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Describe A Natural Place (E.G., Parks, Mountains): IELTS Speaking Cue Card

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  • What is it?
  • Where is it, and when did you see it?
  • Did you go with someone?
  • How did you feel after visiting that place?
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Cue 1:What is it?

  • Begin by clearly identifying the natural place you want to describe, such as a park or mountain.
  • Include some unique features or characteristics that make this place special.

Example

The natural place I want to describe is the beautiful Nainital Lake, located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand. It's a stunning crescent-shaped lake surrounded by lush green hills, and it's known for its serene beauty and boating activities.

Cue 2:Where is it, and when did you see it?

  • Mention the location of the place and provide context about when you visited it.
  • Share any specific memories or events that made your visit memorable.

Example

I visited Nainital Lake last summer during my family vacation. We traveled there in June, and the weather was perfect for exploring the outdoors. The cool breeze and clear skies made the experience even more enjoyable.

Cue 3:Did you go with someone?

  • Explain who you went with and the significance of their company during the visit.
  • Share any activities you did together that enhanced your experience.

Example

I went with my parents and younger sister. We spent the day boating on the lake, which was a lot of fun. My sister and I enjoyed splashing water at each other while my parents relaxed and took pictures of the beautiful scenery.

Cue 4:How did you feel after visiting that place?

  • Reflect on your emotions and thoughts after the visit.
  • Discuss any lasting impressions or lessons learned from the experience.

Example

After visiting Nainital Lake, I felt incredibly refreshed and grateful for the beauty of nature. The peaceful environment allowed me to unwind and bond with my family. It reminded me of the importance of taking breaks from our busy lives to appreciate the natural world.

Conclusion

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    In conclusion, Nainital Lake is not just a beautiful natural place; it holds cherished memories for me and my family. The experience taught me to value nature and the time spent with loved ones, making it a visit I will always remember.

    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. Candidates often fail to provide specific details about the natural place, which can lead to a lack of clarity.

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    Use descriptive language and specific examples to paint a vivid picture of the place you are describing.

    2: Ignoring the Cues

    Not addressing all the cues can result in an incomplete answer. Candidates sometimes focus on one aspect and neglect others, which can affect their score.

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    Make sure to answer all the cues in a structured manner to provide a comprehensive response.

    Overly Short Answers

    Providing overly short answers can make it seem like you lack knowledge or interest. Candidates often give one-sentence responses that do not fully explore the topic.

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    Expand on your answers by adding personal feelings, experiences, and reflections to create a more engaging narrative.

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    Band 6-7

    So recently, I went to a park called Bharat Vandana Park which has been built in Dwarka, New Delhi last year. It is going to be one of the largest parks built in India and it is a really really beautiful park. It is absolutely gorgeous, it is very clean, it is sophisticated. The people are very nice, the facilities provided from open gym to water facilities to washroom, it's all very clean and good. The park was built last year and it was opened for public recently, few months back when our honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to inaugurate it. I visited this park with my friends last week. They are my school friends and we had a lot of fun in Bharat Vandana Park. We walked around, we clicked photos, we clicked videos, we appreciated the beauty of the garden, the flowers, the air. There is a huge lake also present in the Bharat Vandana Park and in the future, there will be a boat riding also in that lake. One of the most key aspect and feature of the park is that there is going to be a flower India garden in which what will happen is that a ground of Indian flag will be constructed in which all the state's flowers will be present in that particular area like what Odisha is famous of which flower like lotus, lotus will be present in the Odisha part of India and so on. As a result, it is one of my favourite visits in Dwarka, Delhi.

    Band 6-7

    So a natural place which I would say is Ooty. So Ooty is a hill station in Kerala. I had recently visited Ooty with my family in June 2024. So we went there as a family trip, which was a very spontaneous trip, I would say because it's closed by it's only three hours from our place. And it is a very good place to visit because the weather is very nice there. It is a very calm and it is compared to all of Kerala, I would say it's a lot cooler. And similarly, it is a very scenic place where you can take a lot of pictures, you can spend a lot of time with your family, create a lot of memories. And I think coming back from that trip, we really enjoyed a lot.

    Band 6-7

    Mountains. Mountains are the deepest and the tallest ever stone or heavenly bodies on our earth. In India, there are mountains on the eastern northern side of the country which are known as Himalayas. The Himalayas are known to be the most tallest mountains in the world. In the Himalayas, we have Mount Everest which is 4848 feet long. And I have been there with my sister where the climate was very cold and it was a very cold area where the country just departed from a different country which has a huge climatic conditions of very cold and very high heat. We only see very few human beings who are still there because of the climatic conditions and also lack of oxygen. As the many hikers go there to hike or to achieve the goal of hiking or to get their grade upper by taking Mount Everest as the destination. But myself have enjoyed the mountains but we never took a chance of hiking there but we have enjoyed the nature. And we came to know what was exactly the formation of the mountains have been done and how was the Himalayas have been formed. And we have seen the aerial view of the mountains nearby having the top of there. The aerial view was really very nice to see.

    Band 6-7

    So one of the natural landscapes I have visited is Tata Falls. So when I have an opportunity to visit this natural area, when I was working in my company, during weekends with my colleagues, I used to plan to go to any other outside places. So Tata Falls is one such place which is nearby my company which is around 20-25 km. So during one of the weekends, we planned to go to Tata Falls and we have been getting up early in the early morning and we went to Tata Falls and this is the first time I have been seeing such kind of natural landscape because there is no such kind of falls in my native. So that's one of the reason I was very much excited while seeing Tata Falls. So it was a huge height, the falls, where water is flowing from top of the hill and we were taking a bath and we have seen natural birds around them and the same day I have another opportunity to visit a place which was a Kalashti temple and the same day I have visited the temple also. It was such a spiritual landscape where the temple is nearby the forest where I was able to see the beautiful trees and some of the ritual customs where people were taking. So it was a beautiful experience for myself.

    Band 6-7

    I love to go to my park near my home. It is full of trees, butterflies, plants and various other animals. When I go to the park, I feel very good and pleasant. I just remember the park when I went with my grandmother. My grandmother is a lovely person and loves to walk. And when I was small, she used to take it with me and take on swings on the park. And she loves to swing with me. The birds, the chirping of birds, the plants and the wind and the rainy rain all just help me to soothe me.

    Band 6-7

    Describing about a natural place always gets my memory back to when I went to the Himalayas with my parents. Himalayas are in the northern part of India which were formed while the two continents collided with each other and there was a continental drift which saw the ice age and all the mammoths and big, big creatures going extinct, lot of diversity for the humans, for living beings and but usually humans got adjusted to it and this tracks down way back before thousand years, five thousand to ten thousand years, anywhere between that. I went to Mount Everest with my parents, it is in the Tibetan Plateau. By the time I was 12 or 13 years old, my parents already had planned a trip to the mountains because since childhood I was always a beach person, I grew up by Goa and Mumbai, all these coastal areas. Seeing mountains for the first time was very exciting for me personally as I couldn't imagine something so huge, also covered in white snow which is very fascinating and as soon as I saw it, I fell in awe of these mountains and my heart skipped a beat by seeing the beauty of mountains and greenery all around it. The local people were also very welcoming, they offered me Maggi and tea, that was the best Maggi I had because I had the best view of Mount Everest with it and the tea was fine Darjeeling or Assam tea which tasted very good and had a proportionate amount of sugar. After seeing these mountains and that trip was very memorable to me, I had an enriching experience and will forever cherish it in my lifetime. Thank you.

    Band 6-7

    Actually, I would like to go to a man-made temple which is also considered as a natural scenic beauty because every part of the temple is structured very finely and beautifully and it does not look like, it won't look like a structure made by a human, moreover it feels like a natural structure and I went to this temple with my friends a month ago I guess and I felt really happy over there, when I reached there I felt immense pleasure and immense calmness over there and it gives me some kind of happiness and relaxedness which any other thing can't give to you and I would like to go to mountains because I love hiking and that's why I used to...

    Band 6-7

    Well, one among the places that I adore the most is the place which is called the Queen of Hills, which is Nanadan Kodekanath. It has this utmost beauty of mountains with the mist that comes through when I breathe. I went there with my family a month ago and the beauty of those hills and the whole place took my breath away. I was really happy for the first time in my life exactly seeing the Queen of Hills, which is very majestic and royal. So my family and I planned together to go to that place when we had our vacation time and the decision to go to Kodekanath was indeed very correct because the place is extraordinary. I went to several places in Kodekanath like the lake, the hills, the botanical gardens and everywhere. The place is just breathtaking and too good. So if at all I wanted to suggest that Kodekanath is too good of a place to go because it should be actually called the Queen of Hills because that place is actually the Queen of Hills because I haven't had seen anything in my life which is so royal and majestic. The hills, the plains, the greenery and all those are super eye stunning and I would suggest all of you to go there. It's a small place located in Tamil Nadu and I would suggest everybody of you to go to that place.

    Band 6-7

    Yeah, I was privileged to visit this beautiful place, a beautiful park in Goa, which is called the Bonla Park. This park is almost 50 kilometers from Panjim, the capital city of Goa. I heard a lot about this park and always wanted to visit it, so this time I made a plan to visit it with my family and I traveled with my own vehicle to reach there. So it's a beautiful park with different species of plants, you have different trees with fruits. As well we have different animals in the park, they have a small zoo with different type of animals there, so it's always nice to take your kids and show them around, which gives them, they can learn as well from that park. So this is one of the most beautiful park in Goa, a lot of tourists on a daily basis and a yearly basis visit, almost five to six hundred tourists visit on a daily basis and around in lakhs visit yearly. It has a nice connecting road from the main capital, main highway which takes you directly to the park. It has, it is very scenic and it takes hardly two to three hours to explore the whole place.

    Band 6-7

    One of the most beautiful national places I have visited is Monar, a hill station in western parts of Kerala, India. Known for its lush tea plantations, misty mountains and scenic landscapes, Monar is a popular destination for nature lovers and adventure enthusiasts. The main attraction of Monar is its sprawling tea estates distressed across the hills, giving the entire region a stunning green view. There are more fresh tea leaves spread in the air and walking through the plantations feels like being in a peaceful, serene world. Apart from the tea gardens, the town is surrounded by beautiful valleys, waterfalls and rivers which makes it a perfect spot for trekking and photography. I visited Monar during the summer and the weather was cool and refreshing, providing a much-needed escape from the heat. I took a trip to Attapul Waterfalls and Nehru Kirti Dam, which both offered breathtaking views of the surrounding hills. The highlight of the visit was the Arvikulam National Park, where I got to see the rare Nilgiri Tiger and Angel Pyramid views of the western parts. Monar is not just about scenic beauty but also about the tranquility it offers. It is a place where you can truly disconnect from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and immerse yourself in nature. I found it to be an ideal gateway for anyone who is looking to relax, unwind and appreciate the beauty of the natural world. One can recharge on recommendations seeing the waterfalls and taking a dip in the sea.
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