Question Set - Describe a website which helped you to do something - Hometown - Puzzles - Mirrors

Part 1

Introduction Questions
May I know your full name?
How may I address you?
May I see your ID?
Where do you come from?

Lets start with Hometown

What’s (the name of) your hometown?
Sample Answer: I am from Phagwara which is a small but beautiful town between Jalandhar and Ludhiana.
Is it a big city or a small place?
Sample Answer: It is a town with a population of about 1.5 lakhs. It is on the national highway.
Please describe your hometown a little.
Sample Answer: My hometown is very beautiful. All facilities are available here. There are good educational facilities, good hospitals, good job opportunities, and a good shopping center.
How long have you been living there?
Sample Answer: I have been living there since my birth.
Do you like your hometown?
Sample Answer: Yes, I love my hometown.
Do you like living there?
Sample Answer: Yes, I like living there.
Would you say it’s an interesting place?
Sample Answer: Yes, I would say it is an interesting place. The shopping center is very nice. In fact, it is called a shopper's paradise. There are many historical places. There are three Sikh temples.
What do you like (most) about your hometown?
Sample Answer: I like everything about my hometown but what I like the most is that it is on the main road and so it is well connected by roadways and railways.
What’s your favorite part of your hometown?
Sample Answer: My favorite part of my hometown is a park where I go every morning for my morning walk.
Is there anything you dislike about it?
Sample Answer: As such there is nothing I dislike about my hometown but yes, the drainage system could be improved. Whenever there is rainfall, there is a lot of water logging on the roads.
Do you think you will continue living there for a long time?
Sample Answer: Yes, I think I would continue living there for a long time. I wish to go abroad for sometime for my higher education but would definitely like to come back here.
Are there any tourist attractions in your hometown?
Sample Answer: Yes, there are two Sikh temples dedicated to the sixth guru of Sikhs. There is an ancient Shiva Temple and there is a famous hotel Haveli which is very popular among the tourists.
Did your friends also grow up in the same place as you?
Sample Answer: Yes, most of my school friends grew up in the same place.
Would you like to live there in the future?
Sample Answer: Yes, I would like to live there in the future because it’s a beautiful place.

Lets start with Puzzles

Did you do puzzles in your childhood?
Sample Answer: Yes, I loved doing puzzles in my childhood. I used to solve a lot of jigsaw puzzles when I was young.
When do you do puzzles, during your trip or when you feel bored?
Sample Answer: I think nowadays I do puzzles when I am traveling or when my younger cousins are visiting me. It is really fun to do puzzles with them.
Do you like doing word puzzles or number puzzles? Which is more difficult for you?
Sample Answer: I like doing both word puzzles like Crossword puzzles and games like Wordle, and number puzzles like Sudoku. However, my English is weaker than my Math, so the word puzzles are much more difficult for me.
Do you think it is good for old people to do puzzles?
Sample Answer: I think puzzles are one of the best ways to keep the mind sharp and active. So, I think it is a great idea for old people to solve puzzles.

Lets start with Mirrors

Do you often look in the mirror?
Sample Answer: Yes, I often look in the mirror to check my appearance before going out.
Do you often buy mirrors?
Sample Answer: No, I don't often buy mirrors. I only buy them when I need to replace an old one or when I move to a new place.
Do you like mirrors?
Sample Answer: Yes, I like mirrors as they are useful for checking my appearance and can also be used as decorative items.
Do you think mirrors are necessary?
Sample Answer: Yes, I think mirrors are necessary as they are useful for checking one's appearance and can also be used as decorative items.
Do you think mirrors are suitable as gifts?
Sample Answer: Yes, I think mirrors can be suitable as gifts as they are useful and can also be used as decorative items.

Part 2

Now, I'm going to give you a topic and I'd like you to talk about it for 1-2 minutes. Before you talk you'll have one minute to think about what you are going to say and you can make notes if you wish. Do you understand?

Describe a website which helped you to do something

You should say:
  • Which site is it?
  • How did you know about it
  • How it helped
  • Why do you visit it often
Sample Answer:
  • • I surf the internet very often, in fact daily.
  • • There are many websites which help us to do many things.
  • • Here I would like to talk about a website through which you can find videos to do almost anything.
  • • It is youtube.com.
  • • Whenever I have to do something which I have not done before, I search a video on this site and there are many to choose from.
  • • My friend sent me a video of 3D origami once, and I was amazed to see the clear instructions.
  • • It has helped me in many ways.
  • • I have done many school assignments with the help of YouTube videos.
  • • If I like any channel on YouTube, I subscribe to it and then get that channel’s updates in my email.
  • • Recently I baked a cake by watching a YouTube video.
  • • It turned out perfect. It was an eggless chocolate cake.
  • • I bought all the ingredients such as self-raising flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, condensed milk, vanilla extract.
  • • Once my mother was not at home, I made rice by watching a video.
  • • That too turned out perfect.
  • • Videos are better than oral or written instructions.
  • • So this is the website which has helped me many times to do something.

Part 3

We've been talking about Describe a website which helped you to do something, and I'd now like to ask you some questions related to this

  • What are the most popular and least popular apps in your country?
    Sample Answer: The most popular apps in my country are social media apps like Facebook and Instagram, along with Google as a search engine and YouTube for watching videos. The least popular apps are not well-known.
  • What is the difference between the internet and TV?
    Sample Answer: The main difference is the choice in selecting what to watch or read about on the internet, which is more open-ended than TV. The internet is also more interactive, allowing users to express themselves, like posting reviews and rating movies.
  • Why do some people like to read news on the internet instead of getting it from TV?
    Sample Answer: People can directly search for the news they are interested in on the internet, like moving directly to the sports section. They can also read the news in detail along with watching videos.
  • Are libraries still beneficial?
    Sample Answer: Libraries are beneficial as they provide a quiet environment for people to sit and concentrate. They offer a collection of books and are important in the context of increasing noise in the world.
  • What kinds of people still like to go to the library to study?
    Sample Answer: People who find it hard to concentrate at home or need a peaceful environment, and those who find looking at the computer screen straining, still go to the library.
  • What is the difference between the old and young in regards to internet use?
    Sample Answer: Young people are more comfortable using the internet, as they were born with it and know its ins and outs. They use it for various purposes, while older people are limited to specific areas like banking or online shopping.
  • Can the internet help children in their study?
    Sample Answer: Definitely. The internet is an ocean of knowledge. Children can use many educational sites for their studies.
  • Will downloading music or movies for free cause a problem?
    Sample Answer: Yes, it can affect the sale of music and movies. While it cannot be stopped completely, it has also made many amateur singers and actors famous overnight.

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