IELTS Cue Card

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   517   with Model Answer: Describe a person you know who is from a different culture. You should say: who this person is where he or she is from how you know him or her and explain what you feel about this person who is from a different culture. [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 always been interested in meeting people from different cultures and customs from all over the world except, of course, I don’t really often get that opportunity. After all, I live in a rather small town, and that too in a remote corner of my country, which doesn’t always get frequented by any foreign travellers or tourists except on some rare occasions. And it is during one of those rare occasions that I met “Ben Emanuel”, and today, I would like to talk about him. But, I didn’t really meet him in my ow...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   516   with Model Answer: Describe an invention that you believe has changed how people live. You should say: what invention it is whether it is more important for older or younger people what benefits it has brought and explain how it has changed people's lives. [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: From the dawn of civilization, people have invented and discovered a lot of things for their own benefit. While all of these things have helped us live better in one way or another, I think that we can put automobiles somewhere on top of the list. Yes, indeed, few inventions have had as profound an impact on the world as the car. But, interestingly enough though, when “Karl Benz”, a German Engineer, invented the very first car around the 1880s, he couldn’t possibly have envisioned such a profou...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   515   with Model Answer: Describe a stadium or playground you have ever been to. You should say: what it is where it is when you visited there and explain your impression of this stadium or playground. [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 am a big fan of the European Champions League football tournaments, except, of course, I never really got a chance to watch it live in a stadium. So, when the opportunity arrived, I just grabbed it with two hands, meaning I actually got to watch an awesome football match at one of the biggest stadiums in the world! The stadium, I am talking about, is the world-renowned “Camp Nou” which is located in Catalonia of Spain. Being home to FC Barcelona, one of the most iconic and decorated football clubs in the world, this stadium has hosted numerous football...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   514   with Model Answer: Describe a positive change in your life. You should say: what it was when it happened how it happened and explain why it is a positive change in your life. [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: It was about a few years ago when this change took place. Back then, I had “thin skin”, meaning I couldn’t accept any criticism about me, or my ways of doing things, lightly, even though they were legitimate most of the time. But, then something happened, which I am going to describe shortly, and I told myself that I would never get upset if anybody ever had “critical” opinions of me. It was a rather “bitter pill” to swallow for me, but nevertheless, I did it; I accepted the fact that we were all open to criticism, one way or another. Now, let me tell you what exactly forced...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   513   with Model Answer: Describe your favourite genre of music. You should say: what it is who your favourite artist is in this genre what this genre of music expresses about yourself and explain why this is your favourite genre of music. [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: What it is: Music is a universal language that connects people across different cultures and backgrounds. For this topic, I would like to talk about my favourite genre of music, which is pop music. Who your favourite artist is in this genre: My favourite genre of music is pop music. It is a popular music genre that originated in the United States during the 1950s and quickly became one of the most commercially successful genres in the world. My favourite artist in this genre is Taylor Swift. She is one of the most su...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   512   with Model Answer: Describe a time when you successfully completed a project or assignment. You should say: when it was what the project or assignment was about how difficult or easy it was 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: Introduction: Thank you for providing me with this interesting topic. I am grateful for this opportunity to share a personal experience of successfully completing a project or assignment. I believe that completing projects or assignments is an integral part of our academic and professional life. For this topic, I would like to talk about a time when I successfully completed a group project in my college. When it was: The project was assigned to us in the second semester of my second year of college. The deadline was set for t...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   511   with Model Answer: Describe a workaholic person you know. You should say: who this person is what the job/ profession of this person is how you know about this person and explain why you think this person is a workaholic. [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: A person I know who I consider a workaholic is my uncle John. He has been working as a senior manager in a manufacturing company for more than 20 years and has always been dedicated to his job. For this topic, I have decided to talk about my uncle. I know about my uncle's workaholic behaviour from my frequent family gatherings and conversations with him. Every time we meet, he talks about his job, the latest projects he's working on, and the challenges he's facing at work. He often spends his weekends and evenings answering e...

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   509   with Model Answer: Describe a time when you felt lucky. You should say: when it was what happened where it happened and explain why you felt so lucky at that time. [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 that luck has smiled on me on a number of occasions before except, of course, I haven’t either always realized it or appreciated it for what it really meant then. But, whether I appreciated it or not, the truth is, I have felt lucky before, and today, I would like to share the story of one of those moments when it really happened. Well, it all happened about a year ago when I was living in the capital city of my country – a city which never sleeps, and which is always busy because hundreds of thousands of people are either visiting this place or getting out. Of course, during r...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   508   with Model Answer: Describe a place where you love to shop often. You should say: where it is what type of place it is what type of products you often buy from there and explain why you love to shop from this place often. [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 don’t really like to stick to any particular shopping place or market when it comes to shopping. So, I guess that I will have to do some kind of “lottery” to pick up one of those shopping places for the purpose of this particular cue card topic if I really want to prove myself “unbiased”. And the “winner” is the “Shopping Wonderland”. Yes, the name of this shopping outlet is popularly known as “shopping wonderland” to hundreds of its customers in our busy hometown, very much on a regular basis. So, it is a fairly busy shopping...