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You should say:
 What is it
 How long have you been using it
 Detailed information about the website
and explain why you often browse this website.
Follow-up Questions:
 How long have you been using the internet?
 How internet has changed our life-style?
 What would be the possible uses of internet in the future?

Possible Answer :
I've been using the internet for more than 10 years and from the very beginning
till now there are some websites those I use almost every day. www.yahoo.com
is one of those web-sites and possibly I'll use this site forever. www.yahoo.com
is basically an e-mail service provider and a very popular search engine. I can
still remember my first day at a cyber-cafe where I opened the first web site of
my life and that was yahoo.com and the cafe owner helped me to open an e-mail
address and I still use this email address to send and receive e-mails and for
chatting. www.yahoo.com is a popular search engine possibly next to
www.google.com but as an e-mail service provider it is more popular than
www.google.com in my country .This web-site has many other useful features
like: the homepage contains up-to-date news and feeds. It also gives the option

to open free websites to its users etc. www.my.yahoo.com is a very popular
service and recently the www.answers.yahoo.com has become one of the most
popular questions and answers web-site that's millions of people are using.
Alternative Answer:
I use internet daily and there are lots of websites that I often browse for different
reasons. But probably www.facebook.com is the one I most often browse. It is a
social networking website and probably is one of the top 5 most visited websites
in the world. The website mainly facilitates me stay connected with my friends
and helps me update and broadcast my news as well. Though the primary
purpose of this website is to let people communicate friends and known people
but there are lots of other features as well. It offers games, eCommerce facility,
emailing, chatting, making new friends, social marketing, different campaign,
fan page opening etc. I have been using the website from 2004 and it is
important to me because all of my friends and relatives are connected there. If a
friend has a birthday, the website notifies me and I can wish him/ her a birthday,
if someone has a new photo or news to share, I can see it from my account. I can
share my photo, video, updates, thought as well. If someone opines on an issue,
others can comment on it. For me, the website is important because my
childhood friends, adolescence friends, college & University friends are
connected there. I get their updates regularly and can let them know what's
happening over here. In no other way I could have been connected to the people
I am now connected via facebook. I use this website from my computer and
from my cell phone as well. For me this is a social networking website where I
remain close to my friends and relatives. But with its own right it has become a
powerful eCommerce platform, gaming place, marketing channel, and many
more other business related platform.
Nowadays everybody owns a facebook ID. Making new friends is easy in
facebook and that helps people grow their friends beyond boundary. Millions of
people use facebook and it is almost impossible to connect with people you care
and know without this website.
Tips for answering this Cue Card question:
Pick a website which is popular and you often visit. If you prefer to talk about a
website which is not known to all, mention that this is not a very popular
website but I visit it for this particular reason. You can pick a social networking
website, email service providing website, news channel website, your university
or office website, a website you have developed and visit for updating it,
Wikipedia like website etc. If you pick a website which is popular, do not give
any fictitious information. Giving false information about a well-known website
like Google, Yahoo or Facebook would create some doubts in the examiner's
mind as s/he might also be a user of this website.

Do not worry if you do not know every details of the website even if the
question asks you to describe about it. If you do not know the owner name,
operation since, technical aspects of the website, simply skip those parts instead
of giving imaginary information. You can focus on what the website offers to the
visitors and what you do from this website. For instance:
Social Networking websites:
Most of my friends are also connected in this website/ social network and I get
their updates.
I can publish my updates and let my friends know about it.
It helps me finding my old friends/ family members.
It offers me to use third party applications and play games.
I can share my images and videos.
Help me find out information related to my education/ job.
Chat with my friends.
Email Service providers:
I send emails from this website.
I check the emails sent to me.
I can send attachments.
Has a good spam filtering and threat detection service.
Wikipedia like website:
Helps me finding reliable and details information on various topics.
Loads faster and has subscription option.
I can contribute on updating the information.
Most of the topics are covered and you can get almost all of the information you
need.
News websites:
Provides updated and latest news.
Both local and international news are served.
Has email notification service on my selective topics.
Gives sports news and events.
Offers interesting supplementary and magazines as well.
News presentation is outstanding and sources are very reliable.
Covers last minute news as well.
Some similar cue card topics that you should be able to answer as well:
1. Talk about a famous social networking website.
2. Describe a helpful website that you have visited.
3. Describe a website you and your friends often browse.

4. Talk about a worth visiting website.
5. Describe a website that you would recommend your friends.

Describe an accident you saw
You should say:


Where the accident occured



Where you were then



How the accident affected you

and give detailed information about the accident
Follow-up Questions:


What should be done to reduce the road accident?



Who should be responsible for the accidents?



What losses do you think occur when an accident happen?

Possible Answer:
The most devastating accident that I have ever seen is the one that I witnessed near (say the
name of the place) while a train smashed a passing bus. I saw accident almost 4 years back
and yet I can remember the event clearly. I was on my way to home from the capital city that
I’m currently residing in. There is a train pass in the road and our bus stopped at the signal. I
was busy reading a magazine in the bus and all of a sudden I heard a loud blasting sound and I
looked through the window. What I saw was unbelievable: The quickly passing train has hit a
bus that was trying to pass the train road. The bus had been thrown away like a toy and we
could hear the unbearable screaming of victims. Lots of people have gathered the place and
the train was passing slowly. People became speechless on the effect of the devastating
accident. I could see people were trying to help the wounded people and 2-3 ambulances
reached there after 15 minutes. The bus driver was blamed for the incident and I heard that he
was dead too. We could not move on from the place as a huge jam occurred. The wounded
people were moved to nearby hospitals and medical centers and the dead people were placed
in a nearby field. The entire place became a gloomy area and people mourned on the event. I
started feeling sick and tried to help the wounded people.
I have witnessed more than 30 people were lying dead and their relatives were crying and
mourning heavily. I left the place after 8/9 hours and could not think anything else. The whole

event occurred in a few minutes and the effect was devastating. I had spent nearly 2 weeks in
a hallucination and thought a lot about the people who died there and about their relatives. It
came to my mind that, our life is hanging on the cliffs and we are so helpless sometimes
deciding our fates.
Tips for answering this cue card topic:

Watching an accident and its effect is a devastating experience. So describe how dangerous
the accident was, how awfully you felt about it. Even if you have not seen any major accident,
you should talk about one. Pick some of the points from the below list to describe this cue
card:
1. It was a car accident/ bus accident/ train accident.
2. You were just passing by/ were in another transport while the accident occurred.
3. Everything happened all of a sudden and you were devastated to watch it.
4. You can also talk about a plane crash but for that mention that you watched it on TV.
5. If you live in a country where water transportations are available, you can talk about the
boat accident due to storm as well.
6. Describe how severely the accident caused damage.
7. Mention that due to the accident you were stuck there for a long time and raised your
helping hand.
8. Tell how bad you felt and what steps should be taken to prevent such unexpected and
unbearable accident.
9. If you were the victim of the accident, give details on how the accident occurred and how
you were safe.
10. Tell that you had a hard time forgetting this mournful experience.
11. Regarding the part 'how the accident affected you' say about your feeling of the unsafety
of the road, how uncertain our lives are, what changes you bought to your life after the
accident etc.
Some similar cue card topics that can be answered in a similar fashion:
1. Describe a bad experience you have.
2. Describe an experience you have that you wish you did not have.
3. Talk about a road accident you know about.
4. Describe something terrible you witnessed.
5. Describe a car accident you saw.

Describe an accident you saw
You should say:


Where the accident occured



Where you were then



How the accident affected you

and give detailed information about the accident
Follow-up Questions:


What should be done to reduce the road accident?



Who should be responsible for the accidents?



What losses do you think occur when an accident happen?

Possible Answer:
The most devastating accident that I have ever seen is the one that I witnessed near (say the
name of the place) while a train smashed a passing bus. I saw accident almost 4 years back
and yet I can remember the event clearly. I was on my way to home from the capital city that
I’m currently residing in. There is a train pass in the road and our bus stopped at the signal. I
was busy reading a magazine in the bus and all of a sudden I heard a loud blasting sound and I
looked through the window. What I saw was unbelievable: The quickly passing train has hit a
bus that was trying to pass the train road. The bus had been thrown away like a toy and we
could hear the unbearable screaming of victims. Lots of people have gathered the place and
the train was passing slowly. People became speechless on the effect of the devastating
accident. I could see people were trying to help the wounded people and 2-3 ambulances
reached there after 15 minutes. The bus driver was blamed for the incident and I heard that he
was dead too. We could not move on from the place as a huge jam occurred. The wounded
people were moved to nearby hospitals and medical centers and the dead people were placed
in a nearby field. The entire place became a gloomy area and people mourned on the event. I
started feeling sick and tried to help the wounded people.
I have witnessed more than 30 people were lying dead and their relatives were crying and
mourning heavily. I left the place after 8/9 hours and could not think anything else. The whole
event occurred in a few minutes and the effect was devastating. I had spent nearly 2 weeks in
a hallucination and thought a lot about the people who died there and about their relatives. It
came to my mind that, our life is hanging on the cliffs and we are so helpless sometimes
deciding our fates.
Tips for answering this cue card topic:

Watching an accident and its effect is a devastating experience. So describe how dangerous
the accident was, how awfully you felt about it. Even if you have not seen any major accident,
you should talk about one. Pick some of the points from the below list to describe this cue
card:
1. It was a car accident/ bus accident/ train accident.
2. You were just passing by/ were in another transport while the accident occurred.
3. Everything happened all of a sudden and you were devastated to watch it.
4. You can also talk about a plane crash but for that mention that you watched it on TV.
5. If you live in a country where water transportations are available, you can talk about the
boat accident due to storm as well.
6. Describe how severely the accident caused damage.
7. Mention that due to the accident you were stuck there for a long time and raised your
helping hand.
8. Tell how bad you felt and what steps should be taken to prevent such unexpected and
unbearable accident.
9. If you were the victim of the accident, give details on how the accident occurred and how
you were safe.
10. Tell that you had a hard time forgetting this mournful experience.

11. Regarding the part 'how the accident affected you' say about your feeling of the unsafety
of the road, how uncertain our lives are, what changes you bought to your life after the
accident etc.
Some similar cue card topics that can be answered in a similar fashion:
1. Describe a bad experience you have.
2. Describe an experience you have that you wish you did not have.
3. Talk about a road accident you know about.
4. Describe something terrible you witnessed.
5. Describe a car accident you saw.

Describe your study room
You should say:


How it looks



How much time you spend in this room



How an ideal study room should be

and give details of your study room.
Follow-up Questions:
• How does a study room help a student?
• Do you like to study? What type of books do you read?
• Which do you prefer? Reading or traveling? Why?

Possible Answer:
My study room and living room is the same one and I spend most of my time in this room
whenever I am home. It’s a square size room that has been painted in white colour. It has got 2
doors, 2 windows, one attached bathroom and a north facing veranda. The bed is placed
beside the bigger window. Warm and fresh air keeps the room healthy for breathing. Among
other possessions I’ve got a computer desk, a bed table, a wardrobe, 2 bookshelves, one
reading desk, one bed table, and a dressing table. One bookshelf is full of novels and story
books and the other one with academic books. I keep my notepads, diary, boxes and other
necessary things amid of the study desk. I read mostly on my desk and sometimes on my bed.
In case of story books, I prefer to read in bed. For academic reading and writing I mostly use
my desk. My study room has not got plenty of luxurious furniture but I keep my things
organized and clean. In day time I keep my windows and prefer not to turn on the light. My
mother sometimes takes the authority to arrange and clean the room. I have arranged my story
books based on Author and the academic books on Subject.
My study room and living room gives me comfort in terms of quietness. Sometimes I pick my
chair on the Veranda and lit a table light and read book there at night. There are several other
rooms in our house but my study room is quite soothing to me. I feel more comfortable at my
study room than any other room in our house.
Tips for talking about this cue card topic:

While describing your study room you should say if this is a separate room or you use your
bed room for study. If this is a separate room say if this is private study room or is it shared by
other family members. This cue card usually expects you to be able to talk about the details of
your reading room so give every details possible including the dimension, colour, size of the
room and even the number of window, door and balcony. Then give details about the
furnitures and books you have there. Explain why this is an ideal place for study and how
often you read there. you will have 1 minute to prepare for the cue card and within this one
minute picture an ideal study room using your imagination and take points of those. Then one

by one describe those points.
Following is an example of the points you should take in the preparation phase of one minute:
1. separate room, lots of books: academic books, story books and magazines.
2. square shaped, have 2 book shelves, books are categorized.
3. about 400 square foot, white colour, open spaces. quiet and peaceful.
4. Furniture: Tables, chairs, laptop, table lamp, couch etc.
5. An ideal room for study: quiet, spacious, lots of fresh air
Now that you have enough points to describe your topic cards, arrange your sentences and
describe them one by one. That you give you enough points for talking about more than 4-5
minutes.
If you prepare for this cue card you should also be able to answer the following cue cards:
1. Describe an ideal study room.
2. Describe a room of your house.
3. Describe the room you live in.
4. Describe a room in your house that is special to you.

Describe the best gift/ present you have received.
You should say:


What is the gift



Who sent it to you



When did you receive it

And explain why it was the best gift / present you have received ever.
Follow-up Questions:


Do you think that present giving will play an important role in daily life?
Why?



Compare the gift which people have received 10 years ago to the present
that people now are receiving? What's the difference between them?



Do you think that the brand name is very important for sales?

Possible Answer:
In my life I have got numerous gifts and presents and among them most exciting and best gift
was the Laptop my father gave me when I was 14 years old. When I was 10 years old, I found
that many of my friends had their own laptops and desktop computers. I was heavily
fascinated about this wonder machine and dreamed about owning one someday. After getting
admitted in grade 6, I got admitted in a computer training center and learned the basic
computing. Whenever I visited any my friends who had a computer, I felt overwhelmed
playing games, learning new software, trying to browse internet etc. over there. I sometimes
visited some of my friends’ houses more often than usual only because they had computers.
Thus this machine became the only dream of my life. As I knew that my father won’t be able
to buy a computer for me, I did not ask for one. I made a dummy computer using papers and
boards and played with it. One day I bought a savings bank and started saving coins and notes
there. After one month I found that I have saved very few amount to purchase a computer!
I got busy with other stuffs and could hardly find times to visit friends’ houses to use their
computer but in a corner of my heart I felt the same fascination for owning a computer. On
my 14th birthday, my father told me that he wants to take me to the computer shop and
purchase one for me. I could not believe what I was hearing. That night it was tough for me to
sleep. In the morning I wake up earlier than usual and went to the computer shop with my
father. He bought a Dell Laptop that was Pentium 4 machine. While returning home, I found
myself flying in joy. I opened the box after returning home and showed it to my mother and
other relatives.
As a kid, that was a long expected gift that my father gave me and till now it’s the best gift/
present I have ever received.

Tips for answering this Cue card question:

Think about a gift that you received from one of your family members, relatives, friends,
colleges or someone else. Write down the name and the person who gave it to you as well as
when did you receive it and what was the occasion. Being able to point out those questions
would help you to answer this cue card. The give can be from someone special and for this the
gift can be a simple friendship card or a book. Does not matter if it is an expensive and
exclusive gift or not, most important part is the importance of the gift.
The gift can be something other than the conventional gift items like: a life changing advice
that you consider as a gift. If you are father, you can say your kid is the best gift you have got
is your kid and that was given by the almighty.
For gifts like cell phone, computer or a necessary equipment or device, mention that you have
been wishing to own this but could not and after you received that, you felt overwhelmed. A
gift from parents on your birthday can also be a good example of best gift you received. For
such gifts, mention that you received it in your childhood and had been touched by the whole
idea.
For this cue card the gift item is not itself important, be it an ordinary piece of gift or a very
luxurious item, so emphasize on your feeling rather than the gift itself.
Some similar cue card topics that you can answer in a similar fashion:
1. Describe a thing which is important to you.
2. Talk about a gift you received in your childhood.
3. Describe a gift you received on your birthday.
4. Describe something you bought this year.
5. Describe a memorable gift.

6. Describe a valuable possession you have.
7. Describe an expensive gift you got.
8. Describe a gift you gave to someone.
9. Describe a gift you gave to your friend.

Describe a historical place that you know about
You should say:


What the place is



Where it is located



What is the historical meaning of the place

and describe your experience of the place.
Follow-up Questions:
• What do you think of the future trend of historic places?
• Will government strengthen its protection toward historic places?
• What are the changes brought about by the historic place in local economy, people, etc?
• What is the effect of tourists on the place?
Possible Answer:
I have a special interest on visiting famous places and on my list historical places always get
preferences. I have visited many historical places like Machu Picchu in Peru, The Pyramids at
Giza, Taj Mahal, Parthenon in Greece and many more. The historical significance and the site
attractions sometimes mesmerized me. The historical place that I would like to talk about
today is Colosseum (also known as Coliseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre) which
is situated in Rome, Italy. It is basically an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of
Rome, Italy which is the largest amphitheatre in the world and is made of concrete and stone.
The construction of Colosseum began under the emperor Vespasian in 70 AD and was
completed under Titus in 80 AD.
The Colosseum could hold approximately 50,000 to 80,000 spectators and was used for
gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions,
re-enactments of famous battles etc. The Colosseum was listed as a World Heritage Site by
UNESCO in 1980 and was also included among the New Seven Wonders of the World. It is
189 meters long, and 156 meters wide, with a base area of 6 acres .The height of the outer
wall is 48 meters. The Colosseum nowadays is one of the major tourist attractions in Rome
with thousands of tourists each year paying to view the interior arena.

I have heard and seen of this famous place a lot and when I witnessed it for the first time, I
became speechless. The huge architect, the overwhelming interior and exterior decoration was
beyond appreciation. The place kept reminding me the classical mythological and historical
facts I have read and heard about.

Tips for answering this cue card topic:

This cue card is different from the cue card 'describe a historic place you have visited'. For the
later one you should pick a historic place which is usually located in your country and you
have visited. In this case you need to say when you visited and what you enjoyed there. But
for the cue card 'describe a historic place that you know about', you can talk about any historic
place located at anywhere in the world. Not necessarily you need to visit a place to know
about it.
Do not pick a place which has very little historic significance or the places that store historic
evidences but not itself is a historic place. For instance, you can learn a lot about history from
museum but the museum is not a historic place.
A historic place can be part of national history or international history. For instance, some
places in your country may be the part of the history of your country but not known in world
history. In your IELTS you can pick such nationally recognized historic places.
There is a subtle difference between a famous place and the historic place. To be a historic
place, the place itself has to be qualified and registered for the historic place.
Don't pick a broad area or a whole city as a historic place, rather pick the particular place.
Like, there are lots of historic places in Rome like: Colosseum, The Pantheon, St Peter's
Basilica etc. and if you pick Rome as the historic place, you won't be able to cover all the
historic significance of this city. Alternatively, picking only Colosseum or The Pantheon
would give you a better option to describe it.
With your ability to answer this cue card topic, you should be able to answer following cue
cards as well:

1. Describe a place you recently visited.
2. Describe a worth visiting famous place.
3. Talk about a place you would recommend others to visit.
4. Describe a famous place in your locality.
5. Talk about a place you have planned to visit in the future.

Describe a newspaper or a magazine
You should say:
What is it and why you read it
What are the benefits of reading a newspaper or a magazine
How often you read it and what are the contents of it
and explain why do you like to read this newspaper or magazine
Follow-up Questions:
• What do you think the important qualities for a news reporter?
• What's the main difference between newspaper and magazine?
• What’s the function of a report to the society?
• What kinds of books/newspapers/magazines do adolescents read in your country?
• With the popularity of Internet, do you think newspapers and magazines will disappear?
Possible Answer:
I read newspaper almost every day and sometimes I purchase or borrow magazines to read as
well. I'd like to describe a magazine that I usually buy each month and enjoy reading a lot.
The name of this magazine is PC World which is a global computer magazine published
monthly by IDG in USA. It offers advice on various aspects of PCs and related items, the
Internet, and other personal-technology products and services. In each publication, PC World
reviews and tests hardware and software products from a variety of manufacturers, as well as
other technology related devices such as still and video cameras, audio devices and
televisions.
I have been reading this magazine for the last 6-7 years or so. It is specifically
useful for people who love computers, other technology devices; software and IT
related news and updates. I am doing my graduation in Computer Science and
Engineering and love to learn about new hardware and software. This is a
magazine that offers great hardware & software reviews, tips on advanced
computing and many other useful articles.

Reading a newspaper or a magazine is always helpful for learning new
information. Newspapers provide contemporary local news, international news,
editorials, entertainment, news, sports news and so on. Without reading
newspapers or magazines one can't keep himself / herself updated with the latest
news and views of the world. I purchase the PC World magazine every month and
read it for about 7 days. Sometimes I read older versions as well to find out any
particular reviews or articles. This magazine is helpful for basic, moderate and
advanced computer users and techno lovers. Someone who has a computer
should read it to increase his/ her knowledge on hardware and software. Even it’s
helpful for those who are going to buy computers, printers, cameras, scanners,
software or other hardware devices. I enjoy reading it a lot.

Tips for answering this Cue Card Topic:
To answer this cue card, first decide if you are going to talk about a newspaper or
a magazine. If you want to talk about a newspaper, decide which one you would
like to talk. For the magazine you should finalize the magazine name also.
Deciding a particular newspaper or magazine would help you focus on the
features and characteristics of it. There are some differences between a daily
newspaper and a magazine.
If you decide to talk about the magazine focus on following points:
a) What type of magazine it is: weekly, monthly etc.
b) what's it about: Lifestyle, technology, fun, business travel, fashion etc.
c) For magazine describe the topics and issues it covers. Like a computer
magazine covers the software and hardware reviews, tips on computing, tutorials,
and price list etc. whereas a fashion magazine highlights the current trends in
fashion, new arrivals and focus on brands.
d) Why do I read it? Entertainment, tutorials, academic or professional benefits,
new recipes etc.

e) Why this magazine is better than similar other magazines? Article
presentation, economic, has subscription facility, exclusive etc.
If you talk about a newspaper focus on their news presentation, editorial and
overall contribution to help people get unbiased and quality news and articles.
Since, almost all the daily newspapers cover same type of news i.e. political,
sports, editorial, international, business etc. you should focus less on the type of
news they present. Rather emphasize what makes it a worth reading newspaper.

Use the same techniques to answer the following cue cards also:
1. Describe a magazine that you read often.
2. Describe the newspaper that you read daily.
3. Describe you favourite magazine.

Describe a happy event of your life
You should say:


When it happened



Where it happened



What it was

and explain why this event is a happy event in your life.
Follow-up Questions:
• What do you think is important in achieving happiness?
• How do you celebrate some happy events?
• What do the camera and video play in celebrating?
Possible Answer:
I can remember many happy events of my life and among them I would like to talk about the
event that I can still remember vividly. The moment I heard that I have got scholarship on the
board exam was a very happy moment for me. I spent almost a month with great anxiety
regarding my result publication. I started speculating so many things and many of them were
negative. I could hardly keep away the tensions about my upcoming result. The result was so
important that my college admission would have depended on it. I could not sleep well in the
night before the result publishing.
The result was published at around 11.00 am and I found that I did exceptionally
well. I was so relieved and happy that I literally shouted. Then I hurriedly came
back to our home and gave the news to my parents. They were happy too. My
father bought sweets and my mother gave it to our neighbours. I felt excited,
happy and relieved. At that time I was about 15 years old. It happened at our
hometown called (... say the name of your home-town...)

Tips for answering this cue card:
"Describe a happy event of your life" is an example of cue card topic that
gives a candidate a wide range of options to pick from. You are virtually free to
talk about any event that you think you would be flexible to talk about. On the
contrary the topic like "Describe a famous writer in your country" narrows
your option. You can't just pick any writer and start talking about him. For the
later topic you need to think about such a writer and give some factual
information about him.
The cue cards that give you wide options are usually easier to talk about since
you won't have to wonder a lot to pick what you would talk about. For this cue
card i.e. "Describe a happy event of your life" think about an event of your
life that made you happy. If you take it from your life rather than making it up,
you would be able to give more details and extend the topic.
Following are some of the ideas you can take as examples of happy
events of your life but always try to speak about a real event of your
life.
1. Your father got promoted and your family celebrated it.
2. You got admitted to a school/ college/ university where you dreamed to study.
3. The birth of your younger sister/ brother/ nephew/ niece or even your own kid
if you are a father/ mother.
4. One of your family members was severely ill but got healed miraculously.
5. You won a competition.
6. You did something for others and people acclaimed that.
7. You got scholarship.
8. You overcame one of your obstacles.
9. You went to visit a foreign country
10. You achieved something noteworthy.
11. You saved someone from a big problem.

If you can talk about this cue card, you should be able to answer the following
cue cards as well:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Describe a memorable event of your life.
Talk about an event that made you happy.
Describe a happy memory you have.
Describe a success you achieved in your life.

Answers Submitted by our students:
Model Answer 1:
In my face, I feel a glow whenever I remember the day I went to the International
trade fair with some of my friends. That was my first International trade fair visit
and this was such a happy experience that I still feel a great joy reciting the
memory of this event. It was January, 1998 and that time I was in my first year of
college.
Till my college I was like a new born lady, who had never visited any places
without her places of her local area. After I got admitted in to the college, I
started exploring the world and the amazing things that invites people like us.
One day I planned with my friends that we would visit International trade fair.
This might seem like a very usual and banal event for others but to me that was a
really exciting thing to do. Later on we did as we thought and finalized our visit to
the fair. After break period at college, we escaped by back door (As a side note, I
would like to mention that I’d no previous record of escaping school or college
before). We were five in members and we hired taxi to reach the trade fair. There
wasn’t enough space to sit in the back side of the taxi and the taxi driver gave a
suspicious look at us. That’s why with a fishy smile we took the decision that one
of us would sit in front of the baby taxi with the taxi driver. It was a funny
decision but there was no alternative to us and we enjoyed it.

After few minutes we reached at the fair and then collected the tickets. We were
thoroughly enjoying everything we did that time. We entered the fair and took a
deep breath to ease ourselves. We were kind of overwhelmed to observe the vast
area with hundreds of shops and stalls. People were all around us and we felt like
somehow we have come to a fairy land. Wherever we went, I was feeling so
excited, everything was totally new for me as a grown up lady. We took lots of
photos from different views, purchased few interesting things within our limited
budget and roamed in the whole area of the fair. I forgot my usual area,
boundaries and the same thing I do almost every day and felt a happiness that I
missed for a long. We spent almost 4-5 hours in the trade fair and at last retuned
to our home in the evening. We returned home by bus and I was so happy that I
felt like discovering a new continent.

Describe a subject taught in your school
You Should Say:
1) What was it and who taught it?
2) How was it taught?
3) What did you learn from the class?
and explain how it helped you.
Follow-up Questions:
• Is there any difference between the traditional and modern educational systems?
• What are the pros and cons of the current educational system in your country?
• Do you think it is necessary to give comment or criticism to teachers?
Possible Answer:
The subject that I'd like to describe is Physics that was taught in our school. We had this
subject in each year of our high school and each year a new teacher used to taught us the
subject. Even we had to read physics in college as Science was my major. I remember Mr.
Alex, Burter, John, David and Mrs. Jeniffer took Physics in different years. We were lucky to
have good Physics teachers who could make the subject interesting and enjoyable. Our
teachers used to tell us stories first and then would explain the theory, experiment or math of
the text books. They would then relate the story with the study. Later they would explain us
the real examples and facts. Sometimes they used to take us to the Physics labs and explain
how something works. I have learned numerous things of physics from simple definition of

mass to the complex explanation of Einstein's Theory of Relativity. My foundation of physics
grew up and expanded with the help of those teachers.
The subject itself is utterly interesting if one can have passion for it. It is one such subject that
one would start loving it if s/he starts understanding the underlying concepts of it. Physics is
all around us and the lesson I learned from my School had helped me greatly throughout my
higher academic years.
Tips for answering this cue card topic:

You should pick a real academic subject like Math, English, Physics, Chemistry, Literature,
and Biology to answer this cue card. Then quickly take some notes including the following:
1. In which class was it taught?
2. Do not pick a subject taught in your college or university level as the cue card is asking you
to talk about a subject taught in your school.
3. Try to remember a teacher's name. You can mention multiple teachers' name as the same
subject in school is taught by different teachers in different classes.
4. Give a short detail what the subject. For example: The Geography would discuss about the
Earth, the other planet in the solar system, atmosphere, and climate changes etc. and you
should mention those.
5. Next describe how the teacher taught the subject and what things you learned from the
class.
6. Mention some interesting things you learned from the class and how the teacher made
things easier to understand for you.
7. Describe how interested you were about the subject and the class.
8. Relate how this subject has later helped you/ influenced you in your education and learning
process.
9. Finally give a conclusion by mentioning how beneficial the subject for students.
If you pick Math try to focus on the following issues:
1. The teacher was very good explaining the intricacies of the subject.
2. You learned many theories and formulas of math.
3. This teacher explained how math would be helpful for the rest of the life and academic
years.
4. You learned the importance of Math for higher study.
5. The teacher not only explained the math from the academic book but also has taken
interesting and thought provoking math from other sources.
If you prefer to talk about Literature say:
1. The teacher helped you enjoy the literature.
2. S/he told stories of classic literature that you still remember.

3. S/he was a gifted story teller and she had been successful creating your interest on
literature.
4. You became a good reader because of the classes and the teacher.
Similarly you can talk about any subject that you were interested in your school level. In your
whole conversation you should talk about the subject itself for about 2 minutes , 1 minutes
about the teacher and his/her way of teaching and for the remaining time say how benefitted
you had been from those classes.
If you can talk about this cue card you would also be able to answer the following cue cards
with little changes:
1. Describe a teacher from your school.
2. Describe something you learned from your school.
3. Talk about a subject you enjoyed in your school.
4. Describe a subject taught in your school/ college/ university.
5. Talk about your favourite teacher from school.
6. Talk about a teacher you still remember from school.

Describe a museum that you have visited
You should say:
• When you visited the museum
• Describe the museum
• How you felt after going there
and describe your experience of the visit
Possible Answer:
I have visited 5-6 museums in total in different countries and enjoyed visiting the (tell a
museum name you know about) in (say the country name). I went to the museum 2 years back
while visiting the city. Visiting the museum was not in our tour plan and yet we went there as
it was prominently expressing its present in front of us. I went there with my 2 friends and one

cousin who were my tour partners. My cousin and one of my friends were not at all interested
to roam inside the museum as they had other plans. I insisted them to go there and convinced
them by saying that if you do not enjoy it; I would pay for the dinner!
After we bought our tickets, we entered in to the museum and the colossal front side of the
museum building and the large open garden in front of it mesmerized us. At that time I had a
feeling that our time would worth the visit.
After we entered inside the museum, we found that the place is even larger than we initially
thought it would be. There were 5 floors in the museum and the inside architecture reminded
us the imperial age. We could see the top of the building from the ground flood. People from
different age groups and countries were closely observing the museum. Taking photo was
prohibited and yet I was sometimes allured to take some hidden snaps especially when I saw
the colossal dinosaur fossil and alien ship!
The first floor of the museum had some art from famous artist of the world and sculptures
from different era. The first floor gave us the impression of visiting a theatre or art gallery
rather than museum. We came to know that some of the arts were so expensive that one can
buy an island by selling it! Then we moved to the second floor which was full of Second
World War memories. Guns, tanks and other war materials from 1945 WW II had been
arranged there. A video was showing some of the fighting scenes of WW II.
When we reached third floor, it’s been already 2.5 hours. We found all the costumes and
traditional things from different parts of the world have been placed here. One can easily learn
about the customs of different ages and countries just by visiting this floor.
The next floor had more adventure and surprises for us. It has placed all the major inventions
of different ages and they were historically famous. I felt overwhelmed seeing the First
computer, Speed boat, Wheel, Motor Engine and many more famous invention of history at
this floor. I was so much dying to touch the first 4 wheeler that had been placed there.
We had visited the whole museum as much as possible and spent almost the whole day. We
were so enthralled to visit the place that we literally forgot to have our lunch. The overall
experience was fantastic and I learned so many things in few hours. As soon as I left the
place, I planned to revisit it someday.

Follow-up Questions:
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How often do you visit museums?

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What type of museum is popular in your country?



What do you think of the importance of museums in history?



How do you think of the heritage of a country?



Compare the museums nowadays and in the past.

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Have you ever been to a foreign museum?

Tips for answering this Cue Card Topic:

While describing a museum you should pick the national stadium of your country. If you have
already visited the museum, you should be comfortable describing it. Since this is the
museum that the examiner might also know about, you should give the factual information of
it. Start by saying when you visited it, with whom you went there, number of times you went
there, the exterior or interior of the museum, number of floors of the museum, things you did
there, the things present there and so on. If you can't remember an exact museum try to
visualize one and describe the museum as if you have visited it. If you ever been to a foreign
country and visited a museum of that city, you can also mention that museum. If the cue card
topic asks you to describe a museum in your country, you would then have to describe a
museum located at your country.
Some of the common features of a museum:
1. A museum is a place where collection of artifacts and other things are preserved for public
exhibition.
2. Almost all of the countries have museums in their major cities.
3. The things preserved there are generally of scientific, cultural, historic and artistic interests.
4. Things are arranged and categorized on different floors for the convenience of the visitors.
There are several types of museums based on the types of things they present for public
exhibition and you can talk about any type of museum you like and know about. General
categories of museum are as following:
Cultural museum, historic museum, science and technology museum, craft museum, fine arts
museum, archaeology museum, natural history museum, children’s museum, modern art
museum, military history museum, aviation museum, universal museum etc.
A botanical garden or a zoological garden is also referred as a museum but avoid describing
one of these two unless you have no clue about the other types of museum. If you plan to
describe a botanical garden or a zoological garden as a museum, make it clear at the very first
level of your speaking so that the examiner does not have any confusion.
Following are some of the museums in different cities of the world that you can google to find
the details about them:
India
National Museum, New Delhi;
Indian Museum, Kolkata;
Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad;
Government Museum, Bangalore;
Victoria Memorial, Kolkata;

Indonesia
National Museum of Indonesia;
Jakarta History Museum;
Museum of PKI Treason;
Bali Museum;

USA
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Australia

Malaysia

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Australian History Museum;
Macleay Museum;
Sydney Harbour Bridge Visitor Centre;
Fort Denison;

The national museum;
Petrosains museum;
Maritime museum;
National science museum;

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Vietnam
War Remnants Museum;

Pakistan
Lahore Museum;
National Museum of Pakistan

Iran
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Spain
Reina Sofía;
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern;
Guggenheim;
CaixaForum Barcelona;
MACBA;

Turkey
Istanbul Modern;

UK
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Russia
Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts;
State Historical Museum;
State Hermitage;
State Darwin Museum;
State Russian Museum;
Zurab Tsereteli's Art Gallery;
Novosibirsk State Art Museum;
Moscow Kremlin;

China
Nanjing Educational Museum;
Capital Museum;
Tianjin Museum;
The National Museum of China;
The Capital Museum;
Beijing Planetarium;
Xibaipo Memorial;

Kazakh
Abai Ku
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Thailand
Royal Barge Museum;
Museum of Siam;
Bang Khun Thien Museum;
Bangkok Planetarium;
Prasart Museum;

Italy
Vatican Museums, Rome;
Galleria Palatina, Florence;
Musei Capitolini, Rome;
Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan;

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Nepal
National Museum of Nepal;

Iraq
National Museum of Iraq;

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Some other Cue card topics that you should be able to answer as well if you prepare for
this cue card:
1. Describe a worth visiting place in your city.
2. Talk about a museum you have visited.3. Describe a place where you would like to go.
4. Describe an interesting place you have visited.

Describe Your Favorite movie
You should say:
1) What’s the name of the movie/ film?
2) What’s the theme of the movie/ film?

3) Why do you like it?
and describe the story of the movie in brief.
Follow-up Questions:
• Describe a war movie you like.
• What’s the difference between the movies or your country and Hollywood movies?
• What do you think of the violent films?
• Why movies need computer techniques? Any example of movie using computer techniques?
• Which parts of movie are the most important and how to improve it?
Possible Answer:
The name of my faourite movie is 'Casablanca' which was directed by Michael Curtiz. It was
released in 1943 and the story was adopted from a stage-play named 'Everybody comes to
Ricks'. The movie starred Humphery Bogart & Ingrid Bergman and was made in USA. It was
a romantic drama film and the story-line was set during the World War II.
It focuses on a man torn between love & virtue. In 1941 American expatriot Rick who
professed to be neutral by all means met his former lover Ilsa in his nightclub & gambling
den. She was accompanied by her husband, Laszlo, a renowned fugitive Czech Resistance
Leader. They needed a letter to escape to America, where he can continue his work against
Nazis. German Major came to Casablanca to see that Laszlo does not succeed. One night Ilsa
confronted Rich in the deserted cafe and asked for the letter. She threatened him with a gun
for the letter and later on confessed that she still loves him. Rick's bitterness dissolved
learning that IIsa was married to Laszlo before even their relationship began. When Rick and
IIsa planned to flew together, she could not do so because all of a sudden she found that her
husband was still alive and needed her badly to recover. Hearing the story Rick calmed down
and agreed to give the letter to Laszlo so that he can fly to America safely. They would take a
different path to fly away together. But finally Rick let IIsa and Laszlo fly to America which
surprised IIsa very much.
In 1989, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry a
being deemed 'Culturally', 'Historically' and 'Aesthetically' significant. It is the 2nd best movie
of all time based on AFI's 100 best movies of all time.
I've seen the movie more than 2-3 times. The story is excellent, the casting, plot, acting,
dialogues and all other aspects of the movie is superb. The movie deeply touched me and
became the most favourite movie I have ever seen.
Preparation Tips for this cue card topic:

As part of your preparation for this cue card, chose a movie that was based on real war and
has historic value and was adopted from a book. Doing so you would be able to answer the
following cue cards as well:

1. Describe a movie that was made based on a real event.
2. Describe a movie that created based on a historic event.
3. Describe a war movie you have watched.
4. Talk about a film which was adopted from a book.
5. Talk about a critically acclaimed film you that you watched.
6. Describe the best film you saw this year.

Describe a foreign country you have never been to
You should say:
1) Where is the country?
2) When will you go there?
3) Why would you like to go there?
and explain why this is a good country to visit
Follow-up Questions:
• Say something about the tourism development in your country, facility, services and the
effect on environment.
• What is the importance of travel and tourism industry?
• What do you think the function of tourist guides?
Possible Answer:
The country that I have always wanted to go but have not visited yet is Italy. I've been
dreaming to visit Italy for more than 2-3 years. I'll definitely visit the country as soon as my
graduation is complete. Italy is in Southern Europe. Rome, the largest city and the Capital of
Italy has been the leading political and religious centre of the western civilization, serving as
the capital of the both Roman Empire and the Christianity. I'd like to go there to see the
museums, arts, streets, cultural and other attractions. Another reason I want to go there is to
visit the Vatican City. I have read and heard about numerous stories and history about this
country and witnessing them would be a great joy for me. There are plenty of things to see:
arts, museums, Colosseum, Leaning Tower of Pissa, Roman Forum, Florence Cathedral, St.
Peter's Basilica, Milan Cathedral, Sistine Chapel, Piazza SanMarco, Circus Maximux and lots
of other places I'd love to visit.
Italy was one of the most advanced territories once and had lots of historically significant
places to visit. I've read about those places so many times and heard stories from many of my
friends that visiting this country has become a major wish for me. And I'm pretty positive
about visiting this country in next year.
Tips for answering this cue card topic:

Think of a country you know about. Now say that this is the country you have never been to.
In reality you may have visited Vietnam, India, and Australia but have never been to Russia.
But if you know very little about Russia, and say that you have never been to Russia, you
would be in a difficult position to tell about this country. Rather you should pick a county you
know about and the examiner is not going to check your passport if you have really been there
or not!
State the face that you have read about this country, heard about this country and seen in TV
about this country but have never been to. You MUST NOT pick your own country as an
answer for this cue card.

Being able to state the following facts about the country you have never been to would help
you answering this cue card topic:


The capital of the country.



The location of the country.



The religion, culture and population of the country.



Where have you heard or learned about this country.



If you have any plan to visit this country in the future. If so why would you
like to go there.

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What tourist attractions does this country have.



The cultural distinction of this country.



Some major festivals of this country.

Some other topics you should be able to answer if you preparer for this cue card topic:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Describe a country you would like to visit in future.
Talk about a country other than yours where one of your relatives live.
Describe a country that has several tourists’ attractions.
Describe a country other than yours.
Describe a country which is a good tourist destination.
Describe a nation you know about.
Describe a nation other than yours.
Talk about a nation you know about.

Describe a party that you have attended
1) What is the party?
2) Where was the party held?
3) Who attended the party?
and describe what did you do in that party?
Follow-up Questions:
• What are the differences between serious party and friendly party?
• Why are some people late for parties intentionally?
• Why do some people like party while others hate it?
• What would you do if the guests feel bored?
• Will there be more and more people to attend parties?
Possible Answer:
The party I'd like to describe is the New Year eve party that I attended 2 years back. Our
University friends invited me to join the party and I had to contribute some amount for that.
The party held on a 3 star hotel where the teachers, students and their relatives attended.
On the New Year eve one of my friends gave me a call and then I picked up a taxi to reach the
hotel. The name of the hotel was (..say a name you prefer...) and it was a beautiful hotel in our
city. After I reach the hotel I found that it has been gorgeously decorated with lights. Our
party was in the 2nd floor and I found most of my friends and some of the teachers already
enjoying the party.
A local music band was singing and people were wearing mostly party dresses. We enjoyed
the party a lot and ate several local and foreign dishes. We started counting down the time at
11:59 pm and when the clock ticked at 12:00, we started shouting with the New Year wishes.
We stayed at the party till 2.00 am and all those time we enjoyed our time every way possible.
Tips for answering this cue card topic:

You are free to talk about any party you like to talk about for this cue card as it has not
specifically mentioned any particular party like New York party, School party, Birthday party

etc.
Following are of the points you can pick for answering this cue card:
1. Types of party: Birthday of a friend or a family member (you can also talk about your
birthday party), New Year party, a family party, re-union party, a small party arranged by your
friends, A party celebrated because one of your great achievements, a business party you
threw for a business success or you attended a business party that was threw by your business
partner, a party arranged by your office/ university etc.
2. Where it held?: It would depend who threw the party. If this is party arranged by you or
your family, say that it help on your house. Alternatively the party can held on a restaurant,
hotel or party center. University or office parties usually held on their premises. Finally the
party can help on your friend, relative or business partner’s house or guest house.
3. Who attended there: For family party mostly your family members, close friends and
relatives would be joining. If this is an office or business party, your colleagues or associates
would be there. For university party or parties thrown by your friends, you will mostly have
your friends and classmates and sometimes teachers as well. If the party is thrown by a friend
or their family, then there would be some of your friends you know and others you won’t
know.
4. Some of the common features of the party: You gather and meet with lots of others
people, you talk to them, you have foods, drinks and other food items as part of the party,
depending on the party there would be music, dancing and other activities, you enjoy the party
or the party was boring for you, you meet new people and talk to them on different topics, you
usually stay long in the party.
If you can answer this cue card you should be able to answer the following cue cards also:
1. Describe a birthday party you attended.
2. Describe a birthday celebration you did recently.
3. Talk about a party you attended and did not like.
4. Describe a family event you remember.
5. Describe a wedding party you attended.
6. Describe an occasion where you met new people.
7. Describe an event from your university.
8. Describe a celebration you attended.
9. Describe a party that you threw for your friends.
10. Describe a party that you enjoyed.

Describe a teacher who has influenced you in your
education."
You should say:
• Where you met him/ her.
• What subject s/he taught.
• What was special about him /her
and explain why this person influenced you so much.
Follow-up Questions:
• How has education changed in your country in the last 10 years?
• What changes do you foresee in the next 50 years?
• How do the expectations of today’s school leavers compare with those of the previous
generation?
• What role do you think extracurricular activities play in education?
Possible Answer:
I consider myself lucky to get several very good teachers throughout my academic years.
Among them I'd like to talk about Mr. Smith who was an extraordinary teacher, a really good
mentor and who has a great influence in my education.
I met Mr. Smith when I was in class 4 and he was our math teacher. Initially we thought that
he would be a moody teacher and we would have to be very polite in front of him. This
impression came mostly because of his serious face and tidy dress-up. But soon we found
that, he is a very friendly person and teaches us very well. He never made things complicated
and tried over and over again to explain something to us. He had a very unique way of

teaching. Seems like he would start an interesting story and later we would find that he would
relate the math with the story. Thus everything we learned from him was interesting and that's
why we remember most of the theory and techniques of math he taught us.
I'd say he has a great influence in my education because he made a very strong foundation on
Mathematics. Later on I studied Science and the Mathematics was the most important subject.
I have always been good at math and that' mainly because of Mr. Smith who had a major role
on making the subject interesting to me. Before I learned math from Mr. Smith, my
impression on math was not good and I considered mathematics to be a very difficult and
uninteresting subject. But his teaching and influences changed my way of thinking about math
and later on math became my one the most favourite subject.
Tips for answering this cue card question:

Talk about a teacher you remember and liked. Say his/her name and which class/ grade s/he
taught. Also mention which subject she taught and what have you learned from him/ her.
Following are some of the reasons a teacher becomes influential for a student that you can
talk about:


The way of teaching is very effective and interesting.

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S/he has a great personality and leads an exemplary life.



S/he tells lots of example and stories to make the subject and topic
interesting.

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S/he is a famous teacher on your locality who also taught your elder
brother, father etc.

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S/he has a great personality and because of that students like his/ her very
much.



S/he has is successful explaining difficult topics in an easy and intuitive
way.

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S/he behaves very politely with all and never discriminates among
students.

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S/he is brave and speaks the right thing no matter what.



S/he teaches lots of moral values as well as inspires students to study
properly.

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Apart from teaching s/he does some social works, creative stuffs and or
anything which is beneficial for others.

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S/he is a great orator and has a great personality.

If you can answer this cue card, you should be able to answer the following topics as well:
1. Talk about a person from your childhood whom you still remember.
2. Describe a teacher from your school/college whom you want to meet.
3. Talk about your math/literature/history teacher from school.
4. Describe an old person who you admire.
5. Describe a subject taught in your school.
6. Describe a teacher who has helped you in your education greatly.
7. Describe an exemplary person from your home-town.

Describe a friend who you really like to spend time with."
You should say:
• When and how you met.
• How often do you see this friend.
• What kind of personality your friend has
and say why do you like spending time with this particular person?

Follow-up Questions:
• Is friendship important in your culture? How many close friends can you have?
• Are friends more important than family?
• What are the important things among good friends?
• Do you have any friends from foreign country?
• What are the difference between real life friends and pen friends?
Possible answer:
The friend I like to spent time with is Steven. I met him when I was only 8 years old and was
in primary school. After that our intimacy grew up and we became best friends. One day he
forgot to bring his book in school and that day I helped him with my expire books. After that
we talked for a long after school and our friendship started to begin. We went to college
together and then got admitted in different Universities. Since we were studying in the same
city, we can meet each other and spend time together.
We are yet to finish our graduation and busy with our own stuffs but whenever we get
vacation we spend time together. Since our hometown is same, we go there together and thus
we meet each other at least twice in a month. He is a helpful and talented friend who helps
people and always wished best for people. He is studying Mathematics and he has a talent in
Mathematics. Sometimes he explains some complex mathematical theories in a very simple
and interesting way. He is passionate about reading books and that makes a good bonding
with me. We often exchange our thought and criticism about books and politics.
I like to spend time with him because we have many common interests between us. I never
feel bored spending time with him. Since we are friends for a long time, we understand each
other. A good friend always extends helping hands when in need and I've found Steven by my
side always. We do so many fun stuffs together and help each other in our study. Good
friendship, understanding and common interests makes us close friends and those are the
major factors for what I like to spend time with his.
Tips for answering this cue card topic:

This cue card should be an easy one as you would already know a lot about a friend you
would like to talk about. Topics like 'Describe a museum needs some brainstorming,
remembering things about a museum and then organizing answers for this topic. But when
you are asked to talk about a friend, you already know a lot. All you need to do is focus on the
questions asked and then answer the questions in details.
For this cue card, tell the name of a friend. Remember that you have picked a friend to talk
about that means s/he is a very close and special friends of yours. Talk about for how long you
two are friends, how you met him and how your friendship started.
Then say the things you two do together, why you like him/her, how is he/she and why you
like to spend time with him.

Following are some hints on the questions asked in this cue card topic.
When and how you met:
Answer from your experience. If you are out of idea, you can say:
You met him/her at the school, S/he is your neighbor and you two met in a family occasion,
you met him/her in a playground while playing, you met him/her in a relative’s house, you
met him/her in a situation when s/he needed help and you were there to help or the vice versa,
you can also mention you met at college/university or even all of a sudden in a shopping mall/
auditorium/ park. Sometimes friendship starts from fights and quarrel and for this you can
mention that you had a fight in an issue but later you two become close.
A friend can be an online friend whom you have met only few times or may be never met. In
this scenario your friendship can start from an online chat-room or from a social networking
platform.
How often do you meet?
To answer this question you need to focus on the previous question and the context. If you
talk about a friend who lives in the same street or study / work with you then you would meet
him daily. If you pick a friend from your hometown where you no longer live, then your
meeting frequency would be 2-5 times a year or so. For online friends whom you have never
met, simply say that you have never mate him/her in person but you talk/ chat over internet
almost every day.
What kind of personality your friend has:
For this question, say that s/he is very friendly, helpful and caring. S/he values your friendship
and always raises a helping hand. For his/her personality, say that s/he is talented, creative and
has an attractive personality. Also mention that s/he is understanding and well-behaved. For
online friend, mentioning personality is bit tough as you might have never met him/her. In
this case, say that s/he is caring and have positive attitudes and his/her opinion on different
issues seems very well thought and positive. Mention something s/he does for the benefits or
others and you were attracted to some of his activities.
Why do you like spending time with this particular person?
Naturally people like to spend time with people who have common interest and have positive
attitudes. So you should mention what common interests you have and what you do together
(for online friends, say the topics you discuss and share). Also you can say you have learned
many positive things from him/her and you two have a great understanding. Also say that
s/he is a good friend who is ready to support you no matter what and has already advised you
or helped you in different issues.
Your preparation for this cue card topic should also help you answering the following topics:
1. Talk about a childhood friends you remember.
2. Describe a friend from your hometown.

3. Describe one of your online friends.
4. Describe an activity you do with your friends.
5. Describe a friend you like to spend time with.
6. Talk about a friend who helped you once.
7. Talk about a friend whom you helped.
8. Describe a friend from your college/ university.
9. Talk about a friend whom you met accidentally.

Describe a person who accidentally became your friend.
You should say:
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Who is the person?

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How did you meet?

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What made you two to become friends?

and explain how is your friendship now.
Follow up Questions:
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Which one is better, being introvert or extrovert?

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What type of person you are?

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What important aspects do you consider to make new friends?

Possible Answer:
Though I have many friends, my friendship with them grew up with times and mutual
understanding. But I can recall that my friendship with George grew up almost all of a
sudden. George is senior to me by 2-3 years and I did not meet him until I was in the 4th
semester in my University. One of my term final exam's schedules was changed and I did not
know that. According to my previous exam schedule I reached my University and was totally
confused what to do when I heard that the exam was already over. I went to our Departmental
head's office and he could not find a way around of it. He blamed me that I should have been
more careful about the changes. I explained him that I was sick and did not come to university
for 3-4 days and that made me unaware of the exam schedule changes. Then I found that
someone who was sitting next to me in the departmental head's office asked me to meet the
course teacher and explain the situation. He then escorted me to our course teacher's room and
talked to the teacher. It seemed to me that George was already personally known to our
teacher and they had an intimate relationship. Hearing everything the teacher agreed to
arrange an exam for me next day in his office room.
My friendship with George grew up after that event and albeit our age differences we found
that we had many common interests and habits. We started spending time and I visited his
home many times. We worked in a retail shop for about 6 months and that helped us become
more intimate.
George is now staying in USA and we do not meet each other in person. But we have online
communications and we often let each other know our updates.

Tips for answering this cue card topic:

You should talk about a person who became your friend accidentally for this cue card.
Usually we have friends from our childhood, classes and locality but this this cue card would
be bit different from the topic “Describe one of your friends”. This cue card expects you to
talk about a person who became your friend for a reason and whom you met accidentally i.e.
you helped him/ her sometime and later you became friends or can be opposite. However the
basic rules for describing this person would be very similar to describing a friend.

Read the tips for the cue card ‘Describe a friend who you really like to spend time with’ that
you can also apply for answering this cue card.
We accidentally made friends in many different ways and some of the common ways are:
1. We meet someone in a party/ park/ occasion and start a conversation and find that there are
lots of common interests between us. We simply exchange our email address or phone number
and keep in touch.
2. We find someone in need of help and raise our helping hands and thus the person becomes
grateful and keeps communicating and thus the friendship grows.
3. Sometimes a friend introduces with his/her friend who later become our friend. (This is a
very common reason)
4. We meet someone helpful in a time when we need certain helps and thus the person helps
us can later become our friend.
5. We meet people in our journey and some of them have influential personality, common
interest and thus can become our friends.
6. We mistakenly get letters, emails or couriers from an unknown person who later becomes
our friend because of the follow up communications. etc.