Thank you. So my favorite town is actually my hometown that is located in Dhaka. I went there first when I was a kid. The details are a bit hazy but I remembered that I went to there for the first time with my mom and dad. I visited my grandparents there and the weather usually there is very sunny. I tried to go there once every six months because as it’s my hometown and my relatives live there so it’s my duty actually to visit them and have a good relationship with your relatives because if you have a good social life then your mental health is actually way better. So whenever I go there I have many relatives there so we try to do some activities. First of all I like to play cricket there. It’s one of my very important hobbies that I have. When I go there to play cricket I love to bat but sometimes I get bowled out so it’s also a problem. I am trying to work on my batting a lot these days. Next there are very much regional delicacies that are present there. Many street foods that are there. One of the famous street food is oven roasted duck. They take the duck, marinate it in some spices. These are some local spices and I asked the owner what was the secret ingredient. He did not give me the actual recipe but gave me some hints that it contained some curd, some soya sauce, some garlic paste, ginger paste and red chili paste, turmeric. So I tried to recreate that dish in my village but it was very much problematic because I didn’t have the exact recipe. Then when I go there I try to taste some regional delicacies. I try to swim there. Although I’m not a very good swimmer but I try to do some sort of physical activity to stay fit and also if I go to the winter I play badminton there.
Band 7+: Describe your favourite city / town / village You should say • what city / town / village it is and when you went there • what the weather is like there • what you do when you're there and explain why exactly it's your favourite city / town / village
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Thank you. So my favorite town is actually my hometown, which is located in Dhaka. I went there first when I was a kid. The details are a bit hazy, but I remember that I went there for the first time with my mom and dad. I visited my grandparents there, and the weather there is usually very sunny. I try to go there once every six months because, as it's my hometown and my relatives live there, it's my duty to visit them and maintain a good relationship with my relatives. Having a good social life contributes to better mental health. Whenever I go there, I have many relatives, so we try to do some activities together. First of all, I like to play cricket there. It's one of my important hobbies. When I go there to play cricket, I love to bat, but sometimes I get bowled out, which can be frustrating. I am trying to work on my batting a lot these days. Next, there are many regional delicacies available there, including various street foods. One of the famous street foods is oven-roasted duck. They take the duck, marinate it in some spices. I asked the owner what the secret ingredient was, and while he did not give me the actual recipe, he provided some hints that it contained curd, soya sauce, garlic paste, ginger paste, red chili paste, and turmeric. I tried to recreate that dish in my village, but it was quite challenging because I didn't have the exact recipe. When I go there, I also try to taste some regional delicacies. I attempt to swim there, although I'm not a very good swimmer, but I try to engage in some physical activity to stay fit. Additionally, if I go there in the winter, I play badminton.
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