universe’s wonders.

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 illustrate your interest and make your answer more memorable.

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Tip

Use specific examples and details to explain what makes the topic interesting to you. This will create a more vivid picture for the examiner.

2: Lack of Personal Connection

Failing to connect the topic to personal experiences can make your answer feel impersonal. Sharing personal stories can enhance your response and show genuine interest.

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Include a personal anecdote related to the topic to demonstrate your connection and passion for it. This adds depth to your answer.

Ignoring the Cues

Overlooking the provided cues can lead to incomplete answers. Each cue is designed to guide your response and ensure you cover all aspects of the topic.

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Make sure to address each cue in your response. This will help you stay organized and ensure you provide a comprehensive answer.

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Describe your favourite food at a traditional festival or a special event in your country
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Anonymous student Band 7.5

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Pitampura Test Centre, New Delhi

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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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CBD Belapur Test Centre, Navi Mumbai

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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 7

So one thing that I find really interesting would be the subject of planets, solar system, milky way, galaxy, space and the entire universe as a subject. So the reason I like or find it interesting and intriguing this overall subject would be because of the endless possibilities that it brings for us to think over. I first was introduced to this topic during my schooling when I got a little brief idea over it during my geography class which is when it intrigued my fascination for the subject and that is when I decided to delve deeper into this subject. After that I decided and signed up for certain courses and YouTube videos that made me understand the complexities and possibilities that are available and provided in the entirety of space. I started learning more about planets, how planets work, how is the different atmospheres in different planets, is there about the possibility of life away from earth and that really made me understand and gain a lot of knowledge into this overall subject of space and more into quantum physics. I still am really intrigued by the possibilities that it brings and I still always whenever I get the time I dig deeper into it by watching relevant YouTube videos. I also follow the activities of NASA as well as ISRO and I am deeply fascinated and intrigued by the activities that they do such as rocket launches or certain R&D activities etc.

Band 6-7

Science is a very important in a student's life. I love science subjects such as chemistry, physics, biology, computer science. Well, today I would like to talk about or I find it's very interesting of computer science, which is a more interesting and useful subject. I remember that I started to learn computer science when I studied in sixth standard. We had a wonderful teacher who taught us this subject in a very interesting way. His name is Mr. Shah. This subject was divided into two parts, first theory and second practical. I used a first time computer when I went first time in lab at my school. The lab sessions were always enjoyable. We learned many things such as new features and how to use in computer. There are many things that I am interested from this science. The first thing nowadays people can use of the computer vast corporation like banking, shopping, connecting friends. And another reason I think I am interested in computer science because technology is increasing day by day and majority sectors use computers. For example, I am currently studying in IT sector. So I use computer all day in my routine. It's computer science is useful in our career.

Band 6-7

Something that I find interesting when it comes to my field is aquatic therapy. I am a physiotherapist myself. So in the last few years I have found aquatic therapy to be very interesting. I recently discovered my interest in aquatic therapy when it was introduced to me by one of my closest friends in college. I actually went through many research papers and many studies which indicated how aquatic therapy helps to improve patient condition in a lesser amount of sessions and it provides better quality of care to the patient as well. So aquatic therapy basically involves treating patients in a heated swimming pool and devising exercise programs for them inside the pool. I found it interesting because since last many years conventional physiotherapy practices have always been practiced on land. So we focus more on making the patients exercise on bed or more of static exercises but introducing aquatic therapy allows the patient to recover more faster and to have a speedy recovery basically and to even improve the strength of the patient. So in aquatic therapy we have various branches like Aichi, Badruga's ring method and water specific therapy. These techniques help to improve the patient conditions at a faster rate. I have always been interested in swimming so actually attaching it with aquatic therapy

Band 6-7

I find dogs very interesting. The reason I find them quite interesting because no matter how much you hate them, they willingly love you. The most interesting part about them is, you feed them once and they'll remember about you for their entire lives. That's the reason they are called as man's best friend. I find it interesting that even though...

Band 6-7

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Band 6-7

There are numerous things that I found interesting. If I have to talk about that I like the most, I would love to talk about cricket. I love playing cricket. Apart from that, I love watching it. Why I found it interesting? As a child, I was about 6 to 7 years old. My uncle was watching cricket match on the TV and I found it really interesting. That's how I began following cricket. Apart from that, I used to play cricket when I was younger and I loved it totally. So, how I got to know more about it? I came to know it through Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli is a very popular cricketer here in India. He is very well liked. In 2009, I remember I first saw Virat Kohli playing cricket. He was playing against Lanka and the courage and the sportsman spirit and the amazing skills that he showed on that day. I got totally interested towards him and then I started to follow more about it. I was on cloud 9 while watching Virat Kohli. Even I remember once I was there in the stadium to watch a match. It was between Delhi and UP. It was a Ranji Trophy match. It was about 4 days long. When did I find why is cricket so meaningful for the Indian crowd? Here in India, cricket is treated as a god thing. People get crazy whenever there is a match happening. Whether it's an international match or a local match, people are going totally crazy for that.

Band 6-7

I often get interesting things in my life, but today I will talk about playing music. From past 5 years, I am getting huge interest in that. First, when I was in developed standard, I get DFL studio from my friend, who is a music producer nowadays. With him, I started playing guitar.

Band 6-7

It is communication skills and I found it interesting because you can only survive in a private sector and with a nice employment and great scope of hike in your salary if you own great command over communication It is a key expertise that is required in every industry and I learnt about it when I joined a company 7 years ago Furthermore, in a very less span of time I realised its importance Additionally, how to conduct within a decorum through a communication skill becomes easier Furthermore, professional life can only be enjoyed through communication skills

Band 6-7

So, the one thing that I find very interesting is photography, I really don't know how to click pictures professionally, but yes for the sake of memories I love to do it. So, I was travelling to Himachal Pradesh few months back and that was the only time I really find it very interesting to do, because it was one of the thing that was helping me to capture each and every beautiful scenic spots over there, the mountains, the river, the valleys, the snow covered mountains specially, was the one thing that even give me an additional chance to love photography. So, when first time I love, my interest in photography develops when I was there in 11th, when I with my school friends we had a trip to Manali, so that was the only time I really feel that it was one of the thing that each and everyone should do, like not for the professionalism, but for the sake of memories, understandings actually. So, I didn't know professional photographers more, but yeah I learned it from YouTube also, I watched some videos about the photography, like what angle should we capture, the movement, the mode, the different modes of cameras, we can easily learn by watching.

Band 6-7

One thing I find interesting is travelling to new places and exploring nature, especially beaches and mountains. I loved travelling since I was young and one of my favourite memorable experiences was a trip to Goa with my friends last summer. That week-long journey made me realise how much I enjoy discovering new places and experiencing different surroundings. What interests me the most is the combination of adventure and peace that travelling offers. For instance, walking on a beach during sunset or hiking up a mountain to witness a breathtaking view feels like therapy. It helps me disconnect from daily life and gives me a chance to recharge mentally. I also enjoy learning about local culture for tradition of the places I visit. It reminds me my perspective and makes me appreciate the local culture. Also the main aspect of travelling is it makes me feel refreshed and be motivated to do my work physically and mentally in my coming future. I usually try to go for travelling during my trips like in my bike ride or doing for for drive. I don't like to travel by flight or train. I usually like to travel by road because road trips are all about memories and I feel people should have experience about road trip at least once in a lifetime. You can meet different different places, it will show up your motivation, your dedication in life, how you see things and how you explore different people, about their tradition, about how they live their life and how they spend their daily routine out doing the outcasts of the urbanization area and I feel it is important.
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