IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card
Describe a time you helped someone
Last updated 2 September 2026
In short
This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a time you helped someone. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (who you helped; what the situation was; what you did; how you felt about helping them), and the last one carries the most marks.
The cue card
Describe a time you helped someone.
You should say:
- who you helped
- what the situation was
- what you did
- and explain how you felt about helping them
How to structure your long turn
- 1
who you helped
- 2
what the situation was
- 3
what you did
- 4
and explain how you felt about helping them
Rounding-off questions
Do people help each other enough these days?
Should helping others be taught to children?