Tag: Speaking

The one thing that is common in all the successful people is that they all have a routine. Most people in this world, however, fail to have a daily routine. But, even then in the anonymity of the day that they will be living there is still left a sense of routine. This time we are looking at the daily routine of the individuals and what are things that they like in their day.

Describe a time of the day that you like. You should say:

• what time of day it is?
• what you do at that time?
• who are you usually with?

and explain, why you like it?

SAMPLE ANSWER 1

There are certain days in life that are tough and then few others that are easy but no matter what the best part of the day for me are the evenings. Evening is the time when I am out of the office and usually at home or taking a walk in the park near me. When at home, I usually read novels or I am working on my blog. This is the time when I am alone in my room with a tea and either a laptop or a book in my hand. If I am not reading something most probably I am out on a walk with my friend, discussing things that don’t really matter and laughing at all the crazy things that we do. There are times that we go out and make random plans and do the crazy things.

I do love my evenings almost every day. Because they are either as calm as reading books and knowing oneself or as amazing as having fun with a good friend.

SAMPLE ANSWER 2

My day usually begins at 5 after which I do my exercise and then reading and go to office. Most of the times I am back at home by 8 but sometimes it even extends. But, I think in the entire day if there is one part which I really like about is the morning. Getting up and going out for jogging really does gives me the clarity in life to do things right in the beginning itself. Every problem that I am facing in life gets so easily solved during the jog. Post that, I freshen up and start reading newspaper followed by a novel.

Reading helps me and for that matter everyone expand their base of knowledge. One learns so much more from reading than anything in life. So, I read a newspaper and then a novel and sometimes solve some math problems. The reason I really like the morning is because they help me have a better day all throughout. Because no matter how many problems or issues that I face during the day, I know that I will find the solution the next day in the morning.

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We learn so much more from people around then we ever learn from anything. So, its easy to say that communication is the best teacher. Most often we read books and assume that we have understood a concept but often until we have experienced it, we do not understand its importance. This time we are looking at a cue card that talks about advice. Advise is something we often receive but how often do we love those advise. Let us look at a cue card that talks about an advice that you loved receiving.

Describe a piece of advise that you recently received. 

You should say :

• when this happened
• who gave you the advice
• what the advice was

and explain how you felt about the advice

NOTES

• during lunch.
• a friend of mine
• behave with others the way you want them to behave with you. everything reciprocates in life
• wished i got the advice before in life. Could have saved a few relationships

SAMPLE ANSWER

My life has been filled with advise. Some which I took, some I discarded whole heartedly. But, I think the best of the advice that I have ever got have always been at random places talking about things completely different. Most recently, at my office, we were sitting at the lunch area and were talking randomly about crushes and old loves. So, everyone was telling their stupid first love stories and I remember telling mine. How I avoided someone and the stupid innocent things we do.

Sitting across me was a friend of mine and she said, you know, one should never expect anything from any one. You should rather do with the other person what you expect from them. So, if you expect love from someone give them love. If you expect friendship from someone, you need to give that to the other person. I really loved the advice because it made me realise that we often worry about what we don’t have or what we have not got. But, it is always about giving to the other person.

The more you give the better it is.

 

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In changing times, the number of people reading books has increased tremendously. We did shifted towards ebooks for a time but now we are back to the hard cover books, the ones that make us feel at home. So, this time we are going to a cue card that brings out the bibliophile in you.

Describe a book that you recently read. 

You should say :

• what kind of book it is
• what is it about
• who do you think will enjoy it

also explain, why you liked it.

You are given one minute to prepare for the speech. In that one minute, the most important thing that you can do is take notes.

NOTES

what kind of book it is?
based on real life situations. fiction novel.
name : gaban

what is it about?
a man who leaves his house when he is suspected of gaban or robbery from office.
deals with how his wife fights back to bring him back and help him get out of wrong deals done.
also talks of the ever changing life.

who do you think will enjoy it?

anyone who wants to know how life is in real.
how to deal with negative forces in life
how to stand up for the right

why you liked it?

it described well the ever changing nature of human
the importance of human relationship  portrayed well
importance of standing one’s ground in the changing world.

SAMPLE ANSWER 1

I do love reading books of all sorts and all languages. The most recent book that I read was a classic by Premchand, Gaban. It is a fiction novel which portrays the life of a man who in the fight for pretending someone in front of his wife lands up in trouble. The man is a middle income earning person but boasts off his wealth in front of his wife. Then he deals with all the problems that come with a higher income only with the less of amount of what he has. To deal with it, he once takes money from the office to pay off a debt and lands himself into gaban which means the act of stealing official money.

Once he realises it, he leaves the city he lives and finds solace in another place. Their living, hiding from everyone he is troubled because of his fears. It was then his wife who pays off the debts and come searching for him and shows him the right path. The novel strikes a chord in the life of people because it shows how if you do right, everything gets correct accordingly. Also, it talks about the changing relationships and people. So, I think anyone who wants to understand the difference between right and wrong or how to make sure you are doing the right thing, who definitely enjoy it. Understanding life is made so much simpler by Premchand.

Gaban is truly a classic and helped me understand the importance of being who you are in life.

 

WORD MEANING

classic

judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind.

fiction

literature in the form of prose, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people.

boasts off

When you boast you are bragging about yourself and your accomplishments (or maybe those of your family), often to the boredom and annoyance of your audience.

solace

comfort or consolation in a time of great distress or sadness

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