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Try to include:What his or her best work isWhat he or she looks likeWhy you like him or her.

Describe the differences between a camera and a video recorder.

Try to include:How they are differentThe advantages of eachWhich one you like more.

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Camera is an instrument which was invented before videorecorder and the former is more prevalent and the latter is lesscustomary and more expensive, of course we are talking aboutordinary cameras and not very sophisticated ones. Some peopleare more interested in photographs; they say they are moreartistic. But the certain privilege of camera is that you can carrya photograph in your wallet and purse or you may hang itanywhere. Films made by video recorders have their ownadvantages; you may want to record a ceremony or a weddingparty or the voice and picture of a beloved one who is about todie. I like cameras more, as I said the artistic feature of themimpresses me a lot. I carry my camera everywhere and I preferto see my photographs rather than the films. You see... Whenyou see a picture, you can talk about it with friends andrelatives. The fact that you can carry a photograph and hang itanywhere you want is a very important privilege that makes itunique, accordingly I believe that camera can never be replacedby video recorder.

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Are you saving money to buy something?

You should talk about:What you are planning to buyHow 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 somemoney for future to buy one or a couple of things. I am savingmoney to buy a better car, I mean I've got a car now but I'mnot so satisfied about it; it's a bit old and the maint:nance isvery high and it sometimes rejlks_dow~~ The oneI want to buy costs about 11 million Tomans. Of course I nbuy a cheaper one but I want to buy a car that is uite durable. Iwant a car, which can meet my needs for at least 5 years. I havestarted thinking about it some months ago anCfih'"ave collectedsome ~oney but still I need some more. -I guess I have toeco.nomlze my expenses for about one more year. During thispe{lod I ha~e to stop squandering money on unnecessary goodsthOugh saving money these days with the rate of inflation wehave isn't so easy. I hope I manage to put a~de 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 herWhat he or she didWhat you admired about this person.

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mentioned, you can use the name you like, it can be a he or a she bJbe careful about the pronouns if you change the gender)A person I really used. to admire when I was a school student was thlsports 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 alOlympic athlete in the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. As far asremember, he was in the national water polo team - though I don'think he ever~ally won a medal or anything like that. But for usjust the fact that he'd been in the team, you know ... representing aucountry ... 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 iwe weren't very good at it. He used to say 'It doesn't matter if yOIwin or not. The important thing is to do your best.' He also taught ua lot about ... health ... about staying healthy. Compared to the olheteachers, he seemed to be more ... more interested in us, thouglperhaps 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 wasWho was the writerWhat the theme of the book was.

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Describe a TV commercial you dislike.

You should mention:What it is aboutWhat is shown in thatWhy you don't like it.

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Recently I read Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twine, of course thefull title is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The story isabout a white child, Huck, and other charaders but I liked Jimmore than other characters. He's a black slave and has a verygood relationship with Huck. I suppose Twine in his work wastrying to object to racism. Here Huck is the symbol of whiterace and Jim is the symbol of Negroes and Mississippi River isthe ~m~j)of life or historY. Whenever Jim and Huck are on theraft (Drl:)oat) on the river, they are very honest to eiKh oth~utwhen they go to the riverban and meet other people, they arecheated and deceive. I think Twine depided Utopia (the idealcity) on that boat where people of all races are equal and theyaren't judged by their colour. In one of the episodes they arepursuing Jim because he's a runaway or escapee, but Huck isvery worried and he says "they are chasing usKand not you. Inmy opinion, this is the masterpiece of Twine's works. Nowonder that Hemingway believes that Huckleberry Finn is thebasis of western novel writing.

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I really hate the commerc@!s about junk foods, I mean the foodswhich are high in calories and low in nutritional value.Actually, I may like the clips but I don't like the contents sincethey destroy the nutritional habits of people and speciallychildren. 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 moreand more and this is done by different tricks. When I say theydestroy their dietary habits, I mean that they don't enjoy eatingreal food after having the stuff like those. Also, they are verysaJ!y and they use a lot of chemical additives in producing themSince they want to cOhserve them for a long time. In many casesprizes are offered for more and more consumption and I thinkthis should really be bannJ>(!. Parents shouldn't let the childrenreplace goodfoods;;thlunk foods, it is really harmful. Thiscauses 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 herHow often you see him or herWhat he or she does.

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Describe your favourite vacation.

You should talk about:When you take itWhat ceremonies it hasHowald it isWhy it is very interesting to you.

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II<My next-d.'!9b n..e!sblzgur-is a realfrieQQ.p~ forabout f,ve e~ Actually, '..8ot to kno..w.l!LU!.2Jm:~~ved tomy resent flat. He helped us on that day~ much an ightthermnderstood th~!...he's gOQ!la.be one qf.my.b. st friends. I seehim almost every day when I get back home from work or I goshopping. We get tegether for some hours in the evening and "wechat about almost every thing. He's always ready to help.Besides, he is a real benefador. Those who work under him lovehim so mu because he's ve£Y~~atsthem as his own_ relatjv~. He is a civil engineer and he makes~uildi~ and brl?~ he loves hiLjob'iinclthis is sQ,m!;thirig IadmIre about him vea lJluch. He always talks about thg ~edsand the probl~nd-..!.Ee ~ey_es..gij~i!U~prQsRl'et..of hisJob. To be honest, I ~1Q.!JJ-oru.himJ:iej~_both.a real friendand a perfect neighboW. We have an Iranian ex ression, wfiTchsays"fa good neighbour is better than one's relatives"'.

My favourite vacation is the New Year vacation that starts with theadvent of spring; I usually take a vacation from the first day till theend of theJl· day. The ceremonies begin some days before the NewYear 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 saluteeach other and exchange gifts. We usually take a vacation to the northfor some days, but we try to be in Tehran for the last day when we goout of the city all together, I "fan the w~ole extended family. "!hewhole festival is about 2500 years old; It goes back to the anCientIranian dynasties. From that time onward this celebration has recurredannually and it has never stopped, even for a single year, even duringdevastating wars and disasters as if it had been infixed in the minds ofpeople. It is extremely attractive and stimulating to me due to itsvividness, it evokes bright and colourful images in my mind wheneverI remember that. People are happy, children are playing aroundjoyfully and even the objects can feel the freshness, I mean theclothes are new and the houses and furniture are clean, sparkling andimmaculate. In my viewpoint, it contributes to the psychologicalhealth of the society. I mean it fuels the people for the next wholevear.


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Try to inelude:What it isHow it affects your societyWhat 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. <f'~

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WeI ... e .... as far as I'm concerned, the most important socialgrobleO) in my countryi~ It has afflicted people fromall age. grou~s, specially theb:~ :1 has a lot 0 side effects inthe society; l):;-has led to a '0 the number divorces. Itresults in uneOfi>1gyment and unemployment gives rise to plentyof deli" ue cies (wrongdoings). In mflan uage, Persian, it iscalled the father of ali crimes} ddicts form the large~t~roP..Qttl..o~ and thiS leaCJs to man div r~alIllnesses. It even adversel affects the next generation. Thechi! ren of Ivorce as we call them in our country, are themain victims an a large number of them are destined tobecome future addicts and outlaws criminals orwr~.The solution' easy to name but difficult to R'ractice. I stronglybelieve t at education and social welfare are th 'ke actors' Idon't exclude other factors but these two are th crucial n~s~ ,

and they are the ones which are most j nored in m country. Ithinkto~, the government and the peopleshould start doin somethin~w.~ime is ourenem

Um ... lf I remem~ell, I was in the second grade of highschool when w~ffered a voluntary activity by the dean ofschool. We were su.e!f;0sed to helg thg residents ofjl nursingh~in our neighbour 000. The residents were the-eiderly and

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Talk about your favourite season.

You should talk about:How it is different from other seasonsWhy you like itWhat entertainments you have during it.

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Describe the first job that you have done.

You should say:How you got the jobWhat the job involvedHow long the job lastedDescribe how well you did the job.

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genera I spea mgyummer ismy~. I adore it forsevera reasons. First of all, ilis differentfrom~nsin that the ~s are ve ldh'g and we can ~n~he sunsblnemore. Summer is the seas n f cult1vation he f [me 5 workon the~d I reallytakepleasure~JQesce~e.

All kinds of frbits.ge---"t-hand and_LtakeJlly-lQnggst vacationdUfi.Qg }l,Lmmer. I usually take a trip to the "crt f ran andenjoy the see. Swim ing-h my tav_o.lJri!LSP,qD: and I'm madabout swimming outdoors and thisseaso~ncefor me. It is also the best time fo_L!Qog.ffilJh.!nJb.~trywithor without~_~ st po ulaf ente~t in this

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Describe an enjoyable event that you experienced when youwere at school

You should say:When it happenedWhat was good about itWhy you particularly remember this event.

You know, some experiences are hard to forget, they are with you allthrough your life. When I was at primary school, I was a boy scout (amember of a worldwide organization of young men and boys,founded in England in 1908, for character development andcitizenship training). 1 enjoyed that very much. It was a voluntaryactivity and many students were members of the organization. Theterrific point about it was that it was so vivid and lively that the kidswere crazy about it. They were not forced to join the activity. Thegood points that we learnt from that were many. We leamtto beresponsible and to act in different roles, as directors and subordinates.It taugh\ us to care about others because we made food for otherstudent, of course free and we used to clean the schoolyard. Weplanned the extra curricular activities and the teachers supervised usvery gently. Still I remember that since, as I said before, it was full oflife, you know it was real. It was some how different from the drabjobs we used to do at school. Maybe you think I'm kidding, but 1stillchat 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 placeWhat you had to doHow well you did itDescribe how you felt about the competition.

When I was a freshman around 4 years ago, I took part in anovel-reading contest at university. Th,ere were about 50students participating in the contest. We were to read a couplof novels; I think four books, for two weeks. The novel~ w~reMadam Bovary, The Old Man~The Sea, Pride and Prejudiceand Gone With the Wind. I failed the competition, I meanwas the sixth in the final list and only the first three guys w.er

awarded. I should confess that I got a bit disappointed at f",;!but later I thought about the benefits I gained. I mean I coulread four good novels that were from among the b:s.t works 0the world of literature. You see, in my oplOlon, me~~

participation in a competition or rivalry is an achievement If

itself since in a competition you develop your self- confidenCland self esteem. You learn to be an unselfish winner and:patient loser. As a matter of fact, you gain knowl~dge of y.ouweak 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 somuch~ possibl because it was the Irs eb site .that I wasintrod;ced----!9-.. y_~ ~ tea~ and first ex~e~s m~leave lifetime impacts in your mlndjbut apart from that t~ sitehas many ~tages, at least as far as my kno~~ut

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email seryice, nowadays everyone has a Yahoo l~,. and .ofcourse hotmail is als~ery revalen. The second POSitive pOintabout that is Yahoo u6u s. Millions of people are connected t.odifferent Yahoo groups. This ij ij grililU!O n he . orld that IS

d eratel in need of communicatio arno cIvIlizations andc:~tures. I usually search for t e new.,s and reHab': new.sagencTes. Another very useful usage f this site for me IS tha.t Itprovides the best resour~ ~an~ practicetests, rtjjQ'U'g'ffi this is surely accessib.le through other ~ltes, but 1prefer this site since it is very user friendly and fast. .It s also them~R'e i a lasw~e@tl;les,

You should talk about:Why you like itHow it is different from other Web sitesWhat you usually search for in it.


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I thin~' W e most hazardo£environmentaL-problem here istairollution. It is having a Large nU~Lc~~ar.lris

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and acts very naturally. High levels of expertise and adroitnessmay not be so difficult to achieve, but high standards ofhumanity are not readily attainable.

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You should mention:What kind of technology it isWhen it appeared in your schoolWhether it can replace human teachers.

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Well, you know, ...er... about two years ago we started usingcomputers in our school and some teachers assigned some homeworkthat had to be done by means of computer. For example, our Englishteacher asked us to find some re~g and listening passages and textsin the Internet and share them with others. Our math teacherencouraged us to search for sites related to math problems. About thethird question I think technology can never replace human teachers,at least at lower levels of education. Teaching isn't just sendingjWdreceiving messages. It goes much further. Teaching includes hu~nrelationship. The way a teacher .l9..Q.ks, smiles Qr frowns at a stud~nt

influences the orocess of learning. There are many peoplfU"lho choseto be a teacher just oecause thE:Y lo~~cltbe;r teacher or they followeda career sincJU;heir eacher re.commended...tbat. Nowadays they'saycomputers are starting to have emotion and feeling, but I think theycan never act like a human being. You may become yel"Y-.ex..Q.tedwhen y-ou see Y"®LPli.D:larY- school te.a~her after twen!y years, but itnever happens that a person Rets excited when visiti..n&1!Lw h,g,LOlduseless computer in the ani&. or basement. of his house. Of coursetechnology is ?rogressing so fast. ~t we c~n't i":,aginewhat comes tothe market In future. (Mayb~ c1onmLglves~s-.-some newunprecedented_outlooks._

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IJ ~,You see, there are a couple of people who I admire very muchin my rather extended family, but the one who I think highly ofIs my first cousin. I mean my uncle's son. He's my father'snephew. He looks rather tall, with white hair, dark eyes, healthybody at age 50, and he is a very tough man. He doesn't wearslasses and he wakes up at 5:00 o'clock in the morning andexercises for about half an hour. The interesting point about himIs that he doesn't use an alar1m clock to wake him UPi he has abiological clock that never loses time. About his personality Ishould say that he has worked hard all his life in the army andhis heavily built body indicates that. He usually goes to hisdoctor but not for treatment but for a friendly chat since they areold friends. He is very strict and appreciates discipline verymuch. Moreover, he adores his family, he still remembers andtalks about his wife who passed away ten years ago. He hatesfilms and serials and loves only documentaries.

You should mention:Your relationship to him or herHow he or she looksWhat he or she is like.

Describe one of your cousins whom you admire very much.

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