TASK 1
INTERVIEW 1
“The last time I traveled on vacation was in the inter semestrial holiday.
Then I visited the Happy Cemetery in Sapanta, which is a city next to me, a short distance away, at 18 kilometers. I traveled with my friends’ car. The H.C. is a touristic sight. It really is a cemetery in which the burial stones are painted and on them are writted some funny quotes about the dead men. I spent the night there at a local man and I ate a traditional plate. Sapanta is the Happy Cemetery, I also visited two monasteries. They were old and had some nice paintings on the inside.
The indispensable object I took with me was my phone because I wanted to capture every moment I spent there.”
The narration would be clearer if you organized the events in chronological order.
Begin with preparations. Then talk about you journey to your destination. (how you travelled/ how long it took/ anything worth mentioning which may have happened on the way). Finally talk about each day at a time in order to include as many details as possible. E.g. On the first day we visited… On the second day we went to…
If you only travelled for a day, then use the moments of the day to organize the events you narrate: E.g. In the morning we got up at…. At noon we arrived at.. In the afternoon we visited… etc.
Try as much as possible to separate the narration part from the description part. First mention the activities and then describe the place as requested.
INTERVIEW 2:
“I want to speak about my last time I went in a vacation. I traveled in United Kingdom, London to visit my sister and it was the first time for me when I passed the sea through the tunnel. I was very exciting about the travel because I really love London. For me, it’s the best city in the world.
I left from Romania in July but sister announced me in London was cold the rain didn’t stop for three days, so I took with me a lot of clothes for autumn not summer. I traveled with a special bus and I had the chance to see other country in my way. I really what to say you that Germany is a great country; everything is impressive at that place. Ok. Now, about London! I don’t know what I say you first. I arrived and immediately I received a great hug. Surprise! Was my sister. I was exciting but I really hungry so we went to eat. After that, I went to see the greatest London. I saw a lot of interesting things like museums and I went to shopping. I stayed in London seven days and was very special for me. It was memorable for me.
I took with me my telephone because I really want to took a lot of picture because I didn’t know when I would the chance to visit London again and because I keep in touch with my friend.”
You provide lots of details when narrating in the past which is excellent. Your narration is detailed and includes your feelings and reactions. You were also asked to provide a description of the place you visited and unfortunately you have not done it.
N.B.: When receiving a task which includes several sub-tasks (for example narrate and describe), always make sure you tackle all sub-tasks in order to fulfill the requirements.
INTERVIEW 3:
“Last time I traveled on vacation was with my mother at the Lepsa resort. We took with us some food, some water, and mountain equipment because L. it’s a mountain region, a mountain resort in a mountain region. On our way there, we visited Putna Falls. There we stopped at the restaurant; we traveled by foot a little bit. At the L. resort we visited the monastery; it’s a 150 years old monastery. We bought there some traditional cheese, milk, then we took some mountain roads. It was a short vacation; we only stood there for 2 days. On our way back, we visited another place – a forest.
Something I took with me was my cell phone. We took photos, we called our friends, we called our relatives and we told them our experience.”
You have provided a good, detailed, coherent and well organized narration which includes information about preparations, travel and activities at your destination. However there is no description of the place.
N.B.: When receiving a task which includes several sub-tasks(for example narrate and describe), always make sure you tackle all sub-tasks in order to fulfill the requirements.
INTERVIEW 4:
“Last month I went to Paris with my family. Before one week I bought the ticket for airplanes, prepared the luggage, and searched on the Internet the museum, tourist sites where to go and visit. When I arrived Paris the first thing it was to visit the Louvre and Tower Eiffel. Paris is a beautiful city and a place where everybody should go.
An indispensable object I took with me is my cell phone because is small and can make picture with them and I can communicate with my friend whenever I’m not at home.”
Your narration included good details about the preparations for travelling but no information about what you actually did at your destination. Therefore the narration is incomplete. Try to include as many details as possible about your activities on vacation. Organize them in chronological order. Use time phrases to signal the transition from one activity to another.
In addition, there is no description of your destination as required by the task.
N.B.: When receiving a task which includes several sub-tasks (for example narrate and describe), always make sure you tackle all sub-tasks in order to fulfill the requirements.
INTERVIEW 5:
“Last holiday I went to London with my girlfriend Bianca. One week before, we packed our things and bought tickets for flying. When we got there it already had rained and everyone had an umbrella. We went to buy tickets for some classical London attractions like: London dungeon, the London Eye, the trip by boat on the Tamis river, and of course Saint Paul’s Cathedral. We also visited Madam Tussaud’s museum and the British Museum which is very large and I was very impressed because it has things from all over the world. We had a great time because we also went to a few local pubs and bars, and we had a couple of traditional English beers. She even bought one dress from a local store, and I also bought one hat which became indispensable to me because I had taken great pictures with it on and felt like an English gentleman for one week. We had a really cool time there, in London.”
You have provided an excellent narration with a wealth of details in a very well organized manner. You have utilized good variety of vocabulary related to vacationing.
However, there is no description of your destination as required by the task.
N.B.: When receiving a task which includes several sub-tasks (for example narrate and describe), always make sure you tackle all sub-tasks in order to fulfill the requirements.
INTERVIEW 6:
“I want to speak about the summer when I traveled to Paris, France. For the first time my mother and my sister prepared the luggage. They made some sandwiches because he had traveled for several hours by the plane and we had must eat something. When the plane took off, we had already in Paris. In the first day we gone to visit the famous Tower Eiffel, I was happy when I saw typed on every piece of tower “Made in Romania Targoviste”. I took with me my mobile because it has a professional camera and also it has a GPS application which help me I’m not lost. In the last days we visited the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Louvre museum, we walked by a side of Seine river.”
Your narration is detailed including information about preparations and activities at your destination.
However, there is no description of your destination as required by the task.
N.B.: When receiving a task which includes several sub-tasks (for example narrate and describe), always make sure you tackle all sub-tasks in order to fulfill the requirements.