Hi, everyone!
Welcome back to IELTS daily.
Today, we're going to be looking at some questions from part three
on the IELTS speaking exam.
I'm here with Chris.
Hi.
So let's get started.
So, in my last video, I was talking about animals and borrowing,
so those topics came up for part two of the IELTS speaking exam.
And we're going to continue talking about those topics today for part three.
So, Chris, how are you doing?
Very well.
I just want to remind you, if you want to see those videos,
we'll put a link in the description so that you can go back and watch the part two videos.
Yup.
Sounds good.
So, today we're going to start with you,
and I'm going to ask you some questions about animals.
How do you feel about that?
I mean the part three of the test is a difficult part of the test,
so this could be a difficult question.
Now, I'm sure you're going to do very well.
So to start off,
I'll go see the first question.
More people are turning vegetarian these days.
What do you think of this?
I think it's a totally personal choice.
I'm not a vegetarian,
but I absolutely understand the reasons why
people become vegetarians because of
animal cruelty. and animal welfare, and general health benefits.
So I can see why people want to become vegetarian.
Personally,
I love to eat meat.
I'm afraid, I'm really sorry
if there are some vegetarians or vegans out there.
I love that I love the taste,
but I can absolutely understand why.
There you go.
All right. Which domestic animals do you like?
I love all animals actually.
I don't have a pet,
but if I did have a pet, I really like dogs.
But interestingly, I quite like insects, reptiles,
because they don't require a lot of maintenance.
But I think if I had to choose a pet that I know that I could take care of,
maybe a bird.
All right,
what impact do animals have on your life?
Not very much actually.
I don't have a pet,
I don't have any friends that immediately have a pet,
so not very much.
But I do think that when a person does have an animal,
it can become a really, really big part of their life.
For example,
if young people don't have children,
if they're living together as a couple,
they might have a pet,
because it's something to love and look after.
Yeah, it sounds good.
So Chris did a really good job
answering these questions.
One thing you used, you used a conditional
in the second question.
I believe you said,
if I... I can't remember how you phrased it...
If I had a...
if I had to choose what type of animal I would have,
and then you...
I would,
I would choose
an insect or reptile.
I have to say insect or reptile, insects are kind of creepy, aren't they?
No. I don't think so.
I like the different nature of these animals.
So second conditional sentences, remember if you want to reach the band seven,
if you are looking for a band seven,
you need to have a good grammatical range.
That means different forms of grammar.
You can't just have the same simple sentences all the time,
you need to have complex sentences.
So, this idea of an 'if sentence'，
has two parts of the sentence.
And that makes it automatically a complex sentence.
If you don't know about it,
read about conditional sentences.
Yeah,
yeah.
Wonderful.
Good.
And I'd like to move on to the topic now and ask you some questions.
And Jay spoke in a previous video about borrowing his Mustang,
a Mustang car.
Is that right?
Watch that video.
It's really interesting.
And I want to talk more about borrowing.
OK,
should people always get permission before borrowing something?
Absolutely, I think so.
Because if you don't get permission before borrowing something,
then maybe they might think you're stealing it.
So it's always a good method to just go and ask that person:
"Hey, is it ok if I borrow your Mustang?".
Good.
Do you lend or do you let people borrow valuable things of yours?
I would say...
It would have it would depend on the situation and who I am lending it to.
So if it's a really close friend or family member and I can trust them,
then yeah,
absolutely.
I wouldn't mind lending them something valuable.
If it's someone that I've just more of an acquaintance with,
then maybe I would not do that.
Great. And what do you think about unauthorized music downloads?
[Laughs]
That is a very good question.
Personally,
I think they're okay.
I think that the musicians who create them make a lot of money
despite the unauthorized downloads.
And if it ever got to the point where
it was really affecting their livelihood or their
their business, then maybe
I would change my opinion on that.
Great.
And is it necessary to get permission from musicians before you use their song?
[Laughs]
I would say it's probably a good idea to do that.
Is it necessary? Maybe not
because I'm going along with my personal belief,
and you know,
I'm okay with downloading music unauthorized, in an authorized way.
So I would say probably not.
Great. OK remember in the test,
the examiner is not going to share any of your
feelings, your opinions or your attitudes
with anybody else outside the room.
Yes,
it's recorded.
But whatever you answer in terms of the question
is not going to be a big problem.
So if you have some opinion about unauthorized music
that maybe you think is an ethically questionable answer,
don't worry.
Or against the law,
just don't worry.
Say what you want.
We're focusing on language.
That's all.
And what did you say in your test?
You...
Let's talk about streaming actually.
Do you stream music?
Yeah,
once in a while on Spotify.
Great.
Do pay or do you have the free version?
I just have the free version.
Ok.
What does streaming mean?
Streaming means,
the ability to listen or watch something without owning it.
OK,
so you listen to something,
but you don't own it.
Once upon a time,
you used to download all your music. Nowadays, you just stream your music.
Yeah.
This is a recent question from the test,
so be prepared.
We have lots more videos for you to watch.
Thank you very much for today.
Thank you, Chris.
And thank you everyone.
You've done really well.
We'll see you later.
Keep learning, bye!