IELTS Cue Card Sample Answer # Speech

Describe a speech that someone delivered. You should say,

  • who delivered the speech
  • what was the topic of the speech

Why did you liked/disliked the speech

 

SAMPLE ANSWER
[PARA 1]

I have heard numerous speeches, lectures, and commentaries throughout my life, but the one speech that still gets better of me and teaches me so much was the speech of Steve Jobs at Stanford. I remember, googling something about Steve Jobs a few years back because I wanted to know about him and fumbled onto his speech. There have been some speeches that I have heard before and some motivational videos that have struck me but nothing was better than his speech.

[PARA 2]

It was the commencement speech of Stanford graduate students and Steve chose to tell three stories of his life. The stories of connecting dots,
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He talks of how we need to trust whatever our heart is saying and whatever is happening in the present, because no matter what, all these things will certainly do connect in the future and if we do it in the best way, it is going to stay with us for a longer period of time. And the fact that our all learning are going to get connected makes it possible to be able to just trust at whatever is happening in the present and move on with life.

[PARA 3]

The next story was about love and loss. He talks of how he got fired from his own company and then went on to find love and create new ventures and finally return back to his own company. He speaks of the fact that if you love what you do, life is going to be beautiful. The third story was about death. “If you live each day as if your last, someday it will be right.” And it is very powerful because when you know every day that you may die soon, is when you start living life like never before. Finally, when he closes his speech, he says, stays hungry stay foolish. And I think it is a very powerful message.

[PARA 4]

It was after that speech that I started closely following Steve Jobs and I realized that there is a lot that can be learned from him. The way he lived his life on his three philosophies and that helped him create a new history for the world. The reason that I loved the speech was that he was not talking about hard work and sacrifice and things that people get scared off. He was talking about simple plain things, love and loss. There was no reason not to understand him and whatever he said just struck me in my heart because it was so damn true.


 

What are the differences between a political speech and a speech given by a non-political person?

I think these days there seems to be a blurred line between both because even politicians give speeches where they talk of the benefits of the listener. But, on a very close notice, I would say a speech given by a political person has a lot of promises involved but the one by a non-political person tends to have a lot of examples of how things were done and how you might follow them.

What are the important aspects of a good speech?

I think a good speech is the one that strikes you in your heart and forms an impression that lasts forever. I remember listening to Barack Obama’s speech and it was so wow, that you felt so much connected to it. There was a great content that he had written but apart from that, the way he delivered the speech was beyond imagination. It was as if he was on a one to one conversation with the millions of people sitting over there. So, I think a good speech is not just great content but also the way the person delivers it.

What do you think makes a person a good speech giver?

A lot of practice makes someone perfect in anything and that is what I believe in. I think if there is someone who wants to really give good speech that he or she should practice a lot and when giving a speech it should not be that you are trying to tell someone something, so the focus shouldn’t be on making the other person listen but on making sure that you speak from the heart and when that happens, people do listen automatically.

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IELTS Listening Sample Questions # Three Parent Baby

THREE PARENT BABY

The audio has been taken from BBC 6 minutes English. It talks about the concept of three parent baby.

You can download the audio from the below link –

AUDIO

Answer the following questions in NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

  1. The What is the chemical structure that defines somebody’s characteristics called? DNA
  2. Which word describes the situation in which something does not works?
  3. What is the science of how living creatures pass their characteristics to their offspring called?
  4. Which animal do the humans have their DNA similar to?
  5. The speaker speaks about the similarity between the DNA of humans and bananas. How much are they similar?
  6. The speaker uses a word to describe the technique never used in the past? Which phrase is it?
  7. What are the structures that work like energy factories in our cells called?
  8. What are the babies whose characteristics like height, sex, hair and eye color are created in order called?
  9. The speaker uses an expression to express that something is amazing. What is it?

ANSWERS

  1. DNA
  2. faulty
  3. Genetics
  4. monkeys
  5. 50%
  6. pioneering
  7. mitochondria
  8. designer babies
  9. mind-boggling

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IELTS Cue Card Latest Question # Childhood Skill

We all are the ultimate result of the skills that we learn. There are people who can paint well and then some who can play games or for that matter write. And it takes the time to build those skills. Skills even as simple as typing can help people go a long way. This time let us have a look at a recent question asked in IELTS Speaking section.

Tell us about a skill that you have learned in your childhood.
  • What is that skill?
  • How has it helped you in your life?
  • Did your teachers, parents played an important role in nurturing the skill?
Also explain, if you think learning can be done best when someone gives their heart into it or they are forced to do it?
SAMPLE ANSWER

The one thing that has really helped me in my life is my control of keys on the keyboard. I learned to type when computers had yet not gained much momentum and we really did not know that it will be of so much use in the near future. However, I really am thankful to my father who helped me work on it. So, when other children were busy learning by writing things on their notebook, I used to make my notes on the computer and get them printed.

The entire thing came back to me only when I took up a job as a blogger. When one is writing something, it is good to have the entire focus on what needs to be a written rather than how it finally gets entered. My typing speed has not only helped me write better articles but also type them fast giving in the room for more assignments and so more money.

Even more, being a coder it is nice to have control on the keyboard. After all, it is a way by which you can actually interact with the CPU and get things done. Better control means things done faster and less frustration over petty matters.

I believe children need to be exposed to all the new possibilities around them and then let them decide what they actually want. Even if they are indecisive, they should be allowed to try their hand at more than one thing. With time, they as well as teachers and parents will know the one thing the child will be best at.

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IELTS Speaking Latest Question # Music

Music is the one thing that most of the people love. Most people prefer expressing themselves using music. However, there are many who listen to music in their leisure times. And then, there are many who love to sing. So, let us have a look at some of the latest questions that were asked in IELTS Speaking section.

Do you love singing?

Possible Answers –

   Notes –

  •  You love singing but cannot sing well.
  • You love singing and dosing well.
  • Singing is not your thing.
  1. Everyone expresses themselves through the various art form. Some dance, some write, I think for me singing is the one thing that helps me to express myself. It helps me keep a check on what I really want from life. If there come times in my life when I don’t even feel like singing, I do realize that there is something really wrong with what I am doing. Also, to an extent, singing helps me make more friends. Not because it brings a lot of fame, but what I have felt is that people tend to melt more when you sing them their favorite song. Singing is surely not something I see myself making a career at but for sure I am going to do something in conjunction with it.
  2. I believe that we all become who we are through hard work but for singing, you do need some God gift as well. There are people who are born with a really lovely voice and I am not surely one of those. Although, yes, I do like singing and I do sing but only when I am very frustrated and that is accompanied by dancing. For the most part, this happens when no one is around. I think singing is a very positive way of dealing with issues in life.
  3. Everyone has a way of expressing themselves. For me, singing is not truly the way I express myself or for that matter vent out my frustration. Yes, I do sing sometimes with my friends but it is not something I am very comfortable in. Most probably because I feel like a retard singing a beautiful song with no rhythm and wrong lyrics. Although, yes I do love listening to music.
Who is your favorite singer?

Possible Answers –

Notes –

  • Some particular singer may be Adele, Lata Mangeshkar, Arijit, Katy Perry, Adam Levine or anyone for that matter.
  • No particular singer may be a band. One direction, Maroon 5, Pussycat dolls or maybe Coke Studio.
  • No particular singer, possibly you go for lyrics and love lot of them.
  1. When it comes to music I really love P!NK. I believe every singer has his or her way of expressing and there are some you just connect very well. Their way of singing and lyrics fits well with your own story of life. For me, it is P!NK. Her songs like, Perfect, So what have in many ways defined how I have lived my life and dealt with issues in it.
  2. For the most part, I love listening to songs by some band and I do have my favorite band lists. I like One direction, Wanted, The vamps, Maroon 5 and many more. But, if I had to ever choose my favorite I think I will go with One Direction. I have fallen in love with them from the very start of their music career. Their songs have struck the right chord with my life. Be it songs like Beautiful or drag me down, all of its singers are surely my favorite.
  3. Music for me is a way of expressing myself and since every song brings with it, its own flavor, I really don’t have a particular favorite. Although, I do have an array of singers that I really love. I love Lata Mangeshkar, AR Rehman, Adam Levine, Adele, Taylor Swift. For me, they all are my favorite. These five in some way do help me live a more beautiful life.

 

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