Describe A Tourist Attraction You Enjoyed Visiting: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

What this tourist attraction is?
What you did there?
Why you enjoyed visiting this tourist attraction?
How did you feel about it?

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Cue 1:What this tourist attraction is?

Begin by naming the tourist attraction clearly and providing its location.
Include a brief background about the attraction, such as its significance or history.

Example

The tourist attraction I enjoyed visiting is the Taj Mahal, located in Agra, India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is renowned for its stunning architecture and historical significance as a symbol of love.

Cue 2:What you did there?

Describe the activities you engaged in while visiting the attraction.
Mention any specific highlights or experiences that stood out during your visit.

Example

During my visit to the Taj Mahal, I took a guided tour to learn about its history and architecture. I also spent time taking photographs, especially at sunrise when the marble glows beautifully. Walking through the gardens was a serene experience, and I enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere.

Cue 3:Why you enjoyed visiting this tourist attraction?

Explain what made the experience enjoyable, such as the beauty, history, or personal significance.
Share any emotional or memorable moments that contributed to your enjoyment.

Example

I enjoyed visiting the Taj Mahal because of its breathtaking beauty and the romantic story behind its creation. Standing in front of such an iconic monument made me feel connected to India's rich history. The intricate details of the marble work left me in awe, and I felt a sense of peace and inspiration.

Cue 4:How did you feel about it?

Reflect on your overall feelings during and after the visit.
Mention any lasting impressions or thoughts that the visit left on you.

Example

After visiting the Taj Mahal, I felt a deep sense of appreciation for India's cultural heritage. The experience was not just about seeing a beautiful building; it was about understanding the love story behind it. I left feeling inspired and grateful for the opportunity to witness such a magnificent piece of history.

Conclusion

Example

In conclusion, visiting the Taj Mahal was an unforgettable experience that combined beauty, history, and personal reflection. It is a place that I would recommend to anyone looking to explore the rich culture of India.

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: Being Too Vague

Candidates often provide general statements without specific details about the attraction. This can make the response less engaging and informative.

Tip

Include specific examples, such as unique features or activities you enjoyed, to make your answer more vivid and memorable.

2: Ignoring the Cues

Some candidates fail to address all the cues provided, which can lead to an incomplete answer and lower scores.

Tip

Make sure to answer each cue clearly and in order, ensuring you cover what you did, why you enjoyed it, and how you felt.

Overusing Simple Language

Using overly simple language can make your response sound less sophisticated and limit your vocabulary score.

Tip

Try to incorporate a variety of vocabulary and sentence structures to demonstrate your language proficiency while remaining clear.

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Anonymous student Band 7.5

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I like to taste different types of cuisine. Here I would like to talk about my favorite dish at my traditional festival of Onam which is Sadya. Sadya is popular in my city. We are experimenting these cuisines on Onam festival day. Onam is a famous festival in my city. All family members get together in my home and we make a delicious Sadya. There are many ingredients includes that Sadya. Moreover, we make a big feast that day as well as we create a lot of memories together and we wear that day the traditional dress called Sari and men wear the Dhotis. That festival is really important to us because the whole day we are conducting different kinds of games at our homes and all the family members came together. It's a memorable day in my life. This is the festival. We are making the Sambar and Aviyal. These all the kinds of foods are making with the vegetables.

Talk about a toy you liked in your childhood

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Anonymous student Band 8

Sector 34 Test Centre, Chandigarh

Answer

The toy which I liked in my childhood was a panda doll, which makes me pleasant and makes me more blush. The pandas are the most beautiful creatures of the world, which looks gigantic and has pooshy cheeks and they are like stars in the clouds and they dream in me. Furthermore, these have been given by my father. My father is a very very beautiful artistic person, who makes me think of that. Every day you will face every difficulties and make you suffer and move forward. Pandas are always seen in Japanese countries. It is my lifelong dream to visit a Japanese country and click a photo with the original pandas, which makes sounds better.

Describe a time you were in a place where you didn't know the local language

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Anonymous student Band 6.5

Whitefield Test Center, Bengaluru

Answer

As India is a very large country full of diversity, so there are many places which have their own language and speak their native language. The place which I visited and I didn't know about their language was Leladakh, which is about 300 km away from my hometown and it is a very good place as it consists of different kind of trees, animals and have many scenic views and I visited over there last year in summers as it was the best time to visit because it has many, it was cold over there and we had summers in our area so it was the best time to visit over there and I went over there with my whole family.

Describe a time when your friend damaged something you owned

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Anonymous student Band 7

Begumpet Test Centre, Hyderabad

Answer

When I was a kid, I had a little pencil box which had these four buttons which gave the pencil box an operative use. When you press the button, the box would open up. When you press the second button, a little part of it would slide out. Basically it was just a little electronical and a fun thing to have and I owned it when I was in 6th. One day after break, I was standing and talking there with one of my friends and another friend of mine was running through the hallway and accidentally she pushed my shoulder and my pencil box hit the ground and it broke into multiple pieces to the point that it was not functional anymore.

Describe a book you recently read

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Anonymous student Band 7.5

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It Ends With Us is a book I read recently. It's by the author Colleen Hoare. It's mainly a story about two teenagers, Atlas and Lily, and how they just handle their life going through high school, adolescence, and just domestic violence at home. Both of them come from very, very different families. However, they have one common determining factor between them, which is domestic violence. The abuse that they've seen their moms go through is just insane, and they connect through that on a different level. They're actually in the same high school, but they never speak to each other until Atlas actually crashes into an empty house next to Lily's villa. When Atlas is homeless and he doesn't have anywhere to go, he just comes and breaks into the house next to Lily's, and Lily helps him with all the daily necessities like clothes and food, medicines and stuff. Furthermore, their friendship blossoms into love, but it doesn't really fructify as Atlas has to leave. This book really gave me a lot of knowledge about domestic abuse and how to deal with it.

All Answers

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Band 6

I have been to various places as I love traveling but one of the my favorite place is Udaipur. I went to Udaipur in my last summer vacations with my family Udaipur is considered the city of lakes as it is surrounded with beautiful lakes all around. You can have evening walk there. The place is very mesmerizing giving a clear beautiful picture of landscape. It's very well known for its rich, it's very well known for its celestial beauty. It is well known for its history. It shows the authenticated culture of Udaipur. It gives authenticated culture of Rajputs. There are various landmarks also like for example Taj Lake Palace which is one of the best Taj across the world. We also visited monsoon fort there and at the top of the monsoon fort we could see the whole whole picture of Udaipur. The trip was very refreshing and rejuvenating and it was a wonderful experience there. I enjoyed each and every moment of that trip and I would like to go again there as it's very peaceful to feel there. I will recommend everyone to be there for at least once and it's very known for shopping as well. There are many you can see there each and every

Band 6

So in 2017 I was in my college in Philippines studying for MBBS and me and my friends made a plan as we were getting our summer vacations, we planned for a trip to Japan. We applied for our visas, did all the documentations and proceeded for our travel to Japan. Our itinerary was to Osaka, a beautiful city of Japan. We landed in, we flew to Japan, we flew to Osaka and landed there. It was a beautiful city with a moderate temperature from 23 to 24 degree Celsius as it was summer time. What I observed was the most beautiful thing there was the cleanliness of the place, the helpfulness of the people. Whoever I stopped and enquired, I was like asking for the way towards the hotel. Everybody was so helping and so guiding, which in today's world is very rare. The people were sober, the places were very clean and neat. It was so good that one would wish to walk barefooted, you know, without shoes. They were so clean. It was like a kind of a dream. And the market we visited, you know, the most attracting place was the signboard there of, it's a Glico, a marathon runner, it's a signboard there. It's a very famous spot in Osaka where you take pictures and, you know, it makes you feel really good that you have been to such place and try different restaurants and the food.

Band 6

Actually I have been to a lot of trips and various places but I always dreamt about going to Rajasthan and it was just a dream until last year. Last year I got an opportunity to go there with my friends. We were three people, we went there by car which means we were on road trip and one of the sponsor, it was sponsored by my one of my friend whose name is Anmol who study abroad and he is the only person who earns within us so it was amazing trip. We went to Jaisalmer, we went to Udaipur, we went to Pushkar, we went to some. The most, the place which I liked the most was Udaipur, Udaipur the lakes were so mesmerizing and so beautiful, it looks fabulous when you see the lakes it makes you feel like so amazing and the big palaces over there where we saw a lot of weapons belong to the old times and also we saw beautiful folk dance which was amazing and folk singing of Rajasthan was so amazing. We ate Likhi Chokha there, we also had some folk meals of Rajasthan which were amazing. We spent about four days there and it was overall a great experience and was a memorable trip for me.

Band 6

Well, the tourist attraction I recently visited was located in the North East India, which is the state of Meghalaya. So I had visited this state's capital, Shillong, which is a very beautiful and a scenic place. I basically went there to meet my friends and to attend a concert performed by a British singer named Ed Sheeran. So we had a good time catching up over and meeting and discussing what we had left out in the last few months. So during my visit, I visited this beautiful river called the Dawki River, which is one of the cleanest rivers in this country. And it is so crystal clear that you can see the pebbles below the sand bed of the river. It is also a border to Bangladesh and either side of the river is India and the other one is Bangladesh. The part of Bangladesh was rarely crowded. And during my visit, I also got a chance to visit Cherrapunji, which is one of the wettest state in India. And there has been rain 365 days around the year. So there were many caves that were formed in the state because of the continuous rain that has been formed by erosion of the soil. The caves were very sacred and it was a very nice expedition throughout my visit in the northern part of India, Meghalaya.

Band 6

I have been traveling around for the last seven years and one of the places that I could always remember and I have thoroughly enjoyed visiting is called Spiti Valley. It is a valley in the Himachal Pradesh state of India. It has a lot of snow and I enjoyed playing in the snow whenever I visited there. To be honest I visited there several times maybe more than three to four times. The thing that I have attracted or attracted me was the lush greenery and snow-capped mountains there and the mountains there are more visible and I could see the Kaziranga and Kanchenjunga peaks from there. I felt so refreshed, calm and I could introspect quite a lot about where I am at my life is. I could reflect a lot about the different things that I have done and I have also made some decisions about the future things that I am going to commit to. This place is always crowded because it is very very what you call it like very very famous among tourists and backpackers and some travelers set camps there and stay there for couple of days sometimes. I did that once too.

Band 6

Traveling attracts a very beautiful place Thank you for watching! I like a tourist attraction place In my opinion, I always love to do nature-based places I always like to roam the beautiful lakes, heighted hills I also love to see the historical places where I can feel the history of our nation and glory of our nations that I'll see in the unseen palaces Also, I would like to travel in most of the markets and to show the significance of the sophisticated ethnic and traditional clothes and shoes I like to go for traveling for my own memories and peace rather than I also love to eat the variety of food in every region that I have to travel Also, I like to go in the public transportation so I see the city with a sophisticated view and elegance of the city and must you guess that what city I am telling about is the Udaipur

Band <5

மாஹராஸ్சరியலமில மாஹராஸ్சరியலமில ஆபதம்பரஇயலமில ஆபதமரமவநலவநததे ஆபதமரமவநததे ஆபதமரமவநத्தறிகலமில மாஹராஸ్சరியலமிலலமநத्தபடி ஆபதமரமவநதறி ஆபதமரமவநதறதற்களமலமல்� அதவரததல஗ளிடி இபதமரமவநதறதறதறதறிகளமலமல்லலி, இதா இலகா ஆபதமரமவநதறதறதற்களமலி ஆபதமரம� இபதமரமவநதறதற।ற।ो ವದದದದದರರನವರನಾಲಕಿटಾನರನದತರನನನಲನದದರ game ನಿಪ்ಟವಗಡಗಲನನನಾಲಗಟರನವರನಿ ಅದರರದರನನದನನತಬಡಗದರನನಲನಾಲಕಿಟಾಕರನದಗಸಯನನತಗರನಗರನನನದನನಗರನ

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