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IELTS cue cards: May to August 2026
This cycle has ended — the current set is September 2026 to January 2027. These cards stay published because the topic families repeat and the practice is still good, but if you are sitting the test now, start with the current cycle. They were always original CD IELTS Prep practice cards, never real, recalled or leaked exam questions.
Each card follows the real Part 2 format: a Describe prompt, the cue points, one minute to prepare, and one to two minutes of speaking.
PlacesDescribe a small change in your neighbourhood that made daily life easier.Strategy & vocabularyLearningDescribe a skill that took you longer to learn than you expected.Strategy & vocabularyFoodDescribe a market or food shop that you enjoy visiting.Strategy & vocabularyPlacesDescribe an improvement to local transport that you found useful.Strategy & vocabularyObjectsDescribe a photograph that helped you remember an important day.Strategy & vocabularyPlacesDescribe a small business that provides especially good service.Strategy & vocabularyEventsDescribe an outdoor event where the weather changed your experience.Strategy & vocabularyEventsDescribe a community celebration that brought different people together.Strategy & vocabularyAbstractDescribe a rule you think should be changed.Strategy & vocabularyAbstractDescribe an opinion you used to hold and later changed.Strategy & vocabularyAbstractDescribe a skill you think everyone should be taught.Strategy & vocabularyAbstractDescribe a change you would like to see in the way people work.Strategy & vocabularyAbstractDescribe a piece of information you decided to check before you believed it.Strategy & vocabularyActivitiesDescribe a hobby or interest you have taken up recently.Strategy & vocabularyActivitiesDescribe a part of your daily routine you would like to change.Strategy & vocabularyMediaDescribe a book you often recommend to other people.Strategy & vocabularyMediaDescribe a song or piece of music that means something to you.Strategy & vocabularyPeopleDescribe a friend you know you can rely on.Strategy & vocabularyObjectsDescribe a piece of equipment in your home that you find genuinely useful.Strategy & vocabularyEventsDescribe a journey that did not go according to plan.Strategy & vocabulary
Say it out loud with real exam timing — one minute of notes, two minutes on the clock.
Looking ahead? See the September 2026 to January 2027 set, or browse every card by topic family.