IELTS Cue Card

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card  379 with Model Answer: Describe a skill that you believe takes a long time to learn. You should say: what skill it is how you can learn this skill what benefits it offers and explain why this skill takes a long time to learn. [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:  I have tried to learn several skills, some of which took me only a few days to learn while some others took me a long time, but one particular skill, which I think, takes a much longer to learn is “computer programming” or “coding” skill. Of course, I was already aware of the fact that programming was not something which one could learn quickly, but I thought that I was smart enough to learn it easily and quickly with the use of proper planning as well as by reading good study materials, but I was proved wrong....

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card  378 with Model Answer: Describe a radio programme that you find interesting. You should say: what type of programme it is how often you listen to this programme when you listen to it and explain why you think this particular radio programme is so interesting. [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:  After seeing the widespread use of television, I thought that radio was going to be extinct sooner rather than later. But, with the introduction of FM radio as well as some interesting programmes, aired by them, it looks like radio is trying to make a comeback. However, today, I would like to talk about one such programme, which I find really interesting. It is a programme on “improving communication skills” for young job seekers. I have been listening to this programme for abo...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card  377 with Model Answer: Describe a situation when someone did not tell you the complete truth. You should say: when it was who did not tell you the complete truth how you later learned about it 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 are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.] Model Answer 1:  I have been taught to tell the whole truth, as opposed to the partial truth, as it always minimises the possibility of a misunderstanding. But, still, some people often go for this kind of partial truth, just as it happened to me a few years ago. Here, I will share this experience with you. It happened about 5 years ago, when I had just graduated from university, and I was desperately searching for some kinds of internships or jobs. But, unfortunately, things were not looking too bright for me as my country...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card  376 with Model Answer: Describe an interesting talk or a lecture you have heard. You should say: when it was what it was about what you learned from it and explain why you think this was an interesting talk/lecture. [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 have had the opportunity to hear many interesting talks or discussions in my “not-so” long life, which were both intellectually and philosophically stimulating. But, they were not as intriguing as this particular talk, which I am about to describe, as it had kept me thinking for a long time. The talk place about 5 years ago, when I still was a university student, at a public library. Back then, I used to visit a public library in my hometown almost regularly, as I loved to read different types of newspapers and books w...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card  375 with Model Answer: Describe a time when you needed to repair a broken item. You should say: when it was what item it was how you managed to fix/repair it and explain how you felt after you had it repaired. [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 usually like to handle things, be they valuable or not, with great care. Therefore, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that I hardly ever need to repair anything – the things which I personally use – except on an occasion when I needed to repair my smartphone. It happened about a couple of years ago at a time when I was walking on the side of a busy road in my hometown. Walking on the side of a road itself wouldn’t be much of a problem if I wasn’t also busy talking on my smartphone at the same time. We all know how dangero...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card  374 with Model Answer: Describe a sport you have watched on TV and would like to try. You should say: what sport it is how it is played whether you have ever tried it and explain why you are interested in trying this sport. [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:  I don’t really watch sports on TV much because, most of the times, they show such sports which I don’t really enjoy. However, I do like to watch a sport from time to time, which I consider being more “gentlemanly” game, because it doesn’t involve that much physical activity or efforts. The name of this sport is “pool” which is considered by many as a popular “billiards” game of British origin. This sport is played on a rectangular, wooden-table, covered with a green cloth, which has 4 pockets in each of its corne...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card  373 with Model Answer: Describe a public facility (park, school, theatre etc) that has been recently opened in your locality. You should say: what facility it is when it was opened how important it was to have it and explain how this facility will help people in your locality. [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 live in a rather large locality that is shared by people from all walks of life, background and professions. While there is no shortage of civic facilities, including paved roads and streets, sidewalks, sewers, water lines and street lighting, in my locality, it didn’t have any public park facility. But, we got that one too recently. As I've just mentioned, the public park has opened recently, about a couple of months ago, with the help of our local governme...

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  371 with Model Answer: Describe a remote place you wish to visit in the future. You should say: where it is when you plan to visit there what you plan to do there and explain why you wish to visit this remote place. [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 wish that I had a lot of money and free time to visit the famous and beautiful places of this world, whether they are close to my home or some remote places because they all stimulate our minds and hearts one way or another. However, today, I would like to talk about a remote place which I wish to visit in the next couple of years, if not earlier. The place is called “Dubai”. Located in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula and on the coast of the Persian Gulf, Dubai has been considered a major global city and the ...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card  370 with Model Answer: Describe a child with whom you had an interesting conversation. You should say: who the child was how you know him/her how often you meet him/her and explain why you think the conversation you had with this child was interesting. [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:  Children are constantly changing and developing new preferences, fears, thoughts and emotions. But, for the very same reasons, they can be interesting also. Even some conversations with them sometimes can be rather amusing. Today, I would like to talk about one such conversation with a child which, I thought, was fascinating. His full name is “Zulqar Seikh”, about 4/5 years old, and he also happens to be the nephew of one of my friends. I met Zulqar about a few months ago at a local...