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IELTS Cue Card – Describe a sportsperson you like or admire

April 9, 2025 IELTS Research

Describe a sportsperson you like or admire.

You should say:

who this sportsperson is?

⁠what sports he or she plays?

and how successful he or she is?

explain why you like or admire him/her.

SAMPLE ANSWER

I am a medical student, I usually don’t get free time to watch sports channels or matches in my day-to-day life. However, the recent Olympic games in France in 2024 has made me develop an interest in sports. I watched all the sports’ highlights on my Jio TV at the end of the day.

One evening I was watching the highlights and I came across the men’s pole vault competition. It was a very new game for me. I hadn’t seen that earlier. In this game, the player has to run with a long pole and jump over a high bar with the aid of the pole. The match that I saw was a record-breaking one. In this tournament, a young player contested. He was from Sweden. His name is Armand Duplantis and he won his second consecutive Olympic gold medal, setting a world record of 6.25 meters (20 ft 6 inches). While watching this match, I felt that it was a game of concentration. In the first two attempts, Armand was quite anxious and he could not perform well.

However, his last attempt was quite different. He calmed himself and gave an excellent performance that broke all the previous world records. Another thing in this match that I noticed was that right after making the record, he ran to his family. This shows that he is a family-oriented person. Since then, he has become my favorite sportsperson because I really admired his focus and passion for the sport and his love for the family. He has achieved great success at a very young age and I aspire to do the same.

FOLLOW UPS

Q.1 What type of sports is most popular in your country?

Cricket is one of the most popular sports in India. This was probably even more evident when India won the World Cup and there was a road show of all the famous cricketers in Mumbai. That was a once in a lifetime event. The roads were jam packed with fans dancing and enjoying all over the roads. Apart from cricket, other sports like kabaddi, wrestling, boxing et cetera are very popular in India.

Q.2 What are the benefits of playing a sport?

There are immense benefits of playing sports. Physically, playing sports improves our health and fitness levels. It also relaxes our mind and contributes to overall well-being. I have always observed that sportspersons are always fit and they remain young for years. We all must take inspiration from such Sportspersons and follow a healthy lifestyle. One must definitely practice their favourite sports to maintain their physical fitness.

Q.3 Do you often play a sport? Why/why not?

I used to play regularly when I was in school, and I’ve won multiple medals in sports. Now, I practice yoga daily in the morning, which keeps me fresh throughout the day. Moreover, I always try to take out some time in the evening and play badminton with my brother. It keeps me more active, and I take a sound sleep after that.

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IELTS CUE CARD – Describe a time when you met a person for the first time

April 8, 2025 IELTS Research

Describe a time when you met a person for the first time

You should say:

Who was the person?

When it was?

What was the conversation and why you still remember it?

SAMPLE ANSWER

Well, everybody knows that the first impression counts. Everyday life gives us plenty of opportunities to come across new people and interact with them.

Here, I’d like to share an incident when I happened to meet Reema for the first time, who later became my best friend. I can vividly recall the first day of my college when a North-East Indian girl with flawless rosy complexion sat beside me in the class.

Initially, I was reluctant to talk with her. Finally, I broke the ice and said, Hello to her with a smile and she smiled back. After the lecture, we went to the canteen to have a little chat. She told me that she didn’t really have many friends as she is painfully shy and she is trying to expand her social circle. She also told me a lot about herself and her life. I was really fascinated to know about her culture, rituals, food and language. What surprised me the most was her linguistic ability, she knew 5 languages. Even though this interaction lasted for a short while, it was very interesting. It gave me a glimpse into the lives of people living in North-Eastern India. They are very kind and open-minded people.

From that day onwards, we started spending time together. As time went by we became best friends. Our mutual understanding and common interests are the backbone of our friendship.

STRONG WORDS

WORDS	MEANING
Interact	Communicate Eg. Rahul seems to be unable to interact normally with other people.
Vividly	Producing clear images in the mind Eg. I can vividly remember the feeling of panic.
Recall	Remember Eg. She definitely didn’t recall this place.
Flawless	Without any imperfections Eg. You can’t help noticing her flawless beauty.
Reluctant	Unwilling Eg. I was reluctant to get involved in the dispute.
Painfully Shy	Very shy Eg. Meera was painfully shy when she was in high school.
Fascinated	Interested Eg. We were fascinated by her voice.
Linguistic	Relating to language Eg. This book is not about linguistics.
Open-minded	Willing to consider new ideas Eg. We need to create a more tolerant and open-minded society that values human rights.

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IELTS CUE CARD – Describe a festival that is important in your country

March 17, 2025 IELTS Research

IELTS CUE CARD – Describe a festival that is important in your country

You should say:

When the festival occurs?

Why it is celebrated?

What people do and explain what you like or dislike about it?

SAMPLE ANSWER

India is a country of festivals and celebrations. Today, I’d like to talk about one of the most popular festivals of North India. It is known as Diwali.

It is celebrated every year either in the month of October or November. The festival represents the victory of good over evil and its historical significance is related with Sikh and Hindu religions. According to the Hindu mythology, Diwali is celebrated to mark the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile. The people of Ayodhya welcomed him by illuminating and decorating the whole city with earthen lamps.

So, Diwali is a festival of lights. The preparations of the festival go on for a month. People renovate, clean and decorate their homes with lights and candles. Another special thing about Diwali is making floral or geometric patterns on the floor using bright colours. Also, people do a lot of shopping for their households and buy gifts for their loved ones. In the morning, most families visit temples. In the evening, all family members worship the Goddess of wealth, take blessings from their elederly and enjoy various delicacies and exotic sweets. Thereafter, adults and children burst firecrackers.
I too enjoy celebrating this festival with my friends and family as it keeps us connected with our tradition. The only thing I dislike about the festival is the bursting of firecrackers. It creates air and noise pollution which causes health problems among elderly and the young ones. Even pets suffer a lot because of the loud noise caused by firecrackers.

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IELTS Cue Card #An interesting dish you like

December 5, 2024 IELTS Research

IELTS Cue Card #An interesting dish you like

An interesting dish you like

What it is

Where you ate it

How it is made

Why you liked it

An interesting dish you like

Sample Answer:

In today’s world internet has made it easier for people to try different cuisines of the world. I have a passion for cooking and in fact internet has also helped me to learn about different recipes from around the globe. Cooking is my favourite leisure activity and I do it whenever I feel down as it helps me boost, my creativity as well as helps me satiate my cravings. Today I would like to discuss about one interesting Dish that I really like. The dish is Som Tam. It is a Thai cuisine salad. I first ate it an Asian restaurant in my city “Kylin”. I really loved the flavour of this salad so last Sunday, I also tried making it at home. I was really surprised that it turned out to be as authentic and tasty as I experienced it in the restaurant. It is super healthy as it is made of raw papaya and that is the only made ingredient which is used. Because of one ingredient it gets effortlessly easy to prepare. I just added some crushed chilies, garlic and peanuts. The dressing is really easy to prepare as one has to just add few sauces and the mouthwatering flavour is ready. Everyone in my house like it and praised my cooking skills. Now I make it almost every other day and have it during snack time. It has helped me to do healthy snacking. Moreover, it’s really beneficial for our gut health. Som Tam has proved to be particularly healthy for me as it is good for women’s health, specially in curing PCOD/ PCOS. Therefore, I suggest it to every woman around me who is suffering from any such disorders.

FOLLOW UP Questions:

Q1: Should advertisements for unhealthy food be banned? Why or why not?

Answer: Definitely, advertisements for unhealthy food must be banned as they are harming the masses on a large scale. People today are inclined towards consuming such unhealthy foods because they are advertised widely with the false narrative.

Q2: Do you think films and TV-series should promote healthy eating?

Answer: Nowadays youth is influenced by celebrities and they in fact follow them religiously. People try to imitate their favourite celebrities’ lifestyle as well as their food habits so that they can look as beautiful and flawless like the celebrities. TV series and films are the best way of promoting healthy habits.