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IELTS Speaking ( Academic & General)

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Part 2: Cue Card Questions

 

Cue Cards with Sample Answers

 

1. Talk about something you use to help you in your work or studies. You should say:

   • What it looks like

   • What it does

   • How often you use this thing

   • And say what would you do if you could not use this object

2. Talk about a job you have done or know about. You should say:

   • What people do in that job

   • What kind of place you work in

   • What clothes and equipment you need

   • And say if you think this is a satisfying job to do or not, and why

3. Describe a classroom that you study or have studied in. You should say:

   • What part of the school or college it is in

   • What it looks like

   • What things are in it

   • And say if you think that people who study there like it or not

4. Talk about a job someone in your family does. You should say:

   • How long they have been doing that job

   • What the good things about that job are

   • What the difficulties of doing that job are

   • And say if you think that person enjoys their job or not, and why

5. Describe a school that you are studying in or studied in. You should say:

   • What it looks like from the outside

   • What it looks like inside

   • What facilities there are

   • And say if you think it is a good school building or not, and why

6. Describe one thing that you have to do as part of your work or studies. You should say:

   • Why you need to do it

   • How often you do it

   • If it is a difficult thing to do

   • And say if you would like to do that thing more often or not, and why

7. Talk about a school subject you liked when you were younger. You should say:

   • What the name of the subject was

   • What topics you studied as part of that subject

   • Why you liked it

   • And say why you think some people didn’t like that subject as much as you did

8. Describe a project you had to do on your own or with others as part of your studies or job. You should say:

   • What the reason for doing that project was

   • How successful the project was

   • How long it took you

   • And say if you enjoyed working on that project or not, and why

9. Describe a classmate or colleague you often meet or met. You should say:

   • Where you usually meet or met

   • When you first met

   • What things you talk or talked about

   • And say whether you would say this person is a close friend or not, and why

10. Talk about a book you are reading now or have read recently. You should say:

    • How and why you got it

    • How long it took you to read it or how long you have been reading it

    • What kind of book it is

    • And say if you would like to read something else similar or not, and why

11. Talk about a sport you like doing or watching. You should say:

    • How you first became interested in it

    • Why you are interested in it

    • What equipment and skills are needed

    • And say if you think it is an easy sport to do or not, and why

12. Describe a typical day when you are not working or studying. You should say:

    • Where you go

    • What you do

    • Whom you spend your time with

    • And say how those days vary

13. Describe a TV programme that you watch or know about. You should say:

    • When it is on and which channel it is on

    • What kind of programme it is

    • What kind of people watch it

    • And say if you think that programme is or could be popular in other countries or not, and why

 

 

 

 

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