Scorify.uzThe cue card
Describe something you learned from another person.
You should say:
- what you learned
- who taught you
- how you learned it
- and explain why it was useful
Band 7 sample answer
Something I learned from another person is how to ride a bicycle, and my father was the one who taught me. I was about seven years old, and I was afraid of falling.
He took me to an empty street on a Sunday morning, held the back of the saddle and ran beside me. Every time I lost balance, he told me to look forward and not at the ground. After about an hour, I realised that he had let go, and I was riding on my own.
It was useful because I could suddenly travel around my neighbourhood with my friends, and later I started cycling to school. It also gave me confidence that I could learn difficult things if I practised.
I also remember falling once and scraping my knee. I wanted to stop, but my father said that falling is part of learning, and he helped me stand up. That sentence has stayed with me, and I now apply it to exams, sports and any new challenge in my life.
Even now, whenever I try something new, I remember my father's patience and his advice to keep looking forward.
About 192 words, roughly 1 minutes of natural speech.
Key vocabulary
- lose balance — start to fall
- let go — stop holding
- confidence — belief in yourself
- patient — calm when waiting or teaching
- practise — do something repeatedly to improve
- on my own — without help
- advice — suggestions to help
Tips for this cue card
- Tell the learning process step by step.
- Use past simple and past continuous.
- Connect the skill with a later benefit.
Part 3 follow-up questions
Who is the best person to learn from: a teacher or a friend?
Idea: Teachers give structure; friends give support and informal practice.
Is it easier to learn as a child?
Idea: Children learn quickly, but adults are more focused.
What skills should everyone learn?
Idea: Communication, first aid, cooking and financial basics.
More discussion questions with full answers: IELTS Speaking Part 3 topics.
Study guides
How Is IELTS Scored in Speaking and Writing? Criteria, Weighting and Rounding
The short answer first, then the Speaking and Writing criteria tables, how Task 1 and Task 2 combine and how the overall band is rounded.
IELTS Speaking Band Descriptors Explained in Plain English
The IELTS Speaking test is marked on four criteria. Here is what each one means at bands 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, with short examples you can compare with your own answers.
IELTS Speaking Part 2: How Many Minutes to Speak (With a Practice Timer)
How long Part 2 lasts (1 minute to prepare, 1–2 minutes to speak), a practice timer, a four-step structure and a model answer.