Band 7: Describe a place in your city where you like to go to relax. You should say: - Where it is - How often you go there - What you do there And explain why you find it relaxing. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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When it comes to a thing I do to relax, the thing I have in mind is listening to music and translating the lyrics to understand English songs' meaning. If my memory serves me right, I used to sing English songs just because of their catchy melody. However, I began to uncover the meaning when I was a freshman. At that time, I started learning English in a serious way and I tended to stream music as much as possible. One day, I suddenly listened to an English song which I hadn't listened to after a long time. Then I started to decipher the meaning. I usually do it at home in my room with my speakers on. I separate it into two or three steps. First, you have to understand all the lyrics in a literal meaning. Then you have to link the lyrics to the related information, such as context, artist, background to understand the poetic meaning. You can use a dictionary to look up the words with comments of the listeners and watch others' Vixup videos to know more about the meaning. Finally, you can connect with the message of the song by your own feeling. From my perspective, it's like sewing a bezel. It takes my mind off stress and allows me to connect with music on a deeper level. What makes it stand out is it can help me to improve my knowledge about language and culture. Moreover, I can also receive some useful advice or lessons about life by its meaning. It completely changed my perspective on streaming music. I think I will continue doing this because it's both enjoyable and educational. If I get a chance, I would make a YouTube channel posting this sub music videos.

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When it comes to a thing I do to relax, the thing I have in mind is listening to music and translate the lyrics to understand English song’s meaning. If my memory serves me right, I used to scream English song just because of their catchy melody. However, I began to uncover the meaning when I was a freshman. At that time, I started learning English in a serious way and I tend to stream music as much as possible. One day, I suddenly listened to an English song which I hadn’t listened after a long time. Then I started to decipher the meaning. I usually do it at home in my room with my speakers on. I separate it into two or three steps. First, you have to understand all the lyrics in a literal meaning. Then you have to link the lyrics to the related information, such as context, artist, background to understand the poetic meaning. You can use a dictionary to look up the words with comments of the listeners and watch others Vixup videos to know more about the meaning. Finally, you can connect with the message of the song by your own feeling. From my perspective, it’s like sewing a bezel. It takes my mind of stress and allows me to connect with music on a deeper level. What makes it stand out is it can have me to improve my knowledge about language and culture. Moreover, I can also receive some useful advice or lessons about the life by it meaning. It completely changed my perspective on streaming music. I think I will continue doing this because it’s both enjoyable and educational. If I get a chance, I would make a youtube channel posting this sub music videos.

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