Describe a time when you were in a public place and you overheard a stranger talking on the phone IELTS cue card

The IELTS speaking test is a conversation between the candidate and examiner. Here the candidate will be asked to talk about a random topic which is given by an examiner.  It consists of 3 different sections. We have describe a time when you were in a public place and you overheard a stranger talking on the phone for the IELTS speaking cue card as a sample.

Describe a time when you were in a public place and you overheard a stranger talking on the phone.- IELTS speaking part 2 : cue card

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In part 2,   the candidate will be given a cue card which is also known as a task card related to the topic. We have given the topic of describe a time when you were in a public place and you overheard a stranger talking on the phone, with some follow up questions and model answers.

Describe a time when you were in a public place and you overheard a stranger talking on the phone

You should say:

• Where does this happen?
• When does it happen?
• What was the person talking about?
• And explain how you felt about hearing the conversation.

Describe a time when you were in a public place and you overheard a stranger talking on the phone- model answer and follow up questions

   The IELTS speaking cue card part 3,  is given with the model cue card answer for the topic “describe a time when you were in a public place and you overheard a stranger talking on the phone.” with some follow-up questions given here as hints.

Describe a time when you were in a public place and you overheard a stranger talking on the phone Model answer 1

Introduction: 
  Talking loudly in the public place may disturb the peace, make others feel discomfort. Here I am going to share about my experience of when I was in a public place and how I overheard a stranger talking on the phone

Where does this happen?
  It happened in the bus stop where all the public and private buses would stop to transport passengers from one stop to another.

When does it happen?
  When I was doing my undergraduate I used the public transport to go to my college. One day after my college time, I was waiting at the bus stop when this incident happened.

What was the person talking about?
  I guess that it was a fight with the other person with whom he was talking. Because his voice was very harsh and he was very angry, I came to know that he was fighting with someone.

How you felt about hearing the conversation
 While hearing the conversation I felt very disgusted about it. As I mentioned above he was fighting with someone and he used more swear words and he was shouting a lot without considering that he was in a public place.

Conclusion: 
  Early on I stared at that person because it was the first time that I saw something like this incident. So I rushed out from that place to another place where more people were standing.

Describe a time when you were in a public place and you overheard a stranger talking on the phone Model answer 2

Introduction: 

• Here I am going to share about my experience of when I was in a public place and how I overheard a stranger talking on the phone

Where does this happen?

• It happened on the public transport (bus).
• It is the bus from Chennai to Nagercoil. While we reached near the
• Nagercoil bus stop my co-passenger had spoken loudly on the phone to his son.

When does it happen?

• During my semester holiday I planned to go to my sister's home, to spend my vacation with my nephews.
• So I pre booked my ticket in RKB travels. While traveling he made many phone calls and talked with people who are related to him.

What was the person talking about?

• When we reached near the Nagercoil bus stop he contacted his son to inform about where he is now.
• I was not clear that if he had any ear problem or anything he talked loudly with his son by saying i have reached near the bus stop where are you?Will you come to pick me?

And explain how you felt about hearing the conversation

• As I mentioned above he was sitting near to my seat, actually I used earplugs to hear songs, but I heard his voice more than the songs. 
• It irritated me and I felt very uncomfortable.

Conclusion:

• I think it was his nature because he looks so giant and also while we were traveling he asked about me. With that I confirmed that it is the way he spoke so I silently moved from that place.

Describe a time when you were in a public place and you overheard a stranger talking on the phone Model answer 3

Introduction: 

  We all have been through many incidents like this. Below I am going to share one of my experiences of when I was in a public place and how I overheard a stranger talking on the phone.

Where does this happen?
   It happened on the public transport (train). It is a local train which is used by many passengers to travel within the district. Which also can be used for carrying both passengers and goods for vendors.

When does it happen?
   I am working in an IT company, my office is located 25 km away from my home so I regularly use the train to travel. Every evening while I am coming back home most of the time I have seen some vendors travel along with me.

What was the person talking about?
  I have been through many incidents like this but I still remember this one incident. One day it was around 7 pm when the train was rushing. Most of the passengers were standing but one was standing in the entrance and talking loudly on the phone. I guess she was talking with her friend, she shared about her day in college to her friend.

And explain how you felt about hearing the conversation
  As I mentioned above, that girl was standing in the entrance. It looked dangerous because she was leaning on the seat using her mobile while talking on the phone using earphones. Everyone asked her to come inside the train but she never heard anyone else's voice and she was laughing loudly while talking on the phone.

Conclusion:
  I think it is a basic thing that we should be calm in the public place, we should behave properly in the public place and we should not disturb others.

IELTS speaking part 3 - Describe a time when you were in a public place and you overheard a stranger talking on the phone follow up questions.

   In part 3 of the IELTS speaking test, the time limit for this part was 4-5 minutes. We have given some followup questions related to “Describe a time when you were in a public place and you overheard a stranger talking on the phone”. It will help you to  grab good marks in major exams.

1. Some people like talking on phones on public transport, what do you think about this situation?

There are 2 kinds of people who are talking on phones on public transport. One is who is talking silently for many reasons like asking for directions, or any personals and the other one who is talking loudly. In this we don’t have any issue with the person who talks silently but the other one who talks loudly would disturb the other passenger and sometimes it allows others to entertain their talk.

2. Why do you think there are some people who talk loudly on public transport?
  Most of the time oldsters would talk loudly on public transport. Because some may have the issue of hearing and sometimes outside noise from other vehicles and inside noise of co-passengers it may disturb them to hear what the otherside person was saying through the phone.

3. Do you think people misbehave to strangers?
  To be frank, I never experienced anything like this. But I have heard from others that they have experienced this situation. The strangers tried to misbehave with her but suddenly one of her co-passenger stopped the stranger and handed him to the nearby police station.

4. What can be done to people whose behaviour is terrible? Should you ignore it, or should they be told about it?
   People should avoid the person whose behavior is terrible, because they are not ready to listen to our words and they will not accept their fault.

5. Is it wrong to talk on the phone in public places?
  No, it is not wrong to talk on the phone in public places but a person who is talking on phone in a public place should keep in mind that he/she was in the public place and mind their voice and words. It should harm or disturb others.

6. What are the terrible effects of talking over the phone in public?
It may cause many effects like other people will make fun of them, it may lead to an accident, others may come to know about the person also somethings some may take video or record their talk and may post in the social media for entertainment purpose.

7. Why do people always break the rules?
   Well, people may break rules in different cases. If they were in a hurry they may break the rules in a road by riding fast and other It is a human tendency that if someone tells  not to do something, they get more tempted to do it.

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Conclusion:

   This IELTS speaking cue card article consists of the topic “Describe a time when you were in a public place and you overheard a stranger talking on the phone”.  Is given with some model answers and follow up questions for your reference.