Duolingo Speaking Cue Card Practice questions are an important part of Duolingo English Test preparation.To answer the Duolingo Speaking cue card questions, your life experiences will prove to be an asset for you, whether you go to see a football match, miss your bus, watch a movie, witness an unusual event or read a book or news. At some point in life, you will realize that you have an asset of experiences you can relate to or guide someone else talking about it.
Tips for Answering Duolingo Speaking Cue Card Questions
- Your speech should sound natural, just like you are answering an actual person.
- Use connectors like, then, actually, moreover, finally etc. in your answer.
- Give a proper start to your answer, such as; ” Well, there are many reasons why I like arts and crafts as a hobby”; ” If I talk about the most wonderful day in my life, that was when I graduated from the university.”,” I have no ultimate favourites in movies but one interesting movie I recently watched was Jumanji.”
- Use good vocabulary and phrases in your answer.
Cue cards about Persuasive Speech or Lecture
Here is an example answer for the question about persuasive speech or lecture.
Duolingo Speak Your Answer to the Question Below
Discuss a persuasive speech or lecture that you heard.
- Who gave the speech?
- What was the topic of the speech?
- Were you impressed? Why or why not?
Tips for Answer: It is important that you listen to news, reviews and views of people on different topics. Since you can at some point be asked to relate your experiences, your views or opinions about things around you. For this question, you need to recall a speech or lecture you heard. You can talk about any lecture or speech. It can be something you heard on Youtube, or at your school or college, made by your teacher, principal or fellow student; it can be a political speech made by a politician; or any other personality. Let’s now see the sample answer.]
Answer
“Well, one speech I truly liked was aired on TED Talks YouTube Channel. It was by a female doctor who was relating some curious facts about diabetes and its relation to sugar consumption. The main focus of her speech was “sugar is not a treat”. I heard all her lecture since it was very engaging and informative. Half way down the lecture, she disclosed that she herself was diabetic for long, almost since her childhood and had to take insulin injections everyday.
At that point I felt scared and thought about all the people who take sugar mindlessly. Finally, she presented an action plan to regulate our dietary habits and proposed the amount of sugar we should take everyday. “
“The speech was quite impressive, I would say, since the doctor eloquently discussed the consequences of consuming sugar in the form or pies, cakes and sweet treats including coffee and ice creams. The most thoughtful thing was that the doctor was not only relating from her knowledge but from her own experience. It felt like she wanted to save others from the suffering she had been through and that’s why words were coming directly from her heart.”
Long Turn Questions about Working on a Team
Talking about working on a team is a common job interview question. It can also be asked in Duolingo English Test or IELTS Speaking Test. You can answer the questions by relating to your own past experiences.You should be prepared to answer the following prompts about the topic working on a team…
- Have you ever worked in a team?
- What is your experience of working in a team?
- Do you think it is better to work alone than in a team?
- What are advantages or disadvantages of working in a team?
Here are a couple of questions and their sample answers about “Working on a Team”. You can follow the examples of answers, note down main points and practice writing or speaking your own answers to the questions above.
Q1.Have you ever worked on a team?
Example Answer
“Yes, I’ve worked in teams both in school and at work. In college, I was in a group for a marketing project. We had to make a marketing plan for a hypothetical product. We each had different skills, so we split the work. For example, one person did market research, another did advertising ideas, and so on. Our teamwork helped us create a really good marketing plan that our professor liked.
At my old job as a content writer, I was part of a team. We had to write articles and blogs for clients. Teamwork was important to get the work done well and on time. We would talk together to come up with ideas, review each other’s writing, and give suggestions. This experience taught me how important it is to communicate and work together in a team.
Lastly I feel that working with different teams has improved my social skills and made me see how powerful it can be when people with different skills and ideas work together. Teamwork is a skill I’ve learned, and I believe it will be useful in my future jobs.”
Q2.Duolingo Speaking Cue Card Question
Talk about working on a team
- What are the advantages?
- What are the disadvantages?
- Do you enjoy working on a team?
Tips for Answer: This question is a popular questions in job interviews as well so it is important to keep its answer handy. You can imagine working alone for a project or working in a team. You can think about your own experience of working in a team as a student or as a worker, and then relate the advantages and disadvantages. You can also use your observations like how people perform while on a team or when they work individually. The last part of the question can be easily answered from your own experience. Let’s now see the sample answer.
Example Answer
“To me, working on a team is a familiar concept as I have experience working on teams both in school and at my workplace. When discussing the advantages of working on a team, there are several notable benefits. Firstly, within a team, individuals possess diverse talents. When tasks are distributed according to each person’s abilities, it can lead to efficient and successful outcomes. Secondly, dividing the workload can often lead to quicker and more effective results.
For instance, during my time in school, our teacher assigned a science project with a one-week deadline. Our team divided the responsibilities, with one member handling the written work and the others focusing on practical aspects. This approach worked effectively. However, there are also potential disadvantages to working in a team.
The primary drawback arises when team members lack mutual understanding. In school, our teacher assigned group projects to teach us cooperation and foster mutual understanding. Unfortunately, this didn’t always go smoothly, as some students were lazy and struggled to complete their assigned tasks. Similarly, in a workplace, projects may not succeed if team members do not cooperate equally or lack efficiency.
Furthermore, there are individuals who prefer working alone. They find satisfaction in completing assignments independently and may have difficulty following a team leader’s instructions or collaborating effectively.
Regarding the last part of the question, I would say that I enjoy working on a team on certain occasions but not always. Sometimes, team members have a strong understanding and camaraderie, making it enjoyable to work together. On other occasions, when a project is not time-sensitive, I prefer working independently, as it allows me to complete tasks without external assistance.”
These were some examples of how to answer questions about teamwork, advantages and disadvantages of a working on a team at work or in school. You can learn to make up your own answers by reading multiple sample answers on different topics to prepare for your IELTS or other English Proficiency Tests.
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