IELTS Cue Card

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card  372 with Model Answer: Describe a special day/date in your country's history. You should say: what day/date it is what happened on that day/date how this day/date is observed and explain why this is a special day/date in your country's history. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.] Model Answer 1:  Japan, as a nation, has a long history that has helped us become the strong “Japan” we are today. Anyway, while there are a number of special dates in the history of my country, I would like to specifically mention one of them here. It is called “The Hiroshima Day”, which is being observed on the 6th of August every year since the year 1947, in order to commemorate the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a major Japanese city in the southwestern Honshu region. People in Japan cons...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 346 with Model Answer: Describe an enjoyable day that you spent in the countryside. You should say: when and where you went who you went with what you did there and explain how much you enjoyed it. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.] Model Answer 1: Spending time in the countryside can indeed be a very relaxing and memorable experience for anybody who likes to live close to "Mother Nature". I also like to enjoy my day in the countryside whenever I get an opportunity, and today I would like to describe such an enjoyable day that I had spent about a few months ago. This place was not really very far from where I lived nor was it really that difficult to get there. It was a very beautiful and scenic valley with lots of green around it. And a flowing river with clear water made it even ...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 293 with Model Answer: Describe a rainy day you can remember. You should say: when it was what you did on that day how long it rained and explain how you felt about the day being rainy.   [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.]

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 291 with Model Answer: Describe a day when you stayed home all day long. You should say: when it was why you did not go outside the whole day what you did at home and explain how you felt about it. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.]

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 270 with Model Answer: Describe a stressful day at school/ university/ work. You should say: how the day started how things went wrong what you did to reduce the stress and explain why it was a stressful day. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.] Model Answer 1: Working as a school teacher is really troublesome if you are to take the class of the small kids. I am a Mathematics teacher at a local school here in Chiang Mai in Thailand. Being a teacher, I have to undergo several other responsibilities as well. Yesterday was a really hefty day for me.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 244 with Model Answer: Describe one of your birthday celebrations. You should say: when it was who were there how you celebrated it and explain how this birthday celebration was different. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.] Model Answer 1: Thank you for this great cue card topic, and today I would like to go ahead and describe a birthday which I celebrated as a young boy about 12 years ago. I am talking about my 14th birthday here. Prior to celebrating this birthday, I had been ill with fever for almost 3 weeks. So, my family was a bit worried about me and was not too much interested in celebrating a birthday. But, on the other hand, my second aunt (from my father’s side) was very optimistic about celebrating my birthday and a speedy recovery. By the way, my second aunt, who used to live in a very...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 219 with Model Answer: Describe a day when you woke up very early. You should say: when it was what time you woke up why you woke up so early and explain how the day was. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.] Model Answer 1: I am not an early riser and my lifestyle has been changed accordingly. In fact, I sleep late at night and wake up around noon but in last month I had to rise early to attend an interview for the post of a sales executive in an international company dealing with computer accessories.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 206 with Model Answer: Describe a national day in your country. You should say: what day it is how it is celebrated what the historical significance of this day is and explain how you feel about this day. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.] Model Answer 1: Vietnam is one of the countries that were under the domination of French colonies and got independent in 1945 from the French rules. Since then, the country observes the day as the National Day.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 196 with Model Answer: Describe a typical day in your life when you were a child. You should say: who looked after you some of the people you saw what you ate and say what you most enjoyed doing. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.] Model Answer 1: Childhood is the best part of our life and there is none but wants to go back in the childhood. The days were awesome and magical. People realise the days when the childhood is gone. I also dream to go back to my childhood days which were filled with enjoyment.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 176 with Model Answer: Describe a day when you thought the weather was perfect. You should say:    - where you were on this day    - what the weather was like on this day    - what you did during the day and explain why you thought the weather was perfect on this day. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.] Model Answer 1: It was a hot summer day. I was planning to move inside the city of Paris in France. The weather was perfect for a stroll in the city.

IELTS Cue Card Question 161 with Model Answer: Describe something you would like to do if you were given a day off. You should say: what you will do where you will do it what you will need to do it and explain why you will need a day off to do it. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.] Model Answer 1: Day off is a rare thing for me due to my occupational engagement. I am a gymnasium instructor by profession and thus I have to remain busy round the week or month.