IELTS Cue Card

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   495   with Model Answer: Describe a hotel that you know. You should say: where this hotel is what this hotel looks like what facilities this hotel has and explain whether you think this is a nice hotel to stay in. [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 very much for this great topic. Last year, I went to attend a seminar at the London South Bank University and stayed at the "Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel". It was a great experience for me as it was my first solo trip out of my country when I stayed at a nice hotel and took care of myself without anyone advising or helping me. Here I will share my experience of staying at that hotel. where this hotel is: The hotel is conveniently located at 21 Lowndes Street, Knightsbridge, London, England. After I landed at Heathrow Airpor...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   494   with Model Answer: Describe a website you have bought something from. You should say: what the website is what you bought from this website how satisfied you were with what you bought and explain what you liked and/or disliked about using this website. [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 very much for allowing me the time and the opportunity to talk about an eCommerce website from which I have purchased something. For this topic, I will share with you what website it is, what I bought from there, how satisfied I was with the product and how was my experience of using and navigating this website. what the website is: Well, to begin with, the website from which I made this purchase is called eBay and the full address of this website is www.ebay.com. I think ...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   493   with Model Answer: Describe a work of art (painting, sculpture, visual art, architecture etc.) that you really like. You should say: how it looks where you first saw it how you feel about this artwork and explain why you like it so much. [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: Before I dare to say a word about this particular topic, I must admit that I am no “art enthusiast” or “aesthete” who can analyze or critique any artwork. So, please bear with me and be patient. And thank you for this interesting topic. Anyway, the artwork, or a painting rather, I want to talk about is of a “Lone flying bird” under the sky on a bright, sunny day. Initially, I couldn’t really make much of this painting. But when I asked the guide in that city art gallery, which I visited with my friends a year ago...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   492   with Model Answer: Describe a person you know who is beautiful or handsome. You should say: who this person is how you know this person what you know about this person and explain why you think this person is beautiful or handsome. [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: This is a rather interesting subject to talk about even though I am not too sure that I would be able to do proper justice to it. Nevertheless, I will try my best to describe a person who, I think, is really beautiful. Her first name is Rebecca (I will not disclose her last name here because of the “privacy” reason) . She can’t exactly be called a neighbour of mine, but she certainly can be considered one because she spends a very good part of her days in an elementary school in my neighbourhood from 8:00 am to 5:00 p...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   491   with Model Answer: Describe a poisonous plant you know about. You should say: what plant it is where this plant could be found how you know about this plant and explain how poisonous this plant is. [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: When we think of trees and plants, we don’t generally like to associate anything bad or dangerous with them. But, unfortunately, some plants can be dangerous because of their “poisonous” nature, and today, I would like to talk about one such plant. The name of this poisonous plant is “Pangi”. Being native to the Southeast Asia region, this plant is very much rightly called the “Nature’s Monster”. Often reaching a height of about 50 feet, this wild and undomesticated plant usually thrives in the tropical weather system where the temperature hovers arou...

  IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   490   with Model Answer: Describe someone you know who is a good cook. You should say: who this person is how you know this person what kinds of food this person cooks and explain why you think this person is a good cook. [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 we all love to know about good foods and how they are prepared. But, I think that it is also a good thing that we also sometimes know about the person or the cook who works so hard to prepare those foods from behind the screen. Mrs Hema is one such good cook, and today I would like to talk about her. I have known this person for a long time since she happens to be the wife of one of my elder cousins. She is also a teacher – a rather busy teacher, I might add - by profession, and it is safe to say that she loves her...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   489   with Model Answer: Describe a product you bought and felt happy about. You should say: what product it was why you bought it how long you have used it and explain why you were 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 are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.] Model Answer 1: We buy many essential products in our daily lives to make our lives a bit more comfortable except, of course, not all of those products leave any lasting impression on us in the same way.  But, today, I would like to talk about one such product that actually made me feel happy. Well, the product, I want to talk about is a swivel chair – an expensive swivel chair that is. Now, before I go to brag about my “choice of an expensive chair”, I must admit that I am more of a “cheap” customer.  In other words, I like to buy “cheap” things, obviously becaus...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   488   with Model Answer: Describe your favourite singer or musician. You should say: who this singer/musician is what type of singer or musician he/she is what type of people listen to his/ her songs/music and explain why he/she is your favourite singer or musician. [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.] Sample Answer 1: Introduction: Music is an important part of my life and I listen to a wide variety of genres. However, when it comes to my favourite singer, there is only one person who stands out - Adele. Thank you for this great speaking topic, and I am grateful to you for the opportunity you have given me here to talk about my favourite singer. Who this singer/musician is: Adele is a British singer-songwriter who rose to fame in 2008 with her debut album, 19. Her soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics have...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   487   with Model Answer: Describe one of your favourite photographs. You should say: when the photograph was taken what it depicts what memory this photograph holds and explain why it is one of your favourite photographs. [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 enjoyed standing in front of a camera and taking a picture of myself. In fact, at one point in my life, I became so passionate about taking pictures that I even bought an expensive camera by selling a lot of my “personal” pieces of stuff. But, that’s a different story altogether, so I will just go ahead and talk about one of my favourite pictures instead - which I took with that camera. This particular picture, I am talking about, was taken at a wedding ceremony of one of my female cousins about 2/3 years ago. Now, befor...

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card   486   with Model Answer: Describe your favourite food or dish. You should say: what dish or food item it is how it is made/prepared/cooked how common this food item or dish is in your country and explain why it is your favourite food item/ dish. [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 love foods, and who doesn’t! But, of course, not everybody likes the same types of foods. For example, somebody may like fish, while many others can’t even take the smell of it! Some may prefer fast food while many others just avoid them like plagues on some health grounds! Talking about fast foods, I just love eating pizza. In fact, if my memory serves me well, pizza has been one of my favourite foods since my early university days, and there wasn’t a week for me in those university years that had passed by ...