Describe A Place Where You Are Able To Relax: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

Where is it?
What is it like?
How often do you go there?
And how do you feel about the place?

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Cue 1:Where is it?

Begin by clearly stating the location of the place where you relax.
Mention any notable landmarks or features that make it easy to identify.

Example

The place where I am able to relax is a beautiful park located in my neighborhood, called Nehru Park. It’s just a ten-minute walk from my house, making it very accessible.

Cue 2:What is it like?

Describe the atmosphere and environment of the place.
Include details about the sights, sounds, and any activities that take place there.

Example

Nehru Park is a serene and green space filled with tall trees and colorful flowers. There are walking paths, a small pond with ducks, and benches where people can sit and enjoy the view. The sound of chirping birds and the gentle rustle of leaves create a peaceful ambiance.

Cue 3:How often do you go there?

Mention how frequently you visit this place and the reasons for your visits.
You can also talk about specific times or occasions when you prefer to go.

Example

I try to visit Nehru Park at least three times a week, especially in the evenings after work. It’s my way of unwinding and disconnecting from the hustle and bustle of daily life.

Cue 4:And how do you feel about the place?

Share your personal feelings and experiences related to the place.
Explain why it is important to you and how it contributes to your well-being.

Example

I feel a deep sense of peace and happiness whenever I am at Nehru Park. It’s my escape from stress, and I often find inspiration for my creative projects while sitting there. The beauty of nature rejuvenates my spirit.

Conclusion

Example

In conclusion, Nehru Park is not just a place for me to relax; it’s a sanctuary where I can recharge and reflect. I believe everyone should have a special place like this in their lives.

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. It's important to provide specific details about the place to create a clearer picture for the examiner.

Tip

Use descriptive adjectives and specific examples to illustrate what the place looks like and why it helps you relax.

2: Ignoring the Cues

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

Tip

Make sure to answer all the cues in your response, linking them together to create a cohesive narrative about the place.

Overly Short Answers

Providing overly brief answers can make it seem like you have nothing to say. This can negatively impact your fluency and coherence scores.

Tip

Expand on your answers by adding personal feelings, experiences, and reasons for why the place is relaxing to you.

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Band 6

A place where I'd love to sit and enjoy is the area in my university which is close to a water body. My university description would begin from the entrance as it has a huge entry gate on both sides of the road are the parking spaces. As we move on there are several departments that are of various different disciplines. Then there is a cafeteria as well as swimming pool in the campus. And furthermore I'd like to explain about the place that I love relaxing in. It has a sense of calmness and my body posture when I'm sitting around that area is completely different than the one I generally am in when I'm studying or taking lectures in the classrooms. Apart from that I think it's all about the calmness and the tranquil that the place signifies. Since the place is near a water body the waves and the view is also very amazing. It's not very far away from the classrooms so I visit it quite often, almost regularly.

Band 6

I would like to talk about the trip I have went recently. I used to travel a lot on my bike. I love adventure. So, I travel a lot on my bike. The place I recently went was Purti. It is a hill station. I really like to travel any kind of hills across the world. But, I don't want to travel on flights or cars like that. I want to explore the world only on my bike. The hill station's vibe, the smell, the fresh air gives me more pleasant and good vibes. It really feels relaxing whenever I go there. As a working employee, taking this kind of shifts generally helps me to heal. I visit very frequently during my weekends. I frequently visit. Any kind of hill station, the landscapes are very beautiful. Greenish, the waterfalls. Very pleasant to see and travel.

Band 6

The place that I am very frequent to is the Astroport Sariska which is situated in between the Sariska Tiger Reserve. It is one of my favorite destinations to go to. It has a serenic natural beauty surrounded with lush green tropical forest and this place is reserved for the flora and fauna of Rajasthan and no human settlement is allowed. However the native people they are allowed to stay there with some restrictions such as the minimal use of light. So this is a resort where I go to very often at this place and I am very frequent there as I will be visiting this place like every 3 months or 6 months. The feel at this place is amazing. Under the dark skies you will be able to witness some celestial marvels. As this resort is equipped with the telescope also they will be providing you with a star gazing expert who will help you with the celestial occurrences to observe. You can observe some nebulae, star clusters, planets and the moon. The mesmerizing view is off the earth.

Band 6

My favourite place to relax is the beach, firstly because it's not overly crowded by people from all over the world, there are just very few people, you go to a place that's quiet in the beach and sit there, sometimes I take a book to read and a nice drink. It's very relaxing additionally because the sound of the waves I find extremely therapeutic, especially when I'm stressed and there are a lot of things going on in my mind, next I also find it very relaxing because of the slightly salty smell in the atmosphere and the air that hits the nostrils and you can just sit there for hours, one can just sit there for hours reading a book and just listening to the waves and being in nature because I feel nature has a kind of atmosphere that no other place like the city has and when One is full time in the city doing work, travelling, commuting in traffic areas with a lot of crowd around oneself, something like the ocean, like the beach that is not overly crowded where time kind of seems to stop can be extremely relaxing, especially in the early mornings or in the evenings, just when the sun is rising or when it's dusk and the sun is setting, it's even more relaxing, moreover because the sky paints a beautiful picture in front of you with various colours like pink, golden, orange, that makes your eyes relax, the sounds of the waves make your ears relax.

Band 6

So I would like to speak about a place where I like to relax and think freely ideas just come flow through my mind that is the place that is located in Kerala and in Kerala there are many places where we can relax and enjoy and we can enjoy ourselves and have fun time over there because it gives us a refreshing mind and souls where we can freely think about everything whatever we need so that place is like next to heaven its very soothing environment and where you can find yourself alone and you can think about your life and get peace.

Band 5-6

Okay, so basically the place is in my home and it is my bedroom and the bed there is the relaxing place of mine. I like the most about that is the place where it is situated like it has a charging board nearly from where I can charge my mobile without standing and I like the most about that is the thing I have placed there like my blanket, my pillow and my blanket basically is soft and fluffy so I can hug it and have the relaxing feeling. Also…

Band 5-6

So, a place where I visit is Andaman and Nicobar Island. It is an island where you don't have mobile range. You can't communicate with other peoples through mobiles because due to some lack of technology over there and it is very peaceful mind to stay in that island because you have to eat everything. You have to eat a natural and you have to drink coconut water to stay hydrated in that place. I oftenly go to that place whenever I get time, whenever I am free. I feel good about that place, it is so peaceful for my mind to stay there. They have good food, they have good seafood to eat. They don't sell mutton due to lack of... They don't sell mutton due to lack of...

Band 5-6

It is a place near my home just 10 minutes walk and by walking to there I can meet different type of people who are near my home speaking to them and going there and it is a place it is a park where all the children's chilling out with their friends and there are bicycles comes into the place in the evenings there are there will be many races and also there a playground attached to it many people will be playing their favorite sports like cricket and an indoor stadium also attached to the park and everyone well and there once in a while will be reaching out I will be reaching out to the cricket stay cricket ground and also indoor stadium for me it is a place like enjoying myself because of their bird sounds and natures and winds well and everything which happens to the nature we can see clearly the wind and the smell of the leaves and everything I like it I like the places where we can express or the nature express herself I will go oftenly I will go once in a while like two to three times in a week

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