IELTS cue card - a foreign culture

Describe a foreign culture that you are interested in.

You should say:

-          what this culture is

-          what you know about this culture

-          how you learned about/from this culture

-          and explain why you feel this culture is interesting.

Ÿ  Nowadays, we belong to a small global village.

Ÿ  National boundaries have almost disappeared.

Ÿ  We are exposed to foreign culture more than any other time in history.

Ÿ  I know of many foreign cultures such as the fast food culture and the call-centre job culture.

Ÿ  But here I would like to talk about a foreign culture which I really like.

Ÿ  This is the celebration of a special day which is Mother’s Day.

Ÿ  My cousin came from US last year and she told me about this day.

Ÿ  She told me that it falls on the second Sunday of May every year.

Ÿ  She also told me that this day basically started in America but is now celebrated in many countries of the world.

Ÿ  She also told me that this day is celebrated with a lot of happiness and enthusiasm in USA.

Ÿ  I feel that this culture is interesting because it gives children an opportunity to thank their mothers for all the sacrifices she does in raising them.

Ÿ  Normally we take our mother for granted and never think about what she does for us.

Ÿ  Such days remind us the importance of mother and motherhood.

Ÿ  I was surprised to see that in stationery shops here, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Grandparent’s Day cards are available.

Ÿ  This shows that we Indians are also following the good points of foreign culture.