Written by David S. Wills · September 3, 2020
In the IELTS speaking test, you may be asked to describe a piece of art. In today’s lesson, we are going to learn how to give a great answer to that task. I will explain how to analyse the cue card, make notes, pick the right language, and then I will even give you a sample band 9 answer of my own.
If you really want to hear my answer, you can just watch this video instead:
Describe a Piece of Art – an introduction
Hey, everyone, this is David at TED-IELTS, and I’m back with another guide to IELTS speaking part two. This week, I’m going to help you analyse a cue card and then give you a sample answer. I’ve done this before with lots of different topics. You can check out my previous lessons to see me discussing books, friends, sports, people, holidays and so much more. Today, we’re going to look at the topic of art and look at a cue card that asks you how to describe a piece of art that you like.
The topic of art does come up every now and then in IELTS, but it’s not very common as an IELTS topic. Still, it is definitely something you should prepare for in advance. I don’t mean to memorise an answer, but rather to think about vocabulary and prepare some ideas. The cue card we’re going to look at today asks you to describe a piece of art. It may also say a work of art or artwork as those are more common expressions.
However, in all the reports I’ve seen, the cue cards said piece of art. Here you can see our cue card for today.
Describe a piece of art that you like.
You should say:
– what the piece of art is