Posts
Answer Explanation
Cue Card Sample
- Cue Card # 1: Describe a time when you helped someone
- Cue Card # 10: Describe your favourite season
- Cue Card # 11: Describe your favourite song or piece of music
- 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 # 6: Describe a feature of your personal character
- Cue Card # 7: Describe a foreign city where you have visited
- Cue Card # 8: Describe someone who has started a business
- Cue Card # 9: Time when you started using a new technological device
FAQ
GT Essay Writing Vocabulary
IELTS Life Skills
- IELTS Life Skills – Know the Test
- IELTS Life Skills – FAQs
- IELTS Life Skills A1 – Model Test 1
- IELTS Life Skills A1 – Model Test 2
- IELTS Life Skills A2 – Model Test 1
- IELTS Life Skills A2 – Model Test 2
- IELTS Life Skills B1 – Model Test 1
- IELTS Life Skills B1 – Model Test 2
IELTS Life Skills A1
IELTS Life Skills A2
IELTS Life Skills B1
IELTS Preparation
Model Test
- IELTS Life Skills A1 – Model Test 1
- IELTS Life Skills A1 – Model Test 2
- IELTS Life Skills A2 – Model Test 1
- IELTS Life Skills A2 – Model Test 2
- IELTS Life Skills B1 – Model Test 1
- IELTS Life Skills B1 – Model Test 2
Reading Sample
- Test 1: Reading Passage # 1 – Mail Order Brochure & New Book Releases
- Test 1: Reading Passage # 2 – Work & Travel USA
- 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 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 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
Vocabulary
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 #11 – You had been charged for items you did not purchase
- 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 #8 – Letter to your landlord about the furniture
- Letter Sample #9 – Letter to your neighbour about your plans for the party
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 5 – Today more people are travelling than ever before
- Essay 6 – It is better to educate boys and girls in separate schools
- Essay 7 – Young people lack an understanding of how to manage their finances
- Essay 8 – Should education and healthcare be free of charge
- Essay 9 – More students are deciding to move to a different country for higher studies