CUE CARD – Describe your favourite singer

March 15, 2023 Ayushi Rawat

Speaking -Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe your favourite singer

You should say:

How do you know this singer?

What is this person like?

Do you think he/she is good?

Sample Answer

I can spend endless hours listening to music as it is one of my favourite hobbies. I love listening to different genres of music. There are many singers whom I admire many of them are from different countries but today I would like to take this opportunity to speak about my all-time favourite singer Mohammad Rafi.

Retro music fascinates me extensively and he was known as the retro king in my nation. He was an Indian playback singer and musician. Rafi is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian Subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility. I first listened to his song on the radio and was completely taken aback by his comforting and soothing voice. After that, I gave attention to his other songs and instantly fell in love with his melodious voice. He recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and in many Indian languages as well as some foreign languages. I can vividly recall an incident that my grandfather shared with me about his brief encounter with Mohammed Rafi, that he was an extremely humble and down-to-earth person. He shared that although the meeting was brief the legendary singer made it a memorable day for my grandfather. My grandfather and I often relished listening to his songs and exuberantly admired his singing capability his songs keep the ability to soften any heart.

STRONG WORDS

Word	Meaning	Sentence
Versatile	universal	Galen was one of the most versatile and accomplished writers of his age
Extensively	vastly	Tobacco is extensively cultivated in the vicinity.
Relish	enjoy	I relish travelling to new places.

Speaking -Part 3 (Follow up questions)
Here are some examples of follow up questions that examiner may ask during your speaking (part 3) related to cue card ‘Describe your favourite singer’

Q1.Do singers play an important role in your country?

Certainly, singers a significant role in the country as an actor, politicians or sportspersons do. Singers have the ability to touch souls with their voices so undoubtedly they hold paramount importance in their respective nations.

Q2.Do you think celebrities have a lot of income?

I guess they do. Celebrities have the ability to earn more than a common individual as they have achieved that level through constant hard work and dedication.

Q3.In your country, people prefer to listen to traditional music or foreign music?

Well, every individual has his own genre in music so it is hard to determine as it may vary from person to person. However these days people are looking up to traditional music more and paying more importance to it.

Sample Answer 2

Well, I am a Musico Phile, so I really adore listening to some great music and today, I would like to talk about one such famous singer whose music I really admire. His name is Arijit Singh. He is one of the greatest singing legends which India has produced.

I first came to know about him through YouTube when he made his debut in one of the Bollywood movies. The song crossed millions of views within a few minutes of upload. Ever since then, I have been following his music everywhere, be it Instagram, Facebook or any other social media platforms. He has millions of followers and people look up to him as an ideal and inspiration.

If I talk about his personality, he is very much like an ordinary person. He dresses very simply, even though he earns millions. He is someone whom I really connect to as a person, maybe because of his down-to-earth nature. I relate to his songs, which are mostly romantic, but that does not limit his potential and he sings all kinds of genres- soulful, jazz, rock music and many more. Even though I never had the opportunity to meet him in person, I really look up to meeting him in the future. It would be a dream come true.

Therefore, he is my favorite singer and I enjoy his music.

STRONG WORDS

Word	Meaning	Sentence
Crucial	important	Having a balanced diet is crucial for our health.
Goodies	treat	I enjoy lot of free goodies on my purchase.
Genre	category	I like science fiction genre in novels.

Speaking -Part 3 (Follow up questions)
Here are some examples of follow up questions that examiner may ask during your speaking (part 3) related to cue card ‘Describe your favourite singer’

Q1.Do singers play an important role in your country?

Yes, they do. Music is an art and comes from a country where music is celebrated so much, and we have a great past for it. Music is deeply rooted in our cultural values and so whenever there is any occasion, be it a national event or a domestic one, people dance to the beat and thus, singers are quite crucial to our country.

Q2.Do you think celebrities have a lot of income?

I think so, because they have a huge name not only on a national level, but internationally as well. So, they do receive a lot of free goodies and enjoy handsome income on promotion of branded items.