Describe an article on health you read in a magazine or on the internet IELTS cue card

IELTS Speaking Part 2: IELTS Cue Card

Describe an article on health you read in a magazine or on the internet

You should say
What it was?
Where you read it?
Why you read it?
And how you felt about it?

Note: You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.

Model Answers and follow up questions to describe an article on health you read in a magazine or on the internet IELTS cue card:

Introduction:

I have read many articles in my life.

What it was?

Today I will talk about an article about healthy lifestyle that I read last year.

Where you read it?

I read this article from the website fitness.com.
I was browsing through a website when I saw the link to this article.

Why you read it?

The name of the article was very eye-catching.
It was “Look Younger, Live Longer”.
I clicked on the link and it opened this article.
Nowadays, we all are living a sedentary lifestyle and facing many health related problems.
This article opened my eyes that to become healthier, it was all about making small lifestyle changes.
I came to know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
We should have a healthy and wholesome breakfast and never skip it.
This helps boost our immunity and also helps us go through the day with full energy.
I have never skipped breakfast since I’ve read this article and I can concentrate on my work and studies better.
I also read that we should have at least one seasonal fruit every day.
It also said that walking for an hour a day is as good as one hour of gym.
Since then, morning walk has become a part of my routine.
I used to dislike broccoli before I read this article.
However, after reading that Broccoli is a very good source of protein and is full of nutrients, I started having it regularly.

And how you felt about it?

I feel very fit and healthy and have rarely fallen sick since I made these small changes.
I have bookmarked this article and read it often.
I have also shared it with many of my friends and relatives.

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 an article on health you read in a magazine or on the internet”.

1. Why do different people like to read different magazines?
Different people like to read different magazines because their interests are different. Magazines cater to specific fields. Those who love sports read sports magazines, such as Sports Today; those who like fashion, read fashion magazines, such as Vogue; those interested in film celebrities, read magazines like Stardust and Film Fare.

2. What kind of magazines do teenagers like to read?
Teenagers like to read sports and fashion magazines.

3. What’s the difference between news on TV and news in magazines?
The major difference is that news in magazines is the detailed news of the past week or the past
fortnight or the past month depending on whether the magazine is weekly or fortnightly or
monthly.

4. Do people like to read news from the Internet?
Young people like to read news from the Internet. They are tech-savvy. They can read any newspaper from any corner of the world. E-paper is also environmentally friendly.

5. Do people still buy magazines in your country?
Yes, they do. Magazines cater to special fields. Those interested in sports buy sports magazines, those interested in home-making buy magazines like Women’s Era and Sarita.

6. Do you think people today are healthier than those in the past?
Yes, I do think people today are healthier than in the past. It is obvious from the increase in life expectancy. People are living much longer than in the past. Moreover, people have become more conscious about their health.

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Describe an article on health you read in a magazine or on the internet IELTS cue card

Introduction:
I have read many articles in my life.
What it was?
Today I will talk about an article about healthy lifestyle that I read last year.
Where you read it?
I read this article from the website fitness.com.
I was browsing through a website when I saw the link to this article.
Why you read it?
The name of the article was very eye-catching.
It was “Look Younger, Live Longer”.
I clicked on the link and it opened this article.
Nowadays, we all are living a sedentary lifestyle and facing many health related problems.
This article opened my eyes that to become healthier, it was all about making small lifestyle changes.
I came to know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
We should have a healthy and wholesome breakfast and never skip it.
This helps boost our immunity and also helps us go through the day with full energy.
I have never skipped breakfast since I’ve read this article and I can concentrate on my work and studies better.
I also read that we should have at least one seasonal fruit every day.
It also said that walking for an hour a day is as good as one hour of gym.
Since then, morning walk has become a part of my routine.
I used to dislike broccoli before I read this article.
However, after reading that Broccoli is a very good source of protein and is full of nutrients, I started having it regularly.
And how you felt about it?
I feel very fit and healthy and have rarely fallen sick since I made these small changes.
I have bookmarked this article and read it often.
I have also shared it with many of my friends and relatives.