IELTS Speaking Test- Perfect Band 9 Let's talk about music. How often do you listen to music? I think I listen to music mostly when I'm driving. I think it puts me in such a good mood when I'm out there on a drive and I play my favorite music. I'm usually into music a lot, hip-hop and R&B so I prefer listening to music when I'm driving or sometimes when I'm working out, I'm at the gym or something like that.
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Let's talk about music
How often do you listen to music?
I think I listen to music mostly when I'm driving I think it puts me in such a good mood when I'm out there on a drive and I play my favorite music I'm usually into music a lot, hip-hop and R&B so I prefer listening to music when I'm driving or sometimes when I'm working out, I'm at the gym or something like that
Is music an important subject in schools in your country?
In schools in my country, it is because you know I'm from India, so in India music and dance and expressing our emotions is usually through music and dancing so in every school they teach classical music or they have a subject where there is something about music usually so I think it is important
Do you ever go to live concerts?
I've been to three concerts and three of them are my favorite artists and it was actually on my wish list and I made it happen It was one of the best experiences and in live concerts it's a lot different than you would imagine Just have to keep your energy straight and it's like you can't believe it's happening now
Let's talk about magazines and newspapers
Do you prefer to read magazines or newspapers?
Definitely magazines, mostly on the topics of fashion or Interior Design This is what I really like because I like to see creative sides from all over the world I like to see what people are talking about, what's new, what's trending and I like to learn like I like to have knowledge of things of what
is this called what is that called Usually when you see pictures you don't know what it's called so when you read a magazine know where you get the knowledge that's where you get to know this fabric is called this or this decor is called that so I think it's very good information
Do you think you can learn as much from a magazine as a book?
Definitely not, cuz magazine is like a shorter version of what's in a book so I definitely prefer books over magazines
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I think I'm very old-fashioned like that I need to have a physical book in my hand and that's how I think it produces serotonin in my brain otherwise no digital it's very different it's I like physically reading a magazine or a book
Now let's talk about outdoor activities.
Do you like being outdoors?
I love being outdoors I usually spend my time planning an activity or just being out with my friends even if I'm not doing anything I must stay Outdoors I'm not a very home based person, so I can't stay home much I have to keep moving all the time while playing outdoor sports
Do you enjoy going out with your friends?
I like going out with my friends and playing football or some kind of activity like swimming and going to the beach This is something I really really enjoy
Which outdoor activities are most popular in your country?
Definitely it's like the game of India Everybody loves Cricket When you go out of your house you're always going to see kids playing or also badminton Actually people enjoy that a lot as well
I'd like to describe my favorite actor and actress.
My favorite actor will be Benedict Cumberbatch and my favorite actress is Angelina Julie and I like their movies so much they usually star in action films or mystery films and that's very similar to where I am like in my personal life I love mysterious stuff I'm I'm like always into like detective theories or mystery books and stuff like that so I always watch movies as such and their acting is on point it's always number one and I like Angelina Julie also for her humanitarian work that she does throughout her life she's been very present uh with charity work and making sure that a lot of kids are fed in countries which are unfortunate and I really like that about her and I also like how Fierce she is and uh when she presents herself it's it's very divine feminine so I really really like that and I feel like she has that sort of energy where a woman can feel powerful about herself just by looking at her and kind of understanding where she comes from she doesn't really come from a very mentally stable place but now at this point in her life she's a very like strong woman and and she's done it all herself and Benedict Kash I actually watched his uh TV show which was called Sherlock and I am a crazy Sherlock fan and I'm I love mystery like I said and um detective stories and everything and him playing that really showed me what kind of an incredible actor he is because I felt like I'm watching Sherlock Holmes from the books and not an actor on screen and he's also done a movie
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We've been talking about a famous actress and actor that you enjoy and we're going to continue to talk about movies and theater.
What are the most popular types of movies in your country?
Definitely something that has to do with emotional connection It's usually fictional that I would say and also comedy Yeah there's a lot of Comedy that goes on in the films that are coming out now and from India
Do you think that going to the cinema will be as popular in the future?
I think 50/50 I'm not sure about that but it looks like people enjoy watching movies at home and it's not as exciting as it used to be back then and I think probably yes it would be more digitally available at home
Let's talk about the theater.
How strong a tradition is it today in your country to go to the theater?
Mostly I think in out of City areas actually it's mostly now as an activity that families go to with their kids just to show a play to their kids and to introduce them to this form of culture and activity I think it's more of that now theater is not as much popularized back in India as much as Cinema and film and movies are so I think that is kind of on the backseat it's not so much as it used to be do you think that theater should be run as a business or as a public service I think both I think it goes hand in hand so that people can be employed as well at the same time and it it is of a public service at the same time I think I think that people do enjoy it but at the same time it could be used as an as an excuse and used as like an opportunity what I'm is what I mean to employ people and because there's
a lot of people who would love to do acting but they can't really make it in the movies so maybe they could use theater as their hobby so I think both can go hand in hand in some countries governments pay theaters to put on shows for the public
Do you think this is a good use of public movies?
It depends on whether or not it's free to the public because if you're charging for them to see that play then it doesn't make any sense is what I think and I think that it shouldn't be this way in the first place I think it should be available freely to the people