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Describe A Quiet Place You Like To Go: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Where is it?
  • When do you like to go there?
  • What do you do there?
  • Why do you like to visit there?
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Cue 1:Where is it?

  • Begin by describing the location of the quiet place, including any notable landmarks or features.
  • Mention how accessible it is and any specific details that make it unique.

Example

The quiet place I love to visit is a small park called Cubbon Park, located in the heart of Bangalore. It’s surrounded by tall trees and beautiful gardens, making it a perfect escape from the city's hustle and bustle.


Cue 2:When do you like to go there?

  • Specify the time of day or season when you prefer to visit this place.
  • Explain any particular reasons for choosing that time, such as weather or personal schedule.

Example

I usually like to go there early in the morning, around 6 AM. At that time, the park is peaceful, and I can enjoy the fresh air and the sound of birds chirping, which sets a positive tone for my day.


Cue 3:What do you do there?

  • Describe the activities you engage in while at this quiet place.
  • Share how these activities contribute to your relaxation or enjoyment.

Example

When I’m at Cubbon Park, I enjoy walking along the paths, reading a book on a bench, or simply meditating under a tree. These activities help me unwind and clear my mind from daily stress.


Cue 4:Why do you like to visit there?

  • Explain the emotional or psychological benefits you gain from visiting this place.
  • Mention any personal memories or experiences that enhance your connection to the location.

Example

I love visiting Cubbon Park because it provides me with a sense of tranquility that I can’t find elsewhere. It reminds me of my childhood when I used to play there with my friends, and it always brings back fond memories.


Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, Cubbon Park is my favorite quiet place because it offers a perfect blend of nature and peace. It’s a sanctuary where I can escape the chaos of city life and recharge my mind and spirit.


    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 and unengaging. Specific details help the examiner understand your experience better and make your response more interesting.

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    Tip

    Include specific details about the place, such as its location, features, and what makes it special to you.


    2: Lack of Structure

    Failing to organize your thoughts can lead to a confusing response. A well-structured answer helps convey your ideas clearly and logically.

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    Tip

    Follow the cue prompts in order: start with where it is, then when you go, what you do, and why you like it.


    Overly Short Answers

    Providing very short answers can make it seem like you have little to say. This can limit your score as it shows a lack of fluency and vocabulary.

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    Tip

    Expand on each cue by giving examples or personal anecdotes to create a more engaging and detailed response.


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    Band 6-7

    One of my favorite quiet places is a small lakeside park located on the outskirts of my city. I usually go there early in the morning when the air is crisp, the sun is just rising, and the atmosphere is imbued with peaceful stillness. When I am there, I like to take leisurely walks along the winding paths, observing the gentle ripples on the lake, and listening to the melodic calls of birds. Sometimes I bring a book and sit on the scheduled bench, reading or simply reflecting in complete silence. I also enjoy taking a few moments to meditate and appreciate the natural surroundings. I particularly visit this park because it offers a break from the chaos of city life. The serenity and harmony of the place allows me to regain mental clarity, rejuvenate my mind and enhance my focus. Moreover, it gives me a chance to spend quality time with myself and connect with nature, which I find incredibly refreshing and restorative. I like to recommend this place to anyone who would enjoy solitude. This place is very good for him to visit. He should once try visiting it.

    Band 6-7

    I usually went for my vacation to Monar, the beautiful hill station view we can see, that's the southern part of India and Monar is special for me because I loved the climate, mostly I visited there at the time of winter season and there is a flowers that bloom once in 12 years that is Neelakurni, most of the visitors come there to see that, me and my family really enjoyed the weather at Monar and the hill stations, mainly the view from there was different, we can enjoy the nature very well and when I get there, that make me more happy, we can spend more time with our family without many gossip and we can see many lump of tea stations, crystal like waters, waterfalls, everything attract us towards the nature.

    Band 6-7

    The quiet place which I love to visit is temple which is just few minutes from my home. I like to visit there in the morning and late evening because this is the time then when there is peace and I can sit quietly, pray to God, read some book and this just relaxes my mind and this is how I can connect myself, my soul to God. In this way, it takes all my worries and I feel so relaxed, it gives me a sense of peace, a sensation that lightens up my mood, however sometimes I am not able to make it every day but whenever I get time, I visit to temple, sit there quietly.

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    A quiet place I usually visit is my grandparents house, they live in a village, so it's usually very peaceful and calm when I visit there. I go there twice in a year, especially during my summer holidays, after a stressful school days and exams and everything, it is a calm and stress free experience when I go to my grandparents house and with my grandpa and grandmother it is even more nice to go there because they are very kind and sweet people, so they take care of me, when I go there I don't have much to do, I can just sit around idly doing nothing, just enjoying the nature, as it is a village, the places around are very beautiful, so I just like to go there and be there with my grandparents, talking with them, enjoying the nature and not doing much, you know without thinking about schools, what next and everything about that, I just feel relaxed to be with them and there is a lot of good friends there, mostly family, so I like to visit them, to talk with them, because I only go there twice in a year, so we have a lot to talk about because I am not a person who talks in phone mostly, so I usually talk when I go there and see them, that is the place which gives me calm and which helps me to release all my stress I had during my school, colleges and all those stuff.

    Band 6-7

    I would like to visit to the southern part of Goa in India. I have been known that it is a very calm and cool place to have with your near ones like family and friends. So South Goa is situated like 700 kilometers from the Mumbai and like 400 kilometers from the Bangalore. Goa is a state which is divided into two parts North Goa and South Goa however North Goa is like very happening place but in opposite to it South Goa is very calm and peaceful place you must visit however in most of the times it has a rainy season and the cold weather as well. South Goa has beaches and some historical points like Avada Fort and

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    a quiet place near me is an is a library it is situated from it is situated 2 kilometers from my home when I'm boring and I am boring from mobile I just take my bike and I just took my bike bike and take a ride to that library and read some interesting books like atomic habit I just see that the people in that library are so much intellectual intractable people who continuously gain knowledge to do better for their societies I like to visit that place because I see only people go there who has home who has goals in their life or anyone who does not have a goal in their life cannot go such places like library or other interesting places

    Band 6-7

    The place I like to go is Nidhalaya. This is my favorite state in India. I was a student at IIT Guwahati and I clearly remember every Saturday Sunday I used to spend my whole day trekking or hunting new caves, new waterfalls around the state Meghalaya. It is a beautiful state and I am not living in Meghalaya right now. I am living in Delhi and it is full of I am living a city life but the fascination or the interest whatever I say actually my soul actually stays there at Meghalaya. I am planning to go there in this December and there is a lake called Dawki Lake and I loved and I am willing to boating there because it is a crystal clear lake. You can see at the below of that lake without any pollution or there is nothing and what I do next is hunt. Again hunting of different waterfalls, different caves. There is a city named Sohra and it is a beautiful quiet city. Not too many people live there but it will be a peaceful place where I can spend my whole life and I am obsessed with that city so I want to go back again there.

    Band 6-7

    A quiet place which I would want to go is a park and it's near my house. I usually prefer going to parks in the evening. The quietest place I would like to go is a park and the park is near my house. I like to visit the parks in the evening and whenever I visit them, I sit there and spend some time with myself. I analyze my thoughts, I stay quietly and observe children playing, the trees and walk in the nature. Sometimes I walk barefoot because I like to and it makes me feel alive. The touch of the grass, the touch of the trees and the playful noises of the kids, the women gossiping, the men playing. So when I see all of this, it truly makes me feel alive and I like to go to the park every evening because it calms me down. It shows that there's so much things to be grateful for and the smell in the rainy season is amazing. The fact that I can visit the park as much as I want is because it's very near, very close to my house. It truly makes me feel alive and I feel so, so calm that it makes me feel fresh.

    Band 6-7

    A peaceful place I would prefer to visit often is temple, so whenever I have stress and anxiety and to take some important decision, I immediately go to the temple because it makes me calm and think more better in that confused state and in India most temples are very high, especially in Tamil Nadu. As I am from Tamil Nadu, there is lots of temple, in that I would prefer Lord Muruga. So he will give me a calm and warm feeling and I would prefer to see all the age group people there, so the children playing around the temple and the servant of God would make puja and give me some prasad and I like to taste it as well and moreover I feel very healthy when I take a breath that deepa smell and lots of flowers are used to decorate the God while seeing that it will make my eyes so elegant and when I saw that God, it is very astonishing, so I always and often visit the temple.
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