arrow back icon Top Answers

Describe an important event you celebrated: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What the event was?
  • When it happened?
  • Who attended the event?
  • And explain how you felt about the event?
people images

17 unique answers with expert feedback

Show all 17 answers

Cue 1:What the event was?

  • Begin by clearly stating the event you celebrated, such as a birthday, wedding, or festival.
  • Provide some context about why this event was significant to you.

Example

The event I celebrated was my sister's wedding. It was a grand occasion that brought our entire family together, and it marked a significant milestone in her life.

Cue 2:When it happened?

  • Mention the date or time of year when the event took place.
  • You can also include any relevant details about the season or time of day.

Example

The wedding took place in early December last year, during the winter season when the weather was pleasantly cool, which added to the festive atmosphere.

Cue 3:Who attended the event?

  • List the key people who were present at the event, such as family, friends, or special guests.
  • Explain the importance of their presence and how it contributed to the event.

Example

The event was attended by close family members, including my parents, grandparents, and cousins, as well as many of my sister's friends. Their presence made the celebration lively and filled with joy.

Cue 4:And explain how you felt about the event?

  • Share your emotions and thoughts about the event, focusing on what it meant to you.
  • You can also mention any memorable moments that stood out during the celebration.

Example

I felt incredibly happy and proud during the wedding. Seeing my sister so joyful and surrounded by loved ones was heartwarming. One of the most memorable moments was when she danced with our father, which brought tears to my eyes.

Conclusion

    Example

    Overall, celebrating my sister's wedding was a beautiful experience that strengthened our family bonds and created lasting memories. It reminded me of the importance of love and togetherness in our lives.

    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: Lack of Detail in Description

    Providing vague answers can make your response less engaging. It's important to include specific details about the event to create a vivid picture for the examiner.

    bulb icon

    Tip

    Use descriptive language to explain the event, including sights, sounds, and emotions to make your answer more interesting.

    2: Ignoring the Emotional Aspect

    Failing to express your feelings about the event can make your response seem flat. Emotions add depth and personal connection to your story.

    bulb icon

    Tip

    Reflect on how the event made you feel and share those emotions to connect better with the examiner.

    Rushing Through the Timeline

    Skipping important details about when the event happened can confuse the listener. A clear timeline helps in understanding the context of the celebration.

    bulb icon

    Tip

    Organize your response chronologically, mentioning the date and any significant moments leading up to the event.

    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

    So, the most memorable event that I celebrated was my mother's 60th birthday. This is very important to me because it was a surprise for her. She was a very calm woman who never bought anything for herself or celebrated herself. So, I planned on surprising her with all her well-wishers, family members and friends as a surprise element to the event. I called all of them individually two days prior to the event and invited them to our house and made them hide in the ground floor. She went to temple and came back at about 6 p.m. in the evening when she was speculating that something was going on, but she did not think that there were nearly 50 people waiting for her to arrive and to celebrate her birthday. The entire family, to my surprise also, came with such a short notice without even thinking that I was a small girl who is doing all of this. They all contributed to her happiness and when she entered the room, she was on cloud nine to see all her elder sisters, brothers and her maternal relatives who she loved so dearly. My father and brother were also very vital in arranging all the food requirements and services catering to the people who arrived there. Without them, this event wouldn't have been possible. Even though I was the initiator in this event, I thank all of them who made it possible and surprised my mother and made her happy. In the end, she was left with happy tears and it was a moment of my life.

    Band 6-7

    I would like to talk about my convocation day of my master's degree. I took a 3 year gap to start my master's degree after completing my degree. Because my parents didn't agree to do master's, so I struggled to join for master's degree. While I was taking master's, I was doing part-time job. Therefore, completing this program was one of my dreams. After completing my first year of master's degree, I started to think about quitting because I couldn't manage my part-time work and college. Because of my strong resilience, I continued my study and I passed exams. The previous year, I had my convocation. I felt very proud to attend that function. I invited my parents to come and they came. We went together. We attended the party.

    Band 6-7

    So, the important event that I would be speaking today is the 25th wedding anniversary of my parents which comes in May, 21st May. We celebrated the 25th wedding anniversary last year on 21st May. So on that day, we had everything pre-planned. We started the preparations one month prior to the event because we knew that it's their 25th anniversary, it's their silver jubilee and we wanted to make it special for them. As children, I have four siblings, so we all together, their families, their nearest and dearest ones, everyone was invited for that event. So yes, exactly, it was a hot, scorching day and we had plans to do it in a garden. But because of the heat, we changed our plans and did it inside a hall which was fully air conditioned so that everyone would be at ease and comfortable and we would enjoy the program, the ceremonies that need to be held. As it was a silver jubilee, we did a small marriage party for them. It was exactly, they both were dressed in their wedding dresses. It was a unique day. We were feeling so joyful and accomplished that we were able to celebrate their 25th wedding day and it gives me immense, immense pleasure to just support my parents and give them little joy in these years of their life, their retirement.

    Band 6

    Last December, we celebrated our first wedding anniversary, which was a very special day of both of us. We arranged a small party for our friends and family. So, it was near our house. We booked a small party hall. And my husband surprised me with a new mobile phone. It was a Samsung S24 Ultra. I didn't expect that gift from him because he was working in abroad. And he coordinated with my brother and he arranged this wonderful surprise for me. So, it was the most emotional and memorable moment of my life, which I will cherish forever. And the party was began at 6 o'clock. Every our family members and including our friends joined in that party. And also my sister-in-law gifted me a unique cake that was the photo printed cake of ours. It was so thoughtful gift of her. And the cake, one more special thing in that cake, it was my favorite flavor, chocolate currant. And everyone in that party enjoyed a cake. And also for dinner, we arranged a buffet food. The food was so tasty.

    Band 6

    Talking about an important event that I celebrated was Durga Pooja. I am referring Durga Pooja as an important event because it is in our Hindu mythology it is a very important kind of ritual or devotion to Goddess Durga. Goddess Durga is another word of Goddess Parvati. It is another form of Goddess Parvati. I celebrated it in the month of October last year. It is celebrated all over the world by the Hindu community, Hindu communities of our country. Me and my family and my friends were all present in this massive event which was held in my hometown. Apart from this it was a really special event and an important event for me because the whole Pooja organization is of our family consists of our family members only. So I can proudly say that the Durga Pooja that is celebrated in our hometown is our own function. Moreover I felt really devoted mesmerized and I really liked the event that took place for three to five days starting from the day of Ashtami to the day of Dashami which is the last day. I really enjoyed being there. It's that time of the year which I really enjoyed because all our family members and our friends and my friends gather together and celebrate one unique and devote our one unique celebration which is the Durga Pooja.

    Band 6

    Well, I celebrated a plethora of events, if I have to talk a particular one then undoubtedly I'll choose the Festival of Lights in my nation, commonly known as Festival of Diwali. I celebrated the festival of Diwali on 2 November 2024 with my cousins and we celebrated the Diwali by distributing the sweets and Indian desserts with each other, we also bought firecrackers to celebrate our Diwali, the experience was 7th heaven by me and my cousins because we celebrated a lot on that festival, I think it was a great experience with them to celebrate, they came from Uttarakhand to celebrate this festival with me, I think by celebrating this type of festivals always brings a lot of joy and fabulous moment because an individual meet their relatives, known person to celebrate the festival, we decorated our house with lights and flowers, I think this festival is very significant for our religion and this festival is celebrated by all.

    Band 6

    I celebrated an important event on last month as it was a wedding of my cousin and all the relatives of our family came in the wedding and make it more memorable. At the marriage celebrated on February 21st to 23rd, all the rituals were celebrated by all the family members and this important event make us special and I can remember for whole life as it gives me an immense pleasure and joy and we all love to remember because in marriage we can see lot of gathering and lot of other formalities.

    Band 6

    I would like to explain about one of the famous festival in India is called Diwali. We often purchase new dress and sweets. During that celebration, when I was studying in the school, I get around 3 to 4 days of leave to celebrate that festival. Moreover, after joining the college, it was decreased to 3 days. But the enjoyment for the festival doesn't decreased. One more important thing about this festival is purchasing a crackers. It is official to get crackers during that period because most of the children purchase crackers before 15 to 20 days earlier. So by that time also you can come to know that Diwali is going to get started. But later on government have decreased the time to reduce the pollution of burning the crackers. I think it is one of the important festival because it helps the people to gather and exchange thoughts and make themselves free and stress relief. Because during this festival, we exchange sweets and give money to our family to create a strong bond.

    Band 6

    The most important celebration that I've ever celebrated in my life is after my 12th grade, after the result. I have got a very good result that year. I've put in a lot of hard work to reach that goal. I've always wanted to have a good marks after in my 12th grade because I have to apply for university and I always wanted to try for outside country and after the result I'm quite satisfied with my marks. So I decided to like I have to celebrate this moment. It is like my first achievement, first major achievement in my life. So I really wanted to celebrate it. I celebrated it with my family. They were very happy with my achievement. They were all very much supportive with me. They have supported me through all the years and they were really happy with my achievement. It's a very good experience for me. This celebration is like a motivation for me. It's very important for me. It motivates me to do even better. It motivates me in a lot of other aspects. Moreover, I can get together with my family and we can have this belief that there is nothing impossible.

    Band 6

    Well, I want to discuss, I want to tell something important that has I celebrated was my parents anniversary and it was the 25th anniversary of both of them. So I was very curious that if they have planned something about their 25th anniversary or not then before, before 22, before two months before, before their anniversary date, I start very knowing that if they are planning something or not. I asked both individually, are you planning something or not? Then I get to know that they have no basically any something special plans about their anniversary. Then I called my cousins and my brother that I'm going to give a surprise to my parents for their 25th anniversary and I want some suggestion that how should I plan their party and how, what, what they are, what they like, what they would like them for. So I decided everything and I take suggestions from my cousins, my older family members, my grandparents and above all, I never take, I never take, I had to plan that I'm not going to keep in loop about to my parents about that I am preparing and I am going to give surprise to them. So on the day, before the two days of their anniversary, I start preparing, I plan everything according to them. I put some plays and some games, I like some dancing competition, some music competition and I gifted them a beautiful watch to my father and a beautiful ring to my mother. At that day, I just invited all the relatives, close family members, friends of my mother's and friends of my father's. We all get collected and I, they both enjoyed that day a lot. They have done a lot of things for me and I think that's why it is necessary that sometimes children also give a special, give a special treatment on a special occasion to their parents.
    1 2
    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