IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card
Describe a place you often went to as a child
Last updated 2 September 2026
In short
This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a place you often went to as a child. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (where it was; who you went with; what you did there; why it was special to you), and the last one carries the most marks.
The cue card
Describe a place you often went to as a child.
You should say:
- where it was
- who you went with
- what you did there
- and explain why it was special to you
How to structure your long turn
- 1
where it was
- 2
who you went with
- 3
what you did there
- 4
and explain why it was special to you
Rounding-off questions
Why do childhood places stay in our memory?
Have places for children changed since you were young?
Where this leads: Part 3 on childhood and memories
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