Month: December 2016

IELTS Cue Card Latest Question # Childhood Skill

We all are the ultimate result of the skills that we learn. There are people who can paint well and then some who can play games or for that matter write. And it takes the time to build those skills. Skills even as simple as typing can help people go a long way. This time let us have a look at a recent question asked in IELTS Speaking section.

Tell us about a skill that you have learned in your childhood.
  • What is that skill?
  • How has it helped you in your life?
  • Did your teachers, parents played an important role in nurturing the skill?
Also explain, if you think learning can be done best when someone gives their heart into it or they are forced to do it?
SAMPLE ANSWER

The one thing that has really helped me in my life is my control of keys on the keyboard. I learned to type when computers had yet not gained much momentum and we really did not know that it will be of so much use in the near future. However, I really am thankful to my father who helped me work on it. So, when other children were busy learning by writing things on their notebook, I used to make my notes on the computer and get them printed.

The entire thing came back to me only when I took up a job as a blogger. When one is writing something, it is good to have the entire focus on what needs to be a written rather than how it finally gets entered. My typing speed has not only helped me write better articles but also type them fast giving in the room for more assignments and so more money.

Even more, being a coder it is nice to have control on the keyboard. After all, it is a way by which you can actually interact with the CPU and get things done. Better control means things done faster and less frustration over petty matters.

I believe children need to be exposed to all the new possibilities around them and then let them decide what they actually want. Even if they are indecisive, they should be allowed to try their hand at more than one thing. With time, they as well as teachers and parents will know the one thing the child will be best at.

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IELTS Speaking Latest Question # Music

Music is the one thing that most of the people love. Most people prefer expressing themselves using music. However, there are many who listen to music in their leisure times. And then, there are many who love to sing. So, let us have a look at some of the latest questions that were asked in IELTS Speaking section.

Do you love singing?

Possible Answers –

   Notes –

  •  You love singing but cannot sing well.
  • You love singing and dosing well.
  • Singing is not your thing.
  1. Everyone expresses themselves through the various art form. Some dance, some write, I think for me singing is the one thing that helps me to express myself. It helps me keep a check on what I really want from life. If there come times in my life when I don’t even feel like singing, I do realize that there is something really wrong with what I am doing. Also, to an extent, singing helps me make more friends. Not because it brings a lot of fame, but what I have felt is that people tend to melt more when you sing them their favorite song. Singing is surely not something I see myself making a career at but for sure I am going to do something in conjunction with it.
  2. I believe that we all become who we are through hard work but for singing, you do need some God gift as well. There are people who are born with a really lovely voice and I am not surely one of those. Although, yes, I do like singing and I do sing but only when I am very frustrated and that is accompanied by dancing. For the most part, this happens when no one is around. I think singing is a very positive way of dealing with issues in life.
  3. Everyone has a way of expressing themselves. For me, singing is not truly the way I express myself or for that matter vent out my frustration. Yes, I do sing sometimes with my friends but it is not something I am very comfortable in. Most probably because I feel like a retard singing a beautiful song with no rhythm and wrong lyrics. Although, yes I do love listening to music.
Who is your favorite singer?

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Notes –

  • Some particular singer may be Adele, Lata Mangeshkar, Arijit, Katy Perry, Adam Levine or anyone for that matter.
  • No particular singer may be a band. One direction, Maroon 5, Pussycat dolls or maybe Coke Studio.
  • No particular singer, possibly you go for lyrics and love lot of them.
  1. When it comes to music I really love P!NK. I believe every singer has his or her way of expressing and there are some you just connect very well. Their way of singing and lyrics fits well with your own story of life. For me, it is P!NK. Her songs like, Perfect, So what have in many ways defined how I have lived my life and dealt with issues in it.
  2. For the most part, I love listening to songs by some band and I do have my favorite band lists. I like One direction, Wanted, The vamps, Maroon 5 and many more. But, if I had to ever choose my favorite I think I will go with One Direction. I have fallen in love with them from the very start of their music career. Their songs have struck the right chord with my life. Be it songs like Beautiful or drag me down, all of its singers are surely my favorite.
  3. Music for me is a way of expressing myself and since every song brings with it, its own flavor, I really don’t have a particular favorite. Although, I do have an array of singers that I really love. I love Lata Mangeshkar, AR Rehman, Adam Levine, Adele, Taylor Swift. For me, they all are my favorite. These five in some way do help me live a more beautiful life.

 

IELTS Speaking Sample Questions # Conflicts

No matter how much we love the other person, there are times when conflict arise. There are times when we don’t agree with the other person, when there are fights and disappointments. Some people tend to assume it as the end of relationship, but then there are some who don’t let a fight bog them down and go ahead and try to solve the issue. Let us today have a look at questions related to conflicts people face in friendships and how they solve them.

What quality do you admire most in people and which one do you find the most objectionable?

The quality that I admire the most is the ability to be calm and have a smiling face even after facing the world’s most difficult situation. The ones that are able to smile through rough times are the ones that I truly admire the most. The one thing that I really don’t like in people is their tendency to hide things. I mean, I hate it when people try to play clever by not telling things and then suddenly saying they forgot about it. It makes you feel too small.

What behavior of others hurts you most?

That moment when people just don’t try to understand your point of view, it is then that I get irritated the most and it does hurts. Because most of the times people start questioning my loyalty towards them, and it becomes so disastrous because there is so much that you want to explain but there is so little that you can do about it.

 When you have upset someone by your actions, what do you try to do?

I try everything possible by me to make them feel good because when I upset people it so often happens that I feel bad myself so I go out talk to them, try to make them understand why I did it and explain my situation and more importantly understand theirs.

What do you consider to be your good and bad qualities?

There are certain qualities in me that I really admire. One of them is the fact that I try my best to do things on my own. The self-respect that I carry is almost infectious. The next thing that I love about myself is that when I set a goal for myself I try my best to achieve it. With them there are certain things I consider not that good, one of them is I try to judge myself a lot. I think that is one thing that bogs me down most of the times.

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What qualities help you to have good relationships with others?

I believe my concern towards other person problems help me have good relationships. Also, I tend to always greet people with smile and try to motivate people when they feel low.

What traits or actions make an interpersonal conflict worse?

When a person completely shuts himself or herself out, I think it is then that a conflict becomes worse. Because you stop talking to the other person and then make speculations which have no reason or sense. The other thing is when you are not interested in understanding the opinion of other, when that happens, there are chances of making interpersonal conflicts worse.

Are relationships among people better or worse than a few years ago? Why?

I think relationships have surely taken a back seat since the past few years. In today’s world people are more interested in making a career and achieving their goals than building relationships. It is only later in life that people understand that relationships are equally important.

Do you think that dysfunctional family life contributes to worsening relationships in society?

Too an extent yes it does. Because we all are in some way representation of what kind of life we live, so if there is a person who belongs to a dysfunctional family, there are more chances that he or she will not trust people or may be behave the same way as he or she sees in the family. The worse part is often people tend to judge the person on his or her actions, completely ignoring the situation in which the person is living. So, I think if there are more happy families or may be more people trying to first understanding the situation of the other before judging, we will have better lives.

Is getting along with others a natural ability from birth or does it have to be learnt?

I think there is some sort of innateness along with it, because some sort of people, just know how to gel up with others. However, if one tries to learn it or makes an attempt to get along with people, I think it is not a very big thing to do, only if the other person is interested as well.

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IELTS Cue Card Sample Answer # Important Email

We are living in this digital world with almost everyone having an email account. We all are connected with our family, friends and the people we either work for or in some way are connected. In today’s era, almost every information comes on mail and there are certain things which are really important for us. So, for example, it could be the first job letter, your winning game article or for that matter anything. Let us today have a look at a cue card that talks about an important email that a person got.

Describe an important email you have received.
You should say:

  • who sent it to you.
  • when you got it.
  • what was it about

and explain why this email was important to you.

Sample Answer One

There are so many websites that I subscribed to and there are so many emails that I get every day but I remember, having to receive a mail about my selection for the Gartner.Inc. It was truly an amazing feeling because it meant I would be able to work with the best company providing BI services and it also meant I had proved my mark.

I can clearly recall, I was sitting on my couch with my laptop in hand and working over a new assignment that I had got and meanwhile, something just struck me. I went to my mail and started scrolling the mails. The mail that I got was of the previous day and it said that I need to sign some documents and then some other formalities before I could go and start my work at Gartner.

The reason it was very important for me because I had truly worked for it, sacrificing a lot of things that people of my age were doing. There were times when I felt exhausted and the other times when I just did not have anyone to talk to. On receiving the mail, I first called my parents and they were proud and I was happy. Finally, I could work on something that was creative.
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Sample Answer Two

I am a travel blogger and just like any other job, initially, it is tough!  There are days, months when one is just giving his or her best and working on the blog, putting content and yet does not receives any money. I remember, when I started my own travel blog, it took me around six months before I started getting some decent amount of money. It was only with that money that I could make some other plans as well.

It was some time back and I was sitting on my couch, completely exhausted over a particular post trying to figure out something and worried about paying my bills. The landlord had come to my house sometime back asking for the rent and I had nothing to give. For the first time in years, I had really questioned my job and my decision to become an entrepreneur.

Lost in my thoughts, I opened my mail account and there was this mail from Google. Initially, I thought, it must be some random mail but later on when I started reading it, it was the mail regarding the number of viewers on my site and Google has decided to finally pay me for the services that I was doing and it was a check of 70000 rupees.

In a time when I did not have money, when I could not even think of surviving, when I had started questioning my dreams and my decisions, the mail was an assurance that I was on the right path and that I am meant to be successful and that the only thing that I need to take care of is my work.|

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