Category: Cue Card

IELTS Speaking Task Cue Card:

Talk about a time when you helped someone.

• Who was the person?
• How did you help them?
• Why did you decide to help them?
• What was their reaction?

Sample Answer

I have been brought up in a family with moral values. One of the most important one as per me is the virtue of helping others in need. This value has enabled me to help everyone around me in different ways without expecting anything in return. The most recent incident I can recall was when I helped a family of three people to reach their destination.

I was coming back after dropping my friend off at her hostel located in the outskirts of the city when I saw a car parked next to the road. The driver was desperately trying to signal other drivers for help. This sight piqued my interest as the car was a taxi from another city. I stopped my car next to it and got down to speak to the driver. I then came to know that they were out of fuel and could not go any further. There were no fuel pumps nearby and the family was getting late to reach their relative’s wedding in due time before the celebration started.

Without wasting any more time, I offered to drive them to the hotel where the wedding was taking place and told them to shift to my car. They happily accepted my offer and sat in my car with their luggage. Before leaving, I gave the driver directions to a fuel pump. I took this decision as it was a small family with a one-year-old daughter. Everyone looked exhausted due to the long journey. They were very happy and relieved to get such help from an unknown person. They thanked me profusely for the same.

(273 words)

IELTS Dehradun Uttarakhand Tel: 8439000086 , 8439000087

IELTS Speaking Task Cue Card:

Describe a place such as a park or sports ground which has developed in your city.

• Which place is it?
• Where is it located?
• How often do you visit there?
• Describe the place and the development?

Sample Answer

I live in Dehradun city which is home to many parks and gardens. The most illustrious of them, in my opinion, is a sports ground named Rajiv Gandhi International Sports Ground. It is situated on Raipur road near the center of the city and spreads over a massive area of forty thousand square meters.

The stadium is a crown jewel of Dehradun city and makes it capable to host international sports matches and championships. It is the largest multipurpose ground in the city and is the most favored place amongst fitness and sports enthusiasts. I visit it twice every day for a morning and evening jog. I also stay there for an hour after my jog on Sunday mornings to enjoy a game of badminton or basketball with my friends.

The ground is fully equipped with covered parking spaces on two sides, a cafeteria, drinking water dispensers, and an area designated for different sports such as basketball, football tennis, and badminton.

The place also has relaxing gardens with an ample number of trees and flowers. It is surrounded by a paved pathway lined with benches and evergreen trees with thick foliage at regular intervals. This pavement is ideal for walking and jogging. Such amenities make it worth a relaxing stroll in the morning or evening hours. Many health-conscious people visit this place on a daily basis for their routine exercises and playing different sports.

(234 words)

IELTS Dehradun Uttarakhand Tel: 8439000086 , 8439000087

IELTS Speaking Task Cue Card:

Describe a situation when you did not have enough time.

• What was the situation?
• When did it happen?
• What were you trying to do?
• How did you handle the situation?

Sample Answer

We face tough situations many times in life where we have very less time to do any particular task. I have also come across many such incidents, mainly due to my habit of procrastination. Due to my ways of postponing things to the last possible hour, I have faced many issues when I landed in trouble. I would like to talk about an incident that occurred during my tenure as a content writer in my first job.

I used to get a fair amount of time to write articles and publish them, so I used to be at ease and confident at all times. One day my boss handed me an assignment consisting of ten articles that were to be submitted on the coming Monday, after a three day festival holiday.

Anyway, I accepted it and came back home and started working on it. Before the day ended, I had completed one article and suddenly my friend called me up to invite me for a trip to a nearby town. I agreed and postponed my work till Sunday after I returned from the trip. The outing was very enjoyable but while coming back we got late as our car broke down. However, I reached back home on Sunday evening with very less time left to complete the assignment.

I sat down without wasting any more time and started working on it. I was awake the whole night completing the work and I somehow managed to finish it in the early hours of Monday morning. It was a very close call and I cursed myself for postponing my work without any foresight. This incident led me to take a firm decision to never procrastinate my work ever again.

(287 words)

IELTS Dehradun Uttarakhand Tel: 8439000086 , 8439000087

IELTS Speaking Task Cue Card:

Describe a place you often visit with friends and family.

• Which place is it?
• How often do you go there?
• What is special about this place?
• Why do you frequently visit this place?

Sample Answer

Every person has different hobbies and ways to pass their leisure time. People’s choices vary and can range from spending time indoors or going out to places with friends or family. There are a lot of places such as shopping complexes, movie theatres, public parks, and amusement parks that one can visit with their families for recreational purposes.

I like spending time with my family and going out to explore new places. I visit new places and mark out the ones that I want to visit again with my family. One such place that I regularly visit with my family is a beautiful spot in the open where some families come for picnics. I come here on the weekends to have a picnic with my family. It is in the outskirts of the city and can be reached after a drive through a hilly road with a lot of twists and turns. It is shadowed by a huge mountain and is nestled in its valley. The area has a large grassy ground lined with wild shrubs similar to a public park, next to a freshwater stream overlooking a hill densely populated with evergreen trees.

It is a peaceful and quiet area with a cool breeze and no noise at all times. We like sitting there for hours talking to each other, playing games, and admiring the beauty of nature and the greenery all around us.

(240 words)

IELTS Dehradun Uttarakhand Tel: 8439000086 , 8439000087