Category wise segregated
Person Based Cue Cards
Describe a person you have seen (met) who is beautiful or handsome
- When and where you saw or met this person?
- Talk about personality?
- Why do you think this person is handsome or beautiful?
2. An intelligent person that you know
- Who is the person?
- What does he do?
- Why do you think he is smart?
- How do you feel about him?
3. Talk about an interesting old person you met
- Who is this person?
- How you met him/ her?
- Why you found him/ her interesting?
4. Talk about a person you would like to study or work with
- Who is that person?
- Why would you like to study with him/her?
- What will you study?
5. Talk about a friend or person who recently got success
- Who was the person?
- When did he get success?
- How did you feel?
- Why do you think it is important?
6. Describe a teenager you know
- Who is he/she?
- How do you know this teenager?
- What does this teenager like to do?
- How do you feel about this teenager?
7. Describe a person whom you have never met but heard a lot about him and would like to meet
- Who is this person?
- What does this person do?
- Why do you think this person is interesting
- What do you want to do when you meet this person?
8. Talk about a talkative person
- Who is he/she?
- How do you know him/her?
- Do you like him/her?
9. Describe a person who came up with a new idea or invention, whom you know well. Please say
- Who is that person?
- Where and when did you meet?
- What was his/her idea or invention?
10. Describe an interesting person that you have met. Please say
- Who is he/she?
- Where and when did you meet?
- Explain why he/she was interesting.
11. Talk about a teacher that influenced you in high school. Please say
- Describe him/her.
- When and where was it?
- How did he/she influence you?
12. Describe a time when you invited someone to have dinner at home or at a restaurant. Please say
- When you invited them
- Where you had the dinner
- Why you invited them
- How he felt about this dinner
Place Based Cue Cards
Talk about design of a building you visited and liked
- Where is this building?
- When did you visit it?
- Why did you like it?
2. Describe a street market in your city or a street market where you did shopping
- Where is it?
- What can you buy there?
- How do you feel about it?
3. Describe an interesting part of your country or a place that is interesting in your country
- Where is it located?
- How did you get to know about it?
- What is it famous for?
- Why do you think it is interesting?
4. Talk about a place where you like to study (indoors/outdoors) or where it is easy for you to study
- Where is it?
- When do you study there?
- With whom do you go there?
- Why do you like to study in this place?
5. Describe about a faraway (remote) place that you would like to visit
- What place is it?
- Where is it located?
- How would you go there?
6. Talk about a beautiful city
- Where is it located?
- How do you know about it?
- What is it famous for?
- Why do you think it is a beautiful city?
7. Describe a place such as a park or sports ground which has been developed in your city for the betterment of the people
- Where is it located?
- How did you come to know about it?
- What difference has it made to the people?
8. Describe your idea of a perfect home or dream house
- Where would it be located?
- What facilities would it have?
- Why do you want this kind of house?
9. Talk about a public facility that improves/influences local life quality
- Which facility is it?
- How do you know about it?
- How does it improve/ influence people?
10. Talk about a public building that you wish to visit. Please say
- What kind of building is it and where is it located?
- Why do you want to visit it?
- How did you learn about it?
11. Describe a school you went to as a child. Please say
- What school was it?
- Who was your teacher?
- What have you learnt there?
12. Talk about a crowded place you visited.
- Which place is it?
- Where is it located?
- Why did you visit it?
- Would you visit there again?
Object Based Cue Cards
Talk about something you bought but did not use much
- What was the thing?
- When did you buy it?
- Why did you not use it?
2. Describe a time when you found something that someone lost
- What did you find
- Where you found it
- How you returned it back to its owner
- How you felt?
3. Describe something you made by yourself for your friend (handmade present)
- What did you make?
- When did you make it?
- Who did you gave it to?
- How did you and your friend feel about it?
4. Describe when someone gave you something you really wanted
- What was the thing?
- Who gave it to you?
- Why you needed it?
- How you felt about it?
5. Talk about an equipment that was broken and you got it repaired
- What the equipment was?
- What was the problem?
- When and how you got it repaired?
- How you felt about it?
6. Talk about something that you borrowed from your friend
- What was it?
- When did you borrow it?
- What did you do with it?
- Why did you borrow it?
7. Describe a plant grown in your country that you think is important
- What it is?
- Where is it grown?
- Why is it important to your country?
8. Talk about a uniform that you wore in the past. Please say
- Describe it.
- Where and when was it?
- How did you feel about wearing a uniform?
9. Talk about a particular day when you looked up in the sky and saw something special. Please say
- What did you see in the sky?
- What effect did it have on you?
- When was it, and where were you?
10. Describe something you have bought that was difficult to use at first. Please say
- What was it?
- When did you buy it?
- What does it do?
11. Talk about a toy you had when you were a child. Please say
- What was it?
- Who gave it to you?
- How did you play with it?
12. Talk about your favorite clothes. Please say
- What are they?
- When and where did you get them?
- Why do you like them so much?
Activity Based Cue Cards
Describe an outdoor sport that you haven’t done yet and would like to do in the future. Please say
- What sport is it?
- When and where would you like to do it?
- What special skills or equipment would you need?
2. An animal you like the most (strange/seen for the first time)
- Which animal is it?
- When did you first see it?
- Why do you like it?
3. Talk about a TV Program that made you laugh a lot
- What is the program?
- When and with whom did you watch it?
- What are the characters?
- Why did it make you laugh?
4. Talk about a game or sport you enjoyed playing when you were young
- What was the game?
- When did you play it?
- Who did you play with?
- How did you feel about it?
5. Talk about an interesting talk or a lecture
- When did you hear it?
- What was it about?
- Who was the speaker?
- Why do you think it was interesting?
6. Talk about a foreign language you want to learn (other than English)
- What language would you like to learn?
- Where will you learn this language?
- Why do you want to learn this language?
- How will you learn this language?
7. Describe a time when you searched/looked for information on the internet
- When did it happen?
- What information were you looking for?
- Did you find the required information?
- How did it help you?
8. Describe a family business
- What is the business?
- What type of customers does it have?
- How do you know about it?
- What product does it sell?
9. Talk about a skill that takes long time to learn
- What is the skill?
- Why does it take a long time to learn?
- Where/How can you learn it?
- How do you feel about learning this skill?
10. Describe a good law in your country
- What is the law?
- How you came to know about this law?
- Whom does it affect?
- Why is it good?
11. Describe the things you usually do well or do regularly for your job or study
- What are the things?
- Where do you do them?
- When do you do them?
12. Talk about a historical period you want to know more about
- What period do you want to know about?
- Why do you want to know about it?
- How do you think you can know about it?
Hybrid Cue Cards
Describe a time when you were cheated/ when someone lied to you/ someone did not tell you the complete truth
- What was the occasion?
- Who was the person?
- What did he hide about?
- Why do you think he did not tell the whole truth?
2. Talk about a time when you travelled with an old person
- When and where did you travel?
- What was the conversation you had?
- How did you feel about it?
3. Describe one of your grandparent’s jobs
- What was it?
- When did he do it?
- Where did he work?
4. Describe a food that people eat on special events
- How is it cooked?
- Why do people eat it?
- Why do you like it?
5. Describe a special date in your country’s history
- What was it?
- When did it happen?
- What did people do on that day?
- Why is it special?
6. Describe a book you want to write
- When you had this idea?
- What kind of book do you want to write?
- Is it difficult or easy?
- And explain why you want to write this kind of book?
7. Describe a time when you showed or taught a young person how to do a thing
- Who was the young person?
- What did you teach him/her?
- How did you feel after teaching?
- Do you think the young person was benefitted?
8. Talk about a person you would like to study or work with
- Who is that person?
- Why would you like to study with him/her?
- What will you study?
9. Describe something you made by yourself for your friend (handmade present)
- What did you make?
- When did you make it?
- Who did you gave it to?
- How did you and your friend feel about it?
10. Talk about an important decision you made with help of someone
- What was the decision?
- Who helped you?
- How he helped you?
11. Talk about a time when you received money as a gift
- Who gave it to you?
- When did he/ she give it to you?
- Why did he/ she give money?
- How did you feel about it?
12. Talk about a time you complained about something (but finally got a good result)
- What did you complain about?
- Who you complained to?
- How was the result positive?
***It is very important that you make notes for 1 minute before speaking***
