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Describe a festival that is important in your country.
 
You should say:
- when the festival is celebrated 
- what people do during this festival 
- what you like or dislike about it 
and explain why this festival is important in your country. 
[You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one 
minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to 
help you if you wish.]
Model Answer 1:
Pakistan is considered as an Islamic State and thus there are some religious 
festivals which are important in my country. 
The people of Pakistan mostly observe two religious festivals, Eid Ul Adha and 
Eid Ul Fitr and between the festivals, Eid Ul Fitr is the most important one and 
comes after a month long of fasting. The festival takes place at the end of the 
Holy month of Ramadan. Usually, the Muslims fast during the month of 
Ramadan, and this is a divine order and is considered as a pillar of the religion. 
The fasting hour begins with the rising of the sun and ends at the sunset. The 
Eid Ul Fitr takes place after the month-long fasting as a reward for them. They 
stop fasting from the Eid day and resume their regular life. This is really an 
extraordinary festival for us and I am proud of it. On the day, people in 
Pakistan pray in open fields in the morning which is known as Eid prayer. After 
the prayer, they meet and greet the other people and take foods. Wearing new 
dress is another feature of this festival and people are seen in new dresses. 
There are many activities on the Eid day. Usually, people resume their regular 
lifestyle. During the fasting, eating or drinking after the sunrise and before the 
sunset is prohibited. Besides, some other specific tasks are also banned during 
the day times and people in Pakistan come back to the regular activities. 
Usually, they invite the other people on the day after the prayer and take 

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delicious foods and sweets in the morning. Often rich foods are cooked for 
lunch or for dinner. This is the most awaited festival for the Muslim citizens of 
Pakistan. Sometimes they move out for visiting the neighbours and relatives. 
Exchanging greeting and small gifts is a common scene on the day. Most of the 
houses are filled with guests and people entertain or get entertained at the 
houses. Truly this is an event of joy for all of the Muslims living here. 
I like to get up early in the morning and get ready for attending the mass 
prayer on the day. I also like the festival more than anything but slightly dislike 
the foods especially the sweets. Almost all of the houses make foods and 60 
percent of the foods taste sweet. At times, it becomes intolerable to consume 
too many sweet-flavored food items in a single day. However, I like the 
greetings most. We greet people and embrace them for three times. 
Interestingly, on this day, anyone can greet and embrace anyone even if they 
are not familiar. Moreover, people help the destitute people marking the day 
and share their joys and sorrows. One thing should be mentioned here that the 
bonding among the people is outstanding and clearly represents the fellow 
feelings for each other on this day. 
The festival is important in Pakistan for many reasons. The first and the most 
important issue is that Pakistan is an Islamic country and majority of the 
citizens are Muslims. So, all the Islamic rules and regulations are followed here. 
People say their prayers regularly and follow the norms dictated in Islam. 
Accordingly, they continuously fast for a month. They try to reshape them with 
the divine instructions and try to apply the learning in their real life. 
Observance of Eid has been made as the part of following the religion. So, it is 
a must for each of the Muslims in Pakistan to observe the festival. This is not 
imposed rather the Muslims observe the day by their own will and participate 
in different activities which are made legal by the religion. 
Model Answer 2:
I think everyone might have heard the name of The Cannes Festival. This is one 
of the most important festivals in my country, France. Formerly, it was known 
as the International Film Festival. This is an annual film festival in the country. 
Thank you for the nice question. I will describe the event in brief. 
This is one of the glorious festivals of the world. It is usually celebrated in May 
each year. A large number of people from around the world come here to 

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enjoy the shows and get rewarded with prestigious prizes. The festival mostly 
previews films from all genres and the filmmakers across the world come here 
with their productions. The festival began in 1946 and since then it is going on 
smoothly in the town of Cannes in French Rivera. 
The festival is for those who are related with filmmaking and film enthusiasts. 
They gather here and enjoy the films and award ceremonies. In fact, this is a 
destination for every film lover in the world and they want to be here at least 
once in a lifetime. Almost all the filmmakers try to win the prestigious Palme 
d’Or for their contribution in enriching the global film industry. Favourite films 
stars, filmmakers, producers and other artists gather here and enjoy 
themselves. 
I like some of the specific things of the festival. First of all, it is a gathering of 
the people whom we seem on the silver screen. It is really a blessing to get all 
the people in a single place. Besides, the meeting of the global people also 
helps to create a bonding among the people. People from different countries 
come here and enjoy themselves which also helps to boost the local economy. 
This is another positive aspect of the festival that I like most. Besides, enjoying 
films before their official release is another important matter of this festival 
that attracts my attention. 
The festival is important for France. But this is a non-public festival where only 
the media people are allowed to participate. This is the annual gathering of the 
global people related with films and thus has brought fame to the country. The 
award given from the festival is prestigious and many of the filmmakers wait 
for the festival round the year to claim their recognition. By holding the festival 
in its lands, France feels proud. It offers the best facilities to the participants so 
that they could enjoy themselves. In exchange, the local economy is bloomed. 
The festival has become the showcase of European films and awards. This is 
also the symbol of France’s aristocracy and pride that has made the country 
different from the other European nations.