Day: 6 October 2015

This is not an easy topic to have on speaking part of IELTS because most students don’t have a good vocabulary for colours. Let’s first begin by focusing on the vocabulary for colours.

Let us begin.

Blue – You must be knowing the colour blue but then do you know the different shades of blue??

Colours

Let us look at how to use the vocabulary in the common questions.

One of the common question for this topic is what is your favourite colour?

You need to answer directly but add a little more to show that you are willing to answer. So, you can say I just love sky blue, particularly sky blue. It is so soothing and relaxing.

OR

Oh definitely turquoise. I have even painted the walls of my room that colour and most of my clothes are that colour too.

To expand the answer, you can either tell why you like the colour or what is the importance of the colour in your life.

Note – you can even add intensifiers such as so, really, particularly, remarkably, unusually, absolutely etc. This helps you to modulate your voice and show the intensity by which you like the colour.

Let us look at some of the other kind of questions.

Do you prefer light or dark colours?

I think, given the choice, I’d choose dark colours. I’m particularly (intensifier) fond of deep blue as it reminds me of blue moon and gives me a sense of security. So, I usually wear dark blue when I have to go attend a meeting or something important.

Were colours important to you when you were a child?

Not really. When I was younger, I didn’t have any favourite colour and liked almost all of them. With clothes, anything that suited me or my mother thought looked good in me, I used to wear them.

To get high band in IELTS you need to have a good command over tenses and also a good grasp of vocabulary.

So, go on, don’t just know the colour also get to know the different shades of the colour and express accurately.

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Music is something we all are familiar with and have something to talk about it. Keeping this in mind, you can be asked about music in your IELTS speaking section. Let us have a look at some of the possible questions.

Do you like music?

Yes I am really into music because it helps me relax after a tiring day and also provides me the positive energy required during the low times.

What kind of music do you like?

I love listening to pop and alternative rock. My favourite being Taylor swift, imagine dragons, one direction. Songs of these usually do connect with my life and listening to them makes me feel better. But mostly I am interested into the lyrics of the song. So, if the lyric of a jazz or Bollywood connects with me, I do listen to that song.

What kind of music did you like when you were younger?

When I was young, I was not very much interested in music. So, the only songs that I used to listen were the Bollywood songs that came in the movies.

What kind of music is popular in your country?

Music has always been an important part of Indian life. India being a vast country, you can find different tastes among people. Although there are some who still love classical and folk, I would say there has been a shift towards the international music. So, mostly youngsters listen to either pitbull or Eminem or rihanna, may be taylor swift and others. But then they also listen to songs by Kishore kumar or lata mangeshkar. And Bollywood music still rules the marriages.

Do you play any musical instruments?

At present, I don’t play any but I would love to learn how to play veena.

Which is your favourite instrument?

I really like flute. Whenever I listen to it, it is always very calming and soothing.

Who is your favourite singer?

O well, I have many. Amongst international stars, I love Taylor Swift, One direction, Eminem, Enrique, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry. From my own country, I really like Priyanka Chopra, Vishal and Shekhar, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Sunidhi Chauhan and others.

What type of song you often listen to?

Mostly I listen to a song that reflects my life at present. For instance I have been listening to drag me down by one direction for a long time now because it reflects my dreams.

Do you think listening music helps?

I believe yes. Music does helps people to calm down and helps them to be more creative. It also balances the human mind and has proved to be quite beneficial for psychological reasons.

Do you like music?

Yes I am really into music because it helps me relax after a tiring day and also provides me the positive energy required during the low times.

What kind of music do you like?

I love listening to pop and alternative rock. My favourite being Taylor swift, imagine dragons, one direction. Songs of these usually do connect with my life and listening to them makes me feel better. But mostly I am interested into the lyrics of the song. So, if the lyric of a jazz or Bollywood connects with me, I do listen to that song.

What kind of music did you like when you were younger?

When I was young, I was not very much interested in music. So, the only songs that I used to listen were the Bollywood songs that came in the movies.

What kind of music is popular in your country?

Music has always been an important part of Indian life. India being a vast country, you can find different tastes among people. Although there are some who still love classical and folk, I would say there has been a shift towards the international music. So, mostly youngsters listen to either pitbull or Eminem or rihanna, may be taylor swift and others. But then they also listen to songs by Kishore kumar or lata mangeshkar. And Bollywood music still rules the marriages.

Do you play any musical instruments?

At present, I don’t play any but I would love to learn how to play veena.

Which is your favourite instrument?

I really like flute. Whenever I listen to it, it is always very calming and soothing.

Who is your favourite singer?

O well, I have many. Amongst international stars, I love Taylor Swift, One direction, Eminem, Enrique, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry. From my own country, I really like Priyanka Chopra, Vishal and Shekhar, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Sunidhi Chauhan and others.

What type of song you often listen to?

Mostly I listen to a song that reflects my life at present. For instance I have been listening to drag me down by one direction for a long time now because it reflects my dreams.

Do you think listening music helps?

I believe yes. Music does helps people to calm down and helps them to be more creative. It also balances the human mind and has proved to be quite beneficial for psychological reasons.

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