Question Set - Describe a time when you organized a happy event successfully - Music - Social Media - 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 Music

Do you often (like to) listen to music?
Sample Answer: Yes, I often listen to music. I like listening to film songs and Punjabi folk songs.
What kind of music do you like?
Sample Answer: I like listening to film songs, Punjabi folk songs, and sometimes pop music.
Do you like to sing or play any musical instruments?
Sample Answer: No, I don't sing or play any musical instruments.
Do you think music is important?
Sample Answer: Yes, music is important as it can have a positive impact on mental health and can be a source of entertainment and relaxation.
What kind of music is popular in your country?
Sample Answer: In my country, Bollywood music is very popular, along with regional music like Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu music.
Do you think music can bring people together?
Sample Answer: Yes, music can bring people together as it is a universal language that can be enjoyed by people from different cultures and backgrounds.
Do you think it's important for children to learn music?
Sample Answer: Yes, learning music can have a positive impact on a child's cognitive and emotional development.
Do you think music can be used as a form of therapy?
Sample Answer: Yes, music therapy is a recognized form of therapy that can help individuals with mental health issues, physical disabilities, and other conditions.
Do you prefer listening to music alone or with others?
Sample Answer: It depends on my mood. Sometimes I prefer listening to music alone, while other times I enjoy listening to music with friends or family.
Have you ever been to a concert?
Sample Answer: Yes, I have been to a concert once. There is a village near my hometown where a famous Punjabi singer comes once a year to perform for charity. Last year I went with my friends. He performed live. It was an electrifying performance.
Do you like to listen to live music?
Sample Answer: Yes, I do like to listen live music. It is a different experience. In many restaurants and also in marriage functions, they have live music going on, which is very enjoyable. Concerts are also live music.
When did you start listening to this type of music?
Sample Answer: I remember, I specially went for GurdasMaan’s live performance in a concert last year. Before that I had never been for a live music show.

Lets start with Social Media

Do you or your friends like using social media?
Sample Answer: Personally, I don’t use social media a lot, but my friends use it a lot. My friends are particularly crazy about Instagram and Facebook.
Do you think you or your friends use too much social media?
Sample Answer: Again, I don’t but my friends do spend a lot of time on social media. I have heard of my friends spending more than 2-3 hours on these websites every day and I find it absurd.
Do you want to work in social media? Why?
Sample Answer: Personally, I wouldn’t. I am still old-fashioned in this regard. I prefer spending time with my friends face to face rather than online.
What's the most popular social media in India? Why?
Sample Answer: I think it keeps on changing with time. When I was young, there were websites like Orkut which were really popular, then it was taken over by Facebook and today is the era of Instagram and Snapchat. I am not sure why, but it is about the ease of access to these latest apps that make them popular.

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 time when you organized a happy event successfully

You should say:
  • What the event was
  • How you prepared for it
  • Who helped you to organize it
  • And explain why you think it was a successful event
Sample Answer:
  • • I love to organise events.
  • • On July 16th last year it was my mother’s 50th birthday and I wanted to do something special for her.
  • • However due to the pandemic most celebrations were forbidden.
  • • We were all cooped up inside our houses.
  • • I decided to give her a surprise online party.
  • • I asked my sister for advice on how we can make it special.
  • • We have a large family and we asked everyone in the family all our cousins, uncles, and aunts to record something for my mother.
  • • It could be anything there were no restrictions.
  • • One of my cousins recorded a dance performance, an uncle wrote a beautiful poem, my grandpa sang a beautiful song in Gujrati.
  • • After receiving all the videos we combined them into one big video.
  • • It was not easy though we had to send reminders and message some of my aunts and uncles again and again.
  • • Some even sent it one day before the birthday but they all finally did it.
  • • Moreover, It was all hard to remind them to keep it a secret.
  • • We were sure one of our aunts or uncles would spill the beans.
  • • Thankfully no one did.
  • • Then we organised a special get together on zoom for the family.
  • • This was also hard because some of our relatives live in a different time zone.
  • • We wanted to choose a time everyone could be available.
  • • Here we failed to some extent but some of our relatives couldn’t be online at that time.
  • • The birthday fell on a weekday so it was just not possible.
  • • On her birthday I ordered her favourite- truffle cake.
  • • And then when everyone joined the zoom meeting I handed my mom the phone and told her someone wants to wish her a happy birthday.
  • • She was shocked to see all the family on the meeting.
  • • Then she cut the cake while I held the phone and everyone wished her happy birthday.
  • • Finally for the big reveal we played the video on the TV and recorded her reactions while watching the video and we telecast it on the meeting on a split-screen.
  • • One screen showing her reactions and the other showing the video.
  • • My mother had happy tears in her eyes by the end of it all and I think that alone made it a successful event.
  • • However others told me it was such wonderfully organised and it was so nice meeting everyone online. Even after the video was over everyone stayed on the meeting and we kept on talking and discussing everyday life.

Part 3

We've been talking about Describe a time when you organized a happy event successfully, and I'd now like to ask you some questions related to this

  • How can parents help children to be organized?
    Sample Answer: Parents should have a daily schedule for their children, allotting each task a fixed amount of time. Writing tasks on the calendar with expected timeframes and implementing rewards and punishments for task completion can also help.
  • On what occasions do people need to be organized?
    Sample Answer: People should strive to be organized all the time, as it saves time, speeds up tasks, and creates a good impression on others.
  • Does everything need to be well prepared?
    Sample Answer: Important things should be well prepared, but minor details can be left flexible. Like a speech, prepare main ideas but allow for changes in minor details.
  • Do people need others' help when organizing things?
    Sample Answer: The need for help depends on the task. Big events like weddings require a team, but smaller events like a family get-together can be organized by an individual.

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