Category: IELTS Speaking

You could be given a cue card on hobby and then the general question in section III are related to hobbies. Let us have a look at some of them. The answers are of level Band 8.

We have been talking about hobbies and I would like to discuss with you some general questions related to hobbies.

What do you think are the most popular types of hobbies in India?

For males it is probably cricket or football. For females I think it is either shopping or travelling.

Why do you think these hobbies are so popular?

Because, I think you need balance in life. The working life is quite hard, and one needs balance to be able to go back to work the next day. These hobbies help people to relax a bit and then give their best at work. Also sports is a good way of releasing stress, so they prefer it.

What do you think are the social benefits of hobbies?

Well, it depends on what your hobby is. For instance, if you have a hobby of reading, you are usually doing it alone and there is no such social benefits but if you are doing something like playing soccer or cricket, you are interacting with lots of people and get to know how to interact with people and make friends. It helps in exchanging ideas and opinions’ and more importantly more about them from inside.

Do you think there are any dangers in spending lot of time with hobbies?

Well, if you are spending more time in your hobby rather than your work or may be family, it could turn quite upside for you. You may end up losing some important relationships.

Well, thank you.

This is the end of your speaking test.

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IELTS speaking has three sections; the first one consist of general questions related to you. Let us have a look at some possible questions that can be asked in IELTS, with a band 9 answer for each question.

Hello my name is Chris.

What is your full name?

My full name is Anmol Tanubhrt.

Can I see your id?

Yes, sure.

In the first part I would like to ask some general questions about you. Let’s talk about where you are from?

Where is your hometown?

I come from a town in north of India, called Almora. It is a small town surrounded by mountains from all the sides and is a major tourist attraction. Tourist from all across the world come to visit the natural beauty of Almora. Houses in my town are quite close to each other and so we all are kind of a big family.

Which places do or should tourist visit?

Well, there are lot of places a tourist can visit. Chitai temple which has a unique collection of brass bells of all sizes. Then there is the Bright End Corner’s Unforgettable sunset. Nanda Devi temple and kesar Devi are some of the other exciting places to visit in almora.

There are also some restaurant and areas where you can walk or cycle.

Is there anything that you don’t like about home town?

I think that the biggest problem is that sometimes it becomes really congested with lots of people who come there to visit. It is a small town and if more than a certain number of people come to live in there, the roads sometimes give a feeling of stampede.

Let us move on to the weather.

What is the weather like where you live?

Almora has a very pleasant weather. The summers are warm in the morning but are pleasant in the evenings and the winters are warm in the morning but by night it gets really cold.  The monsoon season in almora is really beautiful.

Do you prefer summer or winter?

I prefer summer because of the perfect balance between the day and night. It is neither very hot during summers and the nights are really beautiful with steady winds blowing past our ears. So, one can do a lot things in summers.

What do you like to do when it is raining?

I love rains, so during rainy season I mostly go out with my friends and have dance parties in rain. It is quite fun to dance in rain and then drink tea or eat hot pakodi, an Indian dish made usually of onion and potatoes. When the rain sets off I usually like going on long walks.

Now, l would like to ask you some questions about shopping.

Who do you like going to shopping with?

I really like going to shopping by myself. I hate going with other people because it takes ages to go around when you are with someone, because sometimes they want to go to different shops and then maybe you have to wait for them.

Do you prefer shopping malls or markets?

I definitely prefer shopping markets. If you go to traditional markets there is lot more than you can do than shopping. You will find various vendors and street sellers trying to sell things off. Even more there is so much happening in a market and you can actually go buy things and also get a good feeling along with the shopping.

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We have been talking about the famous people in your country. Let us talk about them in more general.

What kind of people become famous in your country?

In random, definitely the politicians and also some actors and actresses are very famous among random people.

What about the past? Is it the same in the past, were politicians and actors and actress famous?

Yes, definitely the past, if you are talking about the 50s and 60s. Movies were the number one communication between villagers and town.. So, people knew actors and actresses better than the politicians. Compared to now, when you have access to television and internet, where people follow politician’s personal life more than actors and actress.

What do you think about the future, will this continue?

Yes. I think definitely in the future. Because the world is becoming globalised. Random will have tendency to be exposed to more international celebrities compared to local. So, we would follow international politics, may be British or American.

Often famous people are used in advertisement. Can you give me some examples?

Yes, famous people are used in advertisement, especially sports celebrities like tiger woods promoting sports equipment or sport clothes. Other than that I think there are more models and actors/actress, who sponsor things like perfumes etc.

Is that always true, that whatever profession they are involved in that is the kind of product they tend to promote?

I don’t think that is true. Because a lot of celebrities support clothes and perfumes where it should be models that do it.

Do you think celebrities bring negative effect in our youth?

As you can see, in lifestyles and health, celebrities and models are becoming thinner. When opening magazine, young girls will be exposed to them. Although it is normal for the model to be thin, it might cause the young girl to get into anorexia or bulimia or unhealthy practices because they think being thin is a norm whereas being healthy and being normal bodied is the normal.

What about young boys?

I think, most definitely… I think young boys could be influenced materialistically, like they would want the cars and the cool gadgets that they use. It could make boys realise that materialistic things are the only way to happiness.

How can celebrities can be used to influence public opinion?

Celebrities are used like you can see PETA, the organisation for protection of endangered species. They use celebrities to get public attention. Like there is this promotion where they get celebrities to get naked to show that animals are stripped like foxes and seals for their fur and it strikes a chord because it is a celebrity.

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