IELTS Cue Card

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 424 with Model Answer: Describe a book you bought for someone as a gift. You should say: what type of book it was whom you gifted the book from where you bought it and explain why you decided to give this book as a gift. [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 am not sure if other people like books as a gift item, but I sure do. In fact, I have bought at least a dozen of books so far in order to offer them as gifts to my friends and loved ones, and today, I would like to talk about one of those books. The book, I would like to talk about here, is written on the story of an awesome adventure. Interestingly, enough though, I never really bought an adventure type book as a gift prior to that because frankly speaking, the details of most adventure books were a bit too much boring to me. In othe

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 423 with Model Answer: Describe a concert you have enjoyed with your friends. You should say: what type of concert it was when and where you enjoyed it who was performing and explain how much you enjoyed 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: There was a time in my life when I really liked to enjoy music concerts, especially, when I was a student. But, gone are those days, and now I can only navigate through the nice memories of those concerts in order to feel good, just as I am going to do here, now. Anyway, I enjoyed this music concert about 7 years ago. Back then, I was an adventurous and fun-loving senior high school student, trying to enjoy my life while also studying hard at the same time. When I was a high school student, I also loved to listen to different kinds of music, includi

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 422 with Model Answer: Describe an email that you sent to a wrong recipient. You should say: when it was what type of email it was whom you wanted to send it and whom you actually sent it and explain what you did 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: In this age of computers and the internet, I mostly like to use email in order to communicate with other people. But, on rare occasions, I have seen that my emails have ended up being sent to the wrong recipient, and today, I would like to talk about one such occasion. This incident happened about a year ago when I was trying to send an email to a good friend of mine to get some information on the ticket price of a domestic flight. By the way, this friend of mine works at a big travel agency, and he often helps me with such informatio

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 421 with Model Answer: Describe an excursion you enjoyed during your college days. You should say: when you enjoyed this excursion who was with you what you did and saw and explain why you enjoyed the excursion 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: I haven’t had much opportunity to go for excursions as a student except on a couple of occasions when I was attending junior college. Today, I would like to talk about one of those excursions which I really enjoyed. The excursion, I went for, took place about 8 years ago from now when I was a second-year junior college student. In the beginning, I wasn’t exactly very interested in taking part in that excursion since it was organized on a chilly day (yes, I don’t like cold at all), but when the supervisor-in-charge of the excursion told u

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 420 with Model Answer: Describe a public holiday that people enjoy so much in your country. You should say: what public holiday it is how it is celebrated what you do during that time and explain why people enjoy this public holiday 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: Canada, my homeland, has a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are colourfully observed by her people. Today, I would like to talk about one such holiday which has a great religious significance. The name of this public holiday is called “Good Friday” which is observed with great religious fervour by the devoted Christian people all over Canada. Occurring just before two days of the Easter Sunday, it is the day when Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, which plays an im

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 419 with Model Answer: Describe a time when you asked for an extension of time to complete something. You should say: when it was what the task was who you asked for the extension in time and explain why you needed more time to complete 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: As a university student, I needed to ask for an extension many a time to finish my homework or assignments because of wasting my time in doing unnecessary things. Today, I would like to talk about one of those times when I needed to ask for an extension. It was during the final year of my university studies when I was struggling to balance my student life and the life outside of it. Yes, my final year at the university was hectic, to say the least, since my course load was a bit too much for me to handle.  Of cours

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 418 with Model Answer: Describe a club or association you have been involved in your school or college. You should say: what type of club or association it was how long you have been a member what you did as a member and explain what you enjoyed 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: When I was studying at a senior high school, I joined my high school debate club, and today, I would like to talk about that here. Prior to joining that debate club, I had watched many debates on the television, which I generally liked for the most part, but never really thought of being a part of a debate team, simply because I was nervous about speaking in front of the public. So, when my parents pushed me to join my high school debate club, apparently because I was doing too little extra-curricula

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 417 with Model Answer: Describe something you enjoyed doing in a group. You should say: what you did in a group whom you did it with when you did it and explain how you felt about doing it in a group. [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 loved doing things in a group whether playing cards during the weekend or watching a movie at a theatre. But, today, I would like to talk about something which I have done only once in my life with a group of other people. Well, I have always loved riding a bicycle in all kinds of weather. In fact, it is one of my favourite pass time activities which I still enjoy, but not just as frequently as when I was a student at a junior college about 7 years ago. Back then, I had a nice mountain bike which I used to ride along the unpaved roads, lead

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 416 with Model Answer: Describe something you don't have now but would really like to own in the future. You should say: what this thing is how long you have wanted to own it where you first saw it and explain why you would like to own 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: Thank you for allowing me to talk about something on this interesting topic. To be honest, I want to have many things in the future, apparently because I can’t have them now. I would surely love to talk about all of those things one by one, but I am sure that I won’t have enough time to do so. So, I will just go ahead and talk about that one thing which I have always wanted from my childhood. This particular thing, I want to have, is a personal car. But, it is easier said than done because it is not a cheap commod

IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 415 with Model Answer: Describe a time when a family member asked for your help. You should say: when it was who asked for your help how you helped 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: Out of three daughters of her, I am presumably the “least” favourite of my mother, probably because I very seldom extend my helping hands to her in maintaining the house. But, it is not exactly entirely my fault since she asks for my help only on some very rare occasions, and that too only for very small things, like moving the couch pillows from one place to another or close the doors of our kitchen cabinets. But, about a year ago, my mother surprised me by asking for my help, and a big help in that, in order to prepare some delicious Italian cuisines for some special gues