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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Interview dated 17th Nov 2009 ( Maninder)



1.   What is your name?
2.   Do you work or study?
3.   What do you want to do in future?
4.   What is the most common weather / climate in your country?
5.   What type of weather you like?
6.   Why you do not like summer weather?
7.   Is there any change in work in your country?
8.   How much time people work in your country?
9.   Why people do more work in our country?
   How did you spend your last weekend
-      With whom
-      Where did you go
-      What did you do
1.   Do you like weekends? Why?
2.   Do people in your country want long weekends?
3.   Do students and workers want long weekends
4.   Do people in our country want to work in shifts
5.   What effect has shift work on the family?
6.   What is the effect of shift work on society?
7.   Which places people work in shifts?

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Old generations often hold some traditional ideas on the correct way of life, thinking and behavior. However, some people think that it is not helpful for the young generations to prepare for modern life in the future. What’s your opinion?



Intro: Generation gap has been a debated issue since the dawn of civilization. Partially agree – the modern life has changed beyond recognition in many ways but still there are some traditional ideas about the correct ways of life which are useful even today.

Para 1: The elderly had a very disciplined life. For instance, they believed in sticking to one job for life. They also believed in fixed hours job. They had a stress free work life. Moreover they believed that marriage was for life. Divorces were rare. They had stable family life.

Para 2: However, in many ways the ideas of the elderly are obsolete in the times of modernity. They live like a frog in the well. They forget that change is progress. The young differ in dress, food and habits. These things were not available to the elderly. The elderly also want their children to follow the same profession. They do not give importance to aptitude. Youngsters are more intellectually evolved. They want to explore the un-trodden path to face the cut-throat competition of today.

Para 3: the elderly had less opportunities to come in contact with the western world. The earth was a big planet. Now it is a global village. The young speak a universal language, eat Italian pizza and Chinese food and wear a universal dress. The leisurely ways of the old are gone. The young have the speed of bikes, cars and planes. What can link them to the old bullock cart? The young today have to change to survive.

Conclusion: To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that, there are some traditional ideas of the elderly that are evergreen and will hold true for times to come. Abut, in many ways, they are obsolete in today’s time. 

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Tell us about something you want to be, but you are not at present,

Tell us about something you want to be, but you are not at present, you should say
- Who is the person you want to become?
– Why do you want the change?


There are so many people in our life whom we envy and want to be like.
This is a very difficult question to answer.
I would not want to be in the shoes of a famous person because I value my privacy a lot.
Famous people have name and fame but one thing they certainly lack is their private life.
So, here I am going to talk about a person like whom I really want to be and that is my mother.
I am not saying that because she is my mother and naturally I like her, but I have seen the look of admiration for her in everyone’s eyes who know her.
She’s a perfect role model for me.
The way she manages everything is amazing.
My grandparents and all other relatives adore her.
She has excellent culinary skills and our home is always spic and span.
She is very particular about her looks and regularly does yoga and visits the beauty parlour also once in a while.
I really wish I can be like her.
I admire her for her meticulous planning of things
I admire her for the way she is there for the neighbours whenever they need her and yet no work of the home is ignored.
She is a graduate but she chose not to work outside as she thinks that managing the home is a full time profession.
Only in this matter I would like to differ, otherwise in all other ways I wish to be like her.
I wish God makes me like her one day.







Tell us about something you want to be, but you are not at present, you should say
- Who is the person you want to become?
– Why do you want the change?


There are so many people in our life whom we envy and want to be like.
This is a very difficult question to answer.
I would not want to be in the shoes of a famous person because I value my privacy a lot.
Famous people have name and fame but one thing they certainly lack is their private life.
So, here I am going to talk about a person like whom I really want to be and that is my father
I am not saying that because he is my father and naturally I like him, but I have seen the look of admiration for him in everyone’s eyes who know him.
He’s a perfect role model for me.
The way he manages everything is amazing.
My grandparents and all other relatives adore him.
He works very hard and fulfils all our needs.
He is very particular about his health and regularly does yoga and goes for a morning walk.
I really wish I can be like him.
I admire him for his meticulous planning of things
I admire him for the way he is there for the neighbours whenever they need him and yet no work of the business and home is ignored.
He is a businessman and successfully runs his business.
He has very good rapport with all his employees also.
His motto is – give respect and get respect.
I wish God makes me like him one day.

Local Park or Garden



  • Parks are the most popular leisure places.
  • My home town has many parks.
  • A park that I am going to talk about here is Virender Park.
  • It is named after Virender Deol, brother of famous film star Dharmender Deol.
  • This is the most attractive and well maintained park of my home town.
  • It is a big garden having one main gate and two side gates.
  • It has a long jogging track that passes along the circumference of the garden.
  • This offers maximum length to these who want to walk or jog.
  • This park is full of activity in the mornings and in the evenings.
  • This is frequented by people of all age groups.
  • A number of octogenarians and centenarians of my home town can be seen here.
  • On one side there are swings and see-saws for children.
  • People go there to feel closeness with nature and relax after a hectic days work.
  • It is a perfect park but I feel if a few more lights were but up it would be letter.
  • Some dustbins should also be but up in the corner.
  • Parks would be very popular in future because they provide cost free relaxation and pleasant atmosphere.

Holidays In Your Country




Ÿ  Holidays bring a break from one’s work.
Ÿ  They break the monotony to day to day life.
Ÿ  India is a diverse country.
Ÿ  There are many holidays in India.
Ÿ  There are national holidays like the Independence day on 15th August, the Republic day on 26th January and the Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd October.
Ÿ  Then there are local or public holidays on each state like Lohri in Punjab, Baisakhi in Punjab, Onam in Kerala, Pongal in Tamil Nadu and so on.
Ÿ  Apart from that there are school holidays like summer and winter vacations.
Ÿ  There are also holidays related to religions like Diwali, related to Hindu, Gurupurabs for Sikhs, Christmas for Christians and Id for Muslims.
Ÿ  No doubt India is a diverse country but people spend all theses religious event together.
Ÿ  So, there is unity in diversity in India.
Ÿ  People spend their holidays in a number of ways.
Ÿ  Some relax at home and do their pending works.
Ÿ  Some go to hill stations.
Ÿ  Some go to religious places.
Ÿ  Some go to beaches.
Ÿ  Some go to historical places.
Ÿ  Young people also like white water rafting and bungee jumping.

Describe A Landscape




Ÿ  Well ma’am, a landscape is an area of space we look at from a given point.
Ÿ  There are 2 types of landscapes - natural and man made.
Ÿ  India is a diverse country and there is a diversity of natural landscapes also found in India.
Ÿ  There are the mountains ,valleys ,plains, plateaus and deserts in India.
Ÿ  Here I am going to talk about the landscape surrounding Sukhna lake at Chandigarh.
Ÿ  Actually Chandigarh is a very contrasting mix of concrete and greens.
Ÿ  For instance you have the complex of sector 17 and then you have the Sukhna lake.
Ÿ  You can see the waters of Sukhna lake in the foreground with the picturesque Kasauli hills in the background.
Ÿ  Very often you can see people boating in the lake.
Ÿ  Other activities can also be seen.

Favourite Season




Ÿ  India is a diverse country. We namely enjoy four seasons i.e.  summer, winter, autumn and spring.
Ÿ  Because of global warming summer season is extended and we have summer for almost six months a year.
Ÿ  My favourite season is however winter.
Ÿ  Winter lasts from December to February.
Ÿ  The climate is pleasant, energetic, soothing and dry.
Ÿ  Another reason to like winter season is that there are a lot of seasonal fruits and vegetables which can be healthy and tasty.
Ÿ  I also like to wear woolen clothes, which I can wear during this season only.
Ÿ  I generally go to visit different places in the winter vacations only.
Ÿ  I also look forward to the New year celebrations with my friends.
Ÿ  Nights are very long in the winters and I love to sleep till late in the morning especially at weekends.
Ÿ  In summers we sweat a lot and there are so many power cuts , so I don’t like summers.
Ÿ  Trees shed of their leaves in autumn ,a very gloomy season.
Ÿ  Spring is also a wonderful season.
Ÿ  Everywhere there are blooming flowers and the weather is also generally very pleasant.
Ÿ  In spring generally my exams are near and so my favourite season remains winter.

A Radio or TV programme you like to talk to others with



·         Now-a-days there is a multitude of TV channels and a plethora of programmes on TV
·         The one programme I am going to talk about here is Office-Office
·         It is my all time favourite
·         In fact all my family members enjoy this sitcom together.
·         Later on I discuss this with my friends too.
·         We all have a good laugh at the serial the next day.
·         It is a must watch
·         Earlier it was on SAB TV but now it is telecast on Star-One
·         Its time is 10-10.30 pm
·         The sitcom is about the trials and tribulations of the common man in the government offices
·         The roles of the government office workers are named – Bhatia, Pandey ji, Patel, Shukla and Usha ji
·         Bhatia is always hungry and asks for eatables whenever Mussaddi comes to him to get his work done
·         Patel has his funda of ‘do baatein ho jayengi’ meaning two things can happen
·         Usha uses Mussaddi to get her household works done like getting the string twirled into a ball etc
·         Pandey ji doesn’t speak till a ji is put after his name. no one can call him Pandey or Pandey Beta
·         Shukla is a paan eater and provides comedy by spitting paan on the floor even if someone is sitting there
·         Mussaddi has to run from one person to another and visits these five people almost every day to get his work done.
·         At the end of the serial there is a lesson as to what should have been done.

An equipment you use other than a computer ( mobile phone)



·         We use many things in our day to day life.
·         An equipment I use other than the computer is a mobile phone
·         My father gifted me this mobile phone when I passed my 10th class with good marks
·         It is a small mobile – a Samsung X-210 model
·         It is black in colour, rectangular and slips into my pocket easily
·         It is a folder type model.
·         It has many features like watch, calculator, FM radio, alarm, timer and a memory card to store phone numbers
·         It does not have a camera but all other features are very useful
·         I can also play games on my mobile
·         I value this phone a lot because my father worked overtime in his office to save money for this mobile
·         He knew I had always wanted one
·         I never misuse it
·         I use it to stay connected with my family when I am away from home
·         Many new models of mobile phones have come in the market but in my eyes this is and will always be the best mobile phone
·         My heart skips a beat even at the thought of losing it or parting with it

A gift you have given



·         I have given and received many gifts in my life
·         Here I am going to talk about a gift which I gave to my younger brother on her eighteenth birthday.
·         It was a mobile phone.
·         He had always wanted a mobile phone.
·         But my parents would not buy him one
·         I saved all my pocket money for five to six months to buy this mobile
·         It cost me Rs 2800
·         It is a small mobile – a Samsung X-210 model
·         It is black rectangular and a folder type model
·         It has many features like watch, calculator, FM radio, alarm, timer and a memory card to store phone numbers
·         It does not have a camera but all the other features are very useful
·         I was overjoyed to see the happy look on my brother’s face when I gave him the mobile

Changes in your life( Aastha Sardana)



Ÿ  Change is the only thing that is constant. Every second there is some change. It is the law of the nature.
Ÿ  Speaking about my life lots of changes have occurred …
Ÿ  Earlier say about 3-4 years I was a total pessimist person with no dreams, desires ,expectations and aim.
Ÿ  My life was dull with no charm…u can say I was not living my life I was just dragging it and the reason was the failure in studies. Because of which I lost the hope of achieving success even in the future. I lost my social circle also and started living alone..
Ÿ  It is a saying that relationship is a big responsibility and a challenge which overcomes your solitude and same thing happened to me.
Ÿ  My parents who have always been my backbone supported to withdraw me from that solitary shell.
Ÿ  And thanks a ton to them that now I have become optimist and positive in my life, ready to face all the challenges and obstacles.
Ÿ  One more drastic change I would like to talk about is regarding my health. During my childhood  I was a couch potato , plump child.. I was pampered a lot. And used to eat as if I had to break some records.
Ÿ  But as I grew up I became health conscious I do yoga daily and I have maintained myself and feel energetic and active.
Ÿ  Earlier I was not responsible towards my family but now I understand the duties of an elder child.
Ÿ  I can take my decisions , have become independent and concerned for my career as compared to the time when I was least bothered for this.
Ÿ  So these are the few changes in my life which changed my perception, my thinking and me as a responsible human being.

A piece of music you heard in childhood



·         Well, ma’am, music is all around us and it accompanies everything of life.
·         Right from the first lullaby that the mother sings to the cradle to the dirge of the funeral pyre, music accompanies everything of life
·         Here I am going to talk about a piece of music which I heard in my childhood and I like it even today
·         It is our national anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’
·         It was composed originally in Bengali by Rabindra Nath Tagore
·         Its Hindi version is our National Anthem
·         It was adopted as the national anthem on 24th January 1950
·         The complete song has five stanzas
·         The first stanza was taken as the National Anthem
·         The playing time of National Anthem is 52 seconds
·         I first heard the National Anthem in my school days
·         I like this song a lot because it is our National Anthem
·         It evokes a feeling of patriotism in me
·         It is an identity of my nation
·         Whenever this song is played, all Indians stand up in respect
·         It is played in the morning assembly of all schools
·         It is on the lips of each and every Indian
·         I know this song by heart

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