arrow back icon Top Answers

Describe a city you have been to and want to visit again.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Where is it?
  • When & why did you visit there?
  • Would you go back?
Show all 139 answers

Cue 1:Where is it?

  • Begin with a brief introduction of the city, including its geographical location.
  • Mention any notable landmarks or features that make the city unique.

Example

The city I want to talk about is Jaipur, located in the northern part of India, in the state of Rajasthan. It is famously known as the Pink City due to its distinct pink-colored buildings and rich cultural heritage.

Cue 2:When & why did you visit there?

  • Provide details about your visit, including the time of year and the duration of your stay.
  • Explain the reasons for your visit, such as tourism, family, or work.

Example

I visited Jaipur last year during the winter holidays for about a week. I had always wanted to explore its historical sites and experience the vibrant culture, especially the famous Amer Fort and Hawa Mahal.

Cue 3:Would you go back?

  • Express your feelings about returning to the city, highlighting what you would like to do differently or explore further.
  • Mention any specific experiences or places you missed during your last visit that you would like to see.

Example

Absolutely, I would love to go back to Jaipur! I want to visit the local markets to shop for traditional handicrafts and try more of the delicious Rajasthani cuisine, which I didn’t get enough of during my last trip.

Conclusion

  • Summarize your overall feelings about the city and your desire to return.
  • Reiterate the unique aspects that make the city special to you.

Example

In conclusion, Jaipur holds a special place in my heart due to its stunning architecture and rich traditions. I look forward to revisiting and immersing myself in its beauty once again.

Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

Tips to answer this Cue Card

1: Vague Descriptions

Using vague language can make your answer less engaging. Avoid general statements that don't provide specific details about the city.

bulb icon

Tip

Include specific landmarks, cultural experiences, or personal anecdotes to make your description vivid and memorable.

2: Ignoring the Cues

Not addressing all the cues can lead to an incomplete answer. This may result in a lower score for coherence and relevance.

bulb icon

Tip

Structure your response by clearly answering each cue: location, visit details, and your desire to return.

Overly Long Responses

Giving excessively long answers can lose the listener's interest and make it hard to follow your main points.

bulb icon

Tip

Be concise and focused. Aim for clear, structured responses that cover all points without unnecessary elaboration.

calendar icon

IELTS Cue Cards asked last week

Reported by Leap students who gave IELTS

Describe your favourite food at a traditional festival or a special event in your country
anonymous person icon

Reported by

Anonymous student Band 7.5

location icon

Pitampura Test Centre, New Delhi

Answer

I like to taste different types of cuisine. Here I would like to talk about my favorite dish at my traditional festival of Onam which is Sadya. Sadya is popular in my city. We are experimenting these cuisines on Onam festival day. Onam is a famous festival in my city. All family members get together in my home and we make a delicious Sadya. There are many ingredients includes that Sadya. Moreover, we make a big feast that day as well as we create a lot of memories together and we wear that day the traditional dress called Sari and men wear the Dhotis. That festival is really important to us because the whole day we are conducting different kinds of games at our homes and all the family members came together. It's a memorable day in my life. This is the festival. We are making the Sambar and Aviyal. These all the kinds of foods are making with the vegetables.
Talk about a toy you liked in your childhood
anonymous person icon

Reported by

Anonymous student Band 8

location icon

Sector 34 Test Centre, Chandigarh

Answer

The toy which I liked in my childhood was a panda doll, which makes me pleasant and makes me more blush. The pandas are the most beautiful creatures of the world, which looks gigantic and has pooshy cheeks and they are like stars in the clouds and they dream in me. Furthermore, these have been given by my father. My father is a very very beautiful artistic person, who makes me think of that. Every day you will face every difficulties and make you suffer and move forward. Pandas are always seen in Japanese countries. It is my lifelong dream to visit a Japanese country and click a photo with the original pandas, which makes sounds better.
Describe a time you were in a place where you didn't know the local language
anonymous person icon

Reported by

Anonymous student Band 6.5

location icon

Whitefield Test Center, Bengaluru

Answer

As India is a very large country full of diversity, so there are many places which have their own language and speak their native language. The place which I visited and I didn't know about their language was Leladakh, which is about 300 km away from my hometown and it is a very good place as it consists of different kind of trees, animals and have many scenic views and I visited over there last year in summers as it was the best time to visit because it has many, it was cold over there and we had summers in our area so it was the best time to visit over there and I went over there with my whole family.
Describe a time when your friend damaged something you owned
anonymous person icon

Reported by

Anonymous student Band 7

location icon

Begumpet Test Centre, Hyderabad

Answer

When I was a kid, I had a little pencil box which had these four buttons which gave the pencil box an operative use. When you press the button, the box would open up. When you press the second button, a little part of it would slide out. Basically it was just a little electronical and a fun thing to have and I owned it when I was in 6th. One day after break, I was standing and talking there with one of my friends and another friend of mine was running through the hallway and accidentally she pushed my shoulder and my pencil box hit the ground and it broke into multiple pieces to the point that it was not functional anymore.
Describe a book you recently read
anonymous person icon

Reported by

Anonymous student Band 7.5

location icon

CBD Belapur Test Centre, Navi Mumbai

Answer

It Ends With Us is a book I read recently. It's by the author Colleen Hoare. It's mainly a story about two teenagers, Atlas and Lily, and how they just handle their life going through high school, adolescence, and just domestic violence at home. Both of them come from very, very different families. However, they have one common determining factor between them, which is domestic violence. The abuse that they've seen their moms go through is just insane, and they connect through that on a different level. They're actually in the same high school, but they never speak to each other until Atlas actually crashes into an empty house next to Lily's villa. When Atlas is homeless and he doesn't have anywhere to go, he just comes and breaks into the house next to Lily's, and Lily helps him with all the daily necessities like clothes and food, medicines and stuff. Furthermore, their friendship blossoms into love, but it doesn't really fructify as Atlas has to leave. This book really gave me a lot of knowledge about domestic abuse and how to deal with it.

All Answers

Here are all the answers by real-users practicing speaking for IELTS Cue Cards on our IELTS Prep App.

Band 7

The city that I have been to and I would want to visit again is Darjeeling in West Bengal. I had the opportunity to visit the city last year during the monsoon season which is a big reason why we were able to experience it in at its most exquisite form and shape. The views were serene with the gorgeous valleys and mountaintops especially during the early hours of the day when the clouds would settle and you would be seeing this lush greenery all atop the mountains especially when the city was cool and chilly at the same time.

Band 7

So the city I recently visited was Mumbai. Mumbai is in the heart of Maharashtra and to talk about it, I would go on and on. We actually wanted to visit Shirdi and while going by flight, the only nearby airport was the Mumbai airport. So we decided to stay there for a day to take a look around the city and to my surprise, it exceeded my expectations. I could literally compare the city's skyscrapers to that of New York. It was magnificently tall, sparkling lights filled the entire night and I was so surprised to see that everyone there were mostly foreigners. I enjoyed the nightlife there because of the lightings kept around the streets and the delicious street foods available there. If I were to go back to Mumbai, I would definitely want to visit the Wakanda Stadium. The thing was, we were supposed to watch the match that night but due to unprecedented rain, the match was postponed and we were refunded with the money but I still wish that I could have watched the Mumbai vs CSK match that night. So someone who doesn't like the city life much, when I went to Mumbai, that changed my perspective and that made me want to visit more cities in the future. So if I had the opportunity to go back, I would definitely take it.

Band 7

When talking about a city where I want to visit once again, I obviously said it is Bangalore. I was there for my master's degree. I spent around three years there. It was a dream city for everyone. There were lots of activities. The city life was very amazing. We spent nights outside. In our area, we don't have night parties. Me and my friends go out every week and we spend lots of time in the parks and shopping malls. There are lots of opportunities to grow our career as well as our personal abilities. The city is made up of beautiful architectural works like the buildings, the park, the road and the infrastructure facilities up to the mall. It is one of the main metro cities in India. I would like to spend my remaining life there. After coming back from Bangalore to my native place, I feel loneliness. I feel like we don't have many opportunities in cities like Bangalore. Each day was very special. Each day we spent in a new thing or a new event. It was the city of Bangalore.

Band 7

Tokyo is a city that I have already visited twice. I've been there once with my family in 2018 and once with my best friend in 2019. It's the capital of Japan and I think it has been one of the most extraordinary places I've ever been to despite being a fast-paced city where everybody is just trying to keep up with things like work and studying and business. I think it still possesses a really unique charm where people are also trying to spend their time in a way that's meaningfully connected to their friends and their family. So you'll find a lot of gaming parlours there, a lot of entertainment places like karaoke stations and fun activities like riding a Mario Kart on the road which you won't find anywhere else in the world. So the culture difference that I witnessed there was extremely shocking but pleasing also at the same time and it's really different compared to any city in India. There are a lot of parts of it that I have already explored and the first time we went there was actually to visit a family friend. So I really explored it with their perspective in mind because they planned out the itinerary for us. But I would love to visit Tokyo again and look at some of the places that I have found out rather recently and I would like to cover a lot more places inside of it.

Band 7

The city I visited is a coastal city of Kochi, located in northern part of Kerala, a state in India. I visited Kochi in September 2024. I went there for a vacation. Kochi is divided in two parts, the mainland city and the island city, which is also known as Fort Kochi. In mainland, you will have a buzzling city, which has a metro, public transport, shopping malls, crowd, different eateries, a typical modern city. But when you go to Fort Kochi, to which you have to take ferry, boat or a water metro, in Fort Kochi you will feel relaxation, you will feel detached from the buzzling city. It is a peaceful place, where people come to relax. In Fort Kochi, the culture, the heritage, history is preserved in the form of different monuments, museums, different cafes, which include art cafes, which are famous for local artifacts as well as international cuisines. I met different crowd in Fort Kochi, including few international crowd as well. I stayed in a hostel there, where I bonded with different people.

Band 6-7

The city I have recently been is Hyderabad, which is situated in the Telangana state and is also the capital of Telangana. And recently I had visited Hyderabad, which was for my examination in cyber security. I think, I believe Telangana Hyderabad is a great city, which has different culture. It involves both cultural aspects as well as technical aspects, technical advancement. If we move to the older city, we can get to explore different kinds of palaces and mosques along with different temples. Whereas if we move to the new side of the city that is known as high-tech city, which involves different types of buildings for different, for various companies across the city area. As these companies are from different countries, which involves international trade and marketing. And one of the greatest thing of Hyderabad is the food culture, especially the Hyderabadi biryani, which is why the Hyderabad is much more famous. And along with it, the sweets, the Hyderabad that provides us. I think the most favorable thing in my opinion is the Hyderabad cuisine, which attracts a lot of people along with it, the rich historical aspect. And moreover, it combines the technical advancement also. So I can say it is a mix of everything. If a person wants to visit, you can visit the old areas as well, including the new high-tech city for exploring high and new advanced technology.

Band 6-7

So, my favorite city is Singapore. Singapore is one of the few nation states in the world which is a city that is both a country and a city. It is also one of the smallest countries in the world. I visited Singapore in 2016 and I went there as a tourist with my family. I spent about 7 to 8 days in Singapore and we did all the touristy things where we went to Sentosa Island and the amusement parks and I saw the architecture of Singapore which I loved very much. The planning and the orderliness was something that really fascinated me. Moreover, the roads were really well maintained and very well planned. The greenery, the tree line started exactly where the roads ended and that is something I have not seen anywhere else. I loved my time in Singapore where even though I had some trouble with the food because being an Indian, it is quite hard to adapt to or try the seafood that they eat there which is quite pungent in flavor and smell and I made the mistake of trying their food once and I couldn't stomach it. So, there was a lack of good food options for Indians but I think overall as a tourist attraction, as a tourist city, it is quite a great place and I would definitely like to go back. I enjoyed looking back at my memories from Singapore and yeah, it is a very fun place and a lot of things to do and quite a nice place to visit.

Band 6-7

Amritsar is the city I would like to go again and again in my life. The people, the culture, the way they treat others, their beliefs and most especially their food. For me, the food of Amritsar is the best food I have eaten in my life. The way they serve to you the Golden Temple. Golden Temple is the historic temple in the history of India where they feed the poor without taking a single penny. Every person of religion is welcomed there instead of...

Band 6-7

In recent few years, I have started to travel a lot along with my adventure bike. The one of the most loved place of mine is Kolhapur city, which is located in southern part of Maharashtra in India. I visited Kolhapur back into 2022 for my university admission. I spent 4 years in that city. Firstly, I like the people very much. They are very humble, honest and helpful. In addition to it, Kolhapur has one of the biggest and brightest culture. People there celebrate all types of festival in huge number of people. Furthermore, education is top notch and the education has attracted more foreign MNCs. Job is currently boosting there. It has great heritage sites. I would like to visit it again and make it my hometown.

Band 6-7

I visited a city named Panchkula in October 2025. The primary purpose of visiting Panchkula was my training which is arranged by my corporation. But I really like that city. The architecture the built, the cleanliness and the nature everything was very nice about that city. On the top of that the environment, the people and the animal there are very good and I would say that it was a very good experience for me. Panchkula was like very exotic place that I visited and in addition to this there was also a temple that I visited. I went there with my friends and along with our caretaker and we just experienced very beautiful things there and the goddess of the temple was very beautiful. I really remember that how much I enjoyed there because everything was just tranquilizing in a very good way and the Panchkula city is located in Haryana.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
ielts logo

Get the IELTS Prep App

Star rating icon

4.2

1M+ Installs

 app download banner image

Get the app link on your phone

+91

Or download app from

google play storeapp store
master ielts speaking ad