Describe an application or software that you are using on your laptop/mobile deviceIELTS Part 2 Speaking
For Part 2 IELTS Speaking you are usually shown a question card on a specific subject, and it will also include an outline that you need to discuss in your answer.- This part of the interview offers you the chance to speak more freely about a topic.
- Before you begin, you have 60 seconds or so to organize to discuss the topic presented on the question card.
- Some paper and a pencil is provided for so that you can jot down some notes for your answer.
- After that, you will need to talk for between 1-2 minutes.
- The second part of the IELTS Speaking interview will give you an opportunity to talk for longer on the given topic.
- After you have answered, the IELTS examiner will then ask you one or two questions on the the topic.
- This part takes 3-4 minutes from start to finish.
How can I practice my speaking for Part 2?
- Ask a study partner or friend to concentrate while you answer the task topic.
- Try to talk for a maximum of 2 minutes.
- Get your speaking partner to ask a few questions on the topic presented on the card.
- Record your answer Get your IELTS speaking partner to record you and when you finish listen to your answer and analyse it.
- In what way would you change your answer?
- What would make it better?
IELTS Cue Card
Describe an application or software that you are using on your laptop/mobile device
You should say:
and which features of the application or software you like.
- what it does
- where and when you found it
- why you use it
IELTS Cue Card Sample Answer
An application or software that you are using on your laptop/mobile device
Okay, so I use quite a lot of apps on both my phone and laptop, but I guess that one of the apps that I use the most is Spotify. It’s basically a music app which allows you to search, organize and listen to any music you want.It’s a great app because not only can search the exact music you want but it also provides Spotify radio with a lot of variety, many different genres of music such as pop, hip-hop, funk, rock, blues, soul, jazz, etc.
I mean, you wouldn’t ever get bored easily with so much music to listen to – and another great thing about it is you can create and then store your own playlists, and then share them with your friends so it has a social element to it also.
You can actually see what your friends and other people are listening to and it can be a great way of discovering loads of new music.
It’s probably the app I use the most, apart from regular document apps, because I tend to listen to a lot of music every day, so I tend to be in and out of the app continually throughout the day.
I first came across it on the internet, a long time ago now, but I think it was a review in a blog post I read and I decided to give it a try and loved it immediately. I know there are other music apps, but Spotify seems to be popular and it has enough features and functionality for me and what I want to do with my music, so I haven’t abandoned it in favor of an alternative yet.
As for why I use it, well I think I’ve already pretty much explained that; it’s just so convenient and useful for managing all my music and I particularly like the sharing feature.
I also like the fact that it’s updated regularly also, so even the radio includes all the latest releases from popular artists – so overall I think it’s a great app.