Band 6: Enjoyable trip but public transport (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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If I talk about travel, it's one of my favorite hobbies. And uh, the journey doesn't matter more than the destination. So I want to talk about the journey, which was the most enjoyable one I've ever taken. So, uh, the trip was to Samarkand with my family using public transport. Uh, it was about two months ago. Uh, because, you know, um, many people travel or take a trip during their holiday days. So we also decided to take a trip to Samarkand in order to see the family relaxation spot, which was recently opened in Samarkand. So in the early morning we woke up and we uh, brought our all necessary supplies and belongings with us. And you know, uh, there was no ticket available for the train. And the train travel we were considering was very exorbitantly expensive. So we took the bus in order to get there. After that, the journey was long, but it was exciting. Uh, we uh, saw the um, bustling atmosphere of the uh, city and uh, some kind of new views and new opportunities will make our trip more enjoyable in a way. And apart from this, in order to uh, shorten the time, we watched movies, listened to music and we prepared some snacks and we ate them during our trip. So, uh, the trip was exciting and when we got to the, uh, relaxation spot, the view was so exciting and breathtaking.

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If I talk about journey, it’s one of the most favorite hobbits which I have had. And uh, the journey doesn’t matter more than the destination. So I want to talk about the journey, which was the most favous one I’ve ever taken. So, uh, the trip was to Saran with my family in the public transport. Uh, it was about two months ago. Uh, because, you know, um, many people travel or take a trip during their holiday days. So we also consider to take a trip to summmarkand in order to see the family relaxation spot, which was recently open it Samarkant. So in the early morning we woke up and we uh, bring our. We brought our all necessary supplies and belongings with us. And you know, uh, there was no ticket, uh, for the train. And the traveling we are uh, playing was very obrangously expensive. So we took bus in order to get there. After that, the destination was long, but it was exciting. Uh, we uh, saw the um, bustling atmosphere of the uh, city and uh, some kind of new views and new opportunities will make our friend in a way. And apart from this, in order to uh, shorten the time, we watched the film, listen to music and we prepared some snakes and we ate them during our trip. So, uh, the trip was exciting and when we get to the, uh, relaxationion spot, the view was so exciting and all ranges.

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