In some parts of the world, it is becoming increasingly popular to try to find out about the history of your family. Why do people do this? Is this a negative or positive development?

The study of family history or genealogy has become very popular especially after the coming of the internet. People are indulging into this study for various reasons which I shall highlight in the following paragraphs. I believe that it is largely a positive development although there are some disadvantages also.

Speaking Memories: December 4th 2011

1.    What is your full name?

2.    Where do you live?

3.    What shall I call you?

4.    Are you working or a student?

5.    Do you enjoy your work?

6.    What kind of work it is?

Speaking memories – 18th Dec (3)

1.    What's your name?

2.    What should I call you?

3.    Where are you from?

4.    Are you studying or working?

5.    Do you like your name? Why?

6.    And if you had the chance would you change it?

Speaking memories – 18th Dec (2)

1.    What is your full name?

2.    Where are you from?

3.    Are you working or a student?

4.    Why you decided to choose this field?

5.    What will you do after these studies?

6.    How you spend time with your family and friends?

7.    Who have more importance for you your family or friend?

8.    At which time, you want to sit alone? 

Speaking memories – 18th Dec (1)

1.    Tell me your full name?

2.    May I see your identification please?

3.    Where do you live – house or apartment?

4.    Describe it?

5.    What are the benefits of home made food?

6.    Is it important to eat together in your country?

7.    What is the popular food in your country?

8.    What room do you like the most in your house?

Speaking memories – 17th Dec (5)

Intro

1.    What is your full name?

2.    How should I call you?

3.    May I see your ID?

4.    Where do you come from – a city or a village?

5.    Why do you like your village?

6.    Is it a good place for young people?

7.    Do you prefer to call or send a text message?

8.    Why do we use a mobile phone?

9.    Will the use of cell phone increase or decrease in the future?

10. How many types of schools do you know about?

11. Which school do you like?

Speaking memories – 17th Dec (4)

1.    What is your name?

2.    May I see your ID

3.    Where do you come from?

4.    Do you like your name?

5.    Are you studying or working?

6.    In which school did you study?

7.    How did you get to school?

8.    Why did you choose that school?

9.    Did that school have a good education system?

Speaking memories – 17th Dec (3)

1.    What is your name?

2.    May I see your ID

3.    Where do you come from

4.    Talk about your home town?

5.    Are you studying or working?

6.    What job do you do?

7.    Would you like to change your job in future?

8.    What food is popular in your country?

9.    Is it important for a family to eat together?

10. What are the advantages of eating together?

11. What is the effect on the family?

Speaking memories – 17th Dec (2)

1.    What is your name?

2.    May I see your ID

3.    Where do you come from

4.    Do you like birds?

5.    Where can you see birds?

6.    What colour do you like?

7.    Did colour matter to you when you were a child?

Speaking memories – 17th Dec (1)

1.    What is your name?

2.    May I see your ID

3.    Where do you come from

4.    What do you like in your city

5.    What is happiness?

6.    What makes you happy?

7.    Is money necessary for happiness?

8.    Is unhappiness always a bad thing?

9.    What do you like in your house?

10. What would you like to change in your house?

11. What time you like to spend with family

Talk about a job that helps to make the world a better place. Please say - What job is it? - Where did you learn about it? - Why do you think it helps so much?

·        There are many jobs in the world which help to make the world a better place such as the job of a teacher, a doctor, a nurse, a scientist, a politician and so many more.

·        In fact the world can be made better by the cumulative effort of all these jobs.

·        Here I would like to talk about a job which helps to make the world a better place.

·        This is the job of a teacher.

GM foods should be prohibited - 2 essays (one for agree and one for disagree )

Biotechnology companies all over the world are developing different types of genetically modified (GM) crops. However, not enough is known about these crops on our health and the environment. Interfering with nature in this way should be prohibited. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

(Disagree)

Genetically Modified (GM) crops can be produced in greater quantity, have more nutritional value and also do not need insecticides and pesticides. Despite these benefits, some people are against GM foods. However, I disagree with them.

Speaking memories 10th Dec. Chandigarh

1.    What is your full name?

2.    Do you like your full name?

3.    Have you ever thought of changing your name? Why?

Very important IELTS speaking questions

This file will definitely prove very useful. If you are taking your IELTS in December or January, these are the questions you are likely to be asked. I have also put up possible answers of some questions in the end. The compilation is not very organised though.

http://downloads.ziddu.com/downloadfile/17776419/IELTSspeakingmemories.pdf.html

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Speaking memories 10th December 2011

1.    May I know your full name?

2.    Where do you come from?

3.    Do you work or study?

4.    Do you enjoy your job?

Speaking memories 9th December 2011

1.    May I know your full name?

2.    Where do you come from?

3.    Do children like today’s lifestyle.

Speaking memories 9th December 2011

1.    What is your full name?

2.    How may I call you?

3.    May I see your identification?

4.    Where do you come from – is it a city, town or village?

Describe an enjoyable conversation on phone which you have had recently? · who spoke on phone? · what was the conversation? · how much time it lasted??

 

·         I’ve had many conversations on phone but here I would like to talk about an enjoyable conversation which I had on phone recently.

·         I had this conversation last month on my cell phone.

·         My friend, Jyoti, called from Canada.

·         She went there last year for her higher education.

·         This conversation lasted approximately one hour.

Describe a place outdoors where you go to relax. Please say: - Where is this place? - How often do you go there? - Why does it help you relax?

·         There are many outdoor places where we go to relax such as parks, restaurants and religious places.

·         Here I would like to talk about a Sikh temple of my home town where I go very often to relax.

·         It is in the suburbs of my home town.

·         It is a very relaxing and peaceful place.

Speaking memories (5th December, 2011)

1.    What is your full name?

2.    Where do you come from?

Speaking memories – 4th Dec 2011

1.      What is your full name?

2.      What do you like in your house and apartment the most?

3.      Would you like to change anything in your house?

Writing memories - 3rd December, India

AC task 1 - Table - the table below shows the proportion of women who are in workforce and who are in management in diffferent countries which are Australia ,Japan,United States,China and Italy.

AC task 2 - Essay - Research has shown that overeating can be as harmful as smoking.Advertisements of food products should be banned as there ia a ban on use of cigarettes in some countries. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

120 past IELTS General Training letters in one file

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Foreign food you want to try

·         I have tried many foreign foods in my life, such as Chinese Manchurian, Chowmein and the Italian Pizza and pasta, but here I would like to talk about a dish which I would really like to try.

·         It is the Mexican burrito.

Many people are afraid to leave their home because of crime. Some believe that more action should be taken to prevent crime. While others feel that little action can be done to stop crime. What is your view?

 It is irrefutable that crime is burgeoning day by day in many countries. Many people are scared to go away from their home because of crime. Some people contend that number of ways can be used to prevent crime. While other people argue that nothing can be done to prevent it. I believe that it is possible to tackle this serious issue by taking some action.

There are some violent cartoon characters on TV such as Mickey Mouse which bring negative influence to children. Do you agree or disagree? What types of TV programmes are suitable for children?

A child’s mind is like a sponge. It absorbs everything the child sees and hears. If children are constantly exposed to cartoons with violence and fighting it will affect them morally and may lead to teenage violence in the future. Therefore, I agree that violence in cartoons has a detrimental effect on children. A number of arguments surround my opinion.

147 Cue cards for IELTS in one file

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Updated link for 292 essays

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292 essays of my blog in one pdf file

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Some say that economic development is the solution to poverty; others say it is the cause of poverty. Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Give your own opinion. (Academic IELTS essay question November 2011 Canada)

The persistent problem of poverty in the developing world has put a question mark on the relation between economic growth and poverty. Some individuals are of the opinion that when economy develops, poverty comes down. Others believe that economic growth leads to poverty. I agree with the former view. A number of arguments surround my opinion.

Although nowadays people are reading news through internet, newspapers still remain of value. Do you agree or disagree. (17th Nov 2011 Essay – India)

Much has changed for the news industry since the rise of the Internet. However, I agree with the given statement that newspapers are still of great importance. A number of arguments surround my opinion.

Speaking memories 18th Nov 2011

Intro

1.       What is your full name?

2.       Are you a student or working?

3.       What noise do you like?

4.       What noise do you dislike?

5.       Do you find it comfortable to work in a noisy place?

6.       What are the sources of noise in cities?

Speaking memories 18th Nov 2011

Intro

1.       What is your full name?

2.       Where do you come from?

3.       What do you do - work or study

4.       In which college did you study?

5.       Do you think, in your country people study the subject which you studied?

6.       Do you do any exercise?

7.       Which exercise is suitable for all ages?

8.       Which game would you like to learn in future?

9.       Do you send e-mails or letters?

10.   Do you keep your e-mails or letters?

11.   To save your data, do you use pen-paper or computer?

Cue card

Talk about an advertisement you saw and liked

-          What was it

-          Where did you see it

-          Why do you remember it

Follow ups

1.       Do you think we should see ads or not?

2.       What do advertisers do to attract customers?

3.       Should they do like this?

4.       What effect it has on children?

5.       Should there be any rules and regulations regarding ads?

6.       Should some ads be banned?

Speaking memories 17th Nov 2011

Intro

1.       What is your full name?

2.       How may I address you?

3.       Where do you come from?

4.       In which school did you study?

5.       What facilities were available there when you studied?

6.       What sort of teachers were there in your school?

7.       How did you get to school?

Cue card

Talk about an event you enjoyed

-          What it was

-          Who was involved in that event

-          How you enjoyed that event

Follow ups

1.       How people enjoy these types of events?

2.       Do you like these kinds of events?

3.       Are elderly people important?

4.       What are the advantages of living with elderly people?

5.       Are elderly people living separately or with their children?

6.       What can children  learn from their elderly?