- What is your full name?
My full name is Shrey Verma.
- Can I see your ID?
Sure!
- Where are you from?
I’m from Delhi, the capital city
of my country India.
- Do you work or study?
I’m working as a stock broker in
a local firm in my city.
- Where do you live now?
I live in Anand Vihar, one of the
oldest residential neighbourhoods in my city.
- Do you live in a house or a flat?
I live in a flat on the 7th
floor in a 10 storeyed building.
- Describe the place you live in.
I live in a three bedroom
apartment, with a kitchen, dining room and a living room. My house is very
spacious and well-ventilated. The interiors are in accordance with the latest
trends in home décor. We also have balconies for two of the bedrooms, and they
overlook the garden of my building’s compound. We have a swing-set installed in
one of them.
- Do you plan to stay there for a long time? Why?
Yes I do. This is my parents’
house and I know they are not going to move from here for the next 25-30 years,
so I’ll also be staying here with them. We have been living here since 10 years
now and we are quite attached to this place.
- Are there any transport facilities near your home?
Yes my house is located in a
densely populated residential are, so the bus and taxi services are easily
available here. Plus the metro railway station is just around the corner of the
lane of my building.
- Do you have any entertainment places in your city?
Ohh so many!! People have a very
upbeat nightlife in Delhi so we have a lot of pubs, clubs, bars, multiplexes
and malls in my city. They are crowded most of the week, but on weekends the
rush is insane!! Even if we talk about the daytime, you will always find the
malls and theatres crowded.
- How do you spend weekends?
I prefer to sleep late into the
mornings on weekends, as on weekdays I have to get up at 5:45 am every morning.
Then after waking up I laze around on the breakfast table, and into the
afternoon. In the evenings then I socialize; I either meet my friends and
cousins, or go for shopping with mom and dad, followed by dinner outside.
- Do you like arts?
Ummm I like mainstream art…like
movies or commercial plays. If we consider paintings or photographs, I’m not
very educated about how to recognize good art, so I find those things a little
less interesting.
- Do you like movies?
Yes I like watching movies. India
has the second biggest movie industry in the world, and these Bollywood movies
are very entertaining. I also like Hollywood movies, and I especially like the
action and horror genre.
- How often do you go to the cinema?
I visit the cinemas twice a month
regularly. If at all there is more than 1 release of good movies, I might go
even a third time. I like watching movies in the cinemas with friends.
- Did you visit an art gallery before?
I did only once when I was in
school. That was a long time back so I don’t remember much of the trip, but it
was a field trip from school and we went to a local art gallery that showcased
the paintings of Indian artists.
- When was the last time?
As I said, after that one time in
school, I haven’t gone to any art galleries or exhibitions.
- Do you have any special plans for the next weekend?
No I don’t. Unfortunately, I am
working the next Saturday so I will be having just a Sunday off, so I plan to
take it easy as usual and not make many elaborate plans.
Cue Card
Talk about a person who is a leader and admired by you. Please say
- Who is this person?
- Where did you meet him/her?
- Why do you admire him/her?
A leader that I admire is Mr. Narendra
Modi, who is our country’s current honourable prime minister. He has been the
chief minister of Gujarat for four consecutive terms and the progress that the
state underwent under his supervision was phenomenal, which is why the people
of my country willingly elected him to be the prime minister of our country. He
has made his mark both domestically and internationally, owing to his efforts
for development of the country. I have not had a chance to personally meet him,
but I got to attend a seminar where he was giving a speech about
entrepreneurship development and saw him live for the first time. I must say
his personality is very captivating and he emits confidence and authority. Even
though he isn’t a fluent English speaker, he made a commendable effort to talk
in English the whole time without many flaws. He is adept at using social
media, and he has been since September 2014 the second-most-followed leader in
the world. He has also been called a fashion icon and is one of the few leaders
that my country has had that connects with all the sections and age-groups of
the society. These are some of the reasons why I admire him as a good leader.
Discussion
- Are you a leader?
I do have good leadership skills,
and I can say this as I was elected the head boy of my school at the age of 15.
I was also the lead choreographer in my school and college and used to
choreograph and oversee many events and cultural fests. I can say that my good
schooling instilled leadership qualities in me and I’m very thankful for that.
- What skills are necessary to be a leader? Why?
To be a leader you need to be a
people’s person. By that I mean you need to connect with the people you are
going to lead, and not be very domineering, but establish a healthy authority
at the same time. You also need to be a good orator, so as to convey your
directions clearly to your subordinates. So basically good communication
skills, confidence, good knowledge are some of the basic essentials in a
leader.
- Is a good leader important for a team?
Of course! A leader decides
whether the team goes on a winning path or on a losing one. It is the leader’s
expertise and sense of direction that gets the best out of all in the team, and
works all of that for the team’s benefit. A bad leader, for example a
self-satisfied person would always impose his views on the teammates and not
try to consult with or understand the team’s perspective. There have been many
examples of bad leadership that have resulted into the team suffering losses,
be it in sports, business or history.
- What are the effects of leadership on a person?
Leadership makes a person
recognise his own strengths and failures. The more he handles responsibilities,
the more he pushes himself to overcome the difficulties he’s facing. Of course,
some of the leaders do fall prey to the huge ego boost that comes with
leadership, clouding their minds off from good leadership decisions. Overall I
feel when a person handles leadership, he evolves, maybe into a better person,
or worse.
#41 - IELTS Speaking test in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – June 2016 (General Training)
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