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go sightseeing
UK/ɡəʊ ˈsaɪtˌsiːɪŋ/US/ɡoʊ ˈsaɪtˌsiːɪŋ/go SIGHT·see·ing
Band 5-6speakingtask2
to visit places of interest while traveling
Examples
“When I travel, I like to go sightseeing on the first day to get a feel for the city.”
“We spent the afternoon going sightseeing around the old town.”
“Going sightseeing can be tiring but very rewarding.”
Band 8 sentence
“If I only have one day in a city, I try to go sightseeing early to make the most of my time.”
Collocations
- tourist attractions
- guided tour
- city sightseeing
Word family
sight nounsightseeing noun/gerundgo verb
Common mistakes
go to sightseeing→go sightseeing
do sightseeing→go sightseeing
Say it for a higher band
5see the sights→6visit the sights→7+go sightseeing
Synonyms
visit the sights
Easily confused
visit the sights
“We spent the day visiting the sights of the city.”
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