IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card

    Describe a useful skill you have learned

    Last updated 2 September 2026

    In short

    This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe a useful skill you have learned. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (what the skill is; how you learned it; how difficult it was; how it has been useful), and the last one carries the most marks.

    The cue card

    Describe a useful skill you have learned.

    You should say:

    • what the skill is
    • how you learned it
    • how difficult it was
    • and explain how it has been useful

    How to structure your long turn

    1. 1

      what the skill is

    2. 2

      how you learned it

    3. 3

      how difficult it was

    4. 4

      and explain how it has been useful

    Rounding-off questions

    • Which skills are most useful today?

    • Is it easier to learn skills as a child or an adult?

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