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1. Describe an occasion when you were scared 5 2. De Describe a good law in your country 7 3. Describe a time when you had some medicine 10 4. Describe something you made yourself for your friend 12 5. Talk about something you like to do in your leisure time 14 6. Talk about a skill that takes long time to learn 17 7. Talk about the happiest situation in your life 19 8. Talk about a beautiful city 21 9. Describe a family business 23 10.Descr 10. Describe ibe a time time when when you searched/l searched/looke ooked d for for informa information tion from the internet internet 28 11. De Describe when someone gave you something you really wanted 30 12.Talk 12. Talk about an equipment that was broken and you got repaired (or which had a problem) 32 13. Describe about a faraway place that you would like to visit 34 14.Talk 14. Talk about a recent activity that made you happy (something that happened recently that made you happy) 37 15.Ta .Talk about a foreign language you want to learn (other than english) 39 16. An important decision you made with help of someone 41 17. Talk about a time when you received money as a gift 43 18.Talk 18. Talk about a thing you complained about something ( but finally got a good result) 45 19.Talk 19. Talk about a place where you like to study (indoors/outdoors) or where it is easy for you to study 48 20. Talk about your favorite place for shopping 50 21. Describe a teenager you know 51 22.Interest 22.Interesting ing part of your your countr countryy or A place place that that is intere interesti sting ng in in your your coun country try 53 23. Talk about an interesting talk or a lecture 55 24. Talk about something that you borrowed from your friend 57 25. Ta Talk about a game or sport you enjoyed when you were young 59 26.Describe a person whom you have never met but heard a lot about him and would like to meet 61 27. Describe an important tree (plant) in your country 63 28. Describe an activity you enjoy doing when you are alone 65 29.. Desc 29 Descri ribe be a per perso son n you you know know who who is is work workin ing g on pro prote tect ctin ing g the the envi enviro ronm nmen entt 67 30. Talk about a TV Program that made you laugh a lot 69 31.De .Describe a plant grown in your country that you think is important 71 32. A comic actor who is popular in your country 72 33. A talkative person 75 34.Talk 34.Talk about about a math math skill skill that that you you learn learned ed in your your prim primary ary / eleme elementa ntary ry schoo school. l. 77 35. An An animal you like the most (Strange/ seen for the first time)79 36. A competition you would like to take part in 82 37. Talk about something you would like to get replaced 84 38. De Design of a building you visited and liked / Talk about a building 86 39. First Mobile Phone 88 makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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40. Describe a party / describe a party you attended or joined 91 41. Describe an old friend in your childhood 93 42. Favourite song 95 43.A st street ma market in in your ci city / A st street ma market wh where yo you did sh shopping 97 44. Something that helps you concentrate 99 45. A visit you made using public transpor t 101 46.Describe an outdoor sport that you haven’t done yet and would like to do in the future. Please say 103 47. My favorite magazine/ Talk about a magazine you read 105 48.Something 48. Something happened that made you happy/ happy time you experienced recently 107 49.Descr 49. Describe ibe a time time when when you you had to change change your your plan plan / you you changed changed your mind mind 109 50. Describe something important that you lost in the past 111 51.Piece 51. Piece of clothing that you like to wear on special occasion (Answer in Present Tense) / or piece of cloth you wore on a special occasion (Answer in Past tense) 113 52. De Describe a place where you often visit with friends and family 115 53.Describe about some story which you like a lot or someone told you about. Or describe a memorable story told by someone. 118 54. What would be your perfect holiday or vacation look like? 120 55.De .Describe the time when someone took a good photograph of you. 122 56.Describe 56. Describe something you did to help others / Occasion on which you have helped someone 124 57.Ta .Talk about an important river or lake in your country or hometown 127 58. An exciting book you read or a book you read recently 129 59.De .Describe a country in which you would like to work for a short time 133 60.A 60. A website which helped you to do something / website you visit often/ use regularly 135 61. Ta Talk about a situation where you had to be polite, please say: 137 62. Interesting job you would like to do 139 63. Describe a famous person that you are interested in 141 64.Describe a quiet place 65. INTRO -PART 1 - (PAGE 146-213) 143





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1. Describe an occasion when you were scared a. b. c. d.

When When and and where where it happen happened ed Who Who you you were were with with Why Why you you were were scar scared ed How How you you fel feltt abou aboutt it RECENT QUESTIONS FROM makkarIELTS Books, asked in IELTS exam i. ii. iii.. iii iv.. iv v. vi.

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incidents are sad and you don't want to remember them often. There are some moments in life that really scare you when they happen. You are frightened at that time but years years later when you think about the event it seems normal. Here I am going to narrate an incident when I learnt to drive a four wheeler, a car It was 5 years back when I started driving on my own but initially I just had a Learner's licence. One fine day my cousin who is older than me visited us and we both decided to go to the market to bring some groceries. I was allowed to sit behind the wheel with a co driver. driver. I was happy to show off that how I can negotiate through the thick traffic too. I parked my car smoothly in front of the shopping centre near my house. The frightening incident occurred only when we returned to the car and stuffed the boot with all the shopping shopping bags .We both sat sat inside the car but as soon soon as I released the handbrake the car slid back and hit something. I immediately went to the rear of the vehicle to inspect and to my disappointment I saw a barbed wire stuck in the rear of the car. car. There were fine scratches also on the rear of the car This made me scared to to death as I was certain that my father would be furious furious at me because he loved the car more than anything. I drove the car very carefully on my way back and parked quietly in the garage of my house.





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straight to my mother and confided in her. her. I narrated to her how it ● I went straight happened. ● She gave me the best advice of my life. wouldn't have to remember later what I ● She told me that if I tell the truth then I wouldn't said. To hide one lie, I would have to make up so many more. ● So the next moment I went to my father and told him what had happened and to my amazement he laughed and said that itit is a part of of learning process .He .He further added that he was proud of my honesty.

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Is itit ok to frig frighte hten n other others? s? I don’t think it is okay to frighten others because sometimes it might cause harm to others like if we frighten old people, it could have severe consequences like heart attack. Children also might get scared and it will be difficult to make them understand or comfort them. 2. How do people people usuall usuallyy get get fright frightened? ened? It depends on person to person. Some people are frightened when they have done something wrong, and they don't want to be caught. Some people are frightened because they do not want to make mistakes in their lives and they want to be perfect. 3. Do child children ren lik like e to scare scare othe others? rs? Yes children love to scare others. When they are playing ‘Hide and Seek’ they want to startle their playmates. Children are very innocent they feel that they are very powerful when they scare others. So it is good to encourage them when they scare you, it builds their confidence. confidence. 4. Why is is it easy easy to to scare scare some some people people?? it is easy to scare some people because they lack confidence .Moreover there might be some others who have had bitter experiences in their life ,so they feel scared at every small incident. 5. What shoul should d people people do do when when they they feel feel scare scared? d? Well honestly I think you should scream when you feel scared because if there is somebody who is trying to intimidate, if you raise raise an alarm the nearest person who can help you will run to your aid .But my mother says you should always remember God The Almighty whenever you are a re scared.





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2. Descr Describe ibe a good law in your country country a. What is the law b. How you you came to know about this this law c. Whom does does it affect affect d. Why is it good (makkarIEL (makkarIELTS)

● Laws are made by the the government government for the smooth running of of the society society . ● Without these these laws we would be living in utter chaos chaos and anarchy. anarchy. ● Ther There e are are many many laws laws wort worth h ment mentio ioni ning ng,, such such as - ban ban on smoki smoking ng in publ public ic places, wearing helmet while riding a two wheeler, law against female foeticide and against cutting trees ● But here I am going to talk about about a law on banning banning the use use of plastic plastic carry bags bags ● I came to know know about about this law from from TV news. ● This law law affects affects each and every every person person on Earth. Earth. ● In 2016, 2016, India India banne banned d the the use use of carry carry bags bags below below 50 50 microns microns thick thickne ness, ss, but but it was could not enforced well, because of lack of alternatives. ● However However,, in June 2018, 2018, on World World Environmen Environmentt Day, Day, the theme theme was “Beat “Beat Plasti Plastic c Pollution”, and so the government has planned to be strict in the implementation of this law. ● Actually, this year, year, India was the global host of the World World Environment Day. Day. ● So, our PM Mr Narendr Narendra a Modi asked every every state and Union Terri Territory tory to launch launch a massive campaign against the use of plastics. ● Plastic Plastic in all forms, such such as carry bags, bags, drinking drinking straws straws and and plastic plastic bottles bottles have been banned and strict fines are imposed on the violators of this law. ● Plastic is non-biodegrad non-biodegradable able and and fills up our landfill sites. ● If burnt, burnt, it emits harmful harmful fumes in the air. air. ● So, I think think this this is a good law and and we all need to coope cooperat rate e with the gove governm rnmen entt by abiding by this law. ● We should should make it a habit habit to carry carry our our tote bags bags with with us us when when we go shopp shopping ing and refuse to accept plastic bags.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Do you think this this law is acceptable acceptable to the the people? Yes, I think this law has been accepted well by the people of India. There is growing awareness about the environmental issues and Indians too are making their efforts to save and preserve the environment. 2. Is there any situation situation wherein wherein people people may disobey disobey the law? Yes, there are situations when people disobey the/this law. The main reasons for such laws not being followed by the people are personal profits/benefits and the convenience that they may have to give up. 3. Do people like like being a police police officer officer in your country? country? Yes, many people in my country like being a police officer. Every year there are several several people people who take take the tests tests to become a police police officer officer. The competitio competition n that exists for such exams is a clear indicator that many people strive to become police officers and serve their country. 4. What qualities qualities should should a police police officer officer possess? possess? A police officer officer should possess many qualities. qualities. He/she should be physically physically fit and active and should have a passion to serve the people and the Nation. Some other qualities are honesty, eagerness to search for the truth and bring justice to peop people le,, some some skil skills ls like like mart martia iall arts arts or othe otherr such such comb combat at skil skills ls to figh fightt the the criminals, courage, fearlessness, determination, and many more such qualities. 5. Why some people people prefer prefer to be a lawyer? lawyer? Some people prefer to be a lawyer because they want to ensure that everyone receives justice and is treated fairly by the law. They may have a desire to fight for others others’’ right rights s and and ensur ensure e that that everyo everyone ne gets gets a fair fair chanc chance e to justif justify y their their acti action ons. s. Some Some peop people le choo choose se this this prof profes essi sion on beca becaus use e of the the pros prospe pect cts s of earning money and fame. 6. Should people people be penalised when they they use mobile mobile phones phones while driving? driving?





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These days vehicles are well equipped with a system wherein you can connect via bluetooth to your mobile and you can be handsfree and still use your mobile. but if a driver is talking or texting on the phone while driving he should be heavily penalised. 7. Is kindness the most important important quality of a police officer? officer? No, kindness is certainty not the best quality of a Police Officer. A Police officer has to be honest, honest, straightf straightforw orward ard and very curious curious while while performing performing his duty.. duty.. Unfo Unfort rtun unat atel ely y we cann cannot ot affo afford rd to be very very kind kind as the the crim crimin inal als s may may take take advantage of the situation 8. Do you think both both men and women women can be police police officers? officers? These days we are living in an egalitarian society so gender bias doesn't hold grou ground nd in any any prof profes essi sion on.. Ever Every y man man and and ever every y woma woman n is wort worthy hy of any any profession .So both and men and women are equally capable of serving in the police department 9. Do you think the the police officers officers are paid paid too much? I think think in the Western Western world world police police officers officers are paid well well in accordan accordance ce to their their duties but in the developing countries their salaries do not match the work they do, they deserve better salaries. But I do not agree that they are paid too much becau because se they they face face too many dange dangers rs of life life and limb limb while while perfor performin ming g their their services. 10.Do all Indian people obey the law? Human psychology is the same everywhere in the world when the citizens know that they are going to be caught, penalized ,put behind the bars ,they will obey the law.A law.A law well implemen implemented ted is well obeyed. obeyed. I think Indian Indian people know they they can find find looph loophole oles s to save save themselv themselves es they do not not obey obey the law .I have have come across across very very hones honestt Indian Indians s and and very very disho dishones nestt people people from other other natio nations ns so system that has to get strict .





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● I avoid taking medicine for minor minor headaches headaches and colds colds ● But two months back, back, I had an attack of fever. fever. ● I thought I would recover recover in a day or two, and so did not not take any any medicine. medicine. ● I felt awful awful and couldn’t couldn’t sleep sleep well, but but still avoided avoided taking taking medicine. medicine. ● Actually Actually my aunt is a doctor doctor and she told told me once that that fever means means that that our body is trying to fight the infectious bacteria or viruses. ● So, it is a sign sign that our body body is fighti fighting ng the disea disease se and if our our immun immune e system system is effective we will not need medicines. ● However However,, by the third day, day, my fever worsen worsened ed and I had so much shiveri shivering ng that my father had to take me to our family doctor. ● He advised advised some tests tests and and gave gave me crocin tablets. ● The test test reports reports were were available available next day day.. ● The doctor doctor said said that that there there was some infect infection ion becau because se of which which my TLC was was high. ● TLC is the the white blood blood cell count, which which increases increases during during infections. infections. ● He could not pinpoint pinpoint the infection, infection, but but he gave gave me some mild antibiotic. antibiotic. ● I took the medicine medicine diligently for 5 days. ● I rememb remember er I starte started d feelin feeling g bette betterr in one day day, but follow followed ed the advic advice e of the the doctor and took the medicine for 5 days.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. What do you you think of of buying medicine online? online? I think it is OK to buy medicines online. Most of the sites ask you to upload the prescription when you want to buy the medicine online. Moreover it increases the competition, that is, we find competitive prices and cheaper rates online. On the contrary when you buy the same from the neighbourhood chemist the medicines are mostly very expensive and overpriced. 2. In your opinion, opinion, why some people dislike dislike taking medicine? medicine? Some people dislike medicines because they have many side effects. Most of the people of the older generation mostly have a good immunity and they don't want to pop up the pill at every headache for stomach ache. Children often do not want to take the medicines because they do not like the taste. 3. Some people people say medicine medicine is harmful. Do Do you think so? so? Too much of medication is harmful but if the pill can save you from pain I believe it’s better to have the pill.These days there are various studies about many medicines and their side effects. So medicine should only be taken with doctor’s advice and not off the shelf. I don't think any doctor would prescribe medicine before weighing all the pros and cons for the person to whom it is been prescribed. 4. What do you think think of fake fake medicine? medicine? I think fake medicines are the one where the portions are not measured all the Chemicals are not right. certainly I have heard about the placebos, which are medicines prescribed the psychological benefit to the patient rather than for any physiological effect.





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4. De Desc scri ribe be so some meth thin ing g yo you u ma made de yo your urse self lf fo forr yo your ur friend a. What it was b. When did you make it c. Who you gave it to d. How did you and your r friend friend feel about about it makkarIEL makkarI ELTS TS Books Available in Market and on Amazon ● ● ● ●

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● I am not very very gifted in arts and and crafts and so I normally normally don’t don’t make things myself. myself. ● I prefer prefer to gift people cards and flowers. ● Howe Howeve verr, a few few year years s back back when when I was was in 9th 9th stand standar ard d , one of my clos closes estt friends decided to immigrate to the US. ● On his last birthday birthday before before leaving, leaving, I wanted wanted to do something something really really,, special special for for him. ● But unfortunate unfortunately ly,, I did did not have much much saved saved pocket pocket money. money. ● So, I went went to my mother mother to get some money money to buy him something something expensive. expensive. ● But, But, my mother mother sugges suggested ted me to perso personal nally ly make make him him someth something ing rather rather than buying him something, which he may not even care to take with him. ● At that that mome moment nt,, I came came up with with an idea idea of drawi drawing ng a sket sketch ch of me and him him together. ● It took me a lot of time to come up with someth something ing satis satisfact factory ory since since my drawi drawing ng skills were not so good. ● I remember remember I spent spent nearly nearly 4- 5 hours making that that sketch. sketch. ● My mother mother helped helped me me a bit too. ● Then I got got it framed and gifted gifted it to him on his birthday birthday.. ● I still still remembe rememberr his shock shock when he opene opened d my prese present nt sinc since e he expec expected ted itit to be a wall painting because of the shape of the present. ● But after finding out out what it was, his eyes swelled swelled up with with tears. tears. ● He didn’t didn’t say anything, we just just hugged hugged each other. other. ● 2 months later later, when I was talking talking to him on facetime, facetime, I saw our portr portrait ait hangi hanging ng on the wall in the background.





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● At that that time time,, I real realis ised ed that that nothi nothing ng coul could d ever ever be as speci special al as a hand handma made de present.

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Have Have you you recei received ved anyth anything ing that that was was handma handmade de by the the perso person n who who gave gave it to you? Yes, es, I have have rece receiv ived ed hand handma made de card cards s many many time times s from from my stud studen ents ts .But .But I particularly remember a time when I received the handmade bag from my friend . It was finished to the minutest details and it was made as if it was tailored for me. I still carry it with pride wherever I go.It is a very smart shoulder sling bag 2. When receiving receiving a gift, gift, do you prefer prefer somethin something g that was self-mad self-made, e, or something something bought in stores? When I receive gift ,it is the intention that matters to me the most not whether it is expensive or inexpensive. When I know I am receiving something from a friend who has made it for me sparing his or her time it certainly feels good but the giver should be as happy to give as I am to receive.That matters to me the most. 3. Which is better better, self-made food food or food that that you buy? Whe When it comes mes to foo food, I always ays prefer fer sel self made foo food and I enjoy joy the comp compli lime ment nts s I rece receiv ive e afte afterr afte afterr the the

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cert certai ainl nly y love love to cook cook at home home rath rather er than than buyi buying ng food food from from the the mark market et or openin opening g the packe packett and and eating eating the food food that that is stuff stuffed ed with with prese preserv rvati ative ves s and harmfu harmfull additi additive ves.B s.But ut somet sometime imes s when when I am busy busy at work work I can can buy buy food food from from outside but I am very selective about the food being freshly cooked. 4. Are art classes important in schools? schools? These days children are under lot of stress from their academic workload. Art classes classes are stress stress busters busters.. Moreover Moreover,, art has been known known as a fine value value from times times immemo immemoria rial.W l.Why hy would would people people work work if there there were were no amusem amusement ent and and entertai entertainmen nmentt activiti activities es availabl available.He e.Hence nce art classes classes are very important important for the holistic development of the children.





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5. Talk about something you like to do in your leisure time a. b. c. d.

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● I have many hobbies, hobbies, which which I like to do in my leisure leisure time. ● I love love liste listeni ning ng to music music,, watc watchi hing ng TV and indul indulge ge in some some garde gardeni ning ng in my kitchen garden ● Here, I would would like to talk about about my favourite favourite hobby hobby,, which is gardening. gardening. ● Actually, Actually, my mother mother maintains maintains a kitchen kitchen garden in our backyard. backyard. ● I have have been been helping helping her since my childhood. childhood. ● I don’t even remember remember when when I developed developed a passion passion for for this. ● The first first thing I do when when I get up is water the plants. plants. ● Then I spend few minutes minutes every every day picking out the weeds. ● We have grown okra, aubergine, aubergine, coriander, coriander, mint, fenugreek, fenugreek, garlic, radish, green chillies, bottle gourd and bitter gourd. ● We don’t don’t use any insecticides insecticides and pesticides in our kitchen kitchen garden. garden. ● Believ Believe e me ma’am ma’am/si /sirr these these vegetab vegetables les taste taste much better better than those those we buy from the market. ● Sometimes we gift gift a bottle gourd to our neighbours. neighbours. ● My mother mother makes makes compost compost at home from from kitchen kitchen waste. waste. ● We keep throwin throwing g the kitchen kitchen garbage garbage in a big drum and and sprinkle sprinkle some some powder powder on it which we ordered from Trustbasket company. ● It is meant for making anaerobic compost. ● The drum drum has to to be air-tight air-tight because of this powder. powder. ● So, it does does not emit any foul smell or gather flies. ● I look forward to spending spending time in my kitchen kitchen garden. garden. ● I even talk talk to my plants, plants, and sometimes, I feel that that my plants plants listen to me.





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● When I am in my kitchen garden, the time flies very very fast. ● I forget all all my worries worries and tension tension and feel refreshed refreshed and rejuvenated. rejuvenated.

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. How do you you usually usually plan your your free time? time? Writing the events that need to be done for the next week is the most effective way that has worked for me for many years. I always plan the next day before going to bed the previous day ,so I know how much free time I have on the following day . 2. Do young people people in your country work work longer hours now now than in the past? Yes I think you are people in my country have to work longer hours that people in the past used to work. This is primarily because there is lot of competition in every field now.Internet and all the gadgets have no doubt increased the efficiency but The youngsters need to be accessible to their bosses24 by 7. 3. What are the advantage advantages s and disadvantages disadvantages of of flexible work work time? The major advantage of flexible work time is that one can manage home and work very well but at the same time there is big disadvantage that there is never a routine in the work .This might lead to some disorientation and disconnection while continuing the work from the same point.

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6. Talk about a skill that takes long time to learn a. b. c. d.

What What is is the the skil skilll Why does does itit take take a long long time time to lear learn n Where/ Where/How How can you learn learn it How do you you feel feel about about learni learning ng this this skill skill

NOTE: This question can be as ask ked in past tense as well (Describe a skill that took you a long time to learn ), so please read the question carefully ca refully before giving your answer

● Each one has different different learning ability. ability. ● Therefore, Therefore, the time taken to learn a skill skill is also different different for different different people. people. ● What is easy easy for one one person, person, may be very very difficult difficult for the the other ● Some people people find cooking cooking difficult, difficult, whereas whereas others others find knitting knitting difficult. difficult. ● Here, I would would like to talk about about a skill, skill, which I believe takes takes a long long time to learn. ● The skill is learning learning a foreign foreign language. language. ● I feel learning a language language is a lifelong process. ● Punjabi Punjabi is my mother mother tongue, tongue, but sometimes sometimes I come across across an an idiom idiom or prove proverb, rb, which is very new for me. ● So, natural naturally ly,, maste masterin ring g a foreig foreign n langua language ge is an arduou arduous s task task and and may take take a long time. ● My father tells me that my great grandfathe grandfatherr knew 10 languages. languages. ● I wonder wonder,, how talented he must must have been. ● English is a foreign language for us. ● Even though, though, I have been learning learning English English from class class 1, I still struggle struggle for for words words at times. ● Pron Pronun unci ciat atio ion n is anot anothe herr aspe aspect ct,, whic which h make makes s lear learni ning ng a fore foreig ign n lang langua uage ge difficult. ● There are nuances in every language language,, which may may be very difficult to master ● By nuances, nuances, I mean a very slight slight difference difference in meaning meaning ● For example, example, jealousy jealousy and and envy have only only one word in Punjabi. ● But envy has a positive positive connotation, connotation, and jealousy jealousy has a negative negative connotation. connotation. ● Then, Then, there there are idioms idioms and proverb proverbs s in every every langu languag age, e, which which have have differ differen entt literal meaning, but are meant to convey something else.





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● That is why I feel that learnin learning g a foreign foreign languag language e is a skill skill that that take takes s a long long time time to learn.

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. What type of skills may may take a long time to learn? Writing skills like calligraphy take a long time to be learnt.It is a Chinese art that needs needs practice practice and meticulous meticulous training training and observatio observation n .As a matter matter of fact any skill needs training and patience .In most of the skills some dexterity is required so to achieve that proficiency one may require training for a long time 2. Why would people people spend spend a lot of time learning learning one skill? skill? Some people are very passionate about your hobbies and they want to learn it to the levels of perfection. So people spend a lot of time learning that kind of skills that they enjoy doing. On the contrary there are certain skills where children do not not have have an apti aptitu tude de for for

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learning that skill . 3. Do people feel feel happy after after they have learned a new new skill? Yes wheneve wheneverr you create create something something there is a sense sense of achievement achievement and you feel happy about it .So most of the people do feel happy when they learn a new skill. skill. Simple Simple procedu procedures res like cooking, cooking, stitching, stitching, knitting knitting make provide provide immense immense happiness when they tried for the first time 4. Why are some some people people unwilling unwilling to learn new skills? skills? Someti Sometime mes s peop people le are unwill unwilling ing to learn learn new skills skills becau because se this this fear fear did I go wrong. Fear of failure should not be a hurdle to create something new.Better to have tried and failed failed than not tried at all.Sometimes all.Sometimes people face face lot of criticism at work or some children face lot of Criticism at school so they fear to try something new . 5. Do you think itit takes a long time time to learn a language? language? Ability to learn a language may vary from person to person Some individuals individuals lea learn lan languag uages very fast ast as the they are are ver very good at the uptak take of new vocabula vocabulary ry,whi ,while le other other people people might might face difficu difficulty lty learning learning new words. words. To gain superficial knowledge of any language is not difficult but to learn it fluently takes a long time.





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7. Talk about the happiest situation in your life a. What was was the event (What (What you did) b. Where and when when itit happened happened c. With whom whom you you enjoye enjoyed d d. Explain why it was was important/ important/ Why you you felt happy happy

● Happy and sad moments are part part of life. life. ● I have experienc experienced ed many happy happy moments moments in my life, but here here I would would like to to talk talk about the happiest situation in my life, so far. ● I can never never forget forget my 17th birthday birthday,, when I received received a surprise surprise party party and a laptop from my parents. ● I remember remember vividly vividly, it was the 16th 16th of July, July, and I got up feeling feeling very excited excited and and happy that everyone in the home would wish me, but no one did. ● In fact, fact, they just ignored ignored me. ● I felt very very sad, sad, but got got ready ready and went to the school. school. ● Some of my friends wished wished me, me, and I was was a little happy after after that. ● However, However, I was still still a bit upset upset and I thought thought that no one at home home loves me. me. ● I got got back back home at 3 pm and to my great great surpri surprise se,, I saw that that ther there e were were many many relatives, and the whole house was decorated with balloons and buntings. ● I was greeted greeted with hugs and and wishes from my parents parents and other relatives. relatives. ● My parents parents had planned planned this party for me. me. ● Then I got ready ready and came out out to join join the party. party. ● I saw a box decorated decorated with ribbons on the the table. table. ● It was a laptop, laptop, for which I had been pestering pestering my parents parents for long. long. ● This was was another another surprise that during during the day day. ● These two two events events made that day day the happiest happiest day of my life. ● I have used that laptop laptop every every day day since since then. then. ● It is a silver grey grey Dell laptop, with the the latest configuration. configuration. ● It has I3 processo processor, r, 1TB hard drive, 8 GB memory and Windows 10. 10. ● It came preinstalled preinstalled with MS Office, Office, which which has been been very helpful for for me. ● I have have made made all my assignment assignments s on it. ● I made made a few few prese presenta ntation tions s also. also. ● Besides that, that, I’ve used that laptop for for watching watching movies and downloading downloading music. music. ● So, my 17th birthday birthday was was the happiest day of my life. makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. What is the relationship relationship between between money money and happiness? happiness? Money can bring happiness to extent by ensuring that we can live comfortably and take care care of all all our our needs needs.. Howe However ver,, when when money money beco becomes mes more more impor importan tantt than than one’ one’s s relations or when it becomes an obsession, then it brings more stress than happiness. 2. Do you you think money is important? important? Yes, money is important. We need money to fulfil our needs and desires. We need money to pay our bills, rents, etc. So, to lead a stress free and comfortable life we need money. 3. Do most Indian Indian people think think that money money is important? important? Yes, most Indians think that money is important. Most people aspire to get well paid jobs to fulfil their needs and dreams and their family’s needs and desires. 4. What do you do make yourself yourself happy? happy? There are many things that I do that make me happy. I listen to music, read, spend time with my family, talk or chat with my friends, meet my friends, watch movies, and many more such things. 5. Why are children children generally generally happier happier than than adults Child Childre ren n are genera generally lly happi happier er than than adults adults becaus because e they they are not burde burdene ned d with with the responsibilities that adults are, like paying bills, achieving targets at work, etc. Also, they are innocent innocent and non judgemen judgemental tal and find happines happiness s in the simple simple pleasure pleasures s of life, like playing with friends, eating a candy, and many more such things.





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● India is a diverse country. country. ● There are many beautiful cities in India. India. ● Some Some are are beau beautif tiful ul beca because use of their their histo historic rical al build building ings, s, where whereas as others others are beautiful because of their modern architecture. Some cities are beautiful because they are in the mountain mountain valleys, valleys, where where as some are beautiful, beautiful, because because of the beautiful and warm smiles of people. ● Here, Here, I would would like to talk talk about about Chandi Chandigar garh, h, which which is also know known n as ‘The City City Beautiful’ ● It was designed by the French architect architect Le Corbusier Corbusier.. ● It is the the first planned city of India after after independenc independence. e. ● Chan Chandi diga garh rh is the the clea cleane nest st and and the the happ happie iest st city city of Indi India a acco accord rdin ing g to two different surveys held in 2010 and 2015. ● It is also also the first smoke-free smoke-free city in the country country.. ● It is a union union territory territory and is also the capital of two states states - Punjab Punjab and Haryana. Haryana. ● The Rock Garden in Chandigarh Chandigarh is a masterpiece masterpiece out of waste waste material. material. ● Sukhna Sukhna lake, is the biggest biggest man-made man-made lake. lake. It is a beautiful beautiful place place for the people people to enjoy with their families. ● The sector 17 market market is a shopper’s paradise. ● The Rose Garden is Asia’s Asia’s largest garden ● The city has 47 sectors sectors.. ● Each sector has residential residential and and commercial commercial zones ● The roads roads are are designe designed d and oriente oriented d in such such a way way that most most of the time time of of the the day, they are under shade. ● Ther There e are are huge huge park parkin ing g area areas s inr inr the the comm commer erci cial al zone zones s so that that the the Park Parkin ing g problems don’t create a havoc on the main roads.





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● The Parking Parking lanes are as as broad broad as the main main roads. roads. ● So, you you see, while while the the city was plann planned ed in 1952, 1952, it is still still the most most well well pla planne nned d and beautiful cities of India

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Why do some people like to visit historical places? People go to historical cities to learn/gain knowledge about the past, the way of life of the people in the past, their culture, their roots, and the architecture. 2. Why do people go to modern city People visit modern cities for various purposes, some go for work/business reasons, and some for tourism. Those who travel for pleasure to modern cities is to experience a life, where modern technology is incorporated in every aspect of life and to learn and see how people there are using technology in their daily lives. Singapore is a very good example of such a city, where we can not only experience the modern way of life, but also see how they have used modernization to help preserve and enrich the environment.

3. What are the problems caused by maintaining historical city? The problems that maintenance of a historical city perhaps can cause are related to the funds required for the restoration and upkeep of the city. Another issue could be the pressure on the resources of that city because of tourism. 4. Do you think having too many tourists is a positive thing for historical attractions? No, I don’t think so. I believe that too many tourists will lead to pollution and also will affect the upkeep of historical sites. Such sites need a lot of care and maintenance and and limiti limiting ng the the numbe numberr of visito visitors rs to such such sites sites can help help maintai maintain n them, them, preve prevent nt damage to such sites, and also sustain tourism. 5. What can we do to stop visitors from damaging historical places? To prev preven entt the the dama damage ge to hist histor oric ical al plac places es by the the visi visito tors rs to such such plac places es many many measures can be taken. There should be strict punishments, like high fines for the peop people le who who try to cause cause harm. harm. Ther There e shou should ld be secur security ity perso personn nnel el employ employed ed to ensure that no one tries to damage the historical places and along with that there should be security cameras installed to monitor the activities of the tourists. There can can be touris touristt guides guides appo appoint inted ed,, who who also also can can ensur ensure e that that no one causes causes any any damage.





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I belong belong to Phagwara Phagwara and it is the hub of small small scale industry. industry. There are many spare part industries run by families. My friend friend Aman's Aman's father runs an industry industry by the the name name of of Akal Akal Industries. Industries. I can say that that it is a succes successfu sfull busines business s becaus because e I have have seen seen it grow to to great great heights in the past few years. His father father,, Jatind Jatinder er Singh Singh and his uncle, uncle, Parmind Parminder er Singh Singh are par partne tners rs in this this business. One brothe brotherr looks looks after after the sales sales and the other other looks looks after after the manu manufac factur turing ing section. Four years years ago Aman' Aman's s cousin, cousin, Inderp Inderpal al joined joined them them and now now Aman Aman is planning planning to join them after completing his course in Business Management. This business business was was started started by Aman's Aman's grand grandfath father er with with a handful handful of worker workers s about about 50 years ago but now they have 300 people working for them round the clock . They manufa manufactu cture re and supply supply auto auto spare spare parts to variou various s countries countries like like Germany Germany,, France, US and Canada. They They have have a very very good good rappo rapport rt with with their their workers workers and and whene wheneve verr they fulfi fulfill big orders, they give bonus to them. Aman Aman tell tells s me that that his his moth mother er and aunt aunt look look afte afterr the the need needs s of the work worker ers' s' families from time to time. They They make make them feel feel part part of their their family family and and that that is why why they they have have never never fac faced ed shortage of labour. Aman Aman tells tells me that that if any worker worker is absen absentt or not well, well, his fathe fatherr takes takes his place place and does not let the work suffer. They They also also give give a lot of empha emphasis sis on quali quality ty and that that is why their their prod product ucts s are in great demand in Germany and France. Although Aman's family is very very rich, rich, they they are are very very humble humble and magnanimous. magnanimous. His father keeps donating for charity on special occasions. occasions. So, this is the successful successful family business that I know know of.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Do you think think governm governments ents should should regulat regulate e exports exports? ? Yes, of course. Regulation is very essential. The quality of goods to be exported should be checked, otherwise it may ruin the reputation of the exporting country. 2. Do you think think globaliz globalizatio ation n is a positive positive developm development ent ? Yes, globalization is a positive development. It has not only brought people closer, but also helped helped them prosper prosper by providing providing more opportun opportunitie ities s to travel, study, study, and work anywhere. This has also led to greater exposure to other cultures, making people more broadminded and accepting. Also, trade with other countries has become easier. 3. How to be a success successful ful busines businessman sman in your country? country? The government in India is encouraging self-employment. However, to be a successful businessman/woman, one needs to have good business management skills and also, leadersh leadership ip skills. skills. Hard Hard work, work, determin determinatio ation, n, dedicat dedication, ion, persever perseverance ance,, patienc patience e are some of the traits that a person should have. Besides these skills and qualities, market demand and consistency in providing good quality products and service can make any business successful. 4. Do people people in your your count country ry like to work for big companie companies s or or small small companie companies? s? I thin think k that that it is a matt matter er of pers person onal al pref prefer eren ence ce,, as both both the the big big and and the the smal smalll compan companies ies have have their their bene benefit fits s and and drawb drawbac acks. ks. So peop people le choos choose e an organ organiza izatio tion n according to their interests, career aspirations, circumstances, accessibility, and many more such factors.

5. What What are are the advan advanta tage ges s and disa disadv dvan anta tage ges s of havi having ng rela relati tive ves s in a fami family ly business? Advantages Advantages It keeps the family together. Family members understand each other better. Maximum efficiency is ensured. They are more committed than outsiders. Most family members have have good good inform informal al inter internal nal traini training. ng. This This is becau because se such such busine business sses es are usually usually passed down the family.. Disadvantages ● Misun Misunder dersta stand nding ings s at home home could could also be broug brought ht to the office office and and the family family expenses could be deducted from the business. ● Some of the family members members might might become become too comfortabl comfortable e knowing knowing that their own family is working, and as a result there may not be proper planning and budgeting which may result in misunderstandings later on.





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● Family Family businesses businesses also tend to appoint appoint family family members members even even if they lack lack trainin training g or experien experience. ce. Outsider Outsiders s might might have ideas ideas and skills skills that can be useful useful to the family business but their ideas won’t be incorporated because they are outsiders. ● Ther There e can can be conf confli lict cts s amon among g the the fami family ly membe members rs,, whic which h may may resu result lt in tota totall collapse of the business at times. 6. Are men and women women equally equally good at running running a busines business? s? There are no gender differences nowadays. It is a matter of personal aptitude. As more and more girls are opting for management courses, they are successfully entering the world of business. We have many examples, such as Kiran Majumdar, who is the CEO of Biocon company. 7. Is market market research research importan importantt for export export busines business? s? Yes, definite definitely ly.. Market Market researc research h is importan importantt for any busines business s and not just for export export business. If China exports those products which are not in demand, then it will be out of busine business ss very very soon soon.. Even Even if we talk talk about about small scale scale busines business, s, witho without ut adequ adequate ate market market research research nothing nothing will sell properly properly.. For example example in a poor country country,, branded branded showrooms will not survive. 8. Is it impor importan tantt to be compe competit titive ive and and why? why? Yes, es, it is very very impo import rtan antt to be comp compet etit itiv ive e nowa nowada days ys.. We belo belong ng to an era era of competit competition. ion. Today, oday, we are not competin competing g with the person person next-doo next-doorr or in the same town or country. We are competing with the people of a global village. 9. In busines business, s, do companie companies s need to be competit competitive? ive? Yes, definitely. Business is all about competition. If you don’t compete how can you run a business? You have to sell your products and for that you have to compete with your rivals. Otherwise they will succeed and you will lose. 10. Should Should companie companies s promote promote competit competition ion and why? why? Yes, surely. Companies should promote competition because if they don’t compete how can they run a business? They have to sell their products and for that they have to compete compete with their their rivals. rivals. Otherwis Otherwise e they will fail and others others will succeed. succeed. However However,, they they shou should ld promot promote e healt healthy hy compe competit tition ion and shoul should d not not use use uneth unethica icall means means to compete. 11. What What challeng challenges es and diff difficul iculties ties peopl people e face when when they they try to to have a succ successf essful ul small business? They have to do proper market research and see if there is demand of their product or service. They also have to see if they will be getting competition from the international sector sector.. For example example,, a bicycle bicycle manufactu manufacturer rer from India may not be able to compete with with the the chea cheape perr and and bett better er look lookin ing g bicy bicycl cles es from from Chin China. a. Then Then ther there e are are othe other r formalities like government approvals etc. 12. What should be the government's’ government's’ role in how small businesses businesses are run? Govern Governmen mentt should should promo promote te small small busine business sses es by provid providing ing subsid subsidies ies to buddi budding ng entrepreneurs. This way unemployment will be reduced. It should do careful and fair makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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evalua evaluatio tion n of the busine business ss plan plan of the the perso person n and and help help in all the ways ways it can. can. Prime Minister Modi’s ‘Make in India’ Campaign is a step in this direction. 13. What What are the advanta advantages ges and disadv disadvanta antages ges of small small business businesses es compare compared d to large companies? (Difference between big companies and small companies?) There There are many many differ differenc ences es betwe between en big and small small compan companies ies.. To begin begin with, with, big comp compan anie ies s offe offerr bigg bigger er pay pay pack packag ages es than than smal smalll comp compan anie ies. s. Seco Second ndly ly,, thes these e companie companies s give many perks perks and bonuses bonuses from time to time. These companie companies s give benefi benefits ts like like healt health h insura insuranc nce e and and travel travel allow allowan ance ce.. Anot Another her big advan advantag tage e of big big companies is that it is a status symbol to work in these companies. Furthermore, they provide opportunities to travel overseas. Moreover, in a big company hands on training is provided to all new workers. On the other hand, in a small company, everybody knows everybody. You are not part of a big crowd as in a big company. If you do some good work, you are applauded for it. If you you open open your your own own smal smalll busi busine ness ss,, you you are are your your own own boss boss.. You decid decide e your your paycheck. The more you work, the more you earn. The disadvantage is that there is a lot of risk and in case you don’t do well, you can suffer a heavy financial loss. 14. How can businesses businesses benefit the community in which they are located? Business Businesses es can benefit benefit in many ways. ways. They They can provide provide scope scope for many support supporting ing businesses to flourish. For example, restaurants, hotels, and many more. 15. What are the advantag advantages es of exports? exports? Exporting is one way of increasing your sales potential; it expands the "pie" that you earn money from, otherwise you are stuck trying to make money only out of the local market. 16. What kinds kinds of small small busines businesses ses are most popular? popular? All types of small businesses businesses are popular. popular. My home town is the hub of small scale industry, such as motor parts. Jalandhar is famous for sports goods. Ludhiana is known as the Manch Manchest ester er of India India becau because se of small small scale scale indus industry try,, espe especia cially lly the hosie hosiery ry industry. 17. Why do some people people open open their their own busines business? s? Some people open their own business because they want to be their own boss. They know they can grow big that way. 18. What What qualit qualities ies does does a small small busine business ss owner owner need need to have? have? He should have the competitive spirit. Should have the ability to take risks. He should be hard working and know how to get work from his employees. 19. Are there there many big companie companies s in your country country? ? Yes, there are. India is a fast developing country. There are many Indian companies, which are very big such as Tata, Mahindra, Godrej, Reliance, Videocon, Onida and so on. There There are also many multinat multinationa ionall giants giants which have opened opened branche branches s in India, such as Samsung, LG, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and so on. makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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20. How can a small small company company grow big? Smal Smalll comp compan anie ies s can can do so in many many ways ways.. They They can can work work hard hard,, empl employ oy skil skille led d workers, focus on quality and employ good marketing strategies. 21. Should Should big companie companies s donate donate more to charitie charities? s? Yes, they they should should.. I believ believe e that that anyon anyone e who who has has enoug enough h shou should ld help help the needy needy on humani humanitar tarian ian groun grounds ds.. Many Many big companie companies s help help the the NGOs NGOs and NPOs. NPOs. This This is a win-win situation for both. When they get publicity for their charity work, they are getting advertisement for free. 22. Should big companies be punished more seriously if they break the law? No, they should not. Law should be the same for all – big as well as small companies. Usually, big companies have big connections. So, they try to get away with their wrong doings. This also should not happen. Punishment should be equally serious for all law offenders.







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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1.

Is online online informat information ion reliable reliable? ? I believe that there is unreliable information available online because there are no restri restricti ctions ons on the inform informat ation ion anyon anyone e can can post. post. Howe However ver,, most most of the users users know which sites are trustworthy and which information cannot be trusted/relied upon.

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Do you think think there there is too much informat information ion online online Yes, there is a vast amount of information available online. There are thousands of articles, websites, blogs available for any topic one searches for.

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Is the informat information ion provided provided on televisi television on useful? useful? Yes, there there is a lot of useful useful informat information ion provided provided on televisi television on through through various various educ educat ativ ive e and and info inform rmat ativ ive e show shows s like like on Nati Nation onal al Geog Geogra raph phic ic,, Disc Discov over ery y Chan Channe nel, l, Anim Animal al Plan Planet et,, etc. etc. Ther There e a lot lot we can can lear learn n abou aboutt the the cult cultur ure, e, lan langua guage and lif lifesty style even from rom the the dai daily soa soaps. Beside sides s, there ere are adve advert rtis isem emen ents ts abou aboutt soci social al issu issues es and and prod produc ucts ts whic which h also also add add to our our awareness and knowledge.

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What are some other ways of searching searching information? information? Some other ways are from magazines and books, which we can find in libraries.

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What kind of informat information ion do people people trust trust more? more? People trust information from books more, because there is no authenticity of the information on the internet. Anyone can post anything.

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What What shou should ld be done done to crit critic ical ally ly anal analys yse e the the info inform rmat atio ion n peop people le get get from from internet? It is essential to know the site from where the information is being taken. Some sites are authentic and secure.

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What What are the differ differenc ences es betwe between en getting getting infor informat mation ion from from librar library y and and getting getting information from newspaper?

Librarie Libraries s can provide provide access access to information information related related to a variety variety of topics topics and also an environment/atmosp environment/atmosphere here which is conducive conducive to concentrate concentrate better. While newspapers largely largely have have the most latest latest news from all over the world. world. Newspaper Newspapers s cover cover various various topics too, but cannot compare to the variety available in a library.





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● In my life, I have never never asked anyone anyone for anythin anything g but there have have been occasio occasions ns when people have given gifts to me and it made me feel really happy. ● Today oday I would would like to talk about about once once such occasio occasion n when someon someone e gifted me a thing that I was planning to buy on my own ● It was given given to me by by my brother brother who is is working as an engineer engineer in Canada ● My brother brother loves me very much and and is a kind hearted hearted person person ● He gift gifted ed me the the late latest st ipho iphone ne X and and I was was comp comple lete tely ly aston astonis ishe hed d (gre (great atly ly surprised) when I came to know that he got this phone for me. ● Actually Actually I had been saving for this phone phone for a lot of months months but still still i didn't didn't have have enough money to buy it ● I also also read read a lot lot of revie reviews ws about about this phone phone and watch watched ed a lot lot of vide videos os on youtube as well about this phone ● It’s an awesome awesome phone phone with lot of great great features features like face recognit recognition, ion, wireles wireless s charging and dual cameras. ● My broth brother er was was visiti visiting ng us during during the last winte winters rs and and he saw me doing doing a lot lot of research about this phone on the internet ● He knew knew that I wanted wanted this phone badly ● So he went went ahead and bought bought this phone phone for me me without letting me know ● He gave this phone phone to me as a surprise on Christmas Christmas ● When I woke woke up on Christma Christmas s morning morning the the phone phone was was lying lying inside inside a sock sock next next to my bed. ● At first first I didn' didn'tt belie believe ve if it was was real real or a dream dream but but then then when when every everyone one star started ted congratulating me, I felt elated. ● I thanked thanked my brother brother a lot and I called him my Santa Claus. Claus.





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● So this this was was the the moment moment when I felt felt extre extremel mely y joyful joyful on receiv receiving ing somet somethi hing ng I really wanted.


What is the relation relationship ship between between shopping shopping and economy economy of your country? country? Shopping Shopping improve improves s the economy economy and as economy economy improves, improves, people do more shopping. So, both things depend on each other.

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What What are the the thing things s young young people people like like to buy? buy? Young oung peop people le like like to buy cloth clothes, es, shoes shoes,, electr electroni onic c gadge gadgets ts and and many many other other products.

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How your your friends friends influenc influence e your shoppin shopping g choice? choice? Friends suggest me things to buy. My friends are very brand conscious. So,they keep a lookout lookout on the various various offers by various various branded branded stores. stores. For example, example, recently, there was an offer on Levis jeans. Two jeans were free on purchase of one. So, we bought one for Rs 3000/- and got two free. Each one had to pay only 1000/- for the Levis jeans.

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Is consu consumpt mption ion import important ant to a count country? ry? Yes, consu consump mptio tion n is very very import importan antt to a count country ry for its econo economy my to grow/p grow/prog rogres ress. s. Consumption means customer demand and that leads to mass production, employment and makes any business profitable. However, over consumption can be negative as it leads to a consumerist and materialistic society. It also leads to environmental damage. So, people should draw a line on their consumption of consumer goods and it shouldn’t lead to the above mentioned drawbacks or a throw away society.

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What should should parents parents do when when their their children children ask for things things their their frien friends ds have? have? Parents should make the children understand the difference between needs and desires desires.. Parents Parents should should also be transpa transparent rent about the afforda affordabili bility ty and family family budget limitations so that children become more responsible and don’t demand things from their parents only because of peer pressure.

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Why do people people buy things things that that are not necessa necessary? ry? People sometimes buy things that are unnecessary because of their materialistic nature. It could also be due to peer or societal pressures. Sometimes people may stock things in the hope that it is something that they may need in the future.





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12. Tal 12. alk k ab abou outt an eq equi uipm pmen entt th that at wa was s br brok oken en an and d you got repaired (or which had a problem) a. What the equipment was b. What was the problem c. When and how how you got it repaired d. How you felt about about it For For IEL IELTS Clas Classe ses s plea please se visi visitt our our Coac Coachi hing ng Cent Centre re in Phag Phagwa wara ra or Moha Mohali li.. Actu Actual al exam exam questions for Writing, Speaking and Reading are asked from makkarIELTS Study Material. Visit our our facebo facebook ok page page www.facebook.com/makkarielts


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everyday, there are lot of instances when something fails and we have to get it repaired. ● Today oday,, I would would like to talk talk about about my Apple Apple laptop laptop,, which which got damaged damaged recent recently ly and I got it repaired from IT market in Delhi ● What What happe happened ned was that that I was was worki working ng on an assign assignmen mentt late late night night and and I was using the laptop while lying on the bed. ● I didn didn’t ’t real realis ise e when when I fell fell asle asleep ep and when when I got got up in the morn mornin ing g I saw saw my laptop lying on the floor, probably it fell down when I was sleeping. ● I imme immedi diat atel ely y pick picked ed it up, up, only only to real realis ise e that that ther there e was was a huge huge crack crack in the the screen of the laptop. ● I tried to turn it on but it was not not working. working. ● I felt really really bad at that time and and was scared scared to tell my family family about it. it. ● So I decided to consult consult my friend friend and he told me to visit visit the nearest nearest Apple Apple store store to figure out the damage. ● I reach reached ed there there immed immediat iately ely and the the techn technici ician an told told me that that the display display had had broken and needs to be replaced. ● He told me the cost of screen replacement replacement would would be 40,000 40,000 Rs Rs ● I was was shock shocked ed to hear hear such a huge huge repair repair cost cost as I had alrea already dy spent spent a hefty hefty amount on the laptop ● So I came back home disappointed. disappointed. ● Suddenly Suddenly,, it came to my mind that one of my other friend, friend, who who was in Delhi, Delhi, had also faced the same problem. ● So, I called him and and explained explained the situation situation to him.





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● He told me that I can get it repaired repaired from from IT market in Delhi Delhi for for just just 5000 5000 Rs Rs and and the technician will replace my screen with a used one. ● After After that, that, I decide decided d to tell my family family abou aboutt it. Initia Initially lly,, they they felt sad like me but then they suggested me to be careful about how I handle electronic gadgets in future and gave the money for repair. ● Finall Finally y, I went went to Delhi Delhi and and got got it repair repaired. ed. The technic technician ian chang changed ed the displa display y and luckily the used display looked like a new one and I was able to use my laptop again. ● Nowaday Nowadays s I am very careful careful about about how I use the electron electronic ic equipment equipments, s, I guess, I learnt the lesson, the hard way.

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. What are the common common home appliances appliances that that people use use these days? days? Ther There e are are mult multip iple le appl applia ianc nces es that that peop people le use use at home home toda today y like like vacu vacuum um cleane cleanerr, microw microwav ave e ovens ovens,, wash washing ing machin machine e etc. etc. These These applia appliance nces s help help in automating a lot of manual work and thus reduce human effort and time, making our life more comfortable. 2. Do you think modern modern technology technology makes makes people lazier? lazier? Yes, I think think modern modern technolo technology gy is making making people people lazier lazier because because people have become dependant on the machines and technology for every little task. People use cars instead of walking to nearby places, and play video games and watch television instead of doing physical exercise 3. What can people do to protect protect their equipment equipment from technical technical problems? People should protect their equipment from dust and get it serviced regularly to avoid avoid any techn technica icall glitch glitches es.. They They should should also also read read the instru instructi ction ons s carefu carefully lly before using the equipment. 4. When an electron electronic ic item of yours does does not work, work, would you you repair repair it or buy a new one? I would would try to get it repai repaired red first first beca because use repair repair would would probabl probably y cost cost me less money as compared to buying a new one. 5. Are you good good at handling handling problems problems on your own? own? Well it depends on the type of problem but still if it is a small problem, i initially try to solv solve e or hand handle le it on my own own but but if I don' don'tt have have exper experti tise se in solv solvin ing g that that prob proble lem, m, I like like to take take it to an expe expert rt who who can can solv solve e it for for me quic quickl kly y and and efficiently.





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13. De 13. Desc scri ribe be ab abou outt a fa fara rawa way y pl plac ace e th that at you would would like to visit ● What What place place is it ● Where Where is it located located ● How would would you go there there makkarIEL makkarI ELTS TS Books Available in Market and on Amazon ● ● ● ●


● I am a person person who loves loves to travel travel and explore different different places. ● I feel feel trave travelli lling ng is a great great way to rejuv rejuvena enate te and throug through h trave travelli lling ng we can can also also learn a lot. ● Today oday, I would would like to talk about about one of my dream dream destinat destinations ions that that I would would like to to visit ● It’s a city city called Ladakh located located in the northernmost northernmost part part of India. India. ● Ladakh Ladakh attracts attracts a lot of tourists tourists espec especially ially young youngster sters s from differe different nt parts parts of India and the world. ● Ladakh is renowned renowned for its mountain mountain beauty beauty and culture ● The The moun mounta tain ins s in this this regi region on do not not have have any any tree trees, s, rath rather er they they are are dry dry mountains ● Due to this reason, reason, Ladakh is sparsely sparsely populated ● There are lot of famous famous places to visit here here like Pangong Pangong lake, lake, Nubra Nubra valley etc etc ● A lot of of popular popular Indian movies have have been been filmed in Ladakh. Ladakh. ● The distance distance between between Delhi, Delhi, capital capital of India India and Ladak Ladakh h is approxim approximatel ately y 1000 kms ● Like many youngsters youngsters in India, India, I want to visit Ladakh Ladakh on a Royal Enfield Bike Bike ● It normally takes 6-7 6-7 days to reach Ladakh Ladakh on a motorcycle motorcycle from Delhi Delhi ● One has to travel travel across 4 states in India to reach Ladakh ● I have heard heard from a lot lot of people people who have have done done this trip, trip, that that it is one of the the best experiences of life ● I am plannin planning g to go there there during during the the next next summer summers s as the road roads s to Ladak Ladakh h are open during summers only. ● It will will be a campin camping g trip trip and I would would carry carry all the the necessa necessary ry tent tent equipme equipment nt and food supplies with me





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● I have also also asked a lot of friends friends who who will be accompanying accompanying me on this trip ● I think it is is always better to travel in a group rather rather than than travelling travelling alone. ● I woul would d also also take take a lot lot of pictu picture res s duri during ng this this trip trip and enjoy enjoy the loca locall food food in Ladakh ● So Ladakh Ladakh is one faraway faraway place place I am looking looking forward forward to visit visit soon and check check it off my bucket list.

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Talk about tourist tourist places places in your country? country? There are several tourist places in my country. Some are visited for their natural beauty beauty,, like the hill stations, stations, beaches, beaches, forests, forests, etc. Some are popular popular for their historic historic,, architec architectura tural, l, and cultural cultural importan importance, ce, like the Taj Mahal, Mahal, Rajasth Rajasthan, an, temples in the South of India, etc. There are many places which are known for their wildlife and natural environment, like the Kaziranga National Park is popular for the Rhinoceros, Corbett National Park and Satpura forests for the Tiger, Gir Forests for lions, Bharatpur for the bird sanctuary, and many more such places are popular tourist destinations. 2. What are the the benefits benefits of tourists tourists to region region There are many benefits to the tourist destination. Tourists spend money on their stay/accommodation, travel, food, souvenir and other shopping, which makes the region progress economically and develop better facilities for the tourists, as well as the local people. When the infrastructure is developed for the tourists, it is the local people who benefit from it as they get to use and enjoy those amenities too. The standard of living of the local people becomes better; they are able to earn more because of tourism. 3. What environmental environmental effects are caused caused by it Tourism ism does have its downside ide and the the maj major imp impact is seen on the the enviro environme nment. nt. The The use of vario various us modes modes of trave travell and and trans transpor portt used used by the touris tourists ts cause causes s all types types of pollu pollutio tion. n. Ther There e is a lot of press pressure ure on the natur natural al resources, like water, forests. It is observed that there is more litter at a tourist destination and it may lead to soil or land pollution if that waste is not disposed off properly.





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4. Why tourists tourists throw their waste waste in tourist tourist places Tourists litter the tourist places as some of them feel that one plastic bag or bottle or a wrapper they throw doesn’t make a difference. Also, some tourists feel that it is the government’ government’s s or the local people’ people’s s responsi responsibilit bility y to keep the city clean. clean. Sometimes there may not be good waste disposal facilities provided by the local government. 5. Do people in your your country country want longer longer holidays? holidays? Why? I believe it depends on the work schedule of people. These days people are busy working and earning more money for their family and for leading a comfortable life. However, many people who have children go on longer holidays, especially during during the summer vacations, vacations, or other other such such long vacations vacations that their their children children have during during their their school school years. years. Mostly Mostly the other working working profess professiona ionals ls prefer prefer taking short breaks, like on long weekends. 6. Why do people like to stay at home? People like to stay at home when they get some free time so that they can spend some quality time with their family members and also get some relaxation. For them them going going out out or travel travellin ling g might might mean mean stress stress and tired tirednes ness, s, so they they prefe prefer r spending their free time or off days at home with the family. 7. What activities activities do people people do during holidays? holidays? There are many activities people like to do during holidays. Some people stay at home and spend time with their family, or watch TV or movies. Some like to go out on a holid holiday ay with with their their frien friends ds or family family. Some Some people people utilize utilize that time to pursue their hobbies or learn something new. Some people go out for a movie or shopping and some go out on picnics or short trips.





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14. Talk about a recent activity that made you happ ha ppy y (s (som omet ethi hing ng th that at ha happ ppen ened ed re rece cent ntly ly th that at made you happy) a. What happene happened d b. When it happe happened ned c. How you felt

● I belie believe ve happin happiness ess or sadnes sadness s is just just a state state of mind. mind. A poor poor person person can can find happines happiness s in small small things things whereas whereas rich people can still be sad even after they have everything. ● But sometime sometimes s in life there are situat situations ions when when somethin something g happens happens and one feels feels happy or joyful despite of their background. ● Today oday, I would would like to talk about one such situation situation when when my happin happiness ess had had no bounds (or limits). ● First First of all, I love doing doing social social work like public public service service at the the temple temples s or teaching teaching kids from the weaker economic backgrounds (poor kids) ● This activity activity of teaching teaching young children children brings me eternal(g eternal(great reat)) happines happiness s as I teach them for free. ● When When these these childr children en do well well in their their studies studies and score score well, well, I feel feel really really hap happy py that I have contributed something back to the society ● Rece ecently tly, a stud tudent of min mine, his name is Ramesh mesh,, and and he live ives in our our neighbourhood, topped the examination. ● When I came to know about about it, it was the happiest happiest moment moment of life. ● Ramesh Ramesh’s ’s father father does labour labour work and barely barely manage manages s to send his childr children en to school. ● When I first met Ramesh, Ramesh, I found found that he was a bright bright kid kid but he was was not serious serious about studies ● So I decided decided to to help him by teaching him after after school. school. ● I used to spend 2-3 hours with him everyday everyday and and he really really enjoy enjoyed ed studyin studying g with me. ● Initially Initially,, I was worried worried that he will will not be able able to clear the the examinati examination on because because of his lack of interest ● But I never never gave hope hope and I always motivated him to keep keep working hard.





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● I helpe helped d him a lot in improvi improving ng his Math Math skills skills by making making it more pract practica icall and and interesting for him. ● Finall Finally y when when the the result results s came came and I came to know know that that he topped topped in his class class,, i was extremely delighted. ● Ramesh had also also won a scholarship scholarship for for next year in the school. school. ● This made made me realise that that the happiness happiness we get by helping helping others others can never be compared with any other form of happiness.

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. How important is money? I think money is quite important. It helps meet our daily and basic needs. We can lead a comfortable life if we have money. However, I also feel that it is not the only and the most important thing required to be happy or to lead a fulfilling life. 2. Can money bring happiness? happiness? Yes, to an extent money brings happiness, in the form of reducing our worries and stresses of paying our bills and meeting our basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter. However, when money is given more importance than relations and feelings, it brings more stress, worries, and unhappiness. 3. Why people earn money People earn money so that they can lead a comfortable life and/or to meet the needs needs of their their family family,, like providing providing the best of educati education on or healthca healthcare re to their their children. 4. Which type of happiness happiness people earn earn from relationships relationships and money money The happiness earned from having good relations with the family is long lasting and more fulfilling/satisfying/gratifying. Money can bring happiness, when it is not made the top most priority in life. It should only be earned to facilitate a more comfortable and happy life, which only possible when we are on good terms with the people around us.





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15. Talk about a for foreig eign n language language you want want to lea learn rn (other than english) a. What language language would you you like to learn b. Where will will you learn this this language language c. Why you you want want to learn this language language d. How will will you learn this this language language

● A language language I would would like like to learn learn apart apart from English is French French ● There There are are many many reas reasons ons for this ● The first and foremost foremost reason is that I want to to visit visit my uncle uncle and and aunt who who live live in France ●

They They told told me that that if you wish wish to commu communi nica cate te with with Fran Franco co phone phones s it is very very essential to know some French

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My uncle uncle has also also offered offered to spons sponsor or my fees fees for higher higher educatio education n ifif I decide decide to study in France.

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They also told me that French is a beautiful language. language.

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. What can people do to learn a second language? language? Peop People le can can do many many thin things gs to lear learn n a seco second nd lang langua uage ge,, like like they they can can join join form formal al language classes, learn through the online resources, travel to the country where the language is spoken, or watch movies in that language. 2. Is it popular popular to learn learn English English in your country? Yes, it is popular to learn English in India. In fact, it is the language of instruction in most of the schools in India. It is also the official language in India. 3. What are the difficultie difficulties s to learning learning a new language? language? There are some difficulties learners may face when learning a language. The grammar and other other rules rules need to underst understood ood and learned. learned. Vocabula ocabulary ry and pronunci pronunciatio ation n may also be difficult to learn. Some other challenges could be comparisons with one’s own language which cause an hindrance in learning the new language. 4. What is the best way to learn a new language? language? I think there are many good and effective ways to learn a new language. I consider classroom learning the best because we can learn from an expert and also get some practice with our peers, which helps with learning a language faster.







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16. An im 16. impo porrta tant nt de deci cisi sion on yo you u ma made de wit ith h he help lp of someone a. What was the decision b. Who helped helped you c. How he helped helped you

● I think think that decisio decision n making making is an integra integrall part part of our life and and we are are consta constantl ntly y making decisions, either big or small. ● If we do not make decisions decisions then life life will become become boring and and we will not be able to move forward in life. ● Today oday, I would would like to talk about about an importa important nt decision decision which which I made made with the help help of my sister. ● I have have recentl recently y comple completed ted my schoo schoolin ling/ g/gra gradua duatio tion n and it was was time time for me to decide what I wanted to do in my life. ● I was confused confused about what course course should should I opt for my further further studi studies es as I did not want to opt for traditional courses like engineering or medicine. ● I wanted an option option which would would provide provide me a bright future future and at the same same time time should be interesting as well. ● I searc searched hed a lot on the intern internet et about about alter alterna nativ tive e course courses s and colleg colleges es but as there was too much information, i got more confused. ● So, I decided decided to consult consult my elder elder sister sister who is living in Canada. Canada. ● She is working in the Media and and entertainment entertainment industry. industry. ● When I asked asked her for advice, advice, she suggested suggested me to to pursue pursue a cours course e in Animat Animation ion as she knew about my interests in this field. ● She also suggested suggested me some good colleg colleges es in Canada Canada for this this course course and she she explai explained ned me about about the job oppor opportun tuniti ities es that that I will will get get after after comple completin ting g this this course. ● Animatio Animation n is quite quite popular popular these days and in future there there will be a huge huge demand demand for people who are certified in this field. ● My fami family ly also also like liked d the the idea idea when when I told told them them that that I have have final finally ly decid decided ed to pursue a course in Animation. ● So, this was one of the most most crucia cruciall decisi decision ons s of my life, life, which which I made made with my my sister’s help.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Do you always always ask for help help when making making decisions decisions Yes, I mostly seek my parents’ or siblings’ advice when making decisions. I feel that that they they unde unders rsta tand nd me and and are are able able to give give me the the best best guid guidan ance ce and and suggestions. 2. Do you think teenagers teenagers are able to take take decisions decisions on their own own Today, the teenagers are very well-informed and have a great exposure because of the acces access s to techno technolog logy y. So, So, most most of the the teena teenager gers s are able able to take good decisions when it comes to small, everyday decisions. However, for the bigger decisi decisions ons like like choos choosing ing a caree careerr path, path, they still still need need the experie experience nce and the guidance of their elders. 3. Why some can make make quick decisions decisions and and some cannot? cannot? Some people who can make quick decisions are very clear about what they want and do not waste any time making decisions. They have a clear, straightforward approach to things. However, there are some people who are not very quick at making making decisio decisions, ns, as they may be confused confused and have a lot of external external factors which affect their decision making skills. It could be because of a lot of and varied advice from family, friends, and relatives. Some people may feel pressured due to personal personal circumst circumstanc ances es and other societal societal constraint constraints. s. So they take a lot of time to decide on what to do or choose. 4. What should national national leaders consider consider when when they make decisions? decisions? Nationa Nationall leaders leaders conside considerr the public public interest interests s when when they make decisio decisions. ns. They also consider the future of the nation when making certain decisions.





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17. Tal 17. alk k ab abou outt a tim time e wh when en you recei receive ved d mo mone ney y as a gift a. Who gave it to you b. When did they they give it you c. Why they gave gave money money d. How did you you feel about it

● Money as a gift is is extremely extremely popular popular in my country country.. ● In fact, fact, it can be called a tradition tradition as as well. well. ● People usually usually gift money to each other other during weddings, weddings, birthdays birthdays etc ● Today oday, I would like like to talk about about one such occasio occasion n (out of so many others), others), when when I received money from someone instead of an actual gift item. ● The occasion was my 18th birthday. birthday. ● And as per Indian Indian laws I became became an adult adult on this day ● My parents parents gifted me a motorbike motorbike on my birthda birthday y as I was was now eligi eligible ble to drive drive a motor vehicle ● When my friends friends came to know about about this, this, all of them them wanted a party from from me. ● Unfo Unfort rtun unat atel ely y I did did not not have have much much savi saving ngs s at that that time time,, to give give a part party y to my friends. ● But luckily luckily my grandpare grandparents nts were were visiting visiting us during that that time. ● They had had come come to spend their winters winters with us. ● I love my grandparents grandparents a lot, they are are really humble and polite. polite. ● They always always teach me a lot of good moral moral values and they love me a lot as well. well. ● Since Since my grandpa grandparent rents s are tool old, they could could not go to the market to buy buy a gift gift for me. ● Moreo Moreover ver they were not sure sure abou aboutt what what gift gift they shoul should d buy for me, me, which which will make me happy. ● So they decide decided d it was best best to give give me money money as a gift, gift, so that that I can use use it for for buying anything I like. ● Initially Initially I refused refused to accept accept the money money but then then my parents parents said I should should not say no to the elders as it would be a disrespect to them. ● I then thanked thanked my grandpare grandparents nts and they they gave me their blessings blessings as well. ● I also told them that I had everythi everything ng that that I need need but my frien friends ds were were asking asking for for a party so I will use that money for the purpose of celebrating my birthday. makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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● My grand grandpa paren rents ts were were happy happy that I was was using using the money money to spend spend a good time time and share happiness with my friends and not spending it alone on myself. ● They wished wished me good good luck for the party. party. ● I had a great great outdoor outdoor party party with with my friends. ● So, this this was one of the occa occasio sions ns when when I recei received ved mone money y as a gift and I used it for celebrating with my friends.

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. In your country, country, do parents give children children money for doing doing housework? housework? In my country, India, it is not very common for parents to give money to their children for housework. There maybe very few parents who do this and it is mostly considered as the children’s responsibility to help with the housework. In terms of money, children get pocket money for their daily/weekly/monthly expenses. 2. Is it important for for children to to have a right attitude attitude towards towards money? money? Yes, it is very important for children to have the right attitude towards money. Children should learn the importance of money and saving it/not wasting it starting at an early age, so that this habit continues in the future when they start working and earning. 3. What do you think think of the saying; saying; love of money money is the root root of all evil? I think this saying has a lot of truth in it. Love or obsession for money is not only the root cause cause of unhap unhappin pines ess, s, but but also also brings brings many many other other probl problems ems in a perso person’ n’s s life, life, like like insecurity, not being able to trust others, unhappy family life, selfishness, etc. 4. Is it important to to teach children children how to manage manage their pocket pocket money? money? Yes, it is very important to teach children to manage their pocket money so that in their adult life they understand the value/importance of money, not waste it and are better at managing their finances in the future. 5. What kind of occasions occasions require require people people to send money money as gifts? Occasions like birthdays, weddings, congratulating someone on the birth of a baby, and some some other other such such occas occasion ions s requir require e peop people le to send send money money as gifts, gifts, especia especially lly in the Indian culture.





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18. Ta Talk about a thing you complained about something ( but finally got a good result) a. What did you complain about b. Who you complained complained to c. When it happene happened d d. What was the the result and why why you were were satisfied with with the result? result?

● Well, I am a kind of person who usually usually does not like to complain complain a lot. ● But when somethin something g is not done in the right right way way,, I feel it's it's my duty duty to get it correcte corrected, d, because because complaining complaining about it will make sure that it does not happen again. ● Today oday,, I would would like like to talk talk about about a situat situation ion when when I complai complaine ned d about about a service and eventually got it corrected ● It happe happene ned d durin during g last last month month when when I had had to get my accoun accountt stateme statement nt from the bank, which I needed for applying my visa ● When When I reac reache hed d the the bank bank in the the morn mornin ing, g, the the offi office cerr told told me that that the bank’s printer was broken. ● He asked asked me to come back again again the next day day. ● When I went went to the bank the next day he again told me the same reason. reason. ● I requeste requested d them to get it fixed fixed as it was was an urgent urgent requir requiremen ementt for me, but but the bank officials did not seem to bother much about it. ● So I decided decided to file a complaint complaint with the higher higher authorities. authorities. ● I came came back home, home, opened opened the bank’s bank’s websit website e and and sent sent an email email to the the bank management at their headquarters ● I immed immediat iatel ely y got a call back back from from them and they they said they they will take take strict strict action against this complaint. ● I thanked thanked them them and went again again to to the bank. ● To my surpri surprise, se, as soon soon as I enter entered ed the bank, bank, the the manager manager came came to me with my account statement. ● They had had got the printer printer fixed fixed immediately immediately after after my complaint. complaint. ● I came came to know that a lot of other other peop people le were were also also suffe sufferin ring g becaus because e of this issue.





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● The manager manager asked me to take take my complai complaint nt back back as senior senior manage management ment issued a notice to him for not listening to the customers, but I refused to do the same. ● I told told him him it is his respon responsib sibili ility ty to look look after after the custom customers ers and listen listen to their problems. ● He then apologis apologised ed for it and promised promised me that in future future he will take take great great care about it. ● So this this was a time time when I compl complain ained ed about about somethi something ng and got a good result.


When do people usually complain?

People People usually usually complain complain when when they have have been inconven inconvenienc ienced ed or face a discomfo discomfort. rt. The The othe otherr main main reas reason on for for peop people le comp compla lain inin ing g is when when they they have have been been dupe duped d or cheated by someone. There are also many people who may complain without any valid reason, as they may have a complaining attitude. 2.

Can complaining help solve problems?

Yes, there are many scenarios when complaining helps solve problems. For instance, when when a product/ product/appl applianc iance/ga e/gadge dgett stops stops working working or malfunct malfunctions ions,, complain complaining ing to the customer support or service helps solve the problem. There are many situations when people get duped or cheated and if they complain to the authorities, they are very likely to get justice. 3.

What other other measures measures you should should take to solve solve problem problems s rather rather than than complain complain

Sometimes complaining is not the best solution to problems that we face. For instance, the traffic problems in many cities are due to people themselves not following the traffic rules. However, complaining about it doesn’t solve it, taking steps and initiatives at the individual level can help resolve such issues. 4.

What kind of people complaint

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who complain without any valid/solid reason. Such people are usually unaware and do not want to take responsibility for their actions. 5.

Do you usually get angry?

No, I do not usually get angry. However, there are situations which make me angry, like when I see someone doing or saying something wrong and inappropriate. Sometimes readin reading g or watch watching ing the the news news about about crime crimes, s, corrup corruptio tion, n, and terror terrorist ist attac attacks ks and and innocent people losing their lives makes me angry. 6.

Do you think customers’ complaints will improve improve product or services?

Yes, es, defin definiitely tely.. Every very compan mpanyy kno knows that that the the cus usttomer omer is the the king ing nowad owaday ayss. If they get a complaint, they listen to it and try to improve. If they improve only then they retain their customers. 7.

Is itit nece necess ssar aryy for for com compa pani nies es to set set up cust custom omer er serv servic ice? e?

Yes, it is necessary for companies to set up customer service. They have to listen to thei theirr cust custo omers mers.. Posit ositiive feedb eedbac acks ks,, as well ell as nega negati tivve feedb eedbac acks ks are are import portan antt for for every company. 8.

Are Are ther there e any any dis disad adva vant ntag ages es to set set up up cus custo tome merr serv servic ice? e?

Yes, sometimes some rival company may misuse and put up negative things just to spoil the name of the company. 9.

Woul Would d you you buy buy thin things gs in in the the shop shopss in whic which h you you hav have e made made com compl plai aint ntss befo before re??

If my complaint has been listened to satisfactorily then I would go there again. This means they care for their customers. 10.

What What produ product ct or or servi services ces do peop people le in in your your coun country try lik like e to compla complain in abou about? t?

Peop People le comp compla lain in abou aboutt ever everyt ythi hing ng that that does doesn n’t live live up to thei theirr expe expect ctat atio ions ns.. Supp Suppos osin ing, g, some someon one e has has paid aid a heav eavy amou amount nt for for some ome produ oduct or serv serviice and and the they don’t on’t get back ack what they expected, they complain.





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19. Talk about a place where you like to study (indoors/outdoors) or where it is easy for you to study a. Where Where is it b. When do you you study study there c. What you study there d. Who you go with e. Why do you like to study in this place

● There are numerous indoor and and outdoor outdoor places where people people likes to go to study study ● But I prefe preferr to study study indoo indoors. rs. ● My Favorite Favorite place place to to study study is a library library.. ● There is a huge library library named named as The Central Library which which is situated situated in sector ● 34, Chandig Chandigarh. arh. ● It is approximately approximately 5 Kms away away from from my house. ● The building building of the library library can easily easily accommo accommodat date e more than than 1000 stude students nts at one time. ● The whole building is centrally centrally air conditione conditioned. d. ● There is ample parking parking space space in front of the building. building. ● I visited that library library for the first first time with with my elder sister sister.. ● After that I became became regular visitor. visitor. ● The membership membership of this this library library is very reasonable. reasonable. ● A person person has to pay only Rs.500/Rs.500/- for one year. year. ● I usually usually go there there to to prepare prepare my assignments assignments.. ● Even in my leisure time time I like visiting visiting to this this library library to read books like like novels, ● journals journals etcetera etcetera.. ● I like to to study there because because of the ambience of that place. ● Most Most of the the peop people le who who visi visitt this this libr librar ary y are are coll colleg ege e goin going g stud studen ents ts who are preparing for competitive exams. ● In fact, I have have made quite a lot lot of friends friends at the library. library. ● It is a very quiet quiet place and extensive extensive study study material material is available in in this library. library. ● Sometimes I get the the books books issued issued and take them them to my home.





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● The library library also has a Internet Internet cafe, cafe, where one one can searc search h for inform informatio ation n on the the Internet and have some coffee. ● It helps helps me to concent concentrat rate e better better as the locatio location n of this libra library ry is peace peacefu full and and noise free.

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Do you like like to learn learn on your your own or with others? others? Sometimes, I like to study alone and sometimes in a group. For things that I need to concentrate and focus, I like to study alone. For boring things, I like to study in a group. 2. Do you prefer prefer to study at home home or study in other other places? places? I like ike to stu study at home, me, but someti metime mes s, I go to a lib library ary. Ther here I get an atmosphere to study. 3. What’s the difference between leaning face to face with teachers and learning learning by yourself? Teachers keep me focused on study, but when I study by myself, I tend to lose my concentration and then I waste time.







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20. Talk about your favorite place for shopping a. Why is it your your favorite favorite place place b. How do do you feel when when you go there there c. What are some of the the things you bought bought from this this place

● From the the past few years years I have have been been residing residing in Chandigarh Chandigarh ● Chan Chandi diga garh rh is a very very beau beauti tifu full city city and and ther there e are are many many plac places es wher where e people can go for shopping and spending their leisure time ● A very popular destination destination for shopaholics shopaholics is Elante mall ● It is located located in the outskirts outskirts of the city, city, also know known n as the the industri industrial al area area of the city ● As it has beco become me a popu popular lar touris touristt desti destinat nation ion there there are many option options s available to reach Elante mall, like buses, cabs etc ● People People mostly mostly visit visit the mall using their priva private te vehicl vehicles es and and there there is ample ample parking space available at the mall ● I love love to shop shop at this mall mall as I can buy anythi anything ng and everyt everythin hing, g, all under under one roof, like, everyday essentials, luxurious goods, electronic items etc ●

I feel very excited to explore explore new new trends trends and and fashion fashion at at the mall

● The architectu architecture re of the mall is really really beautif beautiful ul and well well planned planned with lot of open spaces and resting places for the elderly ● Ther There e are are 3 floo floors rs wher where e peop people le can can purc purcha hase se good goods s of loca locall and and international brands ● Apart Apart from shopping shopping,, people people can also watch watch movies, movies, play play games games and go go to discotheques ● Also Also there there is a food food court court on the top floor floor where where people people can can try try diffe differen rentt cuisines. ● When When I go to Elant Elante e mall, mall, I usuall usually y spend spend more than than I inten intend d to as I fee feell like that I should buy everything that is available ● I have bought bought many items like like clothing, clothing, footw footwear ear,, groceries groceries and and also some some toys for my younger brother. ● So this is is my favorite place to shop. shop.





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21. Descr Describe ibe a teenager teenager you know a. Who is he/she? he/she? b. How you know know this this teenager? teenager? c. What this teenager likes to do? do? d. How you you feel about this this teenager? teenager?

● I know know many many teen teenag ager ers s but but here here I woul would d like like to talk talk about about my cousi cousin n Rania. ● She is eighteen eighteen years years old. old. ● She has has just completed her senior senior secondary secondary in commerce commerce stream. stream. ● She is not tall but very beautiful. ● She has has curly curly black black hair hair and a very fair complexion complexion.. ● She generally wears wears jeans jeans and T-shirts T-shirts but but on formal formal occasions occasions she wears wears traditional Punjabi suits. ● She is is very polite by nature nature and and respects respects elders. ● She She has has a great great sense sense of humour humour and and can turn any any tense tense situat situation ion into into a happy one. ● She She is also also very good good at studie studies s and many times times used used to help me when when I had any problem in Mathematics. ● Now also also she helps me in any situation when I need her her help. ● Although she is younger to me she she is like a true friend. friend. ● She is so trustwo trustworthy rthy that I can can open open my hearts hearts secre secrets ts to her her and be be sure that she would never let me down. ● Actually she is my paternal uncle’s daughter and lives next door door. ● We see each each other other daily and someti sometimes mes even even play badmint badminton on in the park opposite our house. ● Teena eenage ge is a very very stre stress ssfu full peri period od of life life as ther there e are are phys physic ical al and and hormonal changes going on at this time. ● At the same same time time there there is the stres stress s of choosin choosing g subjec subjects ts on which which the future career depends. ● A great great support support of of family is needed needed at at this time. ● I am fortunate fortunate my teenage teenage was was a very happy one one and so is Rania’s. Rania’s.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. What is the difference between teenagers and children The main main diff differe erenc nce e is the level level of maturi maturity ty.. Child Children ren are more more innoc innocent ent and imma immatu ture re as comp compar ared ed to the the teen teenag ager ers. s. Life Life is less less comp comple lex x for for chil childr dren en.. Howe However ver,, for for teenag teenagers ers,, life life seems seems more more compl complex ex and confu confusin sing g as they they are going through physical, biological, and mental changes. They are neither adults nor children. Those are the most impressionable years of a person’s life and it’s the time when they make very important decisions about their career goals. 2.

Why do you think this difference can classify teenagers and children I thin think k this this diff differ eren ence ce is natu natura rall beca becaus use e of the the chan change ges s that that they they unde underg rgo o biologically during the teenage years. It is also because of the awareness and the exposure that the teenagers have as compared to children.

3. Who do you like teenager or children? I like both, but I like teenagers better because I can share my feelings with them and be friends with them. Their company makes me feel young. 4. What is the attitude of teenagers towards old people in India? It is diff difficu icult lt to gener generali alise se and put all teens teens in one one group group.. Some Some teens teens in India India think think that the old people are too nagging nagging and dislike dislike their their ways, so they avoid avoid them. Some always respect them and take their advice for every matter. 5. Do you think teenagers today are better than those 30 years ago? I think teenagers were always the same. Their opportunities have made their outlook of life different. Today’s teens are the most well informed than ever before. They have the power of the internet and the satellite TV. They know or you can say have access to all knowledge. Earlier teens had to listen to their elders because their elders were their only source of knowledge. They were dependent. Today they are more independent. So, they behave differently.

6. What are the differences between teenagers and old people? Old peop people le have have the experie experience nce of life, life, which which the the youth youth do not have. have. So old people are not hasty and impatient like the teenagers. Moreover, teens are very comfortable with the latest technology. Old people find it very daunting to learn about the latest gadgets.





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22. In 22. Inte tere rest stin ing g pa part rt of yo your ur co count untry ry or A pl plac ace e that is interesting in your country a. b. c. d.

Wher here it is How How you you got got to know know about about it What What is is it it famo famous us for? for? Explain Explain why you think it is is intere interesting sting

● India is a diverse country. country. ● There are many interesting interesting places places in India. India. ● There There are inter interes estin ting g touris touristt place places, s, build buildin ings, gs, beaches beaches and many many more more such such areas. ● Here, Here, I would would like to talk talk abou aboutt the the Taj Taj Mahal Mahal i Agra, Agra, which which is a very very intere interesti sting ng historical building. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

It is one of of the most flawless architectural architectural creations creations of the the world. It is also also one of the seven wonders wonders of the world. In fact it has been ranked ranked as as the first first of the seven seven wonders. wonders. It is a magnificent magnificent building built of white white marble. marble. Mughal Mughal Emperor Emperor Shahjahan Shahjahan got it built built in the loving loving memory memory of his beloved beloved wife Mumtaz. About About 20,000 20,000 workers workers put in their best effort efforts s for 17 long years years to complete complete this masterpiece. The hands of the master mason were were cut off off after comple completion tion of the the building building so that such a building could not be made again. I first saw it 7 years ago when when I went with my school school tour. tour. I was awestruck awestruck to see the picturesqu picturesque e beauty in front of of my eyes. eyes. The tombs tombs of Shahjahan Shahjahan and Mumtaz Mumtaz lie in the basement. basement. I like it because it gives an identity identity to India in the world. world. I am proud to be a part part of a country country with with such historic historic backgroun background. d. Tourists from from all over the world world flock to see see this ultimate ultimate memorial of love love It has incomparable incomparable beauty. beauty. A few years ago there were were reports reports that the white white marble marble of the Taj Taj was turning turning yellow because of pollution. So, the government government has taken taken many steps steps to save save the Taj. Taj. Vehicles Vehicles are banned banned within a 2 km radius. radius. Electric and and battery battery driven cars and buses now now take tourists tourists to the site.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Do you think cities cities worth visiting is also also suitable to to live in? It depe depends nds.. For For some some peop people le such such places places are sourc sources es of income income.. For For others others,, these places are overcrowded and expensive to live in. 2. Do you think cities cities worth visiting is also also suitable to to live in? The The plac place e shou should ld have have good good empl employ oyme ment nt oppo opport rtun unit itie ies, s, recr recrea eati tion onal al and and educational facilities and the healthcare facilities should also be good. 3. Do you think cities cities worth visiting are also also suitable suitable to live in? No, I don’t think so. A detailed plan can guide people about the place they want to settle in or just visit. 4. What is the differenc difference e between between the people living in the city city and people people living living in the countryside? People People are the same everywhere everywhere,, but the life in countryside countryside is slower, slower, and so people have more time for each other. They have fewer needs and so life in villages is not that expensive. So, people care for each other. On the other hand, life in cities is faster faster,, so people are living living isolated isolated lives. lives. They They are running running after after material wealth and in doing so have become workaholics. They have no time for each other. 5. What is the difference difference between between big cities cities and small small cities? Big cities are overpopulated and so have their own set of problems. There is a lot of traffic congestion. During peak hours, it may even take hours covering a few kms by car. The traffic moves at a snails pace. Small cities are better in this respect. Moreover, cost of living is higher in big cities. Small cities are relatively easi easier er on the the pock pocket et.. Big Big citi cities es have have thei theirr set set of adva advant ntag ages es also also.. Job Job opportunities are more and the jobs are also better paid. Small cities have fewer job openings and pay packages packages are also not that handsome. handsome. Crime is also more in big cities just because of the anonymity it offers. 6. What is the difference difference between between north and south part part of your country? There is a lot of difference. The weather is different, so the life is different. People have different cuisines and the clothing styles are also different. Despite all these differences, people embrace each others culture and tradition and live as one. 7. What makes one country country different different from the other? other? Well Well,, almo almost st ever everyt ythi hing ng,, from from clot clothe hes s to food food to lang langua uage ge to cust custom oms s and and traditions to rules and laws. Similarities are there because of globalisation, but differences are always there, some minor and some major. 8. Do you like like living in big cities cities or small small ones? I like the life of small cities. I live in a small city and I love it there. I went to Delhi once to visit some relatives, and I found that life is very fast there. I like the peace and calm of small cities. makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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23. Talk about an interesting talk or a lecture a. When did you hear b. Where you heard it c. What was it about? about? d. Who was the speaker e. Explain why you think it was was interesting interesting

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I try to avoid avoid usin using g plas plastic tic bag bags s and and also also acc accep eptt recyc recycled led mater material ial eve even n though quality is low.

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. What kind of people are invited invited to give a speech? speech? The people who are invited to give a speech are those who are experts in their field and have great/in-depth knowledge about their field. Also, people who can insp inspir ire/ e/mo moti tiva vate te the the audi audien ence ce are are invi invite ted d to give give a spee speech ch.. Besi Beside des s bein being g knowledgeable they should be good orators/should have good oratorical skills. 2. On what occasion, occasion, one has to to be a good good listener? listener? I think we should be good listeners at all times. Besides listening carefully and attentively to our parents, elders, teachers, lecturers, leaders, etc., I believe that if we listen listen to others others even during during normal normal conv convers ersati ation ons, s, there there will will be fewer fewer conflicts. 3. Is listening listening to speeches speeches important important for children? Yes, listening to speeches is important for children. Children can gain knowledge and it also makes them patient by sitting in one place and listening. 4. What is required required to be a good good public speaker? speaker? There are many traits/qualities required to be a good public speaker. The main one is of course course to have have good, good, in depth depth knowled knowledge ge of the subject subject/to /topi pic/f c/fiel ield. d. Some other qualities required are confidence, good command of the language, good good orat orator oric ical al skil skills ls,, and and the the abil abilit ity y to keep keep the the audi audien ence ce inte intere rest sted ed and and engaged. 5. Do Indian people people feel nervous nervous when when it comes to public public speaking? speaking? Yes, I think that the fear of speaking in public is one of the most common fears in India and around the world. Many people in India have the phobia of speaking in public.





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24. Tal 24. alk k ab abou outt so some meth thin ing g tha thatt yo you u bo borr rrow owed ed from your friend a. b. c. d. e.

What hat was it When When did did you you borr borrow ow Whom Whom you you borro borrowed wed it from from What What you you did did with with it Why Why you you borr borrow owed ed it

● I think that sharing sharing things with with others is a good habit, habit, in ever everyday yday life a lot of people borrow and lend things to each other. ● Some people people might feel uncomfortable uncomfortable about borrowing borrowing and and lending lending things but it is a practice that has existed for such a long time. ● Today, oday, I would like to talk talk about a book book that I borrowed borrowed from my best best friend ● It was was during during last summer when my final final exams exams were were going going on. ● I remember remember the weather was extremely hot during these days ● I studied studied at the librar library y which which was close close to my home home and I found found a good good environment to study there. ● One day I forgot forgot my econo economic mics s book while while study studying ing at the libr library ary and and I was not able to find it after that. ● I became became anxious anxious and and started started panickin panicking g as my economics economics exam exam was two days after that and I badly needed that book for the preparation. ● I call called ed my best best frie friend nd who who was was an year year elder elder to me and and had had give given n the the same exam last year. ● Luckily Luckily she still had had the same book book with her her and she said said that I can borrow borrow the book from her. ● I immed immediat iatel ely y rushe rushed d to her her place place and got a sigh sigh of relief relief when when she gave gave me the book. ● She She also also said said that that she can help help me prepa prepare re for the the exam, exam, it was was really really a nice gesture from her ● So I studied studied really really hard for the next next two days and and I felt felt confiden confidentt about about the exam despite of losing some precious preparation time. ● Fortuna Fortunately tely my exam went went really really well and I return returned ed the book book to her on the next day with a note of thanks. ● After After few months months when when my result result was declar declared, ed, I was surpris surprised ed to see that that I scored the highest marks in economics. ● I felt so happy happy and and grateful grateful for for my best friend. ● I bought bought chocolates chocolates for her her to express my gratitude. gratitude. ● Without her help this score score would would not have been been possible possible for me. ● So this was a time when when I borrowed borrowed a book from someone. someone.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Why do some people borrow things instead of buying them? Some people borrow things because they may not be able to afford buying those things, or perhaps they would not need to use those things more than once. So, instead of buying some people prefer borrowing such things. 2. What would you do if people don’t return the money the borrowed from you? I would request them/remind them to return the money they owe to me, maybe once or twice. If they still do not return the money, I would not ask them again. I believe that it is the individual’s responsibility to return what they have borrowed. 3. Why are people embarrassed when they borrow money from others? People People are are embar embarras rassed sed to borro borrow w money money becau because se it deve develop lops s a feelin feeling g of infe inferi rior orit ity y and and peop people le feel feel asha ashame med d that that they they are are not not able able to mana manage ge thei their r finances well. 4. Do you often borrow things in your daily life? Yes, unfortunately I am very forgetful with stationery items like pencils, erasers, pens etf. I have to often borrow them from my peers and friends at school and school. Many of my friends and peers borrow them from me as well. 5. What things you usually borrow from your neighbours? I remem remembe berr few few years years back back I used used to borro borrow w thing things s like like sugar sugar,, salt, salt, basica basically lly cook cookin ing g item items. s. But But now now we have have shops shops very very clos close e to our our home home so it is very very convenie convenient nt to buy them.I them.I don’t don’t believe believe there there is anything anything wrong wrong with borrowing borrowing them in the case of emergency. 6. How you like when some people borrow money from others? This This is somet somethin hing g that that I am compl complete etely ly again against. st. I belie believe ve borro borrowin wing g money money impacts impacts relation relationship ships s like nothing nothing else and if there there is ever ever a delay delay in returning returning money it sours relationships even more. 7. What kind of problems are associated with borrowing things? I don’t believe that there is anything wrong with borrowing things except money. Borrowing money affects relationships especially if there are large sums involved. The The lend lender er may may feel feel worr worrie ies s if the the mone money y woul would d be retur returne ned d or not and and the the borrower feels like he owes something. 8. What is your opinion about the phenomenon of borrowing in society? Again, I think it is acceptable acceptable unless it is about borrowing borrowing money. money. We are social animals. Borrowing and lending is the manifestation of this social dependence. In case of money I believe , a person can take a loan from a bank instead of asking a friend or a relative.





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● I used used to play play many many games games in my child childho hood od such such as carrom carrom board board,, hop scotch scotch,, hide and seek and snakes and ladders. ● Here I would like to talk about about hide hide and and seek. seek. ● It was my favourit favourite e game. game. ● I used to play this this game in my hous house e and some someti time mes s in my fri friends nds and neighbours homes too. ● I also used to to play in my school in the recess. ● I used to play with my friends, family members and children of the neighbourhood. ● This game was very important important to me because because I loved loved hidin hiding g in the odde oddest st places places and would feel very happy when no one could find me. ● This This game game also also taugh taughtt me an impor importan tantt lesso lesson n that that every everythi thing ng should should be done done within limits. ● I remember remember vividly vividly that once I hid hid myself myself in my mother’s mother’s cloth clothes es almirah almirah and and I got locked inside. ● My friends friends were were very very scared scared and and told my mother mother.. ● I cannot cannot forget forget the tight slap slap I got from from her. her. ● From that that day onwards, onwards, I never hid myself myself in unsafe unsafe places. places. ● There is no limit to the number of players players in this this game. game. ● This game also requires no special special equipment. equipment. ● Just Just two two peop people le can can play play it but but it is more more inte intere rest stin ing g when when more more numb number er of players is there. ● Sometimes Sometimes I pestered pestered my grandmother grandmother to play with us but she could could not run run fast fast and was out easily.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. What kinds of games do do children children play these these days? days? Children Children mostly mostly play electron electronic ic games games these these days. days. They hardly hardly play outdoors. outdoors. They play games which are technology oriented. In fact , computer gaming has become a major addiction among today’s children and teenagers. 2. Why do people people play different different kind of of games when when they grow up? up? First reason is that they become more mature and they are able to understand more complex complex games. games. Secondl Secondly y, they outgrow outgrow certain games, games, they find them bori boring ng or too too simp simple le some someti time mes. s. Last Lastly ly,, they they are are also also limi limite ted d by the the time time available. I remember I used to love playing monopoly when I was young but today I don’t have the time to play it. 3. Do you think winning winning is the most most important important goal for playing playing games? Winning is definitely important but I believe there are so many other purposes of games. games. They teach teach us cooperat cooperation, ion, competitio competition, n, how to accept accept a loss. loss. Playing Playing games also enhance our imagination, they make us think outside the box. 4. Do parents in in your country country encourage encourage children children to play games? games? No, most parents encourage children to study and not play. It’s mainly because of competitions, children need to score higher and higher to get into colleges and to clear clear entra entrance nce exams. exams. Thus Thus paren parents ts mainly mainly tell their their child childre ren n to study study and and to focus on exams. 5. What kind of games do children children play at school? During my school days , we used to play games like hide and seek, chess , carrom carrom board board and and so on. on. Then Then we also invente invented d certa certain in games games like statue statue - a game in which we had to freeze all moments when the other person said statue. I am not sure, what new games children play nowadays but I am pretty sure the old games like hide and seek are still popular.





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I would like to meet many famous people but here I am going to talk about India’s Prime Minister NarendraModi. OR A person person I admire admire the most is our Prime Prime Minister Minister NarendraModi. NarendraModi. He is the first first Prime Minister Minister who was born in Independen Independentt India, India, that that is, is, post post 15 August 1947. He is a dynamic dynamic and and development development oriented leader. leader. He represents represents Varanasi constituency constituency in the LokSabha. LokSabha. He has been been the Chief Chief Minister Minister of Gujarat Gujarat for four four consecutive consecutive terms. terms. The reason reason why I admire admire him is that that his life life show shows s how an ordin ordinary ary boy boy from from a deprived(poor) class could reach the highest levels of the nation. It is all because because of his hard work work and and determination determination.. I really really appre apprecia ciate te his his initia initiativ tives es like Swachh Swachh Bhara Bharatt Abha Abhaya yan, n, Make in India. India. I believe these programs will help establish India’s presence among the developed nations. His other programs such as Mann Ki Baat Baat shows shows how good good he is at governance. governance. He is the kind of leader who who practices practices what what he preaches. preaches. For example example,, we have have seen seen him promot promotin ing g Yoga oga by celeb celebrat rating ing Inter Interna natio tional nal Yoga Day Day, but many many people don’t know that he himself does Yoga every morning. His His focu focus s on deve develo lopm pmen ent, t, eye eye for for deta detail il and and effo effort rts s to brin bring g a qual qualit itat ativ ive e difference in the lives of the poorest of the poor have made him a popular and respected leader across. He is a role role model model for for one one and and all. all. I would would like to meet him and and seek his blessings. blessings. I would would like to get get his autograph. autograph. Every country country needs needs people like him to take their their nation to to the top. top.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. In what ways ways can we meet new new people? people? We can meet new people in many ways. But for me the best way to meet new people people is to trave travell to new new places places.. Ther There e are are also also other other ways like joinin joining g book book clubs, gyms where a person can find like-minded people. 2. Do you think can can we get some some information information from person’s person’s dress dress Yes, we can get a lot of infor informat matio ion n from from a perso person’ n’s s dress dress like his culture, culture, his place of upbringing -rural , urban and so on. Also , there are other things like if the perso person n is organi organized zed or not. not. I norma normally lly think a perso person n wear wearing ing shoes shoes and socks to occasions is more formal , more organized whereas people in sandals are more carefree. 3. Do you think our our guess about about a person person is always right? right? No, I believe our guess about a person is not always right but in most cases it is. However, I think we have to make guesses about people, it makes our life easier. It simplifies life. Many people later on prove us wrong. 4. Do you have have many friends in your community? community? Yes I have many friends in my neighbourhood.In fact, two of my closest friends are my neighbours. We regularly borrow and lends things too. 5. Do people people feel feel safe safe in India? Yes, India is a diverse country. Many parts of India are very safe but then are parts like Kashmir and the North-East which do face a lot of terrorism. So I think it depe depend nds s upon upon the the plac place e of the the resi reside denc nce. e. I live live in Punj Punjab ab and it is a very very peaceful place. There is some crime but nothing that keeps me up at night. 6. How does technology technology help in relationship relationship between between people? people? Technology enables faster and easier connectivity. It also enables us to keep in cont contac actt even even if we are are farfar-aw away ay.. I don’ don’tt thin think k it enab enable les s us to make make new new relation relationship ships s but it does enable enable us to maintain maintain relations relationships hips,, which which I believe believe is very essential in today’s fast paced life. makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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27. Describe an important tree (plant) in your country a. b. c. d.

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India India is is a diverse diverse country country There are many many kinds kinds of trees found in India. India. All the trees are are important important in some way way or the the other. other. Here I would like to talk about about the the mango mango tree. tree. Mango is the the national fruit of India. The mango mango tree tree is the most most important important tree tree of India. It is found found everywhere everywhere and is an excellent excellent source source of of shade. shade. The flowering flowering period period of the tree tree is from January January to March March and the fruiting fruiting period period is from May to July. The mango fruit also has many varieties. varieties. It is a deliciou delicious s fruit fruit.. The immature immature fruit can can be used used for the treatment of many eye eye disorders. disorders. The raw fruit can be be pickled and preserved preserved and used for many many months. months. The juice juice of the the ripe fruit is good for for many liver disorders. disorders. The timber of the tree tree is used used for making making packing packing cases and and also tea boxes. boxes. The wood of the tree is cons conside idered red sacred sacred becau because se it is also used used for funera funerall pyres. The bark of the tree tree produces produces a gum which has medicinal properties. properties. The twigs are also also used used as toothbrush toothbrushes. es. The leaves are used for pouring pouring libations. libations. So, this whole tree is very useful.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Do people in your your country country like to grow plants at home? home? Yes,they do. Home gardening is a fast growing hobby among the urban people who who have have even even the sligh slightes testt space space for plants plants.. People People are also also doing doing terrace terrace gardening. Even I have a kitchen garden. I don’t have much open space, but I have have grown grown corian coriande derr, mint, mint, green green chill chillies ies,, okra okra and and auberg aubergine ine in pots. pots. I also also have a lemon tree and we enjoy fresh lemons throughout the year. 2. Do old people grow plants? Yes, they love to. They have the knowledge also. My grandfather keeps guiding me about the water requirements of plants. He also keeps changing the position of our pots. He knows which plants need shade and which need sunshine. 3. How do schools schools teach teach students students to grow grow plants? plants? Unfortunately, schools do not teach these things. At least in the schools I know of. Some schools may be doing so, by organising some activities related to the environment. 4. What is the main plant of of your country? India India is a divers diverse e coun country try and and enjoys enjoys tropic tropical al climat climate. e. All sorts sorts of plants plants grow grow here. There is no plant, which I can call as the main plant. Basil is worshipped in hindu hindu homes, homes, ginge gingerr and turme turmeric ric have medici medicinal nal values, values, aloe aloe vera vera has has also also become very popular.





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28. De 28. Desc scri ribe be an ac acti tivi vity ty yo you u en enjo joy y do doin ing g wh when en you are alone a. b. c. d. e.

What What the the act activ ivit ityy is is How How oft often en you you do do it it Wher Where e you you do it How yo you d do o itit Why you you like like to to do this this activi activity ty

● I believe doing things things or activities activities when when we are are alone or or free has has many benefits. benefits. ● It helps in keeping keeping the mind busy busy,, additionally additionally one can develop develop his/her his/her skills ● and any activity activity becomes becomes more more enjoyable enjoyable when a person does it with with enthusiasm enthusiasm ● Today, oday, I would like to talk about an activity that that I do when I am by myself. myself. ● I love to collect collect photographs photographs especially especially of my loved ones ones ● I got this habit from one of my school friends friends as she had extraordinary extraordinary talent talent ● to make a scrapboo scrapbook k ● I got this passio passion n from her as everyo everyone ne apprecia appreciated ted her work work and I liked liked it a lot as well. Makkar IELTS ● I have bought a digital digital camera as well using using which which I click click a lot lot of candi candid d picture pictures s of my family and friends. ● Then, Then, whenever whenever I get leisure leisure time after accompl accomplishi ishing ng my day’s work, work, I organise organise all photographs into a collage ● This helps helps me to retain retain the memories and presence presence of all my favourite favourite people ● It is part of of my daily life now as it helps helps me to connect connect with with them. ● This This activ activity ity gets me a lot of acco accolad lades es as when when any speci special al occasi occasion on comes comes such as Birthdays ,wedding anniversary I gift these pictures to my loved one’s. ● I get these these pictures pictures framed framed before before giving giving them as gifts ● I feel feel in today today’s ’s material materialist istic ic world world everyo everyone ne is gettin getting g detac detached hed due to social social media and Internet. m@ K K AR IELTS ● This small activity activity makes makes me feel connec connected ted with with the people people who are are important important in my life and helps in strengthening my relationship with them ● It is also also an activity which gives gives me immense joy joy and pleasure ● I woul would d say that that this this activ activity ity is my stress stress buster buster and I enjoy enjoy doing doing itit when when I am alone.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. How do people people in your country country usually usually plan free time? time? Normally people don’t much plan their free time. This is because all their friends and family are not free at the same time. However, some people plan free time by synch synchron ronisi ising ng with with their their family family and friend friends. s. They They plan plan their their holid holiday ays s and and leaves together and visit places or just do some socialising in their homes. 2. Do young people people in your country work work longer hours now now than in the past? Yes, they do. Competition has become intense and people have to work longer hours to survive. 3. What are the advantage advantages s and disadvantages disadvantages of of flexible work work time? The advantages are that one can work according to one’s time. For example if both husband and wife are working, they can work at different times so that one parent can be with their children all the time.

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Who Who is that that pers person on What What does does he/s he/she he do How this person person protec protects ts the the enviro environment nment?? What What difficul difficulty ty this this perso person n has face faced d How How you you feel feel about about this this perso person n

● Today oday more and more more peop people le are aware aware about about the need need to protect protect the the environment. ● Still very very few people take steps steps to save the the environment. environment. ● Howeve Howeverr, there there is one such person person whose contri contributi bution on to the envir environme onment nt is really commendable. ● His name is Jadav Jadav Molai Molai.. ● He is known known as the the forest forest man of of India. India. ● His story story is very inspirin inspiring. g. ● He was hired as a labourer labourer in Assam Assam as a part part of afforestatio afforestation n programme programme ● However However even after after the completion completion of of the project project he stayed stayed behind. behind. ● He not only maintained maintained the plants plants but also grew grew many more plants. plants. ● What is remarkable remarkable is that he has been doing this this for the past 40 years. years. ● Today , due to his his efforts efforts that whole area area has become become a healthy healthy forest ● The forest forest was rightly rightly named named Molai Molai forest forest after after him. him. ● The The fore forest st supp suppor orts ts rhin rhinos os,, monk monkey ey,, elep elepha hant nts, s, deer deer and and has has many many varieties of trees. ● His personal life is also simple. ● He lives alone with his wife wife and and two child children ren in a small small hut in the the middle middle of of the forest. ● What I learnt learnt from him is that that even even without without money money a pers person on can contribu contribute te a lot to the environment. ● Even Even if we don’ don’tt have have the the mone money y or time time,, we can can take take small small steps steps like like saving water, growing trees and so on. ● If we keep keep making excuses, excuses, we will lose lose our precious precious environme environment nt forever. forever.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. What is the importance of environment environment education? education? Environment education is of paramount importance these days. The rate at which environment is being degraded is so fast that if we don’t take steps today, there will be nothing left for our children and grandchildren. 2. How to to protect protect the environment? environment? We can take simple steps to protect the environment at our individual level. We have to follow follow some some do’s do’s and dont’ dont’s. s. Do plant plant trees trees;; do recycl recycle e thing things; s; do accept accept recycl recycled ed material; do switch off unwanted lights and fans; do use public transport; do car-pooling. Don’t use plastics; don’t use cars for short distances; don’t throw things and buy new ones without need and so on

3. Do you you think think it is neces necessa sary ry to make make environ environmen mentt protec protectio tion n as a subjec subjectt in school? Yes, definitely. Environmental science should be a compulsory subject in schools. 4. Is it important important to protect protect the environment? environment? Yes , I believe that it is our moral responsibility to protect the environment as we are the ones ones respo responsi nsibl ble e for for its deter deterior iorati ation on.. Secon Secondly dly,, I think think our our survi surviva vall depends upon the environment so we really don’t have a choice in this matter. 5. Should schools schools teach students students to protect protect the environmen environment? t? Yes, today the I believe the importance of schools in teaching morals and values is paramount. We live in a nuclear society where in most cases both parents are busy working. School is the only place left where students can learn about the environment and its protection. 6. Do schools in your your country teach students students to protect protect the environment? environment? Yes, today environment and its protection is separate subject in school. Both the neces necessit sity y and and the the ways ways to prote protect ct and and save save the envir environm onment ent are covered covered in schools. schools. Besides Besides this , there there are also environ environment ment fairs organis organised ed by schools schools from time to time. 7. Do comp compan anie ies s in your your coun countr try y prot protec ectt the the envi enviro ronm nmen entt and and do they they have have responsibilities to protect the environment? Unfor Unfortu tunat nately ely,, most most of the compan companies ies in India India aren’t aren’t doing doing much much abou aboutt the the enviro environme nment. nt. Howe Howeve verr, recen recently tly the govern governmen ments ts have have start started ed incen incentiv tivisi ising ng companies to protect the environment in form of tax waivers and subsidies. This might change the trend. Coming to second question, yes they definitely have the responsibility to protect the environment since they are a part of the society as well





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I have seen a lot of comedies and sitcoms sitcoms in my life. Here I would would like to to talk about about an interesting interesting TV TV program program which is is Comedy Circus It comes on Sony Sony Channel Channel every every Saturday Saturday and Sunday at 9 pm pm I watch watch it with with my famil family y. We all enjoy enjoy this program over dinner. dinner. Last Sunday also I watched watched this program. The performance performance by Kapil Kapil and Bharti were awesome. awesome. We all laughed laughed a lot lot that that time. time. Kapi Kapill is very very good good as a stan standd-up up come comedi dian an but but Bhar Bharti ti can can also also do slaps slapsti tick ck comedy very well. Last time she she became became a cat and and really looked like like a cute little fat cat. cat. Bharti has really cashed her obesity. obesity. She is an an excell excellent ent dancer dancer too. too. Archna Puran Puran Singh Singh and Sohail Sohail Khan Khan are the judges in this program. program. Sudesh Lehri and and Krushna Krushna got the highest highest points points last Sunday Krushna is Govinda’s Govinda’s nephew. nephew. But because because of this program program he has made made a name name for himself. On Saturday Saturdays s and Sunda Sundays, ys, my family family and I finish finish all our househ household old tasks tasks and sit sit together at the dining table and watch this program The best thing is that that the comedy comedy is clean clean and has no vulgarity vulgarity in it. Laughter is needed needed by by all of us these days. It helps helps to remai remain n tensio tension n free. free. It is a good stress-buster stress-buster.. Nowadays Nowadays even doctors doctors recommend recommend this this as a therapy therapy for for depression. depression. Ther There e is a laug laught hter er club club in my home home town town in whic which h many many elder elderly ly peopl people e are are members and they assemble in a park and laugh out loud. This program fulfills my quota quota of laughter laughter.. All channels channels have have sitcoms sitcoms but I just love this this program. program.





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What makes makes people people laugh laugh in your your country country ( your culture) culture) People People laugh laugh at all sorts sorts of comedy comedy.. They They enjoy slapstick slapstick as well as stand-u stand-up p comedy.

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Is comed comedy y very very popu popular lar in your your count country? ry? There is a lot of importance of comedy in my country. Lots of sitcoms are now telecast telecast on TV. TV. Even Even doctors doctors prescribe prescribe laughter laughter therapy therapy for many depressi depressive ve disorders. Laughter clubs are also gaining popularity among the people.

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Which Which comedy comedy TV shows shows are very popular popular in your your country? country? Comed Comedy y Circu Circus, s, The The Great Great Indian Indian Laugh Laughter ter Chall Challen enge ge,, Laug Laughte hterr the Master Master,, Hasde Hasaunde Raho and Chhote Miyan are just a few of them.

4. What What do you you thin think k are are the the dif differe ferenc nces es betw betwee een n seei seeing ng com comed edy y on TV and and reading funny materials in a book? Seeing Seeing a comed comedy y is diffe differen rentt as you can can enjoy enjoy slapsti slapstick ck comedy comedy, which which you canno cannott read. read. Slaps Slapstic tick k comedy comedy is one one which which is based based on simple simple action actions, s, for example people hitting each other, falling down, etc. Even stand-up comedy makes you laugh because of the way people speak the jokes. Reading funny things also ca make you laugh, but you have to do the effort of reading. It is an active activity, whereas watching comedy is a passive activity. 5.

Would Would you like to appear appear in a TV comedy comedy program program? ? No, I don’t think I have the talent to do comedy good enough to be shown on TV.

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Is comedy comedy used much in ads in your country country? ? Why? Yes, it is. Ads Ads are are made made humor humorous ous and attract attractive ive to attra attract ct peop people le and and so the product they advertise also stays in the mind.

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What do you think think are the benefit benefits s of laughter laughter? ? Laughter Laughter is the best medicine medicine for many mental ailments ailments.. Laughter Laughter also brings people together. It has no language. Everyone understands laughter.

9. Do you you think think ther there e are diffe differe renc nces es betw betwee een n what what males males and fema female les s thin think k as humorous? I don’t think there is any difference in genders as far as jokes and comedy is concerned. There may be individual differences but definitely both genders enjoy same jokes and comedies.





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India India is is a diverse diverse country country There are many kinds of plants plants in India India All the plants are useful useful in some way or the other other The plant plant I am going to talk about about here here is the the bamboo bamboo plant. It is a very very versatile versatile and useful plant There are more than 1500 species species of this this plant all all over the the world. It can be grown in a multitude multitude of habitat habitat from sea sea level to 12000 ft. It is one one of the the most adaptable adaptable plants with many many uses. For instance, instance, it can grow in very degraded soils. Becau Because se of this this it can be used used to repair repair soil soil damag damaged ed by overg overgraz razing ing and and poor poor agricultural techniques. In addition addition it has has a complex root network. network. This is ideal for preventing preventing soil erosion erosion and flooding flooding Unlike most most tree species, harvesting harvesting does not kill the bamboo. bamboo. So, So, tops topsoi oill eros erosio ion n and and othe otherr adve advers rse e effe effect cts s of tree tree fell fellin ing g are are kept kept to a minimum. The most importan importantt point is that bamboo produces produces 35% more oxygen oxygen than than other other trees. Research Research has shown that bamboo bamboo can absorb absorb as much much as 12 tonnes tonnes of carbon carbon dioxide per hectare per year. So, this plant plant can play a great great role in stabilizing stabilizing our country’s country’s atmosphere. atmosphere. It can prove prove an eco-friendly eco-friendly alternative alternative to slow-growing slow-growing hardwoods. hardwoods. It is also being used used by the construction construction industry industry for wooden wooden flooring. flooring. It is very very durable. durable. It has has resistance resistance to to shrink shrink or swell.

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Who is he/sh he/she e ma kk ar _ | EL TS What type of perso person n he/she he/she is How you came to know know about him/her Why he/s he/she he is pop popular ular

● I know know of many many come comedi dian ans s who who ente entert rtai ain n peop people le but but here here I woul would d like to talk talk about my favourite comedian who is Kapil Sharma ● He is very very famo famous us nowa nowada days ys becau because se of his his TV show show – Come Comedy dy nigh nights ts with with Kapil. ● He is in his early thirties and looks looks very very handsome. handsome. ● He basica basically lly hails hails from from Amrits Amritsar ar and his father father work works s in the police police force. force. His mother is a housewife. ● He was the the winner winner of The Great Great Indian Indian Laughter Laughter Challenge Challenge Season Season 3. ● He is a multi-talented multi-talented personality personality and can can also sing very very well. ● He was was a cont contes esta tant nt in the the real realit ity y show show ‘Star ‘Star ya RockRock-st star’ ar’ and was was the the firs firstt runner up in that show. ● In Dec 2013, 2013, he was was ranked ranked 93rd in Forbes India India Celebrity Celebrity 100 list. ● He has hosted hosted many many shows but but he was apprecia appreciated ted the most most for hosting hosting Jhalak Jhalak Dikhla Ja Season 6 with Manish Paul as a co-host. ● He is basically basically a stand-up stand-up comedian but but can also do do some slap-stick slap-stick comedy comedy. ● His show show Comedy Comedy Nights Nights with Kapil is my favourite favourite show show. ● This This show show is telec telecast ast on Colou Colours rs chann channel el every every Satur Saturda day y and Sunda Sunday y from 9 – 10 pm ● I never never miss miss any any episode episode of this this show show.. ● It has has very very clean clean comedy comedy.. ● It can can be be seen seen with family family.. ● In fact all my family members members watch watch this show together together.. ● Many celebrities celebrities also also come come on this show. show. ● They They come come there there to promot promote e their their lates latestt movies movies and also also make this this show show more enjoyable for us. ● People get a chance to interact interact with with these these celebs. celebs. ● Navjot Navjot Singh Sidhu Sidhu is also a permanent permanent characte characterr of this show but he he sits sits on the the side of the audience.

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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Do your family family members members and friends friends like this actor? actor? Yes, they do. In fact, we all watch his shows together. He provides a type of comedy comedy,, `which `which the whole whole family family can enjoy enjoy together together.. 2. Why are are film personalities personalities famous? famous? m a k k a r _ | E L T S Film personalities are famous because the entertain people. Many people watch their their movies movies and so come to know about them. them. They talk about their favourit favourite e stars stars among among each each other other and so they they becom become e celebr celebriti ities es.. They They also endo endorse rse produc products ts in ads. ads. They They are are rich rich and and so many many young youngste sters rs follow follow them as role models and want to be like them. 3. Do you think think youngsters youngsters try to Copy film film stars? Yes, they do. Film stars stars are their style icons. icons. Young people people want to dress dress like their favourite celebs, walk like them, talk like them and do everything like them. makkar_ |ELTS 4. What are benefits and drawbacks drawbacks of it? If the celebs set a good example, then it is very beneficial for the youngsters. For example, if celebs work for charity, many youngsters also come forward and help. However, if any celeb smokes and drinks in public, young people start thinking it is glamorous to do so and so do the same, which is definitely not good. 5. Are famous famous personalities personalities rich rich in your country? Yes, of course they are. They get an exorbitant amount of money for their acting and also from the ads in which they endorse products. For example, I saw an ad of ‘visit Dubai’ in which Shah Rukh Khan got 30 crores. I heard that Virat Kohli also gets 3 crores for each ad in which he comes. 6. How do they spend spend their their money? money? They lead a luxurious lifestyle. They wear designer clothes, which cost a fortune. They They travel travel execu executiv tive e class, class, stay stay in the most most expen expensiv sive e hotels hotels,, own own the most most costly cars and have a lot of people working for them. They also have to hire bodyguards. They invest in property and also open many side businesses. 7. Do you think they they spend spend money wisely? They have enough money to spend, so even if some of their spending looks wasteful, it doesn't matter to them. For a common man, most of their spending seems extravagant. Some celebs also do a lot for charity. makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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8. Why do children love to visit circus? circus? Circus Circus fasci fascinat nates es childr children en.. They They love love to see see the antics antics done done by anima animals ls and people. 9. Do people get get chance to meet meet famous personaliti personalities es in your country? country? A few people get a chance to meet famous personalities. personalities. Famous people usually don't roam around without their guards. They are busy also. So, normally people do not get a chance to get near them. 10.Should actors be paid more? m a k k a r _ | E L T S I beli believ eve e ever everyo yone ne need needs s to be paid paid acco accord rdin ing g to the the kind kind of work work they they do. do. Normally remuneration is decided upon factors like skill, experience and the work responsibility. So the actors should be paid accordingly to the above factors and not more or less. 11. Are there many Indians who want to work as actors? Yes, es, in Indi India a lot lot many many peop people le want want to beco become me acto actors rs as peop people le perc percei eive ve celebrity/actor life to be glamorous. Youngsters from different parts of India often trave travell to the the Bolly Bollywo wood od city city of Mumba Mumbaii to fulfil fulfil their their aspir aspirati ation on of becom becomin ing g an actor. 12.Who are more popular in India – TV stars or movie stars? I think both of them are equally popular. Access to TV in homes has increased the reach of both these type of stars. People love the TV stars as they are able to relate themselves with the TV soaps based on everyday life whereas the movie stars are famous for portraying larger than life roles.







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33. A talkative person 1. Who is he/she? m a k k a r _ | E L T S 2. How do you know him/her m a k k a r? _ | E L T S 3. Do you like him/her?

● I know many people people who who are very talkati talkative ve but here here I am going to talk about about my my cousin Rubina, who is the most talkative person known to me. ● She is my paternal paternal uncle’s uncle’s daughter daughter and lives lives next door. door. ● She is fifteen and is studying in 10th 10th class. class. ● She is tall and and beautiful beautiful and has has a fair complexion. complexion. ● She has has dimples dimples on both cheeks when she smiles. smiles. ● She has jet jet black curly curly hair and generally generally leaves leaves her hair hair loose. loose. ● She She is such such a chat chatte terb rbox ox that that when when she she is arou around nd,, you don’ don’tt need need any TV or radio for entertainment. ● She She can can go on and and on and somet sometim imes es I wond wonder er from from wher where e she she gets gets all the the energy to speak so much. ● She is loved loved by all in our family family and even even in the neighbourhood. neighbourhood. ● She is fond of watching watching movies and then she tells tells me the the story story in so much much detail detail that I feel I have actually seen the movie. ● She has a great sense sense of humour humour and can can lighten lighten up any tense situation. situation. ● She is very very good at at studies and wants wants to become become a lawyer lawyer.. ● I belie believe ve she will be a very very good good lawyer lawyer becau because se she has has good commu communic nicati ation on skills. ● No one one can feel bored bored in her company company.. ● She is an extrovert extrovert and can can make friends very soon soon ● She is also very very conscious conscious of her health health and goes for for morning walk walk daily. daily. ● She used to be very chubb chubby y in childhood childhood but but now she has has shed off off the extra extra kilos and looks very fit. ● Sometimes her talkative talkative nature nature has has put her her in a lot of of trouble. trouble. ● Many times her teachers teachers have punished punished her in class class for talking talking a lot. lot. ● I reme rememb mber er once once she she was made made to stan stand d out in the sun for for one hour hour in the the scorching heat of the sun. ● She was on the verge verge of fainting fainting but even that that could not not quieten her. her. ● I love this cute chatterbox chatterbox and when when she is quiet, quiet, I feel feel someth something ing is is wrong wrong and and I don’t like it. At present we have coaching centres only in Phagwar Phagwara a and Mohali only only..





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. What communication communication skills are are important? important? I believe verbal communication skills are the most significant and must be honed in every individual. The communication in everyday life revolved mostly around verbal skills rather than written communication or non verbal communication. Good interpersonal skill is also a top requirement in the jobs these days. 2. Are you talkative? talkative? No I am not a person who speaks a lot. I mostly speak when I am asked to or when some situatio situation n requires requires my opinion. opinion. I believe in the philosophy philosophy that one should speak less and think before speaking. 3. Are most most Indian Indian people people talkative? talkative? I guess, yes, most of the Indian people love to talk and it is evident by the large amount of noise you can hear at the public places like railway stations, malls etc. I think one of the primary reasons that Indian people love to talk is the fact that Indians love to socialise. They like to know each other’s well being and discuss what is going in one’s life 4. What jobs need employees employees to be talkative? talkative? m a k k a r _ | E L T S The first job that comes to my mind would be of a Radio Jockey because talking is the primary thing they have to do in their job. They are supposed to entertain people people by talki talking ng a lot, lot, crack cracking ing jokes. jokes. Anoth Another er job, I would would say, say, could could be a teacher as they have to give lectures to the students, which involves a lot of speaking. 5. Should children children be encouraged encouraged to talk more? I belie believe ve teach teaching ing commu communic nicati ation on skills skills to child childre ren n is very very impor importan tantt and and they they should definitely be encouraged to speak. They should also be taught when they should should speak speak more and when they they should should speak speak less because because speakin speaking g more is not important but speaking the right thing is.

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34. Talk about about a math math skill skill tha that you you learned learned in in your your primary / elementary school. 1. 2. 3. 4.

What was the skill? skill? How did you you learn learn it? m a k k a r _ | E L T S Do you find it useful useful and how how is it useful? useful? Explain how it will will be beneficial beneficial for you in future? future?

● I learnt learnt many math skills skills in my elementary elementary schoo schooll – such as as countin counting, g, additio addition, n, subtraction, multiplication and division. ● I was was good at all of them ● In fact math was was my favourite favourite subject in primary primary school school ● Here I would would like to to talk talk about about counting. counting. ● Our teacher teacher used to teach teach us this skill skill by making making dots or dashes dashes and and asking asking us to count them. ● Sometimes we were were taught taught to count on our our fingertips. fingertips. ● Sometimes we were shown pictures pictures of objects and and we had had to count count them. ● Counting is very very useful useful in our day day to day life. life. ● Knowi Knowingl ngly y or unkno unknowin wingly gly we use this skill skill for measu measurem rement ents s and buying buying and selling. ● We need need to do do counting counting while while using money and and other other things. things. ● Even housewive housewives s use this skill skill while working in the kitchen. ● They have to count count the ingredie ingredients nts used in making making vario various us dishes dishes and and also need need to do counting for measuring things. ● Coun Counti ting ng is the the base base of all all othe otherr math math skil skills ls like like addi additi tion on,, subt subtra ract ctio ion n and and multiplication. ● In the future future also counting counting will will definitely definitely be needed needed in each each and every field. field. ● Everybody Everybody needs to count in in his daily daily life at some some time or the other. other. ● Without this basic skill life is is un-imaginabl un-imaginable. e. ● I remember, remember, Mrs Promilla Promilla was my math teacher in primary primary school. school. ● She used to be be my favourite teacher. teacher. ● That’s is why math became became my favourite subject at school. school. ● It is because because of of this skill that that today I am successful successful





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. How do you think think calculators calculators are helping helping in maths? maths? Computers are making calculations much faster and also error free. There are no chances chances of any calculat calculation ion going going wrong. wrong. Repetitive Repetitive and boring boring calculat calculations ions are becoming easier. 2. Do you think computers computers will make it less important important for people to learn learn math? No, I don't think so. The computers can do calculations, but learning maths will still be necessary because maths is not just calculations, it is much more than that. It is need needed ed in simp simple le acti activi viti ties es like like cook cookin ing, g, shop shoppi ping ng wher where e one one cann cannot ot use use computers. 3. Do you think computers computers are are going to be more intelligent intelligent than humans? humans? No, No, never never,, becau because se Artif Artifici icial al Intell Intellig igenc ence e is also also the creat creation ion of human human brains. brains. Compu Computer ters s can can never never beat beat human humans. s. The The fears fears of AI are unfou unfound nded. ed. Even Even if we believe that computers can be more intelligent, then also they can never have the emotional Intelligence of humans. 4. What is the first first subject learnt learnt by children children in India? The first subject that children learn in India is normally a language. It could either be Engli English sh or their their nativ native e langu language age.. Child Children ren norma normally lly start start by learni learning ng the the alphabets and then slowly progress to word formation. 5. What methods methods can be applied applied to make maths maths class more interestin interesting? g? A lot of schools are going back to the old times and using tools like ABACUS to make make maths maths more more inter interes estin ting g for the child childre ren. n. Using Using pract practica icall techni technique ques s or puzzles can help make maths more interesting for the children. Some teachers teachers reward reward students students with things things like chocolates chocolates to motivate motivate them to solve the problems more quickly. 6. Do you think think everybody everybody needs needs to learn learn maths? Yes, es, apar apartt from from lang langua uage ge,, math math is a subj subjec ectt whic which h is used used the the most most in our our everyday life so everyone needs to learn it. I can’t even imagine how people would survive without math as we are using it all the time like during shopping etc. However, I haven’t still figured out the use of advanced math concepts such as Algebra, Calculus which can be applied in our routine life ☺ makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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35. An animal you like the most (Strange/ seen for

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India India is is a diverse diverse country country There are many many types types of animals found in India India There are pet pet animals, animals, domestic domestic animals and wild wild animals animals Here Here I am going going to talk talk about about an animal animal which which I saw for for the first first time time in in Mini Mini zoo at Chandigarh. OR An animal animal I like the most is an elephant. elephant. OR Here I am going going to talk talk about about an animal animal which which I find find strange strange It is the elephant elephant The elephants are the biggest land animals. They are herbivorous herbivorous and can can be identified identified because because of of their trunk. trunk. The trunk trunk is the the projection projection of their nose nose and the upper upper lips. There are are two types of of elephants, elephants, the the Indian and the the African. African. African elephants are bigger bigger than their Indian Indian counterpart counterparts. s. They have comparatively comparatively larger ears. Among Among the African African elephants elephants both the males males and females females have have tusks tusks whereas whereas,, only the males males among among the Indian Indian elephan elephants ts have tusks and so they are called called tuskers. The The back back of the the Indi Indian an elep elepha hant nts s are are conv convex ex wher wherea eas s that that of the the Afri Africa can n elephants are concave. Indian elephants elephants can be tamed and and they are more beautiful. beautiful. Elephants are gregarious gregarious animals animals and live live in herds herds headed headed by tuskers. tuskers. They have a well well structured structured family life. The young young ones, called called the calf, are looked after after by the the cow elephants. elephants. Their Their cry cry is called called trumpet. trumpet. In India, elephants elephants are captured, captured, tamed tamed and used used for various various purposes. purposes. Elepha Elephants nts are among among the few animal animals s whos whose e existe existence nce is not not endan endange gered red till now.





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India India is is a diverse diverse country country There are many many types types of animals found in India India There are pet pet animals, animals, domestic domestic animals and wild wild animals animals Here Here I am going going to talk about about an animal animal which which I saw for the the first first time time in in a park park near my home It was a huge huge big snake, snake, black black in colour colour and about about 4 feet feet long Many people people gathe gathered red around around it. it. A snake snake charme charmerr was was called called and he playe played d an instru instrumen mentt and then then very very deftl deftly y caught the snake in a box and went away. Snakes Snakes are beautifu beautifull anima animals. ls. They are reptiles reptiles.. Unlike the the other other reptiles, reptiles, snakes snakes have no limbs; limbs; so they they crawl. crawl. Their Their body body is cover covered ed with scales scales and they they shed shed their their skin skin once once in a while while and this is called moulting. There are two types of snakes, snakes, the poisonous poisonous and the non-poiso non-poisonous. nous. Most of the snakes are non-poisonous. non-poisonous. Snakes feed on on small small birds, birds, frogs, frogs, rodents rodents etc. etc. The poisonous poisonous snakes use their their poison poison to kill kill the prey. prey. But the others wind around the victim victim to kill them. them. Such snakes are called constrictors. constrictors. Cobra Cobra,, vipers vipers and and krait krait are are poiso poisono nous us snake snakes s where whereas as python python and rat-sn rat-snak akes es are harmless. Snakes Snakes are not our foes but but are friends friends becaus because e they eat eat away the the rodents rodents like like rats who are a great enemy of man. We should should not kill snakes. snakes.

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2. Why and how are are these beneficial? beneficial? Animals are part of our ecological ecological chain. They are very important for us. Some programs make us aware of their value to us. We come to know that our activities are harming them. We begin to realise the importance of animal conservation. 3. Do you think schools schools should should teach students students about about animals? animals? Yes, defin definite itely ly.. Scho Schools ols need need to make make child childre ren n aware aware of animal animals s and their their importance to us. 4. Do you agree agree with rare animals animals being raised raised in the zoos? zoos? Yes, I do. I know that zoos are unnatural places to raise animals, but at the same time time they they are are safer safer for rare rare anima animals, ls, which which are are in very very less less numbe numbers. rs. Toda Today’ y’s s zoos are very different. They try to provide as much natural habitat as is possible. 5. What should should we do to protect protect endangered endangered animals? animals? I belie believe ve the governm governmen ents ts acros across s the globe globe are are worki working ng hard hard to prote protect ct the endan endanger gered ed spec species ies from from getti getting ng extinc extinctt like like in India India the gove governm rnmen entt ran a campaign to save the tigers. People can also play an important part in this, if they stop buying buying items items which which contain contain animal animal parts parts like tiger tiger skin, or elephan elephantt tusks tusks then then the the poac poachi hing ng of thes these e anim animal als s will will stop stop whic which h will will help help in savi saving ng the the population of these animals. 6. Do you support experiment experiment on animals? animals? No I do not supp support ort experi experime menta ntatio tion n on animals animals as I believ believe e it to be morally morally wrong. I think with advancements in technology humans can do experimentations with help of computers and robots 7. Why do some some people refuse to eat animals? animals? There There are many reasons reasons why some people people are vegetarian vegetarians. s. Firstly Firstly,, it might might be due to their religion or culture like in India people who belong to Hindu religion do not eat meat at all as is forbidden in their religion. Secondly some people are becoming vegetarian nowadays because the love for animals is growing, more and more people are adopting pets so they have stopped eating animals. 8. What would happen happen if some some species disappear disappear from from Earth? Every species plays an important role on our planet, if some species disappear from from earth earth,, then then it could could have have poten potentia tially lly disas disastro trous us conse consequ quenc ences es like like if the the specie species s of birds birds disap disappea pearr it could could lead lead to increa increase se in the popu populat lation ion of pests pests which will impact our crops. So we should try to protect the endangered species.





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36. A competition you would like to take part in ● What kind of competition competition it is? ● What would you do in this this competition? competition? ● Why does this competition competition interest you?

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When I was in school, I participated participated in many competitions. competitions. Once I participated participated in a science science fair. fair. I was part part of a team. team. We were the 1st runners runners up. m a k k a r _ | E L T S Here, I would would like to talk about about a competition, competition, I would like like to take part in. It is is a painting painting competit competition. ion. Every year year there there is an an environment environment fair fair held in my home town town The Rotary Rotary Club Club organises organises this this in the the month of December December.. Many Many compet competiti itions ons are organ organise ised, d, such such as mono-a mono-acti cting ng compe competit tition ion,, poetr poetry y recitation, flower arrangement, salad decoration, painting and so on. Individu Individuals als can particip participate, ate, and even schools can can send send their their students students.. m a k k a r _ | E L T S My friend particip participated ated in flower flower arrangement arrangement competit competition ion last year and won the 1st prize. The prize prize was a small small trophy trophy and a book book ‘The ‘The Wings Wings Of Fire’ Fire’ by by Dr APJ APJ Abdul Abdul Kalam. I am very food at drawing drawing and painting I woul would d love to compete compete in paint painting ing compe competit tition ion and and try to do my best best and win a prize. The theme theme of the the painting painting is announced announced there only. only. Theb Thebru rush shes es and and pain paints ts have have to be carr carrie ied d with with you, you, but but the the at sheet sheets s are are provided there only. I have have made many many paint painting ings s with with poster poster colours colours and gifted gifted them them to my frien friends ds and relatives. Everyone in my circle knows knows that that I love love drawing drawing and painting. I am wait waitin ing g for for the the fair fair this this year year,, so that that I can can part partic icip ipat ate e and try try my luck luck at winning a prize.

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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. What kinds kinds of people people are are competitive? competitive? I think in their hearts, all people like to compete and see where they stand among others. But, some people are confident and want to compete more often. Some people people are are not not so sure, sure, but are pushed pushed into into compe competit tition ions s by their their paren parents ts or teachers. The fear of losing takes away the competition spirit from many. Many people realise their potential only after competing. 2. What kind of activities/c activities/competition ompetitions s people like to to take part in? in? People like to compete in singing, dancing, painting, sports, quizzes and many more types of competitions. 3. There are many many competition competition programs programs on TV nowadays. nowadays. Why? I think think people people nowada nowadays ys love watching watching reality reality televisi television on instead instead of fiction fiction and dramas. The competition programs are more real compared to the dramas which have become boring and are predictable. In reality shows there is an element of surprise and real human emotions which make them more popular.

4. Do you think competition competition is important at at work places? places? I think think healthy healthy competition competition is importan importantt at all the places places including including office offices. s. The feeling of competition helps in bringing the best out of the people and promotes growth. Without competition things become boring and monotonous. 5. What kinds of jobs jobs or work should should not have have competition? competition? I belie believe ve jobs jobs that that are very very critic critical al like like that that of a docto doctorr or medica medicall pract practiti ition oner er should should not not have have any compe competit tition ion as it’s it’s invol involves ves savin saving g lives lives of peop people. le. Any competition in such cases could pose a great risk to someone’s life. 6. What kinds of competition competitions s are popular popular in your hometown? hometown? In my hometo hometown wn,, sports sports compet competiti ition on are are the the most most popula popularr. The The most most popula popular r sport in my hometown is cricket and we often have inter-school competitions in which all the schools in my hometown participate. Normally children in the age group of 14-16 play in these matches. 7. What do you think think of those who who lose in a competition? competition? M A KK @R i El TS I think think losing losing and and winni winning ng are both both import importan antt parts parts of our our life. life. Someo Someone ne has rightly said that we do not learn much by winning but losing teaches us the most importan importantt lessons lessons in life. life. So people people who lose in the competiti competition on should take take it positive positively ly and learn from the experien experience ce they gain. Based on these these learning learnings s they should try to improve themselves.





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37.. Tal 37 alk k about something you would like to get

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Today’s oday’s era is a consumerist consumerist one. one. We see new things all around us. There are new models models of cell phones, TVs, TVs, bikes, bikes, cars and and so on When I see these these new new things, things, I wish to to get them Unfortunately Unfortunately,, I am not earning yet, yet, and so so I have to restrain restrain myself. Here I would like to talk about somethin something, g, which I want to replace replace very very soon soon and and that is my cell phone. I have a very very basic model of cell cell phone, phone, but all my friends have have smart phones. My parents parents have have flatly flatly refuse refused d to buy me one, one, becau because se they are savin saving g for my education abroad. M A KK @R i El TS They are spending spending very very frugally frugally for my sake, sake, and so I cannot cannot peste pesterr them them to buy buy me one. I have started started saving saving all my pocket money money, so that I can can buy buy a reasona reasonably bly priced priced smart phone. I visited visited a local local mobile phone store. There I saw a RedMi RedMi phone phone for 7,000. 7,000. It has 5 inch inch screen, screen, 3 GB RAM, RAM, 32 GB memory and many in-built in-built apps. I have have read read some some reviews reviews on the the net. net. RedMi is the best-valued best-valued low-range low-range phone in the market. It has Android Android technolo technology gy I will get about 2000/- for my old phone. I think think within within a month month or two, I will will be able able to replac replace e my old phon phone e with a new new one.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. What are the the things that you want to replace? replace? Well, I have most of the things that I need and they are working perfectly but if given a chance I would like to replace my phone as it almost 3 years old now and ther there e are are new new phon phones es in the the mark market et whic which h have have late latest st feat featur ures es.. I thin think, k, if I exchange my old phone then I might get some additional discount as well 2. What kinds of things do people like to replace? replace? Normally people like to replace their personal belongings once they become old or if better better optio options ns become become avail availab able. le. Peop People le like like to repla replace ce thing things s like like gadge gadgets, ts, watches, cars etc 3. Do old people people in India India like to to hoard things? things? Yes, old people do like to hoard things sometimes as they get attached to them. Also another reason is that they have bought things with their hard earned money so they don’t like to discard or dispose them. 4. Who do you think will want new things things – children children or old peopl people? e? M A KK @R @R i El TS I think both of them would like to have new things but children always have more fascination for new things. 5. What is the difference difference between between new things and old old things? New New thing things s often often attra attract ct peop people le as compa compared red to old thing things s which which draw draw a less less enthusiastic reaction. New things are more expensive as compared to old things except in the case of antique items. We are currently redesigning www.makkarielts.com Soon, it will be the BEST WEBSIT WEBSITE E to to prepare for the IELTS exam with all the LATE LA TEST ST TO TOPI PICS CS,, AN ANSW SWER ER KE KEYS YS,, TI TIPS PS an and d ST STUD UDY Y MA MATE TERI RIAL AL to he help lp yo you u prepare for the exam and discuss your queries




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India has a rich rich historical historical backgroun background. d. There are are many buildings, buildings, which are the pride of of India. Here I would would like to to talk about about the Parliament Parliament House House in New Delhi. Delhi. I visited visited this national building when I was in 10th 10th Our school school took took us on an educational educational tour. tour. I remember remember vividly, vividly, we were were 40 students and 4 teachers. teachers. It is not only only important important historically historically,, but also architecturally architecturally.. The architecture architecture of of this building building depicts depicts Indian Indian traditions traditions and culture. culture. Parliament House is one of the most magnificent magnificent buildings buildings in New Delhi. Delhi. Visitors to Delhi generally generally pay a visit to this building The two Houses of Parliame Parliament—t nt—the he Lok Sabha Sabha and the the Rajya Rajya Sabha Sabha are located located within its walls. It is a huge circular circular building building spread spread over over 6 acres of of land The buildin building g has has twelv twelve e gates gates among among which which Gate Gate No. 1 on the Sansa Sansad d Marg is the main gate. The The Cent Centra rall Hall Hall is circ circul ular ar in shap shape e and and its its dome dome,, whic which h is one of the the most most magnificent domes in the world. The Central Central Hall is a place place of historical importance. importance. The Indian Indian Constitutio Constitution n was framed in the Central Hall. At present, present, the Central Central Hall is used for holding holding Joint Sittings Sittings of the two Houses. Houses. The The Cham Chambe berr of the the Lok Lok Sabh Sabha a is semi semi-c -cir ircu cula larr in shap shapea eand nd has has seat seatin ing g accommodation for 550 Members. Rajya Sabha Chamber is smaller in size. It has has a seati seating ng capac capacity ity of of 250. 250. The building is fully air-conditioned air-conditioned It combines combines the value value of both the old and and the new new forms of of architecture. architecture. The outer outer portion portion of the the building building is finished in red sandstone sandstone Thou Though gh entr entry y to Parl Parlia iame ment nt Hous House e is free free,, it requ requir ires es offi offici cial al perm permis issi sion on for for visitors to enter the Parliament The total time required required to see see the Parliament Parliament House House is approximate approximately ly 2 hours hours The best best time to to visit Parliament Parliament House is when it is in session.

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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Do you think the governments governments should should maintain the historical historical buildings? buildings? Yes, of course, the government should maintain historical buildings. They are our pride and heritage. We also earn revenue from these buildings when tourists visit them. 2. Why people people like to visit visit historical historical buildings buildings People like to visit such buildings is because these portray (tell us about) our past and how people lived then. India has a rich historical background, and these buildings are architectural marvels. They also show the grandeur with which our rulers lived. 3. What kinds of buildings buildings are popular popular in India? India? The old historical buildings are popular, no doubt, but the new and modern buildings are also very popular. The examples of popular modern architecture in India are the Lotus Temple in Delhi, the Naga Towers in Gandhinagar, Cybertecture egg shaped building in Mumbai and many more 4. Should government government try to to make buildings buildings look more beautiful? Yes, es, of cour course se.. Ever Every y buil buildi ding ng shou should ld be aest aesthe heti tica call lly y appe appeal alin ing. g. It shou should ld be a combination of utility, durability and beauty.







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Mobile phones phones have have become become an indispensable indispensable part part of our lives. lives. I got my first mobile mobile phone phone when when I completed completed my my high school. It was a Samsung Samsung S2 My uncle uncle gifted gifted it to me. Actually, Actually, he was buying a newer newer model. I had had complete completed d my 10th My parents parents would not buy me one. So, I was was very happy when when my uncle gave gave me his old one. I still still have have it It is black black in in colou colourr. It is a rectangular rectangular phone and and had 4.3 inches touch touch screen screen display display It also has a calculator calculator,, a calendar, calendar, an alarm, a light light and some games. games. Its batte battery ry backu backup p is very good. good. I am very possessive possessive about about my Samsung Samsung phone. I never never let anybody touch my phone. phone. I use an Airtel Airtel prepaid connection connection with with it. I have to pay for it from my pocket money. money. So, I use it very frugally. frugally. I play play tetris tetris on on my my phone phone.. I also use the the phone phone to send SMS to my friends. friends. Sometimes I use the calculator calculator and sometimes sometimes I listen listen to FM radio on my phone. It is is a very sturdy sturdy phone. phone. Many times times it has fallen fallen from my hands, hands, but it did not not break and works works perfec perfectly tly well. It has a camer camera a of 5 megap megapixe ixels ls on which which I captu capture re some some photos photos of of my friends friends and family. I click click many selfies selfies with it. I use use many many appli applica catio tions ns like whatsa whatsap p and and faceb facebook ook to stay connec connecte ted d with with my friends. There are are many newer models models now now,, but I am happy happy with with it. I will buy a new cell cell phone only after I go abroad abroad for my higher studies. studies.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Do most people people have mobile mobile phones in your your country? country? Yes, most people people have have mobile mobile phones phones in my country country.. The smart phones phones have become very affordable and the government is doing a lot to make the Internet access available through cellphones to even the remotest parts of India. 2. Does the use use of cellphones cellphones cause any any problems to to others? Yes, cellphones can cause problems to others. For example, when people use their cellphones in places like libraries, hospitals, classrooms, etc., it leads to a lot of disturbance. These days it is very common to find people talking loudly in buses, trains, and other public places, which is also a cause of disturbance. 3. What do people use cellphones cellphones for? Cell Cellph phon ones es have have beco become me an indi indisp spen ensi sibl ble e part part of our our live lives. s. Peop People le use use cell cellph phon ones es for for vari variou ous s purp purpos oses es,, like like payi paying ng bill bills, s, maki making ng trai train/ n/bu bus/ s/ai air r reservations, booking movie tickets, social networking, entertainment by playing games, watching movies/TV shows, and so on. 4. What are the advantage advantages s of having a mobile mobile phone? phone? There There are numero numerous us advan advantag tages es of havin having g a mobil mobile e phon phone. e. We can remai remain n connected with our family at all times. It can be used to check work emails, when not in office. Students can use cellphones to research for their assignments and studie studies. s. Mobile Mobile phone phones s are used used to pay pay bills bills,, make make reser reserva vatio tions ns,, do online online shopping, for online banking, and many other such purposes. This invention has made our life very convenient. 5. Are children children allowed to use use mobile phones phones in your your country? Yes, unfortunately many children can be seen using mobile phones these days. Parents let children use mobile phones to play games and watch videos, to keep them occupied occupied.. Howeve Howeverr, children children are not allowed allowed to use cellphone cellphone at schools schools and colleges, so that discipline is maintained at these places. 6. What are the effect effects s when someone someone is making making a lot of noise by using a cellpho cellphone ne in a public place? When someone is making a lot of noise by using a cellphone in a public place, I think think it is a nuisa nuisance nce.. Espec Especial ially ly in places places like like hospi hospital tals, s, place places s of wors worship hip,, libraries, classrooms, etc., it leads to a lot of disturbance and is annoying. People need to be considerate when using cellphones in public places, so that it doesn’t lead to disturbance. makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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7. For children, children, what age do you think is suitable suitable to allow them to use cell cell phones? Children should be allowed cell phone only when they attain a certain sense of responsibility and maturity. This is normally around the age of 15 to 16 when they are about to enter adulthood. 8. What do teenagers teenagers in your your country use use cell phones phones for? M A KK @R i El TS The primary purpose for teenagers to use cell phones is social networking. They use apps like whatsapp, facebook, instagram to connect with friends. Nowadays they are also using them to take photographs and upload them on the internet. 9. What are the advantage advantages s and disadvantages disadvantages of of using cell phone? phone? There are many advantages of using cellphone like you can reach people during the time of emergency, one can search for information, order foods, cabs etc. On the negative side cellphone is becoming a nuisance nowadays as people hardly interact with each other and are mostly busy in their phones. 10.Why are many people addicted to apps? Many Many peop people le have have become become addic addicted ted to apps apps becau because se of variou various s reason reasons s like like peer peer pressu pressure re,, since since their their friend friends s are using using the the apps apps all the time, time, so they they also also follow the same. Secondly the apps have a lot of features which make them addictive like the apps apps provi provide de you rewa rewards rds when when you you reach reach a certai certain n goal goal and peopl people e like like to complete these tasks.





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40. Descr Describe ibe a party party / descr describe ibe a party party you you atten ttended ded or joined ● When When was was it ● Who joined joined you? M A KK @R i El TS ● What happened happened in the the party party

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I have have celebrated celebrated many parties in my life. But here I would would like to talk about about a birthday birthday party, party, which I enjoyed enjoyed a lot It was the birthday birthday of my younger brother. brother. It was was his his eight eighteent eenth h birthd birthday ay I threw threw a surprise surprise party party for for him. him. My parents parents were also with me in this plan. We invited invited a few of his close close friends friends and some relatives. relatives. After After my brother left for college college that that morning, morning, I decora decorated ted our our home with with bunting buntings s and balloons. My mother mother baked and iced the cake. Actually she has has a gifted gifted hand hand at cooking cooking and and baking. baking. I ordered some fritters, fritters, spring spring rolls, sandwiche sandwiches s and pastries pastries for the guests. guests. I even organised organised some some games games such as musica musicall chairs, chairs, treasure treasure hunt hunt and passing passing the parcel. When my brother brother came came home that that day, day, we all were were waiting waiting for him. him. We welcomed welcomed him by playing the birthday birthday tune. Everyone clapped and wished wished him happy happy birthday birthday.. M A KK @R i El TS TS He was really really surprised surprised and and very happy happy.. I could tell it from his face. The he cut the cake and and we all enjoyed enjoyed the cake and and snacks snacks Then we played played the games. games. Everyone Everyone enjoyed enjoyed a lot. I gifted gifted a cell phone phone to my brother. brother. He always always wanted wanted it but my parents wouldn’t let him buy one. one. I always always felt his his desperati desperation on for the phone, phone, so I had planne planned d to gift him one on his his birthday. He received received many other other gifts also but my gift was was the most most special for him. We all danced danced a lot lot that that day. day. I felt felt great great happiness happiness that that day. day. I realised realised that true happiness happiness lies in giving happiness happiness to others. others. My broth brother er is is very very dear dear to me me May God God give give him him a long and happy life!





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I have made made many friends friends in my life and a few are very close close friends. friends. Here I would would like to to talk about about a friend friend whom I met after 7 years. His name is Mohan Mohan and he is about my age – 19 years. years. He and and I were class fellows till sixth. sixth. Then his his family immigrated to Canada Canada and I lost contact contact with him. Two Two months ago ago he came came to India and also paid me a visit. It was was a very pleasant surprise for me. me. I felt very happy happy.. We chatted chatted for a long long time. time. We revived revived nostalgic memories of our school days. He is is very very tall tall and handsom handsome. e. I remember vividly, vividly, how he managed to to stand first first in class class every time. He also also took took part part in in extra-curric extra-curricular ular activities. activities. He told told me all about about his life in in Canada. Canada. He told told me about the education education system system there. there. He told me that he was was doing part time work work along along with his studies. I was fascinated fascinated to hear all that that from from him. him. He is studying in Humber Humber College there. His father father is working working in a gas station station and his mother mother is also worki working ng in a grocery grocery store. When When he told me that that studyin studying g in Canada Canada is much much easie easierr than than studyi studying ng here, here, I also got motivated to go and study there. That is why I decided to take take the IELTS. IELTS. If I go there, there, he will will support me as I can can stay with with him in his house. house. He told me that there there are a lot lot of scholarships scholarships for meritorious meritorious students. students. He has has painted painted such such a rosy rosy pictur picture e of Canad Canada a in my eyes eyes that now I really really wish wish to be there soon.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Is it important important for children children to have friends? friends? Yes it is very important for children to have friends as it has lot of benefits like child childre ren n can play play or study study with with frien friends ds and utili utilize ze their their time time in qualit quality y manner manner.. Secon Secondly dly they they can share share their their secret secrets s with with frien friends ds and learn learn about about skills skills like like teamwork and sharing. Friends also help in developing good communication skills 2. Do you still keep keep in touch with with friends from from your childhood? childhood? Yes I am still in touch with my school friends, thanks to social networking websites like Facebook. We normally talk about the things we used to do when we were little. We remember the old memories and laugh at them sometimes. 3. Should teenagers teenagers have have lots of friends friends or few good good friends? I think think havin having g few good friends friends is alway always s bette betterr than than havin having g a large large numbe numberr of friends. Few good friends give one a feeling of security and trust. Good friends are someone someone on whom whom one can always always rely whereas whereas lot of friends makes makes friendship friendship superficial. 4. Are teenagers teenagers more influenced influenced by their their peers or their their parents? parents? According According to me it depends with whom the teenagers teenagers are spending spending more time with, if they are spending more time with their friends than they will be mostly influenced by them them but but if their their paren parents ts spend spend more more time time then then they will be influe influenc nced ed by the parents. 5. How would you maintain maintain friendship friendship with a friend who is richer richer than you? I treat all my friends equally. To me their social or financial status does not matter. I believe that friendship is not based on our status in the society but it needs qualities like sincerity, trust and being there for each other.





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What Why How How do you you feel feel about about this this song song When was the the first first time time you you heard heard this this song song

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43. A street street mar market ket in in your your city city / A street street mar market ket where you did shopping a. Where Where is it b. What can you buy there c. How you felt about about itit It could also be asked in past tense ● When When it was was ● Where Where you were were ● What What you boug bought ht ● How you felt about about it ● I belie believe ve shopp shopping ing is a great great pastime pastime and peop people le shop shop at differ different ent plac places es like like malls and roadside or street markets ● Rich Rich peop people le nowa nowada days ys pref prefer er to shop shop in the the mall malls s wher wherea eas s youn youngs gste ters rs and and economically weaker people shop from markets nearby their home or the street markets ● Today oday, I would like to talk about about a street market market which is near near my homet hometown own and and all kinds of things can be bought here. ● This market is usually open on Sundays ● It is located located in our our city city centre centre ● Most of the street hawkers hawkers and vendors come to sell sell their products products here. here. ● One can buy anything anything from clothes, clothes, books, books, utensils, utensils, mobile screen screen guards guards and everyday use items from this market. ● There There are also a lot of street street vendors vendors who who sell toys toys for childr children en like like bubble bubble maker maker etc. ● Some Someti time mes s one one can can see see few few stre street et arti artist sts s as well well who who perf perfor orm m stun stunts ts in the the market. ● There There are also a lot of food vendo vendors rs in this this market market and one one can eat a variet variety y of snacks like burgers, sandwiches etc ● The street street food available in this market is really delicious delicious ● Although sometimes the food food may be be unhygienic. unhygienic. ● This market market is very popular popular amongst amongst youngste youngsters rs as they get the latest latest in fashi fashion on at very nominal rates. ● Most Most of the items items availabl available e at this market market are of inferi inferior or qual quality ity but but due to their their low price people prefer to buy them. ● I recently recently bought bought a second second hand hand book book from this market. market. ● The name of the the book book is One Indian Girl. ● It is written by the the author author Chetan Bhagat.



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The original original book book is for for 300 Rs but I got itit for only only 100 Rs. So I was very happy with the purchase purchase.. I like to go to this market with my friends Next time I will buy some mobile mobile accessories/ accessories/ jewelry jewelry from this market. market.

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Do you like shopping shopping online online or going out out for shopping? shopping? I do a mix of both. Sometimes I shop online if I get a good deal. Many sites such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal, Snapdeal, which give discounts discounts 2. What is the difference difference between between shopping with with friends and shopping shopping alone? It’s It’s fun to go shopp shopping ing with with frien friends. ds. You can can discus discuss s thing things s and take take each each other’s other’s advice. When I go with my parents, they cannot guide me about the clothes, which are in trend. 3. What are the disadvanta disadvantages ges of shopping shopping in a big mall? mall? In big big mall malls, s, nobo nobody dy guid guides es you you abou aboutt any any prod produc uct. t. You have have to use use your your own own judgement. judgement. Secondly Secondly, you cannot get things on credit, which a small shopkeeper in your town would give you if he knows you. Another disadvantage is that mostly big malls are outside in the suburbs, and so it is only possible to go by your car. 4. Why do people people like to buy branded branded products? products? Brand Brands s are are popula popularr becau because se they they provi provide de qualit quality y, good good after after sale sale servic service e and and also also provide status. 5. In your opinion opinion are big discounts discounts real real or just an advertisemen advertisement? t? Big discounts are real in the case of branded products, but in most cases they are just an eyewash. Sometimes, outdated or defective pieces are sold by giving big discounts.





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44. Som Someth ething ing tha thatt helps helps you you concen concentr tra ate a. What What it is b. How it helps helps you concentrate concentrate c. How you feel about about itit ● Life Life has become become very fast fast and and it looks looks as if there there is too much much to do and too too little little time. ● So, concentrating concentrating on one thing thing and doing doing it nicely nicely has become a big problem. problem. ● I have tried many many things things to to help me concentrate concentrate.. ● Sometimes, I take a power power nap and sometimes sometimes I do yoga. yoga. ● Here Here I woul would d like like to talk talk abou aboutt a meth method od whic which h I trie tried d doing doing to impr improv ove e my concentration, and it has worked wonders for me. ● I go out and and do some some brisk walking walking in a park opposite opposite my house. ● I sweat out out my worries worries and stress stress and feel very light after after that. ● I have noticed noticed that whatever whatever I do after after that, I can do with with full concentratio concentration. n. ● You know know ma’am, ma’am, brisk brisk walki walking ng is a form form of aerob aerobic ic exerc exercise ise,, which which relea releases ses endorphi endorphins ns in your body, body, which which make you feel good and you can concentrat concentrate e better with a happy mind. ● My cousin is a physiotherapi physiotherapist, st, and she she told me the science science behind behind this exercise. exercise. ● When I do yoga, even then my concentr concentratio ation n improves improves,, but brisk brisk walkin walking g helps helps me shed some pounds from my body. ● When When I have have to study study long hours, hours, such such as during during exams exams,, I go up on my terrac terrace e and take a few rounds. ● Then I can study study with with full full concentration concentration again. ● Walking Walking is also good as we are all all leading sedentary sedentary lifestyles. lifestyles. ● It provides provides the much needed exercise also ● So, walking walking is something, something, which helps me concentrate. concentrate.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Is it important for for children to to learn how to concentrate? concentrate? Yes, concentration is a very important skill and it is required at a lot of stages in life, like like exam exams s and and jobs jobs.. So chil childr dren en shou should ld prac practi tice ce to do thei theirr task tasks s with with full full conc concen entr trat atio ion. n. If some someon one e lack lacks s conc concen entr trat atio ion n then then they they find find it diff diffic icul ultt to understand things. 2. What can employers employers do to help help employees employees concentrate? concentrate? There are are lot lot of ways in which emplo ployer yers can help the their emplo mploy yees ees in concentrating. Firstly, they can provide them a silent workplace environment. They can can also also orga organi nize ze medi medita tati tion on camp camps s for for thei theirr staf stafff and and teac teach h them them some some concentration techniques. 3. What kinds of jobs jobs require higher concentratio concentration n at work? I think, doctors specially surgeons require a high concentration at work. Other jobs are like drivers as they have to always concentrate on the traffic. 4. Have you ever felt difficult difficult to concentrate? concentrate? Yes, sometimes I find it difficult to concentrate. The reasons are sometimes internal or external. Internal factors like stress take away the peace of mind and it becomes difficu difficult lt to concentr concentrate. ate. Regardi Regarding ng external external factors, factors, sometime sometimes s people people lose their their concentration because of loud noises. 5. What kinds of distractions distractions bother bother you in life?

There are multiple distractions which affect me. The biggest one is my smartphone which keeps buzzing constantly and takes my attention away from studies. Then sometimes my friends ask me to go out with them and due to this I lose my precious study hours.





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45. A visi visitt you you mad made e using using pub public lic tr trans ansport port ● ● ● ● ●

When When was was it Where Where did you go Who was with you How did you you feel feel about about the public transport Did you face any problems problems

● In our day-to-day day-to-day life we visit visit many places for for various various purposes purposes ● Sometimes we use our our own vehicle vehicle and and sometimes we use public public transport transport ● Normally Normally when I have to go somewh somewhere ere near near then then I use car but but for distan distantt places places I use public transport ● Here I am going to talk talk about about a visit for for which I used public public transport. transport. ● Actually, Actually, last month, month, I went went to Jaipur Jaipur Rajasthan Rajasthan with my my family. family. ● This time we we used used bus bus for for going going to to Jaipur Jaipur ● There is a tour tour operator company company near near my hometown hometown known as Express Express Travels Travels ● My father father booked this tour through them. ● There were 12 other families with us. ● It was vacation vacation time and so children children were were also there with with their parents. parents. ● We boarded boarded the bus at 7 am. ● On the the way way we we enjoye enjoyed d a lot. ● I made many friends and we played played antakshri. antakshri. ● The bus made three three halts halts on the the way to Jaipur Jaipur. ● We straightened straightened our legs and had had refreshments refreshments at those stops. ● The bus was an AC coach coach and was very very comfortable. comfortable. ● There was was also an LCD in the bus and and we saw saw the movie movie Sargi ● We reached reached Jaipur Jaipur at at 7 pm. ● We stayed stayed at hotel Gangaur Gangaur which which was was a very very nice hotel. ● We saw the Amer Fort, Hawa Hawa Mahal, The City Palace and and many other other places. places. ● One whole whole day we had had reserved reserved for shopping. shopping. ● My mother bought bought some some Jaipuri Jaipuri quilts and and I bought bought some lakh lakh jewellery jewellery.. ● As it was a package package holiday holiday, we enjoyed enjoyed with the other other families families and made many friends. ● I still still have have good friends friends from from that trip trip and we are in touch touch with each each other other through through facebook.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. In what ways ways can we fix traffic traffic problems? problems? There There are are multip multiple le soluti solution ons s to fix the traff traffic ic probl problems ems.. Firstl Firstly y, we can can reduc reduce e the number of private vehicles on the roads by promoting public transport and carpooling solution solution.. Secondl Secondly y the governme governments nts can widen the existing existing road infrastr infrastructu ucture re and implement stricter laws so that people obey the traffic rules 2. Is it fair fair to limit limit the use of cars? Yes the the use use of cars cars shou should ld be limi limite ted d as cars cars are are one one of the the bigg bigges estt sour source ces s of pollution which is causing diseases like asthma. Moreover limiting the number of cars will also help in solving problems like traffic jams etc 3. Should governments governments encourage encourage people people to use public transport? transport? Yes governments should motivate people to use public and shared transport as it will will benefi beneficia ciall for for the the envir environ onmen mentt and will will also also help help in prese preservi rving ng our our natur natural al resources 4. What is the most most popular means means of transportation transportation in your your country? country? The most popular means of transportation in my country is public transport like bus as India is a developing country and not all people have their own private vehicles 5. Do you prefer prefer public or private private transportation transportation? ? Why? Well it depends on the situation, if I am getting late for an important event then I prefer private transport, in all other situations, I try to use public transport as it is good for our environment and it is also a less expensive or pocket friendly option.





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46. Descr Describe ibe an an outdoor outdoor sport sport tha that you you haven haven’t ’t done done yet and would like to do in the future. Please say 1. What activity activity is it? it? 2. When and where would would you like to do it? 3. What special special skills or equipment equipment would you need? need? ● Ther There e are are many many outd outdoo oorr acti activi viti ties es whic which h I have haven’ n’tt done done yet yet such such as bung bungee ee jumping, paragliding, mountain trekking and so on ● But here here I would like to talk talk about an outdoo outdoorr activity activity which which I would really really like to do in the near future. ● This activity is bungee jumping. ● It is an adventu adventure re sport. sport. ● I came came to know know about about it throu through gh an ad on TV of this this compan company y called called Jumpin Jumping g heights. ● I am really fascinated fascinated by this activity. activity. ● A comp compan any y of New New Zeal Zealan and d by the the name name of Jump Jumpin ing g Heig Height hts s has has set set up a bungee jumping centre in Rishikesh. ● They charge charge Rs. Rs. 2500/2500/- and make you you do this this activity activity.. ● They have have a very good set up. ● It is done from a height height of of 83 metres. ● No special special skills or equipments equipments are needed. ● You just just need need a medica medicall certi certific ficate ate that that you you are not sufferi suffering ng from any heart heart ailment or asthma. ● All other equipment is provided by them. ● My cousin cousin has tried this activity once ● He told me that there there is a huge queue of people people who go in for this activity activity.. ● Mostly youngsters youngsters try this activity. activity. ● He told told me that that he was was a bit nervo nervous us but they they guid guide e you very very well well and all all the the people over there boost your morale. ● He told me that it was was a stupendous stupendous feeling feeling and and he enjoyed enjoyed it very very much. ● He would would go there there again again with me and do it once once more. more. ● We have to register register one month in advance. advance. ● They take all the safety proced procedures ures and and so no accidents accidents have have been been reported reported so far. ● I would like like to do this this activity activity in April April or May because because it is very cold cold nowadays. nowadays. ● I am really excited for the day day to come.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Why do old people like like to watch watch sports on TV? I think people of all age groups except the children like to watch sports on TV. Watching sports is an individual liking or choice. It does not necessarily depend on the age group. 2. Are there there many sports programs on TV? Yes nowadays there are actually TV Channels which are dedicated to sports and they telecast sports events from all over the world. If you switch to any of these channels you can see the live or recorded coverage of lots of different sports 3. How often often do do you play sports? sports? Well I am a cricket fan and I love to play cricket whenever I get free time, which is normally over the weekends. 4. Should children children spend spend more time playing playing sports? sports? Children should maintain a healthy balance between sports and academic life. They should devote equal time to both as all round development is more important than focusing on just one skill 5. Do you think that group group sports are more useful useful than individual individual sports? I think both types of sports have individual importance, like group sports teach us abou aboutt team teamwo work rk and and coor coordi dina nati tion on,, indi indivi vidu dual al spor sports ts help help in impr improv ovin ing g our our decision making skills.





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47. My favo favorit rite e magazi magazine/ ne/ Talk Talk abou aboutt a magazi magazine ne you read a. Which Magazine it is b. Where Where you you read read itit c. What was the magazine about

● Magazines are good good source source of knowledg knowledge e and entertainment. entertainment. ● There There are many Magazines Magazines available available in the market but but my favorite favorite magazi magazine ne is “Meri Saheli”. ● It is a Monthly Monthly and its its editor is Mrs. Hema Hema Malini, the the famous actress. ● I like like this this maga magazi zine ne beca becaus use e it is not not a maga magazi zine ne to read read and and thro throw w, it is a collectible. ● I have have collected many past issues. ● There There are are many many regul regular ar featur features es in this this magazi magazine ne like like the the cooking cooking tips tips,, home décor ideas and family and social life improvement topics. ● I get many new ideas ideas of preparing preparing different different variet varieties ies of snacks snacks,, vegetable vegetables s and desserts and now I can prepare variety of food to my family and friends. ● I also get new new tiffin tiffin ideas for my my kids. kids. ● Now they eat tasty, tasty, healthy and nutritiou nutritious s food which makes them keep licking licking their fingers and satisfies me a lot. ● This magazine magazine also contains contains material material about about the relations relations,, their problem problems s and the the solutions. ● I also get to know the the latest fashions from this this magazine. magazine. ● They They have have spec specia iall issu issues es from from time time to time time such such as knit knitti ting ng spec specia ial, l, Diwa Diwali li special, cookery special and so on. ● Sometimes there are are free samples of some cosmetics with the issues. ● Once I received received sample of Olay Olay total total effects. effects. ● I liked it so much much that I now routinely use this cream. ● Whenever I get time, time, I flick flick through through the pages of the magazine. ● Every time I come across something new. new. ● It is a complete complete magazine magazine for me me and my family and has something something for everyone everyone.. ● That’s why, why, this is my favorite magazine. magazine.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. What is the difference difference between between magazine magazine and newspaper newspapers s A newspaper newspaper is printed daily, daily, but a magazine can be printed weekly, weekly, fortnightly fortnightly, monthl monthly y, quart quarterl erly y or annua annually lly.. A newsp newspap aper er has has news news relate related d to variou various s topics topics,, where whereas as a magaz magazine ine cater caters s to a specif specific ic segme segment. nt. For For exampl example, e, those those who like like sport sports s will will read read sport sports s magaz magazine ines, s, and and those those who who are tech savvy savvy, will will read read tech tech magazines.

2. What kinds of magazines magazines are the the most popular? popular? Genera Generally lly enter entertai tainm nment ent or fashio fashion n magaz magazine ines s are very very popula popularr becau because se they they contain lots of gossip news which people enjoy and like to read 3. Do men like to read fashion fashion magazines? magazines? If you talk about a worldwide scale, then I don’t think that men like to read fashion magazines that much, they are more interested in current affairs, automobile and technology magazines 4. Do you like to read news news magazines? magazines? Yes I like to read news magazine, even our newspaper provides us with a weekly magaz magazine ine called called HT Brunc Brunch, h, every every Sund Sunday ay.. This This magaz magazine ine conta contains ins a lot of positive and good information about the things happening in our society 5. Do you think journalist journalists s are subjective subjective in their reports? reports? I think journalists are highly qualified and very responsible towards their profession, hence hence they they do a thorou thorough gh resea research rch befor before e writi writing ng the article articles. s. If they they beco become me subjective in their reports then it will not be good journalism 6. Do people people read magazines magazines for for fun or for learning? learning? I believe, different magazines serve different purposes and people read them for both both ente entert rtai ainm nmen entt and and to gain gain know knowle ledg dge e as well well.. It also also depe depend nds s on what what magazine are they reading





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48. Som Someth ething ing happe happened ned tha thatt made made you you happy/ happy/ happy time you experienced recently a. b. c. d. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

What What When and Where Where Who was with you Why it made made you you happy happy

Happy and and sad events are a part and and parcel parcel of our our life. The happy happy event I am going to talk about about here is the wedding wedding of my cousin. I attended attended this this wedding wedding on on 15th 15th January January.. My cousi cousin’s n’s name is Deepa Deepa.. She is my my maternal maternal aunt’s daughter. daughter. All our our relatives relatives and friends were invited. Actually Actually the whole week week before 15th was busy in the pre weddi wedding ng celebr celebratio ations ns like tilak, sangeet, mehandi and haldi. On the day of the wedd wedding ing,, the marria marriage ge palac palace e was decora decorated ted like like a bride. bride. My cousin also looked beautiful in her sequin spangled lehanga. The baraat baraat came came at 5 p.m. p.m. High tea was served served in which which there were lots of cakes and snacks. snacks. Then Then ther there e was was the the jai jai mala mala in whic which h the the brid bride e and and groo groom m exch exchan ange ged d fres fresh h flower garlands. Then we we all danced danced and and enjoyed enjoyed to the beat beat of music. music. After After the sumptuous sumptuous dinner dinner all the guests guests departe departed d and only only the close close family family was was left. Then the the priest set set up a small small fire and the remainin remaining g ceremony ceremony took took place around around the fire. The doli took place early morning. It was a very tearful tearful moment moment for all of us but we were all happ happy y from from deep deep inside inside as my cousin was beginning her new life. Such celebration celebrations s are very common common in my country country.. Since Since then I have not attende attended d any such ceremony ceremony but there there is is another another wedding wedding in the family next month.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. What is the relationship relationship between between money money and happiness? happiness? Nowaday Nowadays s people people think think that money and happiness happiness are directly directly proporti proportiona onal. l. Those Those who have more money are generally considered to be happier than those who have less less money money.. But But I belie believe ve the defin definiti ition on of happi happines ness s chan changes ges from from indivi individu dual al to individual 2. Do you you think money is important? important? Yes money is definitely important as we need it to fulfill our basic needs of food and shelter. Without money its very difficult to survive in today’s world. 3. Do most Indian Indian people think think that money money is important? important? Yes, most of the Indian people believe money is important, for the same reasons I mentioned before. (provide reasons from previous question) 4. What do you you do to make make yourself yourself happy? happy? To make myself happy I like to do a lot of positive things and I also reward myself whenever I achieve something. Hanging out with friends or playing any sport also makes me feel happy but the thing out of which I get the maximum happiness is by helping others, so I go to the temples and help the needy 5. Why are children children generally generally happier happier than than adults? adults? Child Childre ren n are normal normally ly joyfu joyfull as they they have have no stress stress of work work and they they have less awareness about the negative things in the world. They are at a learning stage so they like to enjoy whatever they are doing. They find unique and creative ways to enjoy themselves even with minimal things.





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49. Des Descri cribe be a time time wh when en you you had had to to change change your your plan / you changed your mind a. b. c. d.

When was it What was the plan Why you had to change change it How you felt

● Normally, Normally, I plan plan my activities activities very meticulously meticulously.. ● But, sometimes sometimes things things do not go as planned planned and one has to change change one’s plans. ● Here I am going to talk about about a time when when the the weathe weatherr forced forced me and and my friend friends s to change our plan ● I vividly vividly remember remember a time when when my friend friends s and I had plann planned ed to go to a museu museum, m, PushpaGujral Science City, near my hometown, where we could not go because of heavy rainfall. ● Last year, year, in our summer summer vacation, vacation, we planned to to visit this this museum. ● This museum museum is at a distance distance of one hour from from my hometown. hometown. ● As I live live near near the bus bus stand, stand, my friend friends s had to assemb assemble le at my house house and then then we had to go to the bus stand and catch a bus for the museum. ● It was cloudy, cloudy, and we could antici anticipate pate that that it would rain, rain, but we never never thought thought it could be that bad. ● Just has we were about to leave it started started raining raining heavily heavily.. ● We thought thought we would would wait for sometime sometime for the rain to slow slow dow down n and then then we would go ● But But it star starte ted d rain rainin ing g cats cats and dogs dogs,, and and the the rain rain went went on for five five hours hours at a stretch. ● We could could not not go go anyw anywhere here ● My friends friends were also stuck at my house ● But we we made made it a day day to remember remember ● My moth mother er made made a nice nice lunc lunch h and and many many snac snacks ks for for us and and we playe played d carom carom board ● Although we could not go to the museum, museum, we had a fun time together ● Even after the rain stopped, stopped, there there was was a lot of water water loggin logging g on the roads roads and and my friends could not go home till late evening. ● So that was a day when when the weather changed our plans. plans.

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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Do old people often change change plans? plans? I think by the time one becomes old, he/she has learnt the importance of planning and doing things on time. So they like to go as per the plan because deviations from plans often create problems which old people do not like 2. Do young people like like to change change plans? plans? Young oung peop people le nowa nowada days ys are are work workin ing g on mult multip iple le thin things gs,, they they like like to do multitasking, in order to achieve this, they make frequent changes in their plans. But at the same time young people like to be in control of things they do and if it is often interrupted by changes then they won’t like them.

3. What are the common common reasons reasons when people people need to change change plans? plans? The reasons reasons for changing changing plans plans are mostly circumstan circumstantial tial.. Changes Changes are hardly hardly planned. If something or other comes up then people have to change their plans.

4. How would you tell your friends friends when when you must change change your plan? plan? If I make any changes in my plan then I will immediately inform it to my friends or anyone else who is involved in the plan. I will explain to them the reasons behind the change. change. Informin Informing g immediat immediately ely is necessar necessary y because because then other people can understand and plan their time accordingly.

5. What kinds kinds of plans plans are are practical? practical? I think simple plans which involve less people are always practical like planning for a trip or outing etc. But plans which involve a lot of people and are hard to achieve tend tend to be less less prac practi tica call as they they need need a lot lot of time time to exec execut ute e and and ther there e is dependency on too many people.





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50. Des Descri cribe be somet somethin hing g importa important nt tha that you lost lost in the past 1. What it was 2. How you lost it 3. Why was it important to you 4. How you felt when you lost it ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

We all all lose something or the other in life. I have have also also lost many things. things. Here I would would like to to talk about about an important important thing, thing, which I lost last last year. year. It was was my first first cell cell phon phone e I got my first mobile mobile phone phone when when I completed completed my my high school. It was a Samsung Samsung S2 My uncle uncle gifted gifted it to me. I was very happy happy when when my uncle uncle gave gave me this this phone. phone. Unfortunately Unfortunately,, I lost it when I travelled travelled from from Phagwara to Jalandhar Jalandhar by bus. There was was a lot of rush, but but I got a seat seat in the front row. row. I took out my phone to make a call, but after after that I don't don't remember remember whether whether I put put it back or not. When I got down, down, I realised my phone phone was was missing. missing. The bus was to go to Amritsar. Amritsar. So, itit had already already left. I realised with a sinking sinking heart heart that my phone was was gone for for ever So I went went to an Airtel Airtel servic service e centre centre and got a compl complain aintt lodge lodged d and and got my sim cancelled. It was was black black in colour colour.. It was a rectangula rectangularr phone and had 4.3 inches inches touch screen screen display display It also had a calculator calculator,, a calendar, calendar, an alarm, a light light and some games. games. Its battery backup was very good. I was very possessiv possessive e about about my Samsung phone. I never never let anybody touch my phone. phone. I used used an Airtel prepaid connection connection with with it. I had to pay pay for it from my pocket pocket money money.. So, I used it very frugally. frugally. I used used to play tetris on my phone. phone. I also used the the phone phone to send SMS to my friends. friends. Someti Sometimes mes I used used the calcul calculato atorr and and someti sometimes mes I liste listened ned to FM radio radio on my phone. It was was a very very sturdy sturdy phone. phone.





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● Many times it had fallen from my hands, hands, but but it did not not break break and worked worked perfe perfectly ctly well. ● It had a camera of 5 megapixels megapixels on which which I capture captured d some photos photos of my friends friends and family. ● I clicke clicked d many many selfi selfies es with with it. ● I used used many applicat applications ions like whatsap whatsap and faceboo facebook k to stay connec connected ted with with my friends. ● I miss my phone because because it was a gift and and was precious for me.

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. What kinds of people may lose things often? often? People who have a bad memory and are unorganized tend to lose things often. 2. What can we do to prevent losing losing important important things? things? We should should try to keep keep things things organ organize ized d like like instea instead d of leavin leaving g thing things s here here and and there there we should should have have designa designated ted places places for things things and we should should always always place place them there. For examples car keys should be hung on a key holder, that way you will never lose them 3. What would you do if you saw somethin something g valuable valuable but didn't didn't belong belong to you on the street? If I find something that doesn’t belong to me, I will first try to find the owner of that thing. If I am unable to do so, then I will donate it to the poor. 4. What kinds of things have you lost so far? far? Well I keep losing a lot of things and sometimes I really feel bad about it. Once I lost my wallet and it had my id documents as well apart from the money. I have also lost my mobile phone, lunch box etc 5. What do you you usually usually do to look look for lost lost items? Firstly I try to remember where I had last kept the item, if I am not able to recall it, I ask my parents or my friends. We are currently redesigning www.makkarielts.com Soon, it will be the BEST WEBSIT WEBSITE E to to prepare for the IELTS exam with all the LATE LA TEST ST TO TOPI PICS CS,, AN ANSW SWER ER KE KEYS YS,, TI TIPS PS an and d ST STUD UDY Y MA MATE TERI RIAL AL to he help lp yo you u prepare for the exam and discuss your queries





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Every Everyon one e loves loves fash fashion ion now nowada adays ys.. Even Even I also also like like to to try try new outfit outfits s eve everyd ryday ay and especially on the functions or special occasions I have got a huge collection of different different dresses and suits in my cupboard. cupboard. Here, Here, I would would like like to talk talk about about a tradit tradition ional al suit, suit, which which my mater maternal nal gave gave me as a gift on my birthday. It is a bottle green suit with magenta and golden embroidery embroidery It als also o has has a mult multii-co colo lour ured ed sto stole le to to go wit with h it whi which ch had had a gold golden en lac lace e on all all sides It is studded with golden beads It has a very traditional traditional ethnic touch to it It is a very beautifu beautifull suit The stole stole is in crinkled crinkled silk She gave me matching accessories accessories also She gave me a golden beaded purse to go with it. When Whenev ever er I wea wearr the the suit suit,, I wea wearr my my tra tradi diti tion onal al Punj Punjab abii sho shoes es,, whi which ch matc match h perfectly with the suit. When I wear that suit everyone compliments me I feel very good when I receive those compliments. compliments. Actua tually lly, my aunt run runs her hobb obby clas lasses of coo cooking ing in Chandi ndigar garh. I stayed with her during my vacations and helped her. She could accommodate accommodate more number of students because of my help. She offered me money, money, but I refused because I had not helped her for money. money. So she bought this expensive expensive suit for me on my birthday. birthday. I really like the suit and have worn it on many occasions. occasions. Last time, time, I wore this suit suit at my college college farewell. farewell.





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What kinds of clothes do people wear after work? People wear comfortable and casual clothes after work, because usually at work, people have to wear uniforms or formal clothes. Once people come back home, they like to relax and want to be more comfortable.

2. What kind kind of clothes should people wear at work? work? At work people should wear proper and formal clothes. At some workplac workplaces, es, unifor uni forms ms are ne need eded, ed, wh which ich giv gives es th them em an identit identity y and develop develops s a sen sense se of discipline. It also depends on the type of work people do. If someone is working as a gym instructor, he or she cannot wear formal clothes to work. They have to wear sports wear. www.facebook.com/makkarIELTS 3. Do you think students students need need to wear school school uniforms? uniforms? Yes es,, I th thin ink k st stud uden ents ts ne need ed to we wear ar sc scho hool ol un unif ifor orms ms,, as th they ey ac actt as a so soci cial al leveler/equalizer. Uniforms give an identity to the students and also inculcate a sense sen se of dis discip ciplin line e amo among ng stu stude dents nts.. Un Unifo iforms rms ar are e als also o go good od fo forr the school’ school’s s security, as if any miscreants enter the school, they can be easily spotted. 4. Where do Indian people people buy buy clothes? clothes? Indian Ind ian pe peopl ople e buy clothes clothes from sh shops ops and st store ores s in th the e lo local cal markets markets and in shopping shop ping malls malls.. The There re are many smal small-sc l-scale ale stores and bou boutiqu tiques es that are run from home, from where people shop for clothes. Also, online shopping is very popula pop ularr in In India dia.. Th There ere are man many y po popu pular lar sh shop oppin ping g we webs bsite ites, s, lik like e Ama Amazon zon,, Flipkart, Snapdeal and so on, from where people buy clothes. 5. Does Does personality affect how people choose what to wear? Yes people people with good good persona personality lity always always like to wear wear expensiv expensive e clothes clothes which are made of fine material although they tend not to wear lot of glamorous clothes nowad nowaday ays s but still still they they prefe preferr to wear wear expen expensiv sive e clothe clothes s made made out out of fines finestt material 6. When should people wear formal clothes? Peop People le shou should ld wear wear form formal al clot clothe hes s to work work and and on form formal al occa occasi sion ons s like like functions, interviews etc 7. Do people wear formal clothes more often than before? I think the trend is changing; people nowadays wear less formal clothes because fashio fashion n is provi providin ding g them them with with abund abundan antt optio options ns.. Even Even few compan companies ies like like facebook and google allow people to come to office in casual clothes. People find themselves more comfortable in casual clothes. 8. What clothes do university students wear for their graduation ceremonies? University students normally wear a gown and a cap on their graduation day. It is a trend to throw the caps in the air, once the graduation ceremony is over. makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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52. Des Descri cribe be a plac place e wher where e you you often often visit visit with with friends and family 1. 2. 3. 4.

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Where Where is it How you know the place place How you go there there Why you want to visit visit itit

I love shopping shopping.. It’s one of my favorite hobbies. I normally normally do shopping in bulk bulk at wholesale wholesale stores. stores. There is one such store – Best Best Price around 15 mins drive from Jalandhar Jalandhar.. The store store opened opened around four five five years years ago. ago. I remember remember when when it opened opened there there was a huge adverti advertiseme sement nt and one could could see claims like best price guarantee. I thought thought it was was a marketing marketing gimmick Then one day my uncle uncle visited visited it and told us the the claims are are not false. false. The store really offers huge discounts. discounts. There are heavier heavier discounts discounts on larger order sizes. We normally go there there once every month. It’s around around 12 kms kms from my house. house. We We normally normally prefer to to take our our car. car. Sometimes my uncle also joins us. We buy so many things things like groceries, groceries, utensils, utensils, cleaning cleaning supplies supplies and fruits. fruits. Recently they added added a new garments section too. Another advantage advantage is that the store offers offers free cardboard cardboard packaging. packaging. Also on orders orders worth worth more than than Rs 5000 5000 they offer free free home delivery delivery as well. They have a good good parking space too. But during during festival festival season season even even this huge parking parking falls falls short short We can see queues outside the store. I can spend spend hours and hours hours here just just shopping shopping and never never getting getting bored. bored. Ther There e is just just one one thin thing g that that I disl dislik ike e and and it’s it’s the the long long queu queues es at the the check checkou outt counters. They have have around 20 checkout checkout counters counters and they are always full. full. It takes anywhere anywhere between 15 to 30 minutes waiting waiting for the turn. It ones place I can safely safely say say the wait is worth the the fruit.





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8. Do you think interpersonal interpersonal skills skills are more important important than studying? studying? Both Bo th th thing ings s hav have e th their eir ow own n imp impor ortan tance. ce. Eve Even n emp employ loyers ers ha have ve sta starte rted d giv giving ing importance to these skills in addition to the degree. 9. What kinds of group group activities activities do Indian Indian people like like to participate? participate? Indian people like to participate in team sports , dances, singing and many other group activities. 10.What are the advantages and disadvantages of travelling with friends? The Th e ad adva vant ntag ages es ar are e th that at yo you u en enjo joy y mo more re wi with th fr frie iend nds. s. You al also so fe feel el se secu cure re.. Disadvantages are that you don't get to meet and interact with new people. You are busy in your own group.





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53. Des Descri cribe be abou aboutt some some story story whic which h you you like like a lot or someone told you about. Or describe a memorable story told by someone. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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I have heard a lot of stories stories in my life. I believe that storytelling storytelling is an art as old as civilization civilization itself. My grandmother grandmother used used to tell me stories every night at bedtime. All her stories were fun to hear hear Some Some storie stories s were were fairy tales, tales, some some of princes princes and princes princesse ses s and and some some were were tales from the Panchtantra, which had animal characters in them. Most of her stories stories had some some moral moral behind behind them them Here I would would like to to talk about about a story story which she she told me many times. times. This is the the story story of of the greedy dog. Once upon a time time there there was was a dog He was very hungry hungry.. He wandered wandered here and and there there in search of food. food. He got got a juicy bone from a butcher’s shop. He felt very very happy happy. He took took the the bone bone and and ran ran away away.. He reached reached on a bridge of a river. river. He saw saw his his own own shadow shadow in the the water water.. He thought thought that there there was another another dog dog with a juicy bone bone in his mouth. mouth. His mouth mouth watered watered and he wanted wanted to snatch that bone bone from him. He started started barking barking on him and as he opened his mouth, mouth, the bone fell down down from from his mouth in to the river. The dog lost his own juicy bone. He repented repented at his greed. greed. But, alas nothing could be done. The moral moral of the the story is that the greedy greedy lose lose what they have. have. Greed Greed is a curse. curse. My grandma grandma used to teach teach me values values of life through through these these stories. stories. Now, Now, I tell these stories stories to my niece niece and nephew nephew when they they come to my place. place. They enjoy these stories a lot. [makkarIELTS]





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions(also refer to the intro sets on books) 1. Has storytelling storytelling changed changed over over a period period of time? time? Yes, definite definitely ly.. Everythi Everything ng changes changes with time. time. My grandmother grandmother used to tell me stories from her memory, and had no book in her hand. Now, I see my sister read reads s out out stor storie ies s to her her chil childr dren en from from the the vari variou ous s book books s she she buys buys from from the the market. Telling stories to children has also largely been replaced by watching TV. Grandpar Grandparents ents,, parents parents and children children are glued glued to the TV screen for long hours and there is no time left for story telling. [makkarIELTS] 2. Whic Which h way way is bett better er,, trad tradit itio iona nall stor storyt ytel elli ling ng or the the use use of tech techno nolo logy gy in storytelling? I believe the traditional method is much better. It has a personal touch and increases the bonding bonding between between parents parents or grandpa grandparent rents s and children. children. Unfortunat Unfortunately ely,, it is dying dying out out and and progr programm ammes es like like curio curious us George George and and Chho ChhotaB taBhim him are taking taking its place. 3. Do you think that generally generally most of the people people are good at storytelling? storytelling? It is very difficult to generalize and answer this question. One thing is sure, and that is that we all tell stories from time to time in our life. Some people are born story teller tellers s and and can can bind bind their their audie audience nces s for long long perio periods ds of time. time. They They can conco concoct ct stories on the spur of the moment. It is difficult to tell whether their stories are fake or real. 4. What makes makes storytelling storytelling effective? effective? The way the stories are told can make any story effective. The use of gestures also helps. Using the right pauses at the right places and good pronunciation makes the stor storie ies s effe effect ctiv ive. e. But, But, perh perhap aps s the the most most impo import rtan antt thin thing g to see see is to read read the the intere interest st of the audie audienc nce. e. Fairy Fairy tales tales may amuse amuse child childre ren, n, but but may not not creat create e impact on adult listeners. Young people may be interested to hear stories related to their favourite celebs. 5. Is it important to tell tell stories? stories? Yes, it is very important important to tell stories. stories. They are a good good means of communic communicatio ation. n. Somet Sometime imes s a messa message ge may may be conve conveyed yed throu through gh a story story in a much much better better way than by a simple conversation. 6. Is reading books books beneficial beneficial or watching watching documentaries documentaries better? better? Both have their sets of pros and cons. But, I think reading has an edge over watching a docu docume ment ntar ary y. Read Readin ing g is an acti active ve phen phenom omen enon on,, wher wherea eas s watc watchi hing ng a document documentary ary is a passive passive activity activity. Reading Reading is not only good good for children,bu children,butt also delays cognitive decline in the elderly. Dementias can be delayed if people read a lot. However, watching a documentary can make things easier to understand, and if made well, can have a long-lasting effect.





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54. Wha Whatt would would be be your your perfect perfect ho holiday liday or vaca vacation tion look like? ● Wher Where e would would you like to go? ● Who wou would ld you you like like to go go with? with?[[makkarIELTS} ● How would you like to spend spend it? ● Holiday Holidays s can be relaxing relaxing holidays holidays in which which a person person just just goes to some some differe different nt place and lazes around to relieve his stress. ● Holiday Holidays s can also be hectic hectic in which which the whole aim is to do as as much much sightse sightseeing eing as possible. ● So for people people who who other otherwis wise e have have physi physical cally ly activ active e lives, lives, a relax relaxing ing holiday holiday would be perfect. ● But for all others others the the hectic hectic holiday holiday would would be ideal. ideal. ● I prefer prefer to see new new places places and and meet meet new people. ● So, for me a perfect holiday would be full full of life. ● I would would like to go to Jaipur Jaipur with with my family. family. ● We would would go by train. train. ● We would would go through Pack Travels Travels tour operators.. operators.. ● They have have very reasonable reasonable packages packages for for anywhere anywhere within within India. India. ● We would would stay there for for a week week and see a lot of places. ● There are are a lot lot of forts forts and palaces in Jaipur Jaipur.. ● We will will see the Hawa HawaMah Mahal, al, Janta JantarMa rManta ntarr, City City Palac Palace, e, Mahara Maharani ni Palace Palace and Amer fort. ● We would would also also do a lot of shopping shopping there. ● I have have hear heard d that that ever every y Dece Decemb mber er ther there e is a hand handic icra raft ft fair fair ther there e whic which h has has handicrafts from different areas of Rajasthan. ● I would would buy some handicrafts handicrafts from there. ● I would would buy buy some some souvenirs souvenirs for my friends. ● Ther There e is also also a Chok Chokhi hiDh Dhan anii plac place e ther there e just just like like Have Haveli li wher where e many many artis artists ts display the culture and tradition of Rajasthan. ● The entry entry ticket ticket includes includes the traditional traditional Rajasthani Rajasthani meal. meal. ● I would would enjoy enjoy that that also. also. ● It would would be be a perfect holiday for me. me. [makkarIELTS] ● Holidays break the monotony of day-to-day day-to-day life ● They bring mental and physical relaxation. relaxation. ● They They help help us to rech rechar arge ge our batt batter erie ies s and and come come back back to work work with with adde added d energy.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Do people in your your country country like to spend spend holidays abroad abroad or at home? home? India is a diverse country. There is a lot to see and do in India. People in my country like to spend holidays by visiting many places in India, and also abroad. It also depends on their pocket and the time they can afford for holidaying. There is so muc much h div divers ersity ity wi withi thin n In India dia that it se seems ems like visiting visiting a fo forei reign gn co coun untry try at time ti mes. s. Fo Forr ex exam ampl ple, e, if a pe pers rson on fr from om th the e no nort rth h In Indi dia, a, vi visi sits ts th the e So Sout uth, h, he experi exp erienc ences es dif differ ferent ent cul cultu ture, re, dif differ feren entt foo food, d, di diff ffere erent nt lan langu guag age e and en enjoy joys s hims hi msel elff at th the e fr frac acti tion on of co cost st of wh what at he wo woul uld d sp spen end d on vi visi siti ting ng a fo fore reig ign n country. 2. What are the benefits benefits of spending spending the holida holiday y abroad abroad and in own country? country? Which Which one do you you prefer? prefer? Holid Ho liday ays s abr abroa oad d are a muc much h bro broad ader er ex expe perie rienc nce e of a ne new w cul cultur ture, e, food and lang la ngua uage ge.. Bu Butt do dome mest stic ic ho holi lida days ys ar are e ea easi sier er on th the e po pock cket et an and d al also so ve very ry beneficial in many ways. Holidays abroad are also a status symbol, as they can be af affo ford rded ed by fe few w pe peop ople le.. Ho Holi lida dayi ying ng in on ones es ow own n co coun untr try y is sa safe ferr th than an holidaying abroad. I prefer holidaying abroad, but it seems like sour grapes for the time being. 3. What do we have have to arrange arrange before going going to holiday? holiday? We have to arrange a lot of things. We must see that the rail, road or air tickets have been confirmed. Then we must also find out about the weather of that place and pack our clothes accordingly. We must also make a list of places to visit in that place. A well planned holiday can have pleasant memories for a lifetime. 4. Do you like like long holidays holidays or or short holidays? holidays? I like long holidays as they can help me unwind the stress of everyday life plus holidays help me in focussing on other good things in life like reading, art etc 5. Do you think modern modern lifestyle lifestyle gives people people enough enough time for leisure? leisure? Modern Mode rn life lifestyl style e is very stre stressfu ssfull and due to inte intense nse competitio competition n peop people le hardly get time for themselves leave alone leisure time. 6. What is the most popular popular tourist tourist attraction attraction in India? India? Taj Mahal is one of the most popular tourist attraction in India. It attracts millions of tourists from around the world. It is made up of white marble and it is a symbol for love made by a king in remembrance of his wife 7. What is the most most important factor factor for a tourist tourist attraction? attraction? Most important tourists attractions in the world are known for their uniqueness, means they do not exist anywhere else in the world like Pyramids of Egypt. The architecture, the history behind these tourists is what attracts tourists the most





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photograph of you. ● When was the photo taken? Makk ar IE LTS ● Where was the photo taken? [makkarIELTS} ● Who took the Photograph? [makkarIELTS} ● How you felt about it ● Nowadays, Nowadays, almost almost everyone everyone has become a photographer photographer.. ● The smartphone smartphones s of today have made made it possible. ● I click many selfies selfies with with my phone and keep deletin deleting g those, which which don't don't turn out out good. ● Actual Actually ly,, I becom become e very very cons conscio cious us in front front of the camera camera and the photog photograp raphs hs usually don't look natural. ● Here, Here, I would would like to talk about about a time when when a profession professional al photogra photographer pher clicked clicked a photograph of me, which has come out very nice. ● I remember remember it was was my cousin’s cousin’s wedding two months months ago. ago. ● I was was weari wearing ng my my new new silk silk suit. suit. [makkarIELTS] ● After the main function, function, we were were all dancing dancing like like mad to the the tune of of DJ ● All my cousins cousins were on the floor. floor. ● The cameramen cameramen were were there covering covering it all. Ma kkar kkar IE LTS LTS ● Later Later on, we asked the photograp photographer her to give us us all the the photos photos and and videos videos he had captured in our external drive, so that we could see them and pick out the best ones. ● The The phot photog ogra raph pher er was was very very relu reluct ctan antt to give give all all the the cove covera rage ge to us, us, but but we insisted and he had to give in. ● All my photo photogra graph phs s on the dance dance floor floor were were good, good, but one was excep exceptio tional nally ly good. ● Two Two of my cousins cousins are also there there in the pic pic and all all are looking looking good. good. ● We were all so engrossed engrossed in dancing that that no one one was conscious. conscious. ● All of of us are in a typical Bhangra pose. ● I was wearing wearing a yellow suit suit with green embroidery and matching matching jewellery. jewellery. ● One of my cousins cousins was was in majenta majenta suit and and the other other one in in royal blue. blue. ● This picture has come out very very colourful. colourful. ● My aunt got this photog photograp raph h enlarged enlarged and and framed framed and gifted gifted one copy copy to all three three of us. ● Now this this is adorning the wall wall of our living living room. room. ● Whenever Whenever,, I see this picture, picture, the the memories memories of the whole whole weddin wedding g come in front front of my eyes.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions(refer to intro questions on photography in the intro sets) 1. Do you like like to get your photographs photographs clicked? No, I am very camera shy and become very conscious.

2. Is it good to take a lot of photograph photographs? s? Photogr Pho tograph aphs s are mirr mirrors ors of the pas past. t. They capture capture prec precious ious moments, moments, which may otherwise be forgotten. So, yes, I think it is good to take a lot of photographs. Also with the coming in of digital cameras, it is not very expensive to click photographs. Later on, when you get time, you can sort out which photo to keep and which to discard. 3. There There are a lo lott of additio additions ns made to ph photo otogr graph aphs s th these ese days. days. Wh What at at attit titud ude e of people does this show? People want to look their best. Nowadays, people do a lot of editing on photographs. In my opinion, it takes away the originality of the moment. Sometimes, people do such additions or changes with wrong intentions. They may put someone’s face on someone else’s body. This may hurt the sentiments or may even cause problems. Ma kkar IE LTS 4. Is this going to affect affect the photographers photographers and their working working style? Yes, of cou course. rse. Pho Photogr tograph aphers ers who know how to make subtle subtle changes changes and make people look good may become more popular and get more work. But, they should remain rem ain wit within hin so some me lim limits its an and d not make ch chan anges ges,, wh whic ich h mak make e eve every rythi thing ng loo look k artificial. 5. Do people like like digital photograph photographs s or printed photograph photographs? s? It is a ma matte tterr of pe perso rsonal nal cho choice ice.. Di Digit gital al pho photog tograp raphs hs don don't 't occ occup upy y sp spac ace e an and d the pers pe rson on ma may y st stor ore e th thou ousa sand nds s of th them em in on ones es co comp mput uter er or la lapt ptop op.. Pr Prin inte ted d photographs can be put on display in a frame. But, one cannot have many of them 6. How will will this change in the future? This may change a lot. Digital photo frames are there in which a person can enjoy all photogra phot ographs phs whi while le sipp sipping ing tea. No one will have the time to open the trad traditio itional nal album and go through the printed photographs. 7. Will photographs photographs replace replace paintings paintings in the future? future? To a lot of extent, yes. But, not entirely. Paintings have their own personal touch. But it requires special talent to make a painting that can look real. Moreover, paintings tend ten d to be ver very y ex expen pensiv sive e as th the e co cost st of ca canva nvas s an and d pa paint ints s is also exorbit exorbitant ant nowadays. Photographs are much cheaper. 8. Would you you like taking taking photos photos with strangers strangers?[ ?[ makkarIELTS} Yes, if want to befriend that stranger. It may develop friendships for a lifetime.





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56. Des Descri cribe be somet somethin hing g you you did did to he help lp othe others rs / Occasion on which you have helped someone ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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Helping others is a very good thing. I have have given given and and received received help many times. Here, I would would like to talk about about a situation, situation, when when I helped helped my friend friend in studies. studies. th Whe Wh en I was was in 10 10 , my friend Rahul suffered a sprain in his ankle while playing hockey in the school. He was was advised advised strict strict bed bed rest rest for three weeks. weeks. Our exams exams we were re ve very ry nea nearr an and d Ra Rahu hul’l’s s mot mother her was was very worri worried ed that that he would would fail this time if he did not attend school. So, I decided to help him as much as as I could. Every Eve ry da day y aft after er sc schoo hool, l, I wo woul uld d go to his house house and update update him him with everyt everythin hing g that was done in school. His mother mother was so happy with with my efforts efforts that she would prepare prepare nice nice shakes shakes or something to eat for me everyday. Perhaps, that was her way of thanking thanking me. I used to reach home home very late, late, but when when I told the reason, reason, they were were OK with with it. Then the exams came, came, and Rahul Rahul and I both scored scored above above 80% marks. marks. I realised realised that in helping helping him, I had helped myself even even more. more. [makkarIELTS] After this this incident, incident, Rahul Rahul and I became became even more intimate intimate friends. friends. Last month month Rahul took his IELTS IELTS and scored scored 7 band bands s and has planned to go for higher education in Canada. Because Beca use of Rah Rahul, ul, my parents parents have also also decided decided to send send me to Canad Canada a for my higher studies.Ma studies. Ma kkar IE LTS Earlier they were reluctan reluctantt to send me. When I helped him, then I did not not know that it would would have this this far-reaching far-reaching effect. effect. I hav have e real realised ised that help helping ing others others gives gives much more more satisfact satisfaction ion than than becoming becoming selfish and looking after one’s own interests.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Do you you like helping others? Yes, I do. I love helping others. I have realised it gives a lot of mental satisfaction and happiness. 2. Should parents parents teach helping helping others others to their children? children? Ma kkar IE LTS Yes, of course. Parents are responsible for bringing their children into this world, and so it is their duty to make their children into responsible citizens of the future. Parents don't have to do anything special to accomplish this. They just have to lead by example. Children will automatically follow their footsteps. If all citizens are helpful and nice, then the whole world would become a nice place to live in. 3. Do you think nowadays nowadays people do more more good work as compared compared to the past? I don't think so. Life in the past was simpler and slower. People helped each other a lot. Now, everyone is in the rat race of money and materialism. No one has the time to help others. 4. Will you help others in the future? Yes, definitely. I believe that we must do unto others as we want them to do unto us. If I will help others, only then I can expect help from others when I need it. 5. How do you encourage children to help others? Nothi Nothing ng speci special al is neede needed. d. Child Childre ren n are good obser observer vers s and copy what what their their elders elders are doing. doing. All you you have have to do is help help others others and they will will autom automati atica cally lly follow. 6. How How do worl world d soci social al orga organi niza zati tion ons s such such as Red Red Cros Cross s coll collec ectt thei theirr fund funds s worldwide? They do so by advertising their work. They organise activities and involve young people in them. They also take the help of media. 7. Do small non-government organizations always need big organizations’ help or can they collect funds themselves? Ma kkar IE LTS No, they do not always need big organisations help. If their projects are small, they they can manage manage on their their own, own, otherw otherwise ise they can seek seek help help of their their bigger bigger counterparts.





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8. Do you think think people people in India India should help foreigne foreigners rs who are visiting visiting India India and who need help? (Why? / Why not?)Ma kkar IE LTS Definite Definitely ly,, yes. India India is known known for its hospital hospitality ity and helpful helpful nature. nature. Guests Guests are treated like Gods. Tourists are our guests. If tourists need help, they should be helped helped.. They They will will take take back back happy happy memor memories ies and and more more and and more more touris tourists ts will flock-in in the future. 9. What is the most importan importantt way for a country country to help foreign foreigners ers who are visiting visiting the country? Foreigners can be helped by guiding them about our customs and traditions, so that they do not unknowingly hurt anybody’s sentiments. They can be helped by provid providing ing them them good good and hygie hygienic nic food, food, which which suits suits their their taste. taste. They can be helped by not fleecing them when they buy some souvenirs. 10.Many 10. Many people only look out for themselves and never think about helping others. What do you think of this attitude? I think such people are very short sighted. They do not thing that if they don't help others they will also be left alone when they need help. 11. Do Indian people help others who need help, such as people in extreme poverty? (How?) Yes, Indian people help others who are in extreme poverty. Some help directly and some help through charity organisations. Attempted IELTS multiple times but still stuck because of 0.5 bands, join our institute in Phagwara (9872461083) or Mohali (9646044322) to improve your IELTS Score.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Do people people like that river river in your your count country? ry? Yes, of course they do. It is treated as a Goddess. People put the ashes of their dead kith and kin based on the belief that this will give the departed souls a place in heavens. 2. Do you you like like any activ activiti ities es in wate water? r? Yes, I like boating. Once I went to Sukhna Lake and did boating over there. I just loved it. 3. Is it necess necessary ary for everyone everyone to to learn learn swimmin swimming? g? Yes, I believe everyone should know swimming. People in coastal areas especially need to know it. It is a good exercise and enjoyable too. 4. Do people people in your your country country go to to swim in in their free time? time? Yes, many people do, especially in summers. I come from a small town and there are 4 swimming pools there, which shows that people like swimming.





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I have not read read many books apart from from my text text books. books. Here, I would would like to talk about about a book, book, which my friend gifted me, and I read read it all. I found this this book very very exciting exciting and motivating motivating and and would like to read read it again. again. This book is ‘The Wings Wings of Fire’ Fire’ by Dr A.P.J. A.P.J. Abdul Abdul Kalam My friend got got this book book as a prize when when she participated participated in a declamation declamation contest contest It is Dr.Kalam’ Dr.Kalam’s s autobiography autobiography.. It was was first first publishe published d in 1999. 1999. This book became became popular popular only after after Dr. Dr. Kalam became became the President President of India. India. He was sworn in as the the president president of India on on 25th July 2002. 2002. Mr Arun Tiwari Tiwari helped helped Dr Kalam in in writing the book. book. In this book book Dr. Dr. Kalam says says why he wrote his autobiography autobiography.. This book is very very motivatin motivating. g. From this book book I came to know all about the life life and achievements achievements of Dr Dr A.P.J. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Dr Kalam was was born in a very poor poor family in in the southern southern parts parts of India India at Rameshwaram. The reason reason why I admire him is that his life shows shows how & ordinary ordinary boy boy from a deprived class (poor family) could reach the highest level of the nation. He became not only the the best rocket rocket engineer engineer but but also the first citizen citizen of the nation.www.facebook.com/makkarIELTS nation. www.facebook.com/makkarIELTS It is true that that he described described his his post as as the President President as a piece of of luck, but but his achievement as a rocket engineer was because of sheer hard work. He is a role role model model for for one one and and all. all. The success success of Dr Kalam depended depended on on the fact that that he was willing willing to grow daily daily.. He learned learned everything everything that come to him him and was always looking looking for things to learn.m a k k a r I E L T S The real success success of Dr.Kalam Dr.Kalam is in his application application of the discipline, discipline, what he he learned, in other fields also. That is why why he could could contribute contribute to the the making of of the artificial artificial limbs of lesser lesser weight.





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● In him we find a person person with insatiable quest for knowledge knowledge & great great love for suffering fellow beings. ● Unfortunately Unfortunately,, we don’t have have Dr Kalam with with us today, today, but he will live live in the hearts of all Indians. ● I would like like to read this book again, because because it is a very motivating book.

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Do people people in your country like like to read read books? Yes, people of my country like to read books. There are bookshops in most towns and cities, which are all doing good business. 2. What kinds of books books are most most popular in your your country? country? All types of books are very popular. India is a diverse country. country. People have diverse tastes in everything, including reading. 3. Do you think reading reading is important? important? Yes, reading is very important. It develops imagination and also develops language skills. 4. Do you think electronic electronic books will will eventually replace replace paper books? books? Not completely, but to a large extent yes. E-books have a lot of advantages Benefits of e-books over traditional books Easy to carry while traveling – eBooks allow you to bring a whole library with you wherever you go. You can switch between titles with ease and the weight is lighter than a standard paperback. Need less storage space - Those who own a lot of books know how much space they can take up, but with a reader, your bookshelf is located on a small handheld device, your computer or on both. Less costly - eBooks are often cheaper in the long run because there are no printing fees associated with them. In fact, you can often find free eBooks online, whereas physical books almost always cost you something. However, you have to spend one time on a reader, such as a kindle or any other tablet. Immediate purchase - When you buy an eBook, your reward is instantaneous. Whereas if you order a book online you have to wait for it to arrive before the fun begins. You can do font adjustments. With an eBook, you can instantly change the darkness of the lettering or the size of your font.





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You can do night reading. If you read in bed, an eBook may be a good option as many readers come with built-in reading lights. 5. Some people people like to collect collect books. Why do you think they they do this? They do so because they love books. They treat books as collectibles, and are proud of their collection. 6. Is compulsory compulsory reading reading (in school) school) is a good idea? idea? Yes, definitely. In order for students to achieve in math, science, English, history, geography, and other subjects, reading skills must be developed to the point that most of them are automatic. Students cannot struggle with word recognition when they should be reading quickly for comprehension of a text. But the ability to read and write develops with careful planning and instruction. Children need regular and active interactions with print. ● Reading Reading is a Good Workout Workout ○ Just like muscles, the brain benefits from a good good workout. workout. And reading reading is more demanding than watching TV or listening to the radio. ● Reading Builds Vocabulary ocabulary ○ While reading reading books, books, especially especially challenging challenging ones, ones, you will find yourself yourself exposed to many new words you wouldn’t be otherwise. ● Reading Reading Helps Helps Self Self Esteem Esteem ○ Another one of the the key reading reading benefits benefits is that that the more more you read, read, the more knowledgeable you become. With more knowledge comes more confidence. More confidence builds self-esteem. So it’s a chain reaction. ● Reading Reading Improves Improves Creativ Creativity ity ○ Reading exposes you to new new ideas and more information information helps to develop the creative side of the brain. 7. What books do do children read read and what what do adults read? read? Children read fantasy, fiction and books on supernatural characters like Barbie, Superman and Shaktiman. Adults read biographies, fiction and religious and spiritual books.www.facebook.com/makkarIELTS books. www.facebook.com/makkarIELTS 8. Why men and and women prefer different different books? books? This is because they have different tastes. 9. Why some books books become become internationally internationally popular? This is perhaps because these receive a lot of publicity. 10.What type of books children read nowadays? What type of books did children like reading in the past and what do you think they will read in the future? Nowadays, generally speaking, the reading habit of the children is on the decline. Whatever books they read are based on fantasy, fiction and supernatural characters like Barbie, superman and Shaktiman.





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50 years ago – Children read a lot. They read moral and spiritual books. They read animal stories. After 50 years – I do not think they will do any reading. All the time will be spent in front of computers. 11. Do you think children have lost their interest in stories? No, I don’t think that children have lost their interest in stories. However, the stories they read today are very different from those in the past. 12.Can storybooks be an ideal gift for children? Yes, definitely! Storybooks can be an ideal gift for children. They can help the child imagine the characters in the mind, which is the first step to creativity. Another important benefit is that we can impart the knowledge of culture, tradition, moral values and religion in the mind of the child. This forms the basis of the child’s personality. Finally, storybooks enhance the curiosity of the child and enhance their mental growth. 13.What can be done to encourage the habit of reading among children? A lot can be done to encourage encourage the habit of reading among children. The first and foremost step would be to make books available. There should be good libraries in the schools as well as in neighbourhoods. Story telling competitions could be organised. If children have to take part in these competitions, then naturally, they would be encouraged to read books. Finally, books could be made more interesting by adding graphics. 14.How does reading help a child? Reading helps to improve concentration. It also helps to improve general knowledge. It also improves the language skills and satisfies the curiosity of children on various things. 15.What sort of books can be suggested to children to read? Children should be encouraged to read religious and historical books. They should also read biographies and autobiographies of famous people so that they get motivation from them. They should also be encouraged to read books on science and technology. However, these books should be made very interesting by adding pictures. 16.How much should a child read every day? A child should read half to one hour daily. daily. I think that would be enough considering that they have to go to school and do their homework as well. 17.What is the difference between the books sold in the past and the books sold nowadays? In the past, books related to culture, tradition, religion and history were sold. Nowadays, books are mostly based on fiction and fantasy. E-books have become very popular nowadays as compared to the printed books. makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. What kinds of jobs jobs are easy easy to get in a foreign foreign country? country? My cousin who lives in Canada tells me that there are many jobs that are easy to get for students studying there. The most common ones are the jobs in restaurants or fast food outlets like McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway, and those in the college campus itself, like jobs in the library, etc. 2. Should young adults adults work work abroad? abroad? Yes, young adults should work abroad because of several reasons like, taking care of their overhead expenses, taking the financial burden off their parents’ shoulders, they become more independent and responsible and they gain experience about the work culture, which would help them in their future. It is also a good way to learn about the culture of that country and to meet new people and make friends. 1. If they don’t work abroad, would it be helpful for them to travel in a foreign country? Order Books at www.instamojo.com/makkarielts1 2. Yes, travelling is definitely helpful. helpfu l. They would come to know about the culture, meet new people, see new places, and make new connections. However, if they don’t work, they may not be able to afford travelling. 3. Do Indian parents parents encourage encourage their their children to work work abroad? abroad? Yes, Indian parents encourage their children to work abroad. They prepare their children well before they travel abroad, about the situations and hardships they may have to face and the importance of working while studying there, so that they can cover their expenses and also gain work experience. 4. If you had an opportunity opportunity to live abroad, abroad, which country would would you like to settle down in? If I have an opportunity to live abroad, I would like to settle in a developed country, like Canada, Australia, the USA, etc. I have heard form my friends and relatives living abroad that life there is very comfortable, with better facilities and infrastructure. They also tell me that the standard living is very high there, as compared to India. Also, there are a lot of job opportunities available there. 5. Would you like to live live in a developed city with with a high salary but with polluted polluted air? If I am in dire need of money for my family, I would go for it, but otherwise I would avoid it. I would use a face mask to filter the polluted air. I would also avoid taking my family there with me. 6. Would you you like to live alone alone or share a room room with others? others? This would also depend on my financial condition. If sharing a room would save me money, I would share, otherwise, living alone would give me more privacy and independence.





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Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Who in your family family use the site? My siblings use this site. Sometimes my father also uses it. ( Give your personal answer) 2. Can internet internet help children in in their study? study? Yes, definitely. The Internet is an ocean of knowledge. Children can take the help of many educational sites on the net. 3. Will the internet replace the teacher? teacher? I don't think so. The teacher will always be there. The teacher can keep the student focused on study. The Internet cannot do so. 4. Will downloading downloading music or or movies for free free cause a problem? problem? Yes, it can cause problems. It can affect the sale of this music and the movies also. But it cannot be stopped. People will always find ways of doing so. This has also made many amateur singers and actors famous overnight. 5. What are the reasons reasons why why people use the the internet? internet? People use internet for various purposes like entertainment, to gain information or for online shopping or services like banking etc. 6. Some people say say that different different age groups have have different tastes tastes on the internet internet content. What do you think? Yes, interests change according to age. Children like to watch cartoons on internet whereas the younger generation uses it mainly for social networking and shopping. The elderly are using it for finding and sharing information. 7. What influence influence can (or does) does) the internet internet have on children? children? Internet has positive as well as negative impact on children. If the internet access is not supervised or appropriate parental controls are not implemented, children can access restricted websites which can have a negative influence on them. 8. What kind of people don't don't use the internet internet and what are the disadvantages disadvantages that that those people suffer because they don't use the internet? Some people who are against technology and have orthodox thinking do not use the internet. But mostly poor people do not have access to internet. These people are not aware about things happening around them and how technology has brought convenience to our life. So they are dependent on others all the time for information.





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61. Talk about a situation where you had to be polite, please say: ● Where Where was was it? ● Who was there there with with you? ● What did you do to be be more more polite? ● How did you feel about this situation?

● I am normally normally a very well behaved behaved person person and I don’t lose lose my temper temper easily. easily. ● But there are some situations situations in everyone’s everyone’s life life when it is very very easy to be impolite impolite but still one behaves politely. ● Here, I’m going going to speak speak about about a situation situation when when it was very very easy to be angry angry and rude, but I still behaved politely. ● It happe happened ned in my my own own house. house. ● All my family members were at home home with with me. me. ● I had to control control my temper to be more polite. polite. ● Later on on I felt very very happy happy about about this this situation. situation. ● It so happened, happened, that that I had bought bought a beautiful beautiful pearl pearl necklace necklace for myself. ● I bought this this necklace necklace after saving my pocket money money for one whole whole year. year. ● One day my 7 year old old cousin came to my house and and started fiddling with with my jewellery box. ● I stopped stopped her her many times but but she wouldn’t wouldn’t listen. listen. ● She took took my pearl necklace and broke broke its its string. string. ● All the the pearls pearls scattered on the floor floor.. ● I was very angry angry. ● I wanted to slap her her hard and and speak some harsh harsh words to her. her. ● But I had read somewhere somewhere that that if you are really very angry angry then you you should should clench your fist and count 10. ● I did that. And, by the time I had had counted counted 10 my anger vanished. vanished. ● I didn’t didn’t say anything to my cousin. ● After After all all she’s she’s only a child. child. ● Then I picked all the pearls and and got them re-stringed re-stringed.. ● I know very very well that that if I had beaten my cousin for for breaking breaking my necklace necklace or even even spoken some harsh words to her, I would have felt very bad later on. ● Anger and rudeness lead to nothing. nothing.





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( More ideas – instead of pearl necklace you could talk about a cell phone or a laptop or any other thing).

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions(refer to introductory sets on politeness) 1. Are Indian Indian people becoming much politer politer or not? I thinking Indian people are now more polite than before because more and more people are educated nowadays as compared to the past. Schools teach us about politeness and children tell their parents as well to be polite with each other. Also because of newspapers and tv news people have learnt that they should not fight and be polite with each other 2. In what ways ways do Indian Indian people people show politeness? politeness? Indian people show politeness by adding respectful words such as “ji or aap” when they talk to others. Also the tone of their speech is very respectful when they talk to others. 3. What are the uncivilized uncivilized manners manners on public public transport? transport? Talking loudly on phone, putting your feet on the seat and keeping luggage in the path are some examples of uncivilized manners on public transport.

4. What would would you do when when this happens? I politely tell the person not to do so. Otherwise I just ignore him or her. 5. Should people people show show politeness politeness to friends? friends? Yes people should show politeness to friends because it shows that they care for each other. If they are rude to each other than their friendship will suffer in the future.





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● Nowadays, Nowadays, globalization globalization has has opened doors for for many new new, unusual unusual and fascinating jobs for us. ● The job I am going to talk about about here is of an event event organizer organizer.. ● I came to know know about about this job after I saw saw the movie movie Band Baja Baja Baraat. Baraat. ● Later I came came to know know that such such jobs are are very popular popular nowadays nowadays even in small small places such as my home town Phagwara.{jcomments on} ● People are are very busy busy nowadays nowadays and do not have have time to organise family functions such as marriage parties and anniversaries. ● So, they give their budget to to the event event organiser organiser and he he takes over over the responsibility. ● When I came came to know that I can get paid for this I was very fascinated. fascinated. ● No special special training is needed needed for this job. job. ● With every event you you organise, organise, you learn learn something something new and your confidence confidence grows. ● You need to have have contacts contacts with various various people who who do the catering catering and decorations. ● You even organise the DJ and the the orchestra. orchestra. ● The most enjoyable enjoyable part of this this job is that you get to attend attend all the parties and and meet new people. ● Actually I am very fond fond of organising organising such such functions. functions. ● Whenever there is any any function function in the family, family, I do all the the planning. planning. ● I note down down everything everything to the the smallest smallest detail and and then distribute distribute duties duties to the the family members. ● I remember, remember, once my cousin’s cousin’s marriage marriage was fixed fixed and all the arrangements arrangements were to be done within a week. ● I took over over the charge charge and everything everything took place place perfectly perfectly.. ● My parents parents were also surprised surprised at the way I organised organised it all. all. ● I am sure, I have have a future in this this job. job. makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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Who this person person is is How you you know about this this person person What sort sort of life they they had before before they became famous famous How this person person became famous And explain explain why why you like this person

● I would like like to meet many famous famous people but here I am going to talk about about India’s India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ● He is the first Prime Minister who who was born in Independe Independent nt India, that is, post post 15 August 1947. ● He is a dynamic dynamic and and development development oriented leader. leader. ● He represents represents Varanasi constituency constituency in the LokSabha. LokSabha. ● He has been been the Chief Chief Minister Minister of Gujarat Gujarat for four four consecutive consecutive terms. terms. ● The reason reason why I admire him is that his life shows shows how an ordinary boy from a deprived(poor) class could reach the highest levels of the nation. ● It is all because because of his hard work work and and determination determination.. ● I really appreciate appreciate his initiatives initiatives like Swachh Bharat Abhayan, Abhayan, Make Make in India. India. I believe these programs will help establish India’s presence among the developed nations. ● His other programs such as Mann Ki Baat Baat shows shows how good good he is at governance. governance. ● He is the kind of leader leader who practices what he preaches. preaches. For example, example, we have seen him promoting Yoga by celebrating International Yoga Day, but many people don’t know that he himself does Yoga every morning. ● His focus on development, development, eye eye for detail detail and efforts efforts to to bring a qualitative qualitative difference in the lives of the poorest of the poor have made him a popular and respected leader across. ● He is a role role model model for for one one and and all. all. ● I would would like to meet him and and seek his blessings. blessings. ● I would would like to get get his autograph. autograph. ● Every country country needs needs people like him to take their their nation to to the top. top.





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Do you think a person who is famous is well liked? Why?

Not necessarily. It depends on why the person has achieved fame. If the famous person is a sportsman or a film star, he is well liked but if the famous person is a terrorist or any other criminal, he is not liked. He is in fact loathed/hated by people. 2.

What do you know about celebrities?

Celebrities are the famous people from the world of entertainment, business, sports and politics. 3.

Do you think celebrities are different in different countries?

Yes, of course, celebrities are different in different countries. All countries have their own famous people in the world of entertainment, business, sports and politics. However, some celebs are internationally famous. This is because nowadays we belong to an era of globalization. The IT revolution and the satellite TV have made it possible for people to be famous all over the world. 4.

Were they different in the past?

They were different in the past because the media in the past was not that pervasive. Only those persons were famous who had really achieved great heights and were in the local and national news. Whereas, today the reality TV has made it possible for even the common man, with some talent, to become famous.

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What does motivate people to become well known?

Famous people have power and money. This power and money is what motivates people to become well known. We can see today thead companies approach even small children, who become well known through reality TV shows, to endorse their products. So once a person becomes well known, money starts pouring in through many doors. 6. Do you think technology can help people interested in it, to become well known? Yes, definitely. A person who is well versed with technology can become famous overnight. Who has not heard of the youngest billionaire of the world, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook. Some songs and singers also became famous because of you tube videos.





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64. Descr Describe ibe a quiet quiet place You should say: ● Where Where it is ● When you like to go there there ● What you do there there ● Why you like to visit visit there there

● It is very difficult difficult to find quiet quiet places places in the fast paced paced life of today today.. ● However, However, I would like to to talk about a place place where where I go quite often often and I find great great peace there. ● The place I am referring referring to is a Sikh temple temple in my hometown, hometown, Gurdwara Gurdwara Sukhchainana Sahib. ● I go there once a week, week, sometimes sometimes with with family and and sometimes sometimes with friends. friends. ● Sometimes we we walk to the gurdwara, gurdwara, and and sometimes sometimes we go by car. car. It is about 3 km from my home. ● It is away away from the main road, so so it is very quiet quiet there. there. ● Whenever, Whenever, I go there, there, I do circumambu circumambulation lation of the holy book book inside inside the main hall, and pay obeisance to the almighty. ● There is a well-maintained well-maintained fishpond fishpond in the gurdwara, gurdwara, which which has many many species species of fish. ● I just sit on on the steps steps of the pond and listen to the the holy chants chants going going on all the time there. ● It gives gives me great great peace peace of of mind. mind. ● Sometimes I take some bread bread from home and and feed the fish. fish. ● There are two catfish catfish among the the other many, many, who seem seem to be talking talking to me. me. ● I know it is all all my imagination, imagination, but I love it over there. there. ● I feel that that the tempo of life has slowed down a bit. ● It is so relaxing relaxing to watch the the movements movements of the fish fish in the water. water. ● This activity activity takes away all the physical physical and mental mental tiredness tiredness away away from my body. ● I feel feel very light-hearted light-hearted after that. ● Even though though there is always always a great rush in this this temple, yet one can find peace peace and quiet over there. makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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● Sometimes, I offer voluntary services in the community community kitchen kitchen over there. ● Free food is offered offered to one one and all in the community community kitchen kitchen and this service service is round the clock. ● I generally generally go there there on weekends weekends and and spend a good two two hours over there. there.

Part 3 - Follow Up Questions 1. Why do some some people not like quiet places? places? Some people do not like quiet places because they want fun and frolic all around them. They want activity and noise all around them.

2. Do you know other other quiet quiet places? places? There are many quiet places in the countryside. Many of my friends live in villages. Whenever I go to their homes, there is no noise of traffic, and you can hear the chirping of the birds and the rustling of leaves, which is very soothing to the ears.

3. Do you need a quiet place when you are are working? Yes, I do appreciate a quiet place when I’m working, but unfortunately it is not always possible. So I’ve got used to some amount of noise around me. 4. Why do people people like to spend time in quiet quiet places? places? People like to spend time in quiet places because sometimes they want to be with themselves, then they go to temples or quiet places, and feel relieved of their stress. 5. Do you know anyone anyone who who likes likes noise? I have many friends who like listening to loud music. They say that it kills the background noise of the vehicle





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Although we have provided a lot of Intro Sets but the following are more important for Sep-Dec 2018 1. Work Work or or studi studies es 2. Being Being Bored Bored 3. Cities Cities 4. Color Color 5. Cooki Cooking ng 6. Drink Drink Water Water 7. Foreign Foreign Food Food 8. Gift Gift 9. Holid Holiday ay 10.Home 11. Hometown 12.Letters 13.Map 14.Morning Routine 15.Movies 16.Music 17.Paintings 18.Park or Garden 19.Photos 20.Plants 21.Rainy Days 22.Save Money 23.Shoes 24.Sports 25.Sunglasses 26.Teachers 27.Transportation 28.Watch 29.Weather 30.Space Travel



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1. First set of questions, asked to almost all students 1. May I know know your full name? My full name is Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar. (Note: Full name means given name + middle name if any + surname. Mostly students will speak the name given in the passport, which may not have the surname. So, you must speak your full name in answer to this question) 2. How may I addres address s you? you? You may address me as Kiran. (Note 1: Here you may even speak your nickname. It just means that while asking the next questions, the examiner will call you by that name. Note 2: Many students start speaking their address here. Here, the word ‘address’ has been used as a verb, which means ‘call’. In other words, the question is - How may I call you?) 3. May I see see your your ID? Here Here is my passp passport ort.. (Note: (Note: open open the the first first page of the the passp passport ort and show it to the examiner. You don’t need to say ‘Yes’) 4. Where Where do you come from? from? I come from Phagwara. It is a small town between Jalandhar and Ludhiana.

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Work or Studies (Gen (Gener eral al Train rainin ing g stud studen ents ts are are like likely ly to be aske asked d ques questi tion ons s rela relate ted d to thei theirr job job experience which could be personal) WORK 1. What What work work do do you you do? do? (personal answer) 2. Why did you you choose choose to do that that type of work (or that job)? I chose that work, because I was interested in it. 3. Do you you like like your job? Yes, I like my job. It is very interesting.





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4. Is itit very very intere interestin sting? g? Yes, it is very interesting. 5. Do you you miss miss being being a student? Yes, I miss being a student. Now, when I look back I realize that they were the happiest days of my life. STUDIES 1. What subject(s) are you studying? I’ve just completed my senior secondary in commerce stream. Now I wish to go abroad for my higher education. 2. Why did you you choose choose to study study that subject/thos subject/those e subjects? subjects? I chose these subjects because I was interested in them. 3. Do you you like your subject? subject? Why/Why not? Yes, I like my subjects. I think they’re very interesting. 4. Is itit very very intere interestin sting? g? Yes, my subjects are very interesting. 5. Are you looking looking forward to working? working? Yes, I’m looking forward to a part-time job when I go abroad to study. 6. Do you prefer prefer to study study in the mornings or or afternoons? afternoons? I prefer to study in the mornings because at that time I feel very fresh and I can concentrate on my studies.

3. Sunglasses a. Do you have a pair of sunglasses Yes, es, I have have Rayb Rayban an avia aviato torr sung sungla lass sses es.. I boug bought ht them them from from Sect Sector or 17 in Chandigarh. They look really nice on me.

b. How often you wear them? I wear wear them them whene wheneve verr I go out in the sun, sun, sung sunglas lasses ses help in prote protecti cting ng your eyes from the harmful UV rays of the sun

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d. Do people in your country wear sunglasses? Yes people people in my country country do wear sunglas sunglasses. ses. Some people wear expensiv expensive e sunglasses whereas some buy the lesser expensive one’s as a style accessory

4. Drinking water a. Do you think we should drink a lot of water? Yes we should definitely drink a lot of water as it is good for our health. Drinking water has lot of health benefits, it keeps our skin and body hydrated. If we do not drink enough water, our body will suffer from dehydration.

b. How often you drink water? I try to drink at least 3-4 litres of water everyday, so I normally have water after every 2-3 hours during the day.

c. Do you drink bottled water or water from machines? I like to drink water from machines like water purifier because I believe water in machines is more pure and safe as compared to water that is packed in plastic bottles

d. What kind of water do you like to drink Well, I like to drink water at room temperature because when I drink cold water I get a sore throat

5. Maps 1. Do you often use maps? Yes, I use use maps maps for navig navigat ation ion.. Nowad Nowadays ays I use use maps maps appli applicat cation ion on my mobil mobile e for for directions while traveling. The app also tells me about the traffic and the time it would take to reach the destination. 2. Who taught taught you how how to use a map? We learn to use maps in our school but nowadays mobile apps like google maps have made learning maps easier. 3. Do you prefer electronic electronic map or paper maps? maps? I pref prefer er elec electr tron onic ic maps maps on my mobi mobile le as it is more more inter interac acti tive ve and it tell tells s me the directions, traffic information and time to reach my destination.





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6. Being Bored a. What What do you you do when when you feel feel bored bored When I feel bored, I call my friends and talk to them in order to pass time or I see updates on social media. Sometimes I watch videos on youtube when I feel bored. b. What kind of things things are boring boring to you ? Well, there are lot of activities that I find boring like Reading a novel. I find it very boring to wait for someone. c. Do you think young young people people are more more likely likely to get bored? bored? Yes younger generation gets bored easily when they have nothing to do, the primary reason behind this is that the younger generation is very impatient and wants immediate results without working hard.

7. Foreign Food a. Have Have you you ever ever tried tried fore foreign ign food? food? Yes, es, I have have a trie tried d a lot lot of diff differ eren entt cuis cuisin ines es like like Ital Italia ian, n, Mexi Mexica can, n, Japa Japane nese se Chines, etc. b. Do you you lik like e to try new new food food?? Yes, I call myself a foodie, I absolutely love to try new food, especially the local food of any new place that I visit. c. What kind of new new food food you you have have tried tried recent recently? ly? Recently, I went on a holiday to Thailand and I tried the street food over ther there. e. I dont ont reme remem mber ber the the nam name of the the dish dish,, but it had had noodl oodle es, praw prawn n and and vegetables. d. What kind kind of foreig foreign n foods foods are popular popular in in your country country In my country most popular cuisines are are Italian and Chinese. Most of the people like to eat Pizzas and Noodles when they eat outside

8. Saving Money a. Did you save money when you were young Yes, when i was young I saved some funds from my pocket money and I later used them for buying books.





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b. Have you ever given money to other children No, I have never given money to other children. I believe only parents should give money to their children and they should teach them to use it wisely

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Do you think parents should teach children to save money. Yes, as I already mentioned parents should teach children about money management as it is an important skill in life

d. Do parents give pocket money to children in your country Yes, parents in my country do give pocket money to their children.

9. Physical Exercise 1. What kind of exercises exercises you do? I like to do all kinds of exercise like weight training at the gym, running for cardio exercise and yoga for stretching and meditation. 2. Do you think children children should should play play sports regularly? Yes children should regularly play sports at it helps them in staying active and healthy. It is also a good break from their monotonous study routine. 3. What was the the favourite favourite sport when when you were young? young? My favou favourit rite e sport sport was cricket cricket when when I was was youn young, g, it is also also my favou favourit rite e sport sport now. now. I remember I used to play cricket continuously for 5 to 6 hours during my holidays. Batting was my favorite part in cricket. 4. Do you like extreme sports? Yes I like extreme and adventure sports such as Formula 1 racing, sky diving and deep sea diving. It is thrilling to watch these sports on television. I would also like to try these sports one day 5. What kind of exercises exercises are popular in your country? In my country yoga is the most popular exercise as it has originated from here. People nowadays also like to join gymnasiums for weight training.

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Yes, I would love to travel to moon or any other planet like Mars. I want to see how our planet, earth, looks from Space 2. What would you do if you had the opportunity? First of all, I will be really excited and inform all my friends and family. I will do a lot of planning for this trip so that I cherish it for lifetime. 3. Do you think it’s necessary to see other planets? Yes we can can gain gain a lot of inform informat ation ion from from othe otherr plane planets. ts. Some Some of this inform informati ation on might might be helpful in solving existing challenges on earth or discovering how life started. 4. When was the last time you went traveling? Personal answer 5. Do you like to travel by air? Yes I would like to travel by air, but unfortunately I have not got the opportunity to travel by air yet.

11.Plants 1. Do you keep plants at home? Yes there are lots of plants at my home. I keep them in the mud pots. They look very beautiful and are soothing to the eyes. 2. What plant did you grow when you were young? When I was young I grew a plant known as money plant. I grew it in a glass bottle. Since it is called as money plant I believed that if this plant grows, I will also become rich. 3. Do you know anything about growing a plant? Well I am not an expert but I know we have to regularly feed water and manure to the plant and we shou should ld keep keep it in sunli sunligh ghtt for it to grow grow. Somet Sometime imes s we also have have to use insecti insecticid cides es to prevent it from insects. 4. Do Indian people give plants as gifts? Yes nowadays Indian people are gifting plants to each other and I believe it is a really good gift. People often gift a small variety of bamboo which can be kept inside homes and offices.

12. Dr Drea eam m job 1. What was the dream job for you when you were young? When I was young I wanted to become a pilot 2. Have you changed your mind on your dream job? makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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Yes I have have change changed d my mind mind as it is very very expen expensiv sive e to become become a pilot pilot and it involv involves es lot of studies. But I still plan to take flying lessons. 3. What do you plan to do in the future? Personal Answer 4. What kinds of jobs are popular in your country? In my country computer or IT related jobs are more popular these days because these are well paid jobs. 5. Have you had full-time or part-time job before? Personal Answer

13. An Anim imal alss 1. Do you you like animals? animals? Yes, I like animals. I think they are all unique and beautiful creations of nature and form an important part of our ecosystem. 2. What's your favourite animal? (Why?) My favou favourit rite e anima animall is dog dog becau because se I think think it is the most most affect affection ionat ate e and and the most most loyal loyal animal. Dogs make excellent companions for humans. 3. What's your favourite wild animal? animal? (Why?) My favourite wild animal is a tiger because I think tigers are beautiful creatures and they look very regal. 4. Are people people in your country country fond fond of animals? animals? Yes, in my country many people are fond of animals. Many people keep pet animals. 5. Do many people people in your country country keep animals animals at home (or, (or, keep a pet)? pet)? OR Do people people in your country like to raise animals? Yes, people in my country like to keep pet animals. People keep dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, fish, etc. as pets. 6. What kinds of animals animals do people people in in your count county y (or, (or, hometown hometown)) keep? OR What What kinds kinds of pets do the people have in your hometown? Peop People le in my homet hometown own/co /coun untry try have have differ different ent types types of pets pets like like dogs, dogs, cats, birds, birds, fish, fish, rabbits, etc. 7. Comp Compar ared ed with with the the past past,, have have ther there e been been any any chan change ges s conc concer erni ning ng pets pets in your your country/hometown?





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I think think the only only chang change e I can think think of is that that the number number of homes homes that have pets have have increased. Also, there are many people who have started adopting the stray dogs and cats, instead of buying them from a breeder. 8. Do you you think think pets pets are are important? important? Yes, definitely. Pets act as stress reliever and are also said to be therapeutic. They act as good good compa companio nions ns and provid provide e secur security ity.. They They also also teach teach us abou aboutt respon responsib sibili ility ty and and unconditional love. 9. Do you think think cities are suitable places places for keeping keeping a pet? Yes, cities are suitable to keep small pets like cats, smaller breeds of dogs, fish, etc.

Farm Animals 10. 10. What What farm farm anim animal als s do you you have have in your your coun countr try? y? There are many farm animals in my country, like cows, goats, sheep, buffalos, horses, hens, etc. 11. Do you you thin think k farm farm anim animal als s are are impo import rtan ant? t? Yes, es, I think think farm farm anima animals ls are importa important. nt. They are a sourc source e of income income for many many people people,, especially in the rural areas. They provide us many products like milk, eggs, wool, meat and they can be used for farming, like to plough and till the land. 12. 12.

How How are are these these anima animals ls used used? ? OR In what what ways ways are anima animals ls used used in agric agricult ulture ure in your country? Farm animals are used for their products, like eggs, milk, meat etc. or in the fields to plough and to till the land for the crops. 13. Do you think raising farm animals is important? Yes, it is important to raise farm animals, as it is a source of livelihood and income for many people living in the rural areas. Also, they provide us with many products. Wild Animals 14. 14. What' What's s the most most famou famous s wild wild anima animall from from your your count country? ry? India is a diverse country and many wild animals are found in India. However, I believe that the Beng Bengal al Tige Tigerr is the the most most famou famous s wild wild anima animall in my country country and it is also also our our natio nationa nall animal. 15. 15. What' What's s your your favou favourit rite e wild wild anima animall (from (from your your coun country try)? )? The Bengal Tiger is my favourite wild animal.





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14.. Di 14 Dict ctio iona nary ry 1. Do you often often use a dictionary? dictionary?If If yes, how often often and what for? for? If no, no, why not? not? If not not very very often, say how often and why not very often? Yes, I use a dictionary very often, in fact daily. I am a student and I read a lot of text related to my studies. I often come across words I don’t know the meaning of and I use the dictionary to look up the meaning and synonyms. 2. Do you prefer prefer to use an electronic electronic dictionary dictionary or a dictionary dictionary made of paper? paper? I prefer to use the electronic dictionary now as it is very convenient and I can easily search for a mean meaning ing in a matte matterr of a few few secon seconds. ds. I have have a dictio dictionar nary y app downloa downloade ded d on my phone. 3. If someone someone gave you you a dictionary dictionary as a gift, how would you feel? I will feel happy, as it is a very useful gift for me or for anyone. We keep coming across new words everyday and everyone should have a dictionary. 4. Do you you think think it would would be intere interesti sting ng to write write a dictio dictiona nary? ry? OR Do you think think it would would be interesting to be part of a team that is writing a dictionary? Yes, I think so. It will be very interesting to understand the details of all the words, like which part of speech they form, what the origin of the word is, its synonyms and many more such details. 5. What kind of person do you think writes a dictionary? dictionary? A person who writes a dictionary has to have an in-depth knowledge knowledge of the language language and also needs to know the origin and history of the language. It requires a great deal of work and thoroughness, so the person has to be very patient and thorough.

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Mobile Apps

1. Which mobile apps do you you use? use? I use a lot of mobile mobile apps for differe different nt purposes purposes like Whatsapp Whatsapp for sending sending message messages s to my friends and family members. For social networking I use facebook and for sharing my pictures I use Instagram. Apart from this I use apps to read news or do banking services on my phone 2. Which ones ones do do you want to to use? use? I would like to use apps to know more about jobs or studies related to my field. I believe there is a huge requirement for apps related to specific jobs or courses and these can help people in becoming good and what they do or study. 3. Which ones ones are are popular popular in your country? country?





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In my country whatsapp, snapchat and instagram are the most popular apps as people in my country like to spend their time by chatting with each other and sharing their pictures. 4. Do you you want want to make an app? app? Yes, es, I would would like to make make an App. I would would make an app app for the IELTS IELTS exam which can help students in preparation of the exam and to score good band score.

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Sleep

1. How many many hours hours you sleep everyday I sleep around 7-8 hours everyday. I think it is necessary to sleep for atleast 6 hours everyday. 2. Is it necessary to take take a nap everyday everyday Yes it is very important to take a nap everyday because it gives a much needed break to our body and we feel refreshed after sleep. 3. Do old people sleep a lot? lot? Why Why Yes old people tend to sleep a lot because due to old age they get tired easily and they need more rest as compared to young people. 4. What time time you usually go to the bed? bed? I normally go to the bed around 11 PM but if I have important work or have to prepare for exams I sleep early so that I can study or work by getting up early in the morning. 5. Do you always have a good good sleep? sleep? I am a happy person so I normally have a good sleep, but if I am disturbed about something or my health is not good I find it difficult to sleep.

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Handwriting

1. Do you think handwriting is still important? Yes, I think so. Handwriting skills will always be important. Formal letters are needed in business. Writing skills are also needed in writing resumes. We all know that we belong to a global village. Today we have to compete with children all over the world. We have to apply for jobs in multinational companies. So we need good writing skills. 2. Do you think think computers computers might one one day replace replace handwriting? handwriting? Even though technology has reduced the need of writing skills, still, I feel that it is very important in today’s world and will remain in future as well. 3. Do you usually usually write by by hand or or write using a computer? computer?





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Well it depends on the situation, if I am sending an email to my friends or texting them then it is usually by computer or mobile phone. When I am studying and making notes then I usually write by hand. 4. When do children begin begin to write in your your country? country? Nowadays the children have started writing a lot earlier. They normally join the schools at the age of 4 and they begin to write at the age of five 5. Do you think handwriting handwriting will die in the future? future? No, No, defi defini nite tely ly not. not. Hand Handwr writ itin ing g will will neve neverr die. die. Its Its need need may may decr decrea ease se beca becaus use e of technology; still there will be many areas in which handwriting will be needed. I also feel that, that day is still very far when each and every person on earth will have access to technology. 6. Do you you write letters? letters? Yes, I do. I write e-mails to my friends and relatives. 7. Do you think children children should should be taught taught to write like in the old old days? Yes, I think so. Writing is an art, which is going down because of modern technology. Computers automatically check the spelling and grammar because of which children are losing such skills.

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Fruit

1. What is your favourite fruit? My favorite fruit is apple. It is very healthy and is available all year long. 2. Why do you like it? I like it both for the taste and nutritional value. Apples satisfy my need to eat something crunchy too. Because it takes a while to munch on one, I can control my appetite. Apples are one of the world's healthiest foods.

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1. Do you like sunny days? Yes, es, I like like sunny sunny days, days, but only only in pleasa pleasant nt and and cold cold weath weather er.. I do not not like like sunny sunny days in summers and hot weather. 2. Do you like going (or, (or, being) outside outside on sunny days? days? Yes, I like being outside on sunny days. However, not during the summer season. 3. What do you like like to do on sunny sunny days (or, (or, when you go outside)? On sunny days, I sometimes like to sit out in the sun and read. Sometimes I go out and meet my friends in a park. Sometimes we plan a picnic on a nice sunny day. 4. What benefits benefits can (or do) people people get from sunshine sunshine? ? OR What benefits benefits can (or do) we get from the sun? There are many benefits of getting sunshine. We need sunshine to get the essential vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential for Calcium absorption and can cause several medical problems. 5. Do you think think there are are any downsides downsides (or (or dangers) dangers) from sunshine? sunshine? Yes, es, certa certainl inly y. There There are some some downs downside ides s of too much sunsh sunshine ine or being being expos exposed ed to sunsh sunshine ine withou withoutt the prote protecti ction on of sunscr sunscree een. n. It may may cause cause skin skin burns burns or heat heat stroke stroke or sometimes even skin cancer. 6. What do you do do (when you are are outside) and and the sun is too too strong? When the sun is too strong and I am outside, I usually look for some shade or a cool place to sit and drink lots of water. 7. If you wanted wanted to go to a place place that has lots lots of sunshine, sunshine, where would would you go? I would would go to a place place where where the weath weather er is pleas pleasant ant and and has a lot of sunshi sunshine ne.. It would would probably be a hill station. 8. Would Would you like to go, as a tourist, tourist, to a place that that has little little sunshine? sunshine? OR Would Would you you ever go, as a tourist, to a place that has little sunshine? I like travelling and visiting new places. And given an opportunity I would definitely like to visit a place that has little sunshine.

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I spend my weekends in different ways. Sometimes I just relax at home. Sometimes I go out with my friends for a movie. Sometimes I finish my pending work. Sometimes I help my mother in household chores.

2. In your country, country, do men and women usually do the the same kind of of things on weekends weekends (or (or in their free time)? Gender differences are disappearing nowadays. Mostly men and women do the same kind of things on weekends.

3. When do you spend time with your family? I spend the evenings with my family. We watch TV together, have dinner together and go for walks together.

4. What did you do last weekend? Last weekend I went for a movie with my friends. We also had dinner at a restaurant. It was great fun.

5. What do other people in your hometown (or in your country) usually do on weekends? People do a lot of things on weekends. Some go for outings; some people spend time at home with family; some people visit relatives. So people do different things on weekends.

6. What are you going to do next weekend? I have not yet made any plan for the next weekend, but maybe I go out with my family for a movie.

7. Is there anything new that you would like to do on weekends? I would like to learn some new language on weekends. As a plan to go to Canada, so French would be a good option for me. My relatives live in Montréal and it is a Francophone area. So learning French would help me.

8. Do you like working on weekends? No, I don’t don’t like worki working ng on weeke weekends nds.. I prefer prefer to spend spend time time with with my family family and frien friends ds on weekends.

9. Do you think employees should have to work on weekends? No, definitely not. I think there should be no compulsion on employees to work on weekends. It should be their choice. If they want to earn more, they should be allowed to work.

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Yes, weekends now are more important to me than when I was a child. When I was a child, all days were like weekends. So I did not give importance to weekends. But today, I look forward to weekends.

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Transportation

1. What's the most most popular means means of transportation transportation in your hometown? hometown? The most popular means of transportation in my hometown is the bus. My hometown is on the national highway, and there is bus service to different places every two minutes. 2. How often often do you take take buses? I take the bus pretty often, in fact three or four times a week. 3. Can you compare compare the the advantages advantages of planes and and trains? Trains are cheaper then planes, but planes are much faster than trains. In trains you can take as much luggage as you want to, but in planes there is a restriction. Railway stations are there in almost all towns and cities, where as airports are there in only a few places. 4. Is driving to work popular in your your country? country? Yes, driving to work is popular in big cities, and in places where transport facilities are not so good. 5. Do you think people people will drive more in the future? It is difficult to say about the future, but at the rate at which traffic congestion is increasing on the road, I think people will use public transport more. 6. Would you ride bikes to work in the future? future? No, I don’t think I would ride bikes to work, as I think they are not very safe. 7. What will become become the most popular popular means of of transportation transportation in India? India? I think road transportation will remain the most popular means. 8. Do you prefer prefer public transportation transportation or private private transportation? transportation? I prefer prefer privat private e trans transpo porta rtatio tion n for for short short distan distance ces s and and publi public c transp transport ortati ation on for long long distances. 9. How did you come come here(get here(get here) today? I came here/got here by bus/car/bike today. 10. 10. Why Why did did you you choo choose se that that form form of tran transp spor ort? t? I chos chose e it beca becaus use e I thin think k it is very very conv conven enie ient nt and and comf comfor orta tabl ble. e. (You (You can can add add 1-2 1-2 advantages of the mode of transport you used that day)





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11. What form of transport do you usually use? I usually prefer private transport to public transport. I feel that the public transport is not very comfortable and leads to wastage of time. OR I normally normally use public public transpo transport/b rt/bus. us. It is very convenie convenient, nt, comfortab comfortable le and easy on the pocket. 12. 12. Is it conv conven enie ient nt to take take a bus/ bus/ta taxi xi in your your city city? ? Yes, it is very convenient to take a bus or a taxi in my city. It is a small city and the bus stand and taxi stands are very approachable

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Music

1. Do you often (like to) listen to music? music? Yes, I often listen to music. I like listening to film songs and Punjabi folk songs. 2. When do you listen to music? music? Whenever I’m free I listen to music. I have downloaded a few songs in my cell phone. Listening to music relaxes me. 3. How much time time do you spend listening listening to music every day? I spend an hour or two listening to music every day. 4. What kinds kinds of music music do you like to listen to? I like Hindi film songs. I also love Punjabi folk music. 5. What's your favorite kind of of music? music? My favorite genre of music is folk music. I also like film music. 6. Have you you ever ever been to a concert? Yes, es, I have have been been to a conce concert rt once. once. There There is a villag village e near near my homet hometown own where where a famou famous s Punjabi singer comes once a year to perform for charity. Last year I went with my friends. He performed live. He always has his tambourine in his hand. It was an electrifying performance. 7. Do you like to listen to to live music? Yes, I do like to listen live music. It is a different experience. In many restaurants and also in marriage functions, they have live music going on, which is very enjoyable. Concerts are also live music. 8. When did you start start listening to this type of music? I remember, I specially went for GurdasMaan’s live performance in a concert last year. Before that I had never been for a live music show.





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9. Where Where do you listen listen to it? Concerts may be held in concert halls, which are built for the purpose, or they may be held in any other suitable large building such as a school hall, or a large house. Some concerts are given to very large audiences in the open air. They may take place in a field or in a stadium. The music for these “open-airs”, is usually amplified by loudspeakers, so that large audiences can hear it. 10. How do you feel when you listen to this music? I feel very relaxed when I listen to music. I feel as if all my worries and tensions have flown out of my body. I forget everything for sometime. 11. Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument? Yes, I tried learning the guitar. My cousin has a guitar, and once I stayed with them a few days in my vacations. But, I found it very difficult. 12. Is music an important subject at school in India? Unfortunately, it is not. Music is an optional subject in some schools, but all schools don’t have it. 13. Did you often listen to music when you were a child? (If yes, give details.) Yes, I listened to music as a child. Mostly I listened to film music. 14. What kinds of music are (most) popular in India? India India is a divers diverse e coun country try.. All kinds kinds of music music are popul popular ar.. Some Some like like folk folk music music,, some some like like classi classica cal, l, some some like like sufi sufi music music,, some some like film film music music and some some like fusion fusion music, music, which is a blend of Indian classical and western music. A.R.Rehman plays fusion music.

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Home/Accommodation

1. Do you live in a house house or flat? Or Or What kind of housing/acc housing/accommodatio ommodation n do you live in? I live in a house. It is a two storey brick house. 2. Please describe it a little. It is a two storey brick house. There’re There’re four bedroom bedrooms s with attached attached bathrooms bathrooms,, a kitchen kitchen,, a living living room and a drawing room. There There is a small lawn in the front and a kitchen kitchen garde garden n in the the backyard. 3. What’s your favorite favorite room in your home? home? My favorite room is my own room, because I’ve decorated it according to my taste. 4. What have you done to your room room to make it look nice? nice? I keep my room spic and span. The walls are painted light pink because it is my favorite color. There are floral curtains. makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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5. Who do you live with? I live with my parents and brother. 6. Which room does your your family spend spend most of of the time in? My fami family ly spen spends ds most most time time in the the livi living ng room. room. We have have our meals meals there there.. together and also entertain informal guests in that room.

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7. How long long have have you lived there? I have lived there since my birth. 8. Do you plan to live there a long time? Presently I plan to go abroad for my studies. But, but I love my home and would like to come back there. 9. (If you answer answer you haven’t haven’t lived there long) long) What’s What’s the differe difference nce between between where where you are living now and where you have lived in the past? 10. What do you usually do in your house/flat/room? I do many things in my house. I spend time with my parents, eat there, sleep there, Study there and entertaining guests in my house. 11. Are the transport facilities to your home very good? Yes, the transport facilities to my house are very good. The bus service is ready frequent and the railway station is also very near. 12. Do you plan to move? I plan to go abroad for higher education. Apart from that I do not plan to move. 13. Would you like to move to another place to live? (Why/why not?) I plan to go abroad for my higher education. If I like it there, I might think of settling there. 14. Are you prepared to move? No, I am not prepared to move.

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Hometown

1. What’s (the name name of) of) your hometown? hometown? I belong to Phagwara, which a small but beautiful town between Jalandhar and Ludhiana. 2. Is it a big city or a small small place? It is a town with a population of about 1.5 lakhs. It is on the national highway. 3. Please describe your hometown hometown a little. makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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My hometown hometown is very beautiful. beautiful. All facilitie facilities s are availab available le here. here. There There are good good education educational al facilities, good hospitals, good job opportunities and already good shopping center. 4. How long long have have you been living there? there? I have been living there since my birth. 5. Do you you like your hometown? hometown? Yes, I love my hometown. 6. Do you like living there? Yes, I like living there. 7. Would you say say it’s an interesting interesting place? Yes, I would say it is an interesting place. The shopping center is very nice. In fact it is called a shoppers paradise. There are many historical places. There are three Sikh temples. 8. What do you like (most) about about your your hometown? hometown? I like everything about my hometown, but what I like the most is that it does on the main road and so it is well connected by roadways and railways 9. What’s your favorite favorite part of your your hometown? hometown? My favorite part of my hometown is a park, where I go every morning for my morning walk. 10. Is there anything you dislike about it? As such there is nothing I dislike about my hometown, hometown, but yes, the drainage system could be improved. Whenever there is rainfall there is a lot of water logging on the roads. 11. Do you think you will continue living there for long time? Yes, I think I would continue living there for a long time. I wish to go abroad for sometime for my higher education, but would definitely like to come back here. 12. Are there any tourist attractions in your hometown? Yes, there are two Sikh temples, dedicated dedicated to the sixth guru guru of Sikhs. There is an ancient ancient Shiva Temple and there is a famous hotel Haveli, which is very popular among the tourists.

13. Did your friends also grow up in the same place as you? Yes, most of my school friends grew up in the same place. 14. Would you like to live there in the future? Yes, I would like to live there in the future because it’s a beautiful place.




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1. How often often do you wear wear a watch? I don’t wear a watch very often. I check the time on my cellphone. I wear watches occasionally. OR I wear a watch every day, to check the time. 2. What was your first watch like? My first watch was a basic children’s watch. It was a gift from my parents on my 5th birthday. It was digital and was pink/black/blue in color. 3. What kinds kinds of watches watches do do you like to wear? wear? I like to wear watches that match my outfit and also on which, it is easy to check the time. 4. Do people people still wear wear watches watches in your country? country? Yes, people in my country still wear watches. There are many national and international brands available in my country.

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Visitors

1. Do you often invite friends friends to visit your home? Yes, I like to invite invite friends to visit my home. home. Sometimes Sometimes we have get-toge get-together thers s at home and sometimes when we have to study or make a project, I invite my friends over. 2. Do you like visitors visitors coming coming to your home? home? Yes, I like visitors coming to my home. Its good to have relatives and friends come over and we can spend quality time with each other. 3. Do people people often visit you at your home? Yes, people visit me at home quite often. We have an extended family system that we follow and a lot of my relatives live in the same city. Also, sometimes my friends and neighbors also visit us at home. 4. How often often do visitors come come to your home? home? Visitors come to my home very often, in fact twice or thrice a week. 5. When do do visitors visitors come to your your home? home? When someone has to visit, they usually call ahead and come. There are no specific times when people visit us at home.





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6. Do you prefer to to have friends visit visit you, or relatives? relatives? I like like havin having g both both my frien friends ds and and relati relative ves s visit visit me. These These days days every everyon one e is busy busy on their their routines and so, when anyone visits me, it’s a good way to spend quality time with them. 7. What do you usually usually do together with your your visitors? When we have visitors over, we usually sit and chat, discuss the day’s happenings or any social or natio nationa nall issue issues. s. Somet Sometime imes s we share share jokes jokes and and have have a good good laugh laugh and and all this happe happens ns usually over of a cup of tea or coffee and some snacks. Sometimes we also have visitors over for lunch or dinner. 8. When someone someone visits you, how do you usually usually show hospitality hospitality (or, entertain entertain them)? Hospitality towards visitors is in our culture. In India, guests are treated like God. We show our hospi hospita talit lity y by making making them them feel feel comfo comforta rtable ble and and offer offering ing them them drinks drinks and and snacks snacks or food food,, depending on the time of the day.

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Dream

1. Do you often have dreams dreams at night? night? Yes, I often have dreams at night. Sometimes I have very pleasant dreams, and sometimes I have bad dreams. But I’m not really superstitious about these dreams. 2. Have you you had had a bad dream before? Yes, many times I have bad dreams. But I have never seen them turn into reality. 3. What was the strangest strangest dream dream you you have had? The strangest dream I had was that I am going for my exam, and things are going wrong and I cant reach, and then I get up and feel so relieved that it was a dream. 4. What do you you usually usually dream about? I dream dream abou aboutt weird weird thing things. s. Some Sometim times es I am in Canad Canada a in my dream dreams s and and someti sometime mes s in America. My relatives have told me a lot about Canada and USA, and I keep picturing them in my dreams.

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I like all colors but red is my favorite color. 2. What is the most most popular popular colour colour in India? India is a vast country. It is difficult to generalize one color as the most popular color. I think all colors are equally popular, but the three colors off a national flag are the most popular. Green stands for prosperity, saffron stands for sacrifice and white stands for peace. 3. Do you like to wear dark dark or bright bright colours? colours? I like to dark or bright colors in winters, but in summers I like to wear light shades. 4. Do colours colours affect your mood? Yes, colors affect my mood. When I see you bright colors I feel energetic, but light shades make me feel calm. 5. Did color matter to to you when you you were a child? Yes, colour mattered to me when I was a child. My mother tells me I always wanted things in red colour. My school bag was always red and my clothes also had shades of red. 6. Does color color matter matter when when you buy things? things? Yes, definitely. Colour is very important while shopping. I like my clothes in light pastel shades but household items like bed sheets and dinner sets in bright shades. 7. Which color color you don’t like to have have in your your home? home? I like all colours but I wouldn’t like grey on the walls of my house because I find grey to be a dull colour. 8. What is the difference difference between between men’s men’s and women’s women’s preference preference on colours? colours? There are no gender differences nowadays. Both men and women wear on types of colors. 9. Have you ever seen a rainbow? rainbow? Yes, I have seen a rainbow many times. It looks very beautiful. Generally, it is seen in the rainy season. There are seven colors in the rainbow – violet, indigo, Blue, Green, yellow, Orange and red. I feel really happy when I see a rainbow. In Hindu mythology, it is called Indradhanush, or the bow of the Lord indra, the Lord of thunder and lightning.

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Family

1. How often often do you meet meet with your family? family? I stay with my family. I meet my family members every day. 1. How do you spend spend the time with your family? family? I spend time with family in many ways. We eat together, cook together, watch TV together and do many things together. makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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1. Do you want to live with your family family in the future? Yes, definitely. My family is my life Even though I go to some foreign country temporarily, I finally want to be with my family. 1. Are you close to all of your your family members? Yes, we are a very close-knit family. 1. How has has your your family family influenced influenced you? My family family has has influe influence nced d me in many many ways. We depen depend d on each other other for many things. things. We guide each other from time to time and we do many things together.

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Friends

1. Do you you have many friends? Yes, I have many friends, but only a few close friends. 2. How often often do you talk talk to your friends? friends? I talk to my friends every day. By best friend is also my neighbour. We are together most of the time. 3. How do you communicate communicate with your your friends? friends? I communicate face-to-face and also through cell phone and apps like Whatsapp. 4. What do you you think makes makes people people have a long friendship? friendship? Mutual understanding makes people have a long friendship. If people can tolerate each other’s shortcomings and be simple and straight forward, then friendships can be for a long time. 5. Does it make make things easier easier in a friendship if you have have similar interests? interests? Yes, definitely. With similar interests friends can spend time together and not get bored. They will also have similar topics for discussion. In a lasting friendship it is very essential that your likes and dislikes are similar. 6. How do do people people make friends now? Now a days, people make friends through internet by joining social networking sites like face book, twitter and whatsapp. 7. Do you think we meet new people people differently differently now than than in the past? past? Yes, definite definitely ly.. Nowadays Nowadays,, we meet new people people through through internet internet by joining joining social social networkin networking g sites like face book, twitter and whatsapp. Earlier, people had lots of free time and they made friends by meeting personally.





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8. Is friendship friendship (= are friends) friends) important important to you? you? (Why?/Why (Why?/Why not?) not?) Yes, es, frie friend nds s are are very very impo import rtan antt for for me. me. I can can shar share e all all my feel feelin ings gs with with them them,, and and they they understand me very well because they are mostly my age. 9. Do you prefer prefer to spend time with with friends or spend spend time alone? alone? (Why?) I prefer to spend time with my friends. I love their company and I enjoy with them. 10. What kind of people do you like to have as friends? I like my friends to be honest, trustworthy, helpful and intelligent. I also like friends with a good sense of humor. 11. Do you like to spend time with friends? (Why?) Yes, I like to spend time with friends because I enjoy their company. I like to go out with them for movies, for shopping and for walks. 12. What do you and your friends do together? We study study toget togethe herr, go for walks walks toget togethe herr, watch watch movies movies toget together her and and somet sometime imes s eat eat out out together. 13. What do your friends think of you? (Do your friends think that you are a good friend? Why?) I think my friends like me. We spend a lot of time together and they never seem bored. I am honest and straightforward with them. So I think they like me. 14. Are friends more important than family? (Why?) Frien Friends ds and and family family both both are import importan ant. t. But, But, I think think Famil Family y is defin definite itely ly more more import important ant than than friends. Friends can turn out to be fair-weather friends but family is always with you in your good times times and bad times. It has been rightly rightly said that that in prosperity prosperity your friends know you, but in adversity you know your friends. 15. How do Indian people make friends? (= where, in what situations, e.g. at school & at work.) Indian Indian people people make friends friends in schools, schools, colleges, colleges, while travelling travelling,, during during family family get-tog get-togethe ethers, rs, during during outings outings and in many other other ways. ways. Now a days days making making online friends friends has also become become very popular. 16. Do adults and children make friends in the same way? Adults and children do not make friends and the same way. way. Children are very innocent innocent and make friends from the heart. They don’t judge a person before making friends. Adults, on the other hand, are very calculative. They make friends after judging whether that person could be helpful to them or not




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1. Are there many advertisemen advertisements ts in your your country country Yes, there are too many advertisements in our daily lives. In fact advertising has become an industry industry.. It has become become the backbon backbone e of many economies economies of the world. Ads are ubiquitous ubiquitous nowadays. We see ads on TV, newspapers, hoardings and flyers. We also get ads through the radio, cell phone and the Internet. 2. Why do you you think there there are so many advertisements advertisements now? There are so many advertisements because there are many products, and the manufacturing companies are competing with each other. They have to advertise to stay in the race. So we have an advertisement for almost each and every product that is available. 3. What are the the various places where where we see see advertisements? advertisements? Advertisements Advertisements are all around us. We have advertisements advertisements in newspapers, newspapers, magazines, magazines, on TV, TV, on radio and on the Internet. 4. How do you feel feel about about advertisemen advertisements? ts? I feel that advertisements are a necessity. Apart from telling us about products they are also telling us about the working of these products. Ads also touch social issues. However, I also feel that ads are very disturbing at times. 5. Do you like advertisements? advertisements? Yes, I like advertise advertisemen ments. ts. I think think they are very informative informative and keep us updated updated about about the latest products and offers.

6. What kind of advertisement advertisement do you like the most? I like adverts that have a touch of humor. I also like advertisements that touch social issues.




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1. Do you like art? Yes, I like art. Art gives meaning to life. Art is what differentiates us from animals. I like all sorts of art. I like drawing and painting. I also liked performing arts like music and dance. 2. Do you think art art classes are necessary? necessary? {Why?) {Why?) Yes, I think art classes are very necessary. Art brings out peoples creativity. Art preserves our culture and tradition. 3. How do you you think art classes affect affect children’s children’s developme development? nt? Art classes affect children’s children’s development development in many ways. Art brings out the hidden creativity of childr children en.. Art is a form form of commun communica icatio tion. n. Peop People le can conva convay y their their feelin feelings gs throu through gh their paintings and through their songs. 4. What kind of paintings paintings do Indian people like? Indian people like different kinds of paintings. It is a matter of personal choice. Some people like portraits, some like paintings of landscapes, some like the traditional forms of painting and some like the modern art forms. 5. What can can you learn from from western western paintings? paintings? We can learn many things from western paintings, in fact from any form of art from anywhere. Somet Sometime imes s it is relat related ed to a cultu culture, re, somet sometime imes s it maybe maybe someo someone’ ne’s s expres expressio sion n of their their perspective, sometimes it’s a social message and we can also learn about the types of material (canvas, paints, etc.) used to create that work of art. 6. What benefits benefits can you you get from from painting painting as a hobby? hobby? Painting as a hobby can bring out your hidden talent. Painting can relax you. You can even sell your paintings and earn money. You can also gift your painting to someone you love.

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Yes, es, I like like bags bags.. I have have diff differ eren entt bags bags for for diff differ eren entt occa occasi sion ons. s. I carr carry y a back backpa pack ck to my schoo school/c l/coll ollege ege/cl /clas asses ses,, as I can can easily easily carry carry my book books s in it. I have have specia speciall bags bags for for forma formall occasions, shopping and everyday use. 2. What types types of of bags do you you like? I like bags that are easy to carry, like backpacks, sling bags and totes, and I can use such bags to easily accommodate the things I need. I also like bags that have a few compartments, so that I can keep my things organized. m a kkar IELTS IELTS 3. Do you usually carry a bag bag (when (when you go out)? out)? Yes, I usually carry a bag when I go out, however, the type of bags I use for different occasions vary. 4. What types types of bags do you use (in your your everyday everyday life)? 1. (Simil (Similar ar to abov above) e) Do you you have have differ differen entt bags bags for diffe differen rentt occasio occasions ns (or, (or, differe different nt purposes)? Yes, I have different bags for different occasions. I use a backpack when I go for my classes, for formal occasions I have formal bags, for shopping I use totes and sometimes I use a sling bag when I don’t have to shop and the occasion is not formal. 5. What do do you put in these bags? For my classes or when I go to school/college I usually carry books and stationary in my bag. When going for shopping I carry my wallet, cellphone, and a bottle of water and when travelling I also put medicines and a book or a magazine in my bag. On formal occasions I carry only my wallet and my cellphone. 6. What sorts sorts of bags bags do women like like to buy? buy? I don’t think it can be generalized, as it depends on the individual choice of the women. Some women like big bags and some like smaller ones, some always use a sling bag and some like a particular color or material of bags. Some women also choose bags from a particular brand

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Books

1. How often often do you read? read? I like to read quite often. I read magazines and newspapers and my textbooks. Apart from that I have read a few novels by Amrita Pritam. I have read her Pinjar, which means skeleton. 2. Do you have many books books at home? home? No, I do not have any books at home. I only have my textbooks at home.





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3. Do Indian Indian people people do do enough enough reading? Yes, Indian people do a lot of reading. They read magazines, newspapers, newspapers, fiction and nonfiction such as biographies and autobiographies. 4. Do Indian Indian people like to to read? read? (similar to above) 5. What kind of people people like reading reading and what what kind of people people don't like reading very much? much? People People who are literate like to read. read. Many people people don’t don’t like reading reading becau because se they don’t don’t have have interest in reading. 6. What type type of books books children children read read nowadays? nowadays? Nowadays Nowadays,, general generally ly speakin speaking, g, the reading reading habit of the children children is on the decline. decline. Whatever Whatever books they read are based on fantasy, fiction and supernatural characters like Barbie, superman and shaktiman. 50 years years ago ago – Child Children ren read read a lot. lot. They They read moral moral and and spirit spiritua uall books books.. They They read read anima animall stories. After 50 years – I do not think they will do any reading. All the time will be spent in front of computers. 7. Do you think think children have lost lost their interest interest in stories? stories? No, I don’t think that children have lost their interest in stories. However, the stories they read today are very different from the past. 8. 1. Can story books be an ideal gift gift for children? children? Yes, definitely! Story books can be an ideal gift for children. They can help the child imagine the characters in the mind which is the first step to creativity. Another important benefit is that we can impart the knowledge of culture, tradition, moral values and religion in the mind of the child. This forms the basis of the child’s personality. Finally, story books enhance the curiosity of the child and enhance their mental growth. 9. What can be done done to encourage encourage the habit of reading reading among children? children? A lot can be done to encourage encourage the habit of reading among children. The first and foremost step would be to make books available. There should be good libraries in the schools as well as in neighbourhoods. Story telling competitions could be organised. If children have to take part in these these competit competitions ions,, then naturally naturally,, they they would would be encoura encouraged ged to read books. Finally Finally,, books books could be made more interesting by adding graphics. 10. How does reading help a child?





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Reading Reading helps helps to improve improve concentr concentratio ation. n. It also helps to improve general general knowledge knowledge.. It also improves the language skills and satisfies the curiosity of children on various things. 11. What sort of books can be suggested to children to read? Children should be encouraged to read religious and historical books. They should also read biographies and autobiographies of famous people so that they get motivation from them. They should also be encouraged to read books on science and technology. However, these books should be made very interesting by adding pictures. Ma kkar IELTS IELTS 12. How much should a child read every day? A child should read half to one hour daily. daily. I think that would be enough considering considering that they have to go to school and do their homework as well. 13. 13. What What is the the diff differ eren ence ce betw betwee een n the the book books s sold sold in the the past past and and the the book books s sold sold nowadays? In the past, books related to culture, tradition, religion and history were sold. Nowadays, books are mostly based on fiction and fantasy.

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Celebrity

1. Who is your favorite favorite celebrity in India? India? My favorite favorite celebrity celebrity in India India is Amir Khan. Khan. He’s an actor actor par excellen excellence. ce. Recently Recently I saw his movie Dangal, which I liked very much. 2. Do you you like any foreign celebrities? Yes, I like some cricketers of Australia and South Africa. 3. Would you you want to be a celebrity celebrity in the future? No, I would not want to be a celebrity in the future. I am happy with the quiet and peaceful life of a commoner. 4. Do you think think we should should respect respect famous people’s people’s privacy? Yes, we should respect famous people’s privacy. They have a right to their privacy. It can affect their performance if anyone invades their private life.Makkar IELTS 5. How do celebrities influence their fans fans in India‘? India‘? Celebrities are role models for their fans. People like to follow their celebrity, and do what they do.




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1. How often often do you eat eat chocolate? chocolate? I do not not eat eat choco chocolat late e very very often. often. I eat eat choco chocolat late e once once or twice twice a month month.. Usuall Usually y I like like dark dark chocolate, which is not very sweet. 2. What’s your favorite flavor? My favorite flavor is Cadbury’s dark delight. 3. ls chocolate chocolate expensive in India? India? Yes chocol chocolat ate e is expe expensi nsive ve in India India,, espec especial ially ly the the choco chocolat late e of foreig foreign n brand brands, s, which which is available here. 4. When was was the first time you ate chocolate? chocolate? I don’t remember exactly, but I have been eating chocolate since I was very small. 5. ls chocolate chocolate popular in India? Yes, es, choc chocol olat ate e is very very popu popula larr in Indi India. a. We can can get get all all vari variet etie ies s of Indi Indian an and and impo import rted ed chocolate.

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1. What do do you do in your spare spare time? time? I do many things in my spare time. I watch TV, listen music and do a little bit of gardening. 2. Do you you like outdoor activities? Yes, I like outdoor outdoor activitie activities. s. I go for walks in the the morning. morning. I play badminto badminton n at times and and I also do some gardening. 3. What outdoor outdoor activities activities do you (most) (most) like to do? ( same as above) 4. How often often do you do do that? that? I do these activities almost everyday. 5. What outdoor outdoor sports do do you like? (Why?) (Why?) I like many outdoor sports such as cricket hockey and football, but I play only badminton.





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6. How much time do you spend spend outdoors outdoors every every week? week? I spend about 30 to 40 hours outdoors every week. 7. How often often do you do outdoor activities? I do these outdoor activities very often, almost everyday. 8. What (types (types of) outdoor outdoor activities activities are popular popular in your your country? India India is a diverse diverse country country. All types of outdoor outdoor activitie activities s are popular. popular. But, I think think cricket cricket is the most popular outdoor sports.

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1. Do you like to take photographs? (Why?) Yes, I like taking photographs. Photographs are the memories of good times and special events. We can capture capture special special moments, moments, interest interesting ing things things or beautif beautiful ul sceneries sceneries through through pictures. pictures. They are reminders of good times. 2. Do you prefer to take photos yourself or to have other people take photos? (Why?) I prefer prefer taking taking photos photos myself, myself, as everyon everyone e has a differe different nt way of looking at things. things. Another Another person may not like, what I find interesting. 3. How long have you liked taking photographs? I have have liked liked takin taking g photo photogra graph phs s since since I was a child. child. We used used to take take our camera camera to all our vacati vacation ons s and and I used used to be very very fascin fascinate ated d with with it. Now I mostly mostly use my cellph cellphon one e to take take pictures. 4. How (why) did you become interested in photography? I became interested in photography because my father was very fond of taking pictures and he always had a good camera. We used to take a camera to all our vacations and take pictures. 5. How often do you take photographs? I take photographs very often, in fact almost everyday. 6. In what situations do you take photographs? I take photograph photographs s in many situations. situations. Sometime Sometimes s its during during friends friends or family get-toge get-together thers, s, sometimes it is a beautiful scenery, like of the sky or the sunset or when I travel to another city, I take pictures and on many more such situations. 7. What kind of photos do you like to take? (Why?)





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I like to take photos of different things. Sometimes it is a beautiful scene, which can be of the clouds, sky, sunrise, sunset and so on. Sometimes I take pictures of plants and animals. I also like to capture the different expressions on people’s faces. 8. Do you prefer to take pictures of people or of scenery? I do not prefer one to the other. I like taking pictures of various things, sometimes it’s scenery and sometimes I like capturing a person’s expressions. 9. Who do you take photos of? I take photos of family, relatives, friends, my dogs, other animals, etc. 10. How do you keep your photos? I save pictures mostly in online albums, like Google photos. Sometimes, I get them printed also. 11. Do you keep your photographs on your computer? Yes, es, I keep keep my photo photogra graph phs s on the the compu computer ter.. I always always backup backup my phone phone photos photos onto onto the the computer. 12. Are there any photos on the walls of your home? Yes, there are photos on the walls of my home. We have pictures of all special family events, like birthdays and weddings and also of all of us growing up and at different stages of our lives. 13. Do you frame (or have you framed) any of your photos? (If yes, which? & why?) Yes, I have a family photo framed. It is from my sister’s wedding. All five members of my family are there in this picture together and everyone is looking cheerful and happy. It is one of my favorite photographs. 14. Do you prefer to send postcards to people or to send photos that you took yourself? (Why?) I prefer to send photographs I took myself, as they are a way to share your experiences with your near and dear ones and letting them know that you are thinking of them.

39. Tele elevis vision ion and Rad Radio io 1. What kind of entertainme entertainment nt do you prefer prefer,, TV or radio? (Why?) (Why?) I pay pay for TV to radio radio becau because se TV is both audio audio as well well as visua visual. l. I listen listen to radio radio only only while traveling. 2. How are radio radio programs programs and television television programs programs different? different? While listening to radio you can do other things such as cooking and driving. This is not possible while while watchi watching ng TV. TV. Radio Radio program programs s are cheaper cheaper as you do not not have have to subsc subscrib ribe e to radio radio





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channels channels.. Watchin Watching g televisio television n is costlier costlier in compariso comparison. n. Radio Radio programs programs have only the audio audio component whereas TV is audio as well as visual. 3. What programs programs do you like to watch/listen watch/listen to? to? I like to watch sitcoms like comedy night with Kapil. I also watch some daily soaps, some sports channels and news programs. OR I listen radio Mirchi and other such radio channels from where I can listen to the latest songs. 4. When do you watch watch TV/listen TV/listen to the radio? radio? I watch TV mostly in the evenings. At that time we all family members sit together and watch some sitcoms or news channels. I listen to radio only when I’m traveling with my parents in our car. 5. In India, has television/radio television/radio changed much in recent recent years? years? Television has changed a lot in the recent years. Many new channels and programs have been added. added. High-def High-definiti inition on TV has become become very popular popular.. You can also watch some TV shows shows of other countries almost at the same time. In the radio also many new channels have been added. So there is an improvement in both TV and radio. 6. How do you you think TV/radio TV/radio broadcasts broadcasts in India could could be improved? improved? Some Some new new show shows s on educ educat atio ion n coul could d be adde added. d. Othe Otherw rwis ise e I’m I’m quit quite e happ happy y with with the the TV programs and the radio broadcasts. 7. Do you prefer prefer TV news news or news on the radio? radio? (Why?) (Why?) I prefer news on TV to news on radio. This is because TV has both the audio as well as a visual component.

40. Teac eacher her (More (More que questi stions ons with sampl sample e answers answers in in the end) 1. What kind kind of teachers do you you like best? I like like teach teachers ers who who are frien friendly dly and have patien patience ce;; who do not get get mad at me when I don’t don’t understand anything. I like teachers who have depth of knowledge of the subject, and who have good communication skills to teach well. 2. Who was your your favorite teacher when you were young? young? When When I was was youn young g Mrs. Mrs. Promil Promilla la was was my favor favorite ite teache teacherr. She She used used to teach teach me maths maths.. I remem remembe berr I used used to be very very weak weak at Maths Maths,, but but Mrs. Mrs. Promil Promilla la taught taught us so well that that Maths Maths became my favorite subject. makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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3. Would you you want to be a teacher teacher in the the future? Yes, I would definitely want to be a teacher in the future. I think I have the patience. Moreover, teaching is a very lucrative profession nowadays. 4. Have you you ever ever had bad teachers teachers before? No, I have never had bad teachers in my life. All my teachers have been very nice.

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1. Do you you often read newspapers? newspapers? Yes, es, I ofte often n read read news newspa pape pers rs.. I read read the the news newspa pape perr ever every y day day. I come come to know know what what is happening around me and in the world. 2. Which do you you prefer reading, magazines or newspapers? newspapers? I prefer reading newspapers because I like to know what is happening around me. 3. What kinds of (types (types of) newspapers newspapers (or magazines) magazines) do you you usually read? read? My father has subscribed to the Tribune. Tribune. So I read that daily. daily. It is a National newspaper, newspaper, but has a maximum circulation in Punjab. 4. How old were were you when when you first first started to to read newspapers newspapers? ? I remember I was 10 years old when I started reading the newspaper. I started from the sports section. 5. Do you think think it's important important to read read newspapers? newspapers? (Why?/Why (Why?/Why not?) not?) It is very important to read newspapers. We feel connected with the whole world. 6. Why do (you think) think) people people read newspapers? newspapers? People read newspapers to know what is happening around them. They also read newspapers for the international news. They also read newspapers for the employment advertisements and matrimonial. 7. What different different types types of newspaper newspaper are are there in India? There are broadsheets and tabloids. There are newspapers in English, Hindi, Punjabi and other regional languages. 8. Do you you care care about about the news? Yes, es, I care care abou aboutt the the news. news. I think think news news is very very import importan ant. t. We should should be aware aware of what what is happening around us and in the whole world.





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9. Is the news important (to you)? you)? (same as above) 10. What kinds of news do Indian people read in newspapers? Indian people like to read fall types of news. They read local news, National news, International news, Sports news and many other news. 11. Do you prefer to read about domestic (or local) news or international news? (Why?) I like to read domestic news as well as international news.

12. What are some methods that newspapers use to attract readers? Some newspapers use colourful graphics. Some use very bold headlines. Some newspapers add puzzles like Sudoku and crossword puzzles to attractive readers. 13. What influence do you think newspapers have on society? Newspapers have a lot of effect on society. They shape people’s opinions. Through letters to the editor they are a link between the government and people. They also entertain us. 14. Do you think the Internet is a good way to get news? Yes, es, the Intern Internet et is a really really good way way to get get the news nowaday nowadays. s. Peop People le subscr subscribe ibe to the the e-newspapers. There are many apps off the TV News channels, which help the people to be updated all the time.

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1. How often do you look look at yourself yourself in the the mirror everyday everyday I look at the mirror at least once a day when I go out for my work. Apart from that whenever I get a chance I flatter myself by looking at the mirror. I think if you are a confident person, looking at the mirror always boosts your confidence 2. Have you ever bought mirrors? Yes, I bought a beautiful mirror when I went to Jodhpur last month, it has a nice wooden frame and a clear mirror to look at. It also has carving on the frame 3. Would you use use Mirrors to decorate decorate rooms? Yes I would like to use Mirrors to decorate the rooms. Mirrors add space to the room and also enhance the lighting effect. My interior decorator friend also recommended it for my study room recently.





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4. Do you check check yourself yourself when you you decide to buy a mirror? Yes, I check for any defects defects or flaws in the reflection, when when buying a mirror. mirror. I also check for any physical damage, like cracks or den

43.. Ro 43 Robo bots ts 1. Do you you like robots? robots? Yes I like robots as they can do so much for you these days. There are simple robots to clean the houses and sophisticated ones to perform surgeries. 2. What kind of robot robot would you like to have Recently I have heard about a robot that cleans your room I would like to process one. It is like an automatic vacuum cleaner that picks up the dirt from all the looks and corners 3. Will robots robots change change society significantly? significantly? Yes, robots will changes in society. In fact they have already done so, most of the jobs that were done manually earlier are performed with the help of robotics and with more precision. No I don't think robot will change the society it will only changed the way we work

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1. What is the importance of gifts? gifts? Gifts Gifts are gestures gestures of love. love. They strengthe strengthen n bonds bonds of friendshi friendship. p. Gifts Gifts make the recipient recipient feel special. 2. Is there any pressure pressure on us to buy presents? presents? As such, there is no pressure on us to buy presents. But sometimes when we receive costly presents then there is a pressure to reciprocate in the same way. Then it may cause pressure. I believe that gifts should be just gestures of love. Too costly gifts should not be there. Nowadays, we belong to a consumerist society. There are so many choices of gifts. This may seem good to some, but I often get confused when it comes to selecting a gift. 3. How often often do you buy buy others others gifts? gifts? I buy gifts very often. I buy gifts for my friends and siblings, but I don’t buy expensive gifts. I am not earning yet. So, my budget is restricted to my pocket money only. 4. Do you like to send expensive gifts? No, I don’t buy expensive gifts. I am not earning yet. So, my budget is restricted to my pocket money only.





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5. What kinds kinds of gifts gifts are popular in your country? All sorts of gifts are popular in my country. country. People buy gifts according to their choice and pocket. 6. Why do people send gifts? Gifts are tokens of love. They give happiness to the giver and receiv

45.. Sh 45 Shoe oess 1. How often often do you buy buy shoes? shoes? For me comfort of shoes is more important than the looks, so whenever I find a pair of shoes that are very comfortable I don't miss the chance to buy .As a matter of fact I end up buying a pair of shoes every month. 2. Have you you ever ever bought bought shoes shoes online? online? Yes, online shopping these days offers a wider range of products, than conventional shopping in the stores. So I prefer to buy shoes online these days. I just bought a pair yesterday. 3. Do you know know anyone anyone who likes likes to buy a lot of shoes? shoes? Yes I have come across many people who like to buy a lot of shoes. My sister, my aunt ,my mother all of them have a good collection of Shoes in all colours . 4. What's your favourite favourite type of of shoes? shoes? As I just mentioned mentioned my favourite type of pair of shoe is the one that offers comfort rather than good looks only. I like shoes that are simple in design and polishable.

46. For Forget get thi things ngs 1. What kinds of things do you have to bring bring when you go out? When you go out you should have your purse with some money, an ID card and your cell phone. 2. Did you ever forget forget to to bring something? something? Yes, es, once once I had had to go to Ludhia Ludhiana na by bus. bus. I forgo forgott my wallet wallet at home. home. Fortun Fortunate ately ly,, I knew knew someone in the bus, who helped me. Otherwise, I would have had to get down midway. 3. How do you remind yourself? I have become very forgetful. I try to repeat things in my mind and sometimes I set reminders on my cell phone. 4. Do you carry different different things things in the morning morning and in the evening? evening?





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It depends on where I have to go. In the morning, it is generally to school or college. So, I carry my bag bag and and book books. s. In the the even evenin ing, g, I may may have have to go shopp shoppin ing. g. So, I carr carry y my purs purse e and and shopping bag.

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1. Do you you play play any any indoor indoor games? games? Yes, I play carom board and cards with my siblings and parents.

2. Do you prefer prefer to play play indoor games games or outdoor outdoor games? games? It depends on the weather outside. In hot summer afternoons, I play indoor games. But, when the weather is good, I play cricket and badminton outside with my friends.

3. What indoor indoor games did did you play play when you you were a child? I played carom board, ludo and snakes and ladders as a child.

4. Is there any particular particular indoor indoor game that you you liked (when you were a child)? child)? I liked ludo and snakes and ladders.

5. What sorts sorts of indoor indoor games games do children play play now? now? Nowadays, children are of the digital era. They play electronic games on the computer.

6. Do you you play video games? Yes, I play Mario and tetris sometimes on my phone.

7. What kinds kinds of video video games games do you like to play? play? I play Mario and tetris only. Sometimes I feel I have wasted a lot of time on these two games.

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Yes, video games are good, but only if played in a limit. These introduce children to computer technology, and teach strategy building skills.

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1. Do you live in the city or the countryside? countryside? (countryside (countryside = village) I live in the countryside. (-----Then go about talking about your village) I live in the city. (-----Then go about talking about your city) 2. Is it good for young people to to grow up in the city? city? Yes, it is good for young people to grow up in the cities because cities provide many facilities. There are good education facilities, recreational (entertainment) facilities, and health facilities. There are also good job opportunities in cities. 3. Is your city/village city/village a good good place place for young young people to grow up? up? Yes, my village is a good place for young people to grow up. First, it is very near to the city. It is as good as being in the suburbs of the city. We can enjoy all the facilities of the city as well as the clean and pollution free atmosphere of the village. OR Yes, my city is a good place for young people to grow up. There are good education facilities, recreational (entertainment) facilities, and health facilities. There are also good job opportunities in my city. 4. Have you you ever ever been to the seaside? No, I have never been to the seaside. My cousin went to Goa last year. He told me that beaches are fun places. I would like to go there whenever I get a chance. OR Yes, I have been to the seaside once. I went to visit relatives in Mumbai. They took us to the Juhu Beach 5. Do you often eat out (go to restaurants)? restaurants)? I eat out very often, in fact two or three times a month. 6. What food do you you like? like? I like traditional Punjabi food, such as dal roti. I also like Chinese Manchurian and cheese chilly. I love eating Italian pizza and pasta.

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1. Why do you you think it is important to learn a foreign language? language? It is important to learn a foreign language because it helps you connect with more people. As it is, today today we do not not belon belong g to a big plane planett Earth Earth;; we belong belong to a small small global global villag village e and and to survive in this global village, it is necessary to be multilingual. For example, English is spoken in 86 countries. If you know English you can communicate with people of 86 countries. 2. How is it helpful helpful to you you to speak speak a foreign foreign language? language? I know know Engli English sh which which is a foreig foreign n langu languag age. e. It is very very helpf helpful ul for me. Knowled Knowledge ge of Engli English sh makes me feel more confident as it increases my communication skills and also it helps me in surfing the net because most websites are written in English. 3. What is the most most difficult part part of learning a foreign language language for you? you? I find find some some pronun pronuncia ciatio tions ns very very confus confusing ing at times times.. For exampl example e boug bough h is prono pronoun unced ced ‘bo’ ‘bo’ whereas tough is ‘tuff’. Sometimes the spellings which have silent words also confuse me. For instance ‘b’ is silent in doubt and debt. 4. What is the best best way to to memorize memorize new words? The best way is to start using them in daily life so that they become part of your natural spoken English. 5. Is it better better to learn a new word from translation translation or by definition? definition? I think both ways are equally good. Sometimes some words are learnt best by translation and some by definition. 6. Why don’t some some people know know the language language of the society society they live in? This is perhaps because they live in their own shell and don’t intermingle with those people. 7. What do you you think of of children learning a foreign language? language? I think children should learn a foreign language. It is very easy for children to learn a foreign language as they are very receptive and they are not hesitant about making mistakes. They also have have a bene benefi fitt of not not know knowin ing g any any othe otherr lang langua uage ge too too well well,, to make make comp compar aris ison ons s and and assumptions about the difficulty of language learning. In this era of globalization, knowledge of a foreig foreign n langua language ge is very very benef benefici icial al for for a bette betterr caree careerr and and a bright brighter er future future.. It open opens s more more avenues for the students for higher education and good jobs. 8. Why are some language classes boring? Some Some lang langua uage ge clas classe ses s are are bori boring ng beca becaus use e of the the teac teachi hing ng meth method ods s used used.. If ther there e no intera interacti ctive ve and fun fun activi activitie ties s involv involved ed in teach teaching ing a langu languag age e and and only only textbo textbook ok teach teaching ing methods are followed, students become bored easily. Incorporating technology in classrooms, keeps the students interested in learning and they learn it easily. For example, there should be audio-visual means used. 9. Some students students hate to learn learn foreign foreign languages languages,, what can can teachers teachers do to develop develop their their interest? makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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Some students hate to learn a foreign language mainly due to lack of interest and uninteresting teaching methods used. Teachers play an important in developing students’ interest. Interactive and fun activities should be included to keep the children involved and interested in learning. If stude students nts are taugh taughtt only only from from text text books books and and there there is a pressu pressure re of examin examinati ation on,, it leads leads to students becoming bored or disliking language classes. Teachers should also use contexts and examples to which the students can relate in their day-to-day life. If they understand how the language can help and benefit them, students would be motivated to learn that language. 10. Some people travel for learning a foreign language, what do you think? I think that traveling is a very good way to learn a foreign language. It is true that the more we use a language, the better we get at it. So, if travel to a county/region where that language is used, we will interact more with the local people in that language and learn its nuances better. Also, language language is related to the culture. If we travel, we learn more about the culture and can learn the language better. 11. What’s the best way to learn a foreign language? I think the best way to learn a foreign language in a classroom environment, from a teacher who has in-depth knowledge of that language. The teacher should preferably be a native speaker of that language or should have a high proficiency level in that language. It is very important to incorporate technology and audio-visual methods to teach that language. Also, travelling to that country/region where the language is spoken is also a good way to learn it. These days learning a language through videos and online classes has become very popular, as the students get a chance to interact with the teachers and also with native speakers of that language, through the internet. There are many apps also available, which can be downloaded on smartphones, which help learning a foreign language in a fun and interactive way. For example, the Duolingo app. 12. Why can some people learn languages fast white others learn slowly? Some people learn language faster than some others because of the teaching methods used to teach them. Interacting more with the native speakers also helps with learning a language better and faster faster.. Also, Also, there there may be a motivati motivating ng factor, factor, like a job that requires requires them to learn learn that langu languag age, e, which which makes makes peop people le learn learn a langu languag age e faster faster than others others,, who who don’t don’t have any any motivation behind learning a language. 13. Does one’s age affect their language learning? Yes, I think age affects language learning. I thing the learning curve goes down with increasing age. Also, at an older age, people try and compare the new language they are learning with the language they already know. That may cause a hindrance in the learning of a language. People also become more hesitant about making mistakes and feel more embarrassed, at a later age, as compared to young learners. Advantages Advantages for children to learn languages – Why it is good to learn languages at younger age 1. When children learn multiple languages languages at a younger younger age, age, they develop a lifelong love of communicating with others.





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2. It is much easier to learn learn foreign foreign languag language e when young. young. At a later age it becomes becomes harder harder to become fluent 3. Learni Learning ng a forei foreign gn langu languag age e helps helps a child child’s ’s mind develop develop.. Such Such childre children n do better better in other subjects. It helps their intellect to develop more 4. Learning a foreign language helps helps children to expand expand their knowledge knowledge of of the world. world. They want to know about other people and other countries. They would want to understand them instead of being afraid of them. Advantages Advantages for the adult learner of a foreign language He has his own language to compare with the second language. So new terms or concepts are easily understood. They They have have a strong strong motiva motivatio tion n to learn learn a new new langu languag age e espec especial ially ly if it is conne connecte cted d to an employment opportunity. Most adult adult learners learners have participa participated ted in study study earlier earlier,, so they know know what method method of learning learning works best for them.

50.. Bi 50 Birrds 1. How do you you feel about about birds? (Why do you you feel that that way?) I feel feel that that birds birds are very very specia special. l. They They are beaut beautifu ifull creat creation ions s of God. They add diversit diversity y to nature. 2. How do Indian people feel about about birds? India is a diverse country. Everyone has different feelings. Some love birds, and keep them as pets. Others just admire them flying in the sky. Some even eat birds. 3. Are there there many many birds near your your home? home? Yes, there are birds near my home. I can see pigeons, crows, sparrows and even the cuckoo bird occasionally. 4. Have you seen many many different different kinds of of birds? (near (near your home) home) Yes, I have seen many different birds. Apart from the birds I see routinely around my house, I have have seen seen peac peacock ocks s in my neigh neighbo bouri uring ng villag village. e. I have have also seen some rare birds, birds, in the Chhattbir zoo. There were different varieties of parrots and the ostrich and emu over there. 1. Do any birds have any particul particular ar significa significance nce in India? India? For example, example, does India India have a national bird? Yes, peacock is our national bird. It is a beautiful bird. The male looks very beautiful with its plumes spread out.





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1. Do you think birds birds should be protected? protected? (Why? / Why not? not? How can they they be protected?) protected?) Yes, definitely. They are beautiful creations of nature. They add diversity to our environment. Apart from that, they are the best pollinators. Also, birds eat insects. That is why crops are protected. They are part of our ecological chain. We all know that if any link of our ecological chain is not there, then the whole ecology can collapse. Birds can be protected by having strict laws against catching and selling birds. The NGOs like SPCA, which means Society for prevention of cruelty to animals, and the PFA, which means people for animals can also help in this matter. 5. Do Indian Indian people people like raising raising (keeping) (keeping) pet pet birds? Yes, they do. Some people keep birds as pets. They keep colourful parrots and pigeons as pets. 6. Have you you ever ever raised (kept) a pet bird? No, I have never raised a pet bird. There is a lot of work involved.

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Boats

1. Do you you often often travel by boat? boat? No, I don’t often travel by boat. I don’t live in the coastal area and where I live people do not travel by boat. Boating is done only in places with water such as the Sukhna Lake. 2. Have you ever ever been on a boat boat while you were were on holidays holidays (on vacation)? vacation)? No, I have never traveled to a coastal area for holiday. I never got a chance. 3. (Simil (Similar ar to abov above) e) Have you ever ever been been on a boat boat tour while you were on holida holidays? ys? (Same question as above. Can be answered differently) No, I have never been on a boat tour, but yes, I did boating once then I went to Chandigarh to visit my relatives. They took me to the Sukhna Lake. 4. Would you you like to go go on a boat tour? tour? (Why?/Why (Why?/Why not?) Yes, I would definitely like to go on a boat tour. I think it would be great fun. My relatives live in USA. They told me that there’s a cruise to Alaska. One day I would love to do that cruise. 5. (Similar to above) above) Would Would you like like to have a holiday on a boat? boat? 6. Where in your country country do people people most often often use boats? boats? (or, (or, travel by boat) boat) India has a long coastline. The coastline is more than 7000 km. People living near the coast use boats very often. 7. Do many people people in your your country country own their their own boat? boat? Maybe people living near the shores have their own boats, but people living off shore do not have their own boats. 8. Would you like to buy a boat? boat?





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No, I would not like to buy a boat. I think it would be a waste of money. 1. If you had had your own boat, what what would you you do with it? If I had my own boat, I would buy a house near the beach and do boating everyday.

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1. Do you you often often visit your your relatives? relatives? No, I don’t often visit relatives. I visit them once or twice in six months. 2. What do do you do when when visit them? Whenever we visit relatives, we have lots of fun. We visit some historical places, eat out, watch movies and do lots of other activities. 3. Do you prefer prefer to spend spend time with with your relatives, relatives, or your your friends? friends? I prefe preferr to spen spend d time time with with my frien friends. ds. I like like the compan company y very very much. much. We have have lots of fun together. 4. (Pos (Possi sibl bly y the the ques questi tion on abov above e is this this)) Do you you pref prefer er visi visiti ting ng your your rela relati tive ves, s, or your your friends? 5. (Similar (Similar to above) above) Who is the more important important to you, you, your your relatives relatives / your your family family,, or your friends? Both are important for me, but my friends are more important than my relatives. Of course, my immediate family is more important then friends.

53.. Sh 53 Shop oppi ping ng 1. Do you like (going) (going) shopping? shopping? (Why?/Why (Why?/Why not?) Yes, es, I love love going going shopp shopping ing.. I love love doing doing windo window w shopp shopping ing.. I come come to know know abou aboutt the lates latestt trends on fashions going on. I feel like buying so many things, but I’m not earning yet, and so my pocket doesn’t allow me to buy everything. 2. What do you think think is the most difficult difficult (or, (or, unpleasant) unpleasant) part about about shopping? shopping? The most difficult part about shopping for me is selecting things. The markets today are flooded with choices. I find it very confusing. I also don’t like to go to the shops, which are not fixed price shops. I hate bargaining. 3. Is there anything anything you don't don't like (or, (or, dislike) about about shopping? shopping?





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I don’t like bargaining. That is why I generally go to fixed-price shops. 4. What don't don't you you like about shopping? shopping? 5. Do you prefer shopping shopping alone or or with others? others? I do not not like like to go shop shoppi ping ng alon alone. e. The The mark market et is floode flooded d with with choic choices es,, and and I find find it very very confusing to select things on my own. 6. Who do you (usually) (usually) go go shopping shopping with? I usually go shopping with my mother. Sometimes I go with my friends. 7. Do you prefer prefer to go shopping shopping with family members or or with friends? friends? It depends on what I have to buy. If I have to buy costly things then I like to go with my family, but for stationery items and other small things I go with friends. 8. What do you usually usually buy when you you go shopping? shopping? I buy buy cloth clothes, es, shoes shoes,, cosmet cosmetics ics,, statio statione nery ry items items and many othe otherr such such thing things s when when I go shopping. Sometimes I go with my mother to do the grocery and buy vegetables.

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1. Are you interested in sport? Yes, es, I am intere intereste sted d in sport sports. s. I like like watch watching ing cricke crickett and and hocke hockey y on TV. TV. Somet Sometime imes s I play play badminton with my brother, on the terrace of our house. 2. (Similar to above) Do you like sport? sport? 3. What sports do you you like? like? (Why?) (Why?) I like cricket, hockey, badminton and many other sports. I like watching these on TV. But I play only badminton. 4. Do most people in your country like sport? sport? Yes most people people in my country like sport. Cricket is the most popular popular sport. sport. People also like hockey and football. 5. (Similar to above) above) What What sports do people in your country country like to play? India is a diverse country. People like to play all types of sports, but cricket is the most popular sport. 6. What benefits benefits do do you think sport sport can bring us? us? Playing sport and bring us many benefits. By playing competitive sports, we learn competition, and by paying team sports we learn cooperation.




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1. Do you like to plan what what you will do each day? (Why?/Why (Why?/Why not?) not?) Yes, I like to plan what I do each day. If I do not plan I tend to procrastinate and then all my work piles up and I start getting stressed. 2. Please describe your typical typical daily daily routine. routine. I get up at around six in the morning. Then I freshen up and go for a walk. I walk for around 5 km every day. If for some reason I do not go for a walk, then I feel something is missing from my life. After coming home I help my mother in household chores. Then I go to school/college. In the evening, I hang out with my friends for about an hour or so. Then I study for sometime. We are family members have dinner at around eight. We all watch TV together for about an hour. I go to bed at around 10. 3. What's your favourite favourite time of of the day? (Why? (Why? What do you you do at that time?) time?) My favorite time of the day is evening time. We are family members have dinner together. We share our day’s happenings with each other. We watch TV together. Sometimes we go for walk after dinner. So this is my favorite time of the day. 4. What do you usually usually do at this time of day? ( same as above) 5. Do you usually usually do the the same things things at the the same time each day? No, my timetable is not that fixed. Dinner time is more or less fixed. Sometimes I go to bed late, if I have to complete an assignment or prepare for some test. 6. How do you plan plan (organize) (organize) your your study time? I plan my study time very meticulously. meticulously. I’m usually very diligent and and try to study for 2-3 hours on school days, and 5 to 6 hours on weekends. 7. Do you ever ever (or, (or, do you often) change change these these plans? Yes many times, I have to change my plans. Sometimes there are guests at home and I have to help help my mothe motherr. Then Then my timeta timetable ble gets disturb disturbed ed,, but but I usuall usually y make make it up the next next day day by studying more.

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I think the most important age is eighteen in India. At this age adulthood starts and with it a lot of legal legal right rights, s, like like the right right to vote, vote, legall legally y obtai obtain n a drivin driving g licen license se for for four four wheel wheelers ers,, makin making g independent financial decisions and many more. 2. Are birthdays birthdays important in Indian Indian culture? culture? (Similar to above) Do people in India celebrate birthdays? Yes, birthdays are important in the Indian culture. Birthdays are celebrated but in different ways by differe different nt people. people. Sometim Sometimes es it’s a party party with the relatives relatives and friends, friends, sometimes sometimes people people celebrate with only their family and eat out and sometimes it’s a movie and a meal with friends. 3. What birthday birthday is most important important in Indian culture? * The most important birthday in the Indian culture is the 18th one. (rest can be the same as in the answer to Ques.1). 4. What age age in life is the most most difficult? difficult? (Why?) (Why?) Every age has it’s own challenges and joys. I don’t think that we can call any particular age the most most diffic difficult ult.. Teenag eenage e years years may may be a little little challe challeng nging ing,, as in those those years years of adole adolesce scence nce children undergo both physical and hormonal changes, which may be a little difficult to deal with. They are neither children nor adults at that age.

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1. Do you you wear wear a watch? watch? (Similar to above) Do you think everyone should wear a watch? Yes, I wear a watch and I think that everyone should wear one too, or keep a check on the time. These days please check time on their cell phones, however, the point is to be on time and not waste time. 2. In your your country country is it importan importantt to be on time (= be punctua punctual)? l)? (e.g., (e.g., for meetin meetings, gs, work, work, classes) Yes, it is very important to be on time to meetings, classes or for work. Time is valued a lot in India, as unlike money, time once gone doesn’t come back. 3. Do you you like to be be on time? (Similar to above) Is being on time important to you? Yes, being on time is extremely important to me. I ensure that I am never late for my classes and other appointments and meetings. I understand that time is much more important than any other material thing or money. 4. How do you feel feel when when others others are late? When others are late occasionally, it maybe due to a genuine problem, however, if someone is late very often, then it’s definitely a habit that I do not appreciate or like.





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5. How How do you you remi remind nd your yourse self lf to be on time time? ? I usuall usually y rememb remember er the the appo appoint intmen ments ts and and meeti meeting ngs, s, but but somet sometime imes s I set remind reminders ers on my phone to be on time. 6. Why are some ome people alwa lways lat late? Some Some peop people le are are alwa always ys late late beca becaus use e they they do not not plan plan well well and and are are not not good good at time time management. They may also not value time. 7. Do you you thin think k it’s it’s impo import rtan antt to be punc punctu tual al? ? I think it’s very important to be punctual. It saves our time and the other person’s time also. Time is the most precious commodity. 8. What What will will you you do if you you are are wait waitin ing g for for some someon one? e? If I am waiting for someone, I’ll probably pass time by playing games on my phone or reading the news or chatting with my friends. 9. Do you you think think peop people le these these days days are as punc punctua tuall as they they were were in the the past? past? I think people are as punctual these days, as they were in the past. However, sometimes due to the traffic situation of today, despite wanting to be punctual, people are sometimes not able to reach on time for their work, meetings, appointments etc

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Names

1. Does your your name have any any special special meaning? meaning? Yes, my name name has a special special meaning meaning.. My name is Kiran. Kiran. It means means a ray of light. My name is very significant for me. It has been my identity for the last 56 years. It is a gift given to me by my parents. It brings out positive feelings from within me. I am proud of my name. 2. Is your surname very common common in India? My surname is Makkar. I think it is very common. I know many people with this surname. 3. Do you you like like your your name? name? Yes, I love my name. It is my identity. It is the meaningful name. It is my parents gift to me. 4. Would you like to change change your your name? name? No, I would never like to change my name. I love my name as it is. 5. Do people people in India India ever ever change change their names? Yes, sometimes people change their name. Sometimes, when a girl gets married, her in-laws give give her her a new new name name and and start start calling calling her by that name. name. However However,, it is a very very cumbers cumbersom ome e process to change one’s name in papers. 6. What name do people people at home home (your family family members) call you? My nickname is Mohini. At home everyone calls me by that name.

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1. How do children celebrate birthdays in your country? Children Children celebrat celebrate e birthday birthdays s in differe different nt ways. ways. Some children children invite invite friends friends and cut the cake. Older children take their friends out for a party. Some people celebrate by donating for charity. 2. How did you celebrate celebrate your last last birthday? birthday? I took took my frien friends ds out out for dinner dinner at Rangla Rangla Punjab Punjab,, a famou famous s restau restauran rantt in the suburbs suburbs of my hometown. 3. What kinds kinds of birthday birthday gifts gifts do you like to receive? receive? I like to receive clothes, books, flowers as gifts. I take gifts as gestures of love. So I happily accept anything that anybody brings for me. 4. Is there there a differe difference nce between the the way you celebrate celebrated d your birthday birthday in the past and the present? When I was younger, my mother used to make snacks at home and bake a cake. I used to invite my friends, but now I prefer to take them out for lunch or dinner.

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Computer

1. Do you you use use computer computer very much? much? Yes, I use computers a lot. I have a laptop I use for my studies, to stay connected to my friends and relatives living far away, to research on various topics, for entertainment I watch movies and play games. 2. When do you use a computer? I use the comput computer er everyd everyday ay at home home,, usua usually lly in the evening evenings s and and after after dinne dinnerr. I use it to resea research rch for for my assign assignme ments nts and and to check check my emails emails,, check check Facebo Facebook ok update updates s and and post post messages and sometimes I use it to watch movies or play games. 3. What do you you use use computer computer for? I use it to research for my assignments and to check my emails, check Facebook updates and post messages and sometimes I use it to watch movies or play games. 4. What was your your impression impression when you used a computer computer the first time? I remember the day when I used the computer the first time. I was in class 6 at that time. I vividly remember how fascinated I was with the computer. 5. How did you learn learn to use a computer?





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I learned to use a computer through school lessons. Later I got my own personal desktop at home and I learned a little more by using it more at home. Now I have a laptop that I use regularly. 6. Have computers computers changed changed your your life in anyway anyway (if yes, yes, How?)? Yes, definitely. Computers have changed my life. I am well connected with all my friends and relatives, irrespective of which part of the world they are in. It has made the research work for my assignments very convenient. I think it’s a very good source of entertainment and with the Internet it is a boon for the humankind. Many everyday tasks can be done in a matter of a few clicks and in a few seconds, be it banking, shopping, etc. 7. Are computers computers used much in your country? country? Yes, es, the use of compu computer ters s has increa increase sed d greatl greatly y in my coun country try.. It is a common common house househo hold ld electronic equipment and almost all the workplaces make use of a computer, like in a grocery store, bank, coffee shop, school, post office, etc. 8. Do you think think computer computer are useful useful in everyday everyday life (how)? (how)? Yes, computer computers s are very useful useful in everyday everyday life. We can pay our bills, book tickets, tickets, shop for anything, set reminders, connect with relatives and friends, research, entertain ourselves, create new things and do umpteen other things by using a computer. 9. Computers are are now used a lot lot in education. education. What do you you think of this? this? I think it is the need of the day to make use of computers in education. It not only makes the lessons more interesting, it also helps make the children more techno-savvy, as technology is used in almost all fields. 10. 10. Do you you play play comp comput uter er game games? s? Yes, sometimes I play word games, puzzles or card games on my computer. 11. Do you think think compute computers rs are perfect perfect now or do they they still need need to be improved? improved? I think the computers technology, in terms of both hardware and software keeps changing and there is always something new that needs to be added as time passes. So, in the future I can foresee a lot of changes and improvements that are made to the computers.

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Being in a hurry

1. When was the last time time you did something in a hurry? hurry? The last time I did something in a hurry was two months ago. I remember my exams were going on. I slept really late because I was studying and in the morning I did not hear the alarm. So I got ready in a hurry, and forgot my wallet at home. 2. Do you like to finish things things quickly?





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If I don’t like what I’m doing, then I like to finish things quickly. But, if I am enjoying what I’m doing then I take my time. 3. What kind of things you would never do in a hurry? I would never drive in a hurry, or cross the road in a hurry. 4. Why do people people make mistakes more more easily when when they are in a hurry? hurry? It is easy to make mistakes in a hurry, because the mind is preoccupied and so it is easy to forget certain things. That desire it has been rightly said that haste makes waste.

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Museums

1. Are there many (or any) museums museums in your hometown? hometown? No, there are no museums museums in my hometown. hometown. That is on museum museum of our our great martyr martyr Bhag Bhagat at Singh, which is 30 km away. There is an another Sikh museum in Amritsar in Golden Temple. 2. Do you think museums museums are useful useful for visitors to your hometown/coun hometown/country? try? Yes, museums museums are very useful for the visitors. visitors. Museums Museums provide knowledge knowledge and informat information. ion. They also provide entertainment. Museums preserve a collection. Museums inspire people to do things. 3. Do you you often often visit a museum? No, I don’t often visit museums. I visited a science museum about a year ago. This museum is also near my hometown. 4. Did you go to any museums museums when when you were were a child? Yes, I saw the Sikh museum in the Golden Temple when I was a child. I also saw the Bhagat Singh Singh Museum Museum durin during g my schoo schooll days. days. Our schoo schooll organi organize zed d an educa educatio tiona nall tour tour to this this museum. 5. When was was the last time you visited visited a museum? The last time I visited the Museum was about a year ago. 6. Do you you think think museums museums are important? important? Yes, museums are very important. (as answer 2) 7. Do you think think it’s suitable suitable for museums to sell things to visitors? No, I do not think museums museums should should sell things things to visitors. visitors. If museums museums start selling selling things things then the whole purpose of museums would be lost.




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1. When was the last time you went went to a place where where people go to dance in your country? country? I have never been to any such place where people specially go to dance. In my country people specially go to dance in discos, pubs and clubs. But there are no such places in my home town. I love to dance on family functions. 2. When was the last occasion occasion when when you danced danced a lot? The last occasion I danced a lot was last Sunday. It was my friend’s birthday. He invited us to his home. We danced a lot on that day. 3. Do you you like dancing dancing? ? Yes, I love dancing. I dance on all family functions like marriage parties and birthday parties. 4. Have you ever learnt learnt dancing? dancing? Why? Why? / Why Why not? No, I have have never never learnt learnt dancing dancing.. Unfortun Unfortunate ately ly,, there there are no places places in my hometow hometown n where dance is taught. All the steps I know, I’ve learnt from TV programmes and movies. OR Yes, I’ve learnt dancing. There is a very nice centre in my village which teaches Punjabi folk dances like Giddha and Bhangra. 5. Did you learn to dance? Why? / Why not? No, I did not learn to dance. Unfortunately, there are no places in my hometown where dance is taught. All the steps I know, I’ve learnt from TV programmes and movies. OR Yes, I learnt dancing in my childhood. There is a very nice centre in my village which teaches Punjabi folk dances like Giddha and Bhangra. 6. Why do you think think people people love to dance? dance? People love to dance because they can express their joy. Dance is a form of expression. Dance is a good way to relieve tensions and worries. It also keeps the body fit. 7. Do you think children love to to dance? dance? Yes, children love to dance because they can express their joy. Dance is a form of expression. Dance is a good way to relieve tensions and worries. It also keeps the body fit. 8. Do you you see see dance dance on TV? TV? Yes, es, I see a lot of dance dance reality reality shows shows like like Dance Dance India India Dance Dance,, Nachh NachhBa Baliy liye e and and Danci Dancing ng Superstars.

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1. Do you you like to wear hats? No, I don’t like to wear hats. I find them very uncomfortable. OR Yes, I wear hats when I go out in the sun, or when watching a match in the stadium. 2. What kinds kinds of hats do you have? I have a baseball cap, woolen caps for winters, a beret and some fashion hats. 3. Where do you like to buy hats? I usually buy hats at a store where such accessories are available and some such stores are there in a nearby mall. I have also bought a couple of them online. 4. Is wearing hats popular popular in your country? country? M a kk a r IE LTS LTS Yes wearing hats is popular in India. In different states of India there are different types of hats that that are a part part of the the tradit tradition ional al attire attire.. These These days days hats hats are very very popular popular among among the young young generation. They wear them as a fashion accessory.

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Singing

1. Do you you often (like to) sing? sing? Yes, I like to sing, but as my singing abilities are not pretty good so I sing only in the bathroom. 2. When do you like to to sing? sing? Whenever I’m alone I hum some songs to myself. 3. How much time time do you spend in singing every every day? Not much, a few minutes perhaps. 4. What kinds kinds of music music do you like to sing? I mostly like to sing film songs. I like Punjabi folk songs also. 5. Is it difficult to sing well? Yes, it is difficult to sing well. I think only talented people can do it. 6. Do you you want want to be a singer? No, I would not want to be a singer. I know I don’t have the abilities.

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1. How is the noise noise level level in your city? city? My city is an industrial city and on top of that it is on the national highway. So, the noise levels are very high. 2. Where does does noise noise in urban urban areas areas come from? The noise in urban areas comes from pressure horns of vehicles, industries and loud speakers. 3. Do you think it is important important to be be alone sometimes? It is very important to be alone sometimes. Everyone needs to introspect at times. One needs to know about ones likes and dislikes and everyone needs time for one’s personal work which can be best done in solitude. 4. What is the importance of belonging belonging to a certain group? group? There is a lot of importance of belonging to a social group. Man is a social animal and cannot live alone for long. One needs to share one’s happiness and sorrows with others. That is why we join social groups and feel part of these groups. Social groups are a sort of support system. They give us support when we are low in life. It is mentally unhealthy to be alone for long. 5. What are problem problem you could have if you go out together together in big group? group? Ther There e coul could d be a lot lot of prob proble lems ms in a big big grou group. p. It is dif difficu ficult lt to orga organi nise se a big big grou group. p. Mismanagement can lead to conflicts. It could end up in a lot of wastage of time. It has been well said that “two is a company and three is a crowd”.

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1. How often often do you take take the bus? I take the bus everyday. I go to school/college by bus. 2. When was was the first time you took took a taxi? taxi? The last time I took a taxi was about two months ago. I went to Delhi to visit my relatives. I hired a cab from the railway station to their home. 3. What are the the advantages advantages of of taking a taxi compared compared with buses. buses. The advantages of taxi are that you don’t have to wait for the bus. You can start at anytime. A taxi takes you from one destination to the other whereas the bus will drop you at the bus stop. 4. Is it convenient convenient to take the bus/taxi bus/taxi in your city? city? The bus service in my city is very good and frequent. The taxi service is also very good, but I normally take the bus as it is much cheaper.

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1. How often often do you use your mobile mobile phone? phone? I use my mobile phone very often, in fact every day. 2. Can you you describe describe your your mobile mobile phone? phone? I have an iPhone 5s. It is in golden color. It is rectangular in shape. It has two cameras. It has a 8GB Space. It has many features. It is like a mini computer in my hands. 3. What was your your first first mobile mobile phone? phone? My first mobile phone was a Nokia phone. I don’t remember the model but it was a very basic phone. 4. Would you buy buy a new new one in the future? I don’t have any plans to buy a new phone in the future. I’m quite happy with my iPhone. 5. How has your mobile mobile phone phone changed changed your your life? My basic mobile phone was it enough to change my life. It kept me connected with my family all the time, but my iPhone is a smart phone and is much more than a phone for mere connectivity. I can check my emails on my phone. I can surf the net on my phone. I can play games on my phone. I can do calculations on my phone. I can do so many other things on my phone.

69.. HI 69 HIST STOR ORY Y 1. Do you like (to learn about) about) history? Yes, I like to learn about history. It is through history we come to know about the important events that gave way or shaped the way to progress or changes in any country. Also, history teaches teaches us importan importantt lessons lessons and we can learn from the achievement achievements s or mistakes mistakes of our ancestor ancestors. s. Everyth Everything ing in this world has its history. history. It’s It’s through through that we value value what what we have today today.. For examp example, le, we value value our our indep indepen enden dence ce today today becau because se of the knowled knowledge ge of the the independence struggle. 2. What historical historical event event do you find find most interesting? interesting? The historical event I find the most interesting is the day India became an independent nation, on 15th August 1947. 3. Do you you think think history history is important? important? Yes, I think history is very important. We can learn a lot from history. We come to know about the way of life, life, cultu culture re and and tradit tradition ions s of the past times. times. We can come come to know know about about the important historical events that paved way for progress and development, like the Industrial





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revolution. We can get motivation by learning about the achievements of some people and we can also learn from the mistakes of our ancestors. 4. Do you like to watch programmes programmes on TV about about history? history? Yes I like to watch programmes on TV about history. In fact, the History channel is one of my favourite TV channels. It has some great shows about history of different parts of the world. 5. Do you think think you can can really learn learn history from from films and and TV programmes? programmes? Yes, definite definitely ly.. TV programs programs and films make learning learning about about history history interesting interesting and easy. easy. Reading about history may become very boring after a while. Children also learn history better if an audiovisual medium is used. 6. Do you think the the Internet is a good place to learn about about history? Yes, Internet is a good way to learn about history. It is a vast source of knowledge. We can search about any topic related to history and get all the information we need. There are also videos, documentaries, podcasts, e-books etc. also available on the Internet. 7. Can you name name a person from from history whom you you would like to learn learn more about? about? I would would like like to learn learn more more abou aboutt martyr martyr Bhagat Bhagat Singh Singh,, who was a freed freedom om fight fighter er in the the struggle for Independent India. 8. Why would you like to learn more about about him/her? him/her? I would like to learn more about him because he is a motivation for the youth of today. I do not know much about him, but I know that his role in India’s freedom struggle was integral and the British rulers hanged him at a very young age of 23 for the assassination of a British police officer.

70.. Ma 70 Maga gazi zine ne 1. Do you read magazines? Yes, I read magazines. Reader’s Digest is the one I usually read. 2. Who prefers to read magazines – younger or older people? I think it is a matter of personal choice and is not related to age. 3. Have you ever read online online magazin magazines? es? Yes, I have read online magazines. But I prefer traditional printed magazines to online ones. 4. Did you read magazine magazines s when when you were young? young? No, I didn’t read magazines, but I read comic books and other children’s books when I was young. I started reading magazines in my late teenage years.





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5. What kind of magazines are popular in your country? There There are many many types types of magazines magazines popular in my country, country, like fashion fashion magazine magazines, s, sports magazine magazines, s, houseke housekeepin eping g magazine magazines, s, automob automobiles iles magazin magazines, es, art & craft craft magazine magazines s and many more.

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Internet

1. Do you use internet (very much)? Yes, I use the internet a lot, especially for research for my studies. I also use the internet for chatting with my friends, watching movies and playing games. 2. When was the first time you used the internet internet? ? The The firs firstt time time I used used the the inte intern rnet et was was when when I was was in aroun around d 10-1 10-11 1 year years s old. old. We got got a computer and an internet connection set up at our home. 3. Is the internet internet very importan importantt (or (or useful) useful) to you? Yes, the internet is very important/useful for me. I mostly use it for research purposes for my studies. It also helps me stay connected with my friends. 4. Do you you think think you can (or could) could) live live without without the internet internet? ? It is very hard to imagine a life without the internet. The communication and connectivity we have now because because of the internet internet will suffer greatly greatly.. I would would feel alienat alienated/c ed/cut ut off from the world without the internet.

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Neighbor –

1. Do you you know your neighbors? neighbors? Yes, I know my neighbors well. I meet them daily and we are like a family. 1. Do you you like your neighbors? neighbors? Yes, I like my neighbors. They are very friendly and helpful. In fact, we are like a family. 1. Why are neighbors neighbors important? Neighbours are very important because they are next to our family. In fact, in today’s era of nuclear families, neighbours neighbours are the only family we have in times of emergencies. emergencies. Neighbours Neighbours are the people with whom we share our walls. They are the first ones to help us in times of need.





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1. When do you meet your neighbors? neighbors? I meet my neighbors in the evenings. We usually meet them in the park or outside my home. Sometime Sometimes s we have some celebrat celebrations ions in our neighbo neighborhoo rhood d or some communit community y programs, programs, where I get to meet my neighbors. 1. How often often do you meet meet your your neighbors? neighbors? I meet my neighbors very often, in fact almost daily.

73.. Po 73 Pop p st star ar 1. Who’s your favorite pop star? My favorite pop star is the famous Punjabi singer, DiljeetDosanjh. He is an excellent singer, performer and an actor. 2. Do you want to be a pop star? No, I don’t have the qualities or talent to be a pop star. 3. Do you you like to go go to concerts? Yes, es, I like like to go to conce concerts rts.. I think think live live perfo performa rmanc nces es are very very enjoy enjoyab able le and much much different from listening to recorded music. We get to meet like-minded people, with similar interests. 4. Do you prefer live music music or recorded music? I don’t don’t prefer prefer one one to the other other.. I enjoy enjoy both equall equally y. Live Live music music has its own charm and energy, whereas recorded music can be enjoyed anytime, anywhere

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1. Do you like to spend time with teenagers? teenagers? I have a few cousins who are in their teenage years and I like to spend time with them. I get to know about what is the latest trend and what kinds of apps are popular among them. 2. Do you know anything anything about about the kind of of fashion that that teenagers teenagers like? Yes, I know about the kind of fashion that teenagers like, through the TV shows and movies. I also see a lot of teenagers when I go out and get a sense of the kind of fashion they follow. 3. What are the best best things things of being being a teenager? teenager? I think that the best part of being a teenager is the sense of responsibility that is developed in those years. It is also a stage of life, which brings a little more freedom, than the younger years. makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics




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4. How do do teenagers teenagers entertain themselves? themselves? Teenage eenagers rs usually usually enterta entertain in themselv themselves es by watching watching movies, movies, listening listening to music, music, hanging hanging out with friends, chatting online with friends, playing outdoor sports, and other such activities.

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Mathematics

1.When did you start learning math? I started learning numbers in the nursery classes, but the basic math of addition and subtraction, started when I was in the 1st standard. 2.Do you like math? I am not very good at math. However, I don’t dislike math. I think it is very useful in our everyday lives. 3.Who taught you math? I have had many math teachers throughout my school and college years, who taught me math. 4.Who’s your favorite teacher so far? My favorite math teacher is Ms. Roy, who taught me math when I was in the 7th grade. 5.Is math difficult for you to learn? I don’t consider myself very good at math. I find certain aspects of it very difficult to understand. I don’t do manual calculations; I use the calculator app on my phone most of the times. 6.Do you like to use a calculator? Yes, I use the calculator app on my phone whenever I have to calculate something. I think that it is very useful, accurate and saves our time.

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Films

1.Do you like to watch films? Yes, es, I love love to watch watch films. films. I think think it is a very very good good form of ente enterta rtainm inmen entt and and gives gives us the the much-needed break in our busy life. It is also a good way to spend quality time with friends and family. 2.Do you prefer foreign films or Indian films? I like watching both, Indian and foreign films. I think that the Indian films keep us connected to our culture and roots and through the foreign films, we get knowledge about other cultures. Both are an equally good source of entertainment.





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3.How often do you go to cinema to watch a movie? I go to cinema to watch a movie quite often, at least once or twice a month. 4.Do Indian people like to go to cinema to watch a film? Yes, Indian people like to go to cinema to watch films. It is evident from the increasing number of multiplexes that are opening in every city and are almost always full of people. 5.What kinds of movies do you like the best? I like movies that have a good story, with some good lessons or a message and those with good acting and direction. 6.What was the first film you watched? I don’ don’tt reme rememb mber er exac exactl tly y, but but one one of the the firs firstt film films s I reme rememb mber er from from my chil childh dhoo ood d is _____________ ___________________ _________. ___. (Add a couple of lines about the kind of movie and the story/what was it about).

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1.What kind of social networking websites do you like to use? I mostly use the Facebook website for social networking. These days all the social networking site sites s have have an app app that that we can can inst instal alll and and use use on our phone phones, s, so I don’ don’tt usua usuall lly y visi visitt the the websites. I use my cellphone apps. 2.Are you a social person? I am not a very social person. However, I have a good social circle of friends. I like to meet them at least once in two-three months. OR I am a social person. I like to meet new people and make new friends. I have a big social circle of friends. 3.What kinds of people do you like to be friends with on those websites? On those websites, I only have friends whom I already know or whom I know through someone. I do not make new friends on such websites. 4.Is it easy to find real friends on a social networking website? No, it is not at all easy to find real friends on social networking websites. People make fake ids, with fake information and dupe people. 5.What kind of chatting app or software do Indian people like to use? Indian people like to use chatting apps like, Whatsapp, Snapchat, Hike, V-chat, Viber, etc.




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1. 1. Who Who teac teache hes s you you to be poli polite te? ? Our parents, teachers, relatives, friends and other acquaintances, teach us politeness. We also learn about the importance of politeness from stories we read and movies we watch. 2. 2. How How do Indi Indian an peop people le show show poli polite tene ness ss? ? Indian people show politeness in their actions, like talking softly, spending time with the elderly, helping people, greeting others with a smile and many other such small gestures reflect politeness. politeness. 3. 3. Has Has the way way peop people le show show polit politen eness ess chang changed ed in India? India? Yes, es, I thin think k with with the the adva advanc ncem emen entt in tech techno nolo logy gy,, the the way way we show show poli polite tene ness ss has has changed. With the advent of the internet and social networking, it is very important to show respect to others in the way we write messages or emails, so as to not offend others. For example, when chatting with someone, it is not acceptable to type in capital letters. It is considered rude and impolite. 4. Are you angry with with people people who are late? late? Yes, es, defin definite itely ly I am angry angry with peop people le who who are late. I am very very punc punctua tuall myself myself and I feel feel irritated when somebody keeps me waiting. 5. Do you think that that people have have less free time time today than than in the past? past? Why? Yes, es, I do feel feel that that peop people le have have less less free free time time toda today y than than in the past. past. Today oday,, peop people le have become workaholics. They run after money and in doing so they work longer hours. Moreover, today we belong to a materialistic society and to buy the luxuries we have to work more. In earlier times, life was slower and the needs of people were limited. So people had a lot of free time. 6. Do you think think that the the quality of living is increasing? increasing? How? I feel that the quality of life has increased in many ways and in many ways it has gone down. People today enjoy greater comforts and have more money to enjoy life but on the other hand we face many problems today such as pollution and global warming which make the quality of life bad. 7. Today people people use machinery to automate automate everything, everything, is it good or bad? It is both – good as well as bad. In many ways it is good. We have more time because of machines. We get good quality things because machines make uniform things. We do mass production because of automation and this boosts our economy as we can export things to other countries when we produce them in bulk. On the other hand, many people have lost jobs because of automation. So, unemployment occurs occurs and and this this leads leads to many many other other proble problems ms in societ society y. Machi Machine nes s can also not give a personal touch to things.





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8. How does does modern technology technology help to save time? Modern technology has touched all aspects of life. In transport industry we have much faster means of travel. In communication, technology has given us tools to connect to others at the click click of a mouse mouse.. In the homes homes,, we have have washin washing g machin machines es and and microw microwav ave e oven ovens, s, which which save our time. 9. Do you agree agree that people should should let machinery do do everything? everything? I do not agree that machines should do everything. In that way we shall become slaves of our own creation. We should know when, where and how much we have to use machines. We should know where to draw the line. When we need mass production, we should take the help of machines. In doing repetitive and boring work we can let the machines take over. But where creativity is needed, we should do with our own hands.

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TIME MANAGEMENT

1. Are you you ever ever late late for for anything? anything? No, I am a very punctual person. I value time and am never late for anything, unless it is due to some unavoidable and unforeseen circumstances. 2. What What excu excuse ses s do you you use use when when you you are are late late? ? I am usually not late for any meetings or appointments. However, if at all I am getting late due to an unavoidable circumstance, then I inform the person I am meeting, beforehand. I don’t make excuses. 3. What excuses excuses do people people have have when they they are late? late? People give excuses like car or bike breakdown or that they were stuck in traffic, when they are late 4. Are you you good good at organizing organizing time? Yes, I am good at organizing time. I set up reminders for important events and meetings. I am never late for an appointment. 5. How do do you you usually usually organize organize time? I sometime sometimes s set up reminders reminders for important important events or meetings meetings,, sometime sometimes s I make lists of tasks tasks to compl complet ete, e, someti sometimes mes I set set dead deadlin lines es for myself, myself, especia especially lly when when worki working ng on an important assignment/project. 6. Do you think think planning planning is important important for time management? management? Yes, planning is essential for good time management. If we don’t plan ahead, we will tend to waste time doing tasks/things which are unimportant or unnecessary. 7. Why do you you think some some people people pay to learn time management? management?





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Time management has become very important in today’s fast-paced world. Some people pay to take courses on time management so that they can succeed and excel at their work. Some people are not vey good at organizing and managing time, so they need to take up courses on managing time well. 8. Do you think children children should should learn learn to manage manage time? Yes, definitely. We live in a fast paced world and children too need to manage their time well, so that they can deal with the competition and do well at their studies and later, at their jobs. 9. Why do some some people find it hard hard to follow their plans? plans? Some people find it hard to follow their plans because of other pressing commitments, like family commitments. Some people maybe too lazy to follow their plans. 10. 10. 10.Ho 10.How w would would you teach teach your your childr children en time time manag managem emen ent? t? Time management can be taught to children by helping them make a timetable and ensuring that they follow it. Also, children can learn easily from stories or movies, which teach them a lesson about the importance of time and managing it well. The parents are role models for children and they should set a good example for their children. 11. 11.Do 1.Do old peop people le and and youn young g peop people le mana manage ge time time in a simila similarr way? way? No, old and young people do not manage their time the same way. Old people have more life experi experien ence ce and and they they under understa stand nd the import importan ance ce of time time manag manageme ement nt better better than than the young young gener generat ation ion.. The young young peop people le may be too too impuls impulsive ive or impat impatien ientt and and may not understand the importance of planning ahead. Another difference is the way the younger generation manages time. They make more use of technology and the old people may use the traditional methods, like a timetable or writing down a list of tasks.

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FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

1. Do you like fruits and and vegetables? vegetables? OR Do you you like to eat fruit(s) fruit(s) and vegetables? vegetables? Yes, I like fruits and vegetables. In fact they are a part of my daily diet. 2. How How ofte often n do you you eat eat frui fruits ts and and vege vegeta tabl bles es? ? OR Do you you ofte often n eat eat frui fruit( t(s) s) and and vegetables? I eat fruits and vegetables daily. In fact seasonal fruits and vegetables are part of my daily diet. 3. Why do you you think fruits fruits and vegetables vegetables are important important for us? us? I think they are important because they have essential vitamins and minerals, which we must eat to be healthy. 4. What kind kind of fruit do you prefer? prefer?





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I prefer all kinds of fruit. But I prefer seasonal fruits because they are readily available and cheap. 5. What fruit(s) (and /or vegetable vegetables) s) do you especially like to eat? eat? I like to eat allfruits allfruits and vegetab vegetables, les, but I especiall especially y like the okra and broccoli broccoli among the veggies and my favourite fruits are watermelon and mango. 6. Do you like the same same fruits and vegetables vegetables today as you you did when you you were a child? As a child, my favourite fruit used to be grapes, but now I like mango and watermelon more. Also, I wasn’t very find of vegetables vegetables as a child. Now I love all kinds of vegetables vegetables and fruits. 7. What fruit and vegetables vegetables did you like to eat eat when you were a child? I liked liked all fruits fruits as a child child and and my favouri favourite te fruit fruit used used to be grapes grapes.. I wasn’t wasn’t very very fond fond of vegetables when I was a child. 8. Is it easy (or, (or, convenient) convenient) to buy fruit and and vegetables vegetables where you you live? Yes, it is very convenient to buy fruits and vegetables where I live. I live in a city and there are many fruit and vegetable sellers, who have stalls/standsset up in many parts of the city. In grocery stores also we have a fruits and vegetables section. 9. Do you think think people should eat eat more fruits fruits and vegetables vegetables? ? Yes, I think people should eat more fruits and vegetables, as they contain essential vitamins and nutrients needed for a healthy body and mind. Also, it has become all the more important now to eat healthy food as most of the people lead a sedentary life. 10.

Do you you thin think k it's it's (re (really lly) necess cessa ary to ea eat fru fruits its and ve vegetab tables les? OR OR How How important is it to eat fruit and vegetables? OR What are the benefits of eating fresh fruit (or, fresh fruits and vegetables)? Yes, certainly. It is essential to eat fresh fruits and vegetables, as they contain nutrients like vitamins vitamins and minerals, minerals, which our body needs to function function properly properly and to remain healthy healthy.. Also, having a healthy diet makes us feel more energetic. energetic. 11. How much fruit and vegetabl vegetables es do you think think a person person needs needs to stay healthy? healthy? I think think fruits fruits and and vegeta vegetable bles s are need needed ed as a part part of our our every everyda day y diet. diet. Many Many dietic dietician ians s suggest that we should eat fruits and vegetables of at least five different colors everyday.

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High school

1. Are you still still in contact contact with your your friends from from high school? school? Yes, I am in contact with my friends from high school. Many of them are now in different cities and countries. But we stay in touch through social networking apps and we also have reunions sometimes.





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2. What is your your high high school school like? like? Give a brief brief descript description ion of your your school school – describe describe building(s), building(s), garden, garden, playgroun playground d and other facilities) 3. What happened happened on the first day of high school? I don’t remember exactly what happened. However, I do remember that all my classmates and I were feeling like we have entered an important stage in our lives and that we are grown ups now. 4. Did your parents parents choose your your secondary secondary school (= high high school) for you? you? Yes, my parents chose my secondary school. My high school and primary school were the same. 5. What subjects subjects did you you study in secondary school (= high school)? school)? I studied studied many many subjects subjects in seconda secondary ry school school like, like, social social sciences sciences,, mathemat mathematics, ics, the Hindi Hindi and English languages, science subjects like biology, chemistry, physics and geography, art and crafts, etc. 6. What was your your favourite subject subject ( = class) in secondary secondary school? school? (= high school) school) My favourite favourite subject subject in seconda secondary ry school school was science science.. I liked science science subjects subjects because because I learned about the basic principles of the way things work all around us. 7. And which class (= subject) subject) did you you like the the least? (Why?) (Why?) There wasn’t any subject I liked the least. I liked all the subjects in secondary school. 8. Which secondary secondary school subject subject do you think is most useful useful for people people in adult life? I think all the subjects that we study in secondary school are useful for people in adult life. A strong foundation is built in primary and high school years that helps us throughout our life. 9. What part of your your seconda secondary ry school school education education did you enjoy enjoy most? most? OR Did (do) (do) you like like your secondary school life? I enjoyed my secondary school education a lot. There is no one part that I liked more than the other. I liked the fact that our school had an equal focus on extra curricular and physical activities, and not just on the academics. 10. How do you feel about your high school (secondary school)? I think that high school years were the wonder years and I miss those times. 11. Why did you choose to attend (= to go to) that particular school? My parents chose my school for me. I think I was too young to decide on my own and my parents chose the best school for my siblings and me. 12. Which class did (do) you enjoy the most? (Why?) I enjoyed all the school years a lot. However, there was a lot of excitement and a feeling of pride when I got promoted from the primary wing of the school to the high school wing makkarIELTS Sep-DEC 2018 Speaking Topics



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1. Do you often write (or, (or, send) send) emails? emails? No, I don’t often write/send emails. I sometimes write official emails, like for sending in a job application through email and sometimes I write to my friends. 2. What do you write about? I sometimes I write official emails, like sending a job application. When I write to my friends or relatives, it is informal and I ask about their health and wellbeing and tell them about what’s going on in my life. 3. Do you you think think emails emails are are useful? useful? Yes, I think that emails are very useful. Emails are convenient, timesaving, cost-effective and easy to send and receive. These days, emails are a good way to communicate for both formal and informal purposes. 4. What kinds kinds of emails emails do you send send and receive? I mostly mostly receiv receive e promot promotion ional al or spam spam email emails s adver advertis tising ing vario various us shopp shopping ing websi websites tes or products. I sometimes receive emails from my friends who are living in another country and at time times s I rece receiv ive e offi offici cial al comm commun unic icat atio ion, n, e.g. e.g. emai emails ls from from the the bank bank or the the Inco Income me Tax department. 5. Do you think it is a good thing thing that that some compani companies es send send out letters/ letters/spam spam emails emails for for the purpose of advertising? I think sending spam emails for the purpose of advertising is a good marketing strategy and promotes a product or a service. However, it sometimes becomes a nuisance when it is sent repeatedly. 6. How often often do you write write letters? letters? I don’t write handwritten letters any more. If I need to, I send an email. All official and personal letters can be sent through emails now. 7. What do you write about? It depe depend nds s whom whom I am writin writing g to. to. When When I’m writing writing to my frien friends ds and and relati relative ves, s, it’s it’s usual usually ly about what’s happening in my life and to ask about their wellbeing. When writing an official letter, it is for a specific purpose and it is formal. 8. On what what occasions occasions do do you write letters? letters? I write letters very rarely and there are no specific occasions when I write them. 9. Do you like writing letters letters to your your relatives and and friends? friends? (why/why not?)





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Yes, I like writing to my relatives and friends, but I write emails or messages to them. I don’t write handwritten letters now. 10. 10. 10.Do 10.Do you and and your your frien friend d keep keep in touch touch by (hand (handwri writte tten) n) letter letter? ? No, I don’t stay in touch with my friends through handwritten letters. I text them or chat with them or send them an email. 11.

11.Ho 1.How w do you you kee keep p in in tou touch ch with with your your frie friend nds s and and rela relati tive ves s (by (by emai email, l, lett letter er,, by by phone or by any other way)? I stay in touch with my friends mostly through the online social media apps and websites, like Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, etc.

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RAINY RA INY DA DAYS YS

1. Does it rain much in India? (Where? When?) India is a diverse country with different climatic conditions in different regions. So there are some some parts parts of India India that that receiv receive e a lot of rain, rain, like like Cherr Cherrapu apunji nji in Megh Meghala alaya ya,, Amboli Amboli in Maharashtra, etc. Some places receive a lot of rainfall only during the monsoon season, like Mumbai, Chennai, Goa, etc. 2. Does it rain much in your your hometown? hometown? (Include (Include how often) It doesn doesn’t ’t rain rain much much in my hometow hometown. n. It is only only durin during g the the monso monsoon on season season,, that that is in the the months from June to August that we receive some rainfall. 3. In what what seaso season n does does it rain rain the the most? most? OR When (in what what month month/se /seaso ason) n) does it rain most in your hometown? It rains the most in my hometown in the monsoon season, that is in the months from June to August. 4. What about the other other parts parts of India? India? OR In which which season season does does it rain most in other other parts parts of India? India India has has a varied varied terrai terrain. n. In many many parts parts of India India,, it mostly mostly rains rains in the monsoo monsoon n season. season. Howeve Howeverr, it also also depen depends ds on the geog geograp raphic hical al locat location ion as it affec affects ts the the rainfa rainfallll in many regions. 5. Would you prefer to have, have, more rain or less less rain (in your hometown)? hometown)? I would prefer to have more rain in my hometown. In the last few years, there has been a drastic change in the seasons and the summers get very hot. If there is more rainfall in the summers, there will be respite from the heat. 6. Do you like rainy days? OR How do you you feel on rainy rainy days? days? ORDo ORDo you you feel sad sad on rainy rainy days?





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I like rainy days in the summer season because the temperatures drop and we get respite from the summer heat. In winters I am not too happy when it rains, as it becomes very cold after it rains. 7. How does rain affect affect different different people’s moods? moods? OR How does rain affect affect people's people's lives? I think rains affect people’s moods when it restricts their activities or leads to a loss in the work or busines business. s. Some people people feel happy when it rains rains as the weather weather becomes becomes pleasant pleasant and people can enjoy hot beverages and fried snacks. 8. Do you prefer rainy days days or sunny days? I prefer rainy days in the summers and sunny days in the winter season. Rains give us respite from the heat in the summers and we can enjoy sitting out in the sun on a cold winter day. 9. What do you you do on rainy days (or, (or, on a rainy rainy day)? I enjoy hot beverages, like coffee and fried snacks like fritters and samosas on rainy days. It gives us an opportunity to stay at home with family and spend quality time with them. 10. 10.

What What do do you you usua usuall lly y do whe when n it rai rains ns (or (or,, when when itit sta start rts s to to rai rain) n) and and you you are are outside? If it rains when I am outside, I usually look for a café or a place where I can sit and enjoy coffee and some snacks. 11. Do you you thin think k rain rain is good good? ? (Why (Why?) ?) Yes, I think rains are good. Rains are important to maintain the ecosystem’s balance. Rains help with maintaining the groundwater levels. They make the dust settle down and help clean the environ environment ment.. For agricult agricultureure-base based d economi economies, es, rains during during the rainy season season are very important for a good crop. 12. 12. How How does does rain rain affe affect ct (lif (life e in) in) your your coun countr try? y? Agriculture is a major part of India’s economy and that is largely dependent dependent on timely rains. So a lot of farmers depend on a good monsoon season for a good crop. Unseasonal rains can have an adverse affect on agriculture, as it can destroy crops. In places where there is water shortage, people depend on rains and save rain water in reservoirs. 13. 13.

Is the there re any any par partt of Indi India a wher where e it does doesn' n'tt rain rain much much? ? (Whe (Where re?) ?) OR Is ther there e an even distribution of rain throughout India? India is a diverse country with different climates in different parts. There are many parts in the east of India that experience a lot of rain throughout the year. In most parts of India, monsoon seaso season n is the the time time when when most most of the rainfa rainfallll happ happen ens. s. In some some western western parts, parts, like in the deserts of Rajasthan, there is very little rain. Sometimes some states experience droughts because of no rainfall for a very long period of time. 14.

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Droug Drought hts/S s/Shor horta tage ge of rain rain can have have adver adverse se effe effects cts on the the liveli liveliho hood ods s of many many peop people, le, especially those who are dependent on agriculture. Sometimes people are forced to leave their hometowns due to water shortage and start afresh somewhere else and face hardships. Many people die each year in India and all over the world because of droughts. 15.

Can you remember any time when it rained particularly heavily in you your hometown? (When?) Yes, I remember that during my childhood it used to rain continuously for days and the roads and parks got filled with water. We used to enjoy a lot playing in the rain and in the pools of water water.. This This used used to happ happen en durin during g the monso monsoon on seaso season. n. Now the amoun amountt of rainfall rainfall has reduced drastically due to climate change. 16. 16. Does Does rain rain ever ever affec affectt transp transport ortati ation on in your your homet hometown own? ? (How?) (How?) Yes, sometime sometimes s the rain affects affects the transpo transportat rtation. ion. It is mostly mostly on some roads roads where the drainage system is not good or when it is blocked. At such times the water logging happens on the roads and the movement of traffic is affected. 17. 17.

Do you you thi think nk the the sea seaso sons ns have have chan change ged d in in rec recen entt yea years rs,, com compa pare red d to to the the past past? ? (Why? How?) Yes, I think seasons have changed in the recent years because of global warming and the consequent climate change. The summers last longer and the winters are shorter. Also, the amount of rainfall during the monsoon season has reduced. Sometimes we hardly get any rains during the monsoon season.



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