IELTS Speaking · Part 2 cue card · Activities and hobbies

Describe a pastime you have enjoyed for some time.

You have one minute to make notes, then speak for one to two minutes. The examiner may ask one or two short questions when you finish.

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Part 3 questions that follow this card

Part 3 broadens the topic into a discussion of four to five minutes. Give a view, a reason and an example each time.

1. Why do people need hobbies?
2. Do hobbies change as people get older?
3. Should hobbies be shared with others or kept personal?
4. Can a hobby become a career?

How to handle this card

Start with a clear label for your hobby, then move to a short story of how it began. Aim to show a range of tenses: the past for how you started, the present for how often, and the future for what you hope to do.