Describe a dinner that you enjoyed

part 3 for this cue card is "Rest"

VOCABULARY
to escape from everyday problems
to have a day of total relaxation
to have a rest
to relax
a retreat from the sensory overload of today's hectic lifestyle
a serene atmosphere
IDEAS
What place is it?
SPA centre
a park
a botanic garden
a country cottage
How often do you go there?
activities at a SPA centre:
I enjoy:
spending time in a sauna, infrared sauna
drink herbal tea
swim in a pool
a variety of SPA treatments massage
a body wrap
spending time in a relaxation
room, salt room, steam room,
jacuzzi, Japanese bath
what to do in a park:
I enjoy:
watching birds
breathing fresh air
contemplating nature
getting some sunshine
walking there
feeding birds (ducks or swans)
What do you do there?
whenever I feel stressed and exhausted
daily
every day after work
day by day
time and again
almost every day
regularly
quite often
often enough
Why do you feel relaxed in this place?
sentence starters:
it is a perfect way to relax and unwind
why you feel relaxed in this place
a serene atmosphere of this place makes me calm and relaxed
when I'm there, I stop thinking about my problems and do nothing but relax
it is an escape from my daily routine
it is an escape from hustle and bustle of everyday life
it is a day of total relaxation
I spend time in peace and silence
it is a retreat from the sensory overload of today's hectic lifestyle
I feel like I'm born again
I usually notice a huge difference in the way I feel before and after I visit this place
ANSWERS
Now and again I pamper myself with a visit to a day spa. In my city there's a large SPA centre which provides a number of facilities such as a sauna, jacuzzi, relaxation room, infrared sauna, swimming pool, steam room, salt room, to name but a few. Also, it offers a variety of SPA treatments. And it's considered to be a really cool and luxurious place. This is the place where you can get whatever you want and you understand that you just couldn't ask for more.
Whenever I feel that I'm stressed and exhausted, which happens to me quite often as I work a lot, I go to this spa centre and spend the whole day there. For me, this is the best way to restore my energy as during the day I do nothing but relax.
When I'm there, I like relaxing in a steam room, a sauna with a dry herbal steam, jacuzzi. I swim in a pool, take a cold shower, drink herbal tea. But my all time favourite is a Japanese bath. There are 2 hot tubs with the temperature of 45 and 40 degrees Celsius, and a swimming pool with water temperature of 6 to 8 degrees Celsius. First, I sit in the first hot tub for 3 minutes or so. Then I sit in the second one. And after the hot baths I plunge into cold water. Then I go back to the hot tub. And repeat it several times. After that I feel like I'm born again.
There're so many ways to relax there that I can spend hours talking about this place. I usually notice a huge difference in the way I feel before and after the visit, probably, because of a serene atmosphere which makes me calm and relaxed.