IELTS SPEAKING FULL INTERVIEW

PART – 1 INTRO PART
What is your full name?
My name is Jaspinder Singh.
Can I see your ID?
Sure, Here it is.
Where is your hometown?
My hometown’s in Hanoi, which is the capital city of Vietnam. It’s located in the north of the country, not really that far from the southern Chinese border.
Is there much to do in your hometown?
Oh yes, there’s certainly lots to do there as it’s a fairly big city. If you like going out in the evening there are a lot of good restaurants and bars. If you prefer cultural activities there are museums and art galleries. But if you like nature there are lots of other things outside of the city which are easy to reach.
What are the people like in your hometown?
They are mostly quite friendly, but as with most big cities everyone is often busy so it may seem as if they are not interested in speaking or having a chat. But if you live there you know that most people are quite happy to have a chat if they have time and will help you if needed.
What are you studying at the moment?
I’m studying history at university. It’s a four year course, and I started it three years ago, so I have just one year left. I’m enjoying it a lot so it will be sad to finish.
What do you like most about your studies?
We learn about many things from the past such as politics and wars, but I like learning about how people lived in the past the most. It’s amazing to see how our lives have changed so much from the past up until now. In some ways our lives have got much easier now, but in other ways the simplicity of life in the past made people much happier. Learning about all that is fascinating.
What do you hope to do in the future when you have finished?
I’m not sure at the moment, but I may go into teaching. This is why I’m doing the IELTS, as I intend to carry on and do a Masters in a specific area of history. I’ll probably decide for sure what to do when I have completed that.
PART – 2 CUE CARD
Speak about the family member who made you proud.
You should say
– Who this family member is
– What he did to make you proud
– How you showed him you appreciation
Are you in touch with this family member?
SAMPLE ANSWER
I have a younger cousin brother who I’ve always been very close to. As children we used to play together a lot, and he would often come to me for guidance regarding his life. I remember that we had always been a very good student, and most of the time he would manage to get brilliant to grades in school. This streak continued well into his 10th grade.
However, in 11th grade when it was time to select a discipline from among Science, Commerce, and Arts, he got very confused. He went to many of our relatives for guidance, and he even come to me. Even after listening to everything we had to say, he would go back home just as confused as he had come.
Then, one of his friends asked him to sit and pen down his life goals, and the steps necessary to archive them. No sooner had he done this than he picked the Science stream, and embarked on his mission. He wanted to work for Google! I was impressed by the way he tackled subjects like Physics and Chemistry inspite of not being interested in them.
He treated them not as hurdles, but as stepping stones towards his ultimate goal. A few years back, he managed to snag a very good job with Google in Canada. When he shared to good news with me, I was speechless. Such a young boy and so much dedication! I hosted a party for him, to celebrate his success, and invite all his friends, and all our relatives. We even invited some of his tutors and mentors who had helped him along the way. This was my little way of showing him how much I appreciated his efforts.
Today, he is still working with Google at a very good post, and is enjoying life to the fullest. I am very much in touch with him, and he even makes it a point to comes down to India and visit us every year. At other times we stay in touch through video calling, and exchange gifts during festivals.
PART – 3 FOLLOW UPS
Are you in touch with most of your relatives?
I am fond of socialising and have been very close to most of my relatives since my childhood. So I make it a point to stay in touch with them. I still learn a lot from my relatives every time I speak to them, and I am genuinely interested in knowing about their lives, as well as in sharing details of my life with them. I have video conferences over the weekends with relatives who are abroad, and I regularly meet up over dinners and lunches, with relatives who live in the same city.
Do you show your appreciation to people easily?
I am a very expressive person. If I see someone doing a good job, or succeeding at something, I am quick to appreciate them. If someone has acquired a new skill or is adept at a task or activity, I truly feel like appreciating their efforts. I think appreciation is a very good tool for encouraging people to excel in life. I am generous with showering praises on people. Not just my family and friends, even if I see a good street musician playing a nice melody, I go forward and appreciate his efforts in my own small way. The world today needs encouragement and motivation. So, I am not one to be economic with words and gestures of appreciation.
What is the role of family in one’s success?
A person’s family is his closest support system. The first people a person is acquainted with in life are his immediate family members. They are his primary caretakers, and their behaviours shape a person’s character to a very large extant. People rely on the opinions of their family members, because they trust them to be kind, yet honest.
When a person sets a goal for himself, if his own family does not support him, he is quite likely to leave it halfway or fail at it. On the other hand, if his family encourages him, helps him get over initial bumps and failures, and motivates him to continue with his efforts, he is quite likely to succeed. So the role of a family is a very crucial to one’s success in life.
Can pride in one’s achievements lead to problems?
A certain amount of pride is necessary to maintain a good pace at work, and to stay motivated enough to achieve one’s life goals. However, if self-pride exceeds certain boundaries it can quickly turn into overconfidence. An overconfident person is seldom likeable to others. Further, it is a quality that is known to cause a person to stumble and make mistakes due to carelessness. Those who are confident stay motivated, but those who are overconfident become arrogant and prudish. They take others for granted, and gradually alienate their own support system.