There are so many times we do get bored by the dull, mundane life going around us. It could be either during a meeting, work, classes or for that matter while travelling. Some people get sleepy because of the lack of sleep they get, while others tend to get sleepy by the kind of activity they are involved in. This time we are going to listen to a BBC podcast that revolves around sleepiness.
The audio has been taken from BBC 6 minutes English.
Answer the following questions in NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS.
Which biological reason is responsible for our sleepiness and alertness?
What does the word circadian mean?
Which synonym does the speaker uses for synchronize?
What is the disruption caused to the circadian rhythms by high-speed travelling called?
Which word does speaker uses for internal?
Which word defines the back and forth movement of something?
What is the normal range for the ticking o the endogenous clock in humans?
What is the work outside the traditional 9 to 5 called?
Which word does the speaker uses to refer to adjust?
Which word does the speaker uses for short sleeps?
There was a time people went crazy over the Bermuda pants, cocaine, break dancing and so much more. Soon these fads wore off and new came up. But, what makes these fads to go off and new ones to arrive. What makes the craze off? This time we are going to listen to a BBC audio that talks about the crazy fads, their arrival and why they just went off. Why do some things become craze for people while others just don’t make that impact on lives.
The audio has been taken from BBC 6 minutes English.
Answer the following questions in NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
In which game do the players have to catch the virtual monsters?
Which two words are used to define a sudden and widespread enthusiasm for something that lasts for only a short time?
What term is used to define the situation when a digital information is layered on top of a smartphone?
What is the best selling toy of all time?
Which term is used to describe how people get influenced by their peers to adopt certain behaviors?
What acronym is used for the fear of missing out?
Which word describes the first model of a machine from which others develop things?
Which country did the inventory of the Rubik’s cube belong to? Hungary
Photograph is that one thing that we all go back again and again and remember the times when we the photograph was clicked. With smart phones becoming part of our lives, photographs have come more alive into our lives. Let us today have a look at a cue card that talks about a photograph that you love of yourself.
Describe a photo of yourself that you like
when the photo was taken
how this photograph was taken
where the photo was taken
who took the photo
and explain why the photo was taken or why you think it is a good photo
You should say:
SAMPLE ANSWER ONE
With smart phones, it is very difficult not to click selfies but I think the one photo that I really love of myself is not from a smart phone but a simple digital camera. It was the first year of my bachelors and I went to Shahastradhara along with my friends for celebrating a birthday.
The place was amazing and after having fun in the water we all started clicking photographs. There were some in which we all were there and then few in which we all stood alone. Out of them, there was this photo where I am smiling and have got hat on my head and the hair are perfectly falling. There is no make up and it is just simply true me and I love it. The photo has something about it, may be the positivity, the innocence or the happiness that I had during that period of life, it leaves me feeling awed about myself.
The photo was taken by my friend and she randomly clicked it without much fuss. In the background of the photograph is plain water and just strikes for nothing particular yet in combination just feels right.
SAMPLE ANSWER TWO
There have been so many photos that I have clicked and with smart phones it just gets so much more fun to click a photo. Although, there have been so many photos but I think the one photo that I really love of myself is the one where I am sitting beside my mother. So, we were in a wedding and every one was talking but then me and my mother were having an argument, the silly arguments that a daughter has with her mother.
And in the end of the argument, I was looking at my mother with a lovely smile, while my mother was frowning. It still is a mystery to all of us as to who actually clicked the photo and when, but this is the photo that I really love. Me and my mother in a single frame, perfectly depicting the sweet and salty relationship that I share with my mother.
There is certainly no specific reason why the photo was clicked. It was like the weeding day and everyone was just randomly clicking photos, this photo is one of the random photos that clicked on the wedding days yet remains to be the most special photo that I have from the wedding.
