IELTS speaking topics and practice

This is a selection of sample cue cards for IELTS speaking topics part 2 . To help you I have divided them into six IELTS speaking topics you need to be able to talk about. Please note how some questions ask you to use either the present, future or past tenses.
  • people
  • places
  • objects
  • habits and likes (or present tense questions)
  • plans (or future aspect questions)
  • experiences (or past tense/present perfect questions)

How to get band score 7.0 IELTS speaking and above

All these answers are easily band score 9.0 even though they do not contain much “clever” vocabulary. You should note that to get a high score in IELTS you need to

  • structure your answer coherently (mostly follow the points on the cue card)
  • remember to link your speaking (e.g. “As I was saying“)
  • use simple but effective spoken phrases (e.g.” some time ago now“)
  • include interesting detail 
  • speak at a natural pace using natural spoken English
You will find highlighted phrases in the answers to help you with this.
IELTS speaking topics

Understanding the cue card

The cue card you will receive in the exam will contain
  • a main topic
  • 3 suggestions for details to include
  • 1 opinion question
You do not have to follow the cue card exactly or include all the suggested details. It is a good idea though to practise including these details as it will help you give a more fluent answer.

A sample cue card - IELTS speaking topics

A restaurant
Describe a restaurant you know.

You should say:

where this restaurant is

what type of food the restaurant serves

how often you go to this restaurant

and explain why you would recommend this restaurant.

Key vocabulary

The important you vocabulary you need for this part of IELTS speaking is
  • topic vocabulary see my main IELTS vocabulary page
  • natural phrases and idioms for speaking including talking about time
  • idioms to discuss other your relationships with other people.
IELTS Speaking part have many IELTS speaking topics that you have to spend time to practice for your good result

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