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Describe an interesting place that you have visited as a tourist. v.1

Describe an interesting place that you have visited as a tourist. v. 1
Describe an interesting place that you have visited as a tourist. You should say: where this place is why you went there what you did there and explain why you thought this place was interesting. Model Answer 1: Chinatown in Singapore is one of the most interesting places I have ever visited as a tourist. I have never been to China but Singapore’s Chinatown gave me a pretty good idea about this unseen country. Chinatown is located within the larger district of Outram and the name was given by the British and is still used by the people. This place features the distinctive ethnic and cultural Chinese and it historically concentrates ethnical Chinese population. I went to Singapore as a tourist and visiting Chinatown was scheduled by our travel company. It was probably early December 2012 when we visited the Chinatown. As a tourist I explored as much area as possible of this region, I ate authentic Chinese foods, I visited Chinese Heritage Centre and saw the impressive and beautiful Sri Mariamman Hindu temple & Buddha Tooth Relic temple. I visited many mom-and-pop and traditional shops, bought some interesting stuff and talked to some local shop owners and salespersons. The whole area was very attractive and interesting in my taste. I felt like I was witnessing something I have never seen existed. The street architecture of building, shop houses, painted ladies and the people gave me a totally different experience. I have tasted a whole different Chinese menu that I have never eaten.   Trengganu Street, Pagoda Street and Temple Street are some examples of unique and traditional architecture that was quite fascinating. I stayed there for about 2 days and these 48 hours of time gave me a quite new and enthralling experience. I think this place was very interesting and quite distinctive in my experience.   Sample Answer 2: Travelling is my hobby and I annually make a travel to any attractive place. In fact, this has become a part of me in the last couple of years. I went to Australia last year and visited the Bondi Beach, one of the national heritage of the country. The experience at the place was great for me. I have some interesting experience about this popular sea beach and I am happy to describe them here. I stayed in Sydney and the beach is around seven kilometres away from the location where I stayed. The beach is named after the surrounding locality and has become popular in many senses. The sea beach is an attractive area and a good number of visitors gather here around the year to enjoy the natural beauty. Besides, there are some other recreational activities are also available in the beach area. I also took part in some of them and had derived great amusement then. As I said before, I have formulated a habit of travelling annually, it was as the part of my annual travel. In fact, I have a dream to travel across the world and accordingly, I am making my dream come true. I have visited in some other places like some parts of the USA and the UK. Besides, I also travelled in some other parts of Asia. But I have visited almost all the parts of Japan, my native land. Hence, it was the time to explore Australia. Being a large country, it was not possible for me to explore the entire land by this time. So, I planned to visit some of the parts of the country and will be back in the next year to explore the remaining. My visit to the sea beach was only for pure entertainment purposes. The beach became extremely popular after its initiation as a public picnic ground and amusement resort after the 1850s. At present, the beach is around one kilometre in length and a large number of people come enjoy the beauty of the ocean round the year. Some its parts are hazardous while the other parts are mild. So, swimmers need to be cautious while swimming on the beach. But I enjoyed the swimming on the beach and went almost every day to swim on the gentle part. The beach is also famous for some other sporting competitions and I enjoyed the district rugby league there. Surfing is fun on the wave. But I failed to float myself on the wave crown several times and then gave up surfing. In fact, surfing did not suit me like the other activities. It was the moments of the short film festival and I watched some of the special short films at the locality. Besides, sailing, beach volleyball competition etc. are the other popular activities that I took part in during my stay. Bondi Beach is an interesting place for both the natives and outsiders. The beach has an exotic location with white sands. The deep blue water attracts the attention of the crowd. And a good number of them get engaged into various recreational activities. Besides, the view of sunrise and sunset are the two most enjoyable scenes from the beach. But I was able to attend only the sunsets from the beach as my hotel was a bit far from the locality. Further, the cultural events that take place on the beach are enjoyable to the last moment. So, I think this is an interesting place to visit in Australia.   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 place you remember well. Describe a tourist destination in your country. Describe a trip you have had. Describe an interesting place you know about. Describe a place you want to visit. Describe a city you want to visit.
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Describe
an
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interesting
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place
that you have
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visited
as a
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tourist
. You should say: where this
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place
is why you
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went
there what you did there and
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explain
why you
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thought
this
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place
was
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interesting
. Model Answer 1:

Chinatown in Singapore is one of the most
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interesting
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places
I have ever
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visited
as a
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tourist
. I have never been to China
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but
Singapore’s Chinatown
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gave
me a pretty
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good
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idea
about this unseen
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country
. Chinatown
is located
within the larger district of
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Outram
and the name was
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given
by the British and is
still
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used
by the
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people
. This
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place
features the distinctive ethnic and cultural Chinese and it
historically
concentrates ethnical Chinese population. I
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went
to Singapore as a
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tourist
and visiting Chinatown
was scheduled
by our
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travel
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company
. It was
probably
early December 2012 when we
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visited
the Chinatown.

As a
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tourist
I explored as much
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area
as possible of this region, I ate authentic Chinese foods, I
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visited
Chinese Heritage
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Centre
and
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saw
the impressive and
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beautiful
Sri
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Mariamman
Hindu temple
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&amp
; Buddha Tooth Relic temple. I
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visited
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many
mom-and-pop and traditional shops,
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bought
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some
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interesting
stuff and talked to
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some
local shop owners and salespersons. The whole
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area
was
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very
attractive and
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interesting
in my taste. I felt like I was witnessing something I have never
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seen
existed. The
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street
architecture of building, shop
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houses
, painted ladies and the
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people
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gave
me a
totally
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different
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experience
. I have tasted a whole
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different
Chinese menu that I have never eaten.
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Trengganu
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Street
, Pagoda
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Street
and Temple
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Street
are
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some
examples of unique and traditional architecture that was quite fascinating. I stayed there for about 2 days and these 48 hours of
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time
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gave
me a quite new and enthralling
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experience
. I
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think
this
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place
was
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very
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interesting
and quite distinctive in my
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experience
.
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Sample Answer 2:

Travelling is my hobby and I
annually
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make
a
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travel
to any attractive
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place
. In fact, this has become a
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part
of me in the last couple of years. I
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went
to Australia last
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year
and
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visited
the Bondi
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Beach
, one of the national heritage of the
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country
. The
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experience
at the
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place
was great for me. I have
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some
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interesting
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experience
about this
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popular
sea
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beach and
I am happy to
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describe
them here.

I stayed in Sydney and the
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beach
is around seven
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kilometres
away from the location where I stayed. The
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beach
is named
after the surrounding locality and has become
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popular
in
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many
senses. The sea
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beach
is an attractive
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area
and a
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good
number of visitors gather here around the
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year
to enjoy the natural beauty.
Besides
, there are
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some
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other
recreational
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activities
are
also
available in the
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beach
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area
. I
also
took
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part
in
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some
of them and had derived great amusement then.

As I said
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before
, I have formulated a habit of travelling
annually
, it was as the
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part
of my annual
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travel
. In fact, I have a dream to
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travel
across the world and
accordingly
, I am making my dream
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come
true. I have
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visited
in
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some
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other
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places
like
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some
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parts
of the USA and the UK.
Besides
, I
also
travelled in
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some
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other
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parts
of Asia.
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But
I have
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visited
almost all the
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parts
of Japan, my native land.
Hence
, it was the
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time
to explore Australia. Being a large
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country
, it was not possible for me to explore the entire land by this
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time
.
So
, I planned to
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visit
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some of the
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parts
of the
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country
and will be back in the
next
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year
to explore the remaining. My
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visit
to the sea
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beach
was
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only
for pure entertainment purposes.

The
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beach
became
extremely
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popular
after its initiation as a public picnic ground and amusement resort after the 1850s. At present, the
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beach
is around one
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kilometre
in length and
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a large number of
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people
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come
enjoy the beauty of the ocean round the
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year
.
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Some
its
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parts
are hazardous while the
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other
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parts
are mild.
So
, swimmers need to be cautious while swimming on the
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beach
.
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But
I enjoyed the swimming on the
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beach
and
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went
almost every day to swim on the gentle
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part
. The
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beach
is
also
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famous
for
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some
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other
sporting competitions and I enjoyed the district rugby league there. Surfing is fun on the wave.
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But
I failed to float myself on the wave crown several
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times
and then
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gave
up surfing. In fact, surfing did not suit me like the
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other
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activities
. It was the moments of the short film festival and I
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watched
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some of the
special short films at the locality.
Besides
, sailing,
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beach
volleyball competition etc. are the
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other
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popular
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activities
that I took
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part
in during my stay.

Bondi
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Beach
is an
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interesting
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place
for both the natives and outsiders. The
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beach
has an exotic location with white sands. The deep blue water attracts the attention of the crowd. And a
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good
number of them
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get
engaged into various recreational
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activities
.
Besides
, the view of sunrise and sunset are the two most enjoyable scenes from the
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beach
.
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But
I was able to attend
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only
the sunsets from the
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beach
as my hotel was a bit far from the locality.
Further
, the cultural
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events
that take
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place
on the
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beach
are enjoyable to the last moment.
So
, I
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think
this is an
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interesting
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place
to
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visit
in Australia.
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:
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Describe
a
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place
you remember
well
.
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Describe
a
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tourist
destination in your
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country
.
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Describe
a trip you have had.
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Describe
an
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interesting
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place
you know
about.
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Describe
a
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place
you want to
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visit
.
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Describe
a city you want to
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visit
.
14Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
133Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
19Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe an interesting place that you have visited as a tourist. v. 1

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