IELTS CUE CARD
IELTS CUE CARD TOPIC
Describe a piece of international news you have just recently heard.
You should say
What the news is about?
Where and when you heard it?
Explain it how you felt about this piece of international news
NOTE – The examiner gives you one minute to plan your answer, and to help you prepare for the topic, the examiner provides you with a pencil and a notepad. You’ll have to answer the questions given on the topic for one-to-two minutes
Sample Answer
Introduction
- I always keep myself updated by watching international news channels.
What is the news about?
- The recent international news which I have heard is regarding a European country by the name of Norway.
- This country has planned to go for a paradigm shift to control pollution.
- It has decided to stop the running of petrol and diesel-run vehicles from the year 2015.
- Hence only electric cars would ply on the roads of Norway from 2025 onwards.
Where and when you heard it?
- Last week while watching the CNN news channel, I heard this news.
Explain how you felt about this piece of international news?
- This news made me happier because, being a nature-loving person, I want the environment to remain clean.
- The step taken by the Norwegian higher authorities would pave the way for environmental reforms.
- There is no denying this conviction that electric vehicles do not cause much pollution.
- With the complete ban on petrol and diesel-run cars, people would have no option but to use electric automobiles.
- Due to this change, our cities would become less polluted.
- People would encounter fewer health issues, and our dependence on fossil fuels would decline.
- Moreover, this initiative would set the right precedent for other nations too.
- If this initiative is successful, other countries would also try to follow it.
- Because the whole world knows that pollution is a grave concern.
- We need to adopt stringent yardsticks to curb pollution.
- Hence this practice would make our world a better place where there would be less contamination.