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Describe a special event (e. g. festival, carnival or other celebration) that takes place in your city. v.1

Describe a special event (e. g. festival, carnival or other celebration) that takes place in your city. v. 1
Describe a special event (e. g. festival, carnival or other celebration) that takes place in your city. You should say: when the event takes place why it takes place what people do and explain why the event is special. Sample Answer 1: I come from Taipei Taiwan and one of the most celebrated festivals in my city is Taiwan Lantern Festival. This is an annual festival that takes place on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar calendar we have. This festival is hosted by the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in Taiwan. Initially, it used to be celebrated in Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Park in Taipei but for many years it is a widely celebrated festival in our city as well as in the whole country. The main purpose of this festival was to spread the traditional folklore festival in the country but now it has become a major festival that people spontaneously participate and enjoy. People celebrate every bit of this festival. They light over thousands of sky lanterns. They gather together under the sky, cheers, congratulate each other and light the lantern. The belief behind the festival is to ward off the evil spirit and malicious diseases from the town. Releasing the sky lanterns is considered to make the town safe. Interestingly the lanterns are decorated with wishes and images relating the lantern owner. After releasing the lanterns people look up at the sky and cheers with joys. This celebration of one of the major parts of our culture and history and that’s why it is very significant for Taiwanese. A belief has been formulated that the festival has spiritual importance to keep the town safe from diseases and evils. Considering these facts, it is no doubt a major and revered festival in our city.     Sample Answer 2: When it is June, the inhabitants of Sydney start their preparation to enjoy the Sydney Film Festival. This is an annual film festival in the city that has drawn attention from almost every quarters. It takes places in different parts of the city and I never miss to participate here. The event begins in the very first week of June every year and it lasts for over 12 days. This is a competitive film festival where a good number of movie makers take part with their creations. Various types of movies are exhibited in this festival. The history of this film festival dates back to a long ago – 1954 but it collected inspiration to hold such an event more before and has reached in the current shape after lots of experiments and ups and downs. This is a festival that is opened for all and exhibits all types of films, documentaries or animated films. Though it takes place in June, many of its spectators wait for the event round the year. Sydney film festival is an annual event in Australia and it takes place for some reasons. Firstly, it is a platform to exhibit the creations of the local film makers. In fact, this a kind of opportunity for them to justify their demands on the market. Besides, they also can have some idea how their movies will be satisfying or gather criticisms. This is a great initiative to amend their ideas and film making techniques. Further, the film festival exhibits almost every type of films in different parts of the city. So, the audiences get the chance to enjoy the film which they want. It has also created a platform for the newbies in the film making industry. They have the chances to practice their film making skills and expertise before moving to a large project. By making short films, they are gathering experience and by the same time, fame. This is a great benefit for the film makers and producers indeed. Here, most of the people come to enjoy the movies while there are some critiques as well who talk about different aspects of the movies that have been exhibited. A festival is a great event for the kids. They love enjoying the animated movies more than any other thing in the festival. Besides, the majority of the audiences love to enjoy the short films. Actually, the short films have a different attraction to the audiences as they last less long than the other movie formats. As a result, they pass some effective moments. Some of the audiences come with their families and pass some quality times with the family members. So, this is a great thing for all of them. This is a very special event in Sydney for some specific reasons. This has become a platform for new and experienced film makers. The newbies become expert in making various types of films while the experts gather public opinions on their projects. This is a testing field for them. On the other side, the ordinary audiences get a unique opportunity to enjoy some of the finest pieces through the festival. Being a competitive festival, all of the film makers try to make the best movie that they can within their limit. As a result, the movies get local and international attention and this is a great advantage for them. Considering all the aspects, the festival has become a very special one.   Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card would enable you to talk about the following Cue Cards as well: Describe a popular festival that takes place in your country. Describe a celebration you enjoy a lot. Describe a national festival or celebration in your country.
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event
(
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e. g.
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festival
, carnival or
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celebration)
that takes
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place
in your city. You should say: when the
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event
takes
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place
why it takes
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place
what
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people
do and
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explain
why the
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event
is
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special
. Sample Answer 1:

I
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come
from Taipei Taiwan and one of the most celebrated
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festivals
in my city is Taiwan
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Lantern
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Festival
. This is an annual
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festival
that takes
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place
on the fifteenth day of the
first
month in the lunar calendar we have. This
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festival
is hosted
by the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in Taiwan.
Initially
, it
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used
to
be celebrated
in Chiang
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Kai-shek
Memorial Park in Taipei
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but
for
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many
years it is a
widely
celebrated
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festival
in our city as
well
as in the whole
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country
. The main purpose of this
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festival
was to spread the traditional folklore
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festival
in the
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country
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but
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now
it has
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become
a major
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festival
that
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people
spontaneously
participate and
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enjoy
.
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People
celebrate every bit of this
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festival
. They light over thousands of sky
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lanterns
. They gather together under the sky, cheers, congratulate each
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other
and light the
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lantern
. The belief behind the
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festival
is to ward off the evil spirit and malicious diseases from the town. Releasing the sky
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lanterns
is considered
to
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make
the town safe.
Interestingly
the
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lanterns
are decorated
with wishes and images relating the
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lantern
owner. After releasing the
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lanterns
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people
look up at the sky and cheers with joys. This
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celebration
of one of the major
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parts
of our culture and history and that’s why it is
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very
significant for Taiwanese. A belief has
been formulated
that the
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festival
has spiritual importance to
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keep
the town safe from diseases and evils. Considering these facts, it is no doubt a major and revered
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festival
in our city.
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Sample Answer 2:

When it is June, the inhabitants of Sydney
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start
their preparation to
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enjoy
the Sydney Film
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Festival
. This is an annual film
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festival
in the city that has drawn attention from almost every
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quarters
. It takes
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places
in
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different
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parts
of the city and I never
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miss to participate
here.

The
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event
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begins
in the
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very
first
week of June every year and it lasts for over 12 days. This is a competitive film
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festival
where a
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good
number of
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movie
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makers
take
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part
with their creations. Various
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types
of
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movies
are exhibited
in this
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festival
. The history of this film
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festival
dates back to a long ago
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–
1954
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but
it collected inspiration to hold such an
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event
more
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before
and has reached in the
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current
shape after lots of experiments and ups and downs. This is a
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festival
that
is opened
for all and exhibits all
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types
of films, documentaries or animated films. Though it takes
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place
in June,
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many
of its spectators wait for the
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event
round the year.

Sydney film
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festival
is an annual
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event
in Australia and it takes
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place
for
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some
reasons.
Firstly
, it is a platform to exhibit the creations of the local film
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makers
. In fact, this a kind of opportunity for them to justify their demands on the market.
Besides
, they
also
can have
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some
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idea
how their
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movies
will be satisfying or gather criticisms. This is a
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great
initiative to amend their
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ideas
and film making techniques.
Further
, the film
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festival
exhibits almost every
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type
of films in
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different
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parts
of the city.
So
, the
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audiences
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get
the chance to
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enjoy
the film which they want. It has
also
created a platform for the newbies in the film making industry. They have the chances to practice their film making
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skills
and expertise
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before
moving to a large project. By making short films, they are gathering experience and by the same time, fame. This is a
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great
benefit for the film
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makers
and producers
indeed
.

Here, most of the
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people
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come
to
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enjoy
the
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movies
while there are
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some
critiques as
well
who talk about
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different
aspects of the
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movies
that have
been exhibited
. A
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festival
is a
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great
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event
for the kids. They
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love
enjoying the animated
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movies
more than any
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other
thing in the
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festival
.
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, the majority of the
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audiences
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love
to
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enjoy
the short films.
Actually
, the short films have a
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different
attraction to the
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audiences
as they last less long than the
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other
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movie
formats.
As a result
, they pass
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some
effective moments.
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Some of the
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audiences
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come
with their families and pass
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some
quality times with the family members.
So
, this is a
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great
thing for all of them.

This is a
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very
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special
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event
in Sydney for
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some
specific reasons. This has
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become
a platform for new and experienced film
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makers
. The newbies
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become
expert in making various
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types
of films while the experts gather public opinions on their projects. This is a testing field for them. On the
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other
side, the ordinary
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audiences
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get
a unique opportunity to
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enjoy
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some
of the finest pieces through the
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festival
. Being a competitive
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festival
,
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all of the
film
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makers
try to
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make
the best
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movie
that they can within their limit.
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, the
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movies
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get
local and international attention and this is a
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great
advantage for them. Considering all the aspects, the
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festival
has
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become
a
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very
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special
one.
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in your
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country
.
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125Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
9Mistakes
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IELTS speaking Describe a special event (e. g. festival, carnival or other celebration) that takes place in your city. v. 1

Speaking
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5.5
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Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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