A few years ago, I met a woman - her name was Sue - while traveling in London, and we got chatting. It was an interesting conversation because I had never met another woman who thought the same as I do about so many things. Yet we both come from different parts of the world...
Describe an interesting conversation you had with someone you did not know
You should say:- who the conversation was with
- when and where you had the conversation
- what the conversation was about
and say what the outcome of the conversation was (if any).
Our chat started as just a casual conversation with a simple question. But as we talked, it became obvious that we had a lot in common. We chatted for more than an hour.
We were staying in the same place, so we arranged to meet up again later. We got on the bus and went for something to eat.
Not surprisingly, we ended up spending quite a bit of time together over a couple of weeks.
Anyway, we started chatting about ourselves, as you do and ended up talking about all kinds of things.
We both had a similar university education and had plans to study abroad in Canada. That was the first thing we discovered we had in common.
And we were both taking a gap year to explore a different place while preparing for the IELTS English Language test. Strangely enough, we had both booked our trip on the same website too.
We also chatted about a whole host of different topics over the time we spent together: our likes and dislikes, love of reading, politics, spiritual philosophy, and more.
It was surreal at times – almost like having a conversation with myself.
I’ve met loads of people, and sometimes we agree on some things and disagree on others. But Sue was a fascinating person - we seemed to like doing the same activities. We also had the same views about almost everything we chatted about.
As far as an outcome, well, it wasn’t just the outcome of one conversation. It was more a result of chatting with each other throughout a couple of weeks.
We decided to stay in touch with each other by phone and on Facebook. So I called her when I went back to my hometown.
We usually speak to each other once a week by phone to catch up with what the other has been up to.
And that's my story about an interesting conversation I had with someone I did not know.
This IELTS Cue Card question asks you to talk about an interesting conversation you had with someone.
To fully answer the question, you need to talk about:
- Who you had the conversation with
- When you had the conversation
- Where it occurred
- The topic of the conversation
- How the conversation ended
Before you respond to the question, plan your ideas based on the bullet point on the IELTS cue card.
The IELTS examiner will give you 1 minute preparation time in the IELTS speaking test.
Use it to think and plan before you need to respond to the question.
IELTS Practice
How would you answer this IELTS question about an interesting conversation you had with someone you did not know?
- What's the most interesting conversation you've ever had?
- Have you ever had an interesting conversation with a stranger?
- In your opinion, what makes another person interesting to talk to?
- Is it difficult to start a conversation with a man or woman you don't know? Why?
- Is it easier communicating with a man or a woman? Why?
- Which is better, chatting on the phone or face to face? Why?
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