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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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Tip

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.

All Answers

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Band 6-7

I find video games to be very interesting because they have this ability to transpose us into a different world, they take us into a different reality and it guides us into the learning, with its learning curves and also gives us an escape from reality which is what makes it very interesting. With improvement in technology, there has been significant advancement in the quality of games that are being released by every company. This has led to development in the gaming sector which led to a lot of job opportunities and a lot of incremental employment which has been witnessed in the past few years and surprisingly gaming has contributed to about 0.3% of the GDP of India. This can indicate that there are a lot of creative minds available in India which should be put to better use.

Band 6-7

Since I was a child I absolutely loved painting so when I was 5 years old I started going to painting classes and when I reached level 3 in that painting class I was introduced with canvas painting and there were these very big canvases which we used and we used to paint on it. Some days back I went to the shop and I saw small little canvases there and I bought them and I started painting on them and they were so cute and I can paint different different pictures or different things that I imagine on that canvas. I do not need a lot of colors to be used when I am painting on that canvas as it is very small and tiny. I can do the detailing whatever I want on that canvas and also not only in white color they are they come in different colors white, black, yellow, pink so the color that I need to use for the background I do not need to waste that color also I can just take whatever background I need I can just take that canvas and use it for painting. It is very relaxing when I paint or I draw picture. Just two days back I gave my friend's sketch on the canvas as it's her birthday tomorrow so I am going to gift her that and I am sure she is going to love it because with the canvas comes the

Band 6-7

I find cars as interesting things for me as I grew up in a place where there are a lot of cars and there were many modified cars over there. I was probably eight. I used to wander around the cars and think how these machines work. Then later when I grew up slowly then I started learning about them how these machines work in a great way. Simultaneously I learned how to drive a car and got my driving test. Then I started exploring how these machines are used to run across the world. Then I realized these machines are run through many paths combined and which help us to produce some power in it and so that it can move. Slowly I started learning more and more about it and I pioneered to make an engine. The engine which I made was absolutely amazing. I got some eight pistons in it and it's a V6 engine which made me feel so exciting. I often used to see how bad people are driving in it. I used to get really scared where it's gonna lead us to. I was ambitious to make more and more more cars.

Band 6-7

The thing which I find really interesting is exploring new cafes. I love exploring places which has good food, good coffee and a great vibe. Moreover it's about the places vibe I feel where you can enjoy and relax. It's not just about the food anymore because there are so many cafes with different interiors and themes that you cannot just stop wondering how this theme came into their mind. So I just as a designer also I love exploring new themed cafes. Nowadays for instance I visited a cafe where there was a foosball table. I actually ended up spending an hour playing that game and just enjoyed my coffee. Another time I visited a cafe where they served fusion desserts. I really like that experience as well. Overall I feel that coffee hopping is something which I find interesting because it combines all of the things which I love. That is basically I love exploring new food and drinks as well as I love finding new interiors. I get a great inspiration from just looking at a new decor or a new theme and just relaxing is my favorite thing to do. So all of those combine exploring new cafes. That is why I find it really interesting according to me.

Band 6-7

what it is I would like to speak about movies which are sold in this year I would like to speak John Wick franchise I would like to I like the movie so much and those actions in this movies are good the gunfight and more more and that gives me plenty of satisfaction when the fights are getting real into their behavior real into the scenes and the concept of making the movie in the night and ending up ending it up in the morning was a good was a good one and all those things are under in the movie we see that it's a final part where the John was dead by his friend at his boss place at his place at the boss place and they shows what we think of this entire film

Band 6

The thing that I find most interesting would have to be how human beings adapt so quickly to the environment around them. I find it interesting because I, for one, find it hard to adjust to the rapid changes around me. Like when COVID hit, I couldn't handle a computer, but to my surprise, I quickly caught on. I couldn't operate a computer no matter what before COVID, but then afterwards, I picked up my pace in learning all about that is to computer learning, Excel, so that I can stay with my class on the same pace. And I learned about human adaptation mainly when we were learning human evolution in class nine. Biology, a biology teacher introduced us to human evolution as part of our syllabus. And it was really interesting. I mean, human beings couldn't actually understand what others were saying in the initial stages, and they just adapted to the sounds that they were making to convey what the other person was feeling. Let's take an example of children. When they are born, they don't know what's going around them. They can't speak. So they mainly use their voices, different cries, different tones, and even mothers. New mothers take note of the different variations in their cries, and they know.

Band 6

The thing that I find interesting is an animal which is panda. I recently visited zoo and I found panda interesting because of its color and the way he is always busy in his own world. He is so fond of bamboo so he kind of eat that bamboo, play with the bamboo and sleeps. What I find attractive in that panda is he is so cute and peaceful at the same time but on the other hand he is kind of lazy. So I think that the thing that I learned about panda is the way he mind his own business and he is busy in his own world instead of thinking about people are watching him and enjoying the view of his.

Band 5-6

I found traveling every month is very interesting because you need when you take a break from your daily life from your work life traveling makes you feel more relaxed and happy by which you can concentrate on your life and not to be stressed or worried about your life traveling can make you feel like your life is very easy if you don't travel and sit at one place do the daily work like waking up getting ready to office working and coming and sleeping it makes you like there is nothing much to do in your life but when you do traveling you feel like you are on a purpose of this life recently when I went to hills with my friends I found it very interesting to see the nature to to enjoying the waterfall and doing trekking and chilling out with my friends fire campaign it all makes sense that why traveling is important and it is very interesting

Band 5-6

Quilling art is the most interesting thing as far as my taste is concerned. Quilling art is the most interesting thing as far as my taste is concerned. Quilling art is the most interesting thing as far as my taste is concerned. Quilling art is the most interesting thing as far as my taste is concerned. Quilling art is the most interesting thing as far as my taste is concerned. Quilling art is the most interesting thing as far as my taste is concerned. Quilling art is the most interesting thing as far as my taste is concerned. Quilling art is the most interesting thing as far as my taste is concerned. Quilling art is the most interesting thing as far as my taste is concerned. Quilling art is the most interesting thing as far as my taste is concerned. Quilling art is the most interesting thing as far as my taste is concerned. Quilling art is the most interesting thing as far as my taste is concerned. Quilling art is the most interesting thing as far as my taste is concerned. Quilling art is the most interesting thing as far as my taste is concerned. Quilling art is the most interesting thing as far as my taste is concerned.

Band 5-6

okay so there are several things which really founded me and interesting things which is on internet I really the really interesting thing which came into by scrolling on internet there are several things which is going on currently and the interesting factor is the paintings and the culture also the artistic work from the Indian mythological site there are several art art platforms and several artists which is also interesting factor about the developing country India is really big and vast country and I really hoping that this work came across with the best ideas and development and moreover the moreover the talent the best interesting thing which really admired me as an artist that the junior artists also finding their knowledge and their developing things the best in the really interesting part of the country and the artist is they are accept the challenge and also they are hoping that one day they will find a good artistic platform
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