IELTS Speaking Part 1: HANDWRITING

HANDWRITING

1.Do you often write things?

2.Do you write everyday?

3.What do you usually write?

4.Do you like writing to people?

5.How often do you send e-mails?

6.What are your main reasons for using e-mails?

7.Do you like to send e-mails?

8.Do you usually write by hand or write using a computer?

9.Nowadays, how do most people write things?

10.Do you think computers might one day replace handwriting?

11.When do children begin to write in your country?

12.How did you learn to write?

13.Do you think handwriting is very important (nowadays)?

14.How can children today improve (or, practice) their handwriting?

15.What impression does a person's handwriting have on other people?

Yes, I almost write documentaries for my clients as part of my job on a daily basis. There are many things I have to write, for example, I usually write end user training for my clients to teach them how to use the system, or I write the development guide for my technical staffs to tell them how to code.

Yes, I'm really into communicating with my clients in emails. I send emails to them almost on a daily basis in my office, discussing business, guiding them how to use the system and solving the problems. I feel like sending emails because I can trace the communication by mail list, which is much more useful than telephone.

If I were to choose between the two, I'll probably go with writing things with a computer. I believe that in the age of fast living and a culture of convenience, writing things with computers can bring people convenience and efficiency. Whereas, hand writing is really time consuming and hard to share.

Well, there are so many people in my country, it's really hard to say, probably most people write something with computers, for example, people like to write blogs to share their feelings with friends on the internet, but personally speaking, I don't think that writing without pens can be called writing.

In China, children usually learn to write in elementary school. They firstly learn the basic elements of the Chinese characters, then the simple characters, and finally the complicated ones. They will have to do a lot of writing practises to remember them. The more they practise, the better they write.

Yes, I feel that handwriting can allow people to get more opportunities because if you have a decent handwriting, people will admire you and you are considered to be both well- educated and literate.

IELTS Speaking part 1: HISTORY

      HISTORY

1.Do you like (to learn about) history?

2.What historical event do you find most interesting?

3.Do you think history is important?

4.Do you like to watch programmes on TV about history?

5.Do you think you can really learn history from films and TV programmes?

6.Do you think the internet is a good place to learn about history?

7.Can you name a person from history who you would like to learn more about?

8.Why would you like to learn more about him/her?

Yes, I am a big fan of reading historical stories. When I was a little boy, I always took some historical books from my father's bookshelf and read the historical events. I feel that history not only can cultivate my mental development, but also give me a better picture of human society.

Personally I am fond of the Battle of Red Cliffs happened in the early period of Three Kingdoms, which was a decisive battle at the end of the Han Dynasty. It was also the typical battle in Chinese history renowned for the fewer and weaker defeating the more and stronger.

Yes, the main factor is that like our native language, history forms a cultural identity and keeps a unique record of country, and also we can learn the experiences from history to correct our current actions.

Yes, I enjoy watching some documentaries about history on TV because I can see a lot of video materials that can not bee seen in the textbooks. I always watch them at home during my time off with my son to learn something about history.

I don't feel that watching the current TV series can make you be aware of the history, you know, TV programmes are more engaging than books, however the true historical events in most of the TV series have been distorted by the producers to cater for the audience. It's really shame as the young people will misunderstand the history by these irresponsible productions.

Yes. History is full of debates so you can find both of the two sides of opinion online which will help you be aware of the true facts and think critically. I always google some engaging historical materials about the Song Dynasty, for example, to know about the truth.

The people I'd like to learn about is Wu Chengen, the author of A Journey to the West. He combined the folk tales and his own imagination to write the great fairy story in the 16th century. I want to know about his personality as much as possible and I believe that his imagination is what is lack of nowadays.

IELTS Speaking Part 1: HELP

1.Do you like to help others

2.When was your last time you helped others?

3.Did your parents teach you the importance of helping others?

4.Have you ever refused to help others?

5.Would you like to keep helping others in future?

Frankly, I am very happy to help others, especially my neighbours, , getting alone well with neighbour is also very important to lead a happy life.

Well, let me tell you about a time when I helped someone not familiar. One day in the morning, I met a neighbour in the shop who was an old lady and also lived in the same building as me. She just bought a bag of rice and was ready to take the heavy bag home. I saw the bag was quite heavy and she was trying to life it up. I walked straightly to her, and told her that I could help her take the bag home. She was very thankful and agreed to accept my kindness. I could feel that she really hope someone could stand out and do her a favour at that moment.

When I was young, my parents and teachers taught me a lot about helping others. It is the core virtue in my culture, the solidarity of community is the thing that keeps members off society connected so we are always willing to help each other

Yeah, sometimes when I am in hurry or in business I have to say apology to refuse other's ask for help

IELTS Speaking Part 1: Photography

PHOTOGRAPHY

1.Do you like to take photographs? (Why?)

2.Do you prefer to take photos yourself or to have other people take photos? (Why?)

3.How long have you liked taking photographs?

4.How (Why) did you become interested in photography?

5.How often do you take photographs?

6.In what situations do you take photographs?

7.What kind of photos do you like to take?

8.Do you prefer to take pictures of people or of scenery?

9.Who do you take photos of?

10.How do you keep your photos?

11.Do you keep your photographs on your computer?

12.Are there any photos on the walls of your home?

13.Do you frame (of have you framed) any of your photos? (If yes, which?&why?)

14.Do you prefer to send postcards to people or to send photos that you took yourself?

Yes, I am a big fan of photography in my spare time. I always travel around to the stunning natural scenery with my camera. I have been in the habit of it for almost 8 years. The main factor is that I can

capture the precious moment in my life, such as the graduation ceremony, or the sweet moment with my girlfriend, and also I believe the photography will cultivate my mental development.

If I were to choose between the two, I'll probably go with taking photos of others because I feel that different people have different characteristic, so the photos will be distinguishing. Whereas, I barely take a selfie because it will make me embarrassed.

Normally, I'll probably go with the scenery to take photos because I really enjoy the marvellous natural scenery such as the seashore, sunset and twilight, but if I take my son travelling around, I'll take photos of him to capture his happiness.

I store my photos both in my computer disk and Internet for backup. And besides I have a photography website running for 4 years, keeping all my premium photos there.

Yes, I used to print some photos of my kid to hang them in his room, which can help us memorise the warm moment we had together.

Well, if I were to choose between the two, I'll probably go with my own photos because they are unique and seeing a lot of comments from friends is really a pleasant thing. Whereas postcards are not as meaningful as photos taken by myself.

IELTS Speaking Part 1: Snack

SNACKS

1. Do you like snacks?

- No, not really. I generally prefer to eat at meal times rather than graze between meals.

- Yes, I do. Around mid morning I usually have some fruit and then about 3pm I have some biscuits or something like that.

2. What kinds of snacks are popular in your country?
- Well, I guess that most people eat junk food like crisps, chocolate and biscuits for their snacks.

- I suppose official workers mainly eat junk food like biscuits but other people sometimes eat fruit or something healthier.

3. Do you think eating snacks is good for your health?
-I think that if you’re hungry, it’s perfectly fine to have some fruit but if people eat junk food between meals, then it’s really unhealthy.

-I think all kind of snacking between main meals is bad for your health. If people avoided snacking, they would be much healthier and less over weight.