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Answer Explanation
Computer-delivered IELTS
Cue Card Sample
- Cue Card # 1: Describe a time when you helped someone
- Cue Card # 10: Describe your favourite season
- Cue Card # 100: Person who you think is interesting
- Cue Card # 101: Describe something you received for free
- Cue Card # 102: Describe a goal you hope to achieve
- Cue Card # 103: A person who has interesting ideas
- Cue Card # 104: Expensive hobby you can’t pursue daily
- Cue Card # 105: Your idea of a perfect home
- Cue Card # 106: Occasion when everybody smiled
- Cue Card # 107: When you taught something to someone
- Cue Card # 108: Describe a club or association you joined
- Cue Card # 109: When you needed more time to finish a task
- Cue Card # 11: Describe your favourite song or piece of music
- Cue Card # 110: Public holiday you remember
- Cue Card # 111: An excursion to a local tourist spot
- Cue Card # 112: Describe a concert you have enjoyed
- Cue Card # 113: Group that works to protect the environment
- Cue Card # 114: When you bought a book as a gift item
- Cue Card # 12: Describe a happy event of your life
- Cue Card # 13: An important decision/choice that you made
- Cue Card # 14: Describe your favourite food
- Cue Card # 15: Useful website you have visited and liked
- Cue Card # 16: A law in your country you like
- Cue Card # 17: A place/country you would like to visit
- Cue Card # 18: When you lost something important
- Cue Card # 19: An interesting discussion you had
- Cue Card # 2: Person who has been an important influence
- Cue Card # 20: An interest or hobby that you particularly enjoy
- Cue Card # 21: A website that helps in your work or studies
- Cue Card # 22: Describe one of your friends
- Cue Card # 23: A person from your work or school you like
- Cue Card # 24: A festival that is important in your country
- Cue Card # 25: An important email that you have received lately
- Cue Card # 26: A time when you needed to use imagination
- Cue Card # 27: When you were asked to give your opinion in a questionnaire or survey
- Cue Card # 28: Describe a game or sport that you enjoy playing
- Cue Card # 29: A restaurant you enjoyed going to
- Cue Card # 3: Describe an interesting tradition in your country
- Cue Card # 30: Describe an interesting trip you have had
- Cue Card # 31: Describe a meeting you remember going to
- Cue Card # 32: Describe a friend of your family
- Cue Card # 33: Describe a language you would like to learn
- Cue Card # 34: Something interesting you have read
- Cue Card # 35: Describe your favourite film/movie
- Cue Card # 36: Describe your favourite animal
- Cue Card # 37: Describe a positive change in your life
- Cue Card # 38: A story you heard when you were a child
- Cue Card # 39: A city you have visited and liked
- Cue Card # 4: Important skill you learned when you were a child
- Cue Card # 40: Product you purchased and was dissatisfied about
- Cue Card # 41: A piece of modern technology you own
- Cue Card # 42: An advertisement you watched and liked
- Cue Card # 43: An accident you saw or witnessed
- Cue Card # 44: A competition you have participated in
- Cue Card # 45: Birthday party or celebration you attended
- Cue Card # 46: Describe a subject taught in your school
- Cue Card # 47: Describe your study room
- Cue Card # 48: Shopping centre you often go to
- Cue Card # 49: Describe a family business
- Cue Card # 5: When you tried a food for the first time
- Cue Card # 50: Describe one of your neighbours
- Cue Card # 51: Describe a speech you heard
- Cue Card # 52: A gift you gave to someone
- Cue Card # 53: A wedding or marriage ceremony
- Cue Card # 54: Describe your favourite sport
- Cue Card # 55: Describe a popular shopping centre
- Cue Card # 56: A birthday party you have attended
- Cue Card # 57: Something you purchased but did not use much
- Cue Card # 58: Expensive hobby you can’t pursue very often
- Cue Card # 59: A perfect/ideal home to live in
- Cue Card # 6: Describe a feature of your personal character
- Cue Card # 60: Your favourite author/writer
- Cue Card # 61: The most fun sporting event you’ve attended
- Cue Card # 62: The nicest thing you have done for a child
- Cue Card # 63: Your favourite bird
- Cue Card # 64: Describe the best natural wonder
- Cue Card # 65: Describe your favourite colour
- Cue Card # 66: Handmade gift you gave to someone
- Cue Card # 67: Your favourite musician/singer
- Cue Card # 68: The kindest thing a stranger has done for you
- Cue Card # 69: Your favourite flower
- Cue Card # 7: Describe a foreign city where you have visited
- Cue Card # 70: Describe a meal you cooked
- Cue Card # 71: Describe a useful plant
- Cue Card # 72: Your favourite pet
- Cue Card # 73: An unexpected achievement you have had
- Cue Card # 74: Describe the most fun road trip
- Cue Card # 75: The most beautiful natural landscape
- Cue Card # 76: Describe a hobby/pastime activity
- Cue Card # 77: A person you wanted to be similar to
- Cue Card # 78: An important decision you made with the help of someone
- Cue Card # 79: A new activity you have recently got involved
- Cue Card # 8: Describe someone who has started a business
- Cue Card # 80: When you received incorrect information
- Cue Card # 81: When you moved to a new school
- Cue Card # 82: Describe a female leader you like
- Cue Card # 83: When you had to keep silent
- Cue Card # 84: Person who often travels by plane
- Cue Card # 85: A place where you like to go to
- Cue Card # 86: An interesting story you heard
- Cue Card # 87: A holiday you have recently celebrated
- Cue Card # 88: Good news about someone you have received
- Cue Card # 89: Describe a person who helped you by giving you something
- Cue Card # 9: Time when you started using a new technological device
- Cue Card # 90: How you like to spend time with an elderly person
- Cue Card # 91: Describe a person who is talkative
- Cue Card # 92: Something you would like to replace
- Cue Card # 93: Visitors/guests who came to visit your home
- Cue Card # 94: Describe a traditional product you bought
- Cue Card # 95: Where people go to listen to music
- Cue Card # 96: Pleasant day you spent in the countryside
- Cue Card # 97: When you encountered a wild animal
- Cue Card # 98: Your favourite part of the day
- Cue Card # 99: Describe a child you know
GT Essay Writing Vocabulary
IELTS Life Skills
IELTS Life Skills A1
IELTS Life Skills A2
IELTS Life Skills B1
IELTS Preparation
Listening Sample
Model Test
Reading Sample
- Test 1: Reading Passage # 1 – Mail Order Brochure & New Book Releases
- Test 1: Reading Passage # 2 – Work, Travel USA and Arthur Phillip College
- Test 1: Reading Passage # 3 – Lack of Sleep
- Test 10: Reading Passage # 1 – Week’s Attractions in Westley & New Electron Washing Machine
- Test 10: Reading Passage # 2 – Want to Buy a Business & Parcel Fox
- Test 10: Reading Passage # 3 – The Early Days of Australian Gold
- Test 11: Reading Passage # 1 – Summer activities & City Park and Ride
- Test 11: Reading Passage # 2 – Business Conference & Performance appraisal
- Test 11: Reading Passage # 3 – Efforts to save a special bird
- Test 12: Reading Passage # 1 – Advice on buying shoes & Lost Cards
- Test 12: Reading Passage # 2 – Recycling at work & Answer interview question
- Test 12: Reading Passage # 3 – Talking Point
- Test 13: Section # 1 – Mobile Garbage Bins & Employee Annual Leave and Pay
- Test 13: Section # 2 – Rights of pregnant women in the workplace
- Test 13: Section # 3 – Nuthatch Birds
- Test 14: Section # 1 – Transition care for the elderly & Cabin bags for air travel
- Test 14: Section # 2 – College car parking policy & Maternity benefits
- Test 14: Section # 3 – Papyrus
- Test 15: Section # 1 – Use of University grounds by Vehicular Traffic & Patient Information Leaflet
- Test 15: Section # 2 – West Thames College
- Test 15: Section # 3 – The Discovery of Uranus
- Test 16: Section # 1 – Reviews of Wellington Hotel & Come play walking football
- Test 16: Section # 2 – Dress regulations at work & Better work-life balance
- Test 16: Section # 3 – San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge
- Test 17: Part # 1 – Your Moulex Iron & Classic Tours
- Test 17: Part # 2 – Clubs for Students & International Students House
- Test 17: Part # 3 – Paper Recycling
- Test 18: Section # 1 – Walk for Charity & The Week’s Best
- Test 18: Section # 2 – Bingham Regional College & Student Accommodation
- Test 18: Section # 3 – Glow-worms
- Test 19: Section # 1 – Holiday Plus & Sydney Travel College
- Test 19: Section # 2 – Kenichi Software & Entitled to Paid Holidays
- Test 19: Section # 3 – Snake Oil
- Test 2: Reading Passage # 1 – Auston Health Centre & BENTLEY HOSPITAL
- Test 2: Reading Passage # 2 – Bramley College International Scholarships
- Test 2: Reading Passage # 3 – The Water Crisis
- Test 20: Section # 1 – Visitor attractions & Paragliding in Australia
- Test 20: Section # 2 – Prepare for interview & Setting up your business
- Test 20: Section # 3 – Understanding hares
- Test 21: Section # 1 – Entertainment in Westhaven & Music Project
- Test 21: Section # 2 – Guide to employees & International Experience Canada
- Test 21: Section # 3 – Research on improving agricultural yields in Africa
- Test 3: Reading Passage # 1 – Art Gallery & Advice to motorists
- Test 3: Reading Passage # 2 – How to use LRC & International Business Institute
- Test 3: Reading Passage # 3 – How Babies Learn Language
- Test 4: Reading Passage # 1 – Is Your Child at School Today? & Holiday Apartment To Let
- Test 4: Reading Passage # 2 – GZJ TRAVEL – Recruitment Info & Hilton Laboratory
- Test 4: Reading Passage # 3 – The Zebras’ long walk across Africa
- Test 5: Reading Passage # 1 – Camberwell College Swimming Pools
- Test 5: Reading Passage # 2 – Gateway Academy Pre-Sessional Courses
- Test 5: Reading Passage # 3 – The Shock of the Truth
- Test 6: Reading Passage # 1 – Sustainable School Travel Strategy & Flu: the facts
- Test 6: Reading Passage # 2 – Tips for business presentation & Job in journalism
- Test 6: Reading Passage # 3 – What is it like to run a large supermarket?
- Test 7: Reading Passage # 1 – The Best Suitcases & The Oxford School of Drama
- Test 7: Reading Passage # 2 – Border crossing for commercial vehicles & Dealing with absence in the workplace
- Test 7: Reading Passage # 3 – A visit to Oymyakon, the world’s coldest town
- Test 8: Reading Passage # 1 – Online roommate finder: Toronto & Smartphone fitness apps
- Test 8: Reading Passage # 2 – Why you should delegate tasks & Choosing the right format for your CV
- Test 8: Reading Passage # 3 – Dinosaurs and the secrets they still hold
- Test 9: Reading Passage # 1 – New York String Orchestra & 7 best running watches
- Test 9: Reading Passage # 2 – Employees’ health and safety responsibilities & Our company notices
- Test 9: Reading Passage # 3 – Vanilla – the most wonderful flavor in the world
Speaking Sample
- Speaking Sample 1
- Speaking Sample 10
- Speaking Sample 11
- Speaking Sample 12
- Speaking Sample 13
- Speaking Sample 14
- Speaking Sample 15
- Speaking Sample 16
- Speaking Sample 17
- Speaking Sample 18
- Speaking Sample 19
- Speaking Sample 2
- Speaking Sample 20
- Speaking Sample 21
- Speaking Sample 22
- Speaking Sample 23
- Speaking Sample 24
- Speaking Sample 25
- Speaking Sample 26
- Speaking Sample 27
- Speaking Sample 28
- Speaking Sample 29
- Speaking Sample 3
- Speaking Sample 30
- Speaking Sample 31
- Speaking Sample 32
- Speaking Sample 33
- Speaking Sample 34
- Speaking Sample 35
- Speaking Sample 36
- Speaking Sample 37
- Speaking Sample 38
- Speaking Sample 39
- Speaking Sample 4
- Speaking Sample 5
- Speaking Sample 6
- Speaking Sample 7
- Speaking Sample 8
- Speaking Sample 9
Writing Task 1
Writing Task 1 Sample
- Letter Sample #1 – Write a letter to the course provider to solve the problem
- Letter Sample #10 – Letter to the restaurant manager about your disappointment with the meal
- Letter Sample #100 – You want to sell some furniture
- Letter Sample #101 – You wish to complain to the supermarket
- Letter Sample #102 – Letter to the landlord for some renovation works
- Letter Sample #103 – You have moved into a home and are planning a party
- Letter Sample #104 – You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine
- Letter Sample #105 – Your friend has had his/her first book published
- Letter Sample #106 – You have just read an article in an international travel magazine
- Letter Sample #107 – A friend has written for advice about a problem at work
- Letter Sample #108 – You recently did a short cookery course
- Letter Sample #109 – You paid a refundable deposit when you rented an apartment
- Letter Sample #11 – You had been charged for items you did not purchase
- Letter Sample #110 – You recently went to a concert
- Letter Sample #12 – A friend you met last year has invited you to visit
- Letter Sample #13 – Ask your friend to send you one of the photographs
- Letter Sample #14 – You have left a bag at the hotel
- Letter Sample #15 – You lent your favourite book to a friend
- Letter Sample #16 – You are unable to attend your friend’s birthday
- Letter Sample #17 – You have decided to leave your current employment
- Letter Sample #18 – Write to the local police station for a lost ID card
- Letter Sample #19 – Write to the editor to inform about wrong information
- Letter Sample #2 – Ask your landlord if you can pay your rent late
- Letter Sample #20 – Letter to your elderly neighbour to invite them to party
- Letter Sample #21 – A friend has agreed to look after your house and pet
- Letter Sample #22 – You ordered a small item online but it was unusable
- Letter Sample #23 – You would like some time off work to complete a qualification
- Letter Sample #24 – Advice a friend whether to go to college or try to get a job
- Letter Sample #25 – You had left some important papers at a hotel
- Letter Sample #26 – Your local council is considering closing a sports and leisure centre
- Letter Sample #27 – Training course which will be useful for your job
- Letter Sample #28 – Write to friend in the hospital about the match
- Letter Sample #29 – Write to the Accommodation Officer and ask for a new room
- Letter Sample #3 – You are due to move into a rented apartment next month
- Letter Sample #30 – You will move to a new city to start a new job
- Letter Sample #31 – A friend has invited you to a family dinner
- Letter Sample #32 – You are going to spend your vacation in a foreign country
- Letter Sample #33 – You would like to do a part-time job while studying
- Letter Sample #34 – You stayed at a hotel last week and left your watch
- Letter Sample #35 – Your friend asked your opinion about your college
- Letter Sample #36 – A friend has asked you to recommend a destination
- Letter Sample #37 – You have recently started a new job
- Letter Sample #38 – You receiver letter from the bank stating that your account is overdrawn
- Letter Sample #39 – You are unhappy about a plan to make local airport bigger
- Letter Sample #4 – You would like to participate in a work-related seminar
- Letter Sample #40 – You borrowed some books from school or college library
- Letter Sample #41 – You are due to start a new job but you will not be able to
- Letter Sample #42 – You travelled by plane and your suitcase was lost
- Letter Sample #43 – You have a full-time job and doing a part-time evening course
- Letter Sample #44 – You work at home and have a problem with a piece of equipment
- Letter Sample #45 – Letter to a businessman about a possible job
- Letter Sample #46 – Letter to your manager to take time off work
- Letter Sample #47 – A company in your area has decided to spend a certain amount
- Letter Sample #48 – On a recent holiday you lost a valuable item
- Letter Sample #49 – Letter to the councillor about changes to regulations
- Letter Sample #5 – You have recently moved to a different house
- Letter Sample #50 – There have been several complaints about the reception area
- Letter Sample #51 – You recently had a meal with your family at a restaurant
- Letter Sample #52 – You have recently started work in a new company
- Letter Sample #53 – Letter to friends to thank them for photos and holiday
- Letter Sample #54 – Your local hospital has advertised for people to do unpaid work
- Letter Sample #55 – You have been doing some voluntary work to help your local community
- Letter Sample #56 – You have rented a four-bedroom house
- Letter Sample #57 – You would like to spend six months working in the head office
- Letter Sample #58 – You organised an all-day meeting for your company
- Letter Sample #59 – Rubbish/garbage collection in your area is not working properly
- Letter Sample #6 – Letter to the shop manager for kitchen equipment that did not work
- Letter Sample #60 – A friend has written to ask you for help in finding a job
- Letter Sample #61 – You and your friend have recently purchased tickets
- Letter Sample #62 – You are interested in attending a short course
- Letter Sample #63 – Neighbour has caused some damage to your car
- Letter Sample #64 – Invite a friend to watch a film/movie with you
- Letter Sample #65 – You were disappointed with the service
- Letter Sample #66 – You are shifting out of your accommodation
- Letter Sample #67 – You are not satisfied with the changing room in a sports centre
- Letter Sample #68 – Your friend is planning to start a business
- Letter Sample #69 – You have moved into a new house and planning a party
- Letter Sample #7 – Letter to your neighbours about the noise from your house
- Letter Sample #70 – Letter to the manager of conference centre
- Letter Sample #71 – You have decided to leave the company
- Letter Sample #72 – Invite friend to a party
- Letter Sample #73 – Apply for a job in the City Museum shop
- Letter Sample #74 – You are organising a trip to Phillip Island
- Letter Sample #75 – You recently stayed in a hotel in a large city
- Letter Sample #76 – Apply for the position of a sales representative
- Letter Sample #77 – You hired a car for your holiday
- Letter Sample #78 – Letter to a friend who lives abroad
- Letter Sample #79 – You have been studying at a university in the UK
- Letter Sample #8 – Letter to your landlord about the furniture
- Letter Sample #80 – Your company has informed to refer someone for a job
- Letter Sample #81 – You are taking your family to a picnic
- Letter Sample #82 – You would like a temporary job
- Letter Sample #83 – Problem with the laptop you recently purchased
- Letter Sample #84 – Ask your landlord if you can pay your rent late
- Letter Sample #85 – You have bought a new TV but it did not work
- Letter Sample #86 – Invite a foreign friend on your birthday
- Letter Sample #87 – Letter to your manager to request salary raise
- Letter Sample #88 – Your friend is coming over to stay with you
- Letter Sample #89 – You have ordered an item from an e-commerce shop
- Letter Sample #9 – Letter to your neighbour about your plans for the party
- Letter Sample #90 – You want to do voluntary, unpaid work
- Letter Sample #91 – You need to move to a new city next month
- Letter Sample #92 – You are not happy with the course you are doing
- Letter Sample #93 – Apply for a job as a Spanish instructor
- Letter Sample #94 – You have got admitted to a training course
- Letter Sample #95 – Your colleague recently had an accident
- Letter Sample #96 – You are looking for a part-time job at a call centre
- Letter Sample #97 – You have not had hot water or heating
- Letter Sample #98 – You eat at the cafeteria every lunchtime
- Letter Sample #99 – You and some friends ate a meal at a restaurant
Writing Task 2 Sample
- Essay 1 – Teenage years are the happiest times of most people’s lives
- Essay 10 – People get into debt by buying things they do not need
- Essay 11 – International sporting occasions are essential in easing international tension
- Essay 12 – Computers are being used more and more in education
- Essay 13 – Laws are needed to make people recycle more of their waste
- Essay 14 – Economic progress is the most important goal
- Essay 15 – Governments should spend money on railways rather than roads
- Essay 16 – Reason for learning a foreign language
- Essay 17 – Every year several languages die out
- Essay 18 – The best way to improve public health
- Essay 19 – Children should learn a foreign language at primary or secondary school
- Essay 2 – Being a celebrity brings problems as well as benefits
- Essay 20 – Unpaid community service as a part of high school programmes
- Essay 21 – Assessment of students has undergone a major transformation
- Essay 22 – Is the traditional music more important than International music
- Essay 23 – Should wealthy nations be required to share their wealth
- Essay 24 – How many children a family can have should be strictly controlled
- Essay 25 – Universities should accept equal numbers of male and female students
- Essay 26 – Fatherhood ought to be emphasised as much as motherhood
- Essay 27 – News editors decide what to broadcast and what to print
- Essay 28 – Young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year
- Essay 29 – The idea of having a single career is becoming an old fashioned one
- Essay 3 – Are there more advantages than disadvantages of living in a house
- Essay 30 – A sense of competition in children should be encouraged
- Essay 31 – Prevention is better than cure
- Essay 32 – Characteristics we are born with have much more influence
- Essay 33 – We are becoming increasingly dependent on computers
- Essay 34 – How do you think children should spend their free time?
- Essay 35 – Nowadays we are producing more and more rubbish
- Essay 36 – Capital punishment is essential to control violence in society
- Essay 37 – The position of women in society has changed markedly
- Essay 38 – Why do so many people want to study in English?
- Essay 39 – Living in a country where you have to speak a foreign language
- Essay 4 – Entertainers are paid too much money
- Essay 40 – Information technology enables people to do work outside their workplace
- Essay 41 – Some people believe that nowadays we have too many choices
- Essay 42 – Children are facing more pressures nowadays
- Essay 43 – The internet allows us to stay connected with each other
- Essay 44 – Use of cars causes many problems
- Essay 45 – Modern technology is increasing the gap between rich and poor
- Essay 46 – Money does not guaranty happiness
- Essay 47 – Sceneries all around the world seem similar nowadays
- Essay 48 – Why people attend colleges or universities?
- Essay 49 – Modern inventions have created more problems
- Essay 5 – Today more people are travelling than ever before
- Essay 50 – The best way for students to prepare for their career
- Essay 51 – Employers sometimes ask people’s personal information
- Essay 52 – Scientists and technology experts seem to be more valued
- Essay 53 – It is best to accept a bad situation
- Essay 54 – The main environmental problem of our time
- Essay 55 – Music is a good way of bringing people together
- Essay 56 – Students should learn practical skills at school
- Essay 57 – What history has to teach us about the present
- Essay 58 – Students at university are not choosing science
- Essay 59 – Many people choose to be self-employed
- Essay 6 – It is better to educate boys and girls in separate schools
- Essay 60 – Online shopping will lead to all shops closing
- Essay 61 – Choose friends who always have the same opinions
- Essay 62 – The main way to be happy in life
- Essay 63 – Many people work long hours
- Essay 64 – Mathematics and philosophy ought to be optional or compulsory
- Essay 65 – Despite the environmental concerns people are not changing lifestyle
- Essay 66 – Spending time to develop a successful career
- Essay 67 – Film is a less important art than other forms
- Essay 68 – Watching a live performance is more enjoyable
- Essay 69 – When a country develops technology, traditional skills and ways of life die out
- Essay 7 – Young people lack an understanding of how to manage their finances
- Essay 70 – Children are engaged in some kind of paid work
- Essay 71 – Improvements in health, education and trade are essential
- Essay 72 – Children’s leisure activities must be educational
- Essay 73 – Some parents are worried about increasing violence on TV
- Essay 74 – Families are not as close as they used to be
- Essay 75 – Many people around the world still go hungry
- Essay 76 – History is one of the most important school subjects
- Essay 77 – Advantages and disadvantages of having a car
- Essay 78 – Environmental problems are too big for individuals
- Essay 79 – Nowadays the way people interact has changed
- Essay 8 – Should education and healthcare be free of charge
- Essay 80 – Parents should teach children to be good members
- Essay 81 – To solve growing traffic and pollution problems
- Essay 82 – Average weight of people is increasing
- Essay 83 – Too much time is spent on learning facts
- Essay 84 – Pictures are more effective than words
- Essay 85 – Tell about a person from choice of clothes
- Essay 86 – Share as much information as possible
- Essay 87 – The population of some countries includes a large number of young adults
- Essay 88 – Constructing new railway lines or improving existing public transport
- Essay 89 – Allowing children to make their own choices on everyday matters
- Essay 9 – More students are deciding to move to a different country for higher studies
- Essay 90 – So many people are migrating to other countries
- Essay 91 – Financial education should be a mandatory component
- Essay 92 – Violence on television and in computer games has a damaging effect
- Essay 93 – Globalisation affects the world
- Essay 94 – Many students do some kind of paid work while they study