IELTS Cue Card

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 199 with Model Answer: Describe a feature of your personal character that you find important. You should say: what it is why is it important to you What difference it makes in your life and explain why it is important 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: Human beings are subject to imperfection. They will not be perfect despite numerous attempts. This is natural. But they might be able to own some special qualities which make them great. I am humbly proud of my honesty. This is the best feature that I possess.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 198 with Model Answer: Describe a science subject that you learned in high school. You should say: what subject it was who taught you this subject what you learned from it and explain how this subject helped you 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're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.] Model Answer 1: In my school days, I was fond of the science courses and took pride in that with my cousins as I knew more than them on space-issue. Space Science was the favourite subject of mine in school and now still I am attracted to the subject.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 197 with Model Answer: Describe a book that influenced you. You should say: what it was about when it was written why you decided to read it and say why it had a strong effect on 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 like to read books since my early childhood and have read a large number of books so far from different writers. But I did not get inspiration from all of the books, some of them made me amazed while the rest others entertained me to some extent. I was influenced by the book of Mark Twain with the title – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 196 with Model Answer: Describe a typical day in your life when you were a child. You should say: who looked after you some of the people you saw what you ate and say what you most enjoyed doing. [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: Childhood is the best part of our life and there is none but wants to go back in the childhood. The days were awesome and magical. People realise the days when the childhood is gone. I also dream to go back to my childhood days which were filled with enjoyment.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 195 with Model Answer: Describe a time when you heard some good news. You should say: what it was about when you heard the news who else heard this news and say why it had a strong effect on 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: Everyone wants to live a better life and some good news can tremendously change the course of their lives. It is only some good news that can affect the mental faculty of human beings and bring some good luck for them as well. I also heard a couple of good news last month and got relieved on the issues I was worried about.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 194 with Model Answer: Describe your favourite family tradition. You should say: what the tradition is when it occurs what you do and explain why it is your favourite tradition. [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 was born and brought up in a Muslim family in Malaysia and found that my family follows different tradition related to Islam and my country. Obedience to the superior is the tradition of my family and I think this is a great virtue as well. Most of the people follow the similar tradition as well across the country.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 193 with Model Answer: Describe the member of your family who is most successful. You should say: who this person is how often you see each other what this person does and explain why he/she is successful. [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 family is the ancient platform of socialisation and everyone has their own families. I live in a nuclear family in Russia with my parents and a younger sister. My father is the most successful of all the family members.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 192 with Model Answer: Describe a rule you did not like in school. You should say: what it was how others thought about this rule have you ever violated this rule and explain why you did not like this rule. [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 days of school were best in my life but I could not comply with one of the rules and that is attending at the assembly in the early hours of the day. Serangoon Garden Secondary School is highly strict over the issue.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 191 with Model Answer: Describe a funny text message you have ever received. You should say: what it was about who sent it to you when you received this message and explain why you think this was a funny text message. [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: Sending text messages instead of making phone calls is annoying to me, and I think it wastes time. But I enjoyed a text message from one of my friends and that text message was sent to me marking my birthday.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 190 with Model Answer: Describe a library you have visited. You should say: where it was why you went there how you know about this library and explain your experience in this library. [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 month, I went to Berlin in Germany to have some business deal (I deal with plastic materials) and visited the Berlin State Library. This is a universal library and thus contains all types of printed materials and books.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 189 with Model Answer: Describe a time when you got into trouble. You should say: what type of trouble it was how you got into it how you handled 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're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.] Model Answer 1: Life is difficult and often people are to experience some sort of troubles. I also had to face a trouble when I was unable to remember the lines I read on books against a particular question.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 188 with Model Answer: Describe a traditional meal you enjoyed recently. You should say: what the meal was where you ate this meal what occasion it was and explain how much you enjoyed this 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: Singapore is the country where people of different races and nations come together and pass their days. As a result, the foods of the country are also featured with variations. I have tested two of its traditional foods and the tastes are splendid!

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 187 with Model Answer: Describe a peaceful place you have visited. You should say: where it was when you visited there who was with you and explain why you think it was a peaceful 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 not only helps to widen knowledge, it is useful to entertain the travellers as well, and if the location is at any natural, beautiful and peaceful place, the trip turns excellent. I went at an island of Indonesia in last month to pass some days in a tranquil environment.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 186 with Model Answer: Describe a difficult choice you had to make in your life. You should say: what it was when you had to make it how it affected your life and explain why this was a difficult choice to make. [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 complications and the choices amid the complications should be perfect or people are to pay some excessive price for the wrong preferences.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 185 with Model Answer: Describe a person you recently met. You should say: who the person is how you met him/her where you met him/her and explain what you liked/disliked about this person. [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 like to travel and meet new people. As a result, the number of my acquaintance is on the rise. Recently I met Mr Joseph Robertson in Singapore.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 184 with Model Answer: Describe a garden you remember visiting. You should say: where it is what it looks like what people usually do there and explain why you remember 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: Singapore is the land of beauty and most of its parts are covered with trees and foliage. Singapore Botanic Garden, located at the Cluny Road is one of the best places in the city and the country as well.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 183 with Model Answer: Describe a child whom you know. You should say:     - who the child is     - how you know the child     - how old he/she is and explain what this child does when you see him/ her. [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 to play with children and most of the cases they also become fond of me. My neighbour, Mr Samuel Richard, has a baby boy and I love to play with him.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 182 with Model Answer: Describe a film/movie that you watched and did not enjoy. You should say: what the film/movie was when you watched it who you watched it with and explain why you did not enjoy 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: I like watching comedy movies most than any other movie genres and try to watch at least a movie in a day. I watched ‘Sex Tape’, a comedy movie of 2014 and was highly frustrated.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 181 with Model Answer: Describe a television programme you watched and did not enjoy. You should say:   - what this TV programme was   - where and when you watched it   - what it was about and explain why you did not enjoy 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: India is the land of over one billion population and accordingly, there are numerous television channels with different attractive shows. Koffee with Karan is one of the television shows that I did not enjoy.

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 180 with Model Answer: Describe a photograph that you remember. You should say: what is in the photograph how old it is who took it and when and explain why you remember this photograph. [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 month I was assigned to clean the personal library of my father, and there I found a photograph of mine where I was sitting in the middle of my grandparents.