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IELTS Cue Card Sample Questions # National Day

February 3, 2020 IELTS Research

IELTS Cue Card Sample Questions # National Day

You should spend 20 minutes on this task.
Describe a national day in your country.
You should say:

what day it is

how is it celebrated?

what the historical significance of this day is

and explain how you feel to this day.

SAMPLE ANSWER

India is one of those countries that has fought a long battle against colonization. After around, 200 years of domination and a long struggle against British power and other social impacts, India gained its freedom on 15 August 1947. But, on the very same day, the partition of India and Pakistan also took place. On the day of our freedom, our first Prime Minister raised the Indian flag in Red Fort.

Since then we have been celebrating our Independence day on 15 August. On this day, customarily, the prime minister of our country, raises the Indian National Flag in Red Fort. Independence day is a gazetted holiday in our nation and all the schools, colleges, banks and other institutions celebrate it with pomp and show. The organizations have a flag hosting ceremony wherein, the highest ranking person hosts the flag.

As a country, the Prime Minister raises the flag and gives an address to the nation. On this day, parades and cultural events take place in Red Fort by students from different parts of the country. In the northern and the central part of our country, most people fly kites.

This day is quite special for me. It reminds me of the various freedom that I enjoy in my life. It brings a sense of pride in me and I feel amazing. On this day, when I notice the Indian flag being hosted almost everywhere, it just gets back to me the vigour with which the Indians must have fought to make sure that I enjoy my freedom. Independence day reminds me to fight for my freedom and independence. It tells me that focus and determination can set one free.

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IELTS Cue Card Sample Question # Long Walk

February 2, 2020 IELTS Research

You should spend 1 minute writing the notes.

Describe a long walk you had. You should say –

When this happened

where you walked

who were you with

Also, explain how you felt after the long walk.

SAMPLE ANSWER

Notes

tough day at work
outside office
beautiful
with pant.
talked about the unnecessary details of life
had ice cream and other fast foods
amazing and relaxed. could go back and do the work

Vocabulary

amble – walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace.

SAMPLE ANSWER

I’d like to talk about the one particular walk I had with my best friend a year ago. It had been a very tough day for me, working on weekends and to top it, the work was a bit bizarre. I was about to crash when Pant called me up for a walk. I remember running from my work desk and out to the office gate as if I had found my freedom. We initially thought of going for a 15-minute walk but I came back after around one hour.

We were ambling talking about the unnecessary things, discussing each other and having a beautiful time. It was late in the evening and the winds were blowing beautifully. We had burger first then tea followed by corn and then ice cream. There was not much distance that we covered, we were around 500 metres from the office area, but we took many rounds of the same place and it was amazing.

We chatted about his dreams and mine and then about the things going right and wrong in our lives. Then, we discussed our families and our old crushes, broken hearts and almost everything. It was a lovely walk, after a terrible day at work, when you are stuck to a computer screen for more than 10 hours, nothing can be better than having a walk with your best friend.

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IELTS Cue Card Sample Questions # Advertisements

February 1, 2020 IELTS Research

You should spend one minute for making notes.

Describe an unforgettable advertisement (that you saw or heard).

You should say:

what kind of advertisement it was

what the content of the advertisement was (or what product or service was advertised)

where you saw or heard it

and explain why you think this is an unforgettable advertisement.

SAMPLE ANSWER

Notes

an advertisement about the growing distances in relationships
talks about how by simple ways we can bring people closer
starts of with few people making fun of a Hindi accent while eating
moves on to some policemen eying at their senior, for not taking their food
then a college student who broke a line but then brings food for the person standing ahead of him
then a mother who was making her son eat sees a poor child and offers food for him as well.
beautiful ad. In simple words, shows how by simply sharing we can lighter off the mood
watched it randomly on youtube
it pans across all the generations and time. Because food is one thing that we all cannot live without. Sharing it brings love.

Vocabulary

Word-of-mouth
memorable
social media
goes viral
mass media

Answer

Advertisements have always grabbed my attention, be it the ones that came on television or the newer age one’s coming in youtube. Most of the advertisements in present time revolve around a story and have a call to action. One such commercial was of Smarak Ata. I can recollect clicking on the link randomly on youtube.

It began with a background of office, where three people made fun of their colleague for his poor accent and move on towards college where a person breaks the line. The one standing behind was from North Eastern states of our country. Sadly, but there are some stereotypes that people have for them. On breaking the line, the person brings food for him. The next story is that of a police officer who is busy and his juniors eye on him. He simply goes up to them and shares their food. it brings smiles to everyone’s faces and they feel a connection. The ad moves on how a mother shares the food for her child with a poor person. Towards the end, the people making fun of the person with a poor accent, share his food.

The commercial went viral when it came and was released in the mass media of internet. It had a simple and a beautiful message for all of us, that sharing is indeed caring. And we do not need to take big steps to finally make changes and make this world a beautiful place. It is all about sharing and the small acts of kindness and courtesy and love that we do, that make difference.

The reason I believe it is memorable is that it pans across all generations, almost everyone can connect with it. It seems to be one of those advertisements which when people will see even after 100 years, would be able to connect with.

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IELTS Cue Card Sample Questions # Foreign Visit

January 25, 2020 IELTS Research

Travelling is one experience that fills our souls and makes us realize so much more about ourselves and our surroundings. We as humans have been the barefoot walkers and searchers for as long as anyone can remember. Right from Napolean to Gandhi, it has always been our search for the unknown, the quest to find new lands and to search for new ways of living that have led us to evolve over a period of time. This time we are looking at a cue card that talks about a country a person would like to visit in the near future.

Describe a foreign country you would like to visit. You must say :

which country is it?

when would you like to visit?

what is the reason for visiting the country?

also, explain, how is it different from your homeland?

SAMPLE ANSWER

Visiting a foreign land has always been on my checklist and it was recently when I had the resources to visit a foreign country. Through extensive searching, all thanks to Google, I have decided to visit Ireland in the near future. Ireland is an island in North Atlantic and is near to the United Kingdom. It is believed to be one of the safest countries to visit. Even more, over the years, I have heard so much about the Irish people that visiting the country and meeting its people is definitely something to look forward to.

What excites me the most is that Ireland has the smallest of the Aran Islands, Inisheer, which is, home to a population of just 250. It also has a state named Dublin which has as the Guinness Storehouse and Book of Kells. When I chose Ireland as my first place for international travel, I was fascinated by the people and the culture of the country. It was the first country to have found the potato and being a potato lover added up.

Ireland and India, are different in terms of culture, the people but we do share the same historic bond. Rebellions in Ireland in the past have motivated people in my country to fight for freedom as well. I hope I am able to plan better and enjoy a harmonious stay in Ireland.

SAMPLE ANSWER 2

Travelling to a new country is altogether a new experience. It teaches so much that one can never compare it to the side traveling that most people today. I have never been to a foreign country but would like to visit Britain or the United Kingdom sometime in future. Great Britain has ruled our country for over 200 years and I have always known the side of us. But, it really interests me in knowing the other side of the coin.

What history exactly Britain holds and how is our country portrayed now in Britain. I would like to visit the Buckingham Palace and the very famous London Eye. Also, there is the Oxford University which I would love to visit. Over a period of time, there are many English movies that I have seen with the background of United Kingdom and I would love to see the countryside of UK.

There are so many more sites I would love to visit the Roman Baths and maybe take a stroll in the Warner Bros Studio. Britain has been a country with a vast difference from India. From the colonial times till date, there are many cultural differences there and I have known the impact of Britishers in India. This time I would love to see how Indians had an impact on the culture of England.

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