IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card
Describe a machine or appliance you find useful at home
Last updated 2 September 2026
In short
This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a machine or appliance you find useful at home. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (what it is; how long you have had it; what you use it for; how it makes life easier), and the last one carries the most marks.
The cue card
Describe a machine or appliance you find useful at home.
You should say:
- what it is
- how long you have had it
- what you use it for
- and explain how it makes life easier
How to structure your long turn
- 1
what it is
- 2
how long you have had it
- 3
what you use it for
- 4
and explain how it makes life easier
Rounding-off questions
How has technology changed life at home?
Do labour-saving devices give people more free time?
Where this leads: Part 3 on technology and society
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