Interview dated 8-11-2009

1.   Do you live in a house or an apartment?

2.   Which is your favourite part of your house?

3.   Would you recommend your living place as worth living?

4.   What kind of films do you like to watch?

5.   What kind of films you don’t like to watch?

6.   Do you prefer watching movies in cinema or at home?

7.   What kind of places do people go for shopping for food items?

8.   What kind of food do people like to eat in your country?

9.   Do you like shopping?

10.               Where would you like to go for shopping in future – supermarkets or small shops?

11.              Why are supermarkets getting so popular in your country?

12.              What are the negative effects of supermarkets?

13.              Do you think the supermarkets are destroying the business of small shops?

Meal you had with someone

Interview dated 8-11-2009

1.      What is your full name?

2.      What shall I call you?

3.      Can I see your identification?

4.      Where are you living?

5.      Describe the area where you live / locality?

6.      Do you like vegetables or fruits?

7.      As a child did you like to eat vegetables?

8.      Can you get these things easily?

9.      What are the benefits of vegetables or fruits?

10.  Do you drive a car?

11.  At what age should / can children learn driving

Describe a magazine or a newspaper

When you read it

Why you read it

Explain what you remember of it

1.      Would you recommend it to anyone?

2.      What sort of magazines teenagers like to read?

3.      Why women read magazines?

4.      What is the difference in news from radio or TV?

5.      What are the positive and negative effects of radio and TV news?

Language apart from English

A language I would like to learn apart from English is French

There are many reasons for this

The first and foremost reason is that I want to visit my uncle and aunt who live in France

They told me that if you wish to communicate with Franco phones it is very essential to know some French

There, very few people know English

My uncle has also offered to sponsor my fees for higher education

In that case, if I choose to study there, then learning French would be a necessity

Another reason is that my parents are planning to move to Canada

So, my knowledge of French would come very handy there

It might help me in getting a job

French is spoken in 33 countries

It is the second most commonly taught language after English

Even in my country, if I know  a foreign language, then I can get a good job in the tourism industry

Everyone knows, tourists from all parts of the world flock to India

Those who are multilingual definitely stand a better chance in the job market.

Future Plan

·         Every human being makes plans for the future

·         In the same way, I too have made some plans for my future

·         My immediate future plan is to go abroad for my higher studies

·         I want to go to London for my higher studies

·         That is why I am taking IELTS

·         I want to do a course in hotel management

·         This is the fastest growing industry nowadays

·         There are a lot of job opportunities in this field

·         It is a highly lucrative profession

·         This profession is very popular all over the world

·         My brother who lives in London told me about this course

·         He has searched some colleges for me

·         He told me the value of this course over there

·         My dream is to open a hotel

·         Through this course, I will learn about the different sections and departments within the hotel industry

·         All my family members are involved in this plan

·         They are saving money for my study abroad

·         My ultimate future plan is to open a hotel in my home town

·         My family will join me in this venture

National Day

·         India is a diverse country

·         There are so many national days celebrated in India like 26^th January, which is the Republic day, 15^th August – which is the Independence day, 2^nd October – birthday of the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi and so on

·         Here I would like to talk about our Independence day i.e. 15^th August

·         We celebrate this day because we got freedom from the British rule on this day

·         On this day we remember all our freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for our freedom

·         We also have a public holiday on this day

·         In some schools cultural programs are organised

·         On this day our prime minister hoists the national flag and addresses the nation from the Red fort at Delhi

·         People from different states show their cultural programmes in a big parade.

·         All this is telecast live on TV

·         The best display gets the prize and recognition

·         Our three forces – the Army, the Navy and the Air Force also show their feats

·         In our area we celebrate this day in the local Boys school

·         Many famous people are invited there

·         Sweets are distributed to school students on this day

Project you made in school

·         Project work is part and parcel of school curricula

·         I have made many projects in my life

·         But here I am going to talk about a project which I made when I was in 10^th class

·         This project was on the topic of pollution

·         Our teacher gave us this project for competing in an environment fair

·         This fair is held every year in December in my home town

·         We were a team of three students

·         We collected all data from different sources like the internet, library, magazines and so on

·         We presented all three types of pollution on thermocol

·         In this project we showed the causes, effects and ways to control pollution

·         We won first prize in this competition

·         Our school principal also appreciated us

·         This project also touched the topic of global warming which is a burning issue nowadays

·         After that my project was hung in the class room

Talk about the climate in your country

·         Climate refers to the long term atmospheric condition.

·         Indian weather and climate conditions are very diverse and can reach extremes.

·         The climate of India is essentially a temperate one.

·         India lies to the north of Equator, so the southern part of India is usually much warmer than the rest of India.

·         Also, water bodies lie on three sides thus giving some parts a coastal climate.

·         The weather of India changes every now and then thus giving the people the much-needed relief from the extreme weather conditions.

·         We have four seasons based on the climate.

·         Summer, winter, autumn and spring

·         The duration of summer in India is from April to September.

·         It is very hot in the summer months.

·         We have the monsoons during summer which last from July to August.

·         We have rains in the monsoon season which brings some relief from the extreme heat of summers.

·         The winters in India can get really chilly.

·         It becomes bone chilling during the months of November to February.

·         The northern part of India experiences harsh weather conditions

·         The hilly areas experience sub-zero temperature conditions.

·         Spring lasts from end of February to beginning of April. It is very pleasant in the spring season.

·         It marks the end of winter and the beginning of summer

·         Autumn lasts from the end of September to the beginning of November.

·         It marks the end of summer and the beginning of winter

·         The trees shed their leaves in autumn.

·         My favourite season is winter

The detailed description about crime will affect the people and cause many social problems. Some people say that the media should be strictly controlled. Do you agree or disagree?

 Barrons Essays from IELTS Books  – similar essay for disagree. Plan taken from that essay

Intro: Disagree. While it is true that there is violence on television, each individual has his or her own idea about how much is too much. Fortunately, we are all free to choose which TV programs we want to watch. Laws are not necessary to help us decide.

Paragraph 1: It isn't difficult to find out which programmes are on TV at any given time. Most newspapers pub­lish a schedule of TV programmes every day. Also, anyone who watches TV regularly knows which programs she likes and which she doesn't like. She knows what kinds of programs each different channel tends to have. It's easy for everyone to avoid violent programs if they want to.

Paragraph 2: Modern technology, has given us a tool for controlling the TV programs we see. Most TVs can be programmed to block certain channels. Parents use this technology to protect their children from seeing shows that are too violent.  Adults can also use this technology to avoid seeing programs that they don't want to see.

Paragraph 3: The best thing about TV is that there is a variety of programmes. There are news programs for serious people. There are films and cartoons for people who want to be entertained. The variety of TV programmes needs to be protected, even if that means allowing  some of them to show violence.

Conclusion: We each have our own ideas about what is too violent and what isn't. It would be difficult to make laws about violence on TV that would satisfy everybody. It is better to let each individ­ual make his or her own choice about what to watch.

Far too little has been done to prevent animals and plants from dying out, although people have been aware of this problem for a long time. Why do people do so little about it? Give your suggestions on how to solve this problem.

Intro: -

Paragraph 1: Why people are doing so little about it

-          Selfish

-          Busy

-          Don’t know the consequences

Paragraph 2: write about the consequences

-          Ecological chain is disturbed

Firstly, many animal species help in the survival of plant species. For example, there are many bat species that are becoming extinct. Such bats help keep the insect population in control. In addition, many animals, like rodents, help in the dispersal of plant seeds and in the pollination of plants. Some of these plants are important for medical research and the development of medicines.

Secondly, in some regions, people depend on the biological cycles as a food and income source. Larger animals often depend on smaller animals as a food source. If one source is eliminated, other animals are indirectly affected.

Paragraph 3: solutions

-          Increase awareness of people about consequences of this

-          With funding, biologists and naturalists can use their years of knowledge to help in the breeding of various animal species

-          Furthermore, since people are often responsible for habitat destruction, it is only right that they use some resources to help preserve whatever important wildlife habitats are left. Don’t cut trees for housing and furniture. Instead develop high rise buildings and use aluminium dors and windows. Instead

Conclusion:

Some people think that people moving to a new country should accept new culture in the foreign country rather than living as a separate minority group with different lifestyle. Do you agree or disagree?

Intro: Agree. It is better of both approaches but better to follow the customs

Paragraph 1: - Advantages of making a minority group – If a person is from a country with strong and old traditions, it will be difficult for him to adapt to the new customs. He can’t break the old customs. e.g food habits – certain types of clothes. Advantage – won’t suffer from culture shock.

Paragraph 2: People of new country are friendlier if the foreigners follow their customs. The traditions of every country deserve respect when one lives there. One can adapt better and make new friends.

Conclusion: 

Many people say that we have developed into a “throw-away” culture, because we are filling up our environment with so many plastic bags and rubbish that we cannot fully dispose of. To what extent do you agree with this opinion and what measures can you recommend reducing this problem?

Intro: Agree. Describe what is throw away culture – disposable culture – durability is not considered. – we don’t get things repaired. Many solutions can be there

Para 1: Plastics, waste metal, glass – recycling can be done

Para 2: discourage unnecessary packaging. Both manufacturers and consumers need to look into the matter. The onus is on the consumer. Government can make laws to regulate the amount of packing.

Para 3: Discourage consumerism. More consuming leads to more waste. But consumerism is considered to boost the economy. So the government does nothing to discourage it. In fact we are bombarded with ads.

Conclusion: 

Some people think that the news media nowadays have influenced people’s lives in negative ways. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Intro : Agree partially. Media has both, a positive as well as a negative influence.

Paragraph 1: Positive effects

1.       Educate and inform

2.       Entertain

3.       Shape opinion

4.       Link between the government and the people

5.       Provide justice

Paragraph 2: Negative effects

1.       Invade privacy of famous people – paparazzi

2.       Violence and vulgarity

3.       Shape opinion in negative ways – riots

Conclusion