The IELTS Speaking test consists of three sections designed to assess a candidate’s English fluency. In this test, the examiner assigns a random topic for the candidate to discuss. Here’s a sample cue card topic: Describe an important social change in your country.

Describe an important social change in your country.- IELTS speaking part 2 : cue card

The part 2 sections are considered as challenging sections. Here 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 an important social change in your country, with some follow up questions and model answers.

Describe an important social change in your country

You should say:

• What it was?
• How it happened?
• How long it took?
• Explain the effect it has had on people in your country.

Describe an important social change in your country- 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 an important social change in your country” with some follow-up questions given here as hints.

Describe an important social change in your country Model answer 1

Introduction:

Sociologists define social change as the changes occur over time and often have profound and long-term consequences for society. Here I am going to share about the important social change in my country.

What it was?

Education is one of the primary things for each and every child. It is not only for children in urban areas it is also important for children in rural areas. In those days only 10% of the children in rural areas were able to get a proper education. Especially children in tribe areas did not get enough education facilities, they faced many issues like teacher absenteeism, infrastructural challenges, economic conditions etc. But now it all turned upside down. Children in the tribe area are coming forward to get their education.

How it happened?

In this generation children have much awareness about the uses of education. I think it makes them come forward to get their rights in education. The government of my country has also taken some steps to promote tribal education: The formation of Ashram Schools, Ekalavya Model Residential Schools, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya. Now they started to achieve something in the world.

How long it took?

It took more years to make these changes in the tribal area. Because people in tribal areas started to engage their children in some kind of economic activities due to poor economic conditions, they also had a lack of knowledge about education so they didn’t allow their children to go to schools. But now they started learning about how education helps them and the importance of education. So some people came forward to let their children get education.

Explain the effect it has had on people in your country.

As I mentioned above, children in tribe areas started to achieve different professions. Dr. S.Kamalakshi was the first tribal from Attappady to opt for medical education, and 23 year old woman V.Sripathy from Yelagiri hills in Thirupathur has become the first civil court judge in Tamilnadu.

Conclusion:

Tribal education is not only to gain more knowledge about the world but it helps them to get status, positive self esteem, and self confidence, necessary courage and inner strength to face challenges in life.

Describe an important social change in your country Model answer 2

Introduction:

• Social changes can be defined as the transformation of culture and social institutions.
• Here I am going to share about the important social change in my country.

What it was?

• Here I am going to share about the changes in transgender community among others in my country.
• Those days the transgender community in my country has discriminated against, socially, economically, politically.
• Trans individuals are viewed by many as abnormal or deviant and they have faced physical and emotional violence. Many accidents go unreported due to fear.
• But now I am happy that they are getting equal rights in my country and they are aspecting by other people in the country.

How it happened?

Their lifelong struggle and motivational activities inspired many other peoples and The transgender persons (protection of Rights) Act 2019 was leads to greater inclusiveness and will make Transgender persons productive members of society.

How long it took?

• The changes did not happen overnight, they have gone through so many struggles in their life. After a certain period they started to live their own life to lead their life they started to learn and earn.
• By seeing other people they started to carve themselves and now they become in a good position in society.
• Explain the effect it has had on people in your country.
• We now have an almost equal number of transgender, female and male in every profession.
• They started to achieve in every profession like cine field, lawyer, doctor and many.

Conclusion:

• According to the 2011 census there are nearly 490,000 transgender persons in India, out of which only a handful of them only make it to gainful employment. though there are a number of efforts being made to change this narrative.
• They have gained their rights to participate in any form of economic activity in the country.