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BEST IELTS Speaking Interview, 8th October
IELTS SPEAKING INTERVIEW
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PART – 1 INTRO
What is your full name?
My name is Rashiki Arora.
How may I address you?
You may address me as Rashiki.
May I see your identification?
Sure, here you go.
Do you live in a house or an apartment?
Right now I just moved into a brand new apartment on the outskirts of the city to save some money so I can afford the fee for this test. It’s a cozy studio and I share it with a family of 5 so it ends up being a bit too cramped for my liking. It’s only temporary and I expect I’ll move out as soon as I win the lottery or get hitched with someone rich. I don’t really fancy living in a big house but this living situation is also far from perfect.
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What kind of home would you like to have in the future?
I’m not that bothered about the type of home I’ll have in the future as long as it’s stuffed full of the things I like. It would be great to have a robot on hand to help with the cleaning up and lots of windows with decent views. The location is key too. Somewhere central would be ideal for me because I don’t like lazing around the house. I like having lots of things to get up to at night.
What do you like most about where you live?
Where I’m living at the moment I really appreciate the convenience. There’s a supermarket just below my apartment that I can pop into quickly if I run out of something. It’s also a fairly quiet area – lots of families and older people live around there so I don’t have to deal with loud music or difficult neighbours. The other thing that suits me is the gorgeous views. From my balcony I look out over a river, nearby villas, a working-class neighbourhood, and some high-rises in the distance.
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PART – 2 CUE CARD
Describe a difficult decision that you made
You should say:
– what decision it was
– what difficulties you faced
– how you made the decision
and explain why it was a difficult decision
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SAMPLE ANSWER
Undeniably, taking decisions is an integral part of everybody’s routine life. Right from minor to major, there are plenty of decisions we take during our lifetime. Here, I would like to highlight a decision that didn’t come easy to me, but I still had to take it. And, it was regarding the study stream to choose after finishing my 10th standard.
I vividly remember that time and how confused I was as my parents had given me complete freedom to choose whatever stream I wanted. While they were still promoting the benefits of taking a non-medical stream, my inclination was more towards commerce. This, in turn, added more to my confusion. My parents had their own justification as they were cognizant of the types of prospects and opportunities I could get by taking the non-medical stream. However, rather than opposing their suggestion out rightly, I decided to do my own research before I could zero down upon one stream.
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I read a lot of blogs on Google where students had shared similar experiences. I also read articles that guided me on how to choose a stream, what factors to consider, and their consequences. After reading a few articles, I realized I was still in no position to get to a conclusion. To get more clarity, I approached one of my school teachers. She taught me for more than 10 years; thus, she was aware of my capabilities, weaknesses and strengths. After a brief conversation, she recommended commerce as I could do much better in it.
Also, the fact that a few of my friends are already settled in Canada after taking the commerce stream pumped me further. So, even if I decided to move to Canada, I could easily do it. I told my parents’ recommendation to my teacher. So, to help me out, she convinced my parents. After this, they let me join commerce. At last, even they realized that performing well in academics without much interest is not a possibility. Finally, I decided to go with commerce. However, it took a lot of time and effort for me to decide upon it.
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PART – 3 FOLLOW UPS
Why do some people find it hard to make decisions?
Answer: Why do some find it really troublesome to make decisions? Well, they are probably of “libra’ zodiac sign! Well, putting that little joke aside, I really wish that the answer to this question was a simple one, but unfortunately, it isn’t.
However, I would like to attribute such “indecision” mostly to the “fear” of what kind of outcomes we would come up with after the decision was made and implemented, simply because we humans, in general, are fearful of the “unknown” even at a time when the “odds’ are very much in favour of some positive results. Making decisions for some people becomes hard also probably because they are just not good enough in gathering all the necessary data and information to make an “informed” decision.
2. How important is it to get advice from other people when making decisions?
Answer: It is very important, in my opinion, to receive advice from other people always, when making decisions, primarily because it would help one become familiar with an array of ideas and possibilities with regards to the kinds of outcomes he/she would need to expect. Besides, when we are opened to receiving advice from others, the chances are that we would be able to learn about the outcomes when somebody took the same kind of decisions in the past. Finally, we should be opened to receive advice from others, when making decisions, even if they don’t serve our purposes in the present since there is always a chance that they would benefit us in the future.
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3. Why is it sometimes difficult to accept advice?
Answer: It is difficult to accept advice sometimes for some people mainly because of an inherent human characteristic called “ego”. It is because of this “ego”, we sometimes fail to see the “truth” just as we fail to accept advice. In other words, we feel that we know “better” than others and that accepting advice from other people will “belittle” us in front of them. Of course, it also has something to do with the “reliability and trustworthiness” of the persons who are offering advice.
Whether a piece of advice will be accepted or not depend largely also on the “location” where the advice is being offered. For example, if we want to advise a person on not do something while he is terribly busy with his works at his office, the chances are that he won’t pay any attention to that advice.
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4. What are some of the most important decisions young people have to make?
Answer: Young people are not “exempted” from making important decisions just because they are called “young”. In fact, they also have to make some important decisions in their lives such what kind of career path to choose; what kinds of subjects to study at universities, or when to get married and start a family. Finally, what kind of “financial” habit and “health” habit to practice is also a very important decision, along with the decisions above I just mentioned, for young people to make if they want to live happy and healthy for the rest of their lives.
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