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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.
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
&amp
; 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
.
14Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
133Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
19Mistakes
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IELTS speaking Describe an interesting place that you have visited as a tourist. v. 1

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