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IELTS Speaking Sample Answer # Sleep And You

Sleep, no matter how much we want to work, is important. It is that one thing that we cannot live without and deprivation of it can cause so many issues in body. Let us today, have a look at some of the questions related to sleep that might be asked in Part I of Speaking section.

Do you suffer from nightmares? Can you remember any specific nightmare?

I don’t remember having any nightmares, but I do remember there are times when I just wake up in the middle of night, having remembered nothing. But, there was friend of mine, who used to get scary nightmares. One of them she told me was in which she was eating frogs and choking on it. It was so scary that we had to plan a vacation to get off that from our minds.

Do you believe that it’s possible to interpret dreams? Have you ever tried to interpret your own dreams?

I think yes, psychologist can surely interpret dreams only if they know the person. Because, then it becomes lot more easier to figure out what the person is fighting and make more sense out of some random pictures. I remember reading a book in which the psychologist used the dreams of his patient to figure out the unconscious mind of the patient. Yes, I remember when I was doing my graduation, dreams made me wonder a lot and whenever I used to have a dream, I would google it down.

Have you ever walked in your sleep? Do you know anyone who does?

I don’t remember ever walking in sleep, yet my friend told me about this guy from her college who used to walk in sleep and run across a certain tree until he get exhausted. Later it was found out that he had some psychological issue because of a dark past. With the help of psychologist he was able to fight things back.

How many of hours sleep do you generally need per night?

Most of the times, I need a minimum of 6 hours of sleep, but on a tiring day, usually when I am back from a trip, I tend to sleep around 8-10 hours.

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What time do you usually go to bed?

Most of the time I go to bed by 11 in the night and wake up by 5 in the morning.

Do you manage to sleep as much as you need? If not, why not?

Yes, I do sleep as much as is required by my body because I have been told that there is no point of having lot of money if you don’t have the body to spend it. So, we should take care of it. However, there was a time when I did not got much sleep. It was when I was starting my company, the initial days, there was so much that had to be done. And, even before starting it up, I had to earn more money to be able to save off for it. Those were the years when I did not got much sleep.

Have you ever suffered from insomnia?

Insomnia, not exactly, but yes there were times when I used to have very small sleeping hours. So, I would just fall asleep and then wake up and then again fall asleep. I soon realized that my body needs care.

Are you a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper?

I am definitely a heavy sleeper who has to go for light sleeping. I love to sleep and in my initial years of life I used to sleep a lot, but with later years coming in, I became more responsible and started sleeping only that was required by body.

What keeps you awake at night? 

There are few things that can keep me awake, one is writing, the other is coding. It is when I am doing these two things that I almost forget what the time is. I remember, one day, checking the clock after coding for some time, only to realize that it is now almost 2 in the night and I have been coding since past 5 hours. It is so amazing a feeling that I almost forget that sleep is also very important.

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IELTS Speaking Sample Answer # Secret

Secret, are the words or things that people keep to themselves. They tend to hide from everyone to ensure that it does not harm themselves or others. We all have so many secrets, the secrets that no one knows or may be only  the selective people of our lives are aware of. Let us today, have a look at some of the questions related to secrets.

Do you like knowing and finding out secrets? Why?

No, I am not so very interested in finding out the secrets of other people lives. I believe that if a person thinks they can share there secrets with me, it is great, but forcing someone to share their lives with me, is not something I look very much forward to.

Are you good at keeping secrets? Why or why not?

Yes, I think I pretty good at keeping secrets. Mostly, because once I have heard a secret I tend to forget it as soon as possible. Because, if the secret keeps bothering me it is more likely that I will spill the beans, either to someone or in my diary making it susceptible. So, I hear the secrets and tend to remember them  only when the person talks about them again.

Should governments keep secrets from their people? Why or why not?

In my opinion, if it is for the larger good, than there should not be any problem in keeping secrets. So, for example, if the government finds out that a country is trying to attack us or may be cause harm in other way, warning is good, but telling the citizens entirely of the situation, can cause trouble  because they may start fearing.

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What kinds of secrets do you think your government has?

Governments, I think have more secrets related to the weapons that the other countries have, or the plans that they are working out for a solution or to fight or create relations with other countries. A government knows more about the world affairs, the insiders, the reasons for the things happening around the globe.

What is something that lots of people dislike but you secretly love?

Fighting is one thing most people don’t like, but I tend to love it. I love it when two people argue over things, because I believe that it is always good to argue and fight out the solution, rather than just adjusting and bottling things up.

Should husbands and wives keep secrets from each other?

I believe yes. No matter we decide to share our livelihoods with each other, at the end of the day, we all are individuals with so much that we owe to oneself. Surely there are things that we should share with our partners but then there are so many things that we should keep to ourselves. For example, the details of the previous relations might not go out well with our partners and effect the present relation.

Should parents keep secrets from their children? If yes, what kind of secrets?

There is no harm in keeping secrets from children. Most of the parents do keep secrets from their children related to the problems they are facing. Like, a parent might have to face difficulty in giving their child education, sharing these issues might bring out pressure in the lives of children. Or, the family troubles. We all have family troubles and bringing our children into it, can create rift among children, almost snatching their childhood.

 

Do you know any secrets about celebrities?

I have never met any celebrity, so I don’t have so much of knowledge on that. But, I do know the little here and there from the newspapers that I read. Like, Alia Bhatt once said she is scared of flights and darkness and then there is Anurag Basu and Kalki who told that they were abused as children.

What kinds of secrets are dangerous?

There are so many of secrets that could turn out to be really dangerous. Like the documents of a country. If an army official or other  government employee chooses to disclose them to some other country, there are more chances of economy going down or may be some sort of war. Also, secrets involving more than one person could be dangerous. Because, it not only affects one life but rather so many.

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IELTS Listening # Young Business Leaders

YOUNG BUSINESS LEADERS

The audio has been taken from BBC 6 minutes English. It talks about young business leaders.

You can download the audio from the given link –

AUDIO

Answer the following questions in NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS

  1. How young were the founders of Facebook and Microsoft when they first set up their companies?
  2. What kind of a company is Microsoft?
  3. What is the person who run a business called?
  4. Which phrase refers to being part of a team?
  5. What does the phrase, bring something to the table means?
  6. The speaker uses a word for a well-developed mind. What is it?
  7. Which word means good judgement?
  8. The speaker uses a phrase to mean that something, in the end, was successful. What is it?
  9. In which year did Mark Zuckerberg launch Facebook?

ANSWERS

  1. university students
  2. computer software company
  3. Executives
  4. on board
  5. provide something useful
  6. keen mind
  7. Acumen
  8. paid off
  9. 2004

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IELTS Essay # Child Labour

You should spend 40 minutes on this task.
Child Labour is a major concern all over the world.
What are the causes of it?
How can the problem be solved?
Write at least 250 words.

SAMPLE ANSWER

Child labor is an international concern as it damages, destroys and spoils the present and the future of the child and the country. A child is the hope of a nation and yet when millions of them are deprived of a carefree childhood, it directly impacts the growth of the country. Although child labor is common in most of the parts of the world, it finds its crunches more in developing and underdeveloped sections.

There are several reasons for forcing a child to work. Firstly, it increases family income. A family which is finding it difficult to make its need meet is more likely to send their child to work than to school. Secondly, child labor is more likely to work at lower wages, which is exactly more factories are likely to hire them. Even more, a child is less likely to indulge in dishonesty and is less liable to misbehave or be violent, which is what makes them perfect for domestic aid.

Child Abuse

Although it might seem that the issue of child labor can never be solved, there are several ways in which we can surely fight the issue. Firstly, the government needs to make sure that the laws made strictly adhere. Even more, the general public should be made aware of the severe consequences of child labor. Secondly, an increase in employment opportunity for adults would help in overcoming the issue of poverty which is more likely to reduce the number of children being forced into labor work.

Overall, it is not only the responsibility of government to ensure that the number of child labors is reduced. But every educated person of a country to ensure that the children of the country get a bright future, a future that every child deserves to have. (301 Words)

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