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

Describe an interesting animal you know about

: You should say

what animal it is
what features this animal has
is it a common animal in your country
and explain why this is an interesting animal

: Sample Answer

Bottlenose dolphins are quite interesting and for this candidate task card, I would like to talk about this animal. They have got their name due to the shape of their beak but interestingly they cannot smell! However, they have outstanding eyesight and hearing ability

Dolphins are mammals like the human and they need to breathe air, unlike many other fishes and animals that live in the water. They breathe through the blowholes they have. Bottlenose dolphins usually live in groups

Dolphins are not common in our country. They usually live in tropical waters and that ranges from Northern Japan to Australia and from Southern California to Chile. They are also found in the Indian Ocean from Indonesia to South Africa, Norway, Mexico, Mediterrian sea, black sea and the Hawaiian Islands

From their appearance to distinctive features the are quite interesting. Their physiology and senses, intelligence level, relation to the human, history and their migration style make them a very unique and interesting animal

Dolphins often work as a team to harvest fishes and they search for prey mainly using echolocation. They emit sounds, mainly clicking, and wait to listen to the return echoes to determine the location and shape of nearby items including potential prey. They have high intelligence level and they use an artificial language which is quite remarkable for an animal. An adult bottlenose dolphin can live more than40 years and can jump up to 20 feet in the air. They jump in the air to communicate with other dolphins.The use of body language by the bottlenose dolphins is quite fascinating and it is being studied by many researchers. A study explains that mother dolphins teach the behavioural patterns to their offspring and this is another interesting fact about dolphins. Large sharks sometimes prey on the bottlenose dolphins, especially calves and the dolphins also have the capability of defending them by charging the predators. It is very interesting to observe that some dolphins show curiosity towards humans

I wish we have bottlenose dolphins in out country! Once I have been to Australia and spent hours in a waterpark where I saw dolphins for the first time in my life. After that, I did some online research to learn more about them. This is one of the most intelligent animals with many unique features and they are bound to draw our attentions and curiosity