Cue Card: Magazine 

Topic: Describe a magazine or newspaper that you like to (or, often) read

You should say:

– what magazine or newspaper it is

– what the magazine or newspaper is about

– how often you read it

– what kinds of people generally read this magazine or newspaper

and explain why you like to read it.

IELTS Speaking Part 2 Sample: 

To be honest, I don’t read magazines much these days, but I still read the one called Vietraveler, which is a tourism magazine.

The magazine contains all that we need to know in terms of traveling, such as reviews of numerous famous destinations, tips to save money when traveling or what we need to prepare for a trip. Besides, at the back of the magazine, there are a few discount coupons for some particular domestic tours which are run by tourist companies.

Always, when a new issue is published, I get it delivered to my house by post. Actually, I have been a subscriber to this magazine for almost 5 years and I fully intend to carry on reading it. As all the information in it is arranged logically, therefore, I find it quite easy to locate every article that interests me. In addition, I highly appreciate the quality of the magazine’s contents. The attractiveness of the glossy photos and the high standard of journalism are just two of its outstanding features.

As a final point, I would emphasize that I usually depend on this magazine to plan a good trip or suggest one to my friends.

Phân tích từ vựng

• Tourism magazine: tạp chí du lịch

• Discount coupon: phiếu giảm giá

• Domestic tour: chuyến du lịch nội địa

• Subscriber: người đăng ký dài hạn

• Fully intend to: hoàn toàn có ý định

• Glossy photo: bức ảnh bóng bẩy

• Outstanding features: điểm nổi bật