Band 7 Example

Question: What extra facilities are there at tourist attractions in your country?

Idea 1

Accommodation and Dining
Model Answer
Nowadays, many tourist attractions have hotels nearby, so tourists can stay overnight. Theme parks, especially, often have themed hotels designed for families. These hotels can be expensive, but they allow people from all over the country to enjoy the attractions without the hassle of traveling back home the same day.
A lot of tourist attractions these days have hotels connected to them so tourists can stay over. Places like theme parks in particular have themed hotels that are specifically aimed at families. They cost quite a bit but it means that people from all over the country can come and experience what there is to offer there without the added hassle of having to go all the way home.
Grammar Analysis
Present participle as an attributive: "having hotels connected to them" Using a present participle as an attributive describes the close connection between hotels and tourist attractions, enhancing the information and descriptiveness of the sentence. Purpose adverbial clause: "so tourists can stay over" Using a purpose adverbial clause explains the purpose of hotels, which is to provide convenience for tourists to stay overnight. Conditional adverbial clause: "without the added hassle of having to go all the way home" Using a conditional adverbial clause describes the benefits of accommodation, reducing the hassle of returning home and emphasizing the convenience of tourist accommodation.
Vocabulary
  • connected
  • stay over
  • themed hotels
  • specially aimed at
  • quite a bit
  • offer
  • hassle

Idea 2

Entertainment and Leisure
Model Answer
In my country, every tourist attraction has a souvenir shop. They are found everywhere and offer a wide variety of local products. It's an excellent opportunity for locals to showcase their crafts and produce. These shops also give them a source of income they might not have otherwise.
We can’t go to any tourist attraction in my country without seeing a souvenir shop. They are everywhere and sell a huge range of local goods. It’s a great way for the local people to be able to show off local crafts and produce and it provides the locals with a source of income that they wouldn’t necessarily have otherwise.
Grammar Analysis
Using the present participle as an attributive modifier, "selling a huge range of local goods" describes the characteristics of the souvenir shop and the variety of products it offers, adding detailed information to the sentence. The passive voice "be able to show off" is used to emphasize the opportunity for locals to showcase their handicrafts and products, indicating that this opportunity is provided by the souvenir shop.
Vocabulary
  • souvenir
  • huge
  • show off  local crafts
  • produce
  • provide
  • a source of income
  • otherwise