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Describe a place you went to and an outdoor activity you did there: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Where the place is
  • What outdoor activity you did
  • When/with whom you went
  • And explain why you enjoyed it
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Cue 1:Where the place is

  • Begin by naming the place and providing a brief description of its location.
  • Mention any notable features of the place that make it special.

Example

I visited a beautiful hill station called Munnar, located in the Western Ghats of Kerala. It is famous for its lush green tea plantations and stunning landscapes.

Cue 2:What outdoor activity you did

  • Describe the specific outdoor activity you engaged in and what it involved.
  • Share any interesting details about the activity that made it enjoyable.

Example

During my visit, I went trekking through the tea gardens. The trek was invigorating, and I loved walking amidst the fragrant tea bushes while enjoying the fresh mountain air.

Cue 3:When/with whom you went

  • Mention when you visited the place, including the season or time of year.
  • Talk about who you went with and your relationship with them.

Example

I went to Munnar last summer with my college friends. We had planned this trip for months, and it was a great way to reconnect after our exams.

Cue 4:And explain why you enjoyed it

  • Reflect on your feelings during the experience and what made it memorable.
  • Highlight any personal connections or lessons learned from the activity.

Example

I enjoyed the trek immensely because it allowed me to bond with my friends while appreciating nature's beauty. The sense of achievement after reaching the top of the hill was exhilarating, and it reminded me of the importance of adventure in life.

Conclusion

    Example

    Overall, my trip to Munnar and the trekking experience was not only fun but also refreshing. It helped me unwind and create lasting memories with my friends, making it one of my favorite outdoor adventures.

    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: Lack of Specific Details

    Avoid vague descriptions of the place or activity. Specific details help paint a clearer picture for the examiner and make your response more engaging.

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    Include specific names, locations, and descriptions of the activity to create a vivid image in the listener's mind.

    2: Ignoring the Cues

    Failing to address all the cues can lead to an incomplete answer. This may result in a lower score for coherence and relevance.

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    Make sure to cover each cue in your response, ensuring a structured and comprehensive answer.

    Overly Simple Language

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    Incorporate a variety of vocabulary and sentence structures to demonstrate your language proficiency while keeping it clear.

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    Band 6-7

    One memorable place I went for an outdoor activity is Alwarnawalla, which is a very beautiful and famous hill station near the Mumbai. I went there last year during my college vacation with a group of my close friends. We decided to spend some time away from the city noise, so we decided to plan a trip near the nature, which is the main outdoor activity we did there was a trekking. There was a famous spot called Tiger's Point, so we just planned to trek up there to watch the sunrise. The path was a bit rocky and slippery because it had rained the previous night. One memorable place where I do an outdoor activity is on Runawalla, which is a very famous and beautiful hill station near the Mumbai. I went there around a year ago during my college vacation with a group of my close friends. We decided to plan a trip to places which are away from the city noise and surrounded by the nature. The main outdoor activity we did there was a trekking. There is a famous spot known as Tiger's Point, so we planned a trek to climb the hills and watch the sunrise. We started the trek in early morning and the path was quite rocky and slippery because it had rained the previous night, but the atmosphere is very cool and relaxed, which makes the experience even better. At first, it was quite tiring and I felt a bit out of breath because I am not used of trekking, but as we go higher and higher, the view becomes more and more beautiful. And finally, when we reached the hill at the peak, we saw a beautiful sunrise behind the hill. We clicked many photos as well as also laughed and enjoyed the relaxing atmosphere. I felt really happy and refreshed after that trip because it was something different from my regular routine. It not only helped me to relax, but also made me realize how enjoyable outdoor activity can be. Since then, I have developed more interest in nature trails and exploring new places.

    Band 6-7

    During my recent visit to the UK from India, I ensured that the itinerary was very well planned and the day before I was coming back to India, I wanted a very peaceful time to spend with my boyfriend. With my boyfriend being in London and me being in India, it's very hard to navigate through the long-distance relationship and when we are on a trip, most of the days we will be spending time visiting each site, visiting each sites to see the place or try varieties of food but the day, one day I wanted to ensure it was just the day for me and my boyfriend and we went to a quiet and peaceful lakeside nearby to his apartment. It was such a quiet and peaceful day that there were only a couple of people who were there in the lakeside and there was a small bench. We spent an hour or two sitting there eating our comfort food, talking about our future and that was an unforgettable moment for me personally. It was a calm after the chaos and I found it to be a deep connected situation that we were sitting and we were talking about a future. It was such a quiet calming place to spend time in the evening.

    Band 6-7

    A place where I went to do an outdoor activity is in Goa. Goa is a beautiful place with lots of beaches. It's in the southern coastal area of India. It's a small UNIN territory. One outdoor activity I did there was paragliding. I really enjoyed doing paragliding. It was a really great experience for me. I went there with my friends. There were 8 of them. Including me, every other 7 members in my gang did paragliding there. It was actually a great experience for all of us. We did this in the last summer. The summer vacation we had. We spent 5 beautiful days there. And the third day of our journey we did the paragliding. First the small boat took us to the center of the ocean. Another big boat helps us to do the paragliding stuff. With a great big parachute flying in the air with us. I really enjoyed it because it helps me to reduce my fear of heights. And we also enjoyed the leisure time. It was a really great experience for all of them. And including me. It was a great memorable day in my life. I will always be grateful and always remember that day in my life.

    Band 6-7

    The place was when there it is the Lonavala and it is a outdoor activity like it was my trip with my friends and teachers and it's really good and enjoyable trip for me I did there many things like I visited there Bushy Dam also Kerala Caves and Ekvira Devi Temple and I also visited the Lonavala market in the night like 9 to 10 p.m. and it was really memorial and enjoyable experience for me there was a very big there was a very big market of for the shoppings and there was a very varieties of clothing and also food food are there is many types of food and in the next day we are enjoying with the water like in the Bushy Dam it's a floating and there was it was a very big dam and also visited Ekvira Temple it was a very nice experience and there was a full spiritual feeling and weather that time weather was really nice and I feel really good and in the traveling we all are enjoying too much activities like dancing and

    Band 6-7

    I have went to Shimla in Himachal Pradesh in 2022 with my father, mother, aunt, uncle and brother. There I have enjoyed a lot. I have went there for 5 days. There I did many activities, outdoor activities like games, trekking, bungee jumping, reverse bungee jumping etc. I have enjoyed a lot because it made me relaxed and the mountains there feel me

    Band 6-7

    The place I went to is Thailand when I was in a cruise ship from Singapore to Malaysia and the final destination Thailand. The activity I did there was jet skiing and I enjoyed it the most because I never thought I'd be able to control a jet ski by myself. I went there with my family and cousins and me and my sister were in a jet ski and I got to ride it for the first half and she got to ride it for a second. Although I am a little young to be given a huge responsibility of taking my sister on a sea voyage I took her and she trusted me to sit behind me. I never thought I would be able to touch the maximum speed but I did. We never fell but I did witness my brother and my cousin fall and it was hilarious but then end of the day it was like break a leg you did it and I felt really good after trying something new

    Band 6-7

    This last time I went Goa, Goa is a very beautiful place and talk about the weather, the weather is also very good and I do activity over there with my friends like cricket and outdoor games like volleyball and spends more time in the beach with my friends and colleagues and overall experience is very good around that place. And I went in July it was on Goa and that was my first time where when I travel in a plane that's my good experience in my life and of course I will do next time onwards for the same and I visited many places over there like many types of beach and went to the church hall and visited old Goa and food as well and talk about the traditional meals. Goa is famous for some kinds of sweets and some kinds of meal like some Indian food. I was tried over there like Idli, Dosa and Goa Goan Thali and other things.

    Band 6-7

    Well, I remember in year 2023, I just finished my final year exam and then whole of my class decided that we should have some memorable moments with us before leaving the college. And since I was living far away from my home, I was living in hostel. So we decided that we are going to went to Kasauli, then we went to Kasauli and we did a lot of activities there. My one favourite activity which I wanted to do was swimming under the water. But it was very difficult because I didn't know the swimming. Then they hired a personal trainer for me, which was very nice. Well, after hearing this cue card, when beautiful, when a very beautiful incident is coming to my mind. So I remember in year 2023, our final year exam got finished and three friend of mine and I decided that we are going to celebrate our new this new year with together at some beautiful place because this was the last year of our college and we wanted to have some beautiful memories with each other. Then all of us decided that we are going to went to Kasauli and the next day we booked our ticket and went to Kasauli. And Kasauli is very famous for its water activities, but I was the only one among all four of them who didn't know anything about swimming. And for doing that particular activities, we have to be trained in swimming. So they hired a personal trainer for me. And then I learned and then I learned swimming for like one hour, which was enough to do that water activities. And then I dive into the water. I clicked the pictures of my of my favourite fishes. It was a very beautiful activity, which I enjoyed with all of my friends. This activity is the only activity which I have done in a group of people because I was afraid of afraid of doing it alone because I'm a hydrophobic also.

    Band 6-7

    During my master's course in Jindal Global University, I had the opportunity to travel to Manali and Kullu. The Kullu-Manali trip is very popular, especially among South Indians and especially among Malayalees, the community which I belong to, because of its incredible views and very well-known adventures. So I had travelled to Kullu-Manali with two of my friends who were also there visiting Kullu-Manali for the first time. One of the physical or outdoor activities that we had done in Kullu was paragliding. Now paragliding was a special activity for me because I have a very big fear of heights. I find myself afraid to look from the fifth floor of a building or I find it very difficult to go for hikes and look down at a valley. The fear of heights has followed me ever since my childhood and I find myself very drawn back to any activity which involves a tall area or a height difference. So paragliding is the only activity that I have taken until now where we have to jump off a cliff or where there is a lot of height involved. Now I believe that I was encouraged or I had the courage to take this step because of the friends who were with me at the period of time. They were very enthusiastic and excited about it and I did not want to be the person to interfere with that kind of excitement. I just went along and thought, let's see what happens if I am put in a position where I have no choice than to jump from a cliff. That's how it happened.

    Band 6-7

    Okay, so this one time I went to Tarkarli, a place in India, Maharashtra. It is most famous for the scuba diving and water body sports they have. So I went with my family and my friend and his family. We went to scuba diving, we went for paragliding and everything and it was very fun. Moreover, I was happy that the families were spending time together and bonding well. Whereas I and my friend had a misunderstanding but we cleared it very well with good vocabulary. And I was so thrilled that time that we got to experience it together. And then also that we had gone to other sports and the non-veg food over there, the seafood boil over there was very good. Moreover, it was a fun experience for me to go with my family and my friends. And likely to be more prone to go again and again. And I wish that it happens again and again. So therefore I would like to conclude it by saying that it was a really, really nice experience. Like very extraordinary.
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