Cue Card
Describe a skill you would like to learn in the future
You should say:
You have 1 minute to prepare. Then speak for 1–2 minutes.
Use your preparation minute wisely
Jot one specific example or detail for each cue point. Specific details - names, places, dates - make answers memorable and demonstrate lexical range. Don't plan full sentences; plan content.
The skill I'd most like to develop is programming - specifically the ability to build functional web applications from scratch. I have a basic understanding of how websites work and I've completed a few short online tutorials, but I haven't yet reached the point where I can independently create something useful, and that gap frustrates me.
My interest comes from a practical place. I work in marketing, and increasingly the projects I'm involved in require collaboration with developers. I spend a lot of time explaining what I need in terms that aren't quite precise enough, and then interpreting what I receive back in language I don't fully understand. Being able to bridge that gap - not necessarily to become a professional developer, but to understand the medium I work with - would make me significantly more effective.
My plan is fairly structured. I've identified a full-stack web development course from a reputable provider that runs for approximately six months at roughly ten hours per week. It begins with HTML and CSS, progresses through JavaScript, and culminates in building a complete web application using a modern framework. I've set aside Saturday mornings specifically for this.
The benefits I anticipate go beyond the practical. Learning to programme is fundamentally about learning to decompose complex problems into manageable steps and to think precisely about causality - if this, then that, otherwise something else. Those habits of mind transfer to almost every domain. I've also read enough about the psychology of skill acquisition to know that learning something genuinely difficult as an adult, outside your comfort zone, has benefits for cognitive flexibility that more familiar activities don't provide.
Approximately 2 minutes spoken at natural pace · Targets Band 7.5
The examiner will ask 4–5 questions on the same theme. These require abstract, extended responses - aim for 3–5 sentences per answer.
Record yourself speaking
Reading and listening helps - but Speaking Part 2 is a performance skill. The fastest improvement comes from recording yourself, noticing where you pause or repeat, and getting AI feedback on your fluency and vocabulary range.
Practice Speaking Now →