IELTS Speaking Part 2: describe a place
Describe a river, lake or a which you like.
You should say
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and explain why you like this river, lake or a.
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Here’s my example description from the video lesson. It took me exactly 2 minutes, and I simply followed the points above. I’ve highlighted the good language that I think an examiner would notice.
I’m going to describe the best known river in England, the river Thames.porn time
The river Thames is in the south of England, and it’s famous becau it flows right through the centre of London. It goes winding through all of the most iconic, famous tourist attractions and landmarks of th
e city. For example, it goes past the London Eye, the Hous of Parliament, with Big Ben, and it goes under Tower Bridge, probably the most famous bridge in London.
So the land around this river, or on either side of this river is hectic, thriving, city-centre London. It’s right in the heart of the city, and of cour it’s a cosmopolitan mix of cultures, business, tourism all around. It’s where everyone goes to do sighteing in the centre of the capital, and it’s got a lot of the history and heritage of London bad around that area, in clo proximity to the river itlf.
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The reason I like this river, the river Thames, is becau it’s such an iconic location. It’s a great…it’s a backdrop to the great landmarks of the city: the historic buildings and famous tourist sites in the city. And I’ve got good memories of being there on a New Year’s Eve one year recently. In London, New Year’s Eve celebrations are all focud on the river, with the river and some of the landmarks as the backdrop to a big fireworks show. And so the river’s all lit up, and there’s a spectacular fireworks display put on, and lots of tourists and local people all watch it there together. That was really an unforgettable experience, and the river was central to it. Notice that here is a lot of ‘content’, but I don’t worry about linking. Your focus should be on the task: describing the place using good ideas and vocabulary. Examiners are not impresd by memorid linking phras.
两次运球With regard to grammar, I’m not trying to u any ‘special’ structures. My focus is on answering the question. But of cour we should try to avoid making grammar mistakes!
Notice also that I tell a story in the last paragraph. This helps me to keep speaking for the full 2 minutes.
Here’s the cond question from the video lesson:
Describe a restaurant that you enjoyed going to.nash equilibrium
You should say
where the restaurant was
why you cho this restaurant
what type of food you ate
and explain why you enjoyed eating in this restaurant.venture是什么意思
英语口语视频教程Here’s my example description from the video lesson. Again, it took me exactly 2 minutes, and I follo
wed the points above. I’ve highlighted the language that I think an examiner would like.
I’m going to describe a restaurant that I went to quite recently for the birthday party of a friend of mine.
The restaurant that we went to was right in the heart of London, overlooking the river Thames. It was quite near to Tower Bridge, the famous bridge in London, and we had a great view from our vantage point above the river; we had a great view of all the famous London landmarks in that area.
My friend cho the restaurant becau of this location, becau of the great backdrop; out of the window of the restaurant we could e all of the iconic places in London, and he thought it would be a good place to have a celebration, a place that would be memorable for everybody. But also, we’d heard that the food in this restaurant was delicious, and that the staff were warm and welcoming, and the rvice and the quality was all round really good.
The type of food that we ate there, well, it was a fusion restaurant I think they called it, which meant that there was a variety of food choices from all over the world. There were Mexican food choices, Mediterranean, Persian, but also hamburgers and pizzas, that kind of thing. I think I actually had a pizza with various toppings on it mylf, and it was really nice - it was a fantastic meal.
The reason I enjoyed eating in this restaurant: Firstly, it was a great chance to get together with friends and chat about what we’d been up to, and catch up with some of my good friends. But also, the restaurant itlf really did make the night special. The rvice was fantastic, the waiters and the staff really made us feel at home, they were thoughtful and attentive to all of our needs, and we were really surprid at the end when they brought us a cake to celebrate my friend’s birthday.
Note:
The description above is not true. I invented it to show that we can u our ‘theme’ ideas and even adapt ideas that we have prepared for a different question.
Notice also that I’m speaking naturally, so it’s often difficult to tell when my ntences begin or end becau the ideas flow and merge together. This is normal in spontaneous, spoken language.
