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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

    Example

    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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    Tip

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


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    To be honest, I have always had an excellent time exploring natural places such as mountains, parks and resorts. Today I would like to talk about a park that is located just 2 km away from my hometown. I first discovered this park when I started going there on my bike. It is a very popular park in my country, known for its vast greenery and a large pond in the middle. The park is surrounded by numerous trees, including fruits, trees and sometimes you can even find vendors selling vegetables there. Among the highlights of the park is a beautiful rose garden. Many locals visit this park either by cycle or on foot. When I visit the park, I enjoy watching people biking around and taking in the peaceful atmosphere. It helps me relax and boost my mood, especially when I am feeling stressed. One unique feature of the park is that the name of the hometown is spelled out with small trees or bushes, which adds to its charm. Visitors or who often come from other cities love to take pictures and explore the park. It is truly a special place for me.

    Band 6-7

    Yeah, recently I visited Indira Naga Indira Park in Warangal. It has been two months back. It is a very quiet place where everything is categorized in a natural way. There we can find a very number of species where they are shown as exhibition. I went there with my friend and his name is Vaman. Actually it is a native place so he invited me to his hometown. Then we together went to the park and visited all around the area which seems to be very natural development inside and outside of the park. There we can see a very number of different kinds of animals and different types of equipment for the local exercise. Moreover, when I visited the Indira Naga Indira community, I feel very happy with that different culture. I feel over the moon sometimes by seeing all the people visiting the park and relaxing there with their family and friends. It is quite nice.

    Band 6-7

    A natural place is something where you enjoy peace, nature with your family, friends and alone you can also spend quality time with yourself, now a days there is a trend like me time, so yeah and of course my name is also Prakriti so I love nature but specially I love mountains a lot and I like to travel the places like which are full of mountains, I am not telling that I don't like parks, park is also a good place but between park and mountains if I had to choose one I will choose mountains, when I was in my 4th or 5th standard I had travelled to Himachal Pradesh with my family, it was a very beautiful place, a very good scenery and I enjoyed a lot because in mountains I find peace, there is some kind of peace and I mean according to my perspective I think that it helps me to connect more with nature and with myself and when I travel with my family I really love that place and we have done like near mountains, there were many adventurous things also, so me and my brother had done paragliding and many more other adventurous things and talking about parks, parks is also a very good place, recently I am in my

    Band 6-7

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    Band 6-7

    and different types of species present over there. We enjoy a lot over there because we are with our friends so we do some mysterious things over there. We explore the different kinds of vegetations and plants over there. We also spend a night over there in a cave where we had a good, very good experience and it was a very overwhelming experience which I had with my friend and I would like to have this type of trek again in my future to explore the natural places and to get connected with the nature or to be a part of the nature.

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    Last time I visited to Kashmir, it is a beautiful place and especially on that time snow falling was there. So I was quite excited when I reached there, I traveled from the airplane, I reached there and I met one of my friend who is local from Kashmir. So he was having a bike and he made me travel throughout the Kashmir on his bike, I really enjoyed it. There was a dull lake, it is a beautiful lake with lot of natural beauty in it. So there is a boat, we call it Shikara, we traveled in it and in the evening the place was looking extremely beautiful and after that I shifted and moved myself to Gulmarg. Gulmarg was amazing place, I really enjoyed many things like snow, snow food and especially the type of activities were there available in the snowy areas like snowboarding and everything, it was amazing. Especially I loved the quality of water over there and the quality of air was amazing. I felt myself very healthy and I was quite amazed that everyone over there was very helpful, every single person was very very helpful to the new person, everybody was having a smile whenever I used to go anywhere.

    Band 6-7

    Talking with those people Recently I went to Recently I went for a trip and it was a little bit far from my location and I went there by train with my one roommate, she's my colleague So we went there and we reached there at morning time and one of my friends Recently I went for a trip near my place, we went for a trekking and I went with my roommate It was so awesome and I felt like so refreshed after coming back also almost one month or more than one month That place, that experience stayed in my mind and it was so cool We went there, we did trekking for almost 8 kilometers and all and we saw some waterfalls and some hidden spots And it was so good and when someone was travelling to somewhere to help, travelling is something that makes me happy After coming back from there also those work stress and all, everything was reduced, I was so calm and I was so happy and I felt like I want to go more and more

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    Band 6-7

    So, I belong to a rural area which is mostly surrounded by hills and a lot of greenery. So, there are many places that we can visit to see a lot of greenery, parks, mountains. So, about half an hour from my house there is a place called Markundi in which there is a lot of mountains and there is a hotel made between the mountains, between two mountains and it looks serene. And we reach there by an auto and we mostly prefer going there in monsoon season because then you can see the waterfalls and lakes there in the rainy season. Otherwise you will just get mountains and parks. There is a beautiful park in front of hotel. Whenever we go there we enjoy there a lot. There is a lot of greenery. There is a fossil park also. Although area is not that far from my home, we rarely visited there. We visited there for about one or two times, not more than that because we do not get time. As I am in college, I don't get that much time to spend here at my home. I mostly live in my hostel. But whenever I used to come home, I tried to go there but never made a plan. But this time I decided that I will go there. So I went there with my mother and sister and we thoroughly enjoyed that place. There is a lot of photography happening.

    Band 6-7

    So I would like to start this topic with something I love as I love traveling, I love exploring. Mountains are something I enjoy being at and I love visiting mountain ranges in India. So in north of India there are lot of mountain ranges which comes from Himalayas and I love traveling and I love traveling to mountains. The last time I went to a mountain place was last year in the month of February. I went to Manali which is situated in the north of India and I went with my friends. It was a trip. It was a college trip and I went by train from here to Delhi and then from Delhi I went to Chandigarh and then from Chandigarh we visited lot of places in Chandigarh like Amritsar and nearby places and then from Amritsar and from Chandigarh we started our journey, our mountain journey which was through a bus and we had lot of fun. I just feel very peaceful, very myself when I am in mountains and mountains gives me very natural vibe. Also in mountains you would find lot of locals, lot of nature, lot of trees and lots of animals, lots of birds, flowers, everything and I also tried.
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