雅思口语Part2答案:Describe an important festival
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Bengali New year day, which is the First day of the Bengali calendar, is a very important festival in our country. This is usually occurs on 14th or 15th April and celebrated among the Bengali people, minor Bengali communities and in some states of the India. The famous Mughal Emperor Jalaludding Muhammad Akbar introduced the Bengali Calendar most probably because of easier tax collection of that time.
This is possibly the most widely celebrated festival in our country. People from all social-economic states, from all ages and all religions celebrate with great joy, festivity and happiness. The rally, the song, the traditional dresses, the traditional foods, the boat racing, cock-fight, pigeon racing and many more activities are very common in this festival.
The people celebrate this festival whole day starting from the early morning. Men, women, kinds all were the traditional dresses, draws some temporary arts and tattoos, goes to the central University place and enjoys the festival greatly.
The whole capital city as well as other places of the country warmly welcome the New Year and as a long tradition cook delicious dishes. This is a festival which is rooted in our history. Usually people get their harvest at that time and makes different delicious foods. After the emperor Akbar introduced this Bengali New Year, we are celebrating with great enthusiasm and in a distinctive way.
No other festival depicts the true traditions and cultures as does the Pohela Boishak.
Tips for answering this Cue Card topic:
An important festival of a country can be a major religious festival, music festival, seasonal festival, traditional and cultural festival etc. which is celebrated in the whole part of the county. For this cue card you can talk about any festival which is celebrated in your country nationwide. Do not talk about a festival which is only celebrated at a particular region of your country or among a tribal nation which is not widely celebrated in the whole country.
For the first question sat the festival name (i.e. New Year eve, Christmas, Eid day, Independence Day etc.). If the festival is not widely known and might be unknown to the examiner, say a little background of the festival. Mention if this is a national festival, celebration, cultural or historical celebration or a religious festival and then say the significance of this celebration in your country. To mention the significance of the festival, give the historical/ religious/ cultural origin of the festival and also mention how this is an integral part of the people in your country.
For the final two parts of the questions, you need to give details of the festival and talk about how you celebrate this festival. Mention following points to give details about the festival and your activity:
1. Duration of the festival.
2. How widely it is celebrated.
3. Preparation for the festival.
4. What the custom and rules are for the celebration
5. What people cook and wear on the occasion.
6. What the norms are of this celebration.
7. What you like to do in this celebration.
8. What the tradition is.
9. How you feel about his celebration.
10.How important this celebration is to your countrymen.
Similar Cue Card Topics:
1.Describe a national festival in your country.
2.Describe a widely celebrated program in your country.
3.Describe a historical celebration in your country.
4.Describe a festival you have recently celebrated.
5.Describe the most important festival in your country.