IELTS Cue Card

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   457   with Model Answer: Describe a place you would like to visit. You should say: what type of place it is when you plan to visit there what you plan to see and/or do there and explain why you would like to visit this place.  [ Instruction:  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: I'd like to visit many different countries and places if the time and situation allow me to do so. I feel a great lust to wander around to different places with diverse landscapes, cultures, foods, lifestyles, people and architectural variations. However, Geneva, which is a global city, a financial centre, and a global centre for diplomacy due to the presence of numerous international organizations, is the place where I would like to visit. It is a city in Switzerland surrounded by the Alps and the Jura m...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card  396 with Model Answer: Describe an occasion when the weather forced you to change your plan. You should say: when it was how the weather was what was your initial plan how you felt when you were forced to change the plan. [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:     Weather can be very unpredictable at times, and because of this unpredictability, we also have to change our plans from time to time. Today, I would like to talk about one such occasion when I was also forced to change my plan. It happened about a year ago or so when I made a plan in order to take my little 6 years old nephew to do some fishing at a lake for the first time. My little nephew, of course, had requested this to me a number of times in the past, but because of my busy work schedule, I just couldn’t ente...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card  395 with Model Answer: Describe a goal or ambition you have in your life. You should say: what this goal or ambition is about how long you have it how long it might take you to fulfil it and explain why you want to fulfil this goal or ambition. [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:   As a third-year university student, I don’t have any shortages of ambitions in my life. So, thank you very much for this interesting cue card topic as I will go ahead and talk about one of those many ambitions I have held in my heart for a long time. Of course, the ambition or goal, I have in my life, is not anything very unique or glamorous as many students of my age from my country have the same ambition which is to become a teacher after finishing their studies. The difference, of course, he...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 359 with Model Answer: Describe an expensive hobby you can’t pursue daily. You should say: what it is why it is expensive why you wish to pursue it more regularly and explain when you are planning on doing it in the near future. [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: Although I like to consider “expensive” as a relative term, I do think that there is a thing called “expensive hobby”, simply because I am just not able to pursue them on a daily basis. Anyway, today, I would like to talk about one such expensive pastime activity that I really like but can't do on a daily basis. The name of this hobby is “flying”. Now, I am not sure how in the world I started to like this “expensive” hobby, but I guess it must have something to do with too much reading about the hobbies of celeb...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 338 with Model Answer: Describe your idea of starting a new business in your area. You should say: what business it will be how you have got this idea what preparation and planning it would require and explain whether you would personally start it or not. [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 279 with Model Answer: Describe a special meal you would like to have. You should say: where you would like to have it who you would like to have it with what you would like to eat and explain how you would feel about the meal. [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: Introduction: I am a bit more cautious about the food and drinks that I intake than most people perhaps because I have some food allergies. However, this mild condition of mine does not deter me from enjoying foods that I love from time to time. Today, for this topic, I would like to describe a really special meal that I want to enjoy. where you would like to have it: I would like to enjoy this special meal in the town where I grew up and stayed until my teenage time. It is around 140 kilometres away from our current resid...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 278 with Model Answer: Describe a place in another country where you would like to work. You should say: where you would like to work what kind of work/job you would like to have there when you would like to go and explain why you want to work in that place.   [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: If I am ever given the opportunity, I would like to work at Google Inc., one of the leading Information Technology-related companies in the world. The corporate headquarter of this company is called Googleplex and is located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway in Mountain View, California in USA. As a software developer, I would prefer to work in the same position or perhaps as a project manager in this company where I would be responsible to write programming codes in Java and Python langua...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 272 with Model Answer: Describe a special trip you would like to go in the future. You should say: where would you go who would be with you when are you planning to take this trip and explain why you want to take this trip and why this is special to you.   [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 a girl of 18 and just have crossed my higher secondary. Now it is time for me to get a graduate admission. I am planning a very special trip outside of Pakistan once I am done with the admission. I am planning to visit the neighbouring countries like India, Nepal and Bangladesh. There is a good number of visiting places for the tourists. Besides, the natural views are also priceless in those places. Always I have heard that travelling expands the outlook and broadens our mind. I had c...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 241 with Model Answer: Describe the ultimate goal you target to reach in your career. You should say: what it is what you will need to do to reach this stage how far you have come to fulfil this target and explain why you have decided to reach this goal. [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 a small entrepreneur in Lahore in Pakistan. My business is related to the Information Technology, commonly known as IT. I dream to make my firm as a renowned brand in Pakistan that will elevate me to the position of one of the most successful IT specialist in the history of my land.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 230 with Model Answer: Describe a future plan which is not related to your work or study. You should say: what the plan is how long you have this plan how important it is to you to achieve it and say how you think you will achieve the plan. [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.] Sample Answer 1:  Generally, people remain busy with their professional activities and hardly can manage time to refresh their minds. As a result, the workloads make them inefficient in their respective jobs. So, I have planned to have a trip to a few European countries with my family members to refresh myself.

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.