IELTS Speaking · Part 2 · Cue card
Describe your first school
Last updated 2 September 2026
In short
This Part 2 cue card asks you to describe describe your first school. Your long turn has to cover 4 prompts (where it was; what it was like; what you did there; a memory you have of it), and the last one carries the most marks.
The cue card
Describe your first school.
You should say:
- where it was
- what it was like
- what you did there
- and explain a memory you have of it
How to structure your long turn
- 1
where it was
- 2
what it was like
- 3
what you did there
- 4
and explain a memory you have of it
Rounding-off questions
How have schools changed since you were young?
What makes a school a good one?