Describe a place that you would like to learn the culture there IELTS Cue Card
IELTS CUE CARD TOPIC
Describe a place that you would like to learn the culture there (e.g. a library, museum, theatre)
You should say:
- Where it is
- How you knew this place
- What it is like
- And explain how the place is related to culture
Sample Answer
Being inquisitive, I like to visit places that depict a particular place’s culture. And for this reason, I want to see a museum in Dharamshala, a city in the Himachal Pradesh state of India. This museum is related to Tibetan culture. I know this place because I have read many history books.
From that, I came to know that in the 1960s, the Chinese occupied Tibet, and after that, many Tibetan refugees came to India and started staying in Dharamshala. They formed their government in exile over there.
So, this museum describes the history and culture of Tibet. So, it was a country that China occupied. So due to that, there’s a lot of culture in the region. So, this museum is where the original Tibetan culture is. So you can see the lifestyle of Tibetan people, their language, their way o
Moreover, outside the museum, a restaurant serves typical Tibetan delicacies that are mouthwatering. I watched a documentary on Discovery Channel about this museum, where they covered every detail.
But there is no denying this conviction that visiting a place is the best experience because, from various videos, you cannot get to know about the whole picture you come to know when you see there. After all, you will meet many people from different places who come there. Then you can interact with them, which is how you acquire excellent knowledge of that subject.
So that’s why I would like to visit this museum in Dharamshala. I will have one month’s summer vacation holiday, so I will dedicate a whole day to visiting this museum.
Follow-ups
Here are some examples of follow-up questions that the examiner might ask during your speaking part 3 related to the cue card: “Describe a place that you would like to learn the culture there IELTS Cue Card”.
1. Does the culture of the past have an impact on today’s culture?
There is no denying this conviction that the culture of the past dramatically impacts today’s culture because the old habits acquired from the past, you know, pass through various generations.
Punjab is a fine example of a place where there were many invasions in the past, such as Turkic invasions, and the invaders would loot everything. So, the people stopped stealing because they used to consume whatever they produced. And that culture is still going on. The people of Punjab believe that it’s not worth it to save. So, they spend whatever they earn.
2. Which is more critical regarding culture, literature or music?
Music is more important than literature. Music is for all sections of society because all people can comprehend it very quickly. So whether you are educated or uneducated, you can still understand the music. So that’s why music is more important.
On the contrary, literature is for only those who are educated to some extent because you need a certain amount of career to understand the literature. So, the message conveyed through music transfers from generation to generation and from culture to culture very quickly, which is not the case with literature.
3. How do young people learn about different cultures?
Young people learn about different cultures by watching videos related to them.
So these days technology has advanced a lot. So people can connect freely and easily without any geographical barriers. So, people sitting in India can watch the culture of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia in the comforts of their homes through TV.
So that’s the first way to learn. And the second is when you travel a lot. Because while travelling, you meet people from divergent backgrounds.
So that is how you learn about culture. The third is if you live in a cosmopolitan city where people from different nationalities show up together while doing their work. So that is another place to learn the culture.
4. What kind of culture is popular among young people?
These days, young people are more inclined towards Western culture and products, especially technology-related ones, and Western music, especially pop music, is popular among youngsters. So most follow that.
5. How is culture formed?
The culture thrives primarily on traditions. So, culture forms when a particular group of people devise rules and regulations, run their show accordingly and continue it for many generations. Then, the new generations, the posterity, adopt it and conceive it as an integral part of them. Vegetarianism is a prime example.
In ancient times, people refrained from eating non-vegetarian food in India, which is why it has become a vegetarian culture. That practice is still followed in many parts of India.