IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card
Describe a problem you managed to solve
Last updated 2 September 2026
In short
This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a problem you managed to solve. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (what the problem was; how it arose; what you did about it; how you felt afterwards), and the last one carries the most marks.
The cue card
Describe a problem you managed to solve.
You should say:
- what the problem was
- how it arose
- what you did about it
- and explain how you felt afterwards
How to structure your long turn
- 1
what the problem was
- 2
how it arose
- 3
what you did about it
- 4
and explain how you felt afterwards
Rounding-off questions
Are people good at solving their own problems?
Is it better to solve problems alone or with help?
Where this leads: Part 3 on skills and success
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