IELTS Cue Card

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   510   with Model Answer: Describe a time when you had an argument with someone. You should say: when it was who you had this argument with how it started and explain how you felt about this. [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: Having arguments with other people is just a part of our life. So, it is only expected that I also have had my fair share of arguments with other people, and today I would like to share the story of one such argument that I had not too long ago. It happened only about a month ago when I was talking to one of my neighbours – a neighbour who thinks that he knows better than all other people no matter what the subject is. Now, I am not too sure as to why exactly he thinks that he is smarter or more intelligent than other people, but I guess that it must have something...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 428 with Model Answer: Describe a memorable event in your life. You should say: when the event took place where the event took place what happened exactly and explain why this event was memorable for you. [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: Our life is full of all kinds of memorable events – events which we like to cherish for a long time. Today, I would like to talk about one such memorable event which took place about 9 years ago from now. Back then, I was just a young boy, attending a junior high school in my little old town. There wasn’t really much to do in my town except playing some soccer and flying kites occasionally. There was no movie theatre, no nice café, or any nice shopping complex where I could go and have fun. So, it was essentially a boring life for the little me. But, th...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 404 with Model Answer: Describe a special event/ moment that made you happy. You should say: when it was what event/moment it was who were with you and explain why it was a happy event/moment. [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: We all like to rejoice every special moment that makes us happy. But, those special moments make us happier when they arrive against all kinds of odds, and today, I would like to talk about one such special moment. The special moment, which made me so happy, arrived about 5 years ago when my younger sister was trying to earn her medical practice license in order to work and practice as a medical doctor. But, of course, it was never an easy thing to earn, and my younger sister was trying her level best to pass the test. But, just before a few days of that important...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 361 with Model Answer: Describe your experience of a stressful event. You should say: what the situation was what you did how other people might have behaved in this situation and explain how you felt about it later. [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 think we would hardly find a person who hasn’t gone through some stressful situations at some point in his or her life. I am no exception either, as I have also experienced a number of stressful events in life, and I am about to talk about one of them here today. It was on a fine August morning about 5 years ago, when I was about to go to my job, which I had just started a couple of months earlier. As it was my new job, I made it my habit to arrive at my office well ahead of the schedule. However, on that fine morning, I want...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 343 with Model Answer: Describe an occasion when everybody smiled/laughed. You should say: what happened that made you smile when it happened who were there and explain why everyone smiled/laughed. [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: Seeing other people laughing always makes me happy just as much as sharing a story of laughter. I also believe that people should always try to laugh as much as they can, whenever there is a reason for it because laughter makes us feel happy and alive. So, it is indeed a pleasure for me to talk about this cue card topic. It was about a couple of years ago when one of my cousins was getting married. All of our family members, friends, relatives and many other distinguished guests had come to attend the marriage ceremony. It was also attended by a...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 335 with Model Answer: Describe how you behaved in a stressful situation. You should say: what the situation was how you behaved how other people might have behaved and explain how you felt about your behaviour afterwards. [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: No matter how hard we try, we get stressed and irritated at times and it impacts our behaviour. Some people, however, have a graceful way of handling such situations while others get vexed easily and behave in a way that they regret about later. I fall neither of these two categories, and I am more like most other ordinary people who live around us. So, in a stressful event, about a couple of years ago, when a partner with whom I started a small business, misbehaved with me in front of a few colleagues and clients, I could ...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 332 with Model Answer: Describe a special school or college event that you remember well. You should say: what the event was what happened during it who was there and explain why you remember this event so well. [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: I was a student at the City University in Hong Kong, and I can remember the farewell event of the university which was held marking the end of our academic years. This was a great event and each of the students felt honoured on this day. I also took part in the event and can recall the day clearly. The university was decorated beautifully for the event. All the students from my batch, whose farewell was celebrated, were asked to be there in the morning, and accordingly, we were there. The university authority arranged a grand way to...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 321 with Model Answer: Describe a family event you are looking forward to. You should say: what the event is where it will be held what you will do at this event and explain why you are looking forward to this family event.   [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: The celebrChristmas is perhaps the largest festival that people celebrates in Russia, and I am looking forward to celebrating the next Christmas with my family. It also happens to be the largest family gathering for us, and marking this day, all my family members get together at my grandparent’s house. Actually, we wait for the day eagerly as it brings happiness, joy and reasons to celebrate as a family. We will celebrate next Christmas in our grandparents' house - Vyatskoe in Yaroslavl, as it mostly happens. My grand...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 299 with Model Answer: Describe an event you felt unhappy about. You should say: when it was what happened where were you then and explain why you felt unhappy about this event.  [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: Everyone wants to score well in their examination, and when they cannot get the desired score, they feel unhappy. It is quite natural, and that's exactly what had happened to me almost three years ago. I felt miserable because I thought I did well in that particular exam, but the test result was dismaying, to say the least. I am going to share this unhappy experience with you. It was at the end of 2019 when I appeared in my 9th-semester final examination of my undergraduate course at Texas State University. The result was published two weeks later. Till that exam, I...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 274 with Model Answer: Describe an incident from history that has influenced you. You should say: what it was when and where it happened how you heard about this incident and explain how this event influenced 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: One incident from history that has had a profound influence on me is the civil rights movement in the United States, particularly the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This pivotal event took place in Montgomery, Alabama, during the mid-20th century and played a crucial role in the fight for racial equality and justice. The Montgomery Bus Boycott began on December 5, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, after Rosa Parks, an African American woman, refused to give up her seat to a white person on a city bus. Her courageous act of resistance sparked a ...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 267 with Model Answer: Describe a recent sporting event you have attended. You should say: what kind of sporting event it was when you attended it what you did there & who was with you and explain whether you consider this event to be interesting. [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: Sports always attract me since my childhood and I always try to participate in the events available within my range. Last Monday, I attended the annual sporting event in my college in Pakistan. I am an intermediate student of Ghazali Inter College in Pakistan and have been studying here since my early childhood. In fact, I got my elementary education from the school and now attending the colleges of the same institution. I took part in the annual sporting event of the colleges and enjoyed part...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 263 with Model Answer: Describe a musical event in your country. You should say: what it is when and where it takes place what kind of music is played and say what type of people participate in this musical event mostly.   [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: Musical events are one of the most impressive things and I never miss chances to attend such events. Recently my college arranged for a musical event here in India and I joined there as an audience. This event was organised marking the fresher’s reception of the college and it annually does the same thing. The event goes on around the day and since this is aimed to entertain the youths, the participants are from local band groups who perform some special music on the day. In fact, this is one of the most important musical...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 247 with Model Answer: Describe an event when someone apologised to you. You should say: who apologised to you when it was why this person apologised to you and explain how you felt when this person apologised 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: When I was at my school, a classmate of mine made some quarrels with me over a petty issue. Later he apologised to me for the incident and promised me that such events will never take place between us.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 243 with Model Answer: Describe a memorable event from your school days. You should say: what class you were then what event it was why it is still memorable and explain how you feel about this event now. [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: To everyone, school days are considered as the best days of their life and they remember the memories for the rest of their life. I also have numerous memories of my school days and I miss the day when I got caught for school bunking.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 218 with Model Answer: Describe a big public event that you have attended. You should say: what event it was when and why it was held who attended this public event and explain how you felt about being there. [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 love rock music more than anything and accordingly try participating in almost all the live rock music concerts here, in Singapore. But a few weeks ago, I attended a large classical music festival and it was a different experience for me, indeed.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 210 with Model Answer: Describe a seminar or workshop you have attended. You should say: what was it about who participated in it how long the seminar/ workshop was and explain why you attended this seminar/workshop. [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 student of development studies at Allahabad University in India. Recently, my department had sent me to participate in a day-long seminar on tobacco control issues in New Delhi to get some real-life ideas. It was an exciting experience for me.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 207 with Model Answer: Talk about something you were disappointed about. You should say: what it was about when it happened why it disappointed you 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.] Model Answer 1: Everyone expects something good when they buy any electronic goods but I was highly disappointed with a mobile phone bought from a globally renowned manufacturer. I could not use the cell phone for around two months. It got seriously damaged without any reason.

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 204 with Model Answer: Describe a time when you were stuck in a traffic jam. You should say: when it was where you were going how long you had to wait and explain how you felt about this. [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: India is a populous city and traffic jam is a very common issue for the citizens of the country, especially people living in urban areas. The situation is too irritating that sometimes people cannot control their emotions over traffic jam and start walking leaving their vehicles behind.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 203 with Model Answer: Describe an event that made you happy. You should say: what event it was. when it was what you did and explain why this event made you happy. [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 live in a nuclear family with my parents and two siblings in Malaysia. A few days ago, I was happy for the success of my elder brother who succeeded in getting admission to a university after several attempts. I was very happy with the matter.