IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card

    Describe a person who speaks a foreign language well

    Last updated 2 September 2026

    In short

    This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a person who speaks a foreign language well. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (who this person is; which language they speak; how they learned it; how it is useful to them), and the last one carries the most marks.

    The cue card

    Describe a person who speaks a foreign language well.

    You should say:

    • who this person is
    • which language they speak
    • how they learned it
    • and explain how it is useful to them

    How to structure your long turn

    1. 1

      who this person is

    2. 2

      which language they speak

    3. 3

      how they learned it

    4. 4

      and explain how it is useful to them

    Rounding-off questions

    • Would you like to speak that language too?

    • Why do some people learn languages more easily than others?

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