hi there hey it's Asiya and i've prepared for you a lot of exciting things in this video
first of all i've selected the most difficult ielts speaking part 1 questions that students
reported in recent exams indeed some topics really surprised me you'll hear questions sample
answers and then useful vocabulary to improve your answers then there is a new pdf with
ielts writing and speaking topics for you to download all the topics are from recent exams
and i'm launching a new telegram channel about ielts preparation and there is a draw where you
can win our ielts preparation courses for free that's a lot let's get started
and the first topic is furniture and the first question is
do you have a lot of furniture at home i would say we have enough but not a lot
there is everything we need to live comfortably including several large wardrobes to store
all our belongings but there is still space in each room okay here is some vocabulary
first of all the word furniture is uncountable if you want to mention one say a piece of furniture
wardrobe is what you have in your bedroom and cardboard is what you have in your kitchen
and a good expression is to store your belongings or to keep your things the next question is
what is your favorite piece of furniture well it must be our sofa it's my favorite place to snuggle
up on and enjoy cozy nights in while we can't go out because of the lockdown
to snuggle up on the sofa means to get into a warm and comfortable position
next to someone else we snuggled up together on the sofa a night indoors or a night in
it means that you stay at home rather than go out the next question is could you describe it
examiners always check if you use topic specific vocabulary because it's a chance for them to
assess how many words you know so if you can go into detail on a certain topic and
use more specific words do that i'll give you an example here is my answer it's a pretty standard
a three seater sofa from ikea it's light green in color and has a clean minimalistic design
i particularly like that it's a chaise long on one side where i can sit and stretch out my legs
a three seater sofa is a sofa for three people and you may have a two seat or a two seater sofa
you may have a corner sofa and a chaise long is this long seat where you can stretch your legs
horizontally that's my sofa okay the next question is have you ever received furniture as a gift
i don't think so to be honest i can't really think of any occasion when someone would give me a table
or a bed as a present i think that's something people generally prefer to choose themselves
well during your exam you should try to give an open answer to each question
so in my example the answer was very short no i don't think so and then i expanded it by telling
what i think about the idea of receiving this kind of present in general
the next question is what furniture would you like to buy and that's an excellent
opportunity to use a few more interesting words let me give you a couple so a chest of drawers
a drawer is what you pull out and store your things inside another thing you may
want to buy is a computer desk with storage to keep all your notebooks and stationery in
stationary is everything you use for writing your pens paper and so on
the next topic is even more unusual but before we continue i'd like to announce a special giveaway
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the winners will be announced in two weeks okay let's continue our next topic is trees
usually i'll ielts topics are reused for quite a long time so if a topic was popular last year
it's still likely to be used today but this one seems to be brand new the first question is do
you love trees absolutely i live in a city so it's always pleasant to see a piece of greenery amongst
all the brick and concrete actually i think i can sense that the air near the parks is cleaner
greenery is attractive green leaves and plants for example you can talk about flowers and greenery
and brick and concrete is what we build our cities from next do you have trees around your house
yes indeed we have beautiful cherry trees growing along the road on one side of the building
and there is a little wood on the other side i'm lucky to live in a very green area
so what's the difference between a wood and a forest
a forest is always large and wood can be small ours is tiny but it's still a wood okay
what trees are common in your country and that's a question that really calls for some
name some specific vocabulary so here are six types of trees for you birch trees maple trees
palm trees pine trees sakura or if you don't have sakura cherry trees and oaks memorize these
words they will come really handy if you get this topic let's continue have you ever planted a tree
i haven't yet but i'm hoping to do it soon this year we bought a christmas tree planted in a pot
at the moment it's still in our balcony but we need to buy a shower and arrange a new home for
it in our garden a pot plant is a house plant so we bought our christmas tree in a pot as a
pot plant let me give you some words to describe trees so roots are the part of the tree that's
underground then we have the trunk the thick central part branches leaves fruit and finally
canopy that's all the branches and leaves so a tree may have a leafy canopy
or a thick canopy of branches the next question is have you climbed trees before i leave it for
you to answer because i want to spend more time on the next surprising topic
but first let me tell you about the new pdf guide that i have for you it contains ielts writing
and speaking topics used in recent exams and i think there is really a lot of value in knowing
what kind of questions students get these days and prepare for those questions you might have
heard that i'm launching a new telegram channel about ielts preparation it's called
fastrack ielts but the link is unfortunately ielts fastrack because someone's taking my name
anyway if you go to the channel you see the pdf pinned at the very top and i'll be happy to see
you on telegram the next topic is quite surprising it's farming have you ever visited a farm
i've been to several farms but if you mean a visit more like a tour with explanations then
no i stayed at a bnb on a farm once a bnb is bed and breakfast that's when people rent out rooms
in their house for people to stay in and provide breakfast next what did you learn about the farm
during your visit well it was a farm in convo in southwest england and i learned that farming is a
really tough business i mean it's difficult for small farmers to generate enough profit to live
well and that's why our hosts decided to run a bed and breakfast to supplement their income
next what changes are required in farming i think farmers need to embrace all the new technologies
and trends that can help them increase their profitability for example by growing organic food
they could earn more a smart government regulation is required too farmers should be
encouraged to reduce the use of pesticides and to use more eco-friendly sustainable practices
well that's quite a long answer for part one but i wanted to give you a few ideas
so you can talk about the use of technology in farming that can increase harvest you can talk
about organic farming or food without pesticides and eco-friendly sustainable farming or practices
the next question is why is farming important well farming is a crucial sector of our economy
we wouldn't last for too long without food so it's safe to say that our lives depend on farming
would you like to live on a farm i've never lived in the countryside not even talking about
farms so it would definitely be a step outside my comfort zone i'm afraid i would also find it very
difficult to get up at dawn so my answer is no i prefer to live in the city if you talk about
countryside you mean land outside of cities and you may live in a countryside but not on a farm
to step outside of my comfort zone a comfort zone is a situation when you feel comfortable and maybe
a little bit too comfortable and to get up at dawn or to rise with the sun our next topic is
advice and that's a word in which so many people make mistakes believe it or not but
in english advice is uncountable so you can't use it with an indefinite article app and you
can't make it plural let's have a look at the questions do you often ask for advice not really
i'm very much a diy person and i like to find my own answers to most questions of course sometimes
i still want to discuss a certain situation with my family or friends and find out what
they think diy is do it yourself so if you are a diy person you like doing everything yourself
okay the next question is do you like giving advice to other people
i must admit i quite enjoy telling people what i think they should do at the same time
i know that unsolicited advice is not welcome so i try to give my opinions with
consideration unsolicited advice is advice no one asked for and i'm sure you felt yourself
that unsolicited advice is not always welcome the next question is would you pay for advice
absolutely in many cases paying for professional advice can save a lot of time and money
for example i use services of immigration lawyers several times to clarify certain questions i had
good advice is never cheap but i'm sure for serious matters not taking it could be much
more costly the vocabulary is to save time and money it's a fixed expression and a costly mistake
costly means expensive and also causing problems so taking a consultation may be expensive in terms
of money but not taking it may be even more costly because you may lose money and you may get a lot
of problems out of it okay these are our topics for today you may find more ielts speaking and
writing topics from recent exams in the pdf guide that you can download on my new telegram channel
the link is in the video description box below and don't forget to take part in the draw for a chance
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i'd like to thank everyone who helped me by posting their recent exam questions thank you
guys and thank you for watching me today good luck with your preparation and your exam bye