arrow back icon Top Answers

Describe A Foreign Country You Would Like To Visit In The Future: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Where this country is located?
  • What attracts you to this country?
  • What you plan to do there?
  • How you think you would feel about visiting this country?
Show all 100 answers

Cue 1:Where this country is located?

  • Begin by mentioning the name of the country and its geographical location.
  • You can include details like neighboring countries or its position on the world map.

Example

I would love to visit Japan, which is located in East Asia. It is an island nation situated in the Pacific Ocean, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. Japan is known for its unique culture and beautiful landscapes.


Cue 2:What attracts you to this country?

  • Discuss specific aspects of the country that fascinate you, such as culture, food, or technology.
  • Mention any personal interests or experiences that make you want to visit.

Example

What attracts me to Japan is its rich history and vibrant culture. I am particularly fascinated by traditional practices like tea ceremonies and the art of calligraphy. Additionally, I am a huge fan of Japanese cuisine, especially sushi and ramen, which I would love to try in their authentic form.


Cue 3:What you plan to do there?

  • Outline the activities or places you want to visit during your trip.
  • Include any specific events or experiences you hope to have.

Example

During my visit, I plan to explore Tokyo, where I want to visit famous landmarks like the Tokyo Tower and the historic Asakusa Temple. I also want to experience the cherry blossom season in Kyoto and participate in a traditional tea ceremony. Additionally, I hope to visit some local markets to taste street food.


Cue 4:How you think you would feel about visiting this country?

  • Express your emotions and expectations regarding the trip.
  • Share how this visit might impact you personally or culturally.

Example

I believe visiting Japan would be an incredible experience that would leave me feeling inspired and enriched. I am excited about immersing myself in a culture so different from my own. I expect to feel a sense of awe while witnessing the blend of ancient traditions and modern technology.


Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, Japan is a country that captivates me with its unique blend of tradition and modernity. I look forward to experiencing its culture, cuisine, and beautiful landscapes, and I believe this trip would be a memorable adventure that would broaden my horizons.


    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 and informative. Avoid general statements that do not provide specific details about the country you want to visit.

    bulb icon

    Tip

    Include specific attractions, cultural aspects, or experiences that excite you about the country to make your answer more vivid.


    2: Ignoring the Cues

    Failing to address the provided cues can lead to an incomplete answer. Each cue is designed to help structure your response effectively.

    bulb icon

    Tip

    Make sure to answer each cue clearly, providing relevant information about the location, attractions, plans, and feelings regarding the visit.


    Overly Simple Sentences

    Using overly simple sentences can make your speech sound less fluent and engaging. It may not showcase your language skills effectively.

    bulb icon

    Tip

    Try to use a variety of sentence structures and connect your ideas with linking words to create a more dynamic response.


    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 6-7

    I want to visit in future the country is German which is located in Europe countries is it is one of the European country I want to do my master's in Germany it offers a free education who have the 80% of graduation and my plan is to pursue my master's and pursue my master's and get a good job and well settle in Germany well German and my long-term plan is to have get job and settle in Germany

    Band 6-7

    I would like to explore UK, specifically I would like to explore Edinburgh city in UK. The Edinburgh city is, which will be like a time travel trip for you if you visited Edinburgh. The architecture, the lifestyle, the culture and the people over there are very much in a vintage style. And their architecture is something which will make you feel you have been time travelled in your life. And also I would like to visit their libraries and this Edinburgh is located in the country UK, which is near the Europe. And yeah, this is the location I have been dreaming to go.

    Band 6-7

    So this country I plan to visit is France which is in Central Europe. I really plan to visit this country because of the culture and the beautiful landscape mountains. I really want to try their food like crepes and wine. And also they have a variety of cheese and also I really want to try the champagne there. And I think the French are really famous for their baguette. And I am really excited to visit that country and specific region like Nice etc. And I would like to take my family there as well especially my mom.

    Band 6-7

    I would like to visit Norway one day because it has a beautiful igloo houses and it's fully covered with snow and I could figure Northern Lights there. I have a dream that I have to see the Northern Lights so it's one of a dream come true moment for me. So for sure I will be going there as a visitor or a tourist I'll just admire the place it's been there and for sure. A foreign country that I would like to visit in the future is Norway it is situated in the Europe it is filled with snow and the houses there are completely built with igloos for tourists so and I can spot a Northern Light there so they have options like reindeer and huskies traveling options it's a dream come true moment for me if I go there it is rich in it's beautiful sceneries and all so in my future I would really like to visit this country I would feel blessed to watch the Northern Lights and reindeers and all with my own eyes and it will be a beautiful experience for me if I visit there.

    Band 6-7

    Hi, a 14 country that I would like to visit in the future is United Arab Emirates, which is situated in Middle East, which is just a four hour flight from my place. I am very much excited to visit this country because of its diverse opportunities and many foreign, many diverse people live there, so I am very much excited about the business opportunities and academic opportunities there. I will be going there to take a course, which is a Master's in Applied Artificial Intelligence at a university in Abu Dhabi. I am very much fond of that university and I am dreaming of getting there in the next fall. I have a few friends there also in UAE, so I can meet them and we can have fun, we can explore the whole country, even though it's impossible to cover the whole country, but I am very much excited to see and explore the weather and all the activities there.

    Band 6-7

    the place London it means UK I will I'm going to enjoy there in the future and it attracts me more wonderful place which I have been visit there and then it's a it's a memorable place for me in future and I will never forgot the memories there and I like the foods very much I play some rides like adventures more and more etc then there are my cutest families and friends are all of my age so we enjoyed a lot there I never ever forgot these places like the adventure place and the restaurants we meet and we do some atrocities there

    Band 6-7

    I would like to visit one foreign country that would be Italy. It's it is very beautiful city and I love the people over there, the language, the Italian accent and all the monuments that is there that are that is present in the Italy. It makes some history, it has some food culture which is very authentic pizza or all the pasta or Italian dishes come from there which is the hometown of the of all the specific dishes that I would like. I would go there, visit some cafes and all the other things that I wanted to do. As we can see it is the most beautiful and romantic city that I would like to explore. The bakery foods, the monuments, the historic places, the museums and all other the people over there who are the sweetest and I would like to enjoy their culture. I want to know about the history. I want to know many things about it. All the beaches, all the places. I want to visit there. I want to learn about them. Just a small vacation with some knowledge. I want to learn things from the particular thing like even and if in the cafe if I ate something different I would like to learn how it has been made, what is history, how it started. It makes sense and enjoy a particular peaceful nice vacation over there with my best friend and I think I will learn many things with I would I will learn and I would take my best friend over there with enjoying on all the things. I would love it. So this is why I'm going to go.

    Band 6-7

    so today I'm going to talk about a foreign country that I would like to visit in the future and I would say it should be Switzerland because Switzerland is the is my most favorite a country if I got a chance to visit there I would have definitely done because that's my dream country because of the landscape and nature beauty and even the adventures the place give us so the place have many more secret gems I think so I need to explore the food the local peoples the places and even the culture and also Switzerland is known for the landscape and even it's known as the heaven on the earth so I think it was an amazing journey I think it will be an amazing journey for me and I want to stay for my lifetime I think because I usually wanted to stay there a bit longer like my my retirement time I want to spend my whole life with my partner my family there because there are so many animals you know we can we can treat them like our pets and that's the main thing and I want to buy a home nearby the lakes I have so many like a notebook friend class my notebook friend page so I want to be a life like that in the Switzerland

    Band 6-7

    A foreign country which I would like to travel in the future if I get a chance would be Switzerland. This might be a place where many of them consider this as their option if they have a chance to travel in the future abroad. So the first reason why I have chosen Switzerland over other countries is the environment in Switzerland is unmatchable with the other countries because based on the seasons it provides a beautiful scenery and also it ensures that the clean environment will definitely be kept every season and every time. So and also the transports in Switzerland is very very smooth and there will be no chaos or no issues for the people who use those travel for their regular day to day time. And I would plan to have a tent stay at a place or a farm in Switzerland even though it could be cold at night. I would like to experience that a particular night to stay in a tent in the farm which is covered surrounded by the band of mountains covered with snow. I know it's impossible but I would like to experience such a fantasy of mine and that's why even I would like to make a purchase of Swiss watches. The watches which is manufactured in Switzerland is more famous so this is why I choose Switzerland.

    Band 6-7

    A country that I would really love to travel to is Spain because for the past two to three years I've been attempting to learn some Spanish and traveling to Spain will give me the opportunity to practice what I've learned so far and on top of that I also live in a desert country so I'm quite used to extreme heat however in Spain I heard that although the temperature during the summer is quite hot it doesn't compare to the weather in the Middle East and in the winter the temperatures drop rapidly which I rarely ever get to experience here because the temperatures here don't really drop that much during the winter so I never really get to experience cold weather that often furthermore in Spain I heard that it's a quite walkable country as cities like Barcelona and Madrid have many options for different types of transport meanwhile here our only ever option is just by going by car or by bus which I find to be quite boring and I would like to immerse myself in more exercise in my daily life.
    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