IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a foreign country you would like to go to/ Describe a country you have not been to yet
You should say:
what country it is (including where it is in the world)
what this country is like
what people can do in this country
and explain why you would like to go to this country.
SAMPLE ANSWER
There are so many (=a variety of = a plenty of = a number of = a wide range of) countries that I have not had a chance (=opportunity) to go to, but one of those that I would like to visit (=pay a visit, travel to) in my upcoming (forthcoming) trip is Myanmar.
It is located (=situated) in South East Asia. The country is like Thailand 25 years ago, before shopping malls ((commercial center), and fast-food chains (a network of restaurants like McDonald’s) expanded (=spread, develop) in the country. Thus it remains rustic (simple and often rough in appearance) and traditional compared to (=contrasted to; in comparison with) the modern world.
The people here are said to be friendly (cordial, affectionate, sociable); they are willing (=ready) to go out of their way (make a special effort to do sth) to show you around (to be a guide for someone and show them what is interesting) and they are very keen on (=into doing sth; fond of sth) practicing their English skills. Myanmar is famous (=well known; renowned ) for its ancient city named Bagan, with more than 3,000 temples which date back to (=stem from) the 11th century. I would particularly(=especially) love to see the Shwedagon Pagoda. It is considered (=regard) to be the greatest and most sacred (connected with a god, and considered to be holy) Buddhist temple in the country. The entire (=whole) structure, which dates back 2,500 years, is covered with hundreds of gold plates.
Since the country has just been opened up (=reveal; expose) to the outside world, it still keeps the originality (the quality of being interesting and special and not the same as anything or anyone else) of its culture. That’s why I want to go there, to experience the country and the people before globalization ( a situation in which places become similar in all parts of the world) changes everything.