IELTS Speaking Sample 6

IELTS Speaking Mock Test# 6

Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking Module - Interview/ Introduction section:

Q. What's your name?
A. My name is Anoop Asokan.

Q. What do you do?
A. I am a Nurse by profession and I work for Saudi Aramco Remote Area clinics in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

Q. Where do you come from?
A. I belong to India, and my hometown is called as Kochi, which is the commercial capital of the State of Kerala.

Q. Do you like your country?
A. As a matter of fact, I would say, I am proud that I am an Indian and yes, I love and respect my country a lot.

Q. What do you like about your country?
A. Well, my country has the world's largest democracy with more than 125 crore residents. Additionally, you won't be able to find another nation like India with its vast diversity in culture, language, customs and race. The simple and amiable people who represent the country are quite helpful to others. Our country has a vast diversity of natural beauty and if you travel India, you can in a sense say that you have travelled the entire world.

Q. What street do you live in?
A. As I have already mentioned, I live in the city of Jubail, and the street where I live is Jubail Central Street.

Q. What is the street called?
A. It's Jubail Central Street.

Q. Why is your street called this way?
A. Well, I suppose, it's because this street extends from the heart of the city to the Northern end. I don't know if there are any other factors which attribute to this name.

Q. Do you like your street?
A. By contrast to the other streets, this is my favourite one. The most significant reason for this could be the fact that, it's the busiest street in the city with all types of shopping destinations.

Q. What do you like about your street?
A. I presume it's the ambience and the busy nature of the street. It's so nice to commute around during busy hours.

Q. Do you like living in this city? Why?
A. Yes, as a matter of fact, I like this city more than any other cities in Saudi Arabia. My city is the home to some of the major petrochemical companies in the world and maybe that's the reason why Jubail is regarded as the largest Industrial city in the Middle East. It is a beautiful city with all the facilities a city dweller can expect.

Q. Are you a city dweller? Why?
A. Yes. I am. I like to explore the nook and corner of the city, looking for best restaurants, and entertainment centres. Moreover, I love to live in a city than in a village.

Q. What do you like doing with your friends?
A. Primarily, I would say, it's partying. I love to enjoy the weekends with friends. I would also like to watch movies when my friends are around. Sometimes I love to discuss the recent events and politics with my friends.

Q. What is your favourite meal?
A. No doubt, it's biryani. I reckon it's a blend of Indian and Arabian food, but very delicious.

Q. Who cooks in your family?
A. Like every other Indian family, my mother and my wife do all the household works including cooking. Occasionally, though, I would also like to experiment.

Q. What is their best meal (house special)?
A. It's the traditional Kerala rice and spicy fish curry. We consume it almost every day.

Part 2 of the IELTS Speaking Module - Cue Card:

Topic:

An important event in your life.

You should say: 
 -- what is it
 -- how old you were then
 -- what happened

and explain why this is an important event in your life.  

[ You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.]

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Part 3 of the IELTS Speaking Module - Follow-up question:

Q. Is it important to celebrate different events in our lives?
A. Yes. I definitely think so. It's our responsibility to make sure that we enjoy and celebrate our life. It's the best way to create awesome memories and for me, it means a lot. The tradition of giving surprise gifts and spending time together with family and friends, is inevitable, according to me, in these hectic modern days. Moreover, it's a chance to meet new people and to refresh relationships with people around us.

Q. Are you a goal-settler? Why?
A. I wouldn't dare to say I am a goal setter. I would rather like to experience everything which comes in my way, than creating goals and waiting for them to be achieved. I have always believed that when you live, you need to exhibit certain ethics and moral values, which would take you to your destiny and until this moment, it comes true in my life.

Q. Do you prefer celebrating family occasions at home or in a restaurant? Why?
A. Definitely home. It's the place where we spend most of our life. I would not risk spoiling my memories, at a place which has little significance to us. Moreover, at home, I feel safe and happy with my dearest people around me. I don't know, why, but I have seen many people partying at restaurants and I presume it's always a personal choice.

Q. How important decisions can affect our lives? 
A. Well, decisions have numerous things to do with our lives. In fact, with a good decision, we can settle our lives while a bad one may ruin it. Hence, this is important to take decisions after lots of analysis and calculating the risks so that there is no regret later. Regarding the choice of things, one should consider relevant other issues too before taking the decision. Initially, some decisions may appear insignificant but they might have hidden significance in life. Therefore, everyone has the freedom to think before taking a decision and we should take advantage of it.

Q. What are some important historical events in your country?
A. India, or the Republic of India, is a land of numerous historical events. Since an ancient past, the country has been the subject to be occupied and exploited. Rulers appeared and disappeared. Empires have been built and destroyed. But the most remarkable events took place in the past couple of centuries. Occupation of the British in 1757 was one of the most influencing historical events through the Battle of Plassey and the independence of India in 1945 was the greatest event so far. The participation of the commoners in the elections is another important aspect to consider too.

Q. Do you think the money a government spend to celebrate national and public events are justified? Why/Why not? 
A. Well, the question is really critical to answer. The government of India spends a big amount of money for celebrating various national and public events. I do not think the matters are justified at all. The money spent for the celebration could be used for some other purposes and particularly for the development of infrastructures inside the country. Some of the parts of India are devoid of necessary civic facilities and the government could reduce the event range and use the rest of the funds for such development. Providing subsidy on daily necessaries would make life comfortable to the commoners and the government may also pay a thought about this.

IELTS Speaking Sample 5

IELTS Speaking Mock Test # 5

Part 1 - Introduction

Q. Do you work or are you a student?
A. I have been working as a medical laboratory technician since July 2013.

Q. What is difficult about your job?
A. I am dealing with the human for their sample diagnosis and analysis every day.  So there is no scope of error and the job requires utmost dedication and sincerity. In my opinion, no scope for any mistake in my job is the most difficult part.

Q. Would you recommend your job to someone else?
A. Yes, I would love to do that. This job really satisfies me. Every day I am helping people and this gives me an immense pleasure and a sense of fulfilment. The medical report done by me can help people prevent serious diseases, such as lung cancer, at the very early stage. My job also helps improve public health. For example, I was one of the technicians to provide the results of people body check last year. From this regards, I would recommend this job to others who want to help people as well as have a meaningful career.

Q. What are the types of shops that you usually go to? 
A. I usually go to the supermarket. Actually, I go to a supermarket three times a week for my various needs for shopping.

Q. What is the name of the shop? 
A. The name of the shop I usually go to is called ‘Welcome’ and ‘Supreme Market’.

Q. What changes have you seen in those shops these days?
A. Honestly, I haven't seen any significant changes in those shops these days. While I do see some changes on the way people purchase their goods. Apart from better decoration and more salespersons, things have been almost same as it was a few years ago.

Q. Do you read books? What kinds of books?
A. Not really. I read research papers regularly. I used to read a lot but nowadays I spend most of the time reading professional readings.

Q. Did you read books when you were a child? How often?
A. Yes, I did. I read fairy tales when I was a child, like Snow White and Cinderella. I used to read fairy tales every day after school.

Q. Do children nowadays love reading?
A. I'm afraid not. Children nowadays prefer to play games on iPod and in other gaming devices, rather than reading books. In our childhood, reading books was the main activity among children but nowadays children have electronic gadgets and internet connection to spend time. So they read less on an average than our generation.

Q. Would you give a book as a gift?
A. Definitely, I would. In fact, I often do that. I gave my best friend the book called "Bridget Jones's Diary" as her birthday present recently.

Part 2 - Cue Card

Topic:

Describe a magazine that you often read.

You should say :

-- What is it
-- What type of people read it
-- Is it popular in your country

and explain why it is important to you to read it.
[ You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.]

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Part 3 - Two-way Discussion.

Q. Compare reading a newspaper and a magazine.
A. Newspaper, as its name suggests, includes all kinds of news and recent events and editorials. For example, by reading the daily newspaper, we can get all information happened yesterday and in the week, sometimes even today’s event. While, magazines, on the other hand, are more likely to focus on certain areas; such as geography, spots, short story, significant recent events etc. For instance, the magazine "Hello", includes lots of news about celebrities. People, who like stars like Beyonce or Victoria, can get special information from it.

Finally, newspapers are targeted for all the people while magazine targets people with a special attraction to a certain niche or field. For instance, a newspaper might include an interesting news about a successful genetic engineering experiment that has grabbed a considerable attention on people recently with other regular and diverse type of news. On the other hand, a magazine which is based on Genetic Engineering is aimed to target professionals and students of this field and would cover most of its articles on this subject.

Q. How do people read them? Do they just read the headlines or the entire story?
A. It depends. Most of the people prefer to read the headlines first. If a headline attracts their attention, they prefer to read the whole story afterwards. For some certain people, it is true that they are the fan of some newspapers or magazines and they are likely to read all of them.

Again, in case of newspapers, people read the headlines and often skim through the news. Magazine readers prefer mostly to read the details article.

Q. Why do people read magazines?
A. Like I said earlier, people read magazines to seek certain information. People read "Hello" and "US weekly" to get gossip and fashion news of celebrities. Geography and Nutrients are the magazines that offer the knowledge in special areas. Many professionals and students prefer to read magazines as those often come with special news, in-depth articles and research papers related to their profession and study.

Q. Is reading the newspaper popular in your country?
A. Yes, newspaper reading among people is quite popular actually. Evening papers are the most popular newspapers in my country. We get to know news from it every day. For example, the new policy issued by the government, and the construction of the train could be learned from such daily newspapers.

Q. What are the other sources of news? Do people from the rural areas have the same access to these sources as people from the urban areas?
A. People can obtain news by watching TV and using the internet. These are also the population ways to get news. I believe so. In our modern society, even newspaper and magazine are popular, watching TV and the internet become the most important and convenient ways for people no matter where they are living.

Q What are the advantages of the Internet?
A. When people read a newspaper or a magazine, they can't choose what kind of information exactly they are willing to read. For example, it is hard to chase a piece of information about how a special medical technique developed in this month by reading them. But it works with the internet. People can simply put keywords in Google search and get the results in one second. It is easier and more convenient. Again it’s not possible to purchase all the newspapers and magazines from a store. On the contrary, you can read as many newspapers, magazines and other news sources from the internet. With the popularity of social media like Twitter and Facebook, the news is being shared and read by people without even searching for them. So I would say the advantages of the internet as a whole and in terms of communication and news source is unparalleled.

 

Q. Are there any disadvantages?
A. Of course, it has. Every coin has two sides. The disadvantage of using the internet is that there are too many results and we have to choose which one to read that contains more useful information. The other disadvantage is that it is not very healthy to sit in front of laptop or computer for a long time. Finally, the news sources are not always authentic and one can often get biased and false news from the internet.

Q. Describe the impact of the internet on the lives of the students.
A. It depends. For high school students, I think the negative impact overtake the position parts. They are more likely to be attracted by internet games, instead of learning things. They would spend too much time chatting and playing games than reading interesting articles.

The college students can control them better than high school students. The Internet is a useful tool for them. The Internet can offer them information to help them find the reference materials, especially for their dissertations and assignments.

For younger students like primary and secondary students, I think they should not use the internet at all. It is obvious that they will hurt their eyes and might find unsuitable content which is detrimental to their physical and psychological growth.

Overall, students are relying on the internet heavily than the past generation. They find study materials, they submit their homework, find references from the internet and that has many positive sides in terms of their interaction with the teachers and classmates.

Q. Do you recommend that all countries adopt the latest trends in technology?
A. I don't think so. Whether the latest trends in technology should be used or not depends on the development of the country. For example, when the technique of mitochondrial donation was published early this year, it was impossible for some developing countries to adopt this. It is not only because the money spent on this technique is expensive, but also the condition of technique in the country. Maybe America can use this one quickly, but for some countries, they can't even think about this when many people are living in poverty.

However, the widely accepted technologies like online learning should be adopted by all countries for the sake of advancement.

IELTS Speaking Sample 4

IELTS Speaking Mock Test # 4

PART 1 - Introduction

Q. How did you reach the examination centre?
A. After I left my home I hired a taxi and it dropped me in front of the exam venue. So it was easier for me to reach here.

Q. Do you like travelling?
A. Yes, I do like travelling. Travelling gives me the first-hand experience of a diverse culture, place and people. I would like to travel more often in the future.

Q. How do you usually travel?
A. I usually travel by private vehicles. I own a car and this is my primary means of commuting. Sometimes I take a train or a bus when I need to travel somewhere far away.

Q. What are the most common types of transportation run on the roads in your town?
A. Well, private cars and public buses are the most two common types of vehicles in my town. Taxis and trams are also available. To reach a far destination within the city one can also take a metro rail.

Q. Which types of transportation do people in your country often use to move?
A. Citizens in my country mostly use public buses to move from one place to another within the city. If they need to visit outside the city, they take the train and that’s the most convenient way of travelling for long distance in our city. Sometimes people hire a taxi, which is bit expensive, to reach important places where they need to maintain strict time schedules.

Q. Where have you travelled to lately?
A. I went to Hong Kong to have some business deals two months ago. This is the latest tour I have had.

Q. What kind of places do you like to visit?
A. I like to visit places with natural beauty and particularly love to be at sea beaches.

Q. Do you think that new transportation system should be introduced in your city? Why?
A. I don’t think new transportation system would be required in my city right now. However, the existing transportation system like public bus and tram should be renovated. The number of such public transportations should also be increased for the convenience of the commuters.

PART 2 - Cue Card

Cue Card Topic:

Describe a historical place that you know about.

You should say:

    •  what the place is
    •  where it is located
    •  what is the historical significance of the place

and explain what you think about this place.

[You will have to talk about the topic for 1 to 2 minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.]

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PART 3 - Detailed Discussion

Q. Which city in the world you would like to visit? Why?
A. I would like to visit Brussels, which is the Capital of Belgium. This city is quite distinctive and after I saw a documentary on this city in Discovery Channel, I made my mind to visit this city someday. The heart of the city has the ornate Grand-Place and many cafes and fast food shops inside the 17th-century guild houses. This city is the symbol of ancient prominence and the intricate Gothic Hôtel de Ville (town hall) with its distinctive bell tower is something worth visiting.

Q. What will you suggest to a tourist who came to visit your country?
A. I would suggest any foreign tourist for visiting the National Museum first. This would be an excellent opportunity for him/ her to learn about our history and traditions. I would also advise this person to stay in the northern rural part of the country to observe some of the historically important significance of the 17th century. The city centre at the west part of our capital offers an excellent chance to observe the lively gathering of people from different professions. The main attraction of this place is actually the most popular coffee shop in our city and one of the best places to know about the people of our country. The Beach in the city of Graham is another attractive place this person should visit. The exotic foods, the tranquillity of the nature and wild beauties of the birds and animals are sure to amaze him/ her.

Q. Why travelling is important?
A. Travelling is, in fact, a unique experience and a great source of firsthand knowledge. Travelling helps us to broaden our horizon of knowledge and deepen our understanding of the world, people and different cultures. Lessons learned from travelling different places are proven to be quite effective in practical life. Knowledge gained from books is often too much theoretical while travelling, on the other hand, gives us an excellent opportunity to learn about life, culture, history and geography. There is a quite interesting saying that represents the true importance and significance of travelling  “The more you will read the more will you learn. And the more you will learn the more places you would want to travel.”

Q. Have you ever been to a foreign country?A. Yes, I have been to several foreign countries including the UK, India, Malaysia, Spain and Nepal. Each country has its own traditions and infrastructures so they gave me a whole new experience as a visitor.

Q. How do you compare the country you have visited with your own?
A. Well, the countries I have visited are quite different than my home country in terms of people, their way of grooming, the language the use, the buildings, the history, the foods and many other aspects. While my countries have very few skyscrapers and high rising buildings, the UK and Spain had plenty of them. The foods and people’s interactions were different. Finally, I am accustomed to all the aspects and way of life in my home country while these two were quite new for me in other countries.

Q. How can travelling be important for students?
A. Well, travelling is extremely important for students, I believe. In fact, travelling is also a form of education. It helps to broaden the outlook of the students. The things that students learn in their classrooms, they can see those when they travel and their knowledge becomes matured. Moreover, when students will travel in different places, they would come out of their comfort zones which in reality will increase their skills to adapt to new situations and learn to deal with them smoothly in the future. But the most important thing is that travelling is fun. It provides immense pleasure to the students. It refreshes their mind and helps to focus on their studies.