IELTS Speaking Part 2: IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card

Describe a trip that you took by public transportation

u should say

When and where you went
What kind of transport you used
How was your trip
and explain why did you choose to use public transport

: Sample Answer

Though I have my own car, I often use public transportation. I do so to allow my other family members to use my car for their own important tasks and sometimes I use public transportation like the bus to go to a long route. Some of the remote areas are not quite as easy to travel by cars and for those places, I use a public transportation like the rickshaw, taxi or the rented motorbike. One such trip that I remember I took 2 years ago when I visited one of my aunts’ house. My aunt was married to a civil engineer and they had 3 kids. Their living place was kind of a remote area and took almost 10-12 hours to reach. It was the mid-autumn when I had the trip and I alone went there. I had to use 3-4 different public transportation to finally reach my aunt’s house

I took a bus and it stopped when we reached near a river after 4-5 hours journey. I had to use a boat to pass the river and after that, I took another bus and finally an auto rickshaw to reach my aunt’s living place

The trip was a long one and it was neither a very pleasant journey nor a very disturbing one as well. Changing the transportation few times, carrying the 2 heavy bags were something that annoyed me. But I enjoyed the natural scenery, a different routine that the usual busy life, scenic beauty on the both sides of the road, the beautiful river and the new people and place. I mostly listened to music from my MP3 player and read a magazine on my journey and I enjoyed that also

I took the public transportation mainly for 3 reasons: Firstly, I left it home so that other family members can use it if needed as I would be away for about a week. Secondly, I did not know the exact route to the place I travelled and that’s why it would have been a bit uncertain to take my private car to a route that I have no idea about. Finally, it was a remote area and taking my car would have caused extra tension like parking it, fueling it and that why I preferred to take the journey in the public transportation