Describe a family photograph you remember IELTS cue card

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24-06-2025

Describe a family photograph you remember

The IELTS speaking test has 3 sections. The entire exam is conducted for about 11-14 minutes. Each section has a different time limit. The speaking cue card test is the discussion between the examiner and the candidate about the general topic. This article is about describe a family photograph you remember for the IELTS speaking cue cards as a sample.

Describe a family photograph you remember- IELTS speaking part 2 : cue card

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 This part of the IELTS speaking test, here the candidate will be given a cue card which is also known as a task card. The candidate should talk for about 2 minutes without any pause about the general topic which is given by the examiner for up. We have given the topic of describe a family photograph you remember, the IELTS speaking cue card test.

Describe a family photograph you remember

You should say:

  • When was it taken?
  • Who was/were in the picture?
  • What does it remind you of?
  • Explain why you remember this family photograph.

Describe a family photograph you remember- model answer and follow up questions.

    The model cue card answer for the “describe a family photograph you remember” is given here for the IELTS speaking cue card part 3 follow-up questions are also given for allusion. 

Describe a family photograph you remember- Model answer 1

Introduction:
    Family photos are taken by most of the families to create the memories to cherish the precious moments which longlast the memories.

When was it taken?
   I am not sure about my age, but I guess it was around 7 years as I look at that photo now which is still hanging in our living room. I was the small one in that frame.

Who was/were in the picture?
   It was the last photo I have taken with my grandparents, in that photo My father, mother and I were standing in while my grandparents were sitting in front of us in this picture.

What does it remind you of? 
     The precious photo reminds me about our joint family and the plants and trees surrounding our house and my happiest childhood in which I worried about nothing and was pampered by everyone.and it was the photo taken for the ESI scheme which the company offered to their employees.

Explain why you remember this family photograph
    I remembered that particular photo frame because it was the first photo taken when I grew up and in that photo we can see more trees and plants which we grew in our house which were not there and while seeing that photo frame often made me plant more saplings whenever i can.

Conclusion:
     The beauty of that photo is my grandparents who were in their sixties and they were happy about us because we celebrated them every day. And they were no more and we are getting to see them through that photo frame.

Describe a family photograph you remember- Model answer 2

Introduction:

  •  Family photos are taken occasionally by the families and here I am to talk about the photo which has mixed emotions.

When was it taken?

  • The photo I am talking  about here is my sister's marriage.
  • It was the first marriage in our family and the photo was the only big photo frame in my home. 

Who was/were in the picture?

  • It was the first family photo where there was a new member added in our family.
  • In that photo my father and mother will be sitting in front and my sister and uncle on their side and me and my next sister will be sitting down next to them.

What does it remind you of?

  • At that time I was the school going kid and I was enjoying those moments unknowingly that my sister will not be there with us from tomorrow.
  • That photo reminds me that the day had mixed emotions.

Explain why you remember this family photograph

  • That photograph still reminds me about that specific day where my whole family had mixed emotions. 
  • Sometimes my parents were happy but sometimes they started crying that they are going to miss their daughter. 
  • Without considering these, I was happy on the occasion that I was surrounded by family and friends.

Conclusion:

  • That photo still reminds my family about that precious day on which we were in a confused state whether to celebrate the day or not. 
  • And now while I am  seeing the frame I think of how fast the time runs.

Describe a family photograph you remember- Model answer 3

Introduction:
    Family photos remind us about the togetherness which makes us happy. Here I am going to talk about my family photo which we took a couple of years ago.

When was it taken?
     The photo I am talking about now is about my closest cousin's marriage. She  is  very close to me and my family.  She may be my cousin but she is like my sister.  And we were like a family.

Who was/were in the picture?
      In that photo there will be all our cousins dressed in the same dress. And we were in the happy zone where one of us is getting married. In that photo there will be no elders and no kids and it was only us.

What does it remind you of? 
      The frame reminds me how happy we were at that time celebrating my cousin as a prince. It reminds us about the unity  we had in the family. On such occasions only every one will gather at the same time.

Explain why you remember this family photograph
    I remembered that photo because no matter what and every one was in different stages, some of us where studying and some of us were working but we everyone gathered for the occasion

Conclusion:
      Those family photos still remind us how crazy we were at the same time how we exposed happiness with our loved ones.

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Conclusion:

The given article for the IELTS speaking cue card is given with the topic of “describe a family photograph you remember”. We have given a few model answers and follow up questions as a sample article. This will help you to attain good scores in your major exams. Use your own words during the discussion. 

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