IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card
Describe a piece of good news you received
Last updated 2 September 2026
In short
This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a piece of good news you received. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (what the news was; how you heard it; who told you; how you felt about it), and the last one carries the most marks.
The cue card
Describe a piece of good news you received.
You should say:
- what the news was
- how you heard it
- who told you
- and explain how you felt about it
How to structure your long turn
- 1
what the news was
- 2
how you heard it
- 3
who told you
- 4
and explain how you felt about it
Rounding-off questions
Do people prefer to share good news or bad news?
How has the way we share news changed?
Where this leads: Part 3 on media and news
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