IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card
Describe a place near water that you enjoy
Last updated 2 September 2026
In short
This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a place near water that you enjoy. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (where it is; how often you go there; what you do there; why you enjoy being near the water), and the last one carries the most marks.
The cue card
Describe a place near water that you enjoy.
You should say:
- where it is
- how often you go there
- what you do there
- and explain why you enjoy being near the water
How to structure your long turn
- 1
where it is
- 2
how often you go there
- 3
what you do there
- 4
and explain why you enjoy being near the water
Rounding-off questions
Why are people drawn to water?
Is it important to protect rivers and coasts?
Where this leads: Part 3 on nature and wildlife
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