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GENERAL QUESTIONS AND POSSIBLE ANSWERS
NAMES:
1. how should I call you?
You can call me .............. / My name is ..............
2. What is the meaning of your name? Who kept your name?
3. If it is reuired! will you change your name? / "re you satisfied with your name? #o you
want to change if?
$o! I would not at all like to change my name. It is the identity of my personality. It is also the
lo%e of my parents towards me. It would &e %ery rude on my part to change my name.
'. What is the difference &etween a name and a surname?
" name shows a personal identity while a surname shows a family identity.
(. In your group how are your recogni)ed?
My group knows me &y my name! so they recogni)e me &y that only.
*. In your house how are you recogni)ed?
My parents ha%e gi%en me a pet name! which shows their lo%e towards me. +o my family and
relati%es call me &y my pet name. +ometimes when my relati%es hear my real name they do not
identify me with that name. It is really a funny situation.
,. What is the difference in the names and in the past and now?
-here is a %ast difference &etween names and in the past and now. In the past names were gi%en
according to names of ods and oddesses or characters from mythology. ut today! names are
chosen from names of actors and actress! famous personalities etc. -oday people do not like
names of ods and oddess! they feel it is not modern.
0. or you what is more important! your name or your surname?
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10. What is your lifestyle like?
My life style is %ery simple. I come from a middle class family. We all go to our work place
e%ery morning and return home. We don:t party like the upper class families. Instead we prefer
to stay at home together whene%er we get the time. +ometimes we call our family and friends
home or go to their places also. We do go out to watch mo%ies or go for trips. We also like to
eat out on weekends or holidays. ut o%erall it is a %ery simple life.
1. What is your daily routine like?
My day passes like a schedule! +unday are different than the other days! on a regular day I get up
early in the morning. I finish y morning acti%ities like e8ercise! &ath and &reakfast and lea%e for
office. I return home in the e%ening. +ometimes due to a hectic work schedule I reach home
late. ut once I am home I stay with my family for dinner and watch - for sometime. -hen Igo to meet my friends. @n +undays! I get up late. I don:t do my e8ercises on +undays. ut my
friends and I play cricket e%ery +unday morning. +o this compensates for my e8ercise. I take a
nap in the afternoons! and e%enings are either spent with family or with friends.
24. Which period of your life do you like the most?
I prefer the childhood period of my life the most. It was so much fun. -here were no
responsi&ilities! no tension. I
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-here are lots of challenging moments! which I ha%e faced until now in my life. ut the most
challenging moment of my life is when I was preparing for my final year e8ams. "s I had
missed lot of my lectures due to illness that I had suffered during my academic year! it was %ery
tough for me. I was also mentally distur&ed &ecause of an untimely death of my uncle. It was a
total hard work and needed lots of patience. I maintained myself at the time or preparation of
e8ams. I put in my utmost efforts without losing confidence. I faced it with lot of courage and
e%en though I was in grief. -he outcome was filled with colours. I had achie%ed my desired
goal! which was un&elie%a&le. I ha%e chosen only this moment &ecause I ha%e pro%ed that hard
work is the only key to success. Aractice with total concentration makes master of that su&
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pri%ate tuitions to get e8tra practice of all su&
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20. #o you li%e with your family?
Yes! I do li%e with my family. or a few years my parents had admitted me to a hostel. -hat
time I did not li%e with them. >ife was uite difficult at that time. ut now I li%e with my
family. It:s the &est place to &e.
2. #escri&e your family / What does your father do? What does your mother do?
We are four mem&ers in my family D my father! my mother! my &rother and me. My father is a
#octor and has his own clinic. My mother is a -eacher. +he teaches 7nglish to +econdary
school students. My &rother is studying in the -hird year of college. I am working as a
Marketing 78ecuti%e.
34. In your family whom do you like the most and why? / admire the most / inspired &y themost?
I ha%e a small family. I like all the mem&ers %ery much. ut I get along &est with my &rother.
-here is only oneByear difference &etween my &rother and me. +o we can share our e8periences
with each other. 5e is not only my &rother &ut also a great friend and guide. 5e gi%es me good
ad%ise for my life. I lo%e him %ery much.
31. Whom do you resem&le in your family?
I resem&le my mother. Many of my facial features are like her. When people look at me theycan easily say that I am my mother:s child. We resem&le each other not only &y our facial
features &ut also our nature. My mother is a cool person. +he rarely gets angry. 7%en if we do
something wrong! she will e8plain it to us &ut not get angry. I am the same. I always keep cool!
always en
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should &e coBoperati%e! understanding! lo%ing and caring.
3'. What is the difference &etween the family in the past and now?
In the past! people used to li%e in
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3. What is your family:s e8pectation from you?
My family has ne%er asked me for anything. -hey ha%e only supported me in e%ery way. -hey
only e8pect that I take out time for them and spend tome time with them. I am a workaholic! so
when I am working I do not remem&er anything else. I also forget important things of the
house. +o that is their ma
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old parents till the end of their li%es.
'3. Eole of your parents in your de%elopment.
Aarents play an important role in the de%elopment of children. It is not possi&le to prosper
without their guidance! lo%e and support. Mother teaches us important %irtues of the life like
honesty! punctuality etc. ather teaches how to &ecome smart to face this competiti%e world and
how to de%elop and maintain relations with friends and family mem&ers. -hey &oth guide us
a&out our future and care for us e%en when we do wrong. -heir undying support is %ery
necessary for e%ery person. "nd so they play a %ery important role in a person:s life.
''. 5ow shall I greet some elder person in your family when I meet him?
We are u
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',. #escri&e your friend circle?
I ha%e a &ig friend circle. I ha%e friends from school! from college and e%en my work place. I
also ha%e friends from my neigh&ourhood. -hey are all from different &ackgrounds. I am in
touch with all of them. We meet regularly and do different things. We are %ery fond of
watching mo%ies! so we go to watch mo%ies %ery regularly. We also go to restaurants for snacks
and meals. We en
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-hey are not happy for the other person:s happiness on well&eing. -hey are
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(*. What is the similarity or difference &etween you and your &est friend?
In some ways there is no different &etween us &ut in others there are a lot of differences. We are
&oth honest and trust worthy people. We &oth ha%e a helping nature. Aeople trust us a lot in
their difficult times. @ur taste in many things like food! clothes! mo%ies etc. is the same.
-he difference &etween us is our temperaments. 5e is %ery short tempered and takes impulsi%e
decisions. 5is decisions change %ery fast. While I am patient and think ten times &efore doing
something. @nce I ha%e taken a decision I stick to it.
(,. What do you dislike a&out your friend?
My friend is %ery impulsi%e. 5e makes uick decisions without thinking a&out the conseuences
or thinking a&out the future. 5e is otherwise %ery understanding towards others. ut for
himself! if he likes something one day! he will do it. ut he may change it the %ery ne8t day."nd he may &e doing another thing the third day. 7%ery time he starts something he feels that it
is good for him! &ut changes when he feels that something else is &etter. I do not like this
attitude of his.
(0. Which friends do you prefers school / college friends? Why?
I like &oth my friends D school friends and college friends. ut I am closer and ha%e a more
intimate relationship with my school friends. We ha%e shared so many years of our life
together. We ha%e seen each other:s ups and downs of life. 7%en my college friends are good.
We ha%e shared a life of en
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FOREIGN COUNTRY :
*1. #escri&e your hometown. What is special a&out it?
My hometown is "5M7#""#! which is the &iggest city of uake! oo! -e8tile museum in +hreyas
oundation etc. My city has many educational institutes like $irma! #"I6-! IIM! +7A-! $I#!
$II-! $I-! medical colleges F and $5> also. My city has %ery good hospitals like +terling.
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description of my ideal house.
*(. #escri&e your room.
I li%e in a tenament. It has 3 &edrooms! a drawing room and a kitchen. "ll the rooms are well
decorated and arranged. I like my home %ery much and I am proud of my home. ut if
some&ody asks me what you like most in your home! then my answer would &e ;my &edroom=.
"lthough all euipments of entertainment are a%aila&le in the drawing room! &ut I like my
&edroom the most. "s the interiors of this room is designed as per my choice. -he color is pink
and pale green. I ha%e a small music system! a porta&le color -! and a small li&rary of selected
&ooks in my &edroom. "ll comforts! which I wish! are a%aila&le in my &edroom. It is a perfect
hiding place for me! which pro%ides me perfect solitude when I need it.
**. What are the places worth %isiting in "hmeda&ad / your home town?
My hometown is "5M7#""#! which is the &iggest city of u
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I am li%ing in hatlodia area! which is in the su&ur&s of "hmeda&ad 6ity. My area is %ery
&eautiful. It has nice arrangements. "ll the &asic facilities are a%aila&le in my area. You can &uy
all types of things from shopping centers. My area has &est education institutes. " go%ernment
li&rary is situated in my area. " pu&lic garden is also situated in my area! where children can
play old people can pass their free time. In the morning people come for morning walks. "lso
&ig hospitals like +"> and +terling are situated near my area. >ord +hi%a:s &ig temple is situated
in my area. "ll types of people are li%ing in my area. -hey are well educated and well set.
-hey li%e with each other in unity with each other in unity and harmony.
I am li%ing in "hmeda&ad! which is the &iggest city of the wellBde%eloped state of u
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%acation. "ll this makes my city good for children.
,4. 6ould you gi%e directions to reach your home from here?
I stay at Aaldi. My house is not far from here. If you go &y a %ehicle it will take you around
fifteen minutes to reach my house. @nce you get down! you ha%e to take the left road. You must
go straight pass the income ta8 four roads. i%e going straight till you pass the $ehru ridge.
You still go straight you will pass the +anyas "shram. When you still go straight. You will
reach the .+. 5ospital. Fust opposite the .+. 5ospital there is a small lane. You should enter
the lane and on the left hand side there are two &uildings. My &uilding is the second one. -he
name is +hamiana. I li%e on the +econd loor.
,1. What are the means of entertainment in "hmeda&ad?
-he ma7 6@9E9+I7E!
internationally known rench "rchitect. It is a modern structure with &ig halls to hold e8hi&ition
and art galleries. o%ernment holds craft fairs! de%elopment e8hi&itions and product
e8hi&itions. -he &uilding is made of &rick and concrete and has a ramp to reach into the
galleries. -he ground floor has fountains to pro%ide cool &ree)e during the summer. I normally
%isit this &uilding during the e8hi&itions. We can spend hours at this place during e8hi&itions.
I like the IIM KIndian Institute of ManagementL &uilding situated near "tira as one of the &est
&uilding I ha%e seen. -he IIM is not only famous for producing world class management
professionals &ut also for the design of its &uilding. It was designed &y a famous architect. It is
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made up of open E.6.6. and open &rick structure. It ha a wonderful ele%ation and an open space
in the center. Many famous artists and musicians perform o%er here. It is euipped with all the
latest facilities each room has got an e8cellent %iew of the en%ironment. -he atmosphere is %ery
peaceful. It is wonderful to &e around the &uilding.
HOBBIES / INTEREST / LIKES / DISLIKES :
,3. What are your leisure time acti%ities? / 6ould you tell me how you like to spend leisure
time?
>eisure time acti%ities are %ery important for e%eryone. It is the time when people can do what
they like. It is a good form of rela8ing. It is good for the mind and the &ody. I like to watch
tele%ision and sociali)e with my friends in my leisure time. I watch different things on
tele%ision. It all depends on my mood. +ometimes when I am in a sad mood I like to watch
some comedy programs to induce me to &e
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e%en worse. >eisure acti%ities will &e there &ut will take a different look altogether.
,*. What is the importance of reading?
Eeading gi%es the highest kind of pleasure. When we are tired or our &rain is wear! it is a
healthy recreation to read. y reading we can get knowledge! information and e8posure to
%arious su&
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person in the Information -echnology field will read &ooks on computers! whereas a person in
ashion #esigning will read #esigning related &ooks. 5ousewi%es normally read &ooks related
to &eauty care and cookery &ooks. -hey also like to read no%els. @ld people normally like to
red religious &ooks. It makes them feel closer to god.
0'. When do children start learning to read?
I don:t know e8actly! &ut I think that they start reading at an early age. It should &e when they
are in the first or second standard.
0(. Which mode of entertainment do you prefer?
I like many modes of entertainment. It depends on the time and the situation. In the e%enings
after I reach home! I feel uite tired! so I listen to my fa%ourite songs. It rela8es me %ery much.
I feel fresh. ut at night! I watch - with my whole family. We watch all the serials that aretelecast e%ery day. I also listen to the radio during my work hours. We listen to different music
though at a low %olume! &ut it energi)es us to work hard. I also surf the Internet for
entertainment. #uring the weekend! I go the mo%ies with my friends. I watch mo%ies in the
theatre with them. +o in this way I entertain myself with a num&er of modes of entertainment.
0*. Which radio program do you listen to? What is your fa%ourite radio program? What
information do you get from it?
-here is no particular radio program that I like. I listen to M radio! the name is Eadio Mirchi.
It is aired all day long. +o there is no particular time to listen to this program! or some particularinformation. -hey air different songs on this channel! old and new mo%ie songs! slow and fast!
romantic and sad etc. I like to listen to all of them I do not get any information from this! I
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the %iewer. -hus! we can see that tele%ision does ha%e a great influence on people.
00. Which is your fa%ourite - program? Which is your fa%ourite tele%ision serial?
My fa%ourite +erial is ;@I67 @I67=. It is a comedy serial. It stars Aanka< Gapoor and he
also directs it. Aanka< Gapooor is a famous actor of ollywood. -his serial is a comedy serial
which &asically shows the corruption that pre%ails in the go%ernment offices and the difficulties
that a normal person has to face due to this corruption. 7%ery episode has a story of a particular
department in go%ernment. -he characteri)ation is &eautiful. 7%ery actor has a uniue role to
play and each of them plays his role %ery well. -he corruption of the go%ernment departments is
shown in a %ery shrewd &ut classy way. It makes us laugh &ut also gi%es us a message. -his
serial is a real entertainment and I en
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"#m not tal$in% about pompous wor!s but wor!s that everyone posseses in their passive
vocabulary& wor!s that you can un!erstan! with ease& but unli$ely to use them more often. #t
will show them that you can use/un!erstan! comple( lan%ua%e as well if nee!e!.
). Use connectors. e.% in a!!ition& on the contrary...if you are ma$in% two !iff points.
*. +eep your sentences simple an! normal.
,. -ie as much as you can& ust bullshiit& they are mar$in% on your le(ical resource&
pronunciation&fluency an! not for your i!eas.
. Dress neatly. 0ot too much perfume.
. Always %reet with your e(aminer ow are you& how ya !oin%3
4. Always en! ur conversation with Than$s & Than$s a lot.
5. #f you !ont un!erstan! a question& !ont secon! %uess it& say it bluntly& # be% your par!on or
can you repeat that a%ain3
16. 7e natural. #f you can't imitate American or 7ritish accent properly& please !on't try to spea$
in it.
11. 8ea! as much as possible about %eneral topics li$e foo!& music& e!ucation in your country&
hobbies& wor$& lifestyle..etc if you have i!eas at your !isposal& lan%ua%e will flow automatically.
12. Don't try to spea$ fast or slur your wor!s. 9pea$in% too fast !oes not mean you are fluent.Ta$e a little pause as well.
That's it.
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