Location/Place- Cue Card

This is an interesting question. The reason is, you need not have travelled to the place to explain all about it. You are rated for your English and not based on the facts. So you can say that you have been to Valparaiso, Egypt, Venice or any other place that comes to your mind.

Describe it in a lively manner and you’re sure to score an 8+.

But you do need the travel vocabulary at hand. Let’s go over them.

You have to imagine. As you imagine, you should be able to put them in words. Even if you have seen the Taj Mahal, you should be able to talk about its intricate marble carvings in length. If you’ve holidayed in Maldives, you should talk about the beach and its shoreline. The key is that your voice should convey the excitement of travel.

If you choose to talk about the place you stay, then you should be all the more spontaneous because you’ve been living there for a long time. It would be better if you collected some details about your place, its history and problems so that you need not waste time in inventing one yourself.

Prepositions that confuse you when describing the time of stay in a place: 

Given below are a list of oft repeated IELTS cue cards for the topic – Location/Place

• A Place you remember well that is Full of Color
• Describe a polluted place
• A place near water you visited
• Describe a place where you often go to relax
• Describe a City or a Town
• Describe a Place That Has a Special Meaning to You
• Describe A Place That You Have Visited And Particularly Liked
• Describe a place you would like to visit
• Describe a peaceful place you have visited
• Describe a transportation problem in your city/town
• Describe a place you know that has a beautiful environment
• Describe a historical place that you know
• Describe an interesting place in your home town
• Describe a Foreign Country You Have Never Been To
• Describe a Street that you Like to Visit
• Describe a house/apartment you like to live in
• Describe A City you want to Visit in the Future
• Describe A Country You Have Visited
• Describe a trip which was not up to your expectations
• Describe A Place where you are able to Relax
• Describe a quiet place
• Describe a café that you have been to/that you like
• Describe a shop just opened in your hometown
• Describe your ideal house
• Describe A Hotel You Have Stayed In
• Describe a Street in your Hometown that you know well
• Describe a Foreign Country you want to Visit but haven’t been to
• Describe a tourist attraction that you have visited
• Describe a house/ apartment that someone you know lives in
• Describe a library you have visited
• Describe a modern building
• Describe a Country that Interests You
• Describe a Country you Want to Visit
• Describe an Area of Countryside You Know and Like
• Describe a Village or Suburban Area you Have Visited
• Describe a Relative’s House you Have Visited
• Describe a Place you Often Go
• Describe a Naturally Beautiful Place
• Describe a Place that your Parents Took You To