Month: August 2016

If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can’t have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far. This is how important empathy is and too an extent we all do empathise right?

We empathise with our friends, family and people who are near us. Today, let us have a look at some of the questions related to empathy that might be asked in IELTS speaking sample answer.

How much empathy do you feel towards other people?

I would say, I do feel but then I don’t just get drowned into it. I do empathise with people but only those who do deserve it. There are some who don’t try on their own and then complain about their pathetic state, I am not one of those who would empathise with them. But, yes if the person is genuine and the problem is genuine, I do empathise and even try to solve it.

Do you think it is possible to be too empathetic? 

Yes, there are people who are. I have met people who sometimes empathise so much that they forget about their own problems to just solve other people’s problem. I think it is a great thing to do if you really can. But, it demands lot of patience and love because not always do we get back what we give.

Why might it be bad/good for a doctor to have a lot of empathy?

If a doctor is empathising with the problem of patient it brings in a comfort level for the patient which is very important if the doctor is trying to solve the issue. But, if the empathising goes on very personal level and the doctor takes away the patient problem to home, I think it might cause troubled life for the doctor. Because at the end of the day, he/she is also an individual with own problems.

In what other jobs is empathy very important?

Empathy is very important in jobs like counsellor, therapist or if you are working in a customer service.

Who is the most empathetic person you know?

The only person name who comes to my mind when I think of empathy is Mother Teresa. Obviously, I have not met her personally, but I have surely read about her a lot. She, I believe, is the epitome of empathy. Not only she empathise with other people problem but also tried her best to solve them.

In what jobs is empathy a bad thing to have?

I think empathy might not be very much required in jobs like army, police, defence or doctor. People in army or defence have to fight the terrorism and looking at the other as a human or individual might cost an arm and leg to the army officers. Even jobs in courts don’t require empathy. A judge might not be able to take right decision if he or she starts empathising with the victim or the convict. It is very important to go by logic to ensure a right decision.

Why do you think humans feel empathy? Do you think animals can feel empathy?

The only reasons human feel empathy is because they have the reasoning ability. They are able to understand are reason out the other person problem, most probably because they have also gone through that phase. They are able to express and so empathise as well. Animals do have empathy, unlike humans who can reason and express, animals have their own way of showing concern. Like, the dog that I have in my house, I don’t know how, but he gets to know when I am sad.

Do you think that people are born with empathy or are they taught it?

I think too an extent they are born with it. Humans have the tendency to feel and understand other people’s opinion. But, too an extent empathy need to be taught as well. Obviously you cannot teach people to empathise but surely how to empathise can be taught because there is a certain way of understanding other person problem and dealing with.

If you see a homeless person on the street asking for money, what is the first thing you think about them?

The first thing that comes to my mind is that life is hard for them and for no fault of theirs. But, then with crime increasing, we never know, there are people who are being abducted and forced into beggary. I wish someday I am able to do something to solve this problem.

Are you good at knowing when something is wrong with a coworker or family member?

Most of the times, I am. With people who are close to me, for some reasons I do get an intuition if there is something wrong with them. And I think if you know a person well, it just shows up. Either people start getting too happy or start shutting themselves down.

What does the idiom “I feel your pain.” mean? Have you ever felt some else’s pain?

It simply means that you are able to understand what other person is going through. Yes, some time back my friend was going through a very rough time. She was failing in exams and family troubles and pressure was high. She used to come to me and talk with me, and I could completely feel her pain because I had felt that before as well.

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Appearance of a person is the first thing that get noticed by a stranger. This is the reason that most people talk into you to dress well before any job interview. Today, let us have a look at some of the possible questions related to appearance, that might be asked in IELTS speaking section.

What is the first thing that you notice about a person?

The first thing that grabs my attention about a person is the way the person walk. I believe that the walk of a person talks a lot about the personality of an individual.

What effect does the clothes of an individual have upon an individual?

Clothes surely speak a lot about an individual. Obviously, wearing western or traditional does not matter much, because it simply talks about the style statement the individual prefers. But, the way the person wears whatever he/she prefers to wear speaks a lot. So, neat and ironed clothes show that the person is disciplined in some sense, organised you can say as well. But, someone who hangs onto anything available tends to depict carelessness.

Is there any part of your appearance that you are very proud of?

Proud of, I don’t know. But, my smile is something that I really like. I have often found myself smiling in those tough situations when everyone is breaking down and it helps in lightening the mood of the situation. Also, it is because of my smile that I have been able to meet so many kind people who have helped me in my tough times.

What is the most interesting haircut you have ever seen?

I think the most interesting would be lady Gaga’s haircut when she went to the launch of a v-16 magazine. It was outrageous and eye striking. You could see gaga’s hair in the form of sun and it felt as if the sun is rising from behind her. Sometimes I wonder how is gaga able to do such weird and yet confident acts.

Have you ever gone the entire day without noticing anything wrong in your appearance?

Well, there was this day, I wore a new top and jeans for my work. I remember I was in a hurry while dressing up and so I forgot to take out the price tag of my shirt. I am not very  sure if it was visible but it was only when I came back home that I realised that it was present there and I had not removed it. It was so embarrassing at that moment but then I just let it go.

What kind of things do you do to improve your appearance?

I think appearance is something that represents who you are and I want to represent a constant changing, evolving personality. So, I try to look for different kinds of clothes and shoes and wear them mis matchingly sometimes. The latest addition to my appearance is a black big bindi. I wear it no matter I am wearing a traditional cloth or a western one and for some reasons it looks really nice on  me as well.

Are there any fashion trends that you followed in the past but you think they are silly now?

Some time back there was this trend of wearing black bands in hand. And I followed it blindly. So, I used to wear it in my school, tuition everywhere. I remember getting scolded for it, but no one could just stop me from wearing it. Now, I think it was not so important to wear them and I could have maintained the decorum of school and yet follow fashion.

How long does it take to you to get ready in the morning?

It takes around 30 to 40 minutes in the morning, from getting up to getting out of the house. I manage to do everyday ritual in this time.

Have you ever been intimidated by someone’s appearance?

There was this boy in our school and he really didn’t had a great appearance initially, but what I loved about him was that he was constantly changing his appearance. You could see him in beard sometimes, sometimes pony tails, sometimes clean shaven and so much more!

Do people in your country talk a lot about people’s appearance?

Appearance does matters a lot in our country. What you wear is surely the talk of the town unless you are wearing what everyone else is. People often like to see girls wearing traditional clothes; with men there is no such restriction but wacky hairstyles or beard do get the undue notice and often become the talk of the town.

Is it rude to tell people that they need to change their appearance?

I think it depends on the way you say it to a person. If the person is looking presentable, there is no need to tell a person about changing appearance, as everyone has the right to wear whatever they want. But, if there appearance is offensive in some sense, like people wearing god’s clothes as undergarments or anything like that, I think they could be told to change appearance.

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We all get struck by ideas and innovations. They run through our mind so many times, but how often do we go on to implement them? Let us today have a look at some of the questions related to ideas and innovation that could be asked in the speaking part I. Later we shall discuss the questions that might be asked in speaking part II and III.

Have you ever hit upon an innovative idea or plan?

There are so many times that ideas pop into my mind. It could be while I am reading something or may be while I am doing some work. Because, when I am doing something in a particular way, I often get those blinks, like we can do it some other way as well. Or, when I see people doing or not doing things, ideas do come up.

Do you know anyone who has a knack for coming up with ideas?

In my life, I have surely met many people who have great ideas with them and it is so amazing to be surrounded with them. There is a friend of mine, she figured out an amazing way of solving transportation issue in our city. She gave an idea of marking the autos as pink, so that girls can use them easily with safety insured. Also, there was a person in my college, who made a bomb detector.

Does this person think out of box?

I think surely he thinks out of box. Because, making a bomb detector out of something different was unique. He even went on to meet the prime minister of our country for his invention.

I think it is not about thinking out of the box. Because, when I met this person, he explained to me that we all are in rush of thinking out of box that sometimes we forget that we need to stop thinking there is a box at the first place. He said, he just does things in the best possible ways and let the results roll out.

When you are brainstorming about ideas, do you bounce them off others?

Well, you can say, this is a 50-50 call. Sometimes, me and my team are in complete synchronization, so whatever I am trying to say, they understand it very well. Often, completing my sentences. But, there are even times when they don’t understand what my vision actually is. But, I am grateful that in those tough times, they do support me and my vision.

How adept are you in implementing ideas that you or may be someone else has blurted out?

It could be approximately 95 % . So, there are so many ideas that we have all around and then we need to figure out what ideas could be implemented right now, which ones should be clubbed together to make something even more bigger and then what might not be feasible. But, once we are clear as to how the idea is needed to be implemented, we go on making it possible.

Have you ever scoffed at someone’s else idea?

Not very critically I would say, but as a team, we are very truthful to each other. So, if the idea is actually not feasible, yes I have told them the truth. But, it is not something done straight away. I always try to find out the reason why the person is thinking that way and what the theory is behind it. Once it is clear, often the idea may be wrong, but theory brings out other great ideas.

I would say yes. But then it is part of the brainstorming process. However, we make sure as a team that we are not bringing down the person’s curiosity for giving new ideas. We go through the idea in quite detail or sometimes an overview and give a particular reason for letting the idea go.

Is there any recent product or idea that you wished rolled out a little earlier?

I think free internet is something that I wish was available a little earlier. Recently, companies like google and other government parties are providing free internet in some localities and cities. I wish it was there when I was in college, because at that time I really needed it but somehow lagged behind because of its absence.

I would go for smart phones. Smart phones have come very recently and have surely taken the world by storm. I wish they were present when I was graduating because it could have been so much more fun in college when you could just say whatever you felt and people could recognize you.

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