How To Talk About Your Hometown in IELTS Speaking

Your hometown, like any city, maybe famous for a number of things including, 

• Food
• Cultural events
• Language or accent
• Industry
• Sport
• Weather 
• Celebrities

We can use the following templates to talk about this:

• It’s famous for its_____
• It’s well-known for its_____
• It’s best-known for its_____

Manchester is well-known for its university, but it is probably best-known for its football teams. 

To flock = to move in crowds

To be drawn by = to be attracted by

Prominent (adj.) = famous, important 

• Tourists flock here/there to see {famous landmark/activity}
• Visitors are drawn by {famous landmark/activity}
• The most prominent landmark is {landmark}

Tourists flock to London to see the Tower Bridge 

Visitors are drawn by the wide range of restaurants 

One of the most prominent landmarks is Buckingham Palace 

What if your town is not famous for anything?

No problem, you can just say so.

Use phrases like these:

It’s a fairly anonymous place 

Anonymous (adj.) = unknown (adj.)

It’s nothing to write home about 

This last expression means this thing is nothing special.

In terms of things to do there, we can say,

• Locals tend to {activity} 
• Locals typically {activity}

Locals tend to go shopping and eat out in the numerous restaurants

Locals typically go for a walk in the evening before dinner

Or, if it is a very quiet place, with nothing special to do, you can say,

There’s not much to get up to. 

To get up to = to do