Unemployment: day 26
From today, our family and my parents visited to Asahikawa, Hokkaido. As the first day, we checked in the accommodation and had Genghis Khan for dinner. The accommodation was clean and equipping new instruments, so it was really comfortable for us.
And the restaurant that we had dinner was localized and having quant inside, additionally the owner was very kindly, so we spend excellent time. At that time, the owner lectured how to cook Genghis Khan. In the region, not to grill lamp directly but steam over vegetables on grill pan.
Timetable – Day 1
- 11:20 – Met my parents at Tokyo Station
- 12:40 – Had soba for lunch at Haneda Airport
- 15:00 – Departed for Asahikawa Airport (our flight was delayed by around 30 minutes)
- 16:30 – Arrived at Asahikawa Airport
- 17:00 – Took the rental company’s shuttle van to the store
- 17:20 – Rented a car and drove to our accommodation
- 17:40 – Arrived and unpacked our luggage
- 18:10 – Drove to the restaurant for dinner
- 18:30 – Dinner started
Reference
Correct version
Today, our family, together with my parents, travelled to Asahikawa in Hokkaido. On our first day, we checked into our accommodation and had Genghis Khan for dinner. The accommodation was clean and equipped with modern facilities, so it was very comfortable for us.
The restaurant where we had dinner was a local-style place with a quaint interior. The owner was also very kind, and we had a wonderful time there. She even gave us a demonstration on how to cook Genghis Khan properly. In this region, instead of grilling lamb directly, it is steamed over vegetables on a grill pan.
IELTS Improvement Points
Collocation:
check into accommodation
→ A natural phrase for registering at a hotel or similar lodging.
equipped with modern facilities
→ A common phrase used to describe updated or well-furnished places.
quaint interior
→ Describes something attractively unusual or old-fashioned in appearance.
have a wonderful time
→ A common and natural way to express enjoyment of an experience.
Template:
The restaurant where we had dinner was…
→ Useful for writing about personal experiences or describing places.
Instead of ~ing, it is ~ed
→ A contrast structure used frequently in IELTS Writing Task 2 and Task 1 (process).
Vocabulary:
quaint
→ Means ‘attractively old-fashioned’; useful when describing traditional or unique places.
shuttle van
→ A specific term for a vehicle that transports people between places, often in travel contexts.
demonstration
→ A practical explanation or showing of how to do something.
