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Try to include:
What his or her best work is
What he or she looks like
Why you like him or her.
Describe the differences between a camera and a video recorder.
Try to include:
How they are different
The advantages of each
Which one you like more.
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Camera is an instrument which was invented before video
recorder and the former is more prevalent and the latter is less
customary and more expensive, of course we are talking about
ordinary cameras and not very sophisticated ones. Some people
are more interested in photographs; they say they are more
artistic. But the certain privilege of camera is that you can carry
a photograph in your wallet and purse or you may hang it
anywhere. Films made by video recorders have their own
advantages; you may want to record a ceremony or a wedding
party or the voice and picture of a beloved one who is about to
die. I like cameras more, as I said the artistic feature of them
impresses me a lot. I carry my camera everywhere and I prefer
to see my photographs rather than the films. You see... When
you see a picture, you can talk about it with friends and
relatives. The fact that you can carry a photograph and hang it
anywhere you want is a very important privilege that makes it
unique, accordingly I believe that camera can never be replaced
by video recorder.
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My favourite actor is Ezatolah Entezami, an Iranian actor. He
has starred in many famous Iran. To me, his
work was Kamalolmolk, the painter. He IS
with a vgLce and
grey hair. n a an hln else IS excel!
..Q..ur. I like him since he acts brilliantl and when
you see him-+)la roles e's
born focthi job. I think he feels hi rol heart, his action is
not su e .ci r fake. I heard fro film producer, whose
name I don't remember now, that he plays only once and the
directors are satisfied b hi edormance. Also he is very
benevolent::;nd tl1..djlfeJ:eoL.dlaJ:i\i.e}.. I remember
last year when ha an earthguake, he prganized a charity
walk in the market and he collected a large amount of money
for the earth-quake stricken people, he is Ipved b eo Ie as a
real human too.

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Are you saving money to buy something?
You should talk about:
What you are planning to buy
How much it will cost
How much longer you will need to save before you can buy it.
Well ...e...1 think nowadays everybody is! setting_asjd some
money for future to buy one or a couple of things. I am saving
money to buy a better car, I mean I've got a car now but I'm
not so satisfied about it; it's a bit old and the maint:nance is
very high and it sometimes The one
I want to buy costs about 11 million Tomans. Of course I n
buy a cheaper one but I want to buy a car that is uite durable. I
want a car, which can meet my needs for at least 5 years. I have
started thinking about it some months ago anCfih'"ave collected
some but still I need some more. -I guess I have to
eco.nomlze my expenses for about one more year. During this
pe{lod I to stop squandering money on unnecessary goods
thOugh saving money these days with the rate of inflation we
have isn't so easy. I hope I manage to put that much.
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Talk about a pe""n from childhood whom you particularly admired.
You should mention:
Your relation to him or her
What he or she did
What you admired about this person.
(In this part and similar topics where people's names are to
mentioned, you can use the name you like, it can be a he or a she bJ
be careful about the pronouns if you change the gender)
A person I really used. to admire when I was a school student was thl
sports teacher - Mr Popov . I think I admired him because he was l
sort of hero to us all and also because he was very tall. He'd been al
Olympic athlete in the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. As far as
remember, he was in the national water polo team - though I don'
think he won a medal or anything like that. But for us
just the fact that he'd been in the team, you know ... representing au
country ... was enough to consider him a hero. In fact, he was a goO(
teacher and he always encouraged us to do our best in sport, even i
we weren't very good at it. He used to say 'It doesn't matter if yOI
win or not. The important thing is to do your best.' He also taught u
a lot about ... health ... about staying healthy. Compared to the olhe
teachers, he seemed to be more ... more interested in us, thougl
perhaps it's easier to admire an Olympic champion than ... say ... ,
math teacher! Anyway, we all liked Mr Popov.
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Describe a book you have justlead.
You should mention:
What the title of the book was
Who was the writer
What the theme of the book was.
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Describe a TV commercial you dislike.
You should mention:
What it is about
What is shown in that
Why you don't like it.
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Recently I read Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twine, of course the
full title is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The story is
about a white child, Huck, and other charaders but I liked Jim
more than other characters. He's a black slave and has a very
good relationship with Huck. I suppose Twine in his work was
trying to object to racism. Here Huck is the symbol of white
race and Jim is the symbol of Negroes and Mississippi River is
the life or historY. Whenever Jim and Huck are on the
raft (Drl:)oat) on the river, they are very honest to eiKh
when they go to the riverban and meet other people, they are
cheated and deceive. I think Twine depided Utopia (the ideal
city) on that boat where people of all races are equal and they
aren't judged by their colour. In one of the episodes they are
pursuing Jim because he's a runaway or escapee, but Huck is
very worried and he says "they are chasing usKand not you. In
my opinion, this is the masterpiece of Twine's works. No
wonder that Hemingway believes that Huckleberry Finn is the
basis of western novel writing.
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I really hate the commerc@!s about junk foods, I mean the foods
which are high in calories and low in nutritional value.
Actually, I may like the clips but I don't like the contents since
they destroy the nutritional habits of people and specially
children. Children are the main consumers of these snack foods,
You know ... things such as chi s and cornflakes and pop corns.
In theses clips children are tern ted to buy and consume more
and more and this is done by different tricks. When I say they
destroy their dietary habits, I mean that they don't enjoy eating
real food after having the stuff like those. Also, they are very
saJ!y and they use a lot of chemical additives in producing them
Since they want to cOhserve them for a long time. In many cases
prizes are offered for more and more consumption and I think
this should really be bannJ>(!. Parents shouldn't let the children
replace goodfoods;;thlunk foods, it is really harmful. This
causes a lot of problems such as heart Rwblems in later life.
Nowadays we see high blood pressure even in young children.
This is a disaster, I guess.
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Describe one of your neighbours.
Your answer should contain:
How long you know him or her
How often you see him or her
What he or she does.
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Describe your favourite vacation.
You should talk about:
When you take it
What ceremonies it has
Howald it is
Why it is very interesting to you.
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My next-d.'!9b n..e!sblzgur -is a real for
about f,ve Actually, '..8ot to to
my resent flat. He helped us on that day much an ight
thermnderstood gOQ!la.be one qf.my.b. st friends. I see
him almost every day when I get back home from work or I go
shopping. We get tegether for some hours in the evening and "we
chat about almost every thing. He's always ready to help.
Besides, he is a real benefador. Those who work under him love
him so mu because he's
them as his own_ He is a civil engineer and he makes
and he loves hiLjob'iinclthis is sQ,m!;thirig I
admIre about him vea lJluch. He always talks about thg
and the his
Job. To be honest, I real friend
and a perfect neighboW. We have an Iranian ex ression, wfiTch
says"fa good neighbour is better than one's relatives"'.
My favourite vacation is the New Year vacation that starts with the
advent of spring; I usually take a vacation from the first day till the
end of theJl day. The ceremonies begin some days before the New
Year Eve and continue till the end of the 13 day, the Day of Nature.
During the period people pay visits to each other and greet and salute
each other and exchange gifts. We usually take a vacation to the north
for some days, but we try to be in Tehran for the last day when we go
out of the city all together, I "fan the extended family. "!he
whole festival is about 2500 years old; It goes back to the anCient
Iranian dynasties. From that time onward this celebration has recurred
annually and it has never stopped, even for a single year, even during
devastating wars and disasters as if it had been infixed in the minds of
people. It is extremely attractive and stimulating to me due to its
vividness, it evokes bright and colourful images in my mind whenever
I remember that. People are happy, children are playing around
joyfully and even the objects can feel the freshness, I mean the
clothes are new and the houses and furniture are clean, sparkling and
immaculate. In my viewpoint, it contributes to the psychological
health of the society. I mean it fuels the people for the next whole
vear.
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Try to i nel ude:
What it is
How it affects your society
What solutions you have in mind for that.
Describe a serio
roblem in your country.
Talk about a volunteer activity you have done in your life.

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What and when it was \cH'" ,"
How you felt about it '..!P':
How your parents or other family members thought about that.
WeI ... e .... as far as I'm concerned, the most important social
grobleO) in my country It has afflicted people from
all age. specially the :1 has a lot 0 side effects in
the society; l):;-has led to a '0 the number divorces. It
results in uneOfi>1gyment and unemployment gives rise to plenty
of deli" ue cies (wrongdoings). In mflan uage, Persian, it is
called the father of ali crimes} ddicts form the
and thiS leaCJs to man div
Illnesses. It even adversel affects the next generation. The
chi! ren of Ivorce as we call them in our country, are the
main victims an a large number of them are destined to
become future addicts and outlaws criminals or
The solution' easy to name but difficult to R'ractice. I strongly
believe t at education and social welfare are th 'ke actors' I
don't exclude other factors but these two are th crucial
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and they are the ones which are most j nored in m country. I
think the government and the people
should start doin is our
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Um... lf I I was in the second grade of high
school when a voluntary activity by the dean of
school. We were su.e!f;0sed to helg thg residents ofjl nursing
our neighbour 000. The residents were the-eiderly and
the chronically ill. k it as a fun, you know we
were looking for a variety, but not a as you
E;.XpeS!) After putting out bins and emptying the pool,
we were invited by th the nursing home to meet the
elderly and the chronicall ill and talk to them This art of the
actiVity was extraor Ina i we listening to their
memories hey a vised us on life and its difficulties, on the
virtue of onesty and on the importanc);")of e,pucation. Their.
recommendations we e e valuable to eve!)' one of us, still I
remember them them in my career. When I reported
the experience to myra-mily, eve bod admired hat and the
were ve eage to know a ut those gu s and finally I
recommen _ ern to go anP. visit
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Talk about your favourite season.
You should talk about:
How it is different from other seasons
Why you like it
What entertainments you have during it.
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Describe the first job that you have done.
You should say:
How you got the job
What the job involved
How long the job lasted
Describe how well you did the job.
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This is a vel)' difficult question since every seaso!!. has its own
rivile es' it's very hard to select one as our ch ice, but
genera I spea mgyummer is I adore it for
severa reasons. First of all, ilis different
in that the are ve ldh'g and we can sunsblne
more. Summer is the seas n f cult1vation he f [me 5 work
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All kinds of frbits.ge---"t-hand and_LtakeJlly-lQnggst vacation
dUfi.Qg }l,Lmmer. I usually take a trip to the "crt f ran and
enjoy the see. Swim ing-h my tav_o.lJri!LSP,qD: and I'm mad
about swimming outdoors and this
for me. It is also the best time with
or st po ulaf in this
season is swimming though ome people admire that for the
?" vacations otbers staying out ate or
spending arks.
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The first experience in eVeryfthing is something that lives with
us forever. The first job isn't n exception. The first time I had a
paid job was 10 years ago w en 1started teaching a number of
students in our neighbourhood, I was a freshman studying
English. I was supposed to help them in their final exam of
English. They were five kids, two boys and three girls. I taught
them for three months, one session a week. Two of them were
very weak at English and the others were mediocre. I did my
best since it was my first experience and I wanted to try to make
an impression in others and show my talent. I made a lesson
plan first and I ran the classes based on the plan. I gave them
quizzes regularly and corrected their compositions. Both the
parents and the children were almost satisfied and I earned
some money. The money was very precious to me because it
was the first wage. Finally, all of them could pass the test and
appreciated my effort. That first job provoked me to continue
teaching as my career, and still I'm doing it.
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Describe an enjoyable event that you experienced when you
were at school
You should say:
When it happened
What was good about it
Why you particularly remember this event.
You know, some experiences are hard to forget, they are with you all
through your life. When I was at primary school, I was a boy scout (a
member of a worldwide organization of young men and boys,
founded in England in 1908, for character development and
citizenship training). 1 enjoyed that very much. It was a voluntary
activity and many students were members of the organization. The
terrific point about it was that it was so vivid and lively that the kids
were crazy about it. They were not forced to join the activity. The
good points that we learnt from that were many. We leamtto be
responsible and to act in different roles, as directors and subordinates.
It taugh\ us to care about others because we made food for other
student, of course free and we used to clean the schoolyard. We
planned the extra curricular activities and the teachers supervised us
very gently. Still I remember that since, as I said before, it was full of
life, you know it was real. It was some how different from the drab
jobs we used to do at school. Maybe you think I'm kidding, but 1still
chat about it with some of my ex-classmates,
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Describe a competition (or contest) that you have entered.
You should say:
When the competition took place
What you had to do
How well you did it
Describe how you felt about the competition.
When I was a freshman around 4 years ago, I took part in a
novel-reading contest at university. Th,ere were about 50
students participating in the contest. We were to read a coupl
of novels; I think four books, for two weeks. The
Madam Bovary, The Old Man The Sea, Pride and Prejudice
and Gone With the Wind. I failed the competition, I mean
was the sixth in the final list and only the first three guys w.
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awarded. I should confess that I got a bit disappointed at f",;!
but later I thought about the benefits I gained. I mean I coul
read four good novels that were from among the b:s.t works 0
the world of literature. You see, in my oplOlon,
participation in a competition or rivalry is an achievement If
itself since in a competition you develop your self- confidenCl
and self esteem. You learn to be an unselfish winner and:
patient loser. As a matter of fact, you gain of y.ou
weak points and strong points. Last but not least, taklOg part 10 '
competition adds variety to your life.
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Describe your favourite Web site.
The web site that I am assionate about s X!b.Q.o. I like it so
possibl because it was the Irs eb site .that I was
introd;ced----!9-.. y and first
leave lifetime impacts in your mlndjbut apart from that site
has many at least as far as my
Jj s . It as the moj commogplace
email seryice, nowadays everyone has a Yahoo and .of
course hotmail is revalen. The second POSitive pOint
about that is Yahoo u6u s. Millions of people are connected t.o
different Yahoo groups. This ij ij grililU!O n he . orld that IS
d eratel in need of communicatio arno cIvIlizations and
I usually search for t e new.,s and reHab': new.s
agencTes. Another very useful usage f this site for me IS tha.t It
provides the best resour practice
tests, rtjjQ'U'g'ffi this is surely accessib.le through other but 1
prefer this site since it is very user friendly and fast. .It s also the
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You should talk about:
Why you like it
How it is different from other Web sites
What you usually search for in it.
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Why you went there
What you particularly remember about the place.
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around and I found
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coms, btlls ,and bank hundreds or even
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e es of CO.urse tb,ere were priute.doQ,9!.>.-s In
another saloon you co ld visit ola clothes aD: ts
Ion in to ro al families_and ordinarype..gple. In another you
could get pleasure from watching old and..Lyg;. Some of
were worn out, but this c ul ' . e of the
Y...OU tOqvisit there, you won't waste
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I W e most hazardoenvironmentaL-problem here istair
ollution. It is having a Large
one of e principal causes of many heart_diseases_ ManY.-Eabies
are born premCU,ure or with serious mental or physical defects
(problems) and it is regarded as one of the causes of
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problems such as
That is why they ale veriPrevaient!p large cities
and very urban areas.G..ariou solutio 5 have been
proposed but as hard
to carry they_need-.A-Yigorous m cars
shouldoe reglac.!'..Q.. by new ones, gublic ans ortallOn should
be extended and popularised, regular cheelsJ! or cars have to
be mandatory and a lot more, but as I said it isn't difficult to list
the solutions the ritical point is to find ways and methods to
carry them out. he I t oint which 1 lik!:-,to that
peo Ie should not put all the responsibilit on the government
they ave to be active partici ants. They should start
campaigl],s, they s QuI open NGOs .t(Non Governmental
Organizations). I, mean play role .!t'is
re ard.
Describe a critical environmental proble in our entry.
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My favourit 5 ortsman is Mr. RezaZade, the famous wrestler.
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of in the year 2..QQ3.. Of cours , he has
been awarded se eral 0 e ti es' n "aliona'l'
sports events. Moreover, he won a for
is, he had the .haracteristics of a real
sportsman. You know,ern my,view J.2oint, being skilful illa1i.eld
is not the whole issue having sportsmanlike behaviour is
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privileges, e r.njoys goodlamily relatio 5 a d he takes ride in
tbAt. He is amous in his own cit for his honesty. and
truthfulness People love him not just because of his
also for his pleC!sant personality. For example,
e oesn'l IlkeJo.show pff, he seldom apr.ears on TV and if he
does he never tries to make a m ression in
and acts very naturally. High levels of expertise and adroitness
may not be so difficult to achieve, but high standards of
humanity are not readily attainable.
Try to include:
Who he or she is
What his or her field of sport is
Whether he or she has broken a record. If yes, what and when
What his or her other good features are.
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You should mention:
What kind of technology it is
When it appeared in your school
Whether it can replace human teachers.
Please talk abovt the effect of technology in your school.
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Well, you know, ... er... about two years ago we started using
computers in our school and some teachers assigned some homework
that had to be done by means of computer. For example, our English
teacher asked us to find some and listening passages and texts
in the Internet and share them with others. Our math teacher
encouraged us to search for sites related to math problems. About the
third question I think technology can never replace human teachers,
at least at lower levels of education. Teaching isn't just sendingjWd
receiving messages. It goes much further. Teaching includes
relationship. The way a teacher .l9..Q.ks, smiles Qr frowns at a
influences the orocess of learning. There are many peoplfU"lho chose
to be a teacher just oecause thE:Y teacher or they followed
a career sincJU;heir eacher re.commended...tbat. Nowadays they'say
computers are starting to have emotion and feeling, but I think they
can never act like a human being. You may become yel"Y-.ex..Q.ted
when y-ou see Y"LPli.D:larY- school after twen!y years, but it
never happens that a person Rets excited when visiti..n&1!Lw h,g,LOld
useless computer in the ani&. or basement. of his house. Of course
technology is ?rogressing so fast. we i":,aginewhat comes to
the market In future. new
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You see, there are a couple of people who I admire very much
in my rather extended family, but the one who I think highly of
Is my first cousin. I mean my uncle's son. He's my father's
nephew. He looks rather tall, with white hair, dark eyes, healthy
body at age 50, and he is a very tough man. He doesn't wear
slasses and he wakes up at 5:00 o'clock in the morning and
exercises for about half an hour. The interesting point about him
Is that he doesn't use an alar1m clock to wake him UPi he has a
biological clock that never loses time. About his personality I
should say that he has worked hard all his life in the army and
his heavily built body indicates that. He usually goes to his
doctor but not for treatment but for a friendly chat since they are
old friends. He is very strict and appreciates discipline very
much. Moreover, he adores his family, he still remembers and
talks about his wife who passed away ten years ago. He hates
films and serials and loves only documentaries.
You should mention:
Your relationship to him or her
How he or she looks
What he or she is like.
Describe one of your cousins whom you admire very much.
Write your reply here andthen check it with your classmate or teacher.
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