IELTS Speaking 2025 Part 2&3: Describe a website you often visit

IELTS Speaking Part 2 Cue Card

Describe a website you often visit.

You should say:

• How you found it

• What it is about

• How often you visit it
  And explain why you like to visit it.

Speaking Expressions

• To be honest… (Thật lòng mà nói…)

• I stumbled across it… (Tôi tình cờ tìm ra nó…)

• I got hooked… (Tôi bị cuốn hút…)

• What blew me away was… (Điều làm tôi choáng ngợp là…)

• Long story short… (Nói ngắn gọn là…)

• It ticks all the boxes… (Nó đáp ứng mọi tiêu chí…)

Ideas & Collocations

• BBC Learning English (trang BBC Học Tiếng Anh)

• Bite-sized lessons (bài học ngắn gọn)

• Interactive quizzes (bài kiểm tra tương tác)

• Pronunciation clips (đoạn clip phát âm)

• User-friendly interface (giao diện thân thiện)

• Daily push notifications (thông báo hằng ngày)

Sample Answer

To be honest, the website I keep going back to is BBC Learning English. I stumbled across it a couple of years ago when I was cramming for IELTS and googled “free grammar videos.” I got hooked because the site serves up bite-sized lessons and interactive quizzes that don’t feel like homework. What blew me away was how clear the pronunciation clips are—the presenters exaggerate mouth shapes so you actually see how sounds are made.

These days I check it almost every morning; the daily push notifications pop up while I’m sipping coffee, so I just click and learn a phrase in two minutes. The user-friendly interface means even on my phone I can jump between vocabulary, listening, and news-based lessons without getting lost. Long story short, it ticks all the boxes for me: it’s free, practical, and constantly updated. I also steal a few activities for my own students—don’t tell anyone!

I like it because it makes English feel alive. Instead of dry textbook examples, they use real news stories and everyday dialogues, so I can pick up natural expressions fast. Plus, when I binge their grammar videos, I feel productive rather than guilty. So yeah—no sponsorship here—but that site has genuinely levelled up my English and my teaching.

IELTS Speaking Part 3 Questions

1. What are the most and least popular apps in Vietnam?

2. What’s the difference between the internet and television?

3. Why do people prefer reading news on the internet instead of watching it on TV?

4. Is the library still necessary? Why?

5. What kinds of people still go to the library to read and study?

Question 1

Speaking Expressions:

• Off the top of my head… (Nghĩ ngay ra thì…)

• Hands down… (Chắc chắn là…)

• At the other end of the spectrum… (Ở phía ngược lại…)

Ideas & Collocations:

• Ride-hailing apps (ứng dụng gọi xe)

• Mobile payment wallets (ví thanh toán điện tử)

• Niche productivity tools (công cụ năng suất “ngách”)

• Tiny user base (lượng người dùng rất ít)

Sample Answer:
Off the top of my head, hands down, Zalo, Facebook, TikTok, Shopee, and MoMo—the mobile payment wallets—are everywhere. Grab and Be too, because ride-hailing apps are part of daily life now. At the other end of the spectrum, some niche productivity tools or paid news apps barely get traction—people just don’t want to pay. Twitter/X is still small here, with a tiny user base compared to other countries. So popularity really follows convenience and local habits.

Question 2

Speaking Expressions:

• Put simply… (Nói đơn giản là…)

• You’re in control versus being spoon-fed… (Bạn chủ động thay vì bị “đút sẵn”…)

• Real-time interaction… (tương tác thời gian thực)

Ideas & Collocations:

• On-demand content (nội dung theo yêu cầu)

• One-way broadcasting (phát sóng một chiều)

• Algorithmic feeds (bảng tin do thuật toán gợi ý)

Sample Answer:
Put simply, the internet is on-demand content, while TV is mostly one-way broadcasting. Online, you’re in control versus being spoon-fed—you pick topics, skip ads, comment, share. TV schedules you; the web bends to you with algorithmic feeds. Plus, the internet offers real-time interaction, which TV can’t match except for live shows. Different vibes: lean-back versus dive-in.

Question 3

Speaking Expressions:

• For one thing… (Trước hết là…)

• No waiting around… (Không phải chờ đợi…)

• Skim and dive deeper… (Lướt nhanh rồi đào sâu…)

Ideas & Collocations:

• Clickable headlines (tiêu đề có thể nhấp vào)

• Personalised news feed (bảng tin cá nhân hóa)

• Multimedia explainer (bài giải thích đa phương tiện)

Sample Answer:
For one thing, online news means no waiting around for the 7 p.m. bulletin. You get clickable headlines and a personalised news feed that fits your interests. You can skim and dive deeper with links, charts, multimedia explainers. TV feels slow—you sit through segments you don’t care about. Convenience and control win every time.

Question 4

Speaking Expressions:

• Absolutely, and here’s why… (Chắc chắn rồi, và lý do là…)

• It’s a quiet refuge… (Đó là nơi trú ẩn yên tĩnh…)

• Not everything is digitised… (Không phải thứ gì cũng được số hóa…)

Ideas & Collocations:

• Community learning hub (trung tâm học tập cộng đồng)

• Archive collections (bộ sưu tập lưu trữ)

• Study-friendly environment (môi trường học tập thân thiện)

Sample Answer:
Absolutely, and here’s why: libraries are more than shelves, they’re a community learning hub. It’s a quiet refuge when your house is noisy or cramped. Not everything is digitised, especially local archive collections. Plus, librarians guide you to solid sources faster than random Googling. The study-friendly environment alone justifies keeping them alive.

Question 5

Speaking Expressions:

• Typically, you’ll see… (Thường bạn sẽ thấy…)

• People who crave… (Những người thèm muốn…)

• They’re after depth, not just speed… (Họ tìm chiều sâu, không chỉ tốc độ…)

Ideas & Collocations:

• Postgrad researchers (nghiên cứu sinh sau đại học)

• Civil service exam takers (người ôn thi công chức)

• Self-studiers on a budget (người tự học với ngân sách hạn hẹp)

Sample Answer:
Typically, you’ll see postgrad researchers digging through journals, and civil service exam takers cramming in silence. People who crave focus—no pop-up ads, no notifications—head there too. Self-studiers on a budget rely on free resources and quiet desks. Retirees who love print still browse newspapers there. They’re after depth, not just speed, so the library fits like a glove.