Actually, I live in one of the most modern cities in our country. It’s the capital city of Kazakhstan, Astana. And when I was a child, we moved to the center. We didn’t know what was building there, but I remember those non-stopping sounds that was coming out of the window. I looked and there was a huge base for one building. I asked my parents what’s coming there and it’s the years past for three four years this years I saw how from a land from an empty land this place become a huge building one of the highest building in the Serenity of Asia it’s called Abu Dhabi Plaza and right now in this place where me and my family and and my friends are going out to the shopping because first two floors are for the customers, for the visitors of our city. And I think it’s remarkable change because from the land that was clearly empty and from the empty land, it became such a modern place. and even outside of the city you can see those place because it’s the highest one and actually me and my siblings are watching from another distance when we are seeing this place, we are seeing that our home is near to that place so I think that this is the most remarkable building in my hometown changed a lot in the past 5-4 years. So I think that Abu Dhabi Plaza right now is a representation of how the Astana, or maybe the whole country, is the fast-paced life and develops significantly. So I’m really glad that I’m living in those countries because of this building, because it is a representation of our movement and development as a nation.
Band 6+: Describe a place in your hometown that has changed significantly over the years. You should say: - What the place is - How it has changed - Why it has changed And explain how you feel about these changes.
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Actually, I live in one of the most modern cities in our country. It's the capital city of Kazakhstan, Astana. And when I was a child, we moved to the center. We didn't know what was being built there, but I remember those non-stopping sounds that were coming out of the window. I looked and there was a huge base for one building. I asked my parents what was coming there, and as the years passed for three or four years, I saw how from an empty land this place became a huge building, one of the highest buildings in the center of Asia. It's called Abu Dhabi Plaza. And right now, in this place, me and my family and my friends are going out to the shopping because the first two floors are for the customers, for the visitors of our city. And I think it's a remarkable change because from the land that was clearly empty, it became such a modern place. And even outside of the city, you can see that place because it's the highest one. And actually, me and my siblings are watching from another distance. When we are seeing this place, we are seeing that our home is near to that place. So I think that this is the most remarkable building in my hometown that changed a lot in the past four or five years. So I think that Abu Dhabi Plaza right now is a representation of how Astana, or maybe the whole country, is fast-paced and develops significantly. So I'm really glad that I'm living in this country because of this building, because it is a representation of our movement and development as a nation.
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