Master list of recent speaking cue cards

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28febguy
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Master list of recent speaking cue cards

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The main thing i am feared about is speaking, and i guess there are other members too who feels the same.

So to help my self and others, here I am going to maintain a master list of speaking cue cards / topics asked in recent tests, i will collect it from different threads of this forum.
Every one is encouraged to post their speaking questions / cuecards along with the date and city / country of the test center

My test date is 28th / feb 2015, so speaking will be on some near by date, i will manage this thread till my speaking test is over and then post my speaking questions / cuecard, after that some one else may take the ownership and manage this thread.

Here goes the list in no specific order, all of the topics are collected from recent posts of other members

- A job that you is important for the country - what the job is / why is it important / how people can achieve it - [10th Jan][Thread]
- Talk about the restaurant you visited
- what do you do to keep yourself healthy
- An ambition that you could not achieve
- How often you borrow things, when / why, is it good / bad
- Describe place where you been and which was full of colour / what the place was / why you go there / why is it memorable [10th Jan][Thread]
- Talk about a tv/radio program you like. what the program is / why you like it [10th Jan][Thread]
- Describe a famous person - who he / she is, why you like him / why is he famous / How long this person have been famous for
- Describe an interesting thing you would like to buy - what it look like / why you want to buy it
- describe the Book you had read recently - what the book is about / do you like it / why you choose that book etc
- Talk about an object you have bought recently, that you did not use.- what the item is / when and where you bought it / why you bought it / why you did not use it.
- Talk about experience with your first mobile phone. when did you get it / why did you get it / what the influence of it on your life.

17th Jan [Thread]
Describe the song that you listened when you were kid ?
-- what was that song ?
-- where and when you listened ?
-- what you used to do when you were listening the song ?


If any of the member get topics from this list, please please please let us all know, post a comment with exact topic, part 3 questions, your test date / center

Hope this helps
Gud luck to you all.
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"A Job that is considered Important in my country" - appeared in pakistan on 14th Feb speaking

-How much training is required.
-Why people pick it
-What kind of people choose it
and Explain how it helps the country
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14th Feb http://www.ieltsnetwork.com/viewtopic.p ... 302#p14870

Part one

do you work or study?
why did you choose this career?
What job would you like to have?
what sort of clothes do you like the most?
Do you like trees?


Part two

Describe a moment when you have to be friendly.
why were you friendly?
who were you friedly with?
How that made you feel?

Part 3
What is the difference between been friendly and polite ?
Do you think people have to be friendly all the time?
Do you think its more easier for some people to be friendly?
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India - thread http://www.ieltsnetwork.com/viewtopic.p ... 289#p14787

Describe a subject that you didn’t like in your high school.
You should say:
-What’s the subject?
-Who taught that subject?
-What’s the main reason that made you dislike the subject?
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Feb 12 thread http://www.ieltsnetwork.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4299

Part one

do you work or study?
when do you choose this career?
do you like advertising?
do you think that nature is important?
how to enjoy the nature?

part two

Describe your favorite app.
what is that?
how do u find it useful?

part 3
do you think that technology has made our life easier?
can you tell me that any technology is time consuming?
do you think younger people are better with technology than older people?
do you download a lots app?
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Feb 7 http://www.ieltsnetwork.com/viewtopic.p ... 4&start=10

name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Tell me about your house.
- Which room is your favorite? - How long have you been
living in this house?
What kind of shoes do u like stylish or ordinary?
Do u have favorite one?

Cue Card Describe an interesting
conversation between you and
your friend that you had in the
recent weeks. Please say
- Who is this person?
- What was your conversation about?
- Where did you meet him/her
for this conversation?
- Why do you think it was an
interesting conversation?

Discussion - What are the differences
between topics that women
and men usually discuss?
- What is the difference
between opinions of women
and men? - Do you prefer wearing
fashionable shoes or regular
shoes? Why?
- Why are some people afraid
of public speaking?
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Feb 7 thread http://www.ieltsnetwork.com/viewtopic.p ... 4&start=50

Describe a surpise that made you feel happy
- what was the surprise
- did you know about it?
- what was your feeling after the surprise?


Second

part1, describe your flat or house
about watching sky
TV programes
part 2 describe a ambition that has not achieve yet
part 3 if children shoud be ambitious?
should society reward all the ambitious people?


7th feb india

1. what type of apartment you like to live
do you have all the facilities
Why do you like it

2. Describe a advice you like you most
when it happened
Who gave the advice
What happened after it
and how do you felt it when it happened

3. Question related to Study , Advice on young generation , social advice etc.

My exam is on 7th feb (GT) at New Delhi, India.
UTC+05:30
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FEb 7- thread - http://www.ieltsnetwork.com/viewtopic.p ... &start=110

place of living..
job..
Why people collect things like stamps cds etc

clue card..
What subject you don't like the most in the school which you think it is important now..
what is it
why you didn't liked it
Explain why you think it is important to you now..

importance of the internet as a knowledge source
Importance of tv for education
why it is important to learn from experienced adults..
is it happening in your country
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29th Jan Australia

Speaking:
General talks:
1) Do you work or study ( I work so the next queestion) ?
2) Do you think your work is easy ?
3) Do you watch TV ? Which programs you like to watch ?
4) Did you watch a lot of TV when you were a child ?
5) Do you get visitor frequently ?
Cue Card:
Describe your favorite famous personality
1) Who is this person ?
2) How long they have been famous ?
3) Why is this person your favorite ?
After my time was up, examiner asked me - Whould you like to be famous ? I answered as "No - I woundn't" and then he did not ask further but started the discussion session
Discusssion:
1) What are advantages and disadvantages of being famous ?
2) Do you think being child of a famous person is good ? Why ?
3) What you think about the feeling when the person gets up in the morning one day and they are not famous any more.
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14Th Feb somewhere - Thread http://www.ieltsnetwork.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4302

Part one

do you work or study?
why did you choose this career?
What job would you like to have?
what sort of clothes do you like the most?
Do you like trees?


Part two

Describe a moment when you have to be friendly.
why were you friendly?
who were you friedly with?
How that made you feel?

Part 3
What is the difference between been friendly and polite ?
Do you think people have to be friendly all the time?
Do you think its more easier for some people to be friendly?
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Speaking 16th Jan Delhi india http://www.ieltsnetwork.com/viewtopic.p ... =60#p13828
part 1: work or study, Hometown, advertising, did you purchase any product seeing advertisement

part 2:Did you borrow anything from your friends or family. What was it, When did you borrow it and in what situation did you borrow it, how did it help you, what did you learn from that.

part 3:
How often you borrow something, in which situation
is it good thing to borrow apart from emergency conditions
is it okay to borrow money from neighbors
problems that occur while collecting return money from people
who had borrowed from you, how you collect money from them
sometimes it is difficult to ask somebody to collect return money


My topics: 1. Work or study, is it hard or easy and why. Have you visitors at your home, how do you prepare for visitors coming, have you ever had lots of visitors. 2. Describe place where you been and which was full of colour: where, when, why do you remember it. 3. Colours in house, does colour affect people mood, colour in commerce.
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17th Jan

I had my speaking today for the 17th exam.

P1
Describe the place I live
are there many trees around
What are the important plants in your country

P2
An ambition that you could not achieve
what is this ambition
For how long have you had this
Why you couldn't achieve this

P3
Discussion about ambitions.
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I took my speaking today, Jan 16.
First part: describe place where you live, weather,if weather has an impact on your mood.
Second part: what subject you didn't like at school, but you are interested in now. Why?
Part three: questions related to research topic.
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17th Jan saint petsburg russia

Speaking:
1) do you work or are u student, major, is it hard your work. Trees how they impact on cities, life, are there parks in the place you live
2) describe movie, when where with who, what was it about
3) how movies have been changed from past, due to technological progress how they will change, what is more important idea or technologies of movies, how they may influence on children


17th Jan india
CUE CARDS
1) A GROUP ACTIVITY YOU PERFORMED
*Who all were with you
*name of the activity
*what did you feel after completing that
2)a subject you hated in school days but you like that now
*name
*why did you hate that
*why do you like it now
3)a surprise gift you received
*what was it
*who presented that
*why it was surprising for you
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14The feb - some where on the world - http://www.ieltsnetwork.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4306

Task 1
1. Tell me about your home.
2. What is your favourite room in your home?
3. Do you have any best friend? How do you meet them?
4. Do you prefer have few special friend or lots of friend?
5. Do you usually do your house work such as cooking or cleaning?
6. How do you think about the home appliaces in the future? Would it be helpful or not?
7. Did you help to do some house work when you were a child?

Task 2
Describe the thing that you don't have today but you want to learn it

Follow up question : do you think you could do that?

Task 3
How important is it to learn about computer?
With the massive development of technology, do you think that it will help future education?
Do you think that computer will be the only source of education (which means there no more class with teacher)

And some other follow up question that I don't remember clearly, but it kinda in same topics.
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