IELTS SPEAKING Describe A Piece Of Furniture

IELTS CUE CARD: Describe an item of furniture in your house that you often use, you should say: what it is, where it is, what it looks like, and explain how or why you use it. There are various different ways this IELTS cue card question can be worded, but the idea is basically the same; describe a piece or an item of furniture.

Sometimes it might ask about old furniture, new furniture, wooden furniture or useful furniture, furniture you use often, or favorite furniture, but the task is always to describe a piece (an item) of furniture.

Your description should include as much detail as possible to get a high score for lexical resource.

Think about:
- the shape, size, material from which the furniture is made
- its location in your home/flat/apartment
- the style (antique, old, traditional, new, modern, contemporary)
- how it is finished (painted, waxed, varnished, chromed, upholstered, fabric, etc.)
- and the purpose it serves (decorative, storage, functional, etc.)

The answer in the video includes many of these points as examples of what you can say, but obviously there can be big differences between describing different types of furniture.

These are some of the ‘wording variations’ which have appeared recently for this IELTS cue card question about furniture:

- Describe a piece of furniture that you own.
- Describe a piece of furniture you have in your home.
- Describe a piece of useful furniture you have in your room.
- Describe a piece of wooden furniture you have at home.
- Describe an old piece of furniture you have at home.
- Describe a piece of furniture in your house or flat/apartment.
- Describe your favorite piece of furniture at home.

Good luck with your IELTS Speaking Test!