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IELTS Cue Card: Helped Someone

IELTS Cue Card: ‘When you helped someone’.

Describe a time when you helped someone.
You should say:

  • Who you helped and why?
  • How you helped this person?
  • What the result was?
  • and explain how you felt about helping this person.

Sample Answer:

I would like to talk about this one time from my childhood, when I helped someone, when I didn’t even know it was a form of help.
If I recall it correctly, the year was 1993; I must have been in my 3rd or 4th year of school. One night we (I, my sister and our parents) were returning from someone’s place; on the way, there was a religious procession going on, and we kids were offered some edibles. I was still holding my goodies when I saw an old man sitting by the road, a few houses away. I gave him those goodies to eat. While he was eating the food, I felt really good. From that night onwards I made it a point, while going to my school, to find him and give him my tiffin to eat. I did it for some time before my parents found it out and stopped me from doing it.
I loved to see his smiling face while eating the food. I know it must not have been much for him. He would always bless me, like a lot. I guess I am what I am today because of people like him.

(202 Words)

Writer: Akshay Tomar

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Cue Card: A special food you recently had

Speaking Part 2:

A special food that you recently had in an event?

  • What the event was?
  • When and where the event took place?
  • What the food was?
  • Why it was special?

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Sample Answer

Food is one of our basic needs. Certainly, we need food to survive. Nevertheless, we need varieties of tasty cuisines to relish and feel satisfied. Food stimulates our brains and provides us satisfaction. Being raised in an Indian family, delicious food has always been my weakness. Food is the source of bringing family and friends together on different occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, etc. Great and long-lasting memories are created while having lunch or dinner together. Everyone is fond of some or the other type of food; it depends on the taste and ethnicity.

My birthday has recently passed. My younger sister had organised a small surprise party for me at our home. She invited all my close friends. Though my sister did not know how to cook, she learned and cooked a special recipe for the party. She cooked litti chokha for the guests. It is popular in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand.

Litti looks like a small ball made up of whole wheat flour, whereas chokha is prepared by mashing brinjal, potatoes and tomatoes together. Traditionally, littis were roasted over coal or cow-dung cakes, but now the same can be roasted in a microwave. The richness of the dish is increased when a dollop of ghee is poured over the litti balls. It is a main-course recipe. It has an authentic flavour of ginger, garlic and Indian spices. It is generally served with spicy pickles and green chutney.

We all liked the dish and appreciated my sister for the efforts she put in to learn and cook a traditional recipe. This dish is special to me, as it was prepared by my sister for the first time just to surprise me. I was really touched by her sweet gesture of love and care.

(296 words)

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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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