Category: IELTS Speaking

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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We are living in the world of internet, where everything we do is all stored in the databases of companies like facebook, google, amazon. From our credit card details, to the choices we make, from the things we buy to the ones we discard. Yet, with everything being so open, some are able to maintain their privacy. Privacy from people we meet, from the ones we care off and the ones we don’t like things about. With privacy becoming so important, let us today have a look at some of the questions related to privacy.
How much do you value your privacy?

For me, privacy is important. Although, I am an extrovert, with almost everything open to others, there are certain things I prefer only I know or the ones who are very near to me know about. If people try to hinder in those areas, it really does gets on my nerve.

Do you think that websites like Facebook take away too much of your privacy?

Surely yes. With people putting everything out online, from the places they visit, to the people they are dating, I think privacy has surely become a very fragile term in today’s world. But, then I think it also depends on the individual. There are people I have met who use Facebook only for interacting with their friends and nothing more. Neither do they update any status nor any photo.

Do you think people have the right to privacy? How about convicted criminals?

I think every individual has the right to privacy, to keep their lives to themselves or to share with a few people. Even if they are convicted criminals. But, then it is the job of the police to make sure that they are able to find the criminal and make sure justice is made.

The only people who need privacy are people who are doing something illegal. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

No, I don’t believe in this. One can do everything perfectly legal and yet require some privacy. Like, there are people who don’t like to open up in front of strangers, share lot of things happening in their lives. For example, I had a friend who married her love of life in a very secretive way because she did not liked any tantrums and drama. It was perfectly legal and her choice.

Do you think the Internet increases privacy or takes away privacy?

In my opinion, internet neither gives or takes away privacy. Because, in the end it is in the hands of people to give or not their private lives. However, too an extent it does decreases privacy, in a sense that, the details of bank accounts and loans taken are now stored in the databases of the websites customer use for transaction.

What is the greatest threat to privacy?

Internet is surely a great threat to privacy. With eCommerce sites coming in today’s world,lot of people tend to give away their bank details to these sites. If somehow these sites get hacked, there are chances of people losing their money.

How private should corporations be? Should the public have access to corporate records?

I believe, corporations should be private about its employees details and documents. However, when it comes to the actions that the company is planning to take next, there should not be any problem in giving off the details to the public. After all, in my opinion, the public should have a fair voice in giving suggestion to the company.

How transparent should a government be?

A government should be transparent enough, that if the citizen of a country faces an issue, he or she should be able to fight back. He or she should be provided the correct knowledge about the law and order or the country so that he or she can fight back with the right power and in the right direction.

Where do you like to go when you want to be alone?

I prefer going to a  library when I want to be alone. Every library has that one corner where there is no one and you could just go there, sit down and read your favorite books. In a recent library that I visited, one was provided cubicles, where we could take the books, and coffee and read books, enjoy them at our own pace.

Should there be more, or less, security cameras around cities?

I think there should be definitely more security cameras. With the crime rates increasing, I believe cameras provide the citizens with the security. Even more, they bring in a sense of fear among the criminals and even tend to help the police officers to take on the criminals.

How is privacy viewed in your culture?

Privacy in our culture is not regarded very important, so you can see people coming in rooms like that and trying to know about the other person life. With people who you get close to, it is assumed that there should not be any privacy or secrets to hide. However, with globalization taking place, people in my culture are even learning the art of privacy.

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Transitions are part of our lives. We all change, grow up, learn things, unlearn things and then relearn them. There are some aspects of our personality that change, some that remain same and all our experiences shape what we become. Let us today have a look at some of the questions related to transitions.