IELTS Speaking · Part 2 Cue Card
A complete preparation guide: the cue card itself, a 60-second prep framework, a band 7.5 sample answer, topic vocabulary, and likely Part 3 follow-up questions.
Cue card
Describe a TV program you enjoy watching.
You should say:
Specific to this cue card — not generic advice.
Read it once for shape, then aloud for rhythm. Don't memorise it — examiners can tell.
The TV program I enjoy most right now is a Korean drama called 'My Mister'. It came out a few years ago, and despite the unpromising name, it's one of the best things I've watched. It's about an exhausted middle-aged engineer at a construction company and a young woman in her twenties who has been carrying enormous family debt since she was a teenager. They end up working in the same office, and the show is essentially about how they slowly help each other carry their respective burdens, without any romance whatsoever. I watch it in the evenings, usually two episodes at a time, with my wife. We started it last winter and have rewatched it twice. The reason I enjoy it so much is that it refuses to be loud. Most TV is engineered to keep you watching through shock and twists. This one earns your attention through small, very precise moments — a shared bowl of noodles, a long walk home, a scene where someone simply says 'you've had a hard day' to a stranger. I find that more moving than almost any high-stakes plot. It's also very honest about middle age, which most television treats as either a punchline or a tragedy.
Phrases used in the sample answer that lift fluency naturally.
unpromising name
title that doesn't sound appealing
carrying family debt
burdened with money owed by relatives
engineered to keep you watching
designed to retain viewers
earn your attention
deserve focus through quality
precise moments
carefully observed scenes
high-stakes plot
story with extreme consequences
The examiner will move from your story (Part 2) to broader, abstract questions (Part 3). Prepare answers for these.