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IELTS Cue Card Sample Answer # Presenter

Have you ever wondered how your life would be without any TV or radio? How the cricket matches must have felt without the amazing commentary of Ravi Shastri? And those amazing shows that we watch on television. Have you ever thought if you have liked them even without their presenters. This time we are looking at a cue card that talks about the television presenters.

Describe a TV or radio presenter.
You should say:

  • who is s/he
  • what programme s/he presents
  • how s/he presents the program

and explain why you like / dislike him/ her.

SAMPLE ANSWERS 1

The one name that hits me when thinking about presenters is of Oprah Winfrey. I think she has been one of the best and the most successful anchors of our times. Her show “The Oprah Winfrey Show” has been the highest rated television program of all times. It was on top 1 for around 25 years and it does need some talent to pull that off.

The reason I liked the show and its entertainer was because it was not just about having a talk and letting people relax over a cup of tea. The show told people inspiring stories, featured book clubs, had self-improvement segments, and philanthropic forays into world events. It was not just about making money but more of using the powerful tool of media into something good.

The reason Oprah was successful was because when she says with expressions. In her talk shows, it feels as if two friends are sharing a story over a cup of tea and we get to listen to it. The emotional connect that she is able to make, I think makes her and her show amazing.

SAMPLE ANSWERS 2

Talking of radio, Ameen Sayani is the person who has pulled off a great deal with Indian radio. He is known for the Binaca Geetmala program of hits over the airwaves of Radio Ceylon. People remember him and imitate him for his “Behno or Bhaiyo” meaning sisters and brothers. Not only Binaca Geetmala, Ameen Sayani has presented over many shows nationally and internationally.

Binaca Geetmala was a weekly show that initially played seven songs but then started ranking them. The show was India’s first countdown show and one of the most successful being played. People used to glue themselves to the radio because of the interactive way in which he aired the show. It felt as if everyone is having their own conversation with him.

I think the reason he became so popular and the show was so successful was because of his voice and his conversation skills. He made people not just hear the song but listen to it.

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IELTS Cue Card Sample Questions # Old People

Old people are often those important elements of our society that do get neglected. These are the people we get to learn so much about life. This time we are looking at a cue card that talks about an old person you admire.

Talk about an old person you admire.
You should say:

  • who this person is
  • how long you have known him/her
  • what qualities he/she has.

And say why you admire him/her.

SAMPLE ANSWER 1

I have always been surrounded by lots of old people, sometimes my grandparents, the other times that of my friends. But, I think the one person that I admire the most is my maternal grandfather. I have seen many people in their late 70s or early 80s but never have I met someone as fit as my grandpa in that age. I remember him getting up early as  4 in the morning and you could find him on the fields by 5.

He would go on a walk and then go to the fields. Coming back home he would read newspaper and then teach us during the summer holidays. Not only this, he even helped in bringing the ration for house.

I think the fact that he did not summoned to his old age and did things that even sometimes we feel lazy about, make me admire him. Never did he pretended to be old or someone who needs help.

SAMPLE ANSWER 2

Out of all the old people that I have known, I think the one person who I admire the most is my maternal grandfather. Not only is he more fit than his counterparts, he often beats us the heat of sun. I love  the fact that he has a schedule. So, he would get up by 4 and go for walk and then hit the field. It was because of him that we got a chance of having great fruits and vegetables through out the year.

My grandfather even loved reading books. It was he who introduced me to the amazing world of books. He would often tell us the stories of how India fought independence and the tales of Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi and Indira Gandhi. We as kids would always surround him for knowledge about how the nature works and how life is.

The reason I admire him is because instead of sitting down waiting for things to happen for him, he actually made things happen for himself and taught some amazing things to us.

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IELTS Cue Card Sample Questions # Fashion Status

We are living in times when people often live to impress others. We do things to get recommendation from others. This time in cue card we are looking at questions about things that have become simply fashion status and people have them because others have, nothing else.

Describe a thing that has become a fashion status and people buy it for no reason.
You should say :

  • what is it?
  • why people use it
  • do you have it?

explain how has it influenced people nowadays.


SAMPLE ANSWER 1

In my opinion, I think iphone has surely become a fashion status. Earlier, people who could afford it bought it. But, now it seems everyone wants to have an iphone to prove that they earn no less than others. People often take loans or save for like months to have the phone. Most of them do not entirely know the technology behind it and have it just to have it.

The main reason behind people going for an iphone is it has got good camera and on that note, they are not wrong. The other good thing about it is that it never catches virus so your data is safe even after years of use. However, I still don’t have an iphone and right now have no reasons to buy it either.

iPhone is a symbol of perfection and people who buy it often mark it as a symbol of perfection in their lives.

SAMPLE ANSWER 2

I think pricey sunglasses and those expensive clothes that people buy are surely for fashion status and nothing else. More often than not, one can get the same stuff or even better from the local market. But, with the advertisement industry doing the rounds, people often go get things that they believe everyone else is buying.

And then there is this maniac of doing things like their favorite stars. If they find their favourite stars wearing a certain brand, they are more likely to buy things. So, sunglasses of RayBan for example. They surely are good but then most people who buy them don’t even know why they are buying it.

Wearing sunglasses has surely become a cool thing these days. People wear them and click themselves to show case how amazing their lives are.

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IELTS Listening Sample Questions # Emoji

We are living in times when we are surrounded by technology and within the effects of technology. Gone are the days when people expressed themselves using letters or through calls, we are in an era where people use emoji’s to showcase their emotions. This time let us listen to a BBC 6 minute English audio that talks about emoji’s and how they came into existence.

Listen to the audio below and answer the following questions in NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

  1. In which year did the first emoticon used?
  2. What are the images made using normal keys on a keyboard called?
  3. How many hours do people spend on average online in UK?
  4. What is the ability to show you understand someone else’s feeling called?
  5. When people or things communicate with each other, what is it called?
  6. What is a signal that you need to do something called?
  7. Which word describes something that is done without using spoken language?
  8. Which word describes a person who is physically awkward and so keeps falling here and there?
  9. What word is for error made when typing too fast or carelessly?
ANSWERS
  1. 1862
  2. emoticons
  3. 22 hours
  4. empathy
  5. Interaction
  6. cue
  7. non-verbal
  8. clumsy
  9. typo
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