IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card
Describe a musical instrument you would like to play
Last updated 2 September 2026
In short
This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a musical instrument you would like to play. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (what it is; why you are interested in it; how you would learn it; how you would feel if you could play it), and the last one carries the most marks.
The cue card
Describe a musical instrument you would like to play.
You should say:
- what it is
- why you are interested in it
- how you would learn it
- and explain how you would feel if you could play it
How to structure your long turn
- 1
what it is
- 2
why you are interested in it
- 3
how you would learn it
- 4
and explain how you would feel if you could play it
Rounding-off questions
Should children learn a musical instrument?
Why is music important to people?
Where this leads: Part 3 on music and performance
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