IELTS Speaking Part 2 & 3 Cue Cards 2026

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.When would parents feel proud of their children?
2. 2.Should parents reward children? Why and how?
3. 3.Is it good to reward children too often? Why?
4. 4.On what occasions would adults be proud of themselves?
5. 5.Do rewards help a child become better?
6. 6.What do you think about children working hard just for grades?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What kind of job do children like?
2. 2.Do children like to choose the same profession as their parents?
3. 3.Will people regret about their career choices when they become older?
4. 4.What should people consider when choosing jobs?
5. 5.Is Salary the main reason why people choose a certain job?
6. 6.What kind of jobs are the most popular in your country?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a famous child?
2. 2.What can today's children do to become famous?
3. 3.What can children do with their fame?
4. 4.Do people become famous because of their talent?
5. 5.Is it easy to become famous in your country?
6. 6.Do you want to be a famous person?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.How do young and old people use mobile phones differently?
2. 2.What positive and negative impact do mobile phones have on friendship?
3. 3.Is it a waste of time to take pictures with mobile phones?
4. 4.Do you think it is necessary to have laws on the use of mobile phones?
5. 5.What are examples of good and poor phone manners?
6. 6.How does the internet benefit people?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Do you think people who like to smile are more friendly?
2. 2.Why do most people smile in photographs?
3. 3.Do women smile more than men? Why?
4. 4.Do people smile more when they are younger or older?
5. 5.Is smiling important in your culture?
6. 6.Are there any occasions when people need to pretend to smile?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Why do most children like listening to stories before bedtime?
2. 2.Is a good storyline important for a movie?
3. 3.Do you think films with many celebrities are more likely to be popular?
4. 4.What films are popular in China right now?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What are the differences between old and young people when using apps?
2. 2.Why do some people not like using apps?
3. 3.What apps are popular in your country? Why?
4. 4.Should parents limit their children's use of computer programs and computer games? Why and how?
5. 5.Do you think young people are more and more reliant on these programs?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What is the right age for a child to learn drawing?
2. 2.Why do most children draw more often than adults do?
3. 3.Why do some people visit galleries or museums instead of viewing artworks online?
4. 4.Do you think galleries and museums should be free of charge?
5. 5.How do artworks inspire people?
6. 6.What are the differences between reading a book and visiting a museum?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What are the differences between the technology of the past and that of today?
2. 2.What technology do young people like to use?
3. 3.What are the differences between online and face to face communication?
4. 4.Do you think technology has changed the way people communicate?
5. 5.What negative effects does technology have on people's relationships?
6. 6.What are the differences between making friends in real life and online?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Do you think it's important to plan ahead?
2. 2.What activities do we need to plan ahead?
3. 3.Do you think children should plan their future careers?
4. 4.Should children ask their teachers or parents for advice when making plans?
5. 5.Is making study plans popular among young people?
6. 6.Do you think choosing a college major is closely related to a person's future career?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Why do some people not like working in a foreign country?
2. 2.What important skills do people need when working in companies?
3. 3.How can people demonstrate their abilities when working in a foreign country?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Should people prepare before giving advice?
2. 2.Is it good to ask advice from strangers online?
3. 3.What are the personalities of people whose job is to give advice to others?
4. 4.What are the problems if you ask too many people for advice?
5. 5.Why do some people think it is better to ask for advice from friends than from parents?
6. 6.When would old people ask young people for advice?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What things do families keep for a long time?
2. 2.What's the difference between things valued by people in the past and today?
3. 3.What kinds of things are kept in museums?
4. 4.What's the influence of technology on museums?
5. 5.What are benefits of technology for learning history?
6. 6.Why do people visit museums?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Why do people buy things they don't need?
2. 2.Do you think it's a waste of time to go shopping?
3. 3.Why are some people keen on shopping?
4. 4.What kind of people like shopping?
5. 5.Where do people like to shop in your country?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Which form of vehicle is more popular in your country, bikes, cars or motorcycles?
2. 2.Do you think air pollution comes mostly from mobile vehicles?
3. 3.Do you think people need to change the way of transportation drastically to protect the environment?
4. 4.How are the transportation systems in urban areas and rural areas different?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Do you think children are born smart or they learn to become smart?
2. 2.How do children become smart at school?
3. 3.Why are some people well-rounded and others only good at one thing?
4. 4.Why does modern society need talents of all kinds?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.How can parents teach their children to protect nature?
2. 2.Should schools teach children to get close to nature?
3. 3.Do you think there should be laws to protect nature?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Is it necessary to keep learning after graduating from school?
2. 2.Should teachers make learning in their classes fun?
3. 3.Do you think there are too many subjects for students to learn?
4. 4.Is it better to focus on a few subjects or to learn many subjects?
5. 5.Do you think enterprises should provide training for their employees?
6. 6.Do you think it is good for older adults to continue learning?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What kind of music events do people like today?
2. 2.Do you think children should receive some musical education?
3. 3.What are the differences between old and young people's music preferences?
4. 4.What kind of music events are there in your country?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What kinds of movies do you think are successful in your country?
2. 2.What are the factors that make a successful movie?
3. 3.Do Chinese people prefer to watch domestic movies or foreign movies?
4. 4.Do you think only well-known directors can create the best movies?
5. 5.Do you think successful movies should have well-known actors or actresses in leading roles?
6. 6.Why do people prefer to watch movies in the cinema?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Do you think adults can have lots of imagination?
2. 2.Do you think imagination is essential for scientists?
3. 3.What kinds of jobs need imagination?
4. 4.What subjects are helpful for children's imagination?
5. 5.What games help develop children's imagination?
6. 6.How important is imagination to children?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What types of buildings are popular in your country?
2. 2.Is it worth spending a lot of money on the exterior appearance of a building?
3. 3.Is it more important for a building to look good on the outside or on the inside?
4. 4.Why do people like to visit historical sites?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What can children do to help their parents?
2. 2.Should children help their parents with household chores?
3. 3.What kind of help do people need when looking for a new job?
4. 4.Who should people ask for help, colleagues or family members?
5. 5.Do you think schools should teach children to do household chores?
6. 6.Why are employees reluctant to ask their managers for help?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Do you often buy more than you expected?
2. 2.What do you think young people spend most of their money on?
3. 3.Do you think it is important to save money? Why?
4. 4.Do people buy things they don't need?
5. 5.Do you think it is the rich people's responsibility to donate money to people in need?
6. 6.What kind of things are people happy to pay high price for?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.How can leaders encourage their employees?
2. 2.When should parents encourage their children?
3. 3.What kind of encouragement should parents give?
4. 4.Do you think some people are better than others at persuading?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What programs do people like to watch in your country?
2. 2.Do people in your country like to watch foreign TV programs?
3. 3.What's the benefit of letting kids watch animal videos than visiting zoos?
4. 4.Do teachers play videos in class in your country?
5. 5.Do you think watching talk shows is a waste of time?
6. 6.Do you think we can acquire knowledge from watching TV programs?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What short-term jobs do young people do in other countries?
2. 2.What challenges do young people face when working abroad?
3. 3.What are the benefits of working for an international company?
4. 4.What personal skills are required to work in an international company?
5. 5.What kind of work can young people do in foreign countries?
6. 6.Why are some people unwilling to work in other countries?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.How do children make friends at school?
2. 2.How do children make friends when they are not at school?
3. 3.Do you think it is better for children to have a few close friends or many casual friends?
4. 4.Do you think a child's relationship with friends can be replaced by that with other people, like parents or other family members?
5. 5.What are the differences between friends made inside and outside the workplace?
6. 6.Do you think it's possible for bosses and their employees to become friends?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Why should we protect wild animals?
2. 2.Why are some people more willing to protect wild animals than others?
3. 3.Do you think it's important to take children to the zoo to see animals?
4. 4.Is it more important to protect wild animals or the environment?
5. 5.Should people educate children to protect wild animals?
6. 6.Which is more important, protecting wild animals or the environment?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What kind of music is popular in your country?
2. 2.What kind of music do young people like?
3. 3.Do you think music is beneficial for children at school?
4. 4.What are the benefits of children learning a musical instrument?
5. 5.Do you know what kind of music children like today?
6. 6.Do you think the government should invest more money on concerts?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Why do some people get lost more easily than others?
2. 2.Do you think it is important to be able to read a map?
3. 3.Do you think it is important to do some preparation before you travel to new places?
4. 4.How can people find their way when they are lost?
5. 5.Is a paper map still necessary?
6. 6.How do people react when they get lost?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Why do people like travelling?
2. 2.What should we prepare before a trip?
3. 3.What would happen if no preparation were made before the trip?
4. 4.Why do some people prefer to travel in their own country rather than going abroad?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Would you like to start a family business?
2. 2.Would you like to work in a family business?
3. 3.Why do some people choose to start their own company?
4. 4.What are the advantages and disadvantages of family businesses?
5. 5.What family businesses do you know in your local area?
6. 6.What makes a successful family business?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Do you think artists with talents should focus on their talents?
2. 2.Is it possible for us to know whether children who are 3 or 4 years old will become musicians and painters when they grow up?
3. 3.Why do people like to watch talent shows?
4. 4.Do you think it is more interesting to watch famous people's or ordinary people's shows?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Is it common for students to dine with each other on school days in your country?
2. 2.Do people prefer to eat out at restaurants or eat at home during the Spring Festival?
3. 3.What food do you eat on special occasions, like during the Spring Festival or the Mid-autumn Festival?
4. 4.Why do people like to have meals together during important festivals?
5. 5.Is it a hassle to prepare a meal at home?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Do you think it is a good choice to travel by plane?
2. 2.What are the differences between group travelling and travelling alone?
3. 3.What do we need to prepare for a long journey?
4. 4.Why do some people like making long journeys?
5. 5.Why do some people prefer to travel in their own country?
6. 6.Why do some people prefer to travel abroad?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What kind of stories do children like?
2. 2.What are the benefits of bedtime stories for children?
3. 3.Why do most children like listening to stories before bedtime?
4. 4.What can children learn from stories?
5. 5.Do all stories for children have happy endings?
6. 6.Is a good storyline important for a movie?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Which is better, electric bicycles or ordinary bicycles?
2. 2.Do you think electric bicycles will replace ordinary bicycles in the future?
3. 3.Which is better, electric cars or petrol cars?
4. 4.How did people manage to live without electricity in the ancient world?
5. 5.Is it difficult for the government to replace all the petrol cars with electric cars?
6. 6.Do people use more electricity now than before?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Do you think people should apologize for anything wrong they do?
2. 2.Do people in your country like to say "sorry"?
3. 3.On what occasion do people usually apologize to others?
4. 4.Why do some people refuse to say "sorry" to others?
5. 5.Do you think every "sorry" is from the bottom of the heart?
6. 6.Are women better than men at recognizing emotions?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Why are some people unwilling to try new things?
2. 2.Why are some people keen on doing dangerous activities?
3. 3.Do you think that children adapt to new things more easily than adults?
4. 4.What can people learn from doing dangerous activities?
5. 5.What are the benefits of trying new things?
6. 6.Do you think fear stops people from trying new things?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Do you think children should learn to play musical instruments?
2. 2.How do artists acquire inspiration?
3. 3.Do you think pictures and videos in news reports are important?
4. 4.What can we do to help children keep creative?
5. 5.How does drawing help to enhance children's creativity?
6. 6.What kind of jobs require creativity?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What kind of old things do people like to keep?
2. 2.Why do people keep old things?
3. 3.What are the differences between the things old people keep and those young people keep?
4. 4.What are the differences between the things that people keep today and the things that people kept in the past?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.At what age should children start learning a foreign language?
2. 2.Which skill is more important, speaking or writing?
3. 3.Does a person still need to learn other languages if he or she is good at English?
4. 4.Do you think minority languages will disappear?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Why do people like to use social media?
2. 2.What kinds of things are popular on social media?
3. 3.What are the advantages and disadvantages of using social media?
4. 4.What do you think of making friends on social network?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What kind of things are more likely to be broken by people at home?
2. 2.What kind of people like to fix things by themselves?
3. 3.Do you think clothes produced in the factory are of better quality than those made by hand?
4. 4.Do you think handmade clothes are more valuable?
5. 5.Is older generation better at fixing things?
6. 6.Do you think elderly people should teach young people how to fix things?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Why do some children not like learning science at school?
2. 2.Is it important to study science at school?
3. 3.Which science subject is the most important for children to learn?
4. 4.Should people continue to study science after graduating from school?
5. 5.How do you get to know about scientific news?
6. 6.Should scientists explain the research process to the public?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What are the types of books that young people like to read?
2. 2.What's the difference between the reading habits of old people and young people?
3. 3.What's the difference between paper books and e-books?
4. 4.Some people say that it is easier for children who start reading from a young age to succeed. Do you agree?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Should students have physical education and do sports at school?
2. 2.What qualities should an athlete have?
3. 3.Is talent important in sports?
4. 4.Is it easy to identify children's talents?
5. 5.What is the most popular sport in your country?
6. 6.Why are there so few top athletes?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.How do advertisements influence children?
2. 2.Should advertising aimed at kids be prohibited?
3. 3.What's the difference between the toys kids play now and those they played in the past?
4. 4.Do you think parents should buy more toys for their kids or spend more time with them?
5. 5.What's the difference between the toys boys play with and girls play with?
6. 6.What are the advantages and disadvantages of modern toys?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What kind of decisions do you think are meaningful?
2. 2.What important decisions should be made by teenagers themselves?
3. 3.Why are some people unwilling to make quick decisions?
4. 4.Do people like to ask for advice about their personal life or their work?
5. 5.Why do people like to ask others for advice?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Should all scenic spots charge an entry fee?
2. 2.Is visiting scenic spots the best choice for us while travelling?
3. 3.Why do some people like to live in big cities?
4. 4.Is it necessary for tourists to go to visit landmarks when traveling in a place?
5. 5.Which do most people prefer, living in a bungalow or in a tall building?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.On what occasions do people usually need to wait?
2. 2.Who behave better when waiting, children or adults?
3. 3.Compared to the past, are people less patient now? Why?
4. 4.What are the positive and negative effects of waiting on society?
5. 5.Why are some people unwilling to wait?
6. 6.Where do children learn to be patient, at home or at school?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Why are shopping malls so popular in China?
2. 2.What are the advantages and disadvantages of shopping in small shops?
3. 3.Why do some people not like shopping in small shops?
4. 4.What are the differences between online shopping and in-store shopping?
5. 5.What are the advantages and disadvantages of shopping online?
6. 6.Can consumption drive economic growth?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What kind of people like to visit natural places?
2. 2.What are the differences between a natural place and a city?
3. 3.Do you think that going to the park is the only way to get close to nature?
4. 4.What can people gain from going to natural places?
5. 5.Are there any wild animals in the city?
6. 6.Do you think it is a good idea to let animals stay in local parks for people to see?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.Is it easy to find quiet places in your country? Why?
2. 2.How do people spend their leisure time in your country?
3. 3.How does technology affect the way people spend their leisure time?
4. 4.Do you think only old people have time for leisure?
5. 5.Why do old people prefer to live in quiet places?
6. 6.Why are there more noises made at home now than in the past?

Part 3 follow-up questions

1. 1.What's the difference between the city and the countryside?
2. 2.Some people say large cities are suitable for old people. What do you think?
3. 3.Do you think it is possible that all of the population move to cities?
4. 4.Do you think people in the countryside are friendlier than people in the city?