IELTS Speaking Questions & Answers This is an example of an IELTS speaking test question from Part 2 of the test. In Part 2 of the IELTS speaking test you are given a cue card and you have to talk for 1-2 minutes on a topic. Describe an interesting public place in your hometown or city that you would like to visit You should say: - what place this is - who usually goes there - why people go there And explain why you think it would be an interesting place to visit. IELTS speaking answer Part 2 Topic Talk | Describe an interesting public place Okay, so one of the most famous buildings here in Rome is the Colosseum. Most people probably know it from movies like Gladiator. It’s also called the Flavian Amphitheatre, and it’s located in the center of the city. It’s an enormous old building constructed in an elliptical shape. I think historians estimated that up to 80,000 people could attend events there in the past – so it’s still the largest amp