IELTS Cue Card

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 179 with Model Answer: Describe your favourite animal. You should say: what it is where it lives what it looks like and explain why this is your favourite animal. [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: Australia owns some unique animals and a notable number of animals are available here with different attractive features. I like the red kangaroo most than the other types of animals as this is the largest mammal of its own species.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 178 with Model Answer: Describe a hotel you have stayed in. You should say: where it was why and when you stayed there what facilities it had and say whether you liked or disliked staying in this hotel. [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 went to attend a seminar at the City University London and stayed at London City Hotel. That was a great experience for me as I have never been out of my native city, Paris.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 177 with Model Answer: Describe a TV documentary you watched that was particularly interesting. You should say: what the documentary was about why you decided to watch it what you learnt during the documentary and explain why the TV documentary was particularly 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: Owing to my occupational engagement, I am unable to manage much time to enjoy television documentaries but in last December of 2015, I had watched a documentary on becoming an astronaut.

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/ Candidate Task Card 175 with Model Answer: Describe a writer you would like to meet. You should say: who the writer is what you know about this writer already what you would like to find out about him/her and explain why you would like to meet this writer. [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 given the opportunity to meet any writer, I would love to meet Orhan Pamuk, a Turkish novelist and Nobel Prize laureate. Pamuk is one of the most prominent writers of contemporary Turkish literature, and his works have been translated into more than 60 languages. I have read a few of his books, including "Snow" and "My Name is Red," and I was fascinated by his writing style and the way he explores the complexities of Turkish culture and history. I also admire his courage in speaking out against ce

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 174 with Model Answer: Describe a house/apartment that someone you know lives in. You should say: whose house/apartment this is where the house/apartment is what it looks like inside and explain what you like or dislike about this person’s house/apartment.   [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: My maternal uncle lives in a large house in Noida, in India. The house is considered as one of the splendid edifices of the modern architecture in his locality.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 173 with Model Answer: Describe the person in your family who you spend the most time with. You should say: who this person is what kind of person he or she is what you usually do together and explain why you spend more time with this person than others.  [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 have a younger sister and I love to spend time with her. She is also fond of me and loves to be with me always.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 172 with Model Answer: Describe a festival that is important in your country. You should say: when the festival is celebrated what people do during this festival what you like or dislike about it and explain why this festival is important in your country.  [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: Pakistan is considered as an Islamic State and thus there are some religious festivals which are important in my country.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 171 with Model Answer: Describe a paid job you or someone you know ever did. You should say:     - what the job was     - how you/this person found this job     - how long  you or this person worked in this job and how you feel now about this job.  [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: Last week my father asked to clean the garden before our house and paint the wooden wall as well. I was paid for the job.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 170 with Model Answer: Describe an event that you feel happy about. You should say:     - what the event was     - when it happened     - where it happened and explain how you feel happy 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: When I got promoted to the rank of the senior marketing executive at my office, it was a happy moment for me indeed.

IELTS Cue Card Question 169 with Model Answer: Describe a song you like. You should say: what the song is who is the singer how often you listen to it and explain why you like this song so much. [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 song is known as ‘Shape of My Heart’. The song is by Sting, an English rock musician who is most popular for the song Desert Rose.

IELTS Cue Card Question 168 with Model Answer: Describe a time when you forgot something important. You should say: when it was what you forgot how you managed the situation 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: It was on the day of my formal interview at a multinational corporation for the post of Market Research Executive (MRE) when I forgot to take my interview invitation card.

IELTS Cue Card Question 167 with Model Answer: Describe a website you often visit. You should say: what type of website it is how often you visit this website what services or information it offers and explain why you think this website is useful.   [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: This is the age of technology. The Internet is one of the important aspects of technology and websites are the entrance to the vast virtual world. I have visited www.youtube.com.

IELTS Cue Card Question 166 with Model Answer: Describe a place you would like to visit. You should say: where it is what the main attractions are how you know this place and explain why you want to visit this 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: Travelling in historical places always helps expand the realm of knowledge. In fact, this is the way to gain real-life knowledge. So, I love travelling and would like to visit the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.

IELTS Cue Card Question 165 with Model Answer: Describe your favourite season. You should say: what season it is what the weather is like at that time of year how that season is different from other seasons and explain why it is your favourite season.   [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: Usually, there are four seasons in South Africa, namely - summer, winter, fall and spring. To me, spring appears as the best season. It usually lasts from September to November each year in the country.

IELTS Cue Card Question 164 with Model Answer: Talk about your favourite colour. You should say: what colour it is how this colour is different than other colours how you feel about using this colour and explain why this is your favourite colour. [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 world is filled with colours. Everything we see is colourful and usually, people are attracted to bright coloured things. I also have a preference regarding colour and that is white.

IELTS Cue Card Question 163 with Model Answer: Describe a special occasion in your life. You should say: what the occasion was how you celebrated it who was with you on this occasion and explain why it was 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: Life is filled with occasions but most of them are ordinary. The event of having an iPhone is very special to me as I bought the device with my own earnings.

IELTS Cue Card Question 162 with Model Answer: Describe a small and successful company. You should say: where it is how you know this company who runs this company and explain why you think it to be a successful company.   [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: ‘Unique Design’ is a website designing company headquartered in Delhi. This is a small IT firm that mostly deals with the designing of a website and provides other web related necessary services.

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.

IELTS Cue Card Question 160 with Model Answer: Describe a place where you can read and write. You should say: where this place is how you know about this place what you do there and explain why you think it is a good place for reading and writing.   [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: In my rooftop, I usually perform my reading and writing tasks. The place is just above my room in which house I live in Port Elizabeth.