IELTS Speaking Practice (Q Set1)

[ rem-uh-nis ]

Reminisce (verb)- looking back on the past in a happy feeling. Ex: yesterday i was reminiscing on the past while looking through photos

 

adolescence [ ad-l-es-uhns ]

 

pesky [ pes-kee ]

annoyingly troublesome; pesty:

 

 

Let’s talk about your home town or village.

It has a lot of population. Seoul has a population of more than 10 million people.

-> Seoul has a large population with over 10 million citizens/inhabitants.

Both citizens and inhabitants are good words to use when talking about population here.

There are many major institutions. Living in Seoul is very convenient.

-> Living in Seoul is very convenient for me because a lot of institutions are headquartered here.

This is definitely a benefit to living in Seoul. When talking about institutions "headquartered" is a fantastic word to use instead of located.

I heard from my friend that they need to come to Seoul and it takes time and money.

-> My friend said that commuting to and from work is very expensive and a hassle.

"commuting" tends to be a work used with travel to and from work/school. "hassle" is a good word to use here and means it is "annoying" or "pesky"

Living in Seoul is very expensive and crowded. If I work 9-6 and go to subway station around 8am because normally it takes one hour to get to my office

-> The downside to living in Seoul is that the subways and public transportation services are very crowded.

 

The first place when concert is had their first option is Seoul. There are definitely more networking opportunities. Even during lunch you can have a networking lunch with people in the same industry. It seems people are much more comfortable talking to people face to face.

-> Seoul is an amazing place to network. I enjoy the chance to network while having lunch or other face-to-face interactions. It seems people are more comfortable in person versus over the phone/zoom.

 

If i had an option i would like to choice a city with suburban city. I am not used to living in country side. It is weird when there are no people when i look around. Seoul is too crowded so i need something in between.
-> If i had the chance to live outside of Seoul I would likely choose a suburban area. I would not live in the countryside because there are not enough social interactions.

 

Urban=newyork/seoul

Suburban=neighborhoods/parks

Rural=Farms/low population

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Tell me more about your family life.

I have a brother who is one year older than me who also has a young daughter. My brother's company is located in the suburbs so we only get to see each other once a month. During these family times we enjoy simple meals and often talk about how to raise his niece. She isn't able to speak yet but she understands everything we say and loves our attention.

 

 

My parents have always allowed me to be independent in my choices. I am thankful that they allow me to make my own choices.

 

When I was in high school, I spent much of my free time preparing for college entrance exams so my brother and I were not as close. When I was a teenager, I started to form my own opinions which created tension in my family. These opinions included what I wanted my future to look like. It took some time to get better but now I have a great relationship with my parents.

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Describe something you own which is very important to you.

I do not own anything physical that is important to me but one thing that I "cherish" is the photos on my phone. I realized how important it is to back them up to iCloud because once I lost them. I reminisce on the past when I have a bad day by looking at these pictures and they always help brighten my day.

 

When I enjoy a nice meal, I always take a picture so in the future I can remind myself of these good times. I eat good food to reward myself from a hard day at work.

 

Sometimes I am having a bad day and my photos with my friends always cheers me up/brightens my day.

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Let’s talk about your work or studies.

My job is to simplify the technical concepts that we use to make the experience more "user friendly".

 

I enjoy my current job because it fits my personality and skill sets more than my previous jobs. I am able to show my "expertise" in this job because I have a background in coding as well as technical writing.

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Let’s talk about free time.

In my free time, I love learning about psychology. I watch youtube videos on this subject matter in order to help me better understand "human behavior". This helps me in my real life because sometimes people hide their true intentions.