Here we came back again, with one new IELTS speaking exam-related article where speaking about your hometown will be described.
Hometown is a place of your living. It is a city or a town from where you belong since birth or your birthplace. Basically, in IELTS speaking test, one question can be certainly about your hometown. Whether it can be in part 1 or 2 or 3. You should be prepared about these type of questions ahead in your speaking. It is one of the comfortable topics to talk about as you are attached to your land and you know it well. You will be in no need to think about it as it will come from within.
- Take care of the vocabulary used.
- Do not speak negatively about your hometown.
- Speak the truth and do mention the suggestions for improvement if asked.
- Mention its location and establishment.
- You can talk about your hometown in your introductory speech too but it should be brief.
PART 1
Q. Describe your hometown?
A. My hometown is a small city. People of my city are very affectionate and sociable including me. My city is itself complete in providing all basic as well as advanced necessities.
Q. Where your hometown is located?
A. Ah, well, my hometown is in Punjab. My city’s name is Amritsar. It is located in northern part of India. It is a plain area having lots of greenery in terms of its agricultural activities too.
Q. Is it easy to travel around your hometown?
A. Yes, in this advanced era, my hometown is advancing too. It is comfortable to travel in and around my hometown. One can have a tour to my hometown by any means of road, air or water.
Q. What it is famous for?
A. Well, my hometown is famous for many of the tourist attractions situated here. Along with this, it is well known for its food items especially its signature delicacy called ‘sarso saag and makki ki roti'.
Q. Which are the famous tourist places in your hometown?
A. My hometown, Amritsar, is famous for the Golden Temple where, thousands of tourists visit annually. Besides this, it is famous for Durgiana temple, Gobindgarh fort, war memorial, Jallianwala Bagh. My hometown also shares a border with Pakistan which is also a tourist site.
Q. What do people in your hometown do?
A. Around 60% of the population of my hometown is engaged in agricultural activities. Also, people are potters, artisans, entrepreneurs, teachers etc.
PART 2
- Describe your hometown
- What is something special about your hometown?
- Compare it to the other cities of the world.
Answer
Ah, my hometown is Amritsar which is located in Punjab, India. Its location in India is in its northern part. It is a plain area and it is surely my favorite place as I am born and brought up here only. My hometown is a developing district. It is developing in terms of its infrastructure and transportation facilities. Talking about its area, it is not a much-crowded city and the atmosphere is, too, clean and green. If I talk about its necessities, all the medical and legal facilities are available here. My city is certainly equipped with all the basic amenities like hospitals and educational institutions too.
Moving further, I would like to tell proudly that my city is famous for the number of tourist sites situated here. One of the famous Sikhs religious places Golden Temple is located here which makes it distinguished from other cities. Annually lakhs of visitors come here to bow their heads in front of guru ji. Besides this, Durgiana temple, Jallianwala Bagh and War memorial-like places are distinct too. The water of my land is sweet and delicious which makes many of the food items tasty.
Well, my city is certainly different from other regions in its every nook and corner. The green lush of its farms and a relaxing atmosphere free from pollution makes it distinguished from other countries or cities. The standard of living here is simple. I believe the major consideration in my hometown is its people. People are very affectionate towards each other and they do help each other. In my opinion, the people in other cities have no time to take care of even themselves too.
Well, this is all about my hometown.
PART 2
Cue card
Describe about your hometown:
You should say
- Where it is located
- What it is known for
- What are the main industries in your hometown
- What languages are spoken there
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of living there
- What problems do your hometown faces
Answer
(Aforementioned speech is enough yet some questions are different which can be included and answered in your speech like this)
As i have mentioned that, Amritsar is known for its agricultural products so the main industries here are cotton industries, rice mills , clothing manufacturing etc. Though, the work is not at larger scales as compared to another developed cities, yet it meets the demands of the people.
Talking about the Languages spoken here, the basic mother tongue is Punjabi language. Besides this, people of my city can speak Hindi, English, Sanskrit too which are common languages in educational curriculum too.
For strengthing your educational basics , the city is quite good but to have a boom in your career or for finding more advanced jobs or higher studies, I am personally thinking of migrating to another town. I guess this is the disadvantage of living here. It is not basically a demerit but a suggestion which can be considered by the government.
PART 3
Q. In what ways you can improve your hometown?
A. Well, my hometown is developing and yes, there are some things which I would like to share regarding its development. Firstly, the infrastructure in which the roads need to be improved. Another is the strictness regarding laws of throwing garbage at tourist places. I believe, these can help to improve my hometown a lot.
Q. What are the main reasons of liking your hometown other than living in it?
A. Yes, I like my hometown because I live in it. Other than this reason, I like it for the people here who are sociable and friendly. Everyone helps here each other. The number of tourists sites here makes it likable though, too.
Q. Most people do not live in their hometowns these days. Why?
A. As we all know, that people nowadays are migrating to another cities or countries for more advanced opportunities in education and career. I guess, these are the major reasons why people move out of their hometowns. Other than that, people also move for their families.
Some important vocabulary words :-
- Famous- well known
- Situated – located,
- Shopping malls- shopping centers
- District- city, town
- Scarcity- shortage
- Amenities- facilities
- Congestion- pollution, traffic crowded
- Huge, small, big
- A larger proportion of folks, a major population
Aforementioned questions are the maximum possible questions that can be asked about hometown. You can have a glance at these for practicing. I hope this article will help you in speaking about your hometown well.
Also, you can have a thorough knowledge of your city by browsing.
Do not get confused and stick to the question only. Be brief in your speaking.
Best of luck!
Dr. Roma
Content Writer
