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Describe a beautiful place to visit in your country.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Which place is it?
  • What's that place known for?
  • Why do you think it's beautiful?
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Cue 1:Which place is it?

  • Begin by naming the place and providing its location in your country.
  • Share a brief personal experience or memory related to this place.

Example

The beautiful place I want to describe is the backwaters of Kerala, located in the southern part of India. I first visited this serene destination during a family vacation a few years ago, and it left a lasting impression on me.


Cue 2:What's that place known for?

  • Highlight the unique features or attractions that make this place popular.
  • Mention any cultural or historical significance associated with the place.

Example

The backwaters of Kerala are known for their stunning landscapes, tranquil waters, and lush greenery. They are famous for houseboat rides, which allow visitors to experience the peaceful surroundings and observe the local lifestyle, including fishing and farming along the banks.


Cue 3:Why do you think it's beautiful?

  • Describe the natural beauty and ambiance of the place.
  • Explain how the place makes you feel and why it stands out to you.

Example

I find the backwaters beautiful because of their serene environment and breathtaking views. The gentle sound of water lapping against the houseboat, combined with the sight of coconut trees swaying in the breeze, creates a peaceful atmosphere that is truly rejuvenating. It feels like a slice of paradise, far away from the hustle and bustle of city life.


Conclusion

  • Summarize your feelings about the place and its significance to you.
  • Encourage others to visit and experience its beauty for themselves.

Example

In conclusion, the backwaters of Kerala hold a special place in my heart. I believe everyone should visit this beautiful destination at least once in their lifetime to experience its tranquility and charm firsthand.


Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.


Tips to answer this Cue Card

1: Being Too Vague

Candidates often give general answers without specific details. This makes it hard for the examiner to understand the beauty of the place.

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Tip

Include specific features of the place, such as landmarks, scenery, or activities that highlight its beauty.


2: Ignoring the Cues

Some candidates forget to address all the cues provided, leading to incomplete answers that may not fully showcase their knowledge.

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Make sure to answer each cue clearly: identify the place, explain its significance, and describe its beauty.


Rushing Through the Answer

Candidates sometimes speak too quickly, which can lead to unclear speech and missed opportunities to elaborate on their points.

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Take your time to speak clearly and pause to gather your thoughts, ensuring you provide a well-structured response.


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I like to taste different types of cuisine. Here I would like to talk about my favorite dish at my traditional festival of Onam which is Sadya. Sadya is popular in my city. We are experimenting these cuisines on Onam festival day. Onam is a famous festival in my city. All family members get together in my home and we make a delicious Sadya. There are many ingredients includes that Sadya. Moreover, we make a big feast that day as well as we create a lot of memories together and we wear that day the traditional dress called Sari and men wear the Dhotis. That festival is really important to us because the whole day we are conducting different kinds of games at our homes and all the family members came together. It's a memorable day in my life. This is the festival. We are making the Sambar and Aviyal. These all the kinds of foods are making with the vegetables.

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The toy which I liked in my childhood was a panda doll, which makes me pleasant and makes me more blush. The pandas are the most beautiful creatures of the world, which looks gigantic and has pooshy cheeks and they are like stars in the clouds and they dream in me. Furthermore, these have been given by my father. My father is a very very beautiful artistic person, who makes me think of that. Every day you will face every difficulties and make you suffer and move forward. Pandas are always seen in Japanese countries. It is my lifelong dream to visit a Japanese country and click a photo with the original pandas, which makes sounds better.

Describe a time you were in a place where you didn't know the local language
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As India is a very large country full of diversity, so there are many places which have their own language and speak their native language. The place which I visited and I didn't know about their language was Leladakh, which is about 300 km away from my hometown and it is a very good place as it consists of different kind of trees, animals and have many scenic views and I visited over there last year in summers as it was the best time to visit because it has many, it was cold over there and we had summers in our area so it was the best time to visit over there and I went over there with my whole family.

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When I was a kid, I had a little pencil box which had these four buttons which gave the pencil box an operative use. When you press the button, the box would open up. When you press the second button, a little part of it would slide out. Basically it was just a little electronical and a fun thing to have and I owned it when I was in 6th. One day after break, I was standing and talking there with one of my friends and another friend of mine was running through the hallway and accidentally she pushed my shoulder and my pencil box hit the ground and it broke into multiple pieces to the point that it was not functional anymore.

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It Ends With Us is a book I read recently. It's by the author Colleen Hoare. It's mainly a story about two teenagers, Atlas and Lily, and how they just handle their life going through high school, adolescence, and just domestic violence at home. Both of them come from very, very different families. However, they have one common determining factor between them, which is domestic violence. The abuse that they've seen their moms go through is just insane, and they connect through that on a different level. They're actually in the same high school, but they never speak to each other until Atlas actually crashes into an empty house next to Lily's villa. When Atlas is homeless and he doesn't have anywhere to go, he just comes and breaks into the house next to Lily's, and Lily helps him with all the daily necessities like clothes and food, medicines and stuff. Furthermore, their friendship blossoms into love, but it doesn't really fructify as Atlas has to leave. This book really gave me a lot of knowledge about domestic abuse and how to deal with it.

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Band 6-7

in my country Kolkata is one of the joyful city it is famous for its monuments the historical monuments and Victoria is one of the historical monuments to visit in India and apart from these lots of temple lots of historical temple that contains our religious and historic moment it is and that's it and and apart from this in our country Hyderabad and Kashmir in Kashmir Kashmir is also known for the Silicon Valley of India and lot and Jaipur is one of the beautiful city

Band 6-7

any tourist visiting our country I would like to recommend them the state Kerala Kerala as a whole is a very relaxing state it has really a nature filled sceneries even the metropolitan cities there aren't as crowded as other cities in India although Kerala is the state with the highest literacy rate the scenery is there, the beautiful picturistic natures there will always grab one's mind and eyes. As a tourist visiting Kerala for the first time they will definitely be fascinated about the architecture there, about the temples there. The next thing that will definitely attract foreign visitors will be the food of Kerala. The delicacies, the cuisine is exquisite. It is a fascinating and relaxing state. It is the place I would recommend for anyone even Indians even a local people to visit Kerala to just unwind. It is such a relaxing place to be in. However, I strongly recommend Kerala as one of the states to visit whenever you plan on visiting India please make sure to add it in your itinerary. Thank you

Band 6-7

Well, there are lot of beautiful places in my country like currently I am living in India and there are lot of places to visit like one of my favorite is Manali there are several reasons behind it but firstly I am talking about the nature of Manali which is very good like there are lot of trees, rivers, rocks and snows which make it more beautiful and not even the nature and beautiful but the nature of peoples was also very good for example in 2023 I visit Manali which is a very good place the food was also good, the music taste of their people is very good, the culture of the Manali is very good like you can wearing their traditional dresses and they click your photos and the nature of their peoples was really very good there are a lot of enjoy I have done in my life and if I am talking about the mountains which is very looking beautiful a great sunsets there a great morning sunshine there so yeah enjoy a lot if you ever want to go on a beautiful place you should must visit Manali.

Band 6-7

a beautiful place that I would like to describe would probably be Rajasthan specifically Udaipur like it's known for its rivers like it's also known as the land with many rivers it's also known as the pink city of India and I would really like to visit Udaipur because it is quite famous for its haunted place and I'm quite fond of haunted place to be honest I used to watch also all sorts of supernatural movies TV series and I'm quite a fan of horror movies as well so I would really like to visit Udaipur because it has got this place known as Bhangarh fort and it's said that it's the most haunted place in India which is quite fascinating I feel like and I would definitely like to visit it once beside that Udaipur also has a lot of rivers and a lot of forts as well it was ruled by a king known as Uday Raj so it is named after that and it's overall a very beautiful city there are a lot of hotels which give you a good experience and there is also one famous thing a desert safari which I would really like to try because I have never been to a desert and I would really like to see how does it looks in real life and I'm planning to go to Udaipur next year with my family as a trip and I have lots of relatives living over there and the weather is quite hot and the weather goes around 30 degrees

Band 6-7

India is known as incredible India. Each state of India is known for its own beauty. I prefer among that place Delhi our capital of India is the most beautiful place because it is filled with various historical places. Every time you visit each historical monuments there are various history that comes from the place and that excite me a lot. So I prefer Delhi as the most beautiful place. Apart from having monumental structures the architect of the places are also attractive and since it is the capital of India there are various other places to visit such as the markets of Delhi which is also a tourist spot attract other people whoever comes from outside and

Band 6-7

The beautiful place to visit in our country is Hyderabad and it is a capital city of Telangana. I chose this place because it is so beautiful at the night time and we can even call it as a night city of India because the city wakes up at night time and it is so beautiful in the night because there is lot of lighting and the Hyderabad city roads are quite good enough when it comes to the evening time. We can take a bike ride at the evening hours and it makes me feel it has a very beautiful place and we have lot of ancient architectures here and lot of hotels with beautiful ambience and lot of Indian cuisines. Hyderabad is a mini India where every culture people live together and even we do celebrate festivals in Hyderabad. It makes me feel beautiful and I feel that whole India is located in Hyderabad city and the city is very unique with different weathers. It is very much suitable for every kind of person and when it comes to the youth, Hyderabad is one of the IT hub. It contains lot of IT institutions.

Band 6-7

In my opinion Himachal Pradesh is a beautiful place to visit in India or in my country because it is so beautiful because they have mountains and greenery all over in Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh is also known as Dev Bhoomi, we can say God's place. It is so beautiful because the behavior of the Himachal Pradesh people is so good and gentle with everyone. It is also a tourist place. From November to January there are some places which cover with snow, all of the mountains cover with snow, moreover Himachal Pradesh is famous because of the mountains and the many of the culture, because of their culture people of the Himachal Pradesh are so sweet. In Himachal Pradesh there is a place named Shimla, it is famous because of its fruits, we can say apples, they are so delicious in taste and all in all Himachal Pradesh is a very beautiful place, you have to visit once in your lifetime.

Band 6-7

It was year 2023 when I visited the Varanasi in the city, Varanasiya city in Uttar Pradesh with my family. There I visited lots of temples in the city itself and it's a very beautiful place where there are lots of temples, lots of ghats. It's also known as a city of gods somewhere like that. It's a very spiritual city where I got spirituality involved in the gods prayers and I just means forgot what was there in my past and then what I believed that at the end we have to come here and this is our last thing to achieve that is something is what we call the Moksha because whatever we do throughout the day is not enough. We just do some other mischief or some other thing that is to earn money but at the same time that city taught me that yes we have to be with God and that city is something that we known for its the ghats. Of course we are known because before 2014 the city was somewhere around like means a normal city with a normal thing but after 2014 in this coming year the city generated almost a lot of reach because of its cleanliness, because of its spirituality. As day by day I had taken the prayers, offered prayer to that from the temple and then yes of course I received from Prasad from there and many things from there and gifts.

Band 6-7

I want to tell about the beautiful place I want to visit the place called Honowar which is located in the northern Karnataka of India. It is famous for this backwater river boating. It is gorgeous place covered with thick forest, thick mangrove forest and the best time to visit the destination is between February to October because it is a season where summer starts and the rainy season ends.

Band 6-7

There are many beautiful places in India. So one of them is Sikkim. I would say Sikkim is one of the beautiful places in India and especially when I talk about the Gangtok, it is having that much varied climate conditions and it is having that hilltops and it is beautifully arranged in a way that and it is maintained. The top surface of the hills are maintained by the army soldiers and its beauty is amazing. And if we go to the hilltop, we can experience different longitudinal conditions. Due to its varied climatic conditions, the people visiting that place are numerous. This is due to the fact that it is high cold in the high altitude areas which makes it suitable for traveling and in off-season it becomes very difficult to travel as there will be some landslides happening on the top of the mountains. So it is better to have a tourist guide and travel along these conditions. You can book a subsequent tourist guide and travel. For traveling, you need a sweater and you should be aware of some precautions to go to the high altitude.
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