Month: February 2017

IELTS Sample Essay Question # Prevention from Calamity

You should spend 40 minutes on this task.

 

It is the responsibility of the government to protect its citizens from any natural calamity. Do you agree or disagree?

 

You should write at least 250 words.

SAMPLE ANSWER 1

Natural calamity whenever occur cause a huge damage. Although, some people believe that there is nothing much can be done about them, neither by citizens nor government. There are some of the opinion that prevention from natural calamity must be the responsibility of the government. In my opinion, surely government has a huge role to play but they are not the only key players.

Government is the one having authority to make decisions for the millions of people living in the country and their decision surely have an impact. Passing a law that sets the standards for any construction will surely bring about changes and reduce the impact of natural calamities. Even more, there should be more campaign for combating natural disasters similar to the life taking diseases. In addition, once the calamity has occurred, governments must ensure that the rescue team reaches to the incident as fast as possible.

However, imposing everything on government is not really a pragmatic approach. Surely, government can make laws but until and unless we as individuals follow them, there is not much that can be done. Even more, people should act more pro actively while construction for their buildings are done, ensuring that the material used is right.

Overall, authorities surely have a major role to play in ensuring there are less damages being made post a calamity. However, nothing fruitful can be done if only one party tries. It must be a joint effort from both sides, citizens as well as government.

Prevention from Calamity

SAMPLE ANSWER 2

Natural Calamities often happen unannounced and the worst ones shake things up for the entire world. Knowing the impact they have made on our lives, some people believe that it is the responsibility of the government to ensure that the citizens of its country are safe during such a scenario. However, there are others who believe that government is of individuals just like us, having little control over natural calamities. In my opinion, surely government cannot do everything but surely certain steps can be taken by them.

Firstly, passing a law that ensures that a certain standard is maintained while doing any sort of construction can ensure that the impact of natural calamities is reduced. Secondly, government can make sure that the number of trees are increased and in cases of building societies, the plan must be such that it is surrounded by trees and other natural things. Nature often is the best way to fight back calamities. Thirdly, government can ensure that the people are made aware of any possible calamity through mass communication.

However, governance is only one part of dealing with the problem. Nothing can be done if individuals are not pro-active. It is the responsibility of the individuals to make sure that the they do follow the rules. Even more, in case there are no rules, they use the best quality product while building home or offices. Also, choosing places that are far away from the calamity zones must be preferred.

Overall, natural calamities have a very large impact on our lives and we must make sure that proper steps are taken to ensure that the post effect of the calamity are reduced. This is the responsibility of both the citizens and government.

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Write Better Sentences # Practice Writing

Given below are words that have been jumbled up. You need to rearrange them to make meaningful sentences. Make sure, you don’t miss out any of the words given in the question (including the punctuation). Practice them to write better sentences in your writing task of IELTS.

  1. Mobile/for/from/Re 1/users/as/every/get/dropped/compensation/call/January 1.
    ANSWER Mobile users will get Re 1 as compensation for every dropped call from January 1.
  2. The/a/modern/value/very/production/to/sophisticated/system/to/integrated/India/is/a/very/make/machine.
    ANSWER The value to India is a very modern production system integrated to make a very sophisticated machine.
  3. we/to/those/are/assembling/of/much/choppers/close/one/here.
    ANSWER We are much close to assembling one of those choppers here.
  4. American/Chinook/possibility/as/it/heavy-lift/of/aviation/to/the/even/in/jet/plans/giant/to/Boeing/assemble/attack/fighter/the/helicopters/on/Apache/either/manufacturing/Wednesday/it/offer/gears/said/or/choppers/India/it/in/a/country.
    ANSWER American aviation giant Boeing on Wednesday said it plans to assemble either it Chinook heavy-lift helicopters or Apache attack choppers in India even as it gears to offer the possibility of manufacturing a fighter jet in the country.
  5. The/area/your/model/neck/hair/also/flaunt/should/the/to/insisted/be/pushed/that/away/from/it.
    ANSWER The model also insisted that your hair should be pushed away from the neck area to flaunt it.
  6. I/a/eventually/challenge/took/it/time/accepted/but/as/,/.
    ANSWER I took my time, but eventually accepted it as a challenge.
  7. The/stayed/and/Hindu/had/temple/Sumbh/slaying/finds/the/states/here/mythology/mention/in/after/which/that/twoGoddess/demons-/Nisumbha.
    ANSWER The temple finds mention in Hindu mythology which states that the Goddess had stayed here after slaying tow demons- Sumbh and Nisumbha.
  8. People/to/seemed/our/receptive/suggestion.
    ANSWERPeople seemed receptive to our suggestion.
  9. I/of/as/the/in/day/afterlife/believe/,/in/as/Karma/the/of/concept/well/Qayamat.
    ANSWER I believe in Karma, the concept of an afterlife as well as in the day of Qayamat.
  10. In/to/mandated/by/high/noodles/samples/have/a/been/from/labs/the/statement/,/Nestle/test/received/all/the/by/said/the/results/manufactured/three/Bombay/of/court/company.
    ANSWER In a statement, Nestle said the results have been received from all three labs mandated by the Bombay High Court to test samples of noodles manufactured by the company.

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IELTS Listening Sample Questions # Lifts

The following audio has been taken from BBC 6 minutes learning English.

You can download the audio from the below link –

AUDIO

Answer the following questions in NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

  1. What are lifts called by Americans?
  2. Which country has the most lifts?
  3. What word has been used to refer to raise something?
  4. Who invented the first lift?
  5. For what cause were lifts used in the middle ages?
  6. Which word is used to describe the state of feeling strange or uneasy?
  7. How do lifts mark the 13th floor?
  8. What is the word used to define something that is done when people get stuck in a lift?
  9. What is the synonym of thinner?
  10. Which word can be used instead of improve?
  11. What word refers to the non-stop, pre-recorded and usually boring music?

ANSWER

  1. elevators
  2. Italy
  3. elevate
  4. Archimedes
  5. military purpose
  6. awkwardness
  7. 12 A
  8. elevator pitch
  9. slimmer
  10. enhance
  11. Muzak

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IELTS Speaking Sample Questions # Neighbours

We all live in a society with people around us. However, in the busy schedule that we all have molded ourselves into has led to us not having much contact with people around us. This time we are looking at some speaking questions related to neighbors.

Do you know the people who live next door to you?

I live in a society where we all have independent homes with a park in between the houses. Although, initially we were unaware of each other, with time we all have come to know each other. So, in spite of the busy schedule we have, we usually spend some time together in the weekends.

What kind of relationship do you share with your neighbors?

Well, it is more of a friendly relation because we both work for the same company and share our cars to work together. It is almost like a family friend and we do help each other out in tough situations.

Being a bachelor, I spend most of my time either working or studying or being part of some extra curricular activity. So, rarely do I get to spend time with my neighbors. However, I do know that there is a old couple that lives next to my house and we do pass smiles when we meet.

How can neighbors be helpful?

Neighbors, I believe are a family away from home. So, it is not only about just helping you in need, for example, in cases of emergency but also provide the emotional support when needed. There are times when we do get exhausted and then having someone to talk near by is something that really helps in the busy lives that we lead.

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What kind of problems can people have with neighbors?

Although, I do believe neigbours are people you would love to have, but then having people beside you who don’t understand basic nature of living, are truly a mess. For example, people who play loud music or those who ring your bell and run away. Then there are some people who tend to bitch about you in front of others. I think probably these are the kind of neighbors you would rather not have.

What do you like about your community?

I think the best part about my  community is that it is very safe and secure. Not only because of the guards and the cctv cameras, but because people know each other. So, if there is a problem you have got lot of people who can back you up. This I think is very important and although, there are some cases where I need to settle in, I really do love my community.

Are there any old people living in our society? What is their relationship with other members?

Not many, but yes there are some old people living in our society and since most of us are bachelors or very young, we treat them as part of our family. Most of the times, we go and meet them, interact with them. It almost feels like a family to them and us.

There are not many old people living in our society, mostly because many of them have settled in with their kids. But, we do interact with the older folks that live with us. Especially during the evening walks.

What do the people in your community do for recreation?

Most of the people in our society, go either for walk or gym for recreation. But, then there are some who go out and play badminton in the court as part of recreation while others prefer playing with kids.

Would you like to raise your children in a community like yours? Why or why not?

Definitely yes. Yes, I think the best part of my community is that we all stay together and yet stay separate. So, there is no hindrance of privacy but then in moments of happiness and sadness we all get together and I think this is very important for a child to grow well. Because, until he or she does not knows how to interact with people of different age group, the child does lacks things that help in future.

Does your community have meetings?

Yes, we have the monthly meetings on every fourth Sunday and it is important for every individual of the society to attend the meetings.

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