Describe A Place Where You Are Able To Relax: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Where is it?
  • What is it like?
  • How often do you go there?
  • And how do you feel about the place?

Band 7

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Today I'm going to describe a place where I go to when I need to get calm. This is a small village in our country Sudan. It's located about 40 kilometers to the south of the main capital city which is called Khartoum. This small village is populated by about 60,000 people. They work in various different jobs. Some of them are soldiers, some merchants and others work in different governmental administrations and ministries. Whenever I go there, I start visiting my friends and relatives. In addition to that, I go almost daily to the river which is located about 3 kilometers from my home. In the river, I enjoy swimming and fishing. Also, I have the usual habit of going to the football stadium to watch the football matches with my friends. My last time I visited this area was six months ago.

Follow up questions


What activities do you enjoy doing in your village besides swimming and fishing?
Besides swimming and fishing, I enjoy playing football with my friends and attending local events. The village often hosts cultural festivals where we can enjoy traditional music and dance. It's a great way to connect with the community and have fun.

How does visiting this village help you relax compared to other places?
Visiting the village helps me relax because it's a peaceful environment away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The natural scenery, fresh air, and the company of friends and family create a calming atmosphere that allows me to unwind.

Do you think it's important to have a place to relax? Why or why not?
Yes, I believe it's very important to have a place to relax. It helps reduce stress and recharge our minds and bodies. Having a personal retreat allows us to escape daily pressures, reflect on our lives, and maintain our mental well-being.

Band 6-7

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so I want you to tell So this one place which is located in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh here in India it is a place where describe a place where you are able to relax so there is this one place which holds a very special place in Ujjain so there is this one place which holds a very strong and important connection with my life as this place is located in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh this place is a temple of Lord Shiva who is also said to be the creator and destroyer of this world here in Indian culture and tradition so I would like to tell about the temple which is a very spiritual place here in India and all the people from all over the world once visit this temple as it is said to be the most energetic and the most positive temple holding a lot of positive energy into it as I personally go there within 6 months or twice in a year as when I am completely drained out and I am looking for some positivity into my life I would like to go and sit there within the premises of the temple so that I could gain the positive energy from it as the place is full of positivity and energizing the negativity gets completely drained out of a person and he or she feels completely positive with that surrounding it purifies your internal energy which is quite amazing and also this place holds a lot of spiritual value in Indian tradition and culture I would recommend all the people from not only India but from all over the world to once visit this place as it will completely change your life and also you will follow some traditions which are very much important and Vedic science of Indian culture

Follow up questions


What specific activities do you do at the temple to help you relax?
At the temple, I often meditate and perform rituals that help me connect with my inner self. I also enjoy sitting quietly, listening to the chants and the sounds of nature around me. These activities allow me to clear my mind and recharge my spirit.

How does this temple compare to other places you relax?
This temple is unique because of its spiritual significance and the positive energy it radiates. Unlike other places where I might relax, such as parks or cafes, the temple offers a deeper sense of peace and connection to my beliefs, making it a truly special place for me.

Have you noticed any changes in yourself since you started visiting this temple?
Yes, since I started visiting the temple, I've become more centered and positive. I find that I handle stress better and feel more connected to my spirituality. The experience has taught me the importance of taking time for myself and seeking out places that uplift my spirit.

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Band 6-7

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Well, there are several places where I like to relax, but however, here I would like to tell about one of that place which feels me relaxed. That place is none other than my house. Whenever I am in my house, I feel so relaxed. Actually, I am pursuing my further education from a different state which is other than my hometown. I prefer to miss my home members, house members, especially my father and mother. Whenever I go there, I don't have any tension of doing homework or other activities because my mother manages all the things. My father, mother and my brother have a feeling of great attachment amongst us. Whenever I go to my house, actually I go to my house twice a week on Saturday and Sunday whenever there is holiday of my university. After going to my house, I feel relaxed like, I feel relaxed like the farmer whose crop are just harvest and they have a huge profit there. I love my house so much. The most lovable member of my house is none other than my mother because my mother always cares for me and do not ask me to do any type of work, so that is my personal experience

Follow up questions


What activities do you enjoy doing at home to relax?
At home, I enjoy reading books, watching movies, and spending quality time with my family. These activities help me unwind and feel at ease, especially after a busy week at university.

How does your family contribute to your relaxation at home?
My family plays a significant role in my relaxation. They create a warm and loving environment, and my mother takes care of household chores, allowing me to focus on relaxing and enjoying our time together without stress.

Do you think it's important to have a place to relax? Why?
Yes, having a place to relax is crucial for mental and emotional well-being. It allows individuals to recharge, reduce stress, and maintain a healthy balance between work and personal life, which is essential for overall happiness.

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Band 6-7

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So, my go-to place or my relax place is in Thane. When I was a kid, I used to stay in Thane and now I'm living in Panvel. The Thane is the best and the most relaxing place I have ever been. I have a lot of friends also here to play with them, to hang out with them. So, I love to enjoy time with them. And also, I like to talk with my neighbours, they are very friendly. I can relax here, I can sit in my window. It is an open window, it is like a French window, so I can sit there and I can listen to music. We have a speaker over here and the AC is most good and it helps me to enjoy my free time. It is a very beautiful place. Thank you.

Follow up questions


What activities do you enjoy doing in Thane with your friends?
In Thane, I enjoy playing outdoor games like cricket and football with my friends. We also like to go for walks in the parks and sometimes have picnics. Spending time together helps us relax and strengthens our friendship.

How does your environment contribute to your relaxation?
The environment in Thane is very peaceful and friendly. The open French window allows fresh air and natural light in, which makes the atmosphere calming. Listening to music while enjoying the view helps me unwind and feel at ease.

Do you think it's important to have a place to relax? Why?
Yes, having a place to relax is very important. It helps reduce stress and improves mental health. A personal space where I can unwind allows me to recharge and be more productive in other areas of my life.

Band 6-7

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The incredible experience of my beautiful journey to Istanbul. Istanbul is a city and capital of Turkey. It is a marvelous, beautiful Europe and Asia combination. Their places, their historical places, they are so beautiful. And it looks like a heaven in this world. Peacefully, silently, cool and calm, blue sky and the rivers are beautiful. There is a fairytale, people are catching fish and I feel I am not in this world. Believe me. And the foods are very delicious. I am a foodie and their food street is always full of visitors. And I like their Chilu Kebab that is very very delicious. Their spices, all the ingredients, the meat is very soft and tender. And I want to go there again and again. If you say what is your next destination, within a second I just close my eyes and I go to Istanbul. There are different kinds of nationalities, there are different kinds of places. Shopping malls are there, historical places are there and the new culture is also there. Their mask, especially blue mask is eye-catching. It's a piece of art. And you feel you are not here, you are in Empire of Atman.

Follow up questions


What specific activities do you enjoy doing in Istanbul?
In Istanbul, I love exploring historical sites like the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. I also enjoy taking leisurely walks along the Bosphorus, trying street food, and visiting local markets. Each activity helps me unwind and appreciate the city's rich culture.

How does the atmosphere in Istanbul contribute to your relaxation?
The atmosphere in Istanbul is a blend of tranquility and vibrancy. The calm waters of the Bosphorus, the serene parks, and the friendly locals create a peaceful environment. The sounds of the city, like the calls to prayer and the chatter of people, add to the unique charm that helps me relax.

What other places do you find relaxing besides Istanbul?
Besides Istanbul, I find places like the beaches of Bali and the mountains of Switzerland very relaxing. Each location offers a different kind of peace, whether it's the sound of waves or the quiet of nature. I enjoy exploring new places that provide a sense of calm and beauty.
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Band 7

Today I'm going to describe a place where I go to when I need to get calm. This is a small village in our country Sudan. It's located about 40 kilometers to the south of the main capital city which is called Khartoum. This small village is populated by about 60,000 people. They work in various different jobs. Some of them are soldiers, some merchants and others work in different governmental administrations and ministries. Whenever I go there, I start visiting my friends and relatives. In addition to that, I go almost daily to the river which is located about 3 kilometers from my home. In the river, I enjoy swimming and fishing. Also, I have the usual habit of going to the football stadium to watch the football matches with my friends. My last time I visited this area was six months ago.

Band 6-7

Well, there are several places where I like to relax, but however, here I would like to tell about one of that place which feels me relaxed. That place is none other than my house. Whenever I am in my house, I feel so relaxed. Actually, I am pursuing my further education from a different state which is other than my hometown. I prefer to miss my home members, house members, especially my father and mother. Whenever I go there, I don't have any tension of doing homework or other activities because my mother manages all the things. My father, mother and my brother have a feeling of great attachment amongst us. Whenever I go to my house, actually I go to my house twice a week on Saturday and Sunday whenever there is holiday of my university. After going to my house, I feel relaxed like, I feel relaxed like the farmer whose crop are just harvest and they have a huge profit there. I love my house so much. The most lovable member of my house is none other than my mother because my mother always cares for me and do not ask me to do any type of work, so that is my personal experience

Band 6-7

First of all, I would like to talk about seashore. So, seashore is present in the coastal area of India. I move to seashore using my bike or scooter and I feel relaxed. The winds, the wind breeze from the sea and the harmonious sound created by the ocean waves gives charm and energy to myself. It also improves my thought and ideas about the nature, thus enhancing my creativity. During my visit to seashore, I often play with the tide and also with the street animals. It is really a charming and a wonderful moment to enjoy life. Having a good sea walk or a boat ride refreshes my mind and it helps me to enjoy the day with lot of enthusiasm and fill myself with positive energy. It gives a lot of potential feelings of nature and drives me to learn scuba diving or sea surfing. It is really one of the best moments where I feel relaxed. Although there are some restrictions for scuba diving or surfing in the ocean, but it really makes the day very, very delightful. It also helps myself to grow.

Band 6-7

The place I am able to relax is actually my hometown only. It might be strange that do you relax in your hometown only, not interested in travel like that. But to me my hometown is the place where I enjoy and relax the most. As I was raised since my childhood in my hometown only. I love my hometown very much. Now coming to the core topic. It is located in Andhra Pradesh. To be more precise at the border of Andhra Pradesh. So it is a melting pot of both Tamil and Telugu culture. The weather is great. It is hot during summers, cold during winters, rainy during rain seasons. Actually I live there so I don't need to travel anywhere to relax. I feel very grateful towards my parents for raising me in such a beautiful town. I feel that without Tirupati my identity is missing. Furthermore Tirupati is the place of temples and pilgrims. A lot of tourists and pilgrims come to Tirupati everyday. There are around 7000 visitors every year.

Band 6-7

views. I am able to relax at the beach, evening the beach, sunset beach. I like the beaches very much because I do enjoy more often going to the beaches. So, because this busy schedule and daily routines, we have unnecessary headaches. We cannot concentrate and we cannot take our self about ourselves. So, I love to go to Goa and watch our self sitting at the beach watching the sunsets under a walking fire on the beach for one hour, two hours. It makes me so relaxed.

Band 6-7

So, basically the most relaxing place for me is my home, actually in home my most relaxing space is my room, so I have generally made my room very cozy, very warm room which I feel like going every time, I have planted many plants in my room within the pots, I have a small idle of peaceful, which gives me peaceful vibes, I have a small TV as well as a home theater in my room where I chill and listen to music and I usually prefer to go in my room whenever I am at home instead of sitting in hall. Thank you for watching!

Band 6-7

So, I am a person who has taken up my career in a different city, where I am originally from Chennai, but I have shifted my location to Hyderabad for pursuing my career there. So I am working there full time in Hyderabad, so coming back to my home is really the best relaxing place I feel, coming back to my home, to my personal room where I sleep, because right now in Hyderabad we are in a shared apartment and things like that, but believe me when I say home is really the sweet spot for me, my bed, my room is my sweet spot for me to relax and hang around, that is how it was to me until my college days, but right now it has changed, I would always look forward to come back to my home, that is where I really enjoy my time, it is really amazing to be at my home, at my comfort zone, and also I enjoy my time by relaxing, by listening to music in my room or reading a book, things like that, which I enjoy doing at my alone time, and also I always wanted to be...

Band 6-7

So, I really think that home, particularly my bed, is the place where I am able to relax the most. It's very comfy and relaxing. Even when I go out and I come back at home, I seem to spend most of my day in my bed when I am at home. Even when I go out for a few days, like on a business trip or somewhere, I tend to miss my bed the most. It feels like warm and hugs me like perfectly, so yeah. Even now I am moving abroad, the most thing I will be missing is my bed itself. It's neither too soft nor too hard. It's the thing that I like the most about my bed.

Band 6-7

Due to a hectic lifestyle, we all need a place where we can go and sit for some time, so that we can relax ourselves. I usually go to the nearest mountain named as Pawagat, also described as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It has mountain hills. It gets foggy and cloudy during monsoon. Very few people know this place. It's not yet explored by some of the well-known travelers and travel bloggers. I often visit this place on weekends. I have to trek for two and half minutes to reach at this place. It also requires to use a cable car to reach even at the higher spot than this. I visit this place on my own without any friend or relative. I like solo travel and I often find peace and calm at this place. It is far away than city's traffic and any other kind of noise. It's a hill area, so we find so many cattle around there getting feed by grass. It has a small temple located at the corner of that hill. I also visit this temple and I know the main person who used to be a manager of this temple. I often visit this place with a cup of tea and some snacks, so that I can sit there and relax myself. I use this place to meditate quite a lot. In fact, some of these places are very rare nowadays, which can actually help us to relax ourselves and focus on our breath. This mountain is 6 kilometers far from my residence.

Band 6-7

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