R: I wouldn't say that. No.
M: So what should I say?
R: Well, since the word scenery is in the question, I said I would say so, meaning I would say there is beautiful scenery, or there is good scenery. So we've just replaced this with the word so. No article, and also trying not to repeat the question in the answer.
M: And then you can add a couple of words about the weather, because the weather does affect the scenery we have. So like, oh, we get all kinds of weather. When it's sunny, the scenery is especially spectacular. We can take photos of good scenery. So pretty much take photos of good nature, beautiful nature. And Rory says, I wouldn't say it's my hobby. Well, okay... But when I experience a great view, when I see a great view, I take a picture of it.
R: Turn my camera on it. So if you turn your camera on something, you are pointing it at something.
M: And get a few shots. Shots? Meaning pictures, meaning photos. And here we paraphrase photos. The examiner asks about taking photos, and you say, yes, I enjoy taking a few shots of some good scene. You can also say that my desktop background... In your laptop, yeah? My desktop background is a panoramic shot I took of something. So oh, last week I took a panoramic photo of... And now I have it as my desktop background.
R: Or just it's my favorite photo.
M: Or shot, my favorite shot. You can enjoy staying in hotels with what views?
R: Scenic views.
M: Yes, scenic. Dear listener, a very nice word to use. Scenic views. For some people, it's a thing. For Rory? No, our Rory doesn't care. You did say like that there is something about waking up and flinging.
R: Yeah, there is something to be said for. So if there's something to be said for something, it means it's got a positive part to it, but it's usually used to highlight the fact that it's not the most important thing.
M: For example, there is something to be said about waking up in a hotel with a scenic view. Or you said like waking up and flinging open the curtains. When you fling open the curtains, you open the curtains and you see beautiful mountains. Yeah, just from from your windows. So you can say it's nice to wake up and fling open the curtains to see breathtaking mountains or to see something spectacular, like cityscape, scape of the city or mountains, or the sea. But I don't make a point of asking for it. So it's not my thing. I don't care, right?
R: It's not the most important thing.
M: I do care, okay? I love hotels with scenic views, and I always book a room with a view over the sea, a frontal view, you know, not like some small view, but like the sea should be upfront. So for me, it's important, it's a thing, it's one of the essential things in my life, to have a scenic view from my hotel room. And you can say, when it comes down to it, for me, a hotel is just a hotel. When it comes down to it. For me, it's important.
R: So to highlight the most important thing, to go to the main part of the matter, the heart of the matter.
M: And you can say that the real value is getting out and about in the scenery. So just go out and enjoy the scenery outside. So getting out and about. And Rory, in Scotland, you don't really see the sea from your room, right?
R: You can see a little bit, yeah. Well, I'm close to the riverbank, which goes out into the sea, not too far from where I live, so it's quite easy for me to do that.
M: Nice. So our Rory, like almost sees the sea. Yeah, dear listener, feel free to imagine things, to lie about... Like talk about the view you would like to have, for example. If now you have not such a picturesque view, you can say, oh, yeah, I live in the country, and I see a gorgeous forest, you know?
R: But hopefully we've given you a good view of some excellent IELTS vocabulary for talking about views.
M: Thank you very much for listening, and we'll get back to you in our next episode! Okay? A very interesting episode as well. Bye!
R: Bye!