IELTS Speaking Part 1: FILM

           FILM

1.Do you like to watch films?

2.Do you prefer foreign films or Chinese films?

3.How often do you go to a cinema or watch a movie?

4.Do Chinese people like to go to a cinema to watch a film?

5.What kinds of movies do you like best?

6.What was the first film that you watched?

I'm really into watching films because some films are very entertaining and provoking. I sometimes go to cinema with my friends and family to enjoy our leisure time in the weekends.

Well, if I were to choose between the two, I will probably go with the foreign films, especially the Hollywood films because most of them are well-acted, with lots of charismatic celebrities and always are enormous box-office hit; whereas you know, the Chinese films are almost low-budget, so they are not as attractive as their American counterparts.

I go to cinema to watch movies from time to time. Normally if I'm not busy with my work, I'll check out the movies to see whether there are any movies that attract me; but if I have lots

of things on my hands, I'll probably focus on my work.

It's kind of hard to say but people that I know around me tend to like watching movies in the cinema, but maybe for others, they just prefer stay at home and watch TV programmes.

As for me, I like the drama films the best because sometimes they just tell simple but warm and heartfelt stories with provoking endings, which would touch on my deepest emotions.

The first film that I watched was the The Lion King many years ago in the cinema with my parents. What I can remember now is the terrific animation and the amazing soundtrack. I particularly liked

the song Can You Feel the Love Tonight that I knew it was produced by Elton	John	later. And I'd
learned lessons from this movies. It was about living up to our responsibilities,	no	matter how
hard it is.

IELTS Speaking Part 1: HOLIDAYS

HOLIDAYS

1.What public holidays do you have in your country?

2.Do people in your country celebrate Christmas?

3.Do you like public holidays?

4.Which public holidays do you like the most?

5.What did you do during the last public holiday?

6.What do other people in your country usually do on public holidays?

7.What would you like to do during then next public holiday?

8.Do you think public holidays are important?

9.Do you think there should be more public holidays in your country?

We celebrate a lot of public festivals in my country. I am sure you know about the Spring Festival which is the most important one. In addition, we get together with our family for the Mid- Autumn Day and the National Day.

Yes, there are so many people in my country, it's really hard to say, probablymost people tend to go

shopping with families or friends to take advantage of the salesthe shops are offering,butpersonally speaking, I am afraid we don't celebrate Christmas like the way in Western countries.

Yes, I am fond of holidays. The main factor is that on these days, I don't have to work and have plenty of time travelling around to unwind myself and also I will have more consecutive time with my family.

I believe my favourite public holiday would be the National Day because I will have at least seven days to go travelling and also it's the best time to go around, the weather is neither too cold nor too hot, and the foliage of trees have turned yellow or red, which will give you picturesque views.

It's kind of hard to say but people that I know around me tend to go shopping with families or friends to take advantage of the sales the shops are offering, but maybe for others, they probably stay at home for resting.

I believe the public holidays are rather important and there should be more of them in my country. The main factor is that people really need unwind themselves without any distractions after tiring work and also public holidays can dramatically boost consumption as the goods will be sold at a discount during these days.

IELTS Speaking Part 1: MUSEUM

1.Are there many (or, any) museums in your hometown?

2.Do you think museums are useful for visitors to your hometown/country?

3.Do you often visit a museum?

4.Did you go to any museums when you were a child?

5.When was the last time you visited a museum?

6.Do you think museums are important?

7.Do you think it's suitable for museums to sell things to visitors?

Not so many, actually there is only one museum in my small county about the local history. It allows the local residents to know better about their traditions and historical celebrities.

I go to the museum a lot, when I come to the new place, I'll find some local museums that have interesting features. The museum I visited last time was the Guanfu Museum located in the rural area of Beijing. It is a private-owned museum featuring Chinese antiques like porcelain, furnitures, jade and some paintings.

Museums are really important in protecting, preserving, propagating and researching numerous human treasure. Once the antiques are in the museums, they are permanently out of circulation, which means they can be seen by public.

Yes, the reason is that generally, most museums are nonprofit organisations, and these goods are their large portion of income, except the tickets, and also partly because these items are closely related to the theme of the museums, which cannot be bought in most other bookstores or shops.

IELTS Speaking Part 1: TELEVISION

1.How much TV do you (usually) watch?

2.What's your favourite TV programme?

3.Did you watch much TV when you were a child?(How much?)

4.What(types of) programmes did you watch when you were a child?

5.Do you think television has changed in the past few decades?

6.(Possibly) Do you think television has changed since you were a child?

7.Has television changed your life in any way?

Seldom. I only turn on the TV to watch the football match on weekends. That is once a week. I am a big fan of football so I watch a lot of football matches. It's exciting and entertaining to see how players push their limits to win the games. Besides I enjoy watching movies, especially when I connect my computer to the TV screen and watch the High Definition movies on bed, it is really enjoyable at night. Lately I have tried to watch the BBC programmes, because it is all in English and it can improve my listening for my IELTS exams.

Oh, yes, I was a really a couch potato when I was a little boy. When on weekends, my parents went out to do other things, I was left alone at home with TV all day long. Therefore, I was deeply obsessed with various TV programmes, even including the adverts. I can still remembered the favourite cartoons like Transformer, Tom and Jerry, Dragon Ball, etc, which all went along through my childhood.

Yes, as the techniques have advanced in these years, the TV has also developed a lot. They have become thinner and clearer to be exact. I remembered that old TV screen was made with plasma panel, making the whole TV heavy and big. Then the LCD technology and the LED display come out lately, making the TV thinner and lighter while we can enjoy brighter and clearer programmes.

I believe that watching TV has benefited me in some way, as well as bringing me some detrimental consequences. Watching TV programmes had enabled me to broaden my vision as I was born and raised in a small county and there were many places and things I had no opportunities to experience. But the TV had helped me to see them. But spending too much time in front of TV also made me addicted to it and did harm to my eyes unfortunately. So I had to wear glasses since middle school

IELTS Speaking Part 1: Punctual

1. Do you Think it's Important to be on time?

Yeah, I think it definitely is, because it's basic manners to be on time for things. You know, I think you'd agree it's pretty rude to keep people waiting, and so it kind of leaves a bad impression on people.

2. How do you Feel When others are Late?

Well I guess it kind of depends, because I mean, if there's a good reason for being late, you know, like getting stuck in traffic, then I will not really mind that much. But you know, if the person does not really have any excuse and it's simply because they could not be bothered to arrive on time, then I suppose I might feel a bit annoyed.

3. Are you, Yourself, Late very Often?

If yes:

Yeah, I am. And I know it's a bad habit, but for some reason, no matter how hard I try, I always seem to end up being late for things !

If no:

No, I would not say I am. You know, most of the time I'm pretty good with being on time for things, because I always make a quite big effort not to be late.


3. How do you Feel When you are Late?

I feel pretty bad, especially if I've kept the other person waiting for a long time.

So if I know I’m gonna be late, I will always try to let the person know in advance, you know, like send them a text message or something, so at least they know when to expect me.

4. How do you Think you could be on time Improve and More Often?

I guess the best thing to do would be to always allow lots of time to get anywhere. So for example, if it normally takes me, say, half an hour to get to the city centre, then I should probably leave home about an hour before I need to get there.


6. Do you Wear a Watch?

If yes:

Yeah I do - you can see it right here !

If no:

No I do not, because I do not think it's really necessary to wear a watch anymore. You know, if I wanna know the time, I'll just look on my mobile !

7. When does time SEEM to move fast, and When does it SEEM to move Slowly?

Well, I think most people would agree that time moves fast when you're having fun. And a prime example would be when playing computer games, cos I mean, whenever I play online with my friends, it always seems that only an hour or two has passed, but in actual fact, it's probably been four or five hours !

And time normally goes slowly when you're bored or simply just not enjoying yourself. For example, I remember at school, some of my classes felt like they would never end, when in fact they were just, like, 45 minutes long !

8. If you could go back in time, What Would you do Differently?

That's a good question. What would I do differently? Um .........., ok well first of all, if I could go back in time,

I would definitely spend more time practicing the piano, because you know, I never really practiced that much when I was younger, and I kind of regret it now, because I'd love to be able to play the piano well