Describe A Long Car Journey You Went On: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

Where did you go?
Who did you go there with?
What did you do there?
How did you feel about the journey?

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Cue 1:Where did you go?

Begin by mentioning the destination of your journey clearly.
Provide some context about why you chose this particular place.

Example

I went on a long car journey to Manali, a beautiful hill station in Himachal Pradesh. I had always wanted to visit Manali because of its stunning landscapes and the opportunity to enjoy some adventure sports.

Cue 2:Who did you go there with?

Mention the people who accompanied you on this journey.
Share a bit about your relationship with them to add a personal touch.

Example

I traveled with my family, including my parents and my younger sister. We often go on trips together, and this journey was special as it was a chance for us to bond and create lasting memories.

Cue 3:What did you do there?

Describe the activities you engaged in during your stay.
Highlight any memorable experiences or events that stood out.

Example

During our time in Manali, we went trekking, visited the famous Hadimba Temple, and even tried paragliding. The highlight was definitely the trek to Solang Valley, where we enjoyed breathtaking views and took lots of photos.

Cue 4:How did you feel about the journey?

Share your emotions and thoughts about the journey itself.
Reflect on what the experience meant to you personally.

Example

I felt exhilarated throughout the journey. The drive was filled with beautiful scenery, and I enjoyed every moment spent with my family. It was a refreshing break from our daily routine, and I returned home feeling rejuvenated.

Conclusion

Example

Overall, this long car journey to Manali was not just about reaching a destination; it was about the experiences we shared and the memories we created together as a family. I cherish this trip and look forward to more adventures in the future.

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. Specific details help the examiner understand your experience better and keep their interest.

Tip

Include specific locations, activities, and emotions to create a vivid picture of your journey.

2: Ignoring the Cues

Failing to address all the cues can lead to an incomplete answer. This may result in missing out on important aspects of your journey that could impress the examiner.

Tip

Make sure to answer all the cues: where you went, who you were with, what you did, and how you felt.

Overly Short Responses

Providing overly brief answers can make it seem like you lack experience or knowledge about the topic. This can negatively impact your score.

Tip

Expand on your answers by adding details, anecdotes, and reflections to demonstrate your speaking ability.

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Talk about a toy you liked in your childhood

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Anonymous student Band 8

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

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Anonymous student Band 6.5

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

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Anonymous student Band 7

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

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Anonymous student Band 7.5

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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.

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Band 6

Travel guides are one of my most favorite activities to do. It keeps me calm and it helps me wind up unwind from the usual work routine I always do. One such experience was when I went on a long car ride to Calcutta which is in Uttar Pradesh in the southern part of India. I went with 4 of my friends. It was really hard to gather them all and plan a trip but I am quite good at it so I pulled it off easily. We packed all our bags, we took all the stuff which we wanted. The itinerary was quite high because it was a trekking trip and we had to get all the stuff for campfires and whatever cooking and stuff. We packed everything, we took our car, we filled petrol and set on the trip to Kandikota. It was quite adventurous because the roads were not as good as the highways. The adventure was never ending. We were all on cloud 9 and excited about the trip. Finally, it was almost dawn when we reached the place. We started to put up our tents and lit the campfire. We started to cook the meat which we got from the local shops to cook dinner. We started the preparation. The preparation was going really fine until it was cloudy and started to rain. The winds were very dusty and strong. Since we were at the camps, it was quite some scary experience what we faced but it was a memorable trip for every one of them. We also went on night rides.

Band 6

A long car journey I went with was my cousin sister and we went to Masuri which is a hill station located somewhat 4-5 hours from Delhi, the capital of India, which is where we started the journey from. We planned the journey because we wanted a weekend getaway and we hadn't had a vacation in a long time. Also, I like spending a lot of time with this sister. I have known her closely for the last 15 years and one day when we were chatting we realized we hadn't been on a trip together so we were very excited for this trip. In addition, we had to talk to our family, convince them and there were some constraints but eventually we made it. It was, to be very honest, a very thrilling and exciting experience. We had a great time. We went around the hill station, we sat in cafes, we had cozy dinners. We also visited the market, we got some souvenirs and overall we spent a great time together. After that trip, we planned to go on more trips together.

Band 6

I went to Amritsar with my family. It was me, my sister, my father and my mother. It was a long trip of 10 hours and we had to cover about 850 km in our car. We did a lot of things when we were in our car. After about 2 hours, we stopped somewhere to have juice. Then after 2 more hours, we all were very hungry, so we wanted to eat something. And then we stopped at a restaurant. We ate parathas, we had some chai because it was the morning time and we all wanted to have a good breakfast. It was an amazing experience because me and my sister did not have any idea about the trip we were going to. We all thought that we were just going to a park because our parents never told us that it was not a short trip but a long journey to Amritsar. Amritsar is one of the best places I have ever gone to and I used to tell my parents that I want to go there because of which they planned this trip for us. It was an amazing experience. We all were listening to different songs in the car, we all were talking, we all were laughing, we all were very excited for the trip as it was the first time for all of us that we were going to Amritsar. We were all very excited and happy to be together on this journey.

Band 6

One long car journey I went on was when I was going to Mussoorie with my friends. It normally takes around 5 hours to reach Mussoorie from Delhi but there was so much traffic in spite of us starting our journey at 5 in the morning that it took us 10 hours and we reached at around 4 o'clock in the evening. We reached there and we stayed at this beautiful wooden cabin from where you could see the skyline underneath clouds. It was really pretty. In Mussoorie, we didn't stop travelling there because it was so crowded and we had to travel for every activity we had planned which was trekking. So we went to this George Everest mountain where we had to trek for 4 hours to reach at the top of this hill and it was beautiful. You could see the clouds and then of course the mall road. It's like even if you're tired, shopping can cure everything and it was a 12 minute walk from our hotel. We used to go till the end of the mall road from library chowk till the parking stand and there's a lot to do there. There's variety of food especially momos which is my favourite food as well. From there, we also went to Kempty fall which is this great water body which falls down from a tree.

Band 6

The recent journey I went was to Angol, which is in Andhra Pradesh. I went there with my relatives and my family members. I visited beaches and I also went to cockfights. The beaches were very good and the scene was very astonishing. The journey was very good. Moreover, I had a good experience and I was very relieved because it was like a break to me from studying. And furthermore...

Band 6

Recently, coming to a long car journey, recently I have attended one of my colleague's wedding which was happening quite distance from the place where I stay. So that journey is so memorable to me because we all colleagues of a same workspace started in the night in a car, in multiple cars to the venue where the actual wedding is happening. So the journey was fulfilled with lots of memories where we have had a beautiful time with my colleagues. It was a spended opportunity for me to know them better wherein which will make me myself very comfortable in my workspace to which also helped in my professional career. So coming to the car journey, we had multiple stops wherein we had taken some breaks, we had swift start driving schedules, driver schedules and we had lots and lots of music in the transit or travel and it's a quite long journey in the car though but it made it so comfortable for me because all of them have became friends, we became a kind of family. It was such a memorable trip for me because I had bagged so many memories while in the journey and after reaching the venue too. So the venue is like a far of 300 kilometers from where I stay. So it's like 300 kilometers, we had lots and lots of music, we had discussed about many other topics and all of my colleagues are now became a kind of family and friends wherein I cherish those every single moment. I remember every single detail of the travel which I have made on that particular day and I have a breathtaking journey on that situation wherein we had also a race with a fellow car to reach the

Band 5-6

Well, last winter I went on a trip with my family to Shanti Niketan. It is one of our two tired small town in the state of Bardhaman district and I literally enjoyed the entire trip because not because I am going on a trip but because the road I enjoyed it. I clearly remember we gave multiple

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