Describe a piece of good news- IELTS cue card

The IELTS speaking test has 3 sections, the time limit for the entire exam was 11-14 minutes. Each section has a different time limit. The speaking cue card test is a discussion among the examiner and the candidate about the general topic.This article is about describe a piece of good news for the cue card (IELTS Speaking) as a sample.

Describe a piece of good news- IELTS speaking part 2 cue card

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    The IELTS speaking test, here the candidate will be given a cue card which is also known as a task card. The examiner will expect the candidate to talk without any pause for up to 2 minutes about the topic which they have given. Here we have given the topic of describe a piece of good news, the IELTS speaking cue card test. 

Describe a piece of good news

You should say:

• What was it?
• When did you receive this news?
• How did you receive this news?
• Why do you feel it was good news?

Describe a piece of good news- Model answer 1

Introduction:
   I am sure that everyone has received some kind of good news. Which they can never forget.  Here I would like to talk about the best news I ever received, something that made my day, and to this day, I still remember it.

What was it?
  The good news I received was that I have been selected for the national level competition in my sports which I was practicing for a couple of years. I had dreamt of it for so many years and worked hard to achieve my goal. 
When I found out that I had been selected, I was over the moon. It was a moment that I will never forget and something I will always cherish.

When did you receive this news?
   I received this news three months before the competition.  I had been eagerly awaiting for the announcement, the next day when I got the news that I had been accepted. I started preparing for competition like booking tickets, buying basic required things.

How did you receive this news?
   I received this news from my head. We have registered under our academy. So they sent my bout number and my registration number. They informed me while I was going to class.

Conclusion:
   This was unexpected good news, because my head had lost hope. At last when they received official mail, they were extremely happy.

Describe a piece of good news- Model answer 2

Introduction:
  In our day-to-day life, everyone hears a lot of news from others. Some are good and some are not so good. Here I would like to talk about the good news which makes our whole compound happy. 

What was it? 
  The good news I heard was, a supermarket is opening near our compound. It makes us happy because till now we have to go 2kms from our area to buy any basic necessary things.

How did you receive this news?
  I received this news from our neighbor. She told me about this news. One of the famous supermarkets is going to open their franchise. They said it was a big announcement for all our compound members. 

When did you receive this news?
  When me and my neighbor were going to the temple, 
 
Why do you feel it was good news?
   I feel it is good news because we all were waiting for this for many years. I wouldn't be able to buy anything if it was an emergency. 

Conclusion:
    It would have separate wings for all the products. There would also be surveillance cameras all over so that everything would be under scrutiny.

Describe a piece of good news- Model answer 3

Introduction:
   We all know, the next step in our career or any other platform is a great thing or an achievement to us. Here I am going to talk about the good news which I heard. 

What was it? 
    Ragave mam, she is our Spoken English professor, who took class for our whole department. She got a new offer from abroad. So she has to quit her job in our college to move abroad for her new career.

How did you receive this news?
  I received this news from our HOD man. Though Ragave mam taught our students in our department up to 500 students, she never got angry or scolded us. She explained our fault with her smiley face.

When did you receive this news?
     On the random working day of my college. We had our spoken English class, our HOD introduce a new guest lecturer, she said that the new mam was going to talk class for next few days. 
 
Why do you feel it was good news?
   To be honest, our whole department student felt bad about this news, but aside from that we felt happy for her next step in her career.  

Conclusion:
    We all know that teachers should be friendly with their students, but our ragavee man was a good soul who played both friend and sister roles with all our department students. We miss her so much.

  It would have separate wings for all the products. There would also be surveillance cameras all over so that everything would be under scrutiny.

Describe a piece of good news- Model answer 4

Introduction:
   Here I am going to talk about the good news which I heard from my friend about my father,  also which makes my father as great and me as proud.  

What was it?
   I think this happened during the quarantine period. My father had made a small terrace garden with few plants like vegetables, fruits and greens. The good news heard was my father cultivated a huge amount of veggies, fruits and greens from that small terrace garden.

How did you receive this news?
 During the quarantine period I was staying away from my parents due to my work. One day my friend said that he brought a few vegetables from my father during that period. 

When did you receive this news?
  It was a peak quarantine period, even though no shops were open like markets. One day he contacted me as a casual call.  We discussed random things in between the talk he said about it.

Why do you feel it was good news?
   I feel it is good news because during this pandemic period some people were affected with money to even buy food,  my father helped some people who were asking for the vegetables or greens  from our garden for free.

Conclusion:
    I think this was a great thing which my father did, because he didn’t think it was selfish to help others.

Describe a piece of good news- IELTS speaking part 3 follow up questions

   In part 3 of the IELTS speaking test, candidates will be given a few follow up questions to complete within 4-5 minutes. We have given some follow up questions related to the topic of describe a piece of good news.  This will help you bang your exams with good marks.

1. How do people share the good news?

     People share the good news in many ways. Some tell each other face-to-face, some use social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.

2. How does modern technology affect the delivery of information?
      Technologies affect the delivery of information in many ways. One among that was social media, people update their informations like good news or any good or bad has happened to them it will spread widely as instantaneously.

3. When do people share the good news?
    People share good news when any good has happened to them. Some share with their friends and relatives, some share with only their near and dear ones.

4. What kinds of good news have you received before?
    I have received many kinds of good news. But the most special one is that my sister was blessed with a baby boy on her birthday.  In that same month my elder sister was blessed with a baby girl.

5. What kind of good news do people like to hear?
  People like to hear good news about any achievements from their friends and relatives, or any achievement of their favorite one.

6. Why do people share news on social media?
    Social media is a platform which helps people to share or spread news immediately. Because nowadays people are using the internet for the whole day. People post their news in social media and it spreads widely to everyone immediately.

7. What kind of good news do people often share?
     People share their achievement of a personal milestone, receive a promotion or job offer, win an award or prize, get engaged. 

Check out other IELTS speaking cue card topics

• Describe a family member
• Describe a crowded place you have visited
• Describe a game you played in your childhood
• Describe a plan in your life
• Describe a toy you liked in your childhood

Conclusion:

This article for the IELTS speaking cue card is given with the topic of “describe a piece of good news”. With model answers and follow up questions as a sample article. This will help you to crack your exams with band scores. Use your own words during discussion.