 where this place is
 why you went there
 what you did there
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.
• ¿Dónde está este lugar?
• ¿por qué fuiste allí?
• ¿Qué hiciste ahí?
Chinatown en Singapur es uno de los
lugares más interesantes que he visitado
como turista. Nunca he estado en China,
pero el barrio chino de Singapur me dio
una idea bastante buena sobre este país
invisible.
Chinatown está situado dentro del distrito
más grande de Outram y el nombre fue
dado por los británicos y todavía es
utilizado por la gente. Este lugar cuenta
con el distintivo chino étnico y cultural y
que históricamente concentra la población
China étnica.
Fui a Singapur como un turista y visitando
Chinatown fue programado por nuestra
compañía de viajes. Fue probablemente a
principios de diciembre 2012 cuando
visitamos el barrio chino.
como turista exploré la mayor área posible
de esta región, comí auténtica comida
china, visité el centro de patrimonio chino y
vi el impresionante y hermoso templo
hindú de Sri Mariaman y Templo de la
reliquia del Buda. Visité muchas mamás y
pop y tiendas tradicionales, compré
algunas cosas interesantes y hablé con
algunos propietarios de tiendas locales y
vendedores
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.
 Describe a city you have visited
You should say:
 what is the name and where is it
 when you visited it.
 why did you like it
 what are the attractive places of this city
and explain what influence did the city have on you.

Follow-up Questions:
What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a big city?
What changes have you observed in your city in past 5 years?
Name some good tourist spots in your city?
Why do you think living in your city is a good choice?
Model Answer:
Sydney is my favourite city among the cities I have visited so far. Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales
of Australia. This city is situated on the bank of Tasman Sea and has around 4.6 million people. I have visited
this city in 2008 after I finished my graduation and loved my stay there. Sydney had many attractive natural
areas, botanic gardens, parks, and high rising buildings. This city has many heritage listed buildings that attract
the tourists and visitors. The Sydney Opera House is one of the most recognised landmarks in Australia and is a
great place to visit.

This city is known for the dynamic cultural hub and it has many famous museums, galleries and art galleries as
well. Because of the great architecture, warm weather and hundreds of tourists attraction more than 11 million
international and domestic tourists visit this city each year. I had been there for about 15 days and I really
enjoyed everything about this city. I stayed at a 20 storied hotel that offered a really amusing sight views. The
transportation system of the city is better than many other cities and I could have been maintaining the track and
time of my schedule because of that. I loved being at open & wide spaces in the gardens and parks. People are
welcoming and friendly there. A tourist can get necessary help both from people and the authority and can roam
easily without any interruption. I saw 2/3 art museum and some cultural festivals and those were awesome.

There are so many places to be, so many things to do in Sydney. Some of the attractive places are Royal
Botanic Garden, Hyde Park, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney Town hall, Macquarie Lighthouse, Australia
Square, Sydney Opera House and so on.
I had a tremendous vacation in Sydney and I liked most of the places there and I enjoyed so much that I did not
even notice how quickly the 2 weeks scheduled time has passed.

Tips for Answering this Cue Card Topic:

Talk about any city that you have really been to and tell the details of this city as well as your experience of this
visit. Do not just talk about any random city that you have never been to as this might arise question to the
examiner’s mind. If you have not been to a foreign country ever, talk about any city in your country.

Mention the following points to make it a good answer:

1. Name of the city & country it is in.

2. If there are more than one city with the same name (which might be the case in many countries) clearly
state which one you have visited.
3. Give the reason for your visit (Travel, visiting someone, tour, business visit etc.)
4. Who was with you?
5. When you planned to visit this city and when you actually visited it.
6. If you have visited this city more than once, try to describe your latest visit experience there as that would
give more accurate information about this city.
7. Things to watch, do and other activity of this city. Famous places of this city and tradition of this city.
8. Mention your attachment and liking of this city. Give some reasons why you like this city.

If the topic is “Your favourite city”, you should slightly change the way of speaking about this topic. Start by
saying that this is a city that offers many recreations, tourists’ activity and your memory regarding this city. Also,
mention the historical and traditional culture of this city and why it is a good city to visit and stay.