Describe a gift you would like to buy for your friend cue card for 2022 || aman ielts ||

Describe a gift you would like to buy for your friend.

You should say:

What gift you would like to buy?
Who you would like to give it to?
Why you would like to buy a gift for him/her?

And explain why you choose that gift?

 Introduction:

• I have given and received many gifts in my life

Who you would like to give it to?

• Here I am going to talk about a gift, which I would like to purchase for my best friend on his eighteenth birthday.

What gift you would like to buy?

• It is a mobile phone.

Why you would like to buy a gift for him/her? And explain why you choose that gift?

• He has always wanted a mobile phone.
• But his parents would not buy him one
• I have saved all my pocket money for five to six months to buy this mobile
• It will cost me 8000 Rupees
• It is an entry level smartphone– a Samsung Galaxy M01 model
• It has a brick form factor and I will buy the blue color model for him
• It has many features like clock, calculator, FM radio, alarm, timer and a memory card to store phone numbers
• Apart from that he can use many apps on this smartphone to do different tasks
• He is fond of online gaming and he can also play many games on this phone
• This phone has one of the best entry level cameras and one can take stunning pictures from it.
• I saw an ad of this phone six months before and immediately thought that I’d gift it to my friend.
• I am so fond of chocolates and candies that I used to spend all my pocket money on these things
• But I haven’t eaten a single chocolate in the last six months.
• I am really excited to know that how my friend will react when I gift him this phone.
• I honestly feel that there is more pleasure in giving than receiving.

IELTS Speaking Part 3 : Follow up Questions

Here some examples of follow up questions that you may asked during your speaking part 3 by examiner related to cue card “Describe a gift you would like to buy for your friend”.

1. What is the importance of gifts?
Gifts are gestures of love. They strengthen bonds of friendship. Gifts make the recipient feel special.

2. Is there any pressure on us to buy presents?
As such, there is no pressure on us to buy presents. But sometimes when we receive costly presents then there is a pressure to reciprocate in the same way. Then it may cause pressure. I believe that gifts should be just gestures of love. Very costly gifts should not be there.

Nowadays, we belong to a consumerist society. There are so many choices of gifts. This may seem good to some, but I often get confused when it comes to selecting a gift.

3. Do Indian people often give gifts
Yes, Indian people like to give gifts. They give gifts on special occasions such as marriages, birthdays and anniversaries etc.

4. What’s the value of giving presents?
Gifts are gestures of love. They give happiness to the giver as well as the receiver.Describe some of the gifts that Indian people give each other on different occasions. People give all sorts of gifts to each other. They give sweets, chocolates, clothes, electronic items or gift cards to their friends and relatives.

5. What kinds of gifts are suitable for friends to give each other?
Friends know each other well, so they can give any gift, which can be useful to the other person. The gift need not be expensive. It should be taken as a gesture of love and not for economic value.

6. What factors do people consider when buying a gift for friends?
People consider a lot of things when buying a gift for friends. They consider the friends requirement and they consider their own pocket.

7. Why do people give presents?
People give presents as gestures of love. Presents give happiness to the recipient as well as the person who is giving the present.

8. Do children prefer receiving gifts or spending happy time with their parents?
Children are very innocent. They love receiving gifts. They take the happy time with their parents for granted. So, they don’t give it much value.