IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card
Describe a goal you would like to achieve in the future
Last updated 2 September 2026
In short
This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a goal you would like to achieve in the future. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (what the goal is; why it is important to you; how you plan to achieve it; how you will feel when you reach it), and the last one carries the most marks.
The cue card
Describe a goal you would like to achieve in the future.
You should say:
- what the goal is
- why it is important to you
- how you plan to achieve it
- and explain how you will feel when you reach it
How to structure your long turn
- 1
what the goal is
- 2
why it is important to you
- 3
how you plan to achieve it
- 4
and explain how you will feel when you reach it
Rounding-off questions
Is it important to set goals in life?
How much control do people have over their futures?
Where this leads: Part 3 on goals and the future
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