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Describe A Foreign Country You Would Like To Visit In The Future: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Where this country is located?
  • What attracts you to this country?
  • What you plan to do there?
  • How you think you would feel about visiting this country?
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Cue 1:Where this country is located?

  • Begin by mentioning the name of the country and its geographical location.
  • You can include details like neighboring countries or its position on the world map.

Example

I would love to visit Japan, which is located in East Asia. It is an island nation situated in the Pacific Ocean, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. Japan is known for its unique culture and beautiful landscapes.

Cue 2:What attracts you to this country?

  • Discuss specific aspects of the country that fascinate you, such as culture, food, or technology.
  • Mention any personal interests or experiences that make you want to visit.

Example

What attracts me to Japan is its rich history and vibrant culture. I am particularly fascinated by traditional practices like tea ceremonies and the art of calligraphy. Additionally, I am a huge fan of Japanese cuisine, especially sushi and ramen, which I would love to try in their authentic form.

Cue 3:What you plan to do there?

  • Outline the activities or places you want to visit during your trip.
  • Include any specific events or experiences you hope to have.

Example

During my visit, I plan to explore Tokyo, where I want to visit famous landmarks like the Tokyo Tower and the historic Asakusa Temple. I also want to experience the cherry blossom season in Kyoto and participate in a traditional tea ceremony. Additionally, I hope to visit some local markets to taste street food.

Cue 4:How you think you would feel about visiting this country?

  • Express your emotions and expectations regarding the trip.
  • Share how this visit might impact you personally or culturally.

Example

I believe visiting Japan would be an incredible experience that would leave me feeling inspired and enriched. I am excited about immersing myself in a culture so different from my own. I expect to feel a sense of awe while witnessing the blend of ancient traditions and modern technology.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, Japan is a country that captivates me with its unique blend of tradition and modernity. I look forward to experiencing its culture, cuisine, and beautiful landscapes, and I believe this trip would be a memorable adventure that would broaden my horizons.

    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: Vague Descriptions

    Using vague language can make your answer less engaging and informative. Avoid general statements that do not provide specific details about the country you want to visit.

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    Include specific attractions, cultural aspects, or experiences that excite you about the country to make your answer more vivid.

    2: Ignoring the Cues

    Failing to address the provided cues can lead to an incomplete answer. Each cue is designed to help structure your response effectively.

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    Make sure to answer each cue clearly, providing relevant information about the location, attractions, plans, and feelings regarding the visit.

    Overly Simple Sentences

    Using overly simple sentences can make your speech sound less fluent and engaging. It may not showcase your language skills effectively.

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    Try to use a variety of sentence structures and connect your ideas with linking words to create a more dynamic response.

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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.
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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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    A country I would like to visit one day would be Japan. Growing up, I was raised watching a lot of cartoons and animes, particularly in Indian televisions and all over India, Japan animes and cartoons like Pokemon, Naruto and Demon Slayer and there are a lot more. All these kind of cartoons and animes are ubiquitous in India. Every kid watches them in their childhood, even till date I watch animes, so I love watching Japanese animes and their culture, their food and their places. I grew up watching all those things, so I am excited to experience those things in real life as compared to watching them and experiencing them via fiction in TVs, on screens. I am planning to visit Japan soon, probably for a vacation of few days, like a month, 2 weeks or 2-3 weeks max. I am planning to start my journey from Tokyo, which is the biggest city in Japan and also the capital of Japan and after that I am planning to move to other cities and then I will probably go to the smaller cities and towns that are famous in Japan. There are many movies and animes, all these things were shot and I also, moreover I like the food of Japan. I love eating sushi and all those things. Whenever I get time here in India, I love to visit a Japanese restaurant.

    Band 6-7

    So one country that I am looking forward to visit in the future is definitely going to be Spain. So Spain is located in Europe and right in the heart of Spain, in the city of Catalonia, Barcelona. Barcelona has a very special place in my heart. Since my childhood I have been growing up watching football and Barcelona has always fantasized me about the way the city is, how beautiful the architecture is, how the climate is, moreover how the people over there are, the culture. Everything about the city has been so beautiful. And not just Barcelona, cities such as Madrid, the capital of Spain, and Sevilla, Costa Braga, all these other places are really very fascinating. And I would really want to visit these places in the future. Visiting Spain has been one of my dreams since childhood.

    Band 6-7

    Here I want to describe about my dream country which is Switzerland. It is actually Europe. I really fascinated about this country and this is my dream country and definitely in future I will make some plan to visit in this country because this country is really beautiful on the earth. There are so many eye-catching scenery available in this country. This country is really famous about this beauty and the beauty is really vocal of this country. Like beautiful views, snow-capping mountains, fresh air, it really look like heaven on the earth. So definitely I will plan in the future to go to there. Also my one of friend is living here in Switzerland. When he came to India, he always talk about Switzerland. That talks always creates interest more to see that country. So I get more fascinated about Switzerland and always think how I can reach there. But yes, I am planning to visit Switzerland in my future. For that I am saving money every month and also my kids are very small right now. I am waiting them to grow up and I will have enough money. So definitely I will be visiting in Switzerland.

    Band 6-7

    The foreign country that I would like to visit in the future is none other than Switzerland. Switzerland is known for its various landscapes, various amount of, various number of mountains, their natural beauty. Switzerland is one of the coldest places in earth. And they are moreover known for their famous Swiss chocolates and their watch, Swiss watch. And Switzerland is very, very, very beautiful where the people are more friendly and the transportation in Switzerland is very nice. It's a hassle-free transportation and the cleanliness of their city, which can't match no other cities in the world. Switzerland is more, it's not, it's more than a beautiful place to visit, because Switzerland, it's not like an urban city life in Switzerland. Switzerland is more than enjoying and living a peaceful life. Mainly Switzerland is a tourist country, where more tourists often visit Switzerland. They are mostly known for their various landscapes, but Switzerland food is horrible. The one main disadvantage of Switzerland is their food. They could more develop their food, but the culture in Switzerland is very popular and it's very fascinating. I would like to visit Switzerland in my future because of these reasons.

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    There are many countries that I would like to visit outside India. One of them is Norway. As I have seen in pictures that Norway is very beautiful, so I want to visit it once in my life. This country is located in north of Europe and it is one of the Scandinavian countries. I want to visit this country because I have seen pictures of northern lights from there and it seems to be very beautiful. I really want to see northern lights from my naked eyes and I want to feel how does it looks in reality. As I have heard lot of people say that with naked eyes it is not that much visible and with pictures you can see it. So I want to experience it for myself. Once I visit to Norway, I would like to make a plan to visit to the nearby countries also like Finland or Netherlands. But basically in Norway I would like to sit in my Airbnb and bring some hot beverages and enjoy the landscape. The beauty of Norway has made it very popular among the tourists. If I visit this country, I think I would be very much delighted and I would like to go every each and every day to the mountains and watch for whether I can watch northern lights or not. Because those are monthly phenomena and can be only seen on September or March. If I visit that place other than these months, I would prefer to go and see how the life of the people of that country is because it is, it's terrain is not plain and so people struggle on their daily, on their daily to daily routines.

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    One of my, one of the country that's always been in my wish list is definitely Paris in Europe. It's always been my dream to visit Paris on the festive season of Christmas as Christmas brings whole different feels with it and makes the city more beautiful and the most important centre of attraction which is Eiffel Tower remains being centre of attraction with decors during this time. Paris has always been known for its romantic side of the city which brings two person even more closer is the reason why, is what I will feel by going there and that's the reason why I want to be there in the future and that's my ultimate dream to visit Paris once in life.

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    I would like to visit Nepal in the future because I like the mountain area and Nepal is a very large number of mountain across the all region of Nepal. I personally going to like to visit Masabushi Himal which located in Pokhara. Nepal is also famous for religious things like lots of religious temple are present in Nepal. First of all is Lord Shiva temple in Pasupatinath which located in Kathmandu Nepal. Kathmandu is also capital of Nepal. I personally visit to Nepal and do lots of adventurous things like deep lying, river rafting, paragliding, bungee jumping etc. Nepal is also known for its own breakfast dishes like one of the famous breakfast is Sel Roti which made from rice. I personally weather is also fantastic in Nepal. Weather is also gorgeous in Nepal because few months ago my brother went to Nepal and he just came and he explained lots of things. That's why I personally recommended to visit Nepal.

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    the country I would like to visit in future would be Germany and it is located in Europa I wanted to go there because of my studies and the one thing which attracts me the most is its educational policies and and the environment it provides the one thing that attracts me the most is their language I like the language and the way it is pronounced everything feels to be pretty elegant and that's why it is one of my dream locations if I travel there it would be very interesting but if I want to live there it would feel quite lonely because I don't have my family there but yes if I had any chances to live there in future I would go and grab that for sure

    Band 6-7

    A foreign country that I would like to visit in the future would be Dubai. Dubai is a very fast-moving and a very well-developing country. As an architect, I think it would be very important for me to know about the advancements in the building technologies as well as the building methods that's coming up lately. It is located in the Arab states, Arab country I would like to say, yes, of course, it's the Arab country and it is still run by the king and not the convent. This is something very fascinating about this country and I want to witness how kings run a place even in such democratic times. I plan on visiting the touristic spots of this country. Furthermore, I'd like to explore the different architecture marvels that they have. For instance, it could be the Burj Khalifa which is the tallest building in the world and I'd like to see how they've built it, how many floors it's got to visit and how many floors the public is allowed to explore. So considering all of this aspect is something that I want to explore and I feel really excited thinking about visiting this country. Moreover, I think adding to this, I'd like to say I'm more intrigued because of the architecture marvel that it's got and the offerings that it's got to do to the architecture world. All of these aspects add to the interesting parts of this country.

    Band 6-7

    I am fond of traveling and I love to explore different places and cultures. Here I would like to talk about a country where I would like to go in the future. It is none other than beautiful nation Canada. I know about this country a lot of because my friends, cousins and relatives live there. It is a multicultural country and people from all over the world lives in Canada. It is located in North America and it share a border with America. The weather of Canada is too cold and it is common to see snow over there. Canada is recognized for its world class education system. It is a dream country of every student because of many facilities for learners. In Canada, colleges and universities focus more on practical education rather than theory which helps a learner study better. As I heard from my friends, international people can do part-time work over there. Hence, this rule will help students to earn money and gain international experience while studying there. Beside this, Canada offers world class living standard and one of the fastest growing country. In addition, the rules and regulations in this country are better and people have right to do what they wish to do. Moreover, individuals can explore beautiful places such as sea and towers, etc. Canadian authorities provide opportunity to international skilled workers also. Every year, millions of migrants visit Canada for work. I also want to visit Canada with my best friend for higher study as well as gain international work experience. Visiting Canada would give me the opportunity to explore new culture, better learning environment, and meet with new people. All in all, this is a country I would like to visit in the future.
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