Band 5: Describe a place where you thought things were too expensive (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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If I had to talk about a place where things were too expensive, I would have to say Tokyo, Japan. It's the capital city, and I visited it with my husband for our honeymoon. We explored the city by subway and saw many beautiful buildings, art installations, and museums. I remember visiting a gallery where I saw various Japanese art products. It really helped me understand the Japanese culture and its expressive nature. We also went around the city to try the local food, which was absolutely amazing. We took lots of photos to share on social media, and my friends were very envious of our trip. One of the most memorable moments was when we went to a department store to buy some cosmetics. We were surprised by how expensive they were. Maybe we'll go back to Tokyo to buy those products again because even though they're expensive, they're worth the quality. I would definitely go back to Japan again because...

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If I am to talk about the city, I would love to be this again. Even the things were too expensive. I would love to tell you the cities of Japan, which is uh, Tokyo, the capital of this area as I can recall. I came here with my husband uh, to enjoy our honeymoon. After our wedding, um, we went around the city by a subway and ah, we saw numerous building artall or museum. Uh, ily remember um, when I went to the articlees I saw uh, various japanese art products. Um. I. I must say I deeply understand the um, the japanese uh, culture from, from ah, all of truly expressive products like that. Um, moreover, we went around the city to um, fight out the well known pressnt to enjoy the food of the japanese local and the cuisine there is out of this world. Absolutely fascinating. As we took a lot of photos to update on our networking site like Instagram or Facebook. Um, I say my friend is very envious with uh, our ship. Um, the most memorable of earth is when we go to the stoping male to find some cosmetics. But the surprise a little bit expensive first us. So maybe we will go to those areas again to buy that product because is expensive but it’s worth um, the quality. So I will go to the Japans again because.

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