IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card

    Describe a skill you could teach other people

    Last updated 2 September 2026

    In short

    This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a skill you could teach other people. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (what the skill is; how you learned it; how you would teach it; why it is worth learning), and the last one carries the most marks.

    The cue card

    Describe a skill you could teach other people.

    You should say:

    • what the skill is
    • how you learned it
    • how you would teach it
    • and explain why it is worth learning

    How to structure your long turn

    1. 1

      what the skill is

    2. 2

      how you learned it

    3. 3

      how you would teach it

    4. 4

      and explain why it is worth learning

    Rounding-off questions

    • Is teaching a skill in itself?

    • Do people learn better from teachers or on their own?

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