Ielts 雅思 口语全攻略 Ideas and Examples for ielts speaking Jeremy Chiron

On which occasions are there large crowds of people in your city?

Weekends are always busy in the city center. People meet their friends downtown to go shopping. The streets are packed, and traffic gets congested. It happens on a weekly basis. But it is even worse for the big festivals, such as the Lantern Festival that takes place two weeks after Spring Festival. Everyone goes to the central square of the city to appreciate illuminated lanterns hanging from the trees and in the windows of the main buildings. Last year, just before Christmas, people went shopping in the city center because the department stores offered tempting sales, and the streets were absolutely chockablock (=squeezed = jammed) with people.

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   What are the possible problems of having large numbers of people at public events?
   

Well, a lot of things could happen when large crowds of people get together like that. First, a lot of pickpockets (= thieves) might take advantage of the situation to steal wallets, purses and mobile phones from the pedestrians (= walkers). Every year after Spring Festival, we always read about the great number of thieves that were arrested by the police. It is very important for the police force to provide security in the streets. Some people might get mad (= angry), or even violent during big events. In addition, if there are (way) too many people in the streets, people could get pushed or even crushed. It might well be dangerous for children as well.