Band 5: Describe a memorable holiday you have had. You should say where it was what activities you did how long it lasted and explain why this holiday was so memorable. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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My memorable holiday was at the end of spring and the beginning of summer. We had a family journey from Astana to Almaty by car. In this city, we spent one week. My husband and I left the children with my mom and went to celebrate our 20th school reunion in our village. We stayed for two days and then came back to Almaty. It was an amazing trip with our friends. We tasted delicious foods like samsa, shashlik, and plov. We also saw spectacular views, and on the way, we stopped at a lake where we saw birds and muskrats. When we arrived in Almaty, we celebrated Children's Day and my daughter's birthday. Then we packed our suitcases and continued our journey to Taraz, where we had an Uzbek toy. That day, we traveled to Shymkent at night. Shymkent is a large and beautiful city with growing infrastructure. The weather was mild and amazing. We expected it to be hot, but it was pleasant. We visited parks and the zoo, as well as our relatives. My children were happy, riding attractions, seeing wild animals, and meeting their brothers and sisters. Next, we stopped at Balkhash, where we enjoyed beach activities. Our joyful journey was unforgettable.

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My memorable holiday was this end of spring and the beginning of summer. We had family journey from Astana to Almaty by car. In this city we spent our one week. My husband and I left the children with my mom and we went to celebrate 20th reunion school to our village. We have stayed two days and came back to Almata. It was an amazing trip with our friends. We could taste delicious foods like samsat, shashlik, plov. Also saw spectacular views and in the way we stopped on the lake and saw birds and musk. We’re coming to Almaty, we celebrate Children’s Day and my daughter’s birthday. Then we packet our sweet cases and went to, went on our journey to Taras, there were had an Uzato toy. That day we went to Chimkent at night. Chimkent is a large and beautiful city where growing infrastructure. The weather was mild and amazing. As we expected, it would be hot, boiling. We visited parks and zoo as well as our relatives. My children were happy, riding attractions, seeing wild animals, and so meeting with brothers and sisters. Next I was stopping is Balhash where we got 10 had beach activities. Our joyful journey was…

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