Describe an unusual holiday you had.
Speaking cue card with answers(30 cue)
You should say:
– What holiday it was
– Who you were with
– What you did
– And explain why it was unusual.
• Usually, I spend my vacations at my grandparents’ place in Mohali.
• Two years ago, my cousin Rajat from Canada also came during the summers.
• He is very adventurous and really wanted to have some fun during his visit to India.
• My uncle suggested a trekking holiday.
• Kasauli is a hill station very near Chandigarh.
• We had never before experienced such a holiday, so it was very unusual for us.
• We packed our things and drove to Kasauli.
• My uncle booked the Kasauli Club hotel for our stay.
• We started early in the morning, around 6 am, and reached the club in 3 hours.
• Then we put our water bottles and some snacks in our backpacks and started our first-ever trek.
• We also had some tea in a thermos flask.
• The air was fresh and chilly.
• There were tall trees and colorful flowers everywhere.
• Some trees were so old that they looked like giants.
• We took lots of pictures to remember our trek.
• We walked for about two hours and then sat down at a place and enjoyed our tea and snacks.
• After that, we walked back to our hotel.
• The hotel was also in a very nice place.
• At night, we dined on the terrace and saw millions of stars in the sky.
• It was magical.
• We told stories and played Antakshari at night.
• Antakshari is a game in which every person sings a song based on the last alphabet of the previous song.
• The next two days, we also trekked on different trails.
• Exploring nature in Kasauli was the best holiday ever.
PART 3 Follow Up Questions
1. Do you think people in your country have long enough holidays?
Yes, I think in the Public sector people get long enough breaks from their work. The same cannot really be said for the private sector though.
2. Which holidays are important in your country ?
The most important holidays in my country are the country’s Independence Day ie 15th August and the day she was declared a Republic on 26th of January. Besides these two days Diwali and Christmas are other days that are public holidays. Since my country is a multi faith nation so people from different religions may take a holiday on the day that is important to them.
3. Are there any popular places for holidays in your country?
Yes, there are many popular holiday places in my country Goa, Bangalore, Mumbai, Shimla, Manali are some of them.
4. What are the differences between old and young people when spending their holidays?
Youngsters love speed, excitement, thrill, new experiences so they like to go where they can get all this. Whereas, older people like to go to places that are easily accessible, are comfortable to stay and have good food.
5. Do you think having holidays help people learn about other countries’ cultures?
I think visiting other countries gives one first hand experience of a place. How people live and interact, what they eat, how they go about their routine- everything can be easily observed and absorbed by traveling to the actual places.
6. Why do some people dislike holidays?
People who are workaholic, or like to live their life in a very organised manner or are total introverts are not fond of holidays because they don’t know what to do with their time.