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BEST IELTS Speaking Interview, 17th November
IELTS SPEAKING FULL INTERVIEW
IELTS SPEAKING FULL INTERVIEW
PART – 1 INTRO PART
What is your full name?
My name is Anu Garg.
Can I see your ID?
Yes, Sir. With pleasure, this is my passport.
Where are you from?
I’m from India, presently living in Vancouver.
Do you work or study?
I am doing masters in professional accounting at Deakin University.
Let’s talk about music, what sort of music do you usually enjoy listening to?
Music is a medication to soul. My day starts with music and ends with it. It soothes, calms, comforts and uplifts the soul. It’s a university healer. I listen to soft rock, Sufi music, old songs and old country classics.
Has the kind of music you like changed over the years?
Yes, the kind of music I used to listen to has changed but all sorts of music genres (= category, class) are available nowadays on the internet. These days music is too loud, very techno types. I personally feel music should calm you, give you joy and bring peace to your soul.
Do you prefer listening to live music or recorded music?
I prefer the recorded music as there’s no disturbance and you can enjoy it at your convenience. In the short, every bit of music detailing is taken care which results into a worthwhile listening experience. In live music, more than music, you enjoy beholding (= seeing) the singer because of somr reasons, either you like him or follow him for Ll good reasons in life.
Do you think listening to music helps you study?
We’ve grown listening to lullabies (= cradle song) and nursery rhymes. When a child cries, a piece of good music is a natural pacifier and he may immediately stop crying so music is a healer. Music can enliven and enrich the lives of children and the people who care for them. Music does help to concentrate studies. Whenever I get bored from the extensive reading, I listen to music just to unwind myself before I get back to my studies.
PART – 2 CUE CARD
Talk about a memorable journey that you made by car.
You should say
– Where you went
– What you did at the place
– Who you went there with
– Why did you decide to embark this journey by car?
SAMPLE ANSWER
Today I would to like to talk about a very long car journey to Laddakh that I embarked with a group of nine friends a few years ago. Laddakh lies in the eastern part of Kashmir, toward China, and unlike stranger, its beauty lies in its dryness, instead of greenery. The temperatures in Laddakh remain too low for most part of the year, for any vegetation to really thrive. In fact, the car route to reach this hill station only up for four months each year. Since a regular sedan is simply not fit to brave the treacherous road of this region, we decided to drive there in two mountain-worthy SUVs.
The goal of our road trip was to enjoy the beauty of nature, and to appreciate the sheer grandeur of the Himalayas in all their glory, while braving the elements. To cut a long story short, we had planned to rough it out, camping style. We’d researched a lot before embarking on our road trip, and decided to go by car, because everyone we’d consulted told us that if we went to Leh by plane, and then drove around, our bodies would not have enough time to slowly get acclimatised. This could lead to sickness, fatigue, and exhaustion – all three of which we wanted to avoid.
The sorted, we packed our sleeping bags, collapsible tents, torches, lots of warm clothes, mosquito repellents and some dry snacks. We started out from Ahmedabad, where all of us live, and drove the Delhi, first. This stretch was quite uninspiring, to say the least, thanks to the traffic, horns, and the july heat. After a night halt at a hotel in Delhi, we carried on early next morning to Manali.
This drive, too, was very long and tiring, but unlike the drive to Delhi, it was very beautiful, and the sights had us all staring out our windows with bated breaths. All this while, we took turns at the wheel, so that we’d maintain both, speed and safety. After spending one night in a hotel in Manali, we got back on the road and drove all the way to Sarchu.
With each passing hour on your journey to Sarchu, the temperature kept dipping. While Manali was cold, everything beyond kept getting exponentially freezing. When we stepped out of our any insects! The temperature was below 0 degrees centigrade, and we could feel the wind chill touch our bones. Somehow, we managed to pitch our tent and sleep, before once again hitting the road.
This time we drove for a few more hours and reached our destination, Leh! From there we went to many different places within the Laddakh region, pitched our tents, sat around bonfires, cooked our own meals, and let the beauty of Kashmir sink in. When it was time to drive back to Ahmedabad, none of us were ready to leave.
PART – 3 FOLLOW UPS
Why do people like to have private cars?
People like to have private cars because they give them the liberty to travel anywhere they like, at any time they went. Private cars offer privacy, because people usually only travel with friends and family members in private cars. They also allow us to travel comfortably, at our own speed and temperature settings, while listening to music of our choice, at any decibel we went to. Further, they allow people to carry large amounts of luggage that public transport often doesn’t allow.
What are the differences between bicycles and private cars?
Bicycles are powered by mechanical energy that the rider generated by paddling, in order to make the bicycles move forward. Private cars run on motorised engines that are powered by heat energy which is generated through the combustion of fuel. Because of this, cars move faster.
Further, bicycles require the rider to maintain this balance, in order to avoid falling. Cars have four wheels, so they manage to remain balanced without any effort from the driver. Cars offer more privacy because they are enclosed, and can have other feature such as music systems, air conditioning, and comfortable seats.
It is a good thing that everyone has their own cars?
It is good that everyone has their own cars, because this allows everyone greater freedom of movement, and faster transport. However, there are some disadvantages to everyone owning cars. If the numbers of cars starts equaling the population of a place or exceeding it, then the roads can become too congested, pollution levels can rise phenomenally, and the frequency of accidents may increase, too.
