{"id":1713,"date":"2026-10-27T10:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T08:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieltsleader.com\/blog\/ielts-speaking-part-2-topics-plans-goals"},"modified":"2026-11-01T17:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T15:28:28","slug":"ielts-speaking-part-2-topics-plans-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ieltsleader.com\/blog\/ielts-speaking-part-2-topics-plans-goals","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Speaking Part 2 Plans &#038; Goals: Cue Cards, Sample Answers &#038; Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A plan for the future, a goal you worked hard for, an ambition you have not achieved yet: plans and goals are a favourite theme in <a href=\"https:\/\/ieltsleader.com\/speaking\/ielts-speaking-part-2\">IELTS Speaking Part&nbsp;2<\/a>. They are the best cards for showing future forms like &#8220;I am planning to&#8221;, &#8220;I hope to&#8221; and &#8220;I would like to&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You do not need to have big ambitions. A small, realistic plan explained with clear reasons is more convincing than a dream you cannot talk about in detail. Below you will find four plans and goals cue cards with band&nbsp;7+ sample answers, useful vocabulary, and typical Part&nbsp;1 and Part&nbsp;3 questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mt-3 mb-3 not-in-feed\">\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1256780356303841\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Ad Display - Top (Blog) -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ad-responsive-1\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1256780356303841\" data-ad-slot=\"3291034206\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"takeaway\">\n<span class=\"takeaway__label\">How Part&nbsp;2 works<\/span>\n<p class=\"takeaway__text\">You get a cue card and 1 minute to make notes. Then you speak for 1 to 2 minutes. Cover every point on the card, add a short example or story, and finish with the &#8220;explain&#8221; part.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"plans-cue-cards\">Plans and goals cue cards with sample answers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group prompt-block comparison__item comparison__item-left\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"future-plan\">Describe a plan you have for the future that is not related to work or study.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You should say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>what the plan is<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>when you will do it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>how you will prepare for it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and explain why you made this plan.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group answer-block\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\">Sample Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A plan I have for the next couple of years is to walk the Camino de Santiago, the old pilgrims&#8217; route across northern Spain. I am planning to do the most popular section, about eight hundred kilometres, which takes around five weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope to do it in the spring of next year, when the weather should be mild. To prepare, I have started walking longer distances at weekends, and I am saving part of my salary every month, because I will need to take unpaid leave from work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I made this plan for two reasons. First, I want a real challenge that has nothing to do with my job. Second, people who have done it say it gives you a lot of time to think, and after a few very busy years, I feel I need that. I also like the idea of meeting walkers from all over the world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:3rem;margin-bottom:3rem;\">\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Ad Display - Middle -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ad-responsive-2a\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1256780356303841\" data-ad-slot=\"2515386464\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group prompt-block comparison__item comparison__item-left\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"goal-achieved\">Describe a goal you set and achieved.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You should say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>what the goal was<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>when you set it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>what you did to achieve it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and explain how you felt when you achieved it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group answer-block\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\">Sample Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A goal I set and achieved was running a half marathon. I decided to do it about two years ago, just after my thirtieth birthday, when I realised I had become very unfit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At that point I could not even run for ten minutes without stopping. So I downloaded a beginner&#8217;s training plan and followed it for six months: three short runs a week at first, then gradually longer distances. I also changed my diet a little and, most importantly, I found a friend to train with, so neither of us could give up easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I crossed the finish line, after two hours and five minutes, I felt a mixture of exhaustion and enormous pride. It was not a fast time, but it proved to me that I can achieve something difficult if I break it into small steps. I still run three times a week, and I am thinking about a full marathon next.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group prompt-block comparison__item comparison__item-left\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ambition\">Describe an ambition you have not achieved yet.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You should say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>what the ambition is<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>when you first had it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>what you need to achieve it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and explain why it is important to you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group answer-block\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\">Sample Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An ambition I have not achieved yet is to start my own small business, a caf\u00e9 with a little bookshop inside it. I first had the idea at university, when I spent hours in a caf\u00e9 like that in Edinburgh during an exchange semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To achieve it, I need three things: money, experience and courage. I am saving for it, and last year I started working weekends in a friend&#8217;s caf\u00e9 to learn how the business really works, from ordering supplies to dealing with difficult customers. The courage part is the hardest, because it would mean leaving a safe job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is important to me because I would like to create a place where people can slow down, read and talk, especially in a city where everything feels rushed. And I think if I never try, I will always wonder what would have happened.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group prompt-block comparison__item comparison__item-left\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"learn-future\">Describe something you would like to learn in the future.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You should say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>what it is<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>how you would learn it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>how long it would take<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and explain why you would like to learn it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group answer-block\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\">Sample Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something I would really like to learn is sign language. A few months ago, a deaf customer came into the shop where I work, and we had to communicate by writing on my phone. It made me realise how difficult everyday situations can be for deaf people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would like to learn it through an evening course at a local community centre, which I have already looked into. They offer a beginner&#8217;s course of twelve weeks, and I would probably practise with online videos as well, because I know regular practice is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To reach a level where I could have a simple conversation, it would probably take a year or two. I would like to learn it because it would allow me to help people at work, and because I think it is a beautiful language. It would also be a completely new way of using my brain.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"plans-vocabulary\">Useful vocabulary for plans and goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use a range of future forms instead of repeating &#8220;I will&#8221; and &#8220;I want&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"band-table-wrap\"><table class=\"band-table\"><thead><tr><th>Topic<\/th><th>Words and phrases<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Future forms<\/strong><\/td><td>I am planning to, I am hoping to, I intend to, I would like to, I am thinking of + -ing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/td><td>to set a goal, to achieve a goal, to work towards, a long-term \/ short-term goal, a realistic target<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Effort<\/strong><\/td><td>to put in a lot of effort, to stick to a plan, to keep motivated, step by step, to give up<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Success and failure<\/strong><\/td><td>to pay off, to fall short of, a sense of achievement, to learn from mistakes, a setback<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Useful phrases<\/strong><\/td><td>to have something in mind, to take the plunge, to step out of my comfort zone, it is a dream come true<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"plans-part-1\">IELTS Speaking Part&nbsp;1: questions about plans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part&nbsp;1 questions are short and personal. Give a direct answer and add one reason or example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"sample-answers\">\n<div class=\"sample-answer\"><p class=\"sample-answer__q\"><span class=\"sample-answer__n\">1<\/span>Do you usually make plans for the weekend?<\/p><div class=\"sample-answer__a\"><p>Usually just loosely. I plan one thing, like meeting friends, and leave the rest of the weekend free.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sample-answer\"><p class=\"sample-answer__q\"><span class=\"sample-answer__n\">2<\/span>Do you prefer to plan everything or be spontaneous?<\/p><div class=\"sample-answer__a\"><p>For work I plan everything carefully, but on holiday I prefer to be spontaneous and see what happens.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sample-answer\"><p class=\"sample-answer__q\"><span class=\"sample-answer__n\">3<\/span>What are your plans for next year?<\/p><div class=\"sample-answer__a\"><p>I am hoping to finish an online course I have started and to travel somewhere I have never been, possibly Spain.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sample-answer\"><p class=\"sample-answer__q\"><span class=\"sample-answer__n\">4<\/span>Do you write your plans down?<\/p><div class=\"sample-answer__a\"><p>Yes, I keep a list on my phone. Writing things down helps me to actually do them instead of just thinking about them.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"plans-part-3\">IELTS Speaking Part&nbsp;3: questions about plans and ambitions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Part&nbsp;3 the examiner asks about plans and ambitions in general. Give longer answers with reasons, examples and both sides of the argument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"sample-answers\">\n<div class=\"sample-answer\"><p class=\"sample-answer__q\"><span class=\"sample-answer__n\">1<\/span>Is it important for young people to have clear goals?<\/p><div class=\"sample-answer__a\"><p>I think it helps, but goals do not need to be fixed. A clear goal gives young people motivation and a reason to work hard at school. On the other hand, many people only discover what they really want in their twenties, so I would say it is more important to stay curious and open than to follow a plan made at sixteen.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sample-answer\"><p class=\"sample-answer__q\"><span class=\"sample-answer__n\">2<\/span>Why do many people fail to achieve their goals?<\/p><div class=\"sample-answer__a\"><p>Often because the goal is too big and too vague, like &#8220;get fit&#8221; or &#8220;learn a language&#8221;. Without small, concrete steps, people lose motivation after a few weeks. Another reason is that life gets in the way: work, family and unexpected problems. People who succeed usually build a routine, so they do not depend on motivation alone.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sample-answer\"><p class=\"sample-answer__q\"><span class=\"sample-answer__n\">3<\/span>Should parents choose their children&#8217;s career goals?<\/p><div class=\"sample-answer__a\"><p>I do not think so, although they can certainly advise. Parents know their children well and have more life experience, so their advice can be valuable. But a career lasts forty years, and someone who is doing a job only to please their parents is unlikely to be happy or successful in it.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"practise\">Practise on your own<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choose one of the cue cards above, set a timer for 1 minute to make notes, and then record yourself speaking for 2 minutes. Listen back and check whether you covered every point and used some of the vocabulary from this page. 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