IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card
Describe a historical place you have visited
Last updated 2 September 2026
In short
This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a historical place you have visited. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (where it is; when you went there; what you learned about it; how you felt when you were there), and the last one carries the most marks.
The cue card
Describe a historical place you have visited.
You should say:
- where it is
- when you went there
- what you learned about it
- and explain how you felt when you were there
How to structure your long turn
- 1
where it is
- 2
when you went there
- 3
what you learned about it
- 4
and explain how you felt when you were there
Rounding-off questions
Why is it important to preserve historical places?
Should governments spend money protecting them?
Where this leads: Part 3 on culture and tradition
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