IELTS SPEAKING TOPIC: Perfect Holiday or Vacation

What would be your perfect holiday or vacation be like?
• Where would you like to go?
• Who would you like to go with?
• How would you like to spend it?

Answer

• Vacations give us a chance to get away from year's pain and make some memories with the people who reside deep down in our heart.
• I have always dreamt of an ideal holiday to the Lakshadweep with my family.
• It needs to be of a week or two.
• We will go there by plane probably between the month of December and May because in this time period, climate is quite and cool.
• I have heard that Lakshadweep has alluring marine life, different rural communities and enormous light houses.
• To visit all these in short span, we would like to go through the tour operator as they can seamlessly coordinate our trip.
• So, we would like to live near the sea probably in a homestay to know about native's culture and food.
• I would like to spend my mornings and evenings at the tranquil sea shore with my family watching sunrise and sunset.
• I really wanted to build castles with the creamy sand and will definitely work on getting that perfect tan.
• I would like to lull to sleep by the music of the gently rolling waves and the cool breeze that will blow over my face.
• I will get a chance to go for scuba diving as I love to explore the world under the water and I have heard that Lakshadweep is a house of some of the rarest and vibrant coral species of the world.
• Clicking picture at picturesque location is irresistible, so I would like to collect all my memories by clicking a lot of photographs of my family, beach, fish and beautiful sceneries.
• I know that Lakshadweep is not an ideal place for shopping, but I can collect some traditional beach handicrafts made of corals shells and oyster.
• White sand beaches, blue hued ocean, attractive locations and family time will make my holiday ideal and I would definitely like to plan more outing like this in future.

Vocabulary:

• Alluring: powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.
• Enormous: very large in size, quantity, or extent.
• Span: the length of time for which something lasts.
• Seamlessly: smoothly and continuously, with no apparent gaps or spaces between one part and the next.
• Native: a local inhabitant.
• Tranquil: free from disturbance; calm.
• Lull: calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.
• Vibrant: (of color) bright and striking.
• Picturesque: visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming way.
• Irresistible: too attractive and tempting to be resisted.
• Hue: a color or shade.

Related Topics

1. Describe your plan for a vacation you want to take.
2. Describe a tour you want to make in the future.
3. Describe a family trip you want to plan
4. Describe about a vacation on the beach

Ielts Writing Task 1 General Training - Your local bookshop has invited members of the public to recommend a guest speaker for an upcoming event that will include a series of talks from well-known people.

Your local bookshop has invited members of the public to recommend a guest speaker for an upcoming event that will include a series of talks from well-known people.

Write an e-mail to the bookshop

-suggest a speaker
-say what they would contribute to the event
-explain why other people would be interested too

Answer

Dear Sir 

I have recently seen your pamphlet in the local newspaper in which your are seeking advice from people and wanted to know about the speakers what you can call for an upcoming event. I would like to recommend a person to you who is highly respected in computer field because of his immense contribution. 

The person, I am recommending is Mr. Manohar Singh, who is Head of Computer Science department in Khalsa college. He is well versed in his field and can talk about new innovations at length. As computers have become ubiquitous and fascinates everyone, his talk on the topic will keep the people attentive throughout the lecture because of his attractive way of delivering speech. In addition to this, he is a good orator, he knows how to keep people active during the talk with his short question answer session. 

I hope you will consider this personality during the final selection of the speakers. I hope that your this year's event will be a gran success and source of knowledge and inspiration for the audience. Best wishes. 

Yours sincerely 

Amanpreet Kaur

Ielts Writing Task 1(General letter) You and your family are living in rented accommodation in an English speaking country. You are not satisfied with the condition of some of the furniture.

You and your family are living in rented accommodation in an English speaking country. You are not satisfied with the condition of some of the furniture.

Write a letter to the landlord. In your letter

• introduce yourself
• explain what is wrong with the furniture
• say what action you would like the landlord to take

Write at least 150 words.

You do NOT need to write and addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear ..........,

Answer:

Dear Sir, 

I am one of your tenant who has recently shifted to your 141, New Heights apartment. I am writing this epistle to draw your attention towards the house furniture that needs immediate repair or replacement. 

Dinning table which is kept in the kitchen has four chairs but unfortunately, we can only use two as the other two chairs' legs are infested by termites and these can break at any time. The termites are spreading and will soon damage other wooden furniture. The glass top of the center table is also cracked. You know I have two toddlers in my house. I always try to keep them away from the table so that they do not harm themselves while playing around the fragile glass top. 

I request you to replace the chairs and make appointment with the pest control service company so that the spread can be stopped. Also, replace the glass top as soon as possible to make it a secure place for toddlers. Waiting for your quick response and action.

Yours sincerely 

Amanpreet Kaur 

Ielts Writing task 2: Most employers do job interviews before offering a position to a person. Do you think this is the best way to do it, or are there better alternatives? What is the best method of choosing employees in your opinion?

Answer: 

Today, companies are following shark eating shark culture and want to acquire everything by letting down other companies in the business world. Reaching at pinnacle is possible with the intelligent and skillful employees who are recruited after multiple tests and interviews. For a section of society, interview is the best way to hire a person but for me, there are many other ways that can help to check the ability of an applicant with the interview. 

Interviews help to judge the personality of a person whether it is telephonic interview or in-house interview, the interviewer ask some questions from the candidate and answers of these give an insight of a person and help to know the mentality and thinking ability. Moreover, face to face interviews help to check the confidence which is required in this competitive era. If a person is confident, he can represent his company at any platform. Some organisations also conduct technical interviews. These type of interviews are required there field related knowledge is required. For instance, a program developer needs to have knowledge of different programming languages to develop programs while charted accountant must know about balance sheets. 

At the same time, there are some other useful selection ways. Like, written test. Some jobs require a person to enter data in the computer. In these types of jobs, interview alone is not sufficient but can be beneficial if conducted with written test. Another way of hiring a person is physical examination. Defense jobs require physical stamina of a person. So, in these kinds of jobs, the endurance of the person is measured. 

All in all, in some cases interviews work and in other cases, other ability tests are important. As, we cannot wholly or solely favor single test but can favor the combination of the tests to hire perfect candidate for a designation in an organisation.

IELTS Writing Task 1 General Training Letter to friend who is thinking to learn driving

Your friend is thinking about learning to drive and would like some advice.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter
-Say why a driving license is advantageous
-Recommend a driving school
-Give any extra guidance/tips

Dear John 

How are you? I am hale and hearty and hoping that you are sailing in the same boat. I have recently received your message, where you have mentioned your desire to learn driving. It is very good that you want to learn something new. 

Driving license is very useful at many places. This will become your identity and you can go anywhere in your own car after acquiring it. It is not only useful in our country but in other nations as well. 

You know, I have learnt driving last year from Lovely Driving School. They offer courses of different duration and you can choose your time and car. I would highly recommend this school to you because of their simple teaching techniques and expert driers.

There are some things that you need to keep in mind while driving car. But, the important one is related to speed, always keep your speed in control never drive it fast just to have fun. Other than this, check the fuel level before taking your car on road.

Hope you will have a wonderful learning experience. Wishing you all the best. Hopefully you will drive the car, when we go out next time. 

Yours truly 

Amanpreet Kaur

IELTS Writing Task 1 General Training Letter to friend who is about to celebrate a landmark birthday

Your friend is about to celebrate a landmark birthday and would welcome suggestions as to how it should be celebrated.Write a letter to your friend

-say what type of party should be held example themed, fancy dress, black tie event

-suggest a suitable venue

-make recommendations as to entertainment eg. DJ, jazz band etcetera

Answer:

Dear John How are you? I am hale and hearty and want to find you in same as you are going to celebrate you 21st birthday in few weeks. I am really ecstatic as we will meet again after a long gap to celebrate your birthday. 

Your birthday which is going to fall in the second weekend of the November will be a gala event. As you are an ardent follower of superheroes keeping a  super heroes theme will be irresistible. We will send e-invitations to all the people and ask them to follow the theme. After selecting theme, we have to decide a venue and menu. As I know your budget, I recommend you to organize the party at your house. We can decorate your backyard with posters and arrange chairs and tables. As you have a big property, 50-100 people can be easily accommodated and you can server freshly grilled food.

We can think about some games that we can play during your birthday party like dumb charades, super heroes quiz, best dressed person. Finally, to entertain the guests, you can book DJ Jazz, they are the one that I have booked or my birthday. You were very impressed by their sound selection and music mix. Hope you will consider my suggestions in the final call. Feel free to call me at anytime if you need any suggestion, I will be all ears always. 

Yours truly 

Amanpreet

Ielts Academic Writing Task 1 - The charts below give information about world spending and population.Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The charts below give information about world spending and population. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

Answer

The pie charts delineate the global expenditure on five items and percentage of people living in distinct parts of the world. 
Overall, the largest proportion of money in the world is spent on food and the population of Asia is more than other parts of the world. 
People around the world spend almost a quarter on the food items and significant proportion is expended on the housing and transportation. 12% and 18% money is allocated on the housing and transportation respectively. The least among the four is expended on the clothing, merely 6% and remaining 40% is expended on other items. 
Majority of people reside in the largest continent of the world ,that is, Asia, 57%. Europe and the America share similar proportions and together are host to roughly one-third of the world’s population, while the inhabitants of Africa form a mere one-tenth.

Ielts Academic Writing Task 1 - The table below shows the numbers of visitors to Ashdown museum during the year before and the year after it was refurbished. The charts show the result of surveys asking visitors how satisfied they were with their visit, during the same two periods.

The table below shows the numbers of visitors to Ashdown museum during the year before and the year after it was refurbished. The charts show the result of surveys asking visitors how satisfied they were with their visit, during the same two periods.

Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The tabular chart delineates the number of people who visited Ashdown museum in the year before and the year after the redecoration. Visitors were surveyed about their satisfaction during their visit and the result of the survey are revealed in the pie charts. 

In the year before refurbishment, total visitors numbers stood at 74000 with majority of dissatisfied visitors whereas, changed infrastructure helped to attract 18000 more people in the later year with lion's share of satisfied people. Before renovation, just over a third people were happy with their museum visit and half of this were very satisfied. 

The renovation work had positive impact on satisfaction as 40% people stated their visit as satisfactory and 35% as very satisfactory. In the first time period, half of the total museum goers were dissatisfied but the proportion of people dissatisfied with museum was 15% in the second time period. Likewise this, very displeased visitors halved in the given period. In both the given year, a minority of people did not respond to the survey. 

Ielts Academic Writing Task 1 - The Diagrams below show stages in the development of simple cooking equipment.

The diagrams below show stages in the development of simple cooking equipment.Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.Write at least 150 words.

Answer:

The diagram delineates the development of a cooking equipment in three distinct stages.

The equipment transformed a lot in the given stages. In the initial stage, a pot was balanced on the stones and wooden sticks were used as a source of fuel. The stones and source of fire were later placed in the shield made up of clay. This was done to protect the fire from the wind. The shield had an opening on one side from where twigs were inserted in the shield. 

Finally, the equipment underwent a drastic change. In the stage 'C', it has charcoal as a fuel instead of wood. Charcoal is kept on the grate an its residue is collected in the base of the equipment which is made up of metal. Base has a door which is meant for the inlet of air and disposal of ashes. As the equipment is made up of metal, the inner walls of upper part are lined with air. It has supporters for the cooking pot and handles to easily transport the equipment.

Tense: Past - First and second stage.

Present - Last stage.

Vocabulary: Depict - Show, reveal, delineate

Placed - Kept

Drastic - Dramatic

Remove - Dispose, take out

IELTS SPEAKING TOPIC: TALKATIVE PERSON

Describe a Talkative Person
• Who is he/ she
• How do you know him / her
• Do you like him / her

Answer

• Garrulous persons speaks their heart out thus, they have no hatred for other people.
• I myself is an chatterbox but I would like to talk about a person who is one step ahead of me, she is my friend, Shaina. 
• We are together for many years as I know her since my childhood. 
• She is talkative by nature for the same long period.
• I can recall very clearly that I became her friend in sixth standard.
• She was new in school and was hesitating in talking with other students.
• I approached her, she was quiet at first but when she became familiar with me, she started talking at length and I had to stop her to convey my view.
• She is chubby and has an attractive personality.
• Learning about different topic is her good habit and this is the reason never ending talks.
• She is a bright student who likes to know about each and every topic she came across .
• One will never get bored in her company as she can quickly change her topic to keep the person engrossed in her talk.
• We usually talk on phone in these days, and her stories revolve just around everything -what she has worn, what she did, a new movie etcetera.
• Talking to her help me to forget all my worries and give me a second wind to resume my work with more zeal.
• She is the one who can sense my sadness in a blink of an eye and leave no stone unturned to make me happy.
• She is such a good personality that I never want to lost her in my life. May our friendship and her talk fosters further.

Related topics:

1. Describe a talkative person you know

2. Describe a friend of yours who likes to talk a lot.

IELTS SPEAKING TOPIC: COMIC ACTOR

Describe a comic actor who is popular in your country.
You should say:

• who the actor is
• how you know him/her
• what kind of person he/she is

and explain why he/she is popular in your country.

Answer

• It is widely known that making someone sad is easy but touching the funny bones of people is not an easy task.
• That is why not all aspiring actors want to be a comic actor. Still, there is a pool of talented comic actors like Kapil Sharma, Krushna Abhishek, Sudhir and the list goes on.
• Out of all these, my favorite is Kapil Sharma.
• He was born and brought up in Amritsar the holy city of Punjab.
• His father was in police and mother is a home- maker.
• From the spring of life, he was not much interested in studies but in mimicry. 
• This habit landed him to the auditions of "The laughter challenge".
• There, he got selected and this innate talent made him the winner of the show
• From here, his actual journey begun.
• He worked in many comedy shows and hosted numerous reality shows.
• He won many awards in his life.
• He is not only an comedian but a singer and actor as well.
• His popularity reached to new heights and he started his own show "Comedy nights with kapil" which was aired on the Colors channel on Saturday and Sunday.
• This one hour show was helping folks in forgetting their week's tensions and watching this became ritual in many families.
• Many other celebrities come to this show to promote their movies so with this, people come to know about their favorite celebrities.
• He also acted in a movie named "Kis Kis Ko Pyar" which was a blockbuster movie.
• May his humor remain intact and he continue to make family oriented shows with his clean comedy.

Related Topics:

A comic actor who is popular in your country.

Speak about a celebrity.

IELTS Writing task 1, Cambridge: 1, test 4 : Chorleywood is a village near London whose population has increased steadily since the middle of the 19th century. The map below shows the development of the village.

Chorleywood is a village near London whose population has increased steadily since the middle of the 19th century. The map below shows the development of the village.

Answer

The map delineates the changes that happened in the Chorleywood village between 1868 and 1994, over a period of 125 years.

 Overall, the southern are of rural area developed rapidly from 1970 to 1994 and the transportation facilities defined the are of development in the village. 

Main roads were constructed from the south - west side to north - west side and north - west to east direction. Chorleywood park and golf course were build in the heart of the village. Sparse population was seen in the western side between 1868 and 1883. After this, till 1992, population grew on the southern side and in this time interval, a railway track was laid from west to south - east direction in the year 1909 and the station was constructed in the western side. 

The extreme south - west side was populated by people between 1922 and 1970 and some people also settled near the previous settlement. Motorway was constructed from the east to south side in the year 1970 and population growth was seen in the southern side of the rural are in the last given time period ,that is, from 1970 and 1994.

Stop saying "VERY" Part 5

In everyday life, we use the word very n number of times. This has become very common word and in IELTS we usually prefer less common words. Not only in IELTS exam we need to use different words but at some time in our life we need to dump common words, like during an interview or when you want to impress someone. So, there are some words that you can use to replace the word "very"

	Don’t say	Say
1.	Very frightened	Alarmed
2.	Very frightening	Terrifying
3.	Very funny	Hilarious
4.	Very glad	Overjoyed
5.	Very good	Excellent
6.	Very great	Terrific
7.	Very happy	Ecstatic
8.	Very hard	Difficult
9.	Very huge	Colossal
10.	Very hot	Sweltering

IELTS Writing task 1, test 1, Cambridge: 1 : The charts below show the result of a survey of adult education. The first chart shows the reason why adults decide to study. The pie chart shows how people think the costs of adult education should be shared.

The charts below show the result of a survey of adult education. The first chart shows the reason why adults decide to study. The pie chart shows how people think the costs of adult education should be shared.

Answer: 

The horizontal bar graph and the pie chart depict the motives of adult study and percentage of funding for the education, according to survey participants.

The prime reason of study for adults was the attraction of the subject and major of participants believe that course education was responsibility of the study seeker.

According to the bar chart, 40% of individuals study because of their interest in the subject whereas, 38% enrolled to gain qualification. Out of seen reasons, two reasons are linked to current employment. The first was education was helpful in their workplace and second was promotion. The percentage of both lies between 22% and 20%. 

A fifth of adults stated the learning while studying as the prime reason while, 12% people pursued studies as it helped them to find new job and remaining 9% study to interact with new people. Probing to the pie chart, participants think that one who seeks education should pay highest proportion of the course fee, 40% whilst, the employer should sport education with 35% and only a fifth should be collected from the taxpayer's money.

Stop saying "VERY" Part 4

In everyday life, we use the word very n number of times. This has become very common word and in IELTS we usually prefer less common words. Not only in IELTS exam we need to use different words but at some time in our life we need to dump common words, like during an interview or when you want to impress someone. So, there are some words that you can use to replace the word "very"

	Don’t say	Say
1.	Very dry	Arid
2.	Very dull	Tedious
3.	Very easy	Effortless
4.	Very empty	Desolate
5.	Very excited	Thrilled
6.	Very exciting	Exhilarating
7.	Very expensive	Costly
8.	Very fancy	Lavish
9.	Very fat	Obese
10.	Very friendly	Amiable