IELTS Speaking | Most Common Cue-Cards For IELTS Speaking- (2020)
Describe a performance you have watched. Please say
β Where was it?
β What kind of performance was it?
β What did you like the most about it?
Talk about a challenge you encountered. Please say
β What was the challenge?
β When and where was the challenge?
β How did you overcome it?
β What made it unforgettable?
Talk about a special, memorable moment. Please say
β When it was
β What happened
β Why it was special
β How you felt at the time.
Talk about a time when you have visited a crowded place. Please say
β What the place was
β Why you went there
β With whom you went there
β And whether or not you enjoyed your visit.
Talk about an article you read online that was about healthy living. Please say
β When you read it
β What in particular it was about
β What you learnt from it
Talk about an occasion when you couldnβt use your mobile phone. Please say
β when it happened
β what happened to your phone
β how it made you feel
Talk about an occasion when you were forced to change your plans because of the weather. Please say
β When did this happen?
β Where were you?
β What kind of weather was?
β Explain why you had to change your plans
Talk about something you bought that was difficult to use at first. Please say
β What is it?
β When did you buy it?
β What does it do?
β Why was it difficult to use for the first time?
Talk about something that you borrowed from a person you know. Please say:
β What you borrowed
β When you borrowed it
β Why you borrowed it
β And when you returned it.
Talk about a situation when you were late. Please say
β What you were late for
β Why you were late
β What happened because you were late
β How you felt about it
Talk about a time when you felt happy. Please say
β What made you happy
β Where you were
β Who was there with you
β And why you felt happy about this.
Talk about a place that is full of colour. Please say
β What place this is
β Where it is located
β What people do there
β How you learned about this place.
Describe an incident where someone apologised to you. You should say:
β Who was it?
β When was it?
β What did the person say?
β Why was this incident memorable to you?
Talk about a dream home you would like to live in. Please say
β What kind of home would it be?
β Why would you like to live in it?
β Who would you like to live with?
Talk about a place where you go to read or write (except for your home). Please say
β What place this is
β Where it is located
β With whom you go there
β How often you visit this place.
Talk about a movie you watched that you liked. Please say
β What was the movie?
β Why did you like it?
β Would you recommend it to a friend?
Talk about different kinds of local food available in your country. Please say
β What are they?
β Do you buy or make these kinds of food?
β Can you find these dishes in other countries?
Talk about a goal that you set up for yourself and how you achieved it. Please say
β What was the goal?
β What did you do to achieve it?
β What was the hardest part for you?
Describe a situation where you helped or offered help to somebody. Please say
β When and where was it?
β What kind of help did you offer?
β Who was the person you offered it to?
Describe an incident where someone apologised to you. You should say:
β Who was it?
β When was it?
β What did the person say?
β Why was this incident memorable to you?
Describe an incident when you were delayed or late. Please say
β What was it?
β What did you do?
β How did you get there?
Talk about a uniform that you wore in the past. Please say
β Describe it.
β Where and when was it?
β How did you feel about wearing a uniform?
Describe a sports or work team where you participate. Please say
β What is it?
β When and why did you join it?
β Can you give a brief description of the team members?
Talk about an interesting thing that your friend has done, that influenced you and made you want to do the same. Please say
β What was it?
β When and where would you like to do it?
β Why would you like to do it?
Talk about a celebrity that you know. Please say
β Who is the celebrity?
β Where do you usually see him/her?
β What does he/she do?
Describe a book that you read. Please say
β What kind of book it is
β Why you read this book
β When you read it
Talk about a teenager that you know well. Please say
β Who is he/she?
β How did you meet him/her?
β Can you describe him/her?
Describe a city in your country that you would like to visit. Please
say
β What and where is it?
β What can people do there?
β Why do you want to go there?
Talk about your favourite website. Please say
β What is it?
β What is it about?
β How often do you use it? Why?
Talk about an old building in your home town that you like to visit. Please say
β What and where is it?
β Why do you like to go there?
β Describe what it looks like.
Describe a street that you visited to buy something. Please say:
β Where the street is
β When you visited it
β What you bought, and
β How you felt after that.
Talk about someone whom you helped with studies.
Please say
β Who was he/she?
β Why did you help him/her?
β How did you feel after that?
Describe a decision that you had made with the help of another
person. Please say
β What decision was it?
β When was it and who helped you?
β How did you feel after making the decision?
Talk about a sport that you really want to try in the future. Please
say
β Why you like it
β When you first watched it
β When you want to play it.
Talk about a thing that you would like to replace. Please say
β What is it?
β Why do you want to replace it?
β What will you replace it with?
Talk about your childhood friend with whom you are still in touch today.
Please say
β Who is he/she?
β How and when did you both meet?
β Is he/she your best friend?
Talk about something that you wear only for special occasions.
Please say
β What is it?
β Where and when did you buy it?
β How do you feel when you wear it?
Talk about a complaint that you made to a company recently, and were pleased with the result. Please say
β What was the complaint?
β What did you ask them to do about it?
β Why were you pleased with the result?
Talk about your favourite comedy actor/actress. Please say
β Who is he/she?
β What do you like about him/her?
β Is he/she the same in real life?
Describe a time when you received money as a gift. Please say
β When did you receive it?
β What did you do with it?
β How did you feel about it?
Describe an interesting person that you would like to meet in the future. Please say
β Who is the person?
β What do you like about him/her?
β What is the interesting thing about that person?
Talk about an exercise or a trick that helps you concentrate at home or at work. Please say
β What do you do?
β When and where do you do it?
β Why is it important for you to concentrate?
Talk about a language that you would like to learn apart from English. Please say
β What is it?
β Why do you want to learn it?
β What benefits will you have from learning it?
Talk about a popular place in your country and say
β What and where is this place?
β What can people do or see there?
β Why is it popular?
Talk about a comic actor/actress who is popular in your country. Please say
β Who is he/she?
β Why is he/she popular?
β How did you know about him/her?
Talk about an event you have celebrated recently. Please say
β What was the event?
β Who was there with you?
β How did you feel about it later?
Describe a job you would be interested to do. Please say
β What job is it?
β What skills do you need for this job?
β What makes it interesting?
Tell a story that you know well. Please say
β Who told you this story?
β What is the story about?
β Why do you still remember it?
Talk about a person who talks too much. Please say
β Who is that person?
β What is his/her relationship to you?
β What does he/she usually talk about?
Talk about an animal that you like. Please say
β What is it?
β When and where did you see it for the first time?
β Why do you like it?
Talk about a small successful company you know, you should say
β How do you know about this company?
β How long do you know them?
β Why do you think they are successful?
Talk about a goal you have achieved in your life. Please say
β What was the goal?
β When did you set it?
β How was it achieved?
β How did you feel about it later?