Author: Rupinder

•Where you were •What happened •How you felt •And explain how you found your way Vocab/Idioms 1. Crystal clear → Very easy to understand 2.  Exhausted → Very tired 3.  Unfortunately → Sadly / Regrettably 4.  Heart sank → Felt very disappointed or worried 5.  Unfamiliar → Not known / Strange 6.  Fish out of water → Feeling uncomfortable in a new place or situation 7.  Tight spot → A difficult situation 8.  Sigh of relief → A deep breath when stress or worry goes away 9.  Top of the world → Extremely happy 10. Vanished like thin air →…

Describe a Time When Someone Apologized to You | IELTS Speaking Cue Card | 8 Band Sample | Sep–Dec 2025 When it was Who this person is Why he or she apologized to you And how you felt about it Vocab/idioms 1.  Go down the drain → wasted effort 2.  Vanished like thin air → disappeared suddenly 3.  Sigh of relief → calm feeling 4.  Part and parcel → essential part 5.  Eye-opening experience → realisation moment Well, there is no doubt that there are some situations when people feel sorry to each other. Here, I would like to talk…

Describe a Book You Read That You Found Useful | IELTS Speaking Cue Card September to December 2025 | Band 8 Sample What it is When you read it Why do you think it is useful And explain how you felt about it Vocab/ Idioms 1.  Hard nut to crack → Tough problem 2.  Pleasantly → Nicely happy 3.  Tiny → Very small 4.  Like a charm → Works perfectly 5.  Eye-opener → Big surprise 6.  Rome wasn’t built in a day → Needs patience 7. Stepping stone to success → First step Well, to begin with, I strongly believe…

Describe the Time When You First Talked in a Foreign Language | IELTS Speaking Cue Card Sept–Dec 2025 | 8 Band You should say: Where you were Who you were with What you talk about and explain how you felt about it Vocab/Idioms 1.  Feather in my cap → big achievement 2.  On cloud nine → extremely happy 3.  Broke the ice → started conversation 4.  Like a charm → very effectively 5.  Lounge → waiting area 6.  Warmly → kindly   Well, to begin with, I strongly believe that language is the bridge that connects people from different cultures.…

Describe a Time When You Told Your Friend an Important Truth | IELTS Cue Card | Sep–Dec 2025 | 8 Band Sample •Who your friend is •What the truth was •What was your friend’s reaction •And explain why you think it was important to tell your friend the truth Vocab/Idioms 1. Strong as steel → very powerful or tough. 2.  Thick and thin → good and bad times. 3.  Not up to the mark → below standard. 4.  Sugar-coated lies → lies told in a sweet way to avoid hurting someone. 5.  Sigh of relief → feeling relaxed after stress…

Describe a Time You Saw Something Interesting on Social Media | IELTS Cue Card Sep–Dec 2025 | Band 8 When it was Where you saw it What you saw And explain why you think it was interesting Vocab/Idioms 1. Part and parcel → essential part 2 Fascinating → very interesting 3 Globetrotter → world traveller 4  Sigh of relief → relaxed breath 5  Like a charm → very effectively 6  Extremely → very much In this era of digitalization, social media has become a part and parcel of our lives, and I usually spend my free time scrolling through it…

Describe a Good Habit Your Friend Has | IELTS Cue Card Sept–Dec 2025 | Band 8 Sample Who your friend is What habit he/she has When you noticed this habit And explain why you want to develop this habit Vocab / Idioms 1. Reflect – show 2. Stand out – noticeable 3. Cool as a cucumber – very calm 4. Time and tide wait for none – importance of time 5. Hit the nail on the head – do something exactly right 6. Plant the seeds – start developing a habit Well, to begin with, I strongly believe that good…

Describe a Talk You Gave to a Group of People | IELTS Speaking Cue Card September to December 2025 | Band 8 Sample •Who you gave the talk to •What the talk was about •Why you gave the talk •And explain how you felt about the talk Vocab/ Idioms 1. Extrovert – outgoing person 2.  Enthusiast – keen supporter 3.  Key reason – main cause 4.  Plant the seeds of good health – start habits 5. Top of world – very happy 6. Fit as a fiddle – very healthy 7.  Countless – too many 8.  First impression is the…

Describe a Successful Sportsperson You Admire | IELTS Speaking Cue Card Sep–Dec 2025 | 8 Band Sample Who he/she is What you know about him/her What he/she is like in real life What achievement he/she has made And explain why you admire him/her Vocab/Idioms 1.  There is no doubt – definitely true 2.  Renowned – Well-known 3.  Outstanding – Extremely good 4.  Plenty of – many 5.  Quite – very 6. Crucial – Extremely important 7.  Prestigious – Highly respected 8.  Rome wasn’t built in a day – Great things take time to achieve. 9  Chase – To try to…

Describe an interesting traditional story Cue Card | September to December 2025 What the story is about When/how you knew it Who told you the story And explain how you felt when you first heard it Vocab/ Idioms 1. Plenty of → many, enough 2. Quite → very 3. Fascinating → very interesting 4. Extremely → very much 5. Engaging → charming, attractive 6. Amazed → surprised, impressed 7.  Down in the dumps → very sad 8. Slow and steady wins the race → patience succeeds 9. kill two birds with one stone = achieve two things at once 10.…