IELTS SPEAKING Q-Cards

☺Holiday:a) Name a holiday in your country which is observed nationally?Ans: Pahela Baishakh is a cultural holiday in our country which is observed nationally.

b) What kind of things do the people do on this day?Ans: It is the first day of the Bengali New Year. This is a public holiday. On this day the whole Bengali nation acts like a family and they forget who is Muslim or who is Hindu? All sorts of people take part into the programmes of this day. The whole country wears a festive look. And people remember the glorious past of Bengali nation. A lot of cultural programmes take place in that day and that is the distinct identity of us. The day’s first program begins at dawn at Ramna Batamul. Chhayanat, a leading cultural organization organizes the programme. A large number of people wearing traditional dresses attend the programme. The inhabitants of our country take traditional Bengali food like panta bhath, hilsha fish, green chilli etc. The traders and shop keepers open fresh account books and offer sweets to their clients.

d) What is the importance of this day?Ans: There is a great impact on us of this day. On this day the whole Bengali nation acts like a family and they forget who is Muslim or who is Hindu? This is not a religious festival. So all sorts of people participate in this festival which develops the sensibility to live together happily. Moreover we visit our relatives and neighbours on this day. This makes us closer.

☺Family:a) What kind of families do you mostly see in your country?Ans: In our country, we see that there are joint or extended and nuclear families but most of them are extended families. But at present the nuclear families take place of the extended families.

b) What kind of family do you have?Ans: We have a nuclear family.

c) Do you like it?Ans: Though the family ties are very strong in the extended families, I like to live in a nuclear family for some of its benefits.

d) Why?Ans: A nuclear family is calm and quiet because there are a few family members. So, I can easily enjoy the peace and happiness to live in a nuclear family. Moreover I need not think of others. So I enjoy much time to do a lot of work. On the other hand in a nuclear family, one has got less duties and responsibilities than an extended family. So, I can remain free from anxiety. In a nuclear family, especially a student enjoys much free time. So, I can study more and more. Again, a nuclear family is free from noise and disturbance. So, I feel very happy to live in a nuclear family.

☺Transport: a) What sort of transports do you use in Dhaka?Ans: In Dhaka city we usually use two kinds of transport. There are motorised vehicles and non-motorised vehicles. Rickshaw is a non-motorised vehicle which is widely used to travel for a shorter distance. On the other hand bus is widely used by the general people for travelling. Moreover the people who want to travel with comfort and want to reach their destination early; they use taxi cab or CNG auto-rickshaw. But most of the aristocratic people of Dhaka city have their own vehicles, such as: car, jeep etc. So they use their own transports. For transporting the goods and necessary things people use van and truck.

b) What are the problems you face regarding this?Ans: Most of the public transports of Dhaka city are crowded and dirty, particularly in the rush hours. So it is tough to reach any place within the schedule time. Moreover the drivers of the taxi cab and CNG auto-rickshaw are not enthusiastic to go every place of the Dhaka city. If they are agreed to go that particular area, they demand a high rate of fare. This is totally ridiculous and irritating. Besides these, most of the drivers are illiterate and they do not know the traffic rules perfectly. Similarly they are not well trained and many of them have no genuine driving licence. As a result they fall into accidents often. Furthermore the roads are not spacious and there is no extra lane for the non-motorised vehicle. So the traffic jam is occurred frequently.

c) Suggest some solutions to these problems?Ans: Firstly I think the government have to take steps to implement the rules perfectly and have to monitor the circumstances with in a regular basis. Similarly the government have to construct an extra lane for the non-motorised vehicles and have to widen the roads. Moreover the government will have to take initiatives to literate the drivers and have to take steps to train up them perfectly.

☺Childhood memories:Ans: Ioften remember the days of my childhood. Whenever I am sick of the present, I seek relief in the past & fondly recall the memories of my childhood.

More than twenty four years ago, I was born at Monipur in Mirpur. I remember my ‘aqiqa’ ceremony. It was performed in the fourth year of my life. There was a big feast in our house. When I was four years old, I was sent to the Kindergarten school. I finished my education into the kindergarten school and I was then taken to the local high school where I got myself admitted into class three. In 1988, when I was in class four the devastating flood in the history of Bangladesh took place. Our school was closed for one month and house went under deep water. In that year I learnt how to swim and most of the time I engaged into fishing. But I could not catch fishes handsomely. When I was able to catch a fish my joys knew no bounds. I took part in various games and sports. I was fond of flying kite. I also remember the twelfth year of my life, when the marriage ceremony of my eldest sister took place. The happy recollections of childhood jet fill my heart with joy. I wish I could go back to those happy days again.