IELTS Speaking Part 1: HOMETOWN

HOMETOWN

1.What's (the name of) your hometown (again)?

2.Is that a big city or a small town?

3.Please describe your hometown a little.

4.How long have you been living there?

5.Do you like your hometown?

6.Do you like living there?

7.What do you like (most) about your hometown?

8.Is there anything you dislike about it?

9.Do you think you will continue living there for a long time?

Well, my hometown is the city of Huangshan, which is a small and quiet place. It is surrounded by the mountains so that it is a pretty nice place to live. The weather there is quite pleasant all year round, even in winter the temperatures are quite mild.

Although Huangshan is developing a lot recently, and expanding every year, it is still a traditional town as the new architectures are built in the old-fashioned way. I think that as the tourist city, it should preserve its own characteristic to attract the tourists. In addition, the food there is excellent. You can digest a lot of local snacks that can not be tasted elsewhere. In sum, I believe my hometown is definitely worth a visit.

I was born and raised there. I only moved out when I went to university in 2002. So I had lived

there for about 19 years.

Well, my hometown earns a high reputation for its Huangshan Mountain which attracts floods of tourists every year around the globe. It is renowned for its graceful pines, unusual rocks, cloud sea and hot springs. I have been there for two times. I was really attracted by its magnificent natural scenery.

IELTS Speaking Part 1: Study/ Work

STUDY/WORK

Do you work or are you a student?
Is that a popular subject in your country?
What are the most popular subjects in China?
Why did you choose that university?

What are your favourite classes/ courses/ subjects at university?

I'm currently a first year student at Ningbo university. My mayor is education which I believe is a very meaningful subject. In the future I hope to give back to society by being a responsible high school teacher.

Actually I believe it is quite popular, but only for girls. Since the job most people will apply for after studying education is teaching - girls in China tend to favor this career cuz it's stable.

In my opinion business is probably the first choice for most people. Nearly everyone wants to be rich so they think that majoring in business would help them achieve this goal. I guess the second most prevalent subject would be computing. You know many students like to play computer games so there is no doubt that people are into that subject.

To be honest the main reason is because my score for the college entrance exam was not high enough to go to a better uni. Another factor I should mention is because Ningbo is my hometown and the uni is it's quite close to now home - my parents might miss me if they don't see me for a long period of time.

Children psychology is my all time favorite subject. As I have mentioned before, I would like to be a teacher and this subject teaches us how children think. It's not only meaningful but also very interesting. I want to be a mother one day so I think its important to know why children do certain things or what not to say to children.

IELTS Speaking Part 1: NAME

NAME

1.Who gave you your name?

2.Does your name have any particular (or, special) meaning?

3.Do you like your name?

4.In your country, do people feel that their name is very important?

5.Would you like to change your name?

6.Is it easy to change your name in your country?

7.Who usually names babies in your country?

8.Do you have any special traditions about naming children?

9.What names are most common in your hometown?

My parents gave me my name, my father to be exact. Zhi means knowledge, and Lei means accumulation. So I guess my parents wanted to tell me that being knowledgeable depends on accumulation. You see, they put a lot of pressure on my shoulders with this name.

I quite like my name, and I won't change it for the world, because it is unique. I don't think that anyone else in China has the same name. It's part of my identity, and it is meaningful to me.

People in my country pay great attention to their names because they believe that suitable names will bring them good fortune. Sometimes they even change their names for their business and family purpose.

In China, I believe that fathers are in the position of naming their children. Sometimes they will look through some Chinese classical literatures to seek the meaningful words for their children.

Oh, there are some nick names that are very popular in China. For example, Lili means that their parents hope their daughters would be beautiful; and Kuan kuan, indicates that their sons would be magnanimous when they are grown up

IELTS Writing Task 2: Today‘s children are living under more pressure from the society than children in the past. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Today‘s children are living under more pressure from the society than children in the past. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

            Despite  a  continuing  improvement  in  standard  of  living,  many  people  believe  that young people suffer more stress than older generations. I definitely agree with the statement  and  shall  put  forth  my  arguments  to  support  my  views  in  the  following paragraphs.

            Firstly, teenagers are exposed to more products than earlier generations as they are living in a modern consumerist society.  Through  films  and  the  media  they  see celebrities  with  expensive  jewelry,  clothes  and  cars.  Moreover, youth oriented advertising gives them an awareness of the latest technology such as digital music formats and mobile phones.  As a result, teenagers are under pressured to acquire these items. Such stresses were not so strong during earlier times.

            Secondly, pressures at school are stronger than before. Competition is very tough. Today‘s children have to compete with children from all over the globe. Teenagers must succeed in their studies so that they can compete for the best jobs. Parental pressure, examinations and homework are all reported as causing increased levels of strain. Such stress was not that severe in earlier times.

             Finally, today‘s children are faced with a new type of stress. They are faced with a choice of two cultures. One culture, the global culture, is the one they want to adopt and the other is the traditional culture which they are forced to adopt by their parents. They are in a dilemma and this causes stress that has never been experienced by the earlier generations.

             To sum up, consumerism and academic pressures are powerful causes of stress on today‘s teenagers.  To  add  to  it  there  is  the  pressure  of  sticking  to  the  traditional culture. So, definitely today‘s children are under greater pressure than that faced by earlier generations.

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