IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card
Describe a city or town you have visited and would like to return to
Last updated 2 September 2026
In short
This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a city or town you have visited and would like to return to. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (where it is; when you went there; what you did while you were there; why you would like to go back), and the last one carries the most marks.
The cue card
Describe a city or town you have visited and would like to return to.
You should say:
- where it is
- when you went there
- what you did while you were there
- and explain why you would like to go back
How to structure your long turn
- 1
where it is
- 2
when you went there
- 3
what you did while you were there
- 4
and explain why you would like to go back
Rounding-off questions
What makes a city worth visiting?
Do you prefer big cities or small towns?
Where this leads: Part 3 on cities and urban life
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