IELTS WEEKLY FEROZEPUR

  Talk about a war. You should say: What the war was about? Who fought it? How you learnt about it? What happened in this war? There are various great wars which have been fought in the history. These wars teach us valuable lessons. Here i would like to narrate about an interesting war which i know about.  This is none other than saragarhi war which happened in 1897. Actually, it was a battle between british sikh regiment and afghans. This war happened because afghans wanted control of saragarhi fort as it was a key fort in the area and it was believed that who had the access of this fort will control peshawar area. i am a sikh and i came to know about this war from my grandfather, after i visited saragarhi sikh shrine at ferozepur. he told me the story of 21 brave sikh soldiers who fought against 10000 mughal soldiers.  Actually, commanding British officers  were cunning and they knew that they can not safeguard this fort so they did not send any help to these ...

23.) Describe a time you were very busy. You should say:  When it happened? Where you were? What you did? And explain why you were that busy? Life has become very hectic for everyone; every person has to do a lot of work. Nowadays People have less time in their daily routine. Here I would like to talk about a time when i was very busy. Actually it was in the month of November last year, i had my exams and my parents became COVID positive at that time, i was the only person who was not infected in my house, so i had to do house work and get medicines for my family members. In November and December i was at my home doing studies and taking care of my parents so i was very busy in these months last year. Firstly, i had to cook food for my family. secondly, i had to clean utensils, Thirdly i had to complete my assignments and prepare for my exams, and i had to cook lunch and dinner too. Ultimately, i also had to take care of medicines of my mother and father, because of all these thing...

Describe a time when you missed an appointment You should say:  When and where it happened; What the appointment was for; What happened when you missed it; And explain how you felt about missing the appointment? I am a very punctual person and i rarely miss an appointment, but here i would like to talk about a time when i forgot an important appointment. Last month, i had an appointment with the veterinary doctor, because one of our cows was sick. Actually the cow was infected by monkey virus and it was not eating from 10 days and i live in a remote village so i had to go and pick the veterinary doctor from the city centre. At that time my brother met an accident  and i had to take him to a doctor and i forgot about the appointment, as a result veterinary doctor was not able to come to our house and the doctor  went on a leave for 5 days and our cow got more sick and died within two days. I felt really sad because it was my favourite cow and we had recently purchased this...

17.) Describe a time you had an disagreement.  You should say: Who was the person? Why did you have the disagreement?  Was the issue resolved? If yes, how? How you felt about it? I am a calm person and i never argue with someone easily, but here I would like to narrate an incident where i argued with someone. Actually in my 12th standard we had an essay about whether govt should invest money in railway or road transport  and i was in favour of road transport and my teacher was in favour of railways. So we both debated about which one is better. The reason why I argued was because our teacher had told us that if you have a doubt you must ask it again and again till it becomes clear, and i was not able to understand how railways are better so i discussed with him. I am of the opinion that, roads are better for personal travel since it's comfortable for individuals and railways is also convenient and it's because it causes less pollution as majority of rails run on electrici...

21.) Describe a time when someone asked for your  opinion You should say:  Who asked for your opinion  Why he/she wanted to know your opinion  What opinion you gave  And explain how you felt when he/she asked for your opinion We all need advice before making important decisions, and we commonly, take advice from people who are wise and experienced. In this cue card, i will talk about a time when someone took my advice for deciding something. Who asked for your opinion ?  Actually my brother wanted to purchase a phone, and he was confused about which device he should purchase. He had used an Android phone for a long time and now he wanted to purchase a Mac based smartphone called iPhone.  Why did he/she wanted to know about your opinion ? Interestingly, i have an abundance of knowledge related to Mobile devices, since it is my favourite hobby to know about features and functions of contemporary smartphones.  Secondly, i am using an iOS based smartp...

20.) Describe a city you would recommend as a nice  place to live (not your hometown) You should say:  What it is Where it is What you know about this place  And explain why you recommend it as a nice place Or Describe a place in your country or part of your country  that you would like to recommend to visitors/travelers Intro  There are so many interesting cities in India,  which are full of opportunities and adventures. Generally people love to live in cosmopolitan cities. Here i will talk about a city which is ultra-modern, hygienic and pollution free. What is it?  It is a planned city, which is the capital of my province Punjab known as chandigarh. It is a smart city, which is ranked as number 1 in terms of cleanliness and facilities. It is a city which has many Deluxe gardens and attractive places to visit. Where is it?  This city is located in the foothills of Himalayas on Eastern border of Punjab, and this city shares the boundary with hary...

19.) Describe a place where you go to do outdoor activities or play a sport?  Where is it located? What activities can you do at this place? How often do you go there? Why do you like this place?  Or  Describe a popular place of sports that you’ve been to  You should say:  Where it is When you went there What you did there And explain how you felt about this place Sports make a person fit and healthy, there are  various sports one can take part in to keep himself hale and hearty. Here I would like to talk about a sporting area which has indoor and outdoor sports activities.  This sporting place is none other than our city stadium.This stadium is located near the bridge connecting cantonment and city area. I go there on a daily basis for a walk. Apart  from the walking area, it has a table tennis room, a football park and a cricket park where people can play with each other. Moreover it has a hockey ground in the backside which has astro-turf floor...

18.) Describe a house/apartment that someone you know lives in. You should say:  whose house/apartment this is where the house/apartment is what it looks like inside  and explain what you like or dislike about this person’s house/apartment  or  Describe the home of someone you know well and that you often  visit  You should say:  Whose home it is How often you go there What it is like And explain how you feel about the home Home is the shelter and the gathering place for everyone. Having a safe & secure place for residence makes it easier to achieve life goals. Here I would like to describe the home of my friend Gurpreet. This house is located in Chandigarh district which is in the foothills of himalyas. The reason why I feel his house is worth mentioning is that his house is made in 500 square feet and is a spacious and capacious duplex house, built in Italian marble and Chinese limestone and is 4 bhk set with its own art corner with the oldest pa...

16.) Describe a person who likes to grow plants. Who the person is How do you know the person  What types of plants does he/she grow Why does he/she enjoy growing plants In India horticulture is a popular activity and people love to plant various medicinal plants and decorative plants at their homes to increase the beauty of their homes. Here I would like to talk about the best home gardener i know, he is my brother ravinder. Since our childhood we have been friends and i have admired him for all the skills he has. He actually wanted to plant trees as it was his hobby and he is a caring person so he would just go and water his plant and see if it has grown a little or not. Since then slowly he became a proper Gardner and he has made a container garden and a kitchen garden in our backyard. He loves to grow decorative as well as medicinal plants which we use for home remedies. Moreover he also grows vegetable plants and we take tomatoes and onions from his garden. He loves to nurture...

15.) Describe a person who you believe dresses well • Who this person is • What kind of dresses he/she wears  • How do you know him/her Clothing is one of the key elements of a person's personality and here I would like to describe a person who always wears in-vogue dresses and looks clean and tidy. This person is my school's principal Mrs Manpreet kaur and she is one the most well dressed people, i have met in my life.  She always wears formal attire and yet she always wears trendy clothes which suit her personality. she wears neutral colors, clean cut dresses, minimal accessories, and comfortable, elegant shoes. Furthermore her clothes are also well ironed and this makes her look elegant and beautiful. I met her during my secondary classes when she was appointed as the new principal, and from the first day i saw her, she looked flawless.   Do you think online shopping will replace in-store shopping in the future? Why? No, because people love to physically touch and...

14.) Talk about a TV show you like to watch. - What is the program about - When do you watch it - Who do you watch it with - Why do you like to watch it Television has been the source of entertainment for generations for a century. There are programs which are people's favourite and people love to watch them on a daily basis. Here I would like to talk about a television program which is my favourite. This programme is a popular comedy series known as the Kapil Sharma show. It is a comedy show based on the daily activities of kapil's family with his in-laws and neighbours. The main characters are Kapil, his grandmother and his wife. Furthermore there are celebrity guests who come to meet the family for promoting their movies. And they also allow the audience to ask questions to these stars and do some activity with these stars. This show airs at 8:30 pm every evening, so i sit with my family and enjoy this show. The jokes are very funny and they don't cross the limit just to...

13.) Describe a time when you received money as a  gift. - When did you receive it? - What did you do with it? - How did you feel about it? In India it is very common to receive money as a gift and here I would like to talk about a time when i received money as a blessing from an elder family member. Particularly, very recently my maternal grandmother had visited our house and she had brought a lot of  sweets and gifts for us. She had visited our house because there was a house warming party at our new house. After completing the holy rituals she had given me 2100 rs as a blessing from the elders. I felt really happy at that time. I gave that money to my mother, since in my culture, money given as a blessing is not spent and is kept in a locker for it to foster the good vibes in the home. I always feel happy when my elders give me some sort of blessing; it may be money or sweets since their blessings save us from negativity and bad energies. Follow-ups  Q1 In your country...

12.) Describe a time you made a decision to wait for  something. You should say: - When it happened  - What you waited for - Why you made the decision - And explain how you felt while waiting Patience is the key in becoming a successful person, if a person has this quality he can achieve anything in life. Here I would like to talk about an incident where i waited six months to buy something. It happened at the start of 2019, when i was trying to buy an iPhone which was very costly. And because of my careless nature my family was unwilling to buy me that device as they thought I would damage it easily. I was hell bent on purchasing this device and My grandfather observed it and he said we need to earn things, when we don't get them, he gave me his new phone and said if i could handle it for 6 months without damaging it he would buy me that mobile phone. While i was waiting and caring for my grandfather's new phone. I actually realised the mistakes i was making while handling th...

11.) Describe a person you know who is from a  different culture You should say: - Who he/she is - Where he/she is from - How you knew him/her  - And explain how you feel about him/her Every place has its own culture and customs which are an essential part of one's life. India is a diverse country with a plethora of cultural diversity. We meet many people in our life and here I would tell you about my friend from a different culture. The name of my friend is hitesh and i met him at Doon valley cambridge school zira. He is a South Indian, and he came here because his father was transferred from tiruvanantpuram, his father is an ias officer who is district magistrate of our town. We became friends as he only spoke English and i was the only kid in class who could speak fluently. Moreover my nature is friendly too. I asked him a lot  of questions as i was curious to know about him. After a few days he invited me to his house and they had so many differences in things the way...

10.) Describe a time when you needed to search for  information You should say: - What information you needed to search for - When you searched for it - Where you searched for it - And explain why you needed to search for it We are living in the era of information, everything is readily available on the internet and anyone can access it from anywhere. Here I would like to talk about time when i needed some information and i used the internet to grab it. This incident is 1 year old when i was in my school and my teacher had assigned a project to me as my final project of my senior secondary. I had to prepare a presentation about rules on consumer protection  Firstly i used my books to find what types of problems can a person face while purchasing a product.Then i used the internet to search about rules which a customer has to follow to get a refund. I found to that one needs to have proof of defect and one can easily file a case in consumer court.  I really enjoyed the pro...

9.) Describe a time when you saw a lot of plastic waste  (e.g. in a park, on the beach, etc.) You should say: - Where and when you saw the plastic waste - Why there was a lot of plastic waste - What you did do after you saw it - And explain what your thoughts were about this In this contemporary era, pollution and waste are increasing at jet speed, and we humans are the main reason behind all these issues. Here, I would like to narrate about an incident where I saw a lot of disposed waste plastic, and I did something about it. Last year, I was going north of my city centre, and I saw a wasteland where a lot of plastic was being dumped. It was near a marriage hall called The Krishna Resorts.  The dumped plastic was there as the marriage hall was dumping all their plastic disposable waste to that nearby location, and due to the huge waste generated at the end of Indian marriages, the place was converted into a dumping ground where everyone started throwing their waste. At this t...

8.) Describe a problem you had while shopping online  or in a store You should say: - When it happened - What you bought - What problem you had - And explain how you felt about the experience Internet shopping has become the most growing business in this contemporary era. People like to shop sitting at their home enjoying the convenience of an Internet purchase where the product is delivered to your home. However sometimes the product may be faulty because you are not able to physically touch and see the product here I would like to talk about a related incident. Actually in the COVID 19, I had purchased a dress for my sister's birthday and because the shops were closed I used the eCommerce platform for purchasing the address which was  ethnicroop. The dress which I had purchased was a pant plazo which was of green colour and the product I received was not the one i ordered it was actually very different from what was shown online and later I contacted a certain tailor of our ...

7.) Describe a photo that you took and are proud of  - When did you take this photo? - Where you took it?  - What is the photo about?  - Why you feel proud of the photo? The era of compact phones have enabled us to do anything and everything with the phone. Here I would like to talk about a picture I took on my Sony phone which is really beautiful. I took this picture in the month of September last year and it was a picture of a rose in my container garden. Actually the photo shows rain drops on the petals of a rose and how cloudy day makes that portrait look like. I have an interest in clicking pictures and I know that everything which you click after a rainy day would look beautiful because of the rain and the dim lit light makes the camera capture beautiful pictures.  Why I am really proud of this picture is because my father is a photographer and he sent the picture to a photography competition and it was a picture which won the second price and  the proud t...

6.) Describe something that surprised you and made  you happy You should say:  - What it was - Who did this - How you found out about it and what you did - And explain why it surprised you and made you happy Life is full of surprises and amusements there are certain events which come out of the blue and make you feel relaxed and happy. I would like to share such an incident where a surprise really made me happy. Actually on my last birthday I had wished for a new phone because my old phone wasn't working properly but for some reason I was not able to afford that phone. My maternal uncle actually noticed it and he decided to give me one phone a week after my birthday he came home with an oppo phone and I was really awestruck because he had already given me a gift on my birthday.  I returned home from my tuition and I saw my maternal uncle talking to my mother about the phone and he handed it over to me.  Everybody thought that I was surprised because my maternal uncle...

5.) Describe an important thing you learned, not at  school or college.  - When did you learn it? - How did you learn it - Why did you think it was important to learn it  - How you felt when you learnt it Patience is the key in becoming a successful person, if a person has this quality he can achieve anything in life. Here I would like to talk about an incident where i learnt the skill of patience. It happened at the start of 2019, when i was trying to buy an iPhone which was very costly. And because of my careless nature my family was unwilling to buy me that device as they thought I would damage it easily. I was hell bent on purchasing this device and My grandfather observed it and he said If i will take care of his phone for six months, he will gift me an i phone. he gave me his new phone and said if i could handle it for 6 months without breaking it he would gift me the device i wanted. While i was waiting and caring for my grandfather's new phone. I actually realised...