IELTS Speaking Cue Card

I regularly watch news channels to keep myself updated with important affairs happening around the world. Being a technology enthusiast, I am particularly interested in news related to people who influence the digital world. One such person is Jeff Bezos, the founder of tech giant Amazon whom I want to meet once in my life. He started the company as an online bookstore and gradually expanded to a variety of e-commerce services which now include video streaming services and cloud computing. He is currently the second wealthiest man in the world running the world’s largest online company and is frequently covered in news channels for his innovations. 

I began using Amazon website to buy household products and found several other services that the company offered appealing. I searched online on how the company was started and who was the key person in its development and that led me to Jeff Bezos. The story of how he created a billion-dollar company that started out as just an online bookshop which he founded in his garage is inciting. He now diversified the company into artificial intelligence and cloud services called Amazon Web Services which I believe are stellar.

It is not an easy job to build an empire that not only paved a new path to the technological world but also provided jobs to millions of people across the world. Jeff Bezos has made this feat possible with his unwavering perseverance and dedication towards his goals. I admire him greatly and meeting him would be a dream come true for me. 

 

Vocabulary:

1. Enthusiast – someone who is very interested in a particular subject
2. Appealing – interesting
3. Incite – inspire
4. Stellar – outstanding
5. Unwavering – persistent

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Part 3 Follow Up - Questions & Answers

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1. Is all the news that’s available on social media reliable?

Social media houses news coming from various sources and some of them might not always be legitimate. We often see rumours and false interpretations of some incidents and misinformation that could lead to ambiguity. Thus, not all of the information available on social media authentic.

2. What is the difference in the way people received news in the past and the way they do now?

In the past, people were dependant on printed productions to read about current affairs such as newspapers and magazines. Nowadays, people get news from television channels, social media and streaming sites such as YouTube that telecast live news reports across the world. Thanks to technology, getting information is just a click away.

3. What kind of news does the media give more importance to?

Media focuses more on news that needs attention the most, such as emergencies, natural disasters and political elections. However, in recent times, we often see media telecasting news that gets more viewership including coverage on movies, celebrity interviews and editions about gossips circling famous people.

4. Which type of news do you think should be prioritized by news channels?

In my view, news channels should give importance to reporting on national and international affairs that affect common people. Instead of dramatizing events, they should stick to reality and focus on what the truth is. People watch news to get the latest information and it is the channel’s responsibility to deliver authentic reports.