Describe a person who gave a clever solution to a problem
You should say:
Who he/she was
When he/she did it
Where he/she did it
And explain why you think he/she was clever


I'm gonna tell a story about thinking out of the box, when the box is defined by "airplane"
When I was in high school our physics teacher gave us a challenge that involved making a paper air plane of any shape. The only objective was to get it to fly as far as possible. I had some paper air plane making skills so I made the best plane I could and it flew pretty far. The prize seemed to get under my belt.
One guy made the greatest, yet simplest paper airplane of all time. He stood there at the starting line with a regular piece of paper. Some classmates scratched their head while silently chuckling to themselves. Moments later he took the flat piece of paper, crumpled it up, and threw it down the hall way.
He beat the class with ease.
Some of the students got mad and said that he cheated.
The physics teacher said, "How so? I said it could be any shape. A paper ball is indeed a shape."
He won the contest with flying colors.
A saying goes like"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see."
I still regard this classmate as a genius.

@yourielts
#clever solution
#part2
#speaking

Describe a place crowded with people
You should say
Where it was
When you went there
What you did there
And explain why you went there / how you felt about the crowded place.




OK, well the first place that came to mind when I saw this topic was the Tehran Metro, because I remember it being unbelievably crowded, so that's what I'm gonna talk to you about.
And as for when I went there, well it was actually pretty recently, I suppose probably only about two or three weeks ago, so it's still pretty fresh in my memory. well basically, I was on my way to see a friend who lives in Tehran, and she had told me that by far the best way to get around the city was using the subway, simply because the roads were so congested. So I took her advice, but it was a huge shock when I actually got into the subway station and saw just how many people there were. I mean, I knew that there would be a lot of people, but I never expected to see that many!
Although looking back on it now, I suppose what made it worse was the fact that I was travelling during rush hour, so it was a lot more crowded than I'm sure it would have been during off-peak times. And when I saw how packed the train was when it was pulling into the station, I remember thinking there was no way I was going to be able to get on. But I was in a bit of a hurry, coz I was actually already running late, so I had no choice really but to join the huge queue of people waiting. Anyway, I did somehow manage to make it onto the train, but I was pressed up against people on all sides, so it was pretty uncomfortable to say the least! I mean, it was absolutely heaving, and I literally couldn't move at all!
Thankfully though, I didn't have too far to travel, coz if I remember correctly, I was only on the train for about 4 stops. And when I finally got off, I remember feeling incredibly relieved, and also very grateful that I didn't have to go through the same experience every day.
So yeah, I guess that's pretty much all there is to say!

@yourielts
#crowded place
#part2
#speaking

Describe a helpful person in work or study
You should say:
who the person is
what kind of person he/she is
how this person helps you
Explain why you think this person is helpful



OK, so I'd like to talk about a person that I know has done a lot of work to help people, And...this is my grandmother on my father's side. She lived near my childhood home and I used to go to her house every, uh, almost every other weekend, umm, because we had a big family and so we'd have lots of events up at my grandparent's house. And, you know, what...what my grandmother did to help people, well, I think there are lots of things...
But one of the main things is that she used to volunteer at a hospital, umm, really often. You know, I was young so I don't know exactly how often she would volunteer but it was definitely a common thing. And I remember my parents talking about this when I was younger and stuff like that. But I really felt it when I was back visiting home one time and I had to visit the hospital for something. And while was waiting a lady come out and talked to me and she said she had known my grandmother and worked with her when she was at the hospital. And that she was always so impressed and really admired, umm, my grandmother and her kindness and how much she gave to the people around her. So that was quite an interesting conversation for me. And I really felt like it was meaningful and my grandmother had been doing meaningful things for the people around her. Um, you know, other than at the hospital of course she took care the people in my family so she would host birthday parties and make lots of different kinds of food and...just always giving to other people so I think she set a really good example in that sense and um, I hope that I'll be able to be a giving and helpful person, like she was, in the future.

@yourielts
#helpful person
#part2
#speaking

Describe TV series you like
you should say:
what the TV series are
who act these series
what is the plot
and explain how you feel about it




11.22.63 is a new personal favourite. I've never been a huge fan of Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Game Of Thrones or any of those huge series that seem to captivate pretty much everyone I know. BUT, 11.22.63 is different, and so far it's keeping me on the edge of my seat.
It's a very clever show, it really plays on the idea of things like the butterfly effect but not in a complicated way, in-fact the whole time travelling side of the show is very nicely explained in the first episode! The cinematography, directing, script, screenplay and the acting are all very tight. It's not particularly violent or too rude, there is use of strong language but it's split up and is used more as a means of conveying emotion than just for the sake of having bad language in a show. It draws you in straight away, no silly elongated dialogue or anything like that; within 10 minutes of episode one, the main character (who is very capably played by James Franco) is already catapulted back in time ... and the rest is history (so too speak).
It's produced by Stephen King and J.J Abrams who are masters of this kind of concept; it's eerie, suspenseful and really engrossing. There are a lot of very "Stephen King moments" which remind me of his other works.
It's a very intriguing watch and i'm really into it, and like I said i'm not usually a big fan of all these mega-popular TV series so even i'm surprised at just how much i'm enjoying it! If you're looking for a fast paced drama/thriller which is superbly produced, you have to see this.

@yourielts
#tv series
#part2
#speaking

Work
1.What is your job?
I currently work as an office manager at a large marketing company. I've been in the job for about five years now. I'm usually assigned to work with a specific business in order to improve their sales through various marketing strategies.

2.How did you get this job?
Well, I have done my Bachelors in technology in Information Technology. So, during the last year,a lot of companies came in for campus recruitment and I got selected at Infosys.

3.Do you have to work with other people?
Oh yes, all the time. It's a big office and we all have to work as a team if we want to achieve results. I have colleagues I need to liaise with such as the graphic designers and I also have administration staff who work under me. And of course I also have to work alongside the companies that we provide marketing for. So yes, I definitely have to work with other people.

4.What do you dislike about your work?
The only think that I really don't like about being a software engineer is that apart from being a great job, it is not something very close to my heart. At heart, I am a writer, traveler and a reader. And I would definitely want to do something near to it.

5.Do you think you will change jobs in the future?
Well, that's not something I'm thinking about at the moment as I really enjoy what I do and it's a really good company to work for. The pay is good and they have other good benefits such as flexi-time and end of year bonuses. But that said, change is always a good thing, so I can't see me being there forever. I'm sure I will change one day.

@yourielts
#work
#part2
#speaking

Describe an English lesson that you have taken
You should say:
what the lesson was about
Where you studied it
when you studied it
And explain how you felt about this class/why you studied it




Ok right then, well the English lesson I'm gonna talk about is the one I had during my primary school, which I guess must have been about ten or eleven years ago by now.
It was the first time that I was given a class by a foreign teacher. At that time, our English teacher introduced an American young guy to us. Out of curiosity, most of us swarmed around him. Then, he had a free talk with us in simple but humorous English.He spoke quite slowly and clearly so that we could follow him well.Meanwhile, he would repeat just in time what students did not understand. Greatly inspired, most of the students took an active part in asking him questions and interacting with him. So the atmosphere was quite alive during the whole class. And... I have to say that through this lesson, we all improved our oral English and the courage to speak another language other than our mother tongue.
When comparing this to most of the classes we had at that time, where we basically just went through the textbook and took notes, it was a thousand times more interesting, and of course, meaningful. Actually, from this lesson, I came to the conclusion that it is not so difficult to learn English if we talk more in it. And I also learned that English can act as an interesting and useful tool in communications with foreigners if we're good at it.

@yourielts
#english lesson
#part2
#speaking

Describe a happy childhood memory
You should say:
when it happened
where it happened
who you were with
what happened exactly
and explain why it is a happy memory.


I grew up very far from most of my family so I only saw them once a year. Every summer I would go to stay with them, while my parents continued working. Although I missed my parents, I used to really enjoy spending time with my grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. I spent all summer there, nearly two whole months, so from time to time my cousins and I would get bored. We would ask my grandparents if they had any ideas for interesting things we could do. Sometimes they suggested going for a bike ride, sometimes into town to do some shopping. At other times, they showed us a new game to play. Then we were happy again.
One day - it must be about 12 years ago (doesn't time fly!) - all of us got really, really bored and we kept complaining to my grandparents. They were tearing their hair out, trying to think up ideas of where we could go and what we could do. Suddenly, my granddad came up with the idea of going to a new water park that had opened that summer. I hadn't heard about it but my cousins had, and they told me all about it. It was a park with vast numbers of different pools, some inside, some outside. There were water slides as well. And, on top of that there was not one, but two playgrounds with swings, a merry-go-round, see-saws. We were so excited.
We set off and on the way we were all singing songs and laughing. We couldn't wait to get there. When we arrived, my cousins and I ran into the park and changed into our swimming costumes. Then we went looking for the most exciting-looking pool, and we found it, one with brightly coloured tiles and slides, we jumped straight in. We played all day in the park and had a lovely lunch, sat on some benches in the sunshine.
My granddad loved a pool that was filled with spa water. It was dark brown and stank of rotten eggs. I didn't want to go in but he eventually convinced me. I'm pleased he did because the water was really warm. I'd never swam in water that warm. I didn't want to get out, despite the terrible smell.
I consider it such a happy memory because we enjoyed ourselves so much and I remember so vividly how I felt that day. But there's more to it than just that. When I look back now, I understand how caring my grandparents were and how much they wanted us all to be happy. They would have done anything to help us have a good time. I appreciate that more now that I'm older and have children of my own. I hope we thanked them; I can't remember. But, anyway, they were content, I'm sure, to just watch us have an amazing time, playing and laughing in the water. So, as you can see, it was a wonderful day and is one of my favourite childhood memories.

@yourielts
#memory
#childhood
#part2
#speaking

Describe a time when lots of people were smiling
You should say:
When did you see them
Where did you see them
Who you were with
And explain why people were smiling
This topic reminds me of the time we took class pictures on graduation day.
Actually, we all had mixed feelings, on the one hand, we were pretty psyched about graduating from university and getting a diploma.
on the other hand, we also felt a little bit sad ‘cause we had to say goodbye to all the classmates who have spent the last four years with each other.
However, when we took the picture, we still didn’t forget to be funny. I mean, we made faces and posed hilariously to the camera despite the photographer’s objection. He was so pissed off.
In the end, he couldn’t stand us anymore, and shouted, couldn’t you guys act like normal people and just smile to the camera?
After we were done having fun, we thought, maybe we should listen to the photographer and take a decent picture together.
So we stood still, and said cheese when he clicked the shutter.
After we got the picture, we were surprised to see that everybody looked great in the picture, I mean, we all had a sweet smile on our face, looking energetic and hopeful.
I framed the picture and put it on my bookshelf. It would bring back memories from my college years.
Every time I saw those smiling faces I would recall all the precious moments we had together during those four years, and I just couldn’t help cracking a smile.


@yourielts
#smiling2
#part2
#speaking

Describe a time when you received something for free
You should say:
When you had this gift
Where you had it
What it was
And explain how you felt about it.





I received a very precious gift from my cousin on my 26th birthday. It was a laptop. My cousin has always been very generous, but this time even I was surprised by his generosity. I could have never envisaged that he would give me such an expensive gift. At first I refused to accept it as I believed it was an extravagant expenditure, but on his persistent persuasion I had to accept this expensive gift.
It is so difficult to describe the laptop in words, but I would just tell you something about. It was an i3 and it had a black color. I do not know the price of the laptop as it was a gift but it has been priceless for me. Whenever someone looks at the laptop the person asks me about the laptop and tells me how good it is. I am not an IT professional so I would not be able to explain this electronic device in the most proper way, but I still want to say that it is not only stylish but also useful.
This gift has been very beneficial for me. It has helped me both educationally and socially. I use my laptop whenever I have to do an assignment or report. I also talk or communicate with my friends by using different websites and applications. I can say that my life would have been boring and slow if I had not had this beautiful gift. That is the reason I always tell my cousin how thankful I am to him for giving me such a useful thing which has actually helped me a lot.


@ibtil
@yourielts
#gift
#part2
#speaking

Today's speaking question at Irsafam Center


Describe a big company or organization you know
You should say:
What it is
How you knew about it
What this company does
How you feel about it

Part 3

*What’s the difference between big companies and small companies?
*Are there many big companies in your country?
*What are the good things about working for a big company?
*How can a small company grow big?
*Should big companies donate more to charities?
*Should big companies be punished more seriously if they break the law?

@ibtil
@yourielts
#speaking
#company
#part2

Describe a person who is helpful in your study or work.
You should say:
Who the person is
What kind of person
How this person help you
Why do you think this person is helpful


The person I’d like to talk about is Davy. He helped me a lot when I was studying in the university. Both of us majored in Math, and he was also my classmate.
He was tall, hmm, around 1.79 metres. He joined the school team to play basketball as a forward. I watched several matches he was in, and all of our classmates would root for him. He always got good scores.
Though he’s awesome, in other aspects too, he was really humble, for he never showed off his skills no matter how good he was at it. I quite appreciated that. He had a good command of computer stuff, and to me, it saved my life at some moments. Once I was staying up late for my graduation paper, but I don’t know why somehow my laptop just broke down. I mean, it suddenly turned off, and I couldn’t start it. I was driven mad. What if I lost all my files, especially my paper? I had to finish it in a day. The day after was the deadline to hand it in. I felt like it was a doomsday for me. Then, it dawned on me, Davy! Davy is a computer geek. Maybe he can solve it! I couldn’t wait one more second and rang him. Thanks god, he answered the phone. After listening to my “heartbroken” story, he said he would like to help. Then we decided to meet in the library at 6.00, the opening time of the library. With his efforts for almost two hours, my laptop could work again. The luckiest thing was all my files were good. Saying thank you, I grabbed my laptop and rushed back to my dorm to go on. Everything went well, and I handed in my paper in time.






Glossary:
-root for somebody
to want someone to succeed in a competition, test, or difficult situation

-doomsday
the last day of the Earth’s existence

-dawn on somebody
if a fact dawns on you, you realize it for the first time


-geek
someone who knows a lot about a technical subject, usually computers




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#IELTS
#helpful
#part2

Describe a book you want to read again
You should say:
What the book is about
Why you read it
What you learned from this book
And explain why you would like to read it again.

Ok, well after a bit of thought, I’ve decided to talk about the book which is called “Think Like DaVinci”, as it's definitely a book I would like to read again at some point, for reasons I'll come on to shortly. But firstly though, with regard to what the book’s about, well in a nutshell, it basically explains how all of us have the capability and potential to become a genius, like DaVinci. And it outlines a few various things that he used to do, which we can also get into the habit of doing. So essentially, it puts forward some ideas on how we can all live to our full potential. Anyway, as for what made me read it, well if my memory serves me correctly, I was browsing around in my local bookshop one day, and the book's cover kind of just caught my eye when I saw the name DaVinci written in bold letters. So I read a few pages to see if it was any good, and ended up buying it.
I should also mention the fact that I'm quite a big fan of self-help books, because on the whole, I tend to learn quite a lot from them, and this book was definitely no exception. Just to give you an example, I would say I've learned to become much more observant after reading this book, such as generally paying more attention to everything around me. And in so doing, it has made me appreciate things a lot more. Of course, there were a number of other things I learned, but nothing else is coming to mind right now, and that's really kind of why I want to read the book again, because I've forgotten a lot of it. So I kind of need to refresh my memory a little bit!


@yourielts
#speaking
#IELTS
#book
#part2

Describe a famous person that you are interested in
who this person is
how you know about this person
what sort of life they had before they became famous
how this person became famous
and explain why you like this person

When it comes to a famous person I take interest in/( the first person that comes to my mind is) Steve Jobs. As we all know, he was the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple Inc.
I got to know him through the speech he delivered at a commencement in Stanford University. I have to say that the speech was very inspiring and impressive.
Before he became famous, Jobs experienced many hardships early in his life. His biological mother who was an unwed student, gave him up for adoption. He dropped out of Reed College because he couldn't afford it and couldn't see the value in it. The experience of being poor wasn’t romantic, as he recalled. He didn't have a dorm room and he slept on the floor in his friends’ rooms. He even returned Coke bottles to buy food with.
Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976 to sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer. They gained fame and wealth a year later for the Apple II, which is one of the first highly successful mass-produced personal computers.
The reason why I take him as my icon is that he had the courage to follow his instinct and he had great passion for his job. This inspired me because in order to do great job, we need to love what we do first.


Vocabulary and ideas for Part 3 to this topic
①How do people become famous?
· Talented in some fields
· Think outside the box/ break the mould
· are discovered by some producers
· play a role in some blockbusters
· release an album which is well-liked by the public
· get more exposure to the public
· media hype

②What types of people become famous in your country?
· Sports professionals
· Those in entertainment indusrtry
· University professors/scholars--research, books
· Artists—for their works of art
· Science--invention

③What qualities do (all or most or many) famous people have in common?

· Perseverance
· experience many times of failures
· experience many times of refusal and denial
· are likely to be refused by producers
· stick to their dreams
· make it to the end
· never give up
· the ability to deal with pressure
· get exposed to the public
· be judged by the public
· psychological problems
· cope with pressure/stress

④What are the good points about being famous?
· Make a fortune/ make a lot money
· fame brings people a lot of money
· advertise products
· social status
· respect you and your works
· get more exposure to the public
· become a household name


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#IELTS
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Describe a new friend you've made recently

You should say:
Who the person is
What kind of person he/she it
How did meet this person
And explain why did you make friends with him/her



Speaking of a new friend that I’ve made recently, I would like to talk about peter. Because not only he is very sweet and kind-hearted, but also very smart so I think I can learn a lot from him.
Peter is the same age with me but he looks even younger than his age. However, if you judge him by his appearance, he will surprise you by what he is capable of, which means you can’t judge a book by it’s cover. Besides, he is very athletic, in fact, that’s one of the reasons why he is so popular in my class.
For his personality, as I’ve mentioned before, he is very sweet and kind-hearted. No matter what the problems is, if you come to him for help, he won’t let you down. Furthermore, he is one of the most optimistic and sophisticated persons I know. As a matter of fact, he has become …like a role model for me.


Actually what happened was very simple. He was the new transferred student in my class so he didn’t know anyone here. And about 3 months ago I saw him helping another classmate with his math homework. Since my math was terrible, I asked him for help. He did help me without hesitation. That was the beginning, since then we started talking and I found out that both of us are crazy in computer games, which means we share a lot of common interests. Until now we are still playing games together. In fact, what makes me curious about him is how he can manage to maintain his grade while still spending a lot of time on computer. Anyway I think this question is still waiting for me to solve. So this is the person I want to talk about.

part3
1. How do young people make new friends?
Well, nowadays, generally the younger generation prefer to make friends over the internet. In fact, it is very interesting. I believe that when I was a child, people generally made friends in real life. For example, when you meet someone and you find that you share some common interests with this person, then you can become friends to each other. Contemporarily we tend to use chatting apps or other internet sites to communicate to other people.

2. How do people choose new friends?
Normally, I believe if they share common interests, they may choose to become friends with each other. Otherwise, if they don’t have anything in common, they won’t have anything to talk about. On the other hand, there is another thing I believe which is quite important. Personality. In my opinion, the personality match between two people is also important. Or else they may fight with each other all the time.

3. Which do you think is more important, friends or family?
Well, from my perspective, it really depends. Like for myself, family maybe more important. It is quite understandable that family members are related by blood and generally they live together. So of course you are more close to them. Hence, they become more important. However, after you grow up and step into the society, things may change. Also for people who are orphan or are being separated from their family for too long, then their friends may become more important to them. So, in conclusion, it kind of depends on who they spend most of their time with.
4. What can damage friendship?
Aha, there could be lots of things. For instance, lying, betrayal, or purposely hurting someone can all jeopardize friendship. In fact, from my perspective, those are the things that generally ruin friendship. For example, I got two friends before. We used to be very close to each other for that matters, however, we don’t even talk to each other anymore now. What happened was that one of them betrayed the other one’s trust and stole his girlfriend behind his back. Then a lot of ugly things were said and I was caught in the middle. As innocent as I was, I was forced to choose side and I was like: that’s it! I don’t want to see any of you guys anymore.



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#IELTS
#friend
#part2

A friend who encouraged you

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#encourage

A friend who encouraged you

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#encourage

Describe a new building

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Describe a new building

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