Part of the ielts speaking Test Yourself 13 Reading Your Family 14

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Do you enjoy traveling?
For sure！I love traveling but I don’t get many chances to do so．As a student, I don’t
have much time during the school year, and I don’t have much money to spend on holidays. However,
last summer, I went to Beijing with my best friend, and I must say it was really a cool trip．I visited
all the major tourist destinations, and got to see all the monuments that make Beijing so famous. It’s
a stunning city！This year, I would like to head to Yunnan Province. I hear it is a spectacular region.
2. Have you ever been abroad?
No, I haven’t. I have never had the chance to go. My parents and I have only traveled
in Fujian Province．My parents never went abroad either. You know, it costs a lot of
money to go on holidays overseas. You’ve got to fly and you need to get a visa. And more
importantly, if you really want to enjoy your trip, you need time, but my parents never get
more than 5 or 6 days off in a row.
3. If you could go to any foreign country for a holiday, where would you go?
I would love to go to America！it’s a huge country and there is so much to see．I
would like to visit New York City, you know, to see the Statue of Liberty, Times Square,
Wall Street, and do some shopping on the 5`" Avenue．Then I would like to fly west to
Yellowstone National Park. I learned about Yellowstone in the movie called 2012 that came
out a few months ago．There’s a gigantic underground volcano, and you can see some small
eruptions. There are hundreds of small lakes, with a stunning mix of colors：blue, green, red. It
would be neat to see all this.
4. Which other cities have you visited in your country?
I have been to Hong Kong, and it was a fantastic trip．The city is so busy and crowded,
but also so well-organized at the same time compared to my hometown. We call HK
“shopping paradise” in the mainland, and I must admit that I wasn’t disappointed with all
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the massive modern malls everywhere. I also visited Shanghai．I found Shanghai very
interesting, because it’s such a mix of old and new. In some neighborhoods, people still
live in old buildings, wash their clothes on the sidewalk, and hang everything on the street.
People seem very relaxed. On the other hand, a few blocks away, you can see businessmen
rushing to a meeting from one skyscraper to another. It’s a fascinating place！I also went
to Sanya, Hainan Province, in southern China. It was very relaxing, and the beach there is
picturesque.