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Thursday, 10 October 2013

DO YOU LOOK SIMILAR TO ANY OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR FAMILY?

Q. Do you look similar to any other people in your family?


An. Our family members generally share a strong resemblance. I have got comparatively closer similarity with my father. You know, it is more than a passing   resemblance. We are strikingly identical to the extent that many a time people mistake me for my father.   


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Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Warm Up - 5 : FUTURE PLANS


Warm Up - 5: FUTURE PLANS 
1. Do you have any plans / ambitions for the future to travel / leave abroad? 
2. Do you have any plan for your next holiday?  
3. Do you plan to stay abroad for your life?  
4. Are you planning to change your job in the future?  
5. Are you planning to do any exam in the near future? 
6. Would you ever consider living somewhere else? 
7. Have you ever been abroad? 
8. Would marriage or relation between men and women change in the future?
 9. Do you think language will change in the future? What would those changes be?
 10. Do you think a person’s culture changes while living in a foreign country? 
11. Will the tourist industry grow in the next 10-20 years? Why? 
12. Why do you take the IELTS Test?  
13. Are you looking forward to anything particular in Australia or USA? 
14. If you have a million dollar what would you do with it?  
15. If you could start your life again, would you do anything differently? 
16. Will any changes in future affect your job anyway? 
17. If you get a change to serve the country in future what will you prefer? 
18. What are the disadvantage living and working in foreign countries? 
19. What are your plans for your next holiday/ the 5 Years?? 
20. What do you see yourself during 10 years life? 
21. What are your future study plans?  
22. What are your plans for the future? 
23. What do you think you will be doing in 10 years time? 
24. Where do you see yourself 5 years down the line? 
25. What changes do you think India will see in the next few years? 
26. What will be the changes in the transportation in future? 
27. What is the future of space tourism?  
28. What is the first thing you do after reaching a foreign country? 
29. What about your future plan? 
30. What would you prefer in future to stay in own country/abroad? 
31. What are your plans for next year? 
32. What kind of people will be famous in the future? 
33. What are the major challenges in the world would face in the future? 
34. What you plan to do after speaking test? 
35. What are the main reasons for which people live in foreign countries? 
36. What will you do if you get low marks in IELTS? 
37. What is your plan after clearing IELTS? 
38. Why are you doing the IELTS test? 
39. Where do you want to go after getting IELTS? 
40. Where are you planning to go? 
41. Which are the countries people in your state mostly move to? 
42. How might your industry change in the future? 
43. How do you think your studies in school / college will prepare you for your job in future? 
44. How long do you think you will continue live there? 
45. How will your future plan help your family? 
46. How will your qualification help you in future? 
47. How are you going to achieve your aim? 
48. How much salary you are expecting from your job? 
49. How do you think jobs and work places will change in future? 
50. How do you expect education will change in coming years?  ……
PRAYERFUL REGARDS, 
Fr. SIMON, KERALA 

www.carmelcmi.com. IELTS kerala ( you tube)

Sunday, 6 October 2013

DO ARTISTS CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY? ANSWER

2. Do artists contribute to society?

Our society is nourished by the contributions of its members regardless of their status – financial or social, skilled or unskilled, scientific or artistic. It goes without saying that, artists contribute considerably to it. They play a valuable and irreplaceable role. Artworks,  certainly cater to/ feed   your imagination. Life is boring without them. Can you think of a life without a song? Without watching a movie? Or watching T.V.?Watching a single photo evokes lots of thoughts and can eventually, make us cry of laugh. I mean, it helps human beings unwind and get refreshed. More importantly, many artists are, in fact, facilitators of social change. What else can substitute the message a movie gives? A small cartoon of a few lines can speak volumes against injustice than any other works. That is how they turn catalysts of social change . However, I wonder we more often than not undermine their contributions.

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ARE YOU A SINGER? ANSWER

Are you a singer?

I am a singer and well, as a singer I am popular in my friend’s circle. I am blessed with a mellifluous/captivating voice and my friends appreciate me on that count. Interestingly, I was a famous singer as a school going boy and had bagged many prizes and certificates.  However,  as of now, to be frank, I daren’t sing in public as I realize that I am in want of better sense of rhythm. As far as I am concerned  it, unfortunately, is Achilles heel . I am not saying that lower than average in terms of rhythm but still, I strongly feel that there is  room for improvement  I am working on it and I hope, in a short time span, I can break free of my hesitation and would sing in public.   
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Tuesday, 20 August 2013

CUE CARD (WITH ANSWER) -YOUR FAVOURITE DRESS


  

YOUR FAVOURITE DRESS

CUE CARD
Describe your favourite dress.
What kind of clothes do you like to wear?-what fabrics  / and colours do you prefer?
What (or who) influences you in your choice of clothes?
Does the way of dressing influence your personality?





Well, with regards to the selection of dress I am extremely choosy and fastidious. I   have a unique vogue   for cool branded dress items and I am so proud that I am very good at taking my pick and ipso facto, no duplicates can take me for a ride. 
You might wonder why I am so fussy about my selections. Certainly, it’s not to make any fashion statement as such. You see I do not have any affinity for skimpy, snazzy and flamboyant sorts.  On the other hand, to be frank, I am allergic to people wearing unbecoming dress.  As far as I am concerned,   elegance,   convenience and comfort matter.
Well, with regards to my favourite dress and its stuff. It is sari. As a matter of fact sari stands out in splendid isolation in the midst of many a fashion and consequently, is my all time favourite. I strongly believe that that there is something special about this long single piece of cloth of 5 I/2 to 6 meters.  I mean, compared to any other sorts of dress itI feel, gives a touch of elegance and moreover, it enhances my personality. The thing is, it makes a woman look more mature and elegant.

At the same time, Sari caters to   the glamour quotient and if properly dressed it doubles up both modern and traditional! Any girl look stunning in sari especially on her big day After all, youth’s flair for fashion existed since the time of yore and   youngsters largely, dress with panache . Why should I be an exception?  
Besides, I like sari as it is a versatile garmentI mean, it varies in design, name and style. For examplewith regards to fabrics, there are saris made of Banaras silk, Kanchipuram silk, Synthetic silk etc. - They are used as party wears or bridal wears. There is a wide range of cotton saris like Bengal cotton, Poly cotton etc. Pre-plated or pre-stitched saris too are available in the market. With regards to its wearing style too sari strikes a unique not which other garments can’t claim. I mean, it is worn in different ways in different parts of the country. While a Gujarati wears a sari to the right hand side, the rest of the Indians wear it to the left. All these make it truly versatile.
Well, when it comes to my fabric and colour selection, I select colures that go well with my skin tone. That is why I select …(colour). Personally, I like Chiffon as I have an affinity for delicate, soft stuff.  Embroidered chiffon sari, in fact, is much in demand now. I prefer Kanchipuram silk saris too with wide borders.
  Well, in terms of selection,  my mummy is my selector par excellence. She is endowed with, what we call a fashion acumen/ˈækjəmən/ I mean a special aptitude for selection. She is also well aware of all the different varieties of saris available and her preference goes perfectly in tune with mine.  That is all about my favourite dress.
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Thursday, 11 July 2013

CUE CARD: YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD


Speak about a popular meal you like in your home town
What it is
How do you cook it
Why you like it.
Food habits widely vary from place to place and culture to culture. Even one’s religion has got decisive role in forming   his or her decision about what to eat and how to eat.
However,  People of my hometown Muvattupuzha  are habitually inclined to non-vegetarian foods and if you ask  about the dish I am pretty  fond of  well,    for the most part I’d say  it is that ever green Chicken biriyani. Largely,  I  adore chicken delicacies to the extent that my mother quite often quip  that I being a child  smiled a  contented smile only when I  got a plate full of steaming rice and a  lip-smacking chicken side dish!!.  She, is not wrong altogether! Even now Chicken delicacies form my most cherished dietary. I enjoy trying out almost all sorts of available chicken cuisines and my most favourite is not chicken just as an accompaniment to rice but as a main dish- chicken biriyani   and you know, my friends often call me “a self professed fan of chicken biriyani!”
When it comes to its preparation, it’s simple. To put it in one line, Chicken biriyaini is nothing but marinated and then fried chicken layered in parboiled ghee rice along with fried onion and chopped coriander leaves, cashews and other nuts. Chicken biriyani, together with its traditional side dishes and a small bottle of cola accompaniment forms my Saturday menu-nevertheless, I am not a big fan of Cola as such.
People quite often ask me why I am so particular about this dish. I often answer them in a one-liner;   chicken biriyani is flavoursome aromatic, and appetizing I just can’t resist it. As well as this, its   nutritional values with less cholesterol content is another attractive feature. At any rate, we friends hang out on weekends and automatically find ourselves at a popular city chicken hang-out!! I’d like to just sum up by saying that this chicken delicacy, named Chicken biriyani offers nothing less than a great treat to your taste buds!   

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VOCABULARY

11.   Marinade
12.   Layer(v)
13.   Parboil
14.   Accompaniment
15.   Form(v)
16.   Accompaniment
17.   Calorific
18.   Flavorsome
19.   Aromatic
20.   Appetizing
21.   Offer
22.   Nothing less than
23.   Noted for
24.   Hang out/about/around(with sb)/on/up 

Tuesday, 2 July 2013

A MUSEUM CUE CARD AND RELATED VOCABULARIES

A MUSEUM CUE CARD AND RELATED VOCABULARIES 


Describe a museum you visited
When did you visit?
How do you feel about it?

IMPROVE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITH FITTING VOCABULARIES

The sentence: The museum has a variety of objects

Possible answers: 
The museum stores a variety of objects
or
The museum houses a variety of objects
or
The museum lodges a variety of objects
or
The museum maintains a variety of objects
  WHO RUNS THE MUSEUM
·       It is managed by/run by/.....

Other fitting vocabularies

* Exquisite art pieces/prestigious collection

* National Museum has also received many international laurels 

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