IELTS Speaking Part 2
For Part 2 IELTS Speaking you are normally shown a cue card with a particular topic, and it will also have bullet points that you need to mention when you answer.
The second part of the interview will give you an opportunity to speak for an extended period on the topic.
Before you start speaking,you will be given 60 seconds or so to organize to talk about the topic on the task card.
Some paper and a pencil is usually available for you to make notes for your answer.
Next, you must talk for 1 minute to 2 minutes.
And then the IELTS examiner will ask you 1 or 2 questions about the related to the topic.
IELTS Speaking Part 2 lasts for around 3 or 4 minutes in total.
Practising for IELTS Speaking Part 2
Get your IELTS speaking partner to concentrate as you discuss the question subject.
You should talk for between 1 and 2 minutes. Ask your speaking partner to ask you a few rounding off questions for the same topic on the topic card.
Record yourself and after you finish listen to your response and analyse it.
How could you change it? What could make it more interesting?
IELTS Speaking Test Part 2 Cue Card Topic
Describe a person in the news you would like to meet
You should say:
and explain what you would say to this person.
- Who the person is
- Why they are in the news
- Why you would like to meet this person
Sample IELTS Cue Card Speaking Answer
A person in the news you would like to meet
I’m not a big fan of anyone in the news at the moment, but I guess it would be interesting to meet Donald Trump.He’s constantly in the news at the moment because of his bid for the US presidency.
Now, I don’t know that much about him, or even agree with some of the things he says – but he certainly seems to be popular with a large section of the population in America – and that’s interesting - because he’s not even a politician.
Now, why is he in the news much more than the other candidates who are in the presidential race – it’s probably because he’s not a politician - and he’s not following the normal rules for such things.
It’s quite incredible how people are always trying to disrespect him – and you would expect that to make him less popular with people.
But that’s not the case - support seems to be growing for him the more than other candidates and the political establishment attack him.
Now that says something quite important – it could be that the political class is afraid of him, and what he might be capable of – because he doesn’t play the game as they like – he just does his own thing – and they can’t control him.
Another reason why he’s an interesting character is the simple, but important fact, that he’s self-financing his campaign.
He’s not accepting any money from big corporations or the rich political classes which normally buy politicians.
And I think this is one of the primary reasons why he’s attracting so much support from many regular Americans – they are simply tired of the political elite and the corruption in government.
And Trump is literally a breath of fresh air, he’s using his own money, and speaking in non-political language – and that seems to be resonating well with a large section of people.
It doesn’t even matter to these people that some of his policy ideas seem to be unrealistic, or that he seems to offend many people – it appears that he can do no wrong at the moment.
Okay, now if I actually met him, I would probably want to ask him just one question.
And that would be – why on earth he wanted to go through this whole process?
I mean he’s one of the richest guys in the country, so he could basically do whatever he wants.
So I’d be interested in hearing his reasons for running for president, especially since he’s not a politician.