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Describe A New Development In Your Country Or The Area Where You Live (Like A Shopping Centre, Park, Etc.): IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What is the development?
  • When did you hear about it?
  • How did it influence you?
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Cue 1:What is the development?

  • Begin by clearly stating what the new development is, such as a shopping centre or park.
  • Describe its features and why it is significant to the community.

Example

The new development in my area is a large shopping centre called 'City Mall'. It opened last month and features a variety of stores, a food court, and a multiplex cinema. This mall is significant because it provides a modern shopping experience and creates job opportunities for local residents.

Cue 2:When did you hear about it?

  • Mention how you first learned about the development, whether through news, social media, or word of mouth.
  • Include any specific details about the timing or context of when you heard about it.

Example

I first heard about City Mall through a Facebook post from a local community group. They announced the grand opening date, which was just a few weeks before it actually opened. I was excited to see such a big project coming to our area.

Cue 3:How did it influence you?

  • Explain how this development has impacted your life or the lives of people around you.
  • Share any personal experiences or changes that have occurred since the development opened.

Example

The opening of City Mall has greatly influenced my social life. I now have a convenient place to meet friends, shop for clothes, and enjoy meals together. It has also made my weekends more enjoyable as I can explore new restaurants and watch movies without traveling far.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, the new City Mall has transformed our community by providing a modern shopping experience and enhancing social interactions. It has become a central hub for entertainment and shopping, making life more convenient and enjoyable for everyone in the area.

    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 unclear. It's important to provide specific details about the development to engage the listener and demonstrate your language skills.

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    Use descriptive language and specific examples to explain what the development is and its features.

    2: Ignoring Personal Impact

    Failing to discuss how the development influenced you can make your response less personal and relatable. Personal experiences add depth to your answer.

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    Share a personal story or feeling related to the development to make your response more engaging.

    Lack of Structure

    A disorganized response can confuse the listener. It's essential to structure your answer clearly to cover all the cues effectively.

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    Follow a clear structure: introduce the development, mention when you heard about it, and explain its influence on you.

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    Band 6-7

    I would like to talk about the palladium mall which is located in Thaltej Zahidas. It was established in 2001 in Ahmedabad at the prime location. The most interesting part is that inside is oval shaped mall but when we watch from outside it's like a square box. It has all the facilities for the locals and the tourists and provides a very mainly luxurious shopping mall. It has a very extraordinary design and the building and the landmark is visible from afar. It has a large glass windows while having a LED screen in the front of the mall. It has a high ceilings and spacious corridors and the interior is beautifully decorated with elegant light and comfortable sitting areas plus excellent artwork. It has a very high-end fashion brand to affordable local shops. The most I enjoy is the electronic and gadget stores exploring various foods and beverage outlets. We often visit there because it has a cinema hall and gaming area also. It's a very significant impact on general public like they can have a shopping experience with a wide range of products and services. It can also generate employment opportunities for the locals and it contributes to the local economy by attracting to tourists and visitors also. The mall also sometimes organize community events or cultural festivals and education workshop also which promotes the cultural awareness and community engagement fostering the sense of community. Although we have one famous mall which is known as Alphamall but the second has been developed in this area and it's very massive.

    Band 6-7

    Compared to olden days, lot of developments have taken place in my area as well as in my country. The new developments mainly are shopping malls like hotels, cinema halls and many other companies. This area has developed in such a way that I feel like I am in America. I have seen all these developments with my naked eyes because I have been here since my childhood. There have been many changes like agriculture, missionaries and the thinking power of people has also improved. Many good schools like primary and secondary schools have also taken place.

    Band 6-7

    Currently there is swimming pool development and park construction near my house. I didn't hear it from anybody, I just saw it on the way when I went to work. I saw that the pool was going to open this year, mid-month, mid-year. I really want to go there once because I love swimming. I went to NGV swimming pool last year for three months and it really helped me with breathing and it also helped me with certain potions that I need for swimming and also the park. Of course, I have a bad knee for that. I need to always walk like 30 minutes to one hour a day. It's always not fun to walk around my house. I can walk in the park if the park is constructed. So I think it would be fun to go to park and also meeting new people in the park. I remember going to some park which is very far from home, my house. I met a girl, she works at Bosch and we started sharing our experience. She told me about her family and everything which really hit me because our family has a very different background and very different thoughts. Our culture is very different also. Yes, in the park I can meet a lot of new people, I can interact with a lot of new people also. However, I hope the park and the pool both turns out well.

    Band 6-7

    The recent development in my area, where I live in, is the circle near a specific place called Palm 12, there was a flyover built over there. The flyover took almost 10 years to build because of so many issues coming up. One of them being the death of so many workers while working at that place. Some said it was supposed to be haunted, some said it was just a way of making money. However, when I learnt about this a few months back, I was shocked and I had no words because Mangalore is the place where I stay and it has known for its best political parties performing the best. And I remember this one particular politician who was assigned this job was being so responsible regarding it and didn't even care about how much difficult it would be for the people commuting from one place to another. Palm 12 is the place where the flyover was built and it is in the heart of the city. Because of the delay in the flyover, there were so many incidents taking place that led to so many deaths and damages in the properties nearby. I consider this to be irresponsible and very unlikely as a leader work to do and I think now that it is made and it has been taken responsibility of and it's completed, I think that travelling has been very easy, even for me, from travelling from one place to another for work or for college purpose. I think people should take more responsibility towards it, thus when you take...

    Band 6

    The one which is recently developed in my locality is a mall, my place is Pondicherry first of all. So it is the first mall in Pondicherry, the mall called Providence Mall which was created by the Reliance Group of Companies and it constructed a couple of years back. It was inaugurated by our Chief Minister and the speciality of the mall is the situation it is located in the center of the city which is considered as a hot spot of the Pondicherry and more than the mall, the reason behind the mall is the Pondicherry now a days is a place for the tourists for their weekends and moreover the college students from the other states need to spend their spare time in a good place so that's why may be the reason the mall has been created and the mall consists of 5 floors and the first 2 floors is specially for the shopping like dresses, cosmetics and other apparels like that and the third floor I think the third floor is specially for the food, food courts, there are lots of food items from the cuisines south Indian to north Indian and continentals are available and the next floor is for the games, the fun activities have been there which is most likely by the children and the fifth floor is specially for the cinemas, cinemas halls so there are 5 screens which is almost a seated capacity of 500 members per screen so every weekend or every Thursday the fifth floor is occupied by the film lovers.

    Band 6

    Speaking about the development, development is nothing but gaining of more opportunities in jobs and developing the society with technologies which will help humankind in their perspectives. In my area where I live, it is Hyderabad, India, which is most popular for its development. It is known as the second IT hub of this country, where there is a lot of development like shopping centers, more IT city and metro, all these things have been attracted from recent years to this area, where I can see a lot of job opportunities and I also see that the technology has a lot of impact on the development, which would help humankind in their perspectives and it has influenced me a lot, which has given me a lot of courage to compete with those who are in the society. Because of the development, I got to know about the situation which is going around the world, going around the world, which will enhance my knowledge and which will enhance my knowledge, which I think development is a good for the development area because it will take you to the position where the society is running. If you do not go with the development, you will be stayed at last and the world will be moving in front of you, one more front from you. I think development plays a critical role in the society. I can see more than 10 to 15 shopping centers around the cities and parks, where people are enjoying their weekends and number of resorts, where hostels.

    Band 6

    Well, I think development in the infrastructure is quite imperative for the progress of nation and from my childhood to this present life, I have seen plethora of developments in my country that facilitate people in a different way such as a park, museum, hospitals and schools. Today I would like to talk about one of them that is the mart which was recently opened in the heart of my hometown. I was on clouded night when I heard that news because being a shopaholic person, I love shopping before that development, that place known as the depot. After so many years, as order to government, it had moved to other place and on that place they made a shopping mall. It took two years to make that wonderful shopping mall. Citizens are so happy because they found all the brands on one place. It is very useful for layman also because it is a very pocket friendly mall and I found my all favorite things, food items, beverages, attires, crockery and everything on one place which is very convenient for me and it's very good thing for every citizens. It makes city very well known for the mart. So many other citizens from different cities came to the mart for shopping and being successful their shopping and they become very happy to know that everything they want in one place.

    Band 6

    Recently, one development happened, one food infrastructure built in an area is a millennial mall. The mall is constructed over a 7 to 8 acre or maybe more. It is really a big mall that is constructed in my city. The biggest mall I can say in my city is millennial mall. It is opened recently, maybe in last year. It has a really large amount of shops and also there are so many opportunities for people to start their any new startup there or any shop there, any good service they want to provide to customers which are visiting the mall. And it also has good interior design, attractive designs inside it. So, so many people visit there only for taking pictures of it, saving some snacks from the mall and a very big attractive thing is that it has a IMOC and the IMOC is very big that it contains more than 15 screens.

    Band 6

    In a developing country like India, new developments are becoming a frequent thing when I consider past 10 years. Some recent developments include Trans Harbour Sea Link which is basically a road over ocean. It is 21 km long sea link which has been opened in past year. It basically shortens the route from Pune to Mumbai by almost half an hour and it is also the longest sea bridge made till date. It is an interesting development because Mumbai is the financial capital of our country India and Pune is also one of the major IT hubs, IT and industrial hubs of India. So this development really contributes to the growth and development of the country and this has also encouraged other developments to take place. For example, metro projects are becoming a recent trend in a lot of cities for example Pune, Nashik and Mumbai. Metro projects are influencing people to travel inside the city without the hesitation of getting stuck into a traffic. I have been hearing about these recent developments and trends since past 5 years and it has influenced me a lot to develop myself and I have understood one thing that I need to upskill myself so that I can contribute to this new growing and developing country of mine.
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