IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card
Describe a game or activity you enjoyed as a child
Last updated 2 September 2026
In short
This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a game or activity you enjoyed as a child. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (what the game was; who you played it with; where you usually played; why you enjoyed it), and the last one carries the most marks.
The cue card
Describe a game or activity you enjoyed as a child.
You should say:
- what the game was
- who you played it with
- where you usually played
- and explain why you enjoyed it
How to structure your long turn
- 1
what the game was
- 2
who you played it with
- 3
where you usually played
- 4
and explain why you enjoyed it
Rounding-off questions
How is children's play different today?
Do children spend too much time on screens?
Where this leads: Part 3 on childhood and memories
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