IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card
Describe a time a member of your family helped you
Last updated 2 September 2026
In short
This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a time a member of your family helped you. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (who helped you; what the situation was; what they did; how you felt afterwards), and the last one carries the most marks.
The cue card
Describe a time a member of your family helped you.
You should say:
- who helped you
- what the situation was
- what they did
- and explain how you felt afterwards
How to structure your long turn
- 1
who helped you
- 2
what the situation was
- 3
what they did
- 4
and explain how you felt afterwards
Rounding-off questions
How much should families help each other?
Are families as close as they used to be?
Where this leads: Part 3 on family and upbringing
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