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IELTS Cue Card: Important Decision

Describe an important decision that you made in your life :
You should say :

  •  what the decision was
  • when did you took it
  • what was the result of the decision and whether it was a good choice

explain why it is an important decision or choice for you?

Sample Answer of Cue Card:

We all make certain decisions in life, and those are the ones that shape our lives. I took that life-changing decision when I was in class 10. The city where I did my high school did not have many schools, and I decided that I would do my further studies in a big city because that is where I wanted to be. So, I landed myself in Dehradun. I remember at that time I just wanted to go out, explore myself and do things. What followed after that were a series of wrong decisions made.

I chose the wrong school and made friends that did not do much to benefit me. It was that time that I became numb, feeling almost nothing, and landed myself in many troubles. My parents had the toughest years of bringing me up, and I remember thinking of myself as a complete failure. Two years later, when I landed myself in a college, things started changing, and the final change took place when I got a job at an MNC.

Important Decision

It is now that I realise that no matter how the decision rolled out, no matter how tough the time it led me to, I now can make better decisions now. I do understand the importance of opportunities and hard work and realise that it is important to have a balance in life to be able to succeed.

The reason I think the decision was important is because it taught me a lot of things, and what amazes me the most is that the things that it did teach are ones that many elders to me don’t know. It is in those moments that I feel I have become wiser. I do make mistakes, but it has helped me in becoming more confident in life and more able to take risks and live life on my own terms and conditions.

Related Questions for Speaking Section 3

How do parents’ decisions affect their children’s lives?

Parents’ decisions do shape the child’s life to a certain extent, and I believe that in some cases it is the parent’s decision that explains why the child chooses to live life like that. Even more, it is not possible for a child to make his or her decision, and it is the decisions of parents that the child follows. If the parent takes decisions that make a child dull or boring, there is no fault of the child. However, there are parents who teach children to make decisions, and I believe it is a great thing to do.

What important things do you consider while taking a big decision?

Funnily enough, the most important decisions of my life are the ones which I did not think a bit about. These were the decisions; I just felt like doing them and did it. Initially, I was told that I was an idiot for taking decisions in such a manner, but now I have realised that taking decisions in this manner means I do take them from the heart, and for some reason it knows what exactly to do.

When taking a big decision, I try to figure out every right and wrong about it. There is a lot of brainstorming between the people around me and myself. I like to talk to people who have been in the same position as me, the ones who have done that. Then, I go on and talk to my parents about it. But, finally, it is more of what I feel is right because I think it is good to listen to my head because it tells the most rational things to do, but, ultimately, I am a believer of heart and do things that my heart thinks are right.

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IELTS Cue Card: Describe a plant, flower or tree that you like?

IELTS Speaking Task Cue Card:

Describe a plant, flower or tree that you like.

  • What type of plant, flower or tree is it?
  • Where does it grow, or is usually seen?
  • When did you first see it and why do you like it?
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Sample answer

Nature and its biodiversity have given us so many beautiful plants and trees of different kinds. These bear beautiful flowers and delicious fruits and vegetables. I find all of this greenery around me to be very attractive, and I like it very much. One of these is the rose flower, which I like the most. It is a perennial flower that grows on a woody plant. Highly abundant, this flower is found all over the world. It has many varieties in different colours.

Its beauty and intricate design have led to its use as an ornamental plant. Apart from that, it has a sweet and pleasing scent and has various uses. People use it for decorations, in bouquets, and for making perfumes. Also used in the making of food, drinks, and medicine, it is a highly beneficial plant.

Actually, I first saw it as a child, when I went to a rose garden with different rose varieties blooming in one place. A highly intriguing sight, these flowers enchanted me with their charm and pleasant smell, and I was lost in this picturesque sight. As I grew older, I found that it is also considered a physical representation of love and used in art for many years. Hence, I have started liking the rose flower very much since then.

(216 words)

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IELTS Cue Card – Story About Space

IELTS Cue Card – Story about space.

Describe a story about space (real or fictitious) that you have read about or seen in a film or on TV.

    You should say:

  • when you read about or saw the story
  • what happened in the story?
  • whether the story has any significance today
  • and explain how you felt about this story.

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Sample Answer:

I am a person of varied taste when it comes to reading a book, watching a movie or listening to music. When it comes to movies, I prefer watching sci-fi the most. Today I would like to talk about a Hollywood sci-fi movie, “The Martian” (2015). Mark was the lead character, which was played by Matt Damon.

The plot of the movie is pretty simple, yet it keeps you hooked and intrigued. Mark gets stranded on Mars because of a storm; his team thinks he is dead, as the last telemetry from his suit indicates no sign of life. From here on, his journey of survival on Mars begins. Mark, being a botanist, improvises a farm inside the habitat utilising Martian soil fertilised with human waste. He even produces water by extracting hydrogen from leftover rocket fuel and utilises the stock of potatoes he had from his expedition to make a new crop of potatoes for himself, as he was to stay there for another 4 years before help could be sent to him.

The storyline has huge significance in today’s age, as we are eagerly looking forward to colonising Mars. Even NASA assisted the filmmakers with depicting the science and technology in ‘The Martian’ since it saw the movie had the potential of promoting space exploration.

Right from my early childhood days, like any other kid of my age, I was really fascinated by outer space, the universe and the explorations made by the astronauts. One thing which has always fascinated me is the possibility of life on the other planets. To an extent, the movie has answered this question and also solidified my belief regarding the possibility of life beyond our planet Earth.

Writer: Akshay Tomar

(287 Words)

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IELTS Cue Card – Earthquakes

Earthquakes are a kind of natural disaster that destroys livelihoods more than any other form of natural disaster does. Not that the impact of the others is not high, but the frequency of earthquakes in recent times has been so high that it has impacted livelihoods and business like no other. This time let us have a look at some questions that could be asked related to a calamity in Section II of the speaking section in IELTS.

Describe a natural calamity that you fear. You should say:

  • what it is and why do you fear it
  • how long it has existed
  • how it affects people’s lives

and explain how you think the damage can be reduced.

SAMPLE ANSWER 1

The one calamity that truly shakes me up is an earthquake. The reason I really am afraid of earthquakes is that they cause more destruction and are often responsible for causing other forms of natural calamities. For instance, landslides and then tsunamis. Earthquakes, if they do not take away lives, do cause some buildings to fall. Often these are the lifetime savings of an individual. Even more, it has been observed that earthquakes often come at times when nothing much could be done. Like, during the night, when everyone is sleeping. Most people do not even feel the tremors until they die.

Earthquakes have been part of our history since Earth was made. They were responsible for shaking things up and changing our lands. Earthquakes surely bring about a lot of changes. Not only do they cause deaths and tremors, often times they shatter people’s dreams. For example, the 2001 earthquake of Gujarat not only caused loss of life, but there were many who had just built a home or had bought a shop. People lost almost everything in it.

The only way we can fight back against earthquakes is by building homes and shops that are strong enough to handle earthquakes. Also, there should be better analysis of earthquakes done to ensure that people know about them beforehand and can take preventive measures.

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SAMPLE ANSWER 2

The one natural calamity that I dread is an earthquake. The mere sight of losing everything that you have, not only the ones you love but also your dreams, shakes me up. Recently, while watching a video on earthquakes, I saw a person’s half body under a stone, and he was crying. The scene was so painful that I felt bad for the entire day. Even more, earthquakes happen so fast and change things in ways that one can never imagine.

Earthquakes not only affect lives primarily but are also responsible for causing other natural calamities, like tsunamis and landslides. On top of it, they have become so frequent that it seems as if some part of the Earth is always shaking up. As far as I know, earthquakes are the reason Earth and all our lives came into existence, and they have been part of us since Earth came into being.

The only way we can fight back against an earthquake is by making sure that our walls are strong enough to endure it. Not only of our home but of our office and any place that we go. It is often our negligence to make safer places that makes the impact of earthquakes worse. Also, proper analysis must be done for the earthquake, and if there is a chance of it, people should be made aware of it through news channels or any other medium of mass communication.

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