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Describe a shop or a store you often go to. v.1

Describe a shop or a store you often go to. v. 1
Describe a shop or a store you often go to. You should say: where it is what type of people go there what types of goods are sold there and explain why you go there and like/dislike most about it. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ]   Model Answer 1: ‘Coffee Time’ is a coffee shop located near my university campus and it offers the best coffee in the town. It is on the 4th floor of the Grand Royal Plaza building which is just 3 blocks away from my university. Thank you, sir/madam, for this lovely cue card topic. Students, teachers and office executives who love coffee, milkshake, tea, fast food and like to play billiards mostly visit this coffee shop. Though this shop has a menu with over 20 items, coffee is their hot selling product. I sometimes drink tea or eat a sandwich, but most of the time I go there to have a refreshing cup of hot coffee. They sell both hot and cold coffee and as far as I recall, they have more than 20 variations of the coffee they serve. I would easily attest them as the best coffee maker in the town. I love their coffee and mainly visit this shop for that. The opportunity to play billiards for free seems like a discount to me! Apart from that, they have a great environment and polite and professional staff to serve the customers. I sometimes sit there to chat with my friends or pass an hour and there is no rush to empty the seat for a new customer. I love their music choice, interior design, and friendly attitude. They even offer a complimentary menu to regular customers. The only thing I dislike about them is the time they take to serve an item. It’s like I have to wait around 20-25 minutes every time I order something! The delay, I guess, irritates office executives who are in a hurry! I have notified them about it and their explanation to my complaint was something like - ‘We take time to serve a customer because we value quality and the taste. And to ensure the taste, we give our best effort. ’ The response might seem a little lame to others, but I don’t mind waiting for a few extra minutes especially when I have time to kill or have some friends with me to talk to.   Model Answer 2: Shopping is one of my least favourite things to do, but unfortunately, life doesn’t exactly care whether I like it or not. So, I have to go to a shop regardless. But, to make my “shopping job” little less troubling, I have picked up one particular shop – a super shop that is – which I would like to talk about. As I have mentioned earlier, it is a “super shop” which is only about a few minutes drive from where I live. But, since it is not really located at some popular part of the city, this super shop has remained “obscure” to many city-dwellers for the most part. But, still, this super shop attracts a rather large number of shoppers from all walks of life who almost regularly visit this shop. In fact, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to suggest that most of the customers of this particular shop consider it as their “family super shop” because they have built up a special relationship with its staffs.   Here it is worth mentioning that it is not exactly a very big shop, probably not more than 1000 square feet, and so even a small gathering of customers in it at any given time would make this super shop look rather crowded. Anyway, the visitors of this super shop can be anybody, from regular factory workers to top executives of some big companies, who visit it in order to meet their daily shopping needs, be it buying just a loaf of bread or some fruits and vegetables. The super shop also offers other products and merchandises like cosmetics, perfumes, dairy products, toiletries, small kitchen appliances, meat products, fish and different kinds of snacks among other things. Anyway, I like visiting this shop mainly because it is very close to my home. Great customer services and relatively cheaper prices on many of its products, and the availability of some fresh fruits and vegetables are some of the reasons for which I like to visit this super shop. Finally, I like this shop because it remains clean and tidy most of the times.   Sample Answer 3: The store, named “The Daily Shop”, is located near the place where I live in the city of Samsun in Turkey. This is a large superstore and sells a wide variety of products. The shop has many positive aspects. First of all, it is accessible from any part of the city for its geographical location. Further, the interior decoration of the shop is admirable. This is an interesting cue card topic and I am glad to have it. I will answer the reaming questions and describe the shop in brief. And thank you for the opportunity to let me talk about it. This store is open to all and they have numerous types of commodities. People often go there to purchase products for their household use. Besides, this a good place to pick a gift item for someone. I guess the number of adult-male customers is higher than females and children on an ordinary day. On a weekend, however, more female customers could be seen. I am not sure why this is the case but I guess female shoppers prefer shopping on weekends rather than weekdays! The shop mostly sells the daily necessaries like the canned food, toiletries, cosmetics, fruits, groceries, vegetables, dairy products, fish, packaged food, various types of meats like beef, chicken, soft beverages like juice and the list goes on.   I appreciate their efforts to ensure the quality of each product. I frequently visit the shop as it is adjacent to my residence. So, while returning from my office, I go there to buy something I need at home. And I sometimes visit this store to check their latest collection of toiletries and perfumes. I also like the way they serve the clients.   More Ideas: Cue Card Topic: Describe a shop or store you often go to. 1. My mom has diabetes and she often gets hyper. So I need to visit the drugstore located at the end of my street where I live in Paris. I need to buy medicines for her. The most irritating thing is that she often skips the medicines and that is quite unexpected. 2. I often visit the phone-accessories selling shops at a local shopping mall here in Thailand. These shops sell different types of mobile accessories like mobile covers, tempered glass protectors, batteries, keypad etc. Whenever I need to buy an accessory for my mobile phone, I visit there. 3. I need groceries every day and that's why I often visit the grocer’s shop near my home. The shop is on the ground floor on the apartment block I live in Indonesia. It has become helpful for me and I often use my debit card to purchase groceries from there. 4. The urban planning subject that I am studying requires completing numerous projects and I often need to visit the DIY stores for that. I am a student at a local university in Malaysia and frequently visit the 'Help Yourself DIY' store located near my university. 5. Reading books is a pleasant hobby for me. I also like to add new books to my personal library. So, I frequently buy books from a local bookstore named – 'The Book Lovers'. It sells various types of books and reading materials. 6. Wearing new dresses is my passion and I like to follow the trendy fashions. Every month I get some new clothes. So, I have to visit clothing stores frequently. But I prefer to have my clothes from street shops in Shanghai. The prices are affordable and they have a great variation and rich collection. 7. My baby boy is only one-and-a-half-year-old. I frequently buy different types of toys for the baby. Hence, I need to go to toy shops regularly. I visit the toy store in Broadway in New York City at least once a week. 8. Visiting the newspaper stand daily has become a habit for me. I collect my newspaper from the seller every morning as my home is located at the end of Hang Dong, a street in Hanoi in Vietnam. Delivery service is unavailable there and I visit the newspaper stand to get my copy. Your preparation for the cue card topic - "Describe a shop or store you often go to" would help you talk about the following topics as well: 1. Describe a shop or store near your home. 2. Describe a small shop that you frequently go to. 3. Describe your favourite shop. 4. Describe a shop or market that has a large number of customers. 5. Describe a shop that sells expensive products. 6. Describe a shop or store that sells antique items. 7. Describe a shop from where you purchase gift items. 8. Describe a shop or market that has recently opened in your locality.
Describe
a
shop
or a
store
you
often
go to. You should say: where it is what
type
of
people
go there what
types
of
goods
are sold
there and
explain
why you go there and like/dislike most about it. [You will
have to
talk
about the
topic
for one to two minutes. You have one
minute
to
think
about what you are going to say. You can
make
some
notes to
help
you if you wish.
]
 
Model
Answer
1:
‘Coffee
Time’
is a
coffee
shop
located
near
my
university
campus and it offers the best
coffee
in the town. It is on the 4th floor of the Grand Royal Plaza building which is
just
3 blocks away from my
university
. Thank you, sir/madam, for this lovely
cue
card
topic
. Students, teachers and office executives
who
love
coffee
, milkshake, tea,
fast
food and like to play billiards
mostly
visit
this
coffee
shop
. Though this
shop
has a menu with over 20
items
,
coffee
is their hot selling
product
. I
sometimes
drink tea or eat a sandwich,
but
most of the
time
I go there to have a refreshing cup of hot
coffee
. They
sell
both hot and
cold
coffee
and as far as I recall, they have more than 20 variations of the
coffee
they
serve
. I would
easily
attest them as the best
coffee
maker in the town. I
love
their
coffee
and
mainly
visit
this
shop
for that. The opportunity to play billiards for free seems like a discount to me! Apart from that, they have a great environment and polite and professional staff to
serve
the
customers
. I
sometimes
sit there to chat with my friends or pass an hour and there is no rush to empty the seat for a
new
customer
. I
love
their music choice, interior design, and friendly attitude. They even offer a complimentary menu to regular
customers
. The
only
thing I dislike about them is the
time
they take to
serve
an
item
. It’s like I
have to
wait around 20-25 minutes every
time
I order something! The delay,
I guess
, irritates office executives
who
are in a hurry! I have notified them about it and their explanation to my complaint was something like
-
‘We take
time
to
serve
a
customer
because
we value quality and the taste. And to ensure the taste, we give our best effort. ’ The response might seem a
little
lame to others,
but
I don’t mind waiting for a few extra minutes
especially
when I have
time
to kill or have
some
friends with me to
talk
to.
 
Model
Answer
2:
Shopping
is one of my least
favourite
things to do,
but
unfortunately, life doesn’t exactly care whether I like it or not.
So
, I
have to
go to a
shop
regardless.
But
, to
make
my
“shopping
job”
little
less troubling, I have picked up one particular
shop
a
super
shop
that is
which I would like to
talk
about.

As I have mentioned earlier, it is a
“super
shop”
which is
only
about a few minutes drive from where I
live
.
But
, since it is not
really
located
at
some
popular part of the city, this
super
shop
has remained “obscure” to
many
city-dwellers
for the most part
.
But
,
still
, this
super
shop
attracts a
rather
large number of shoppers from all walks of life
who
almost
regularly
visit
this
shop
. In fact, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to suggest that most of the
customers
of this particular
shop
consider it as their “family
super
shop”
because
they have built up a special relationship with its staffs.
 
Here it is worth mentioning that it is not exactly a
very
big
shop
,
probably
not more than
1000 square feet
, and
so
even a
small
gathering of
customers
in it at any
given
time
would
make
this
super
shop
look
rather
crowded.

Anyway
, the visitors of this
super
shop
can be anybody, from regular factory workers to top executives of
some
big
companies
,
who
visit
it in order to
meet
their
daily
shopping
needs
, be it buying
just
a loaf of bread or
some
fruits and vegetables. The
super
shop
also
offers other
products
and merchandises like cosmetics, perfumes, dairy
products
, toiletries,
small
kitchen appliances, meat
products
, fish and
different
kinds of snacks among other things.

Anyway
, I like visiting this
shop
mainly
because
it is
very
close to my home. Great
customer
services and
relatively
cheaper prices on
many
of its
products
, and the availability of
some
fresh fruits and vegetables are
some of the
reasons for which I like to
visit
this
super
shop
.
Finally
, I like this
shop
because
it remains clean and tidy most of the
times
.
 
Sample
Answer
3: The
store
, named “The
Daily
Shop”
, is
located
near
the place where I
live
in the city of
Samsun
in Turkey. This is a large superstore and sells a wide variety of
products
. The
shop
has
many
positive
aspects.
First of all
, it is accessible from any part of the city for its geographical location.
Further
, the interior decoration of the
shop
is admirable. This is an interesting
cue
card
topic and
I am glad to have it. I will
answer
the reaming questions and
describe
the
shop
in brief
. And thank you for the opportunity to
let
me
talk
about it. This
store
is open to
all and
they have numerous
types
of commodities.
People
often
go there to
purchase
products
for their household
use
.
Besides
, this a
good
place to pick a gift
item
for someone.
I guess
the number of adult-male
customers
is higher than females and children on an ordinary day. On a weekend,
however
, more female
customers
could be
seen
. I am not sure why this is the case
but
I guess
female shoppers prefer
shopping
on weekends
rather
than weekdays! The
shop
mostly
sells the
daily
necessaries like the canned food, toiletries, cosmetics, fruits, groceries, vegetables, dairy
products
, fish, packaged food, various
types
of meats like beef, chicken, soft beverages like juice and the list goes on.
 
I appreciate their efforts to ensure the quality of each
product
. I
frequently
visit
the
shop
as it is adjacent to my residence.
So
, while returning from my office, I go there to
buy
something I
need
at home. And I
sometimes
visit
this
store
to
check
their latest collection of toiletries and perfumes. I
also
like the way they
serve
the clients.
 
More
Ideas
:
Cue
Card
Topic
:
Describe
a
shop
or
store
you
often
go to. 1. My mom has diabetes and she
often
gets
hyper.
So
I
need
to
visit
the drugstore
located
at the
end
of my street where I
live
in Paris. I
need
to
buy
medicines for her. The most irritating thing is that she
often
skips the medicines and
that is
quite unexpected.

2. I
often
visit
the phone-accessories selling
shops
at a local
shopping
mall here in Thailand. These
shops
sell
different
types
of mobile accessories like mobile covers, tempered glass protectors, batteries, keypad etc. Whenever I
need
to
buy
an accessory for my mobile phone, I
visit
there.

3. I
need
groceries every day and that's why I
often
visit
the grocer’s
shop
near
my home. The
shop
is on the
ground floor
on the apartment block I
live
in Indonesia. It has become helpful for me and I
often
use
my debit
card
to
purchase
groceries from there.

4. The urban planning subject that I am studying requires completing numerous projects and I
often
need
to
visit
the DIY
stores
for that. I am a student at a local
university
in Malaysia and
frequently
visit
the '
Help
Yourself DIY'
store
located
near
my
university. 5
. Reading
books
is a pleasant hobby for me. I
also
like to
add
new
books
to my personal library.
So
, I
frequently
buy
books
from a local bookstore named
'The
Book
Lovers'. It sells various
types
of
books
and reading materials.

6. Wearing
new
dresses is my passion and I like to follow the trendy fashions. Every month I
get
some
new
clothes.
So
, I
have to
visit
clothing
stores
frequently
.
But
I prefer to have my clothes from street
shops
in Shanghai. The prices are
affordable and
they have a great variation and rich collection.

7. My baby boy is
only
one-and-a-half-year-
old
. I
frequently
buy
different
types
of toys for the baby.
Hence
, I
need
to go to toy
shops
regularly
. I
visit
the toy
store
in Broadway in
New
York City at least once a week.

8. Visiting the newspaper stand
daily
has become a habit for me. I collect my newspaper from the seller every morning as my home is
located
at the
end
of Hang Dong, a street in Hanoi in Vietnam. Delivery service is unavailable there and I
visit
the newspaper stand to
get
my copy.

Your preparation for the
cue
card
topic
-
"
Describe
a
shop
or
store
you
often
go to
"
would
help
you
talk
about the following
topics
as
well
:

1.
Describe
a
shop
or
store
near
your home.

2.
Describe
a
small
shop
that you
frequently
go to.

3.
Describe
your
favourite
shop. 4
.
Describe
a
shop
or market that has
a large number of
customers. 5
.
Describe
a
shop
that sells expensive
products. 6
.
Describe
a
shop
or
store
that sells antique
items. 7
.
Describe
a
shop
from where you
purchase
gift
items. 8
.
Describe
a
shop
or market that has recently opened in your locality.
20Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
246Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
32Mistakes
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IELTS speaking Describe a shop or a store you often go to. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
20 paragraphs
1591 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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Lexical Resource: 5.0
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