Skip to main content

Do you like to listen to the advice of others?




IELTS Speaking Questions-Computer Delivered test on 2 July 2019

Speaking Part 3

Do you like to listen to the advice of others?
Do you think teenagers  listen to the advice of their parents?
How can advice help the elderly people?




Question 1:

Do you like to listen to the advice of others? 

Sample answer 1:
 
Yes,  I listen to the advice of my parents, relatives,  my friends  or colleagues when I am in a good mood…
because  it is a gentle way of respecting others.

But it  doesn’t mean that I accept all the advice given to me by others… because, I know that some of them are not my well wishers… 

Sometimes, I get irritated when others try to help me solve
my problems with their advice… because… I know that many  such problems occur due to my misjudgement…and that I am the right person to fix my personal problems.





vocabulary:
listen to / pay heed to
advice/ counsel
misjudgement/ miscalculation/ wrong judgement/ slip up/ carelessness/ blunder







Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

IELTS Essay Inputs: Consumerism and Environmental Pollution

Consumerism and environmental pollution 1   These days, all the consumer products and goods we need are at our fingertips. However, uncontrolled* consumption of these by the global population is causing environmental pollution and depletion of precious resources.   2    Pollution occurs at different stages of production and manufacturing. We need raw materials and energy from nature to produce more and more goods and services.  Unfortunately,  the rigging, mining and extraction operations  for   these resources are done in a very polluting way. These activities cause ecological disturbance, destruction of natural flora and fauna, pollution of air, land and water, instability of soil and rock masses, landscape degradation and radiation hazards .    3    Apart from that, production of consumer goods in factories results in huge amounts of toxic gases and efflue...
Post a Comment
Read more

IELTS Essay: What Determines the Quality of Life?

IELTS Task 2 Essay Topic: Quality of Life Question 1: Some people think that the quality of life depends more on the free time that an individual has than on money. Which one do you think is more essential to lead a quality life- free time or more   money? Question 2: Some people think that money is one of the most essential   factors in promoting happiness. Do you think people can be happy without much money? What   are the other factors which contribute to happiness? Vocabulary Quality time Leisure time Promote happiness Factors ( elements) which contribute to happiness Factors that determine the quality of our … The elements that affect the quality of life Objective factors Subjective factors The concept of quality of life Satisfaction with life Job satisfaction Mental health Enriching   one’s life Improve life Life worth living Introduction There is no consensus among people  about what dete...
Post a Comment
Read more

IELTS Essay: Neighbours Are Getting Disconnected

IELTS Essay People often do not interact with their neighbours and this is harming community building. What are the possible causes and solutions? In many cities, an increasing number of people do not know their neighbours and the sense of community is lost. What are the possible causes and solutions? Neighbours and the neighbourhood community have always been at the centre of our social life for centuries. However, there is a decline in neighbourliness in recent times not only in our cities but also in the countryside. Many people do not think it is important to reach  out and build  bonds with people who live nearby. As more and more  neighbours are getting disconnected with each other, a sense of community is disappearing. The factors responsible for this undesirable trend and the solutions to it will be discussed  here.            ...
Post a Comment
Read more