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

Describe a family not your own that you like

: You should say

whose family it is
how many family members they have
what are they like
and explain why you like this family

: Sample Answer

Umm… that’s an interesting topic, I would say. There are many families I know about and I am very close with some of these families, but I have never thought that I would have to describe such a family. Well, I think describing Emma and her family would be more convenient and natural for me as she is one of my best friends and I know her family very closely

Emma has a family with 5 members- her parents, she, Jonathan who is 11 and Emma’s sister Paula, who is a doctor. They live only 5 blocks away from our house and as a friend, I know Emma for more than 15 years. They moved here some 16 years ago and they often visit our house, I would say at least once in a week. Emma is a talented girl with an excellent academic record. The reason she is a very good friend of mine is because of her tender nature and friendly attitude. The first time I met her, I found her very sociable, easygoing, gregarious and cordial. Since then we two are close friends

Her father, Mr Alex is an architect and would be around 48 years old. He is working in a large private company and stay out of the town most of the time. When he is not working, he remains busy in his garden. He is quite a devoted gardener and I must state that he has got the finest garden in our block. He does not speak much but I had few conversations with him and I found him quite intelligent and he has a sense of humour that makes him more friendly than he appears to be

Emma’s mother is a school teacher and she teaches English literature in grade 7. She is a beautiful woman who loves every living soul. She is also a great cook. She has a natural talent of cooking a variety of food items and this makes her very famous among our friends. Some dishes she made for us was completely unknown to us and she brought the opportunity for us to taste those for the first time in my life. Her father was a photographer and she travelled a lot in her early age in different parts of the world including Asia, Africa and Europe. She is more like her eldest daughter Paula than Emma

I guess Emma is a fine mixture of both of her parents and that makes her an excellent person. She is my friend for a long and we two have a very close relationship as friends. I find her very curious and her amiable behaviour and polite way of speaking make her very cordial and affectionate

Paula, Emma’s sister’ is a doctor and she is married to a doctor as well. She had two children who are both in their elementary schools. As Paula lives with her husband, I have met her only twice and know very little about her. She is beautiful and blunter than Emma

Finally, Jonathan, the youngest member of the family, is in grade 5 and he is full of new ideas and joy. He always smiles, plays and talks and has a good relationship with me. I like him very much due to his frankness and his respect for anyone who is senior to him. As he stated he wants to become a great detective like Sherlock holmes someday

This is a good family that anyone would expect as his neighbour. We often visit Emma’s family and have family parties. Our family members have a close and friendly relationship with Emma’s family and surprisingly Emma’s father talks a lot when he is with my father. Probably they love to discuss things together and have common interests and topics to talk about