Ques: Small shops in towns are replaced by big shopping
malls. Discuss positive and negative impacts?
Answer:
This is
a true fact to consider that present world has become global village.
Therefore, people are attracted towards to buy their all necessities from the competitive
market that benefits them in any way. And this has resulted increase in the number of shopping malls that are
established in past few years in almost all cities of the world to lure people towards them. Considering
this it has both the positive and negative impact.
Analyzing the statement, it is a known fact that majority of
shopping decisions are influenced by two main factors- cost and convenience.
Large shopping mall provide both these factors very effectively. As these malls purchase the goods in bulk due to which they have more profit and then they sell them
at low price than the shopkeepers. More over, collecting in bulk help the mall owner to
display variety of products and mostly branded products are sold with excellent quality fibers. Further more, these malls have wide range of
sections under one roof which make them convenient. For example, people can
easily find electronics, clothing, grocery and sports items in one place which save their time.
On the flip side, it also has some disadvantage like
customers can not bargain in malls as the owner has displayed the fixed prices and sometimes they just
waste money buying things which are beyond their approach and they don't need as they are enticed
by the new good looking things. Traditional way of shopping is going down.
To summarize, though shopping malls have both positive and negative
impact but I believe advantages outweigh the disadvantages. And more over I think that it will take some more time might be years to completely replace the shopping
malls.
Ques: Some people believe that children’s leisure activities
must be educational otherwise they waste complete time. Do you agree or
disagree? Support your answer with your example.
Answer:
The
manner in which children spent their free time varies from one to another. It
can be related to education, sports or any other thing. Earlier students had
time to play games, walk in the garden or gossip with the others. But due to
hectic schedules, today students have little time to spend on leisure
activities because of increasing competitive level in education.
Analyzing the statement, pupils should be involved in tasks
which are related to education but utilizing spare interval performing healthy
activities and watching television will help in their health and concentration.
Young people are required to perform body movements for improving physical
abilities. For instance, planning a time table in school which always include
some periods dedicated to sports will results in their motion and help them
maintain their physical fitness. This also helps in developing overall skills
and personality.
More over, continuous focus towards studies can result in
the problems related to the concentration. For example, if a student is asked
to perform educational task in extra time also, there are chances they might
start feeling frustrated. Instead, if they utilize their free span of time in
watching television, or do any other recreational activity where they feel relax,
calm and comfortable. Like this he will be more attentive when he starts
learning again.
In the nutshell, getting engrossed in activities other than
educational not only helps to improve health but also fosters the mental level.
This, clearly debunks the idea that free time activities should be educational.
I believe that other physical activities make us feel fresh and healthy. It is
accepted that parents will be made aware of advantages of spending free moments
doing other tasks.
Note- test taker should give the answer from which the examiner can not cross question you.
Ques- Describe the area you live in? Ans- I live in a posh area and all the facilities are available. Ques- What kind of people live in your place? Ans- Most of the people are educated and co-operative in nature. They also have civic sense. Ques- What do you like about your home? Ans- My home is spacious one, it is full of sunlight and air. Ques- Which is your favorite place at home and why? Ans- My room because there is no disturbance and I can do whatever i like. Ques- Do you spend too much on clothes? Ans-Yes, i like to wear different styles of clothes and of good quality which are branded. Ques- What is your opinion about fashion? Ans- Fashion is on going trend which update and upgrade the society. Ques- What is your favorite color? Ans- I like the color according to my mood, occasions and seasons. Ques- What is the color of your room? Ans- I have pastel color in my room, it reflects the light and my room looks big. Ques- Do you like birds? Ans- Yes, birds are the symbol of freedom. Ques- Should people protect birds? Why? Ans- Yes, the are also living beings and beautiful creature of the nature. Ques- Do you like flowers? Ans- Yes, because it enhance the beauty of nature and give good fragrance. Ques- What is the importance of flowers in your society? Ans- People use flowers for different purposes like decoration, as a gift or worship, so it has a great significance. Ques- What are the benefits of living near a river? Ans- Temperature is moderate and weather is pleasant. Rivers are the tourist hub. More over there is always a civilization near a river. Ques- What is the most common way to get a job now? Ans- By reading newspaper and surfing on the net or by watching daily news. Ques- Is it easy to find a job in your country? Ans- No, because the population is too high and jobs are less. Ques- How do schools prepare students to get a job they like? Ans- Teachers polish their skills, remove hesitation, develops confidence and reduce cramming. Ques- What do you think about public holidays? Ans- Public holidays are the common celebration of the nation and everybody enjoys it? Ques- Do you like photographs? Ans- Yes, because it is a good way to recall the memories. Ques- Explain the climate of your town? Ans- Climate of my town is extreme.It is very hot in summers and very cold in winters. Ques- What type of animals are found in your locality? Ans- I live in a posh area no animals are found but sometimes stray dogs cause problems. Ques- Would you like to change your name? Why? Ans- No, I like my name because its my identity. Ques- What kind of gifts should be given to the children? Ans- Gifts that increase their mental ability should be given. Ques- Do you like to have food with the family or alone? Ans- With my family because food is enjoyed while sharing. Ques- What are the different sources of exercise? Ans- Yoga, meditation, walking, weight lifting extra. Ques- How can we get rid of the stress? Ans- By utilizing our hobbies we can get rid of the stress. Ques- When do you listen music? Ans- I love to listen music when ever I am free I listen to music. Ques- What is adulteration? Ans- Mixing of impurities into pure substance. Ques- Do you think people need a day off every week? Ans- Yes, it reduces stress, work load and pressure. Ques- What is more important for you friends or family? Ans- Both, because family gives support socially, mentally and friends are the great companions and stress busters. Ques- Do you prefer one long holiday or short trips? Ans- Short trips because it does not break momentum of my work. Ques- Describe the turning point of your life? Ans- When I decided to go abroad, it is a big decision for me. Ques- Which is better single gender education or co- education? Ans- Co-education because both the genders get equal opportunity to study and their is no gender discrimination. Ques- What are the reasons of the differences between parents and children? Ans- Generation gap is more and awareness is high.
Speaking is mastering your skills in English while communicating
with the others , it is a face to face conversation with highly qualified
examiners. Many test taker find that
speaking section is just conversing English with examiner and if they speak
basic language they will get 6 Band, but believe me it is not that simple.
Sometimes it work sometimes it will not. Some believe that it is difficult
because they do not know what to speak and they become nervous easily.
There are number of
factors that an examiner checks before giving the final score. The factors
include:
Grammar
Pronunciation
Fluency
How well you interpret the question
Coherence and Cohesive
If you think that your behavior is not taken under
consideration than you are mistaken, even you must maintain eye contact with
the examiner so that the examiner knows that you are comfortable with the him
and the surroundings and you are not nervous.
Note: when you go to give the exam wear formal clothes, it
is not that informal are not allowed they are. But wearing formal clothes will
give a good impression.
What ever the topic is try to speak it clearly with fluency and
simple so that the examiner understands what your trying to convey him.
Tip 2#Do not get
nervous-
Before entering the room take a deep breath ,relax and be
confident. No matter what happens do not get nervous or get panic, by doing so
it will affect your next questions.
Tip 3#Keep on
talking-
Keep on talking, do not stop own your unless the examiner
ask you the next question or says to stop. Speaks more than the examiner
Tip 4# Paraphrase the question-
If the examiner ask you a question and you know you can
immediately paraphrase the question then you can do i.e saying the same meaning
in other words.
Tip 5 # Use of idioms-
The speaking examiner is looking for you to go beyond his
thinking or English books, he is looking for you to use some real world example
or idioms which will impress them Idioms like-
Action speak louder than words (what someone actually does
means more than what they say they will do.)
Cry over split milk (being upset over something that has already happened and cannot be
changed)
Tip 6# Make your
answer-
Do not learn the answer as given is the books or taught,
examiner is used to of the answers and want some new answers. So prepare your
brain before going to the test and try make your own ideas and answer.
Tip 7 #Speak more and
more English-
Try to communicate in English with every one where ever you
are so that it improves your speaking.
Tip 8 #Stand before a
mirror or record yourself-
The question asked by the examiners are predicted so prepare
yourself. If you hesitate to speak with some one stand before the mirror and
speak or record yourself and listen to it latter. Both this will let you know
your mistakes so that you can improve them.
These IELTS reading tips will provide you with essential
strategies-
1.Skim the questions first-
It is a good idea to skim the
reading to get an idea of what is the topic about and who it is written for.
Look at the headings, sub headings and pictures, then look at the questions to
answer them. Underline the important words and line which will help you latter.
2. Do what ever works for you-
There will be many mix advice
given to you like read the questions first and then answer, read the first
paragraph and then answer first two questions or read the whole passage and
then answer. All these tips do not work for every one, do what ever is best for
you. Choose yourself and act
.
3.Read the instructions carefully-
It is an important tip,
do read the instructions before beginning the test. As there are different
instruction given on different parts, for example some times it is mention
write down one word answer, some time not more than three words, tick one of
the answers. If you write more or any thing else it will be considered as a
wrong answer.
4.Take care of the spellings and grammar-
Do keep a check on
your spelling incorrect spelling will cost you as a wrong answer and also look
at your grammar. There is no way that you can make spelling mistake if you are
coping it from the test.
5.Move on if you don’t know the answer-
If you do not know
the answer don’t worry just move forward, if you can make any guess make it. Do
not panic just move on.
6.Learn the skill of skimming and scanning-
It is a method
of speed reading and test takers must practice it as they are very helpful.
Skimming is reading the text from starting to the end by running your eyes
throughthe text and scanning is finding
a specific piece of information.
7. Read some parts in detail-
You will not get time to read
the whole passage but at times you will need to read some text in details in
order to get the desired answer.
8.Spend 20 minutes on each passage-
It is not compulsory,
some might take extra time some take less than 20 minutes. It all depends upon
your understanding and skill. However it is recommended to give 20 minutes to
each passage to manage your time.
9.Start practice test slowly-
If you are new to IELTS then
you must start the reading section by reading the passage slowly and understand
it carefully.
10.Practice, practice and practice-
Keep on practicing the
reading sections regularly as it requires time and gradually increase your
speed as you progress.
These IELTS Listening Tips gives you some tactics that will help you get the score you need in the exam.
1.Predict the topic and question-
It will help you to listen if you know what kind of discussion is going to take place so you can picture it in your head, you should look through the each and every question in the time allotted so that you have the idea what to write. Try to predict the next question while you are listening the conversation. for example in the first section test takers often listen to names, place, numbers. have a look at the question in time provided and work out what needs to go in the space whether it is a number? or a name? or an address.
2.Be careful with order of the questions-
It is one of the most important ielts listening tips to keep in mind. There are many types of question format, mostly you have a table to fill and sometimes a diagram or chart. The questions will be in order not form left to right, so you must check the progression carefully otherwise you will get confused and loose your focus.
3. Look through the questions-
At the start of every section you are given 30 seconds to read the questions, use that time to read the questions carefully and after every section 30 seconds are provides to check the answer, instead of checking the answer use the time to read the questions of next sections so that you have 1 min (30+30 seconds) to read the question.
Note- you will have 10 mins to transfer your answer at that time you can check your answer side by side.
4. Look at two questions at one time-
Doing this you will have the idea of what to answer in the next question and if you are lost in between and you have read two questions at once that you will come to know that you have missed the question and you will focus on the next one.
5. Move on if you miss a answer-
Do not get panic or take tension if you realize that you have missed the answer instead of it ignore that and just move on to the next question. If you panic then that might affect your performance for the rest of answers.
6. Watch out the spelling and ignore the words you do not know-
Do keep a check on your spelling incorrect spelling will cost you as a wrong answer. If you do not the word just ignore that in listening you don not need to know the meaning just listen to the audio and answer the question.
7. Get used to British accent –
Be prepared to listen to all the accents as you hear accent like Australian, American, European countries. But majority of accent used is British, so get used to it, listen to British audios
8. Read the instructions-
Do read the instructions before beginning the test. As there are different instruction given on different parts, for example some times it is mention write down one word answer, some time not more than three words, tick one of the answers. If you write more or any thing else it will be considered as a wrong answer.
9. Use of upper or lower case letter-
It is often asked whether to write the answer in upper case or lower case. But it really doesn’t matter you can write in any case you want you will not be penalized. For example if you write ‘rome ‘ instead of ‘Rome’ you will not be penalized it will be considered as a correct answer.
10.Listen very carefully-
Another important ielts listening tips is listen to the audio very very carefully with proper concentration as the audio is played only once and do check your headphones before starting the test. Defective headphones will create problems during the test as you will not understand any thing and skip many questions.
11.Don’t leave the answer blank-
Even if you do not know the answer, just write down any thing according to question or just make a guess.There might be a chance the answer comes out to be correct. Do not leave the answer blank you will not get penalized for that. Even you leave it for time being do remember to write something when extra 10 mins are provided.
12. Do not loose your concentration-
Focus on the audio as it will not be repeated and try not to get distracted by your surroundings. Pre- check everything like headphones, whether you have all the stationary needed so that you do not panic on the time when they are needed
13.Practice practice and practice-
Last but not the least tip just practice and practice again and again as practice make a man perfect. Practice the listening section with different accents so that you do not find any difficulty on the test date.
Follow these tactics to score good bands.Hope this will help you…. And all the best for your exam.
IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System.
IELTS is being conducted by to two bodies i.e IDP and British Council the main body being Cambridge. The Cambridge sets the exam and the other two are responsible for the conducting the exam
Overview of Ielts-
How many modules are there?
Answer-
There are two modules- 1. General training- for the work permit/ PR 2. Academic- for studies.
How many sections are there in IELTS?
Answer-
IELTS consist of four parts i.e Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking. The test total time is: 2 hours and 55 minutes. Listening, Reading and Writing are completed in one sitting. The Speaking test may be taken on the same day or up to seven days before or after the other tests.
The IELTS exam is been checked by the Skilled and Trained professionals by IDP and BC. IELTS exam is organised all over the world in different countries on the same day. The exam is held four times in a month. The General exam is held two times whereas Academic is held four times in a month.
The Fee of the Test varies from $215-240 depending on which country you live and this fee is subject to change every year.
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What are the different parts?
Answer-
#Listening is same for both the modules.Listening consists of four section i.e 1-4 with 40 questions and every section consist of 10 ques each. Listening section takes around 40 mins to complete. First 30 mins an audio will be played, students have to listen to it and jot down the answer. Last 10 mins are for transferring the answer to the original answer sheet. Remember no extra time will be provided to transfer the answer to the answer sheet other than 10 mins. At the start of each section short introduction will be played between the speaker so that the test takers get the idea what is going. The audio will be played only once so please listening carefully.The first two sections are of conversation between either two or more persons. The test taker are also given time to read the question before the audio is played for each sections and there is a break after some questions in first three sections but not in the last one.The next two sections are monologue. The questions are like filling the blanks with one or two words, multiple choice, map/diagram labeling, flow chart etc.. Reading comprises of three sections with 40 questions and any two section will have 13 questions and one will have 14 questions. There are a variety of question types, such as multiple choice, short-answer questions, identifying information, completing a summary using words taken from the text and matching information/headings/features in the text/sentence endings,identifying writers views, labeling diagrams,. Test takers should be careful when writing down the answers as incorrect spelling and grammar will be considered as wrong answer.
#Reading section is for 1 hour and candidate must transfer the answer to the answer sheet side by side as no extra time will be provided unlike listening section.
For Academic takers- Three long reading passage which come from books, journals, magazines, newspapers and online resources. All the topics are of general interest.
For IELTS General Training Section 1 contains two or three short texts or several shorter texts, which usually have topics on everyday topics. For example, timetables or notices
Section 2 contains two texts, which deal with work.
Section 3 contains one long text about a topic of general interest. The passage is longer and more complex than the texts in Sections 1 and 2. The passage will be taken from a newspaper, magazine, book or online resource.
For best reading tips visit here #Writing section have two tasks. Task 1 is different for both the modules whereas task 2 is same. Writing section is of 1 hour, there is no rule on doing section 1 first or second later. It all depends on your time management. For Academic- Test takers have to describe the graph/diagram/chart/table in their words and the word limit is of at least 150 words.
For General Training- test takers write a letter in response to a given everyday situation. for eg writing a letter to newspaper for deveploping a local aiport. Task 2 which is an essay writing and word limit of at least 250 words. The topics are on generl interests only.
#Speaking consists of three sections and is face to face interview between the test taker and the examiner. It is of 11-14 mins and is same for both the modules. 1.Speaking Part I- Introduction and interview(4-5 minutes) Questions asked are about their home, family, work, studies, hobbies, interests and on general topics like computer, sports,clothing etc..)
2. Speaking Part II- Cue Card(3-4 mins) One minute to think on the topic and next 2-3 minutes to speak. Test taker are given a topic on which they have to think and speak, along with the topic there are some questions which the test takers must include while speaking. After that examiner may ask one or two questions.
3. Speaking Part III- Discussion(4-5 mins) Questions asked are generally on the topics the have spoken in their cue cards.
Test takers can take IELTS in more than 140 countries and in over 1,200 locations.
In a month there are four test dates for academic module and 2 test dates for general training that means there are total 48 test dates for academic in a year and 24 dates for general training.
Test are usually on Thursday or Saturday.
Result-
Result is declared after 13 days from the exam date and TRF will be delivered within 7 to 10 days after the result.
Scoring and Band Scale-
The takers are given score in each sections. Then the individual scores are averaged and rounded to produce the overall band score. for example - one get 8 bands in listening, 7 in reading, 7 in writing and 6.5 in speaking then overall band will be calculated as follows- (8+7+7+6.5)/4 which will be 7.125. So the overall band will ne 7 because the band is round off to the nearest number, has it been 7.35 then the band would be 7.5.
There is no pass or fail in the test, they are only given band according to their performance.
The nine bands are described as follows:
9 Expert User Has full operational
command of the language appropriate,
accurate
and fluent with complete understanding
8 Very Good User Has fully operational
command of the language with only
occasional
unsystematic inaccuracies and inappropriacies.
Misunderstandings
may occur in unfamiliar situations. Handles
complex
detailed argumentation well.
7 Good User Has operational
command of the language, though with
occasional
inaccuracies, inappropriateness and misunderstandings
in some
situations. Generally handles complex language well and
understands
detailed reasoning
6 Competent User Has generally effective
command of the language despite some
inaccuracies,
inappropriacies and misunderstandings. Can use
and
understand fairly complex language, particularly in familiar
situations.
5 Modest user Has partial command of
the language, coping with overall
meaning in
most situations, though is likely to make many
mistakes.
Should be able to handle basic communication in own
field.
4 Limited User Basic competence is
limited to familiar situations. Has frequent
problems in
understanding and expression. Is not able to use
complex
language.
3 Extremely Limited User Conveys and understands only
general meaning in very familiar
situations.
Frequent breakdowns in communication occur.
2 Intermittent User No real communication is
possible except for the most basic
information
using isolated words or short formulae in familiar
situations
and to meet immediate needs. Has great difficulty
understanding
spoken and written English.
1 Non User Essentially has no
ability to use the language beyond possibly a
few
isolated words.
0 Did not attempt the test No assessable information
provided at all.
