IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card
Describe a language you would like to learn
Last updated 2 September 2026
In short
This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a language you would like to learn. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (which language it is; why you want to learn it; how you would learn it; how it would be useful to you), and the last one carries the most marks.
The cue card
Describe a language you would like to learn.
You should say:
- which language it is
- why you want to learn it
- how you would learn it
- and explain how it would be useful to you
How to structure your long turn
- 1
which language it is
- 2
why you want to learn it
- 3
how you would learn it
- 4
and explain how it would be useful to you
Rounding-off questions
Why is it useful to speak more than one language?
Will one global language ever replace others?
Where this leads: Part 3 on culture and tradition
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