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Lasts 11-14 minute. 3 parts:
Part 1. Introduction and Interview The examiner introduces him/herself and
asks the candidate to introduce him/herself and confirm his/her identity. The
examiner asks the candidate general questions on familiar topics, e.g. Myself,
Family, Studies or Work, My hometown, Future plans, Friends, Hobbies, Culture,
Entertainment, Festival, Colours, Names, Sports, History, Environment.
MYSELF
1) What is your name? / Can you tell me your name? Answer: My name is
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx.
2) Can I see your passport? / Could you show me your identification card?
Answer: Yes, please. / Yes, here you are.
3) What shall I call you? / Can I call you ? Answer: I think Xxxxx is ok. / I
think Xxxxxx will do.
4) What does your name/ it mean? Answer: From Uzbek, it means a child of
a Royal family or Prince. It was given to me by my father and I love it.
5) Is your name important to you? Answer: It is. Firstly, I like its meaning. It
is not too long and easy to pronounce. Also, I believe a name can help a
person in life.
6) Why do so many people change their names? Answer: Well, I may point
out some reasons. Some, especially performers like actors and actresses,
singers or writers choose pseudo names to become famous because their
real names are less sounding or complex to remember or call. Another
group, especially in Uzbek families claim, they cannot bear too famous
names of prophets or kings and shift to simpler ones. Also it is common to
pick Muslim names in Islamic states.
7) Does a name affect personality? Answer: I suppose it depends on what a
person believes in. For some, it actually matters in life, career, love or
prosperity. For others, success is represented by hard work and ambitions
rather than a lucky name.
FAMILY
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1) Do you have a big or a small family? Answer: Id call it a big one. There a
total of six people including parents, an elder brother and an elder sister, a
little brother and me.
2) Can you tell me something about them? Answer: My dad is a man of 45, a
banker and he likes watching boxing matches and football on TV. My mum
is a woman of 41. She is a housewife and cooking with reading and her
favorite hobbies. She often prepares special dishes for family dinners.
Xxxxxx is my sister. She is a freshman of banking at the Institute of Finances
in Tashkent. She is intelligent and listening to pop and classical music often
helps her in her studies. One of my brothers Xxxxxx is a law student. He is
18. But he has already succeeded as one of the best law students. He can
never do without reading books but he also likes boxing. Finally Xxxxxx is a
schoolboy of 15. Because he is the youngest, he has more opportunities and
attention by parents. He is a little noisy but I usually enjoy his company.
3) Do you get on well together? Answer: For the most part, we love and
support each other discussing our success or problems or just having fun at
weekends or holidays. There are sometimes small disputes on insignificant
matters like cleaning the house, using the computer and such but this never
affects our relationships.
4) What do you like to do as a family? Answer: I dont think our activities
differ much from those in other families. We always celebrate holidays at
home, go on picnics to the mountains, spend vacation in resorts or give
presents to each other on birthdays.
5) Whats the difference between a core and extended families? Answer:
Well, parents and children represent a core family, while in an extended
family there are grandparents, uncles and their children as well. Extended
families are more common in Uzbekistan, especially in regions.
FRIENDS.
1) Do you have many/any friends? Answer: Yes I think so.
2) Who are they? / Are they casual acquaintances or close friends? Answer:
Many are casual acquaintances among my classmates, schoolmates or
neighbors. But three or four people are close friends.
3) Can you describe you best friend? Answer: His name is Xxxxxx. He is my
classmate at the lyceum. I met him three years ago. He lives in Chorsu
which is a little far from my place but it is not an obstacle. He is my height
and has brown eyes and dark hair. He never talks much, usually looks
serious but I like his company. He is intelligent and is good at English and
Math. In our free time, we play tennis. We see each other at lyceum every
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release stress, forget about problems and just be ourselves. The exceptions
maybe there if a person spends too much time or financial resources on their
hobby or if they are completely isolated from family, society or colleagues.
Sometimes, they may even loose their jobs. This often happens with
designers and collector.
4) Would you like to take up (start) new hobbies? Answer: Perhaps, I will.
Recently parkour has been spreading in our country. There are already
hundreds of fans to do it; I need good trainers, suitable jeans and T-shirt.
But the most important they must be barriers, stairs or other places I can
jump, turn over and such. I think it is both exciting and useful for health.
Also, I can make new friends.
5) Are there expensive hobbies? Answer: Virtually, any interest if is done its
maximum requires substantial funding in equipment or travel. But
snowboarding, mountaineering, collection of stamps, original paintings or
cars are the ones not everyone can afford. For example, a Mercedes car of
1950 might cost five times as much as a new one only because it is rare or
old.
6) What hobbies are popular in Uzbekistan? Answer: Well, it depends on the
age. Children are mad at computer or video games. Teenagers prefer sports,
dancing, skateboarding, while the working ages try to go to other places,
learn new skills, and the retired enjoy watching TV.
FUTURE PLANS.
1) Why are you taking the IELTS? Answer: Mainly, I am going to present the
IELTS score to be admitted to Westminster International University in
Tashkent. Also, Id like to know what level my English is.
2) What are you going to in the next five years? Answer: There are some
plans. Definitely, I will spend four years at the university studying
economics and Finance. In the summers I intend to enjoy work and travel
opportunities in the US, Britain or Europe. This will further improve my
English skills. Other times or weekends I will try to be in company of my
friends, Probably, I will take up new skills like web-design, accounting
electronic commerce or diving.
TRAVELING.
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6) What do you like most about your study? Answer: Well, I wouldnt say I
love everything about them. For instance, I hate wearing a uniform,
spending up to eight hours at school every day and tough assignments.
However, I take a lot of pleasure learning mathematics English Uzbek and
literature. I readily do all home tasks on them. I also appreciate different
contests or competitions on the some subjects. Finally, I like preparation of
assignments on the computer.
MUSIC.
1) Do you like music? Answer: Yes, I do. I often choose Pop music or hiphop. Justin Timberlake, Accent, Backstreet Boys, Inna, Timberland are my
favorite. I try to enjoy their tracks when I come back home in the evening to
relax or concentrate before an exam. Sometimes I need such music when I
play football.
2) What are the benefits of listening to music? Answer: I believe no human
can survive in this world without music. It helps us relax, encourages us to
do good, teaches us to be educated and respect others, helps us to fall-out of
depression or develop humane feelings like love, understanding support and
kindness. There are even some sports like aerobics, gymnastics or
synchronized swimming which employ music. Also music unites people of
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you peace and relaxation. I especially find it useful after hard studies at
school. It is particularly popular with couples, marrying people or the
retired. People come; have tea or snacks, and take photos or videos.
3) Can you tell me some history of your hometown? Answer: I have to
confess that I hate history because it is to difficult to me to remember all
those facts dates, people and so on, but I think I have good knowledge of
history of Tashkent. Two years ago we celebrated its 2200th anniversary in a
large scale. Previously, it used to be called Choch, Shosh, Binkent or
Banokat but become Tashkent in 1920s. The name means a city of stone and
according to history it used to be constructed of stone and had stone
resources. In the last century it was part of different emirates and kingdoms
like Bukhara, Kokand. In 1930, winning the competition with Samarkand
Tashkent became the capital. Before Russian invasion the city had twelve
gates for each of which there was a huge key made of gold serving as the
symbol of city. One of them was lost but the rest eleven can be seen in the
Museum of history of Uzbekistan. Mosques, medresses, some hills still tell us
a lot about the history of Tashkent.
TRANSPORTATION.
1) Can you tell me about the transportation in my hometown? Answer: I
believe the transportation in Tashkent is excellent. There are modern and
comfortable buses companies run shuttle buses and taxis. Many of them run
from early morning to late at night, except Sunday carrying thousands of
working people, students and school goers as well as guests or visitors. The
fares are quite affordable. Even taxis are much cheaper than in other states.
2) Are there traffic jams? Answer: Not too often. But occur during rush
hours in the morning and evening. Sometimes, there are jams in the city
centre.
3) What does the government do improve transportation? Answer: I have to
say public transport is well-developed in Tashkent. A lot of people use it and
it is very efficient. The governments policy is strong in this sphere. Firstly,
every year new buses of the best quality are purchased and old buses are
repaired. Broader or new roads, connecting bridges, high ways are
constructed. Traffic jams are reduced, especially in the city centre by
restricting entrance to some streets. The forces are increasing at affordable
rates for passengers.
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CDs, MP3 disks or I-pod. I try to enjoy them on my way to school, doing
classes in the evening, or dancing at parties. In my view, everyone can find
some joke in music whatever genre they listen to. The form of art is very
entertaining, stress-releasing, and helpful in depression. Also music can
stimulate to do sports, concentrate on studies or enjoy ourselves if we are
alone. In addition, now even more people use music to learn languages like
English, Japanese or Arabic. Finally, every show, advertisements, motion
pictures employ music to capture the attention of the audience and have
high sales.
2) Describe a traditional festival in China. You should say,
what it is.
When is it celebrated?
How to celebrate? / What you usually do on that day.
What you like and what you dont like.
Answer: Im going to talk about Eyd-ar-Ramadan. It is one of the most popular
and widely celebrated festivals in my country. There is no one date or dates for it.
Because it comes one day after the month of Ramadan each year. There are
specially trained Islamic scientists who calculate the month of Ramadan o the 15th
of September, this year it may be the 10th of September. In this month, all Muslims
have to fast and dont drink or eat during the day. Eyd-ar-Ramadan ends the
fasting and allows to enjoy food and beverages. The festival is three days. On the
first day morning, all males go to mosques to do prayers. Then they buy presents
for their families and return home to congratulate other people. Everyone puts on
clean and nice clothing. Tabled are set full of food, drinks or their relatives if a
family can afford to help the neediest, widows or orphans. No one has to work and
there is only fun. I love the festival because I can be with my relatives, receive
presents from my parents and see everyone happy. But the prices over increase
those days which is extremely disturbing and highly undesirable. Because each
family looks for holiday but each can afford the costs.
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Dogs are my favourite and I choose to talk about them. There are many species of
this animal around the world, including greyhounds, wolfhounds or bulldogs. If I
could have one Id prefer a greyhound. The dog is of average sizes, very fast,
extraordinarily clever and faithful. According to Islam, when Man was sent to
Earth, there were many animals that attacked him. Man was told to touch the first
animal on the head and that was the dog. Since then, dogs have been irreplaceable
in guarding humans. A typical dog has a refined sense of smell, strong pause and
often a tail of different length. Now they can be found in homes as pets or just as
guards in organizations, or with shepherds. If I have won, I will play with it, wash
and train it to do basic comments and value as a real friend. Unfortunately, for the
time being my parents dont allow one, because we are living in an apartment.
Conversely, a dog needs some space and a considerable amount of time and care
which I cant make possible either.
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football players. For example, I have recently read about Alessandro Pato of
Milan Italy. Often there are interviews with World-class coaches, judges of
matches between well-known teams, history and success of teams or players,
debates on judgings, score sheets of national, CIS, European clubs. Sometimes,
there are questions and answers about everything which is related to football. On
Tuesday evening I return home with a copy of the Interfootball and short enjoying
it after dinner. I think reading books, newspapers or magazines let us relax, stay
aware of recent news and entertain ourselves. A newspaper and a magazine differ
a lot. Firstly, a newspaper is cheaper, more frequently printed, in no more than two
or three colours and has much fewer pages. But, in general, they are both
interesting and our choice depends on our needs, world outlook and maybe the
price, because magazines are seldom cheap.
11)Describe a party
1) What is the party?
2) Why was the party held?
3) Who attended the party?
4) What did you do for that party?
Answer: I choose to talk my own birthday party which was held in our apartment
on the first of November last year. It was my sixteenth birthday. This age is usually
thought of like the ending of early teenage years and the start of almost adult life.
For example, if I were in the US, I could even have a drivers license. For this
reason, I had invited more people among my friends, relatives or neighbors. The
table was set in the middle of the living room and about 40 people came. The party
started at in 6 in the evening. The table was full of snacks, nuts and many other
staff. I myself drew up the plan and timing of the party, helped my mother to lay
the table, and gave invitations to guests before the party. The party was a success.
I was able to see many friends, become closer with other people and enjoy the
company. Everyone congratulated me with the date, made wishes, laughed, danced
and exchanged jokes and stories about school life. Besides, I received many
presents like a watch, a box of chocolate, a mobile, an I-pod and such. The present
was Toshiba laptops from my parents. Also, the food like lamb soup, salads, pilaf
and the cake pleased every taste. Finally, I saw everyone of by calling taxis. Some
were taken by their parents.
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Answer: The list of such is too long starting from the plane, steam engine to the
telegraph but I now decide to talk about the car. The first car was invented by
Karlz Benz in 1885. It looked like a big tricycle and had wooden tires. Step by
step, companies in other countries like Ford in America, Mercedes in Germany
started a serious production of better models. They have radically(tubdan)
improved our lives. Firstly, they reduced the time of travel hundreds of times. For
example, a driver can reach another country perhaps in hours rather than days.
Secondly, we became able to stop worrying about the luggage. I mean, we easily
place it in the trunk(bagaj) and just continue our road. Thirdly, the industry
assumed giant workshops and plants to manufacture and assemble cars. This
raised thousands of jobs for people with many professions like drivers, mechanics,
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Answer: I think I have to tell about my IPod. It is IPod NANO of Apple. It is white
with silver edges. The size is about 10cms long and five cms wide. On the top,
there is a color sensor with many clickable buttons. On the lower side, there are
quick keys forward, backward, play, change the folder and such. Its been about a
year since my friends presented it to me on my 15th birthday. Ive got a mobile, a
computer, and a laptop but none of them can match the IPod. When I feel like
listening to music Firstly, the IPod is light, compact and easily attachable on my
clothing. The earphones are well-suited in my ears. Secondly, it can play not only
music, but also video of MP4 format, slideshow pictures, tune in to radio stations
and record sounds. Finally, it allows to scroll electronic books. I often use it to
enjoy music or video whenever I have some free time or record my classes at
school or with tutors. I think it has become a part of my life and I always keep it
clean, well-functioning and dont let others touch it.
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Advertisement.
1) What are the forms of advertisement?
2) What are the functions of advertisement?
3) What is the effect of advertisement to people?
Answer: Advertising or commercials have existed for many years. The main idea
is to promote goods or services. A second objective sometimes is to promote
different ideas, for example on stopping smoking, the dangers of drugs, AIDS or
other social, political or economical topics. In my countries, the candidates for
president promote their campaigns. The forms of ads are countless. The most
popular types include video, clips, audio on the radio, banners in street, transport
or on buildings, brochures and pamphlets, inscriptions on pens, notebooks or
products of companies as well as logos on clothing. For example, I often see ads
on pens and other stationary. In addition, the advertising on the Internet is
becoming more and more developed. We can find short videos, pop-ups, Google
ads and such. For majority, commercials are indeed disturbing. Imagine, a fan of
TV enjoying a movie which he has been watching since the morning and being
forced to interrupt his pleasure for several ads several times and several minutes
each or the housewives in the same time situation but watching their favourite
series. This is the opinion of ordinary people or in other words, the consumers.
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For manufacturers or business people, the area is promising because it sells their
products and generates profits. Companies allocate thousands, hundreds of
thousands and even millions of dollars on advertisements. With them, they reach
the consumers, tell about their new products and encourage buying them. I think
the other positive is that advertising has become a whole industry creating new
businesses and many new jobs.
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Describing a skill you want to learn. You should say what it is.
1) What you think it is important.
2) How you are going to learn it.
3) What role it will play in your life.
Answer: Let me tell you about computer programming. For many, it may sound
extremely boring or a waste of time. But not me. Im now good at mathematics,
physics and English. One of my interests is Business computing. Today the
business world is changing fast and employing newer and newer equipment. There
is a new area, digital marketing. It deals with online of goods and services through
web solutions. As my future job is an economist, Im sure such a skill will help me
to successfully compete in the jobs market. It is not easy, but demanding and time
consuming. I will use my laptop, learn different languages of programming,
especially visual C++, PHP or APLETS. My knowledge of English will help a lot.
Because the comments must be in this language. Perhaps, I will attend specialized
courses with Microsoft certification in Tashkent. The courses are chargeable, but
my parents will support me. I hope to receive a university degree in economics but
the certificate programming will give me another advantage and a better job.
Part 3. Two-way discussion (4-5 minutes). The examiner asks further questions
which are connected to the topic of Part 2. These questions give the candidate
opportunity to discuss more abstract issues and ideas.
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1) Newspaper or magazine.
Follow-up:
1) What do you think the important qualities for a news reporter? Answer: I
dont think it is an easy job because a reporter must have attractive outlook,
clear speech, excellent presentation skills, and strong leadership in
organizing a report, outstanding communication and interaction skills. He
must be adapted to non-fixed working hours, employ literature appropriate
to his reports, and have contacts in public and the government to receive
breaking or interesting news.
2) Whats the function of a report to the society? Answer: Im not sure but I
suppose it depends on what readers expect the current situation in
economics, politics and other areas. Basically, a report provides with news,
makes the reader think about a problem, encourages to support others or
act, warn about the lacks in society and entertain.
3) What kind of books/newspapers/magazines do Uzbek adolescents read?
Answer: There are many types. Detectives, love stories, historical events,
science fiction books are popular. While many males enjoy the papers like
Interfootball, Xalq sozi, XXI Century, the Jannatmakon, Sogdiana, Tasvir
or Cosmopolitan newspapers and magazines are the most common among
women.
4) With the popularity of Internet, do you think newspapers and magazines will
disappear? Answer: Let me think. Yes because we are trying to save paper.
The online resources provide faster and easily accessible news both video
and audio as well as printed. Many articles are free of charge. We are using
even mobiles to stay updated if we are out. No. because, besides, being a
source of news, newspapers and magazines offer entertainment and useful
pastime which is hardly matched by often types. The readers flip through
pictures, articles, crosswords and this often happens in their free time at
home, in the garden or a park or their trips.
2) Party. Follow-up:
1) Whats the difference between serious party and friendly party?
Answer: I guess, award ceremonies, corporate parties, employee of the
match events, banquets for the governments, film festivals, and
Independence Day celebrations are serious parties. People usually have
to wear formal clothing. The party is limited in timing and is strictly
regulated by a well-done scenario. There are alcoholic beverages but
people try to keep themselves to avoid any embarrassment after drinking
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Describe one of your neighbours. Follow-up:
1) What is the difference between neighbors and friends? Answer:
Although both the groups are equally important in our lives, their
roles and functions differ considerably. A neighbor, whatever his
age is, is a person who we sometimes see and greet, ask to look
after our house when we are away or expect to participate in
parties. On the other hand, we feel ourselves much closer with
friends and share secrets, entertainment, problems or concerns.
Friends are usually our pears and we find their company more
enjoyable. We study together, play games or travel. In anyway, I
would keep excellent relations with both a neighbor and a friend to
take maximum benefit of their company.
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Describing a kind of music. Follow-up:
1) How long do you listen to music everyday? Answer: I think I
normally devote at least half an hour when I do my studies. But if I
am too exhausted or there are some guests and they wouldnt like
to be disturbed I put it off until the next evening.
2) What is it easier for children to learn playing a musical instrument?
Answer: Im not sure but it could be because they have more
time to spare on it. Secondly, they like to take up new skills and
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Describe a traditional festival in Uzbekistan. Follow-up:
1) What is the concept(tushuncha) of holiday in Uzbekistan?
Answer: I dont think Uzbeks differ a lot from other nations. A
holiday marks some events like Independence day, the day of
Constitution, teachers day and others. People do a lot of
shopping, invite guests and set huge tables of food and drinks, go
to see parents and the sick or give each other presents. There is no
need to go to school or work. Everyone is happy congratulates
each other and says best wishes.
2) Why is holiday so important to modern people? Answer: For
different people it may carry different meanings. For the majority,
especially students and working people, it is an opportunity to
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