Cue cards do IELTS Speaking Part 2
Os 100 cue cards do Part 2 do banco atual (2026 May-Aug) com as instruções “You should say”. Cartões com amostra levam direto ao modelo de Banda 7.5.
Describe an advertisement with a famous person in it
You should say:
- Who the person is
- Where you can see it
- What the advertisement is about
Describe a person you know who has a successful business
You should say:
- Who this person is
- How you got to know him/her
- Why and how he/she started the business
- What business he/she does
Describe a tall building you like or dislike
You should say:
- What it is used for
- Where it is
- What it looks like
Describe a famous person you would like to meet
You should say:
- Who he/she is
- How you knew him/her
- How/where you would like to meet him/her
Describe a time when you encouraged someone to do something that he/she didn't want to do
You should say:
- Who he or she is
- What you encouragcd him/her to do
- How he/she reacted
Describe a time you needed to use your imagination
You should say:
- When it was
- Why you needed to use imagination
- How difficult or easy it was
Describe a time when you watched a live sports event
You should say:
- what the sports event was
- where and when the sports event took place
- why you watched it live
- and explain how you felt about watching the sports event live
Describe a time when you had to get up very early
You should say:
- where you were
- what time you had to get up
- why you had to get up so early
- and explain how you felt about getting up very early
Describe some local news that people in your town or city were very interested in
You should say:
- what the news was about
- how you found out about the news
- who was involved
- and explain why people were so interested in this local news
Describe a place you went to where you remember feeling bored
You should say:
- where you went
- who you were with
- what you remember about this place
- and explain why you felt bored in this place
Describe a person you know who did something difficult and was successful
You should say:
- who this person is
- what difficult thing this person did
- why this person was successful
- and explain how you feel about this person who did something difficult and was successful
Describe a time when you changed your opinion about something important
You should say:
- when you changed your opinion
- what your opinion was before you changed it
- why you changed this opinion
- and explain what the result was of changing your opinion
Describe an occasion you remember when you saw a lot of people smiling
You should say:
- Where you were
- Who you were with
- What happened
- And explain why you remember this occasion when people smiled
Describe a time you made an important decision and were pleased with the result
You should say:
- what the important decision was
- why you chose to make this decision
- how easy it was to decide
- and explain why you were pleased with the result of this important decision
Describe a time when you couldn't use your phone
You should say:
- Where you were
- Why you wanted to use your phone
- Why you couldn't use it
- And explain how you felt about not being able to use your phone
Describe an event you went to that had some music that you didn't enjoy
You should say:
- What the event was
- Who you went with
- Why you decided to go to it
- And explain why you didn't enjoy the music at this event
Describe a situation when you gave advice to someone
You should say:
- Who you gave the advice to
- What the advice was
- Why you gave it
- And explain how this person felt about the advice you gave
Describe a person who you think is good at planning things (e.g. trips, weddings)
You should say:
- How you know this person
- What kinds of things this person plans
- What this person does to plan things
- And explain why you think this person is good at planning things
Describe an ambition you have had for a very long time
You should say:
- what you want to do
- why you want to do this
- when you think you will achieve this ambition
- and explain why you have had this ambition for such a long time
Describe a time when you had to change a plan you had made
You should say:
- what your plan was
- why you needed to change it
- how difficult it was to change your plan
- and explain how you felt about having to change the plan you had made
Describe a person you know who enjoys helping other people
You should say:
- Who this person is
- What this person does to help other people
- How often this person helps other people
- and explain why you think this person enjoys helping other people
Describe a program or app that you like using on your computer or phone
You should say:
- What this program or app does
- When you use the program or app
- How you found out about the program or app
- And explain why you like using this program or app
Describe a problem you had with some technology, for example a computer or a phone
You should say:
- what the technology was
- what problem you had
- whether you fixed the problem
- and explain how you felt about this problem you had with some technology
Describe someone you know who has always wanted to work in medicine, for example as a doctor, a nurse or a vet
You should say:
- how you know this person
- when this person first had the idea of working in medicine
- what this person is doing now
- and explain why this person has always wanted to work in medicine
Describe a city that you really enjoyed visiting
You should say:
- Where the city is
- What you did in this city
- How much time you spent there
- And explain why you really enjoyed visiting this city
Describe a place you went to on holiday/vacation that you would recommend
You should say:
- where you went for your holiday/vacation
- why you went to this place
- what you did while you were there
- and explain why you would recommend this place for a holiday/vacation
Describe a person you know about who encourages people to look after the natural world (e.g. plants, animals, insects and so on)
You should say:
- What you know about this person
- How this person encourages people to look after the natural world
- How long this person has been doing this
- And explain how you feel about this person who encourages people to look after the natural world
Describe a law to help the environment which you think your country should have
You should say:
- what this law would be
- why your country needs this law
- whether this law would be popular
- and explain why this law would help the environment
Describe a place you like going to that is quiet
You should say:
- Where the place is
- When you go there
- What you do when you go there
- And explain why you like going to this quiet place
Describe a bicycle, motorbike or car trip that you think would be interesting
You should say:
- Where you could go
- Who you could go with
- How easy or difficult the trip would be
- And explain why you think using a bicycle/motorbike/car for this trip would be interesting
Describe a piece of technology - not a phone - that you would like to own
You should say:
- What this piece of technology is
- How you know about this piece of technology
- How expensive it is
- And explain why you would like to own this piece of technology
Describe a film/movie you enjoyed watching
You should say:
- What the film/movie was and where you saw it
- Who you saw the film/movie with
- What the film/movie was about
- and explain why you enjoyed watching the film/movie
Describe a place in another country where you would like to work for a short time
You should say:
- Where this place is
- How you know about this place
- What work you would like to do there
- And explain why you would like to work in this place for a short time
Describe a childhood friend who you remember well
You should say:
- who this person is
- when and where you became friends
- what you used to do together
- and explain why you remember this childhood friend well
Describe a child you know who enjoys painting or drawing
You should say:
- How you know this child
- How often this child paints or draws
- What types of things this child paints or draws
- And explain why you think this child enjoys painting or drawing
Describe a time when you had to pay more than you expected for something
You should say:
- What you were paying for
- How you felt when you saw the price
- What you did about it
- and explain why the amount of money you had to pay was unexpected
Describe a place you go to that you think is very good for shopping
You should say:
- Where this place is
- How often you go to this place
- What you usually buy there
- And explain why you think this place you go to is so good for shopping
Describe a time when you wrote a message, email or letter to someone, but you had to wait a long time for the person to reply
You should say:
- When this happened
- Who you sent the message/email/letter to
- Why you wrote to this person
- and explain how you felt about waiting a long time for this person to reply
Describe a time when you felt very proud of something a family member did
You should say:
- Who the family member was
- What he/she did
- Where and when this happened
- And explain why you felt so proud of what your family member did
Describe a time when someone you know found a clever solution to a problem
You should say:
- Who the person is
- What the problem was
- What the person did
- And explain why you think this was a clever solution to the problem
Describe the perfect job for you
You should say:
- What the job is
- How you know about this job
- What skills or training you would need for this job
- And explain why it would be the perfect job for you
Describe a TV or online programme/show that you enjoy watching
You should say:
- What this TV or online programme/show is about
- Which country the programme/show comes from
- How often you watch it
- And explain why you enjoy watching this TV or online programme/show
Describe an interesting video that you watched on the internet
You should say:
- when and where you watched the video
- what this video was about
- how you found out about this video
- and explain why you thought this video was interesting
Describe a person you know who learned something new without a teacher
You should say:
- How you know this person
- What this person learned
- How easy it was for this person to learn without a teacher
- and explain why you think this person learned something new without a teacher
Describe a type of food that you like to eat on special occasions
You should say:
- what this food is
- how this food is prepared
- where and when you eat this food
- and explain why you like to eat this type of food on special occasions
Describe a time when you worked with other people in a group
You should say:
- when and where you worked with the group
- what the group was doing
- how successful the group was
- and explain how you felt about working with the group
Describe a person you know who is good at learning languages
You should say:
- how you know this person
- what languages this person speaks
- how this person learned to speak these languages
- and explain why you think this person is good at learning languages
Describe a story you like that has animals in it (e.g. a book, a children's story, or a film/movie)
You should say:
- how you know about this story
- what animals are in it
- what happens in this story
- and explain why you like this story that has animals in it
Describe a person you know who likes growing plants in their home or garden
You should say:
- Who this person is
- What types of plants this person grows
- Where this person grows the plants
- and explain why you think this person likes growing plants
Describe a person's home you visited that you liked, but would not want to live in
You should say:
- when you visited this home
- who lives/lived in this home
- why you liked it
- and explain why you would not want to live in this person's home
Describe a time when you were busy
You should say:
- when this time was
- why you were so busy
- what you did to deal with the situation
- and explain how you felt about being so busy
Describe an important event in your life that you celebrated
You should say:
- what this event was
- who celebrated the event with you
- how you celebrated the event
- and explain why the event was important to you
Describe a time when you helped a child
You should say:
- who the child was
- when and where you helped the child
- how you helped the child
- and explain how you felt about helping this child
Describe a time when someone asked you for your opinion
You should say:
- who asked you for your opinion
- why this person wanted to know your opinion
- what opinion you gave this person
- and explain how you felt when this person asked for your opinion
Describe something that surprised you and made you happy
You should say:
- what the surprise was
- how you found out about the surprise
- what you did after you found out
- and explain why the surprise made you happy
Describe a change you made in your life recently that was positive
You should say:
- what the change was
- why you decided to make this change
- whether anyone helped you to make this change
- and explain why it was a positive change to make
Describe a time when you used a phone to do something important
You should say:
- when and where you used the phone
- what you used the phone for
- why it was important to do this
- and explain what happened as a result of using the phone
Describe a special day out which didn't cost very much
You should say:
- where and when you went
- what you did
- what you spent money on
- and explain why you enjoyed this special day out
Describe a difficult decision you made that had a very good result
You should say:
- what the decision was
- why it was difficult to make the decision
- what helped you to decide
- and explain why the decision you made had such a good result
Describe an occasion when you lost something in a public place
You should say:
- what you lost
- when and where you lost this thing
- what you did to try and find it
- and explain how you felt about losing this thing in a public place
Describe a situation when you had to spend a long time in a traffic jam
You should say:
- when and where the traffic jam happened
- what you did while you were in the traffic jam
- how you felt about having to spend time in the traffic jam
- and explain what problems the delay caused you
Describe an occasion when somebody said something positive about some work that you did
You should say:
- who said something positive
- what kind of work you did
- why this person was positive about your work
- and explain how you felt when you heard this positive comment
Describe a change you made in your daily life that saved you a lot of time
You should say:
- what the change was
- when you made this change
- how easy it was to make this change
- and explain how making this change in your daily life saved you a lot of time
Describe an ambition you haven't achieved yet
You should say:
- what your ambition is
- why you want to achieve this ambition
- how long you have had this ambition
- and explain why you haven't achieved this ambition yet
Describe a time when you were preparing for a happy event
You should say:
- what the event was
- how you prepared for this event
- who helped you prepare for it
- and explain how successful your preparations for this happy event were
Describe a long walk that you enjoyed
You should say:
- where and when you went on the walk
- who you went with
- what you saw on the walk
- and explain why you enjoyed this long walk
Describe a story someone told you that you remember well
You should say:
- who told you the story
- when this person told you the story
- what the story was about
- and explain why you remember this story well
Describe an interesting discussion that you had with friends
You should say:
- what the discussion was about
- what opinions you and your friends expressed
- what the result of the discussion was
- and explain why you found this discussion interesting
Describe a lesson that you remember well
You should say:
- what the lesson was about
- when and where this lesson took place
- what happened during this lesson
- and explain why you remember this lesson so well
Describe a time when something in your home broke and you tried to repair it
You should say:
- what thing broke
- why this thing broke
- what you did to try to repair it
- and explain how successful you were at trying to repair this thing
Describe a useful skill you learned from an older person
You should say:
- who the older person was
- what skill you learned from this older person
- how easy or difficult it was to learn this skill
- and explain why it was useful for you to learn this skill from this older person
Describe an invention which you think has changed the world in a good way
You should say:
- what this invention is
- what it does
- how popular it is with people of different ages
- and explain how you think this invention has changed the world in a good way
Describe a competition, for example music, cooking, or sport, you would like to take part in
You should say:
- what the competition is
- where and when it happens
- what you have to do to win the competition
- and explain why you would like to take part in this competition
Describe something that helps you to concentrate on work/study
You should say:
- what it is you do
- where and when you do this
- whether you always do the same thing
- and explain how much this helps you to concentrate on work/study
Describe a traditional product made in your country which you like
You should say:
- what this product is
- when you first tried this product
- how this product is made
- and explain why you like this traditional product
Describe something you do that you think is important for keeping fit and healthy
You should say:
- what you do
- how often you do it
- who you do it with
- and explain why you think this activity is important for keeping fit and healthy
Describe a gift you would like to buy for a friend
You should say:
- how well you know this friend
- how much time you spend with him/her
- what type of gift you would like to buy him/her
- and explain why you would like to buy this gift for your friend
Describe an item of clothing that someone gave you
You should say:
- what the item of clothing was and who gave it to you
- what it looked like
- when you wore it
- and explain why this person gave you this item of clothing
Describe an occasion when you had a cake that was special
You should say:
- what kind of cake it was
- why you had this cake
- who you were with
- and explain how you felt about having this special cake
Describe a rule (e.g. at school or work) you dislike and would like to change
You should say:
- what the rule is
- what the reason for the rule is
- why you dislike the rule
- and explain how you would like to change the rule
Describe a song that you think is interesting
You should say:
- what country the song is from
- how you know about the song
- what the song is about
- and explain why you think this song is interesting
Describe something you did that helped you to learn another language
You should say:
- what you did
- where you did it
- who you did it with
- and explain how doing this helped you to learn another language
Describe something you can't live without-not a mobile/cell phone or computer
You should say:
- what this thing is
- what you use it for
- how long you have had it
- and explain why you can't live without this thing
Describe a time when you received something without having to pay for it (e.g. a free ticket, a free service, a free product)
You should say:
- what this free thing was
- why it was free
- what you did to get this free thing
- and explain how you felt about receiving this free thing
Describe a toy that you often played with as a child
You should say:
- what kind of toy it was
- how old you were when you got it
- whether you played with the toy by yourself or with other people
- and explain how you felt about this toy
Describe an important river, lake or area of water in your country
You should say:
- where in your country it is
- how big it is
- what it looks like
- and explain why this river, lake or area of water is important for your country
Describe a place you have visited, not your hometown, that you would recommend as a good place to live
You should say:
- where this place is
- how well you know this place
- what people can do in this place
- and explain why you would recommend this place as a good place to live
Describe a quiet place where you like to spend time
You should say:
- where this quiet place is
- how you found this quiet place
- how often you spend time in this quiet place
- and explain why you like spending time in this quiet place
Describe a time that you remember being in a new place
You should say:
- where you were
- why you were in this new place
- what you remember about it
- and explain how you felt about being in this new place
Describe a famous city that you find interesting
You should say:
- where the city is
- how you know about the city
- why the city is famous
- and explain why you find this city interesting
Describe a place in the countryside that you enjoyed visiting
You should say:
- where you went in the countryside
- why you went to this place in the countryside
- what you saw and did there
- and explain why you enjoyed visiting this place in the countryside
Describe the kind of house or apartment you would like to live in
You should say:
- where this house or apartment would be
- what it would look like
- what would be special about the house or apartment
- and explain why you would like to live in this house or apartment
Describe an interesting neighbour
You should say:
- who the neighbor is
- how you met this neighbor
- how often you see this neighbor
- and explain why you find this neighbor interesting
Describe a family member you might like to work with in the future
You should say:
- who this person is
- whether you have worked with this person before
- what kind of work you might like to do with this person
- and explain why you might like to work with this family member in the future
Describe a well-known person in your country who is very popular
You should say:
- who this person is
- what you know about this person
- why he/she is so popular
- and explain how you feel about this person being so popular
Describe a friend you enjoy talking with
You should say:
- how you first met this friend
- what kind of person this friend is
- what you talk about with this friend
- and explain why you enjoy talking with this friend
Describe a person that you enjoy spending time with
You should say:
- how you met this person
- what type of person he/she is
- what you have done together
- and explain why you enjoy spending time with this person
Describe a person you know who does a job which is useful to society
You should say:
- who this person is
- what job this person does
- what skills this person needs to do the job
- and explain why you think this job is useful to society
Describe a person you only met recently who you would like to get to know better
You should say:
- who this person is
- where you met him/her
- what you talked about
- and explain why you would like to get to know this person better
Describe a person you follow regularly on social media or other media
You should say:
- who this person is
- how you know about this person
- what kinds of things he/she talks about
- and explain why you follow this person regularly on social media or other media
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