IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card
Describe a possession that is important to you
Last updated 2 September 2026
In short
This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a possession that is important to you. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (what it is; how you got it; how often you use it; why it is important to you), and the last one carries the most marks.
The cue card
Describe a possession that is important to you.
You should say:
- what it is
- how you got it
- how often you use it
- and explain why it is important to you
How to structure your long turn
- 1
what it is
- 2
how you got it
- 3
how often you use it
- 4
and explain why it is important to you
Rounding-off questions
Do people become too attached to their possessions?
Do we own more things than we need?
Where this leads: Part 3 on shopping and consumerism
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