<b>Welcome to the speaking portion of </b>
<b>the IELTS exam. My name is Adrian,</b> <b>I will be your examiner for this </b>
<b>part of the test,</b> <b>and I will give you instructions </b>
<b>for each of the three parts.</b> <b>I'm recording this for marking</b>
<b>and clerical purposes.</b> <b>We are conducting this exam in </b>
<b>Kanpur, the candidate no. is 73951,</b> <b>and the current time is 14 o'clock.</b>
<b>May I see your identification?</b> <b>Yes, here's my identification that </b>
<b>I used for registering the</b> <b>exam online, and these </b>
<b>are my credentials.</b> <b>Ok, and what is your full name?</b> <b>My name is Geeta and </b>
<b>my family name is Agrawal.</b> <b>Please just call me </b>
<b>by my first name Geeta.</b> <b>Ok Geeta, for part one </b>
<b>I will ask you a question </b> <b>to get to know you better, and some</b>
<b> questions on a general topic.</b> <b>What is your hobby?</b> <b>I like to read fantasy novels and </b>
<b>playing tennis, and-</b> <b>even the last day, I played tennis </b>
<b>for two hour with my friends,</b> <b>That was really great!</b> <b>Let's talk about clothes.</b>
<b>How often do you wear a jacket?</b> <b>I wear a jacket when </b>
<b>it is quite chilly outside,</b> <b>and when I'm riding a</b>
<b>motorbike for protection,</b> <b>and I wore a jacket this morning </b>
<b>because it was quite cold outside.</b> <b>Where do you like </b>
<b>shopping for clothes?</b> <b>I like shopping clothes from shops </b>
<b>and the market and malls,</b> <b>and I purchase clothes from online,</b>
<b> even the last Friday I saw a great</b> <b>pair of jeans, it was cost only </b>
<b>1000 rupees, so I ordered them.</b> <b>I usually buy clothes according to </b>
<b>what I need and the cost.</b> <b>What do you wear to work?</b> <b>I usually wear semi-formal </b>
<b>clothings,</b> <b>as I am wearing right now, because </b>
<b>I work as a teaching assistant,</b> <b>so this is what I wear.</b> <b>What do you wear if it is hot </b>
<b>outside, and what if it's cold?</b> <b>If is like 30 degrees and above,</b>
<b>I usually wear short sleeves</b> <b>or dresses, and if it is like 25 or</b>
<b> below, I wear sweaters or jackets.</b> <b>Even this morning I wore a jacket </b>
<b>as it is cold outside.</b> <b>Do you have any sports clothing?</b> <b>Yes, I do. I do have some</b>
<b>tennis outfits, </b> <b>and I have wetsuits for</b>
<b>swimming in the ocean.</b> <b>Has your clothing style changed in </b>
<b>the last 10 years, and if yes how?</b> <b>Yes, my clothing style has changed </b>
<b>immensely, because in the past my</b> <b>parents used to buy me clothes, and</b>
<b> now I'm buying my own.</b> <b>So I usually wear more semi-formal </b>
<b>clothing these days,</b> <b>and brighter colors</b>
<b>and good quality.</b> <b>That is the end of part one, we </b>
<b>will now continue with part two.</b> <b>For part two, I will show you a </b>
<b>card with some questions on it.</b> <b>You will have one minute </b>
<b>to read the questions,</b> <b>think about your answers,</b> <b>take notes in the one minute,</b>
<b>if you wish.</b> <b>you have some notepaper there, </b>
<b>and you have your pen.</b> <b>and then you will have </b>
<b>two minutes to speak,</b> <b>I will tell you when to</b>
<b>start and when to stop. </b> <b>Please do not touch the card.</b> <b>Talk about a place you</b>
<b>went to often as a child.</b> <b> Your one-minute preparation</b>
<b>time begins now.</b> <b>Geeta, your one-minute preparation </b>
<b>time is up, please begin speaking.</b> <b>A place that I frequented from the </b>
<b>age of seven to fifteen,</b> <b>about two to three times each week </b>
<b>is HAL Swimming Pool,</b> <b>That is located roughly five km </b>
<b>away from my home in my district,</b> <b>and this facility is located </b>
<b>about ten acres of land,</b> <b>This is a great place for children </b>
<b>to practice the aquatic sports.</b> <b>The pool is Olympic sized </b>
<b>of 50 meters, </b> <b>with the one meter shallower end, </b>
<b>and four meters at the deeper end.</b> <b>At the deeper end, there are three </b>
<b>to five meter of diving boards,</b> <b>and two other smaller pools for </b>
<b>toddlers and games.</b> <b>I have started going there with my </b>
<b>parents when I was a kid</b> <b>for swimming lessons, then later I </b>
<b>went with my peers from school, </b> <b>and of course there were like, </b>
<b>lifeguards and trainers</b> <b> who make sure that I won't drown. </b>
<b>Between the age of seven to fifteen</b> <b>I learned most of the styles of </b>
<b>swimming, like front crawl,</b> <b>backstroke and butterfly, and I </b>
<b>attained a lifeguard</b> <b> level of certificate at the age of</b>
<b> fifteen, and I participated in</b> <b>I participated in most</b>
<b>of the fun events there, </b> <b>like water polo tournament and all </b>
<b>the swimming races.</b> <b>I have many emotional memories from</b>
<b> the regular visit to this pool.</b> <b>I still remember the first day, how</b>
<b> scared I was when I swam into the</b> <b>deeper end of the swimming pool, </b>
<b>and I was so proud when </b> <b>I won my first race, and I </b>
<b>remember making friends,</b> <b>not to mention that being</b>
<b>a strong swimmer is </b> <b>giving me more confidence</b>
<b>to travel around the</b> <b>different aquatic destinations,</b> <b>especially I went to Goa back in </b>
<b>2018, I took full advantage of</b> <b>this swimming lessons</b>
<b>I took as a child.</b> <b>Ok, your two minutes is up, I'm </b>
<b>going to stop you there.</b> <b>Can you please just turn</b>
<b>over the notepapers</b> <b>and put your pen to the side. </b>
<b>I'm going to take back the card </b> <b>for now. Please just move the </b>
<b>notepaper- turn it over please. </b> <b>Yeah, perfect. Now we'll continue </b>
<b>with part three. For part three,</b> <b>I will ask you a question connected</b>
<b> to your response and</b> <b>I will ask you some more questions </b>
<b>related to the topic of part 2.</b> <b>Have you been to this</b>
<b>swimming pool recently?</b> <b>I must say I haven't been there for</b>
<b> a long time.</b> <b>Why not?</b> <b>Because I was so busy with my </b>
<b>school and office,</b> <b> so I couldn't make time for that.</b> <b>Let's talk about places</b>
<b>for children. </b> <b>What are some facilities</b>
<b>that are built</b> <b> for children to learn and develop?</b> <b>Aside from the pool </b>
<b>I have just mentioned, </b> <b>there are a lot of schools built </b>
<b>for the development of kids,</b> <b>and there are some community </b>
<b>centers and playgrounds</b> <b>to encourage the growth of </b>
<b>children's wellbeing.</b> <b>Which of these are government </b>
<b>funded and why?</b> <b>I think in most cases, all of these</b>
<b> places I have just mentioned </b> <b>are government funded through tax </b>
<b>revenue, because there is a belief</b> <b>that children have the right to get</b>
<b> universal education,</b> <b>and regardless the </b>
<b>socio-economic status,</b> <b>kids must have the opportunities </b>
<b>for development and growth.</b> <b>Which places are good for children </b>
<b>to go to for entertainment?</b> <b>In addition to the pools and </b>
<b>playgrounds I mentioned,</b> <b>there are a lot of theme parks and </b>
<b>video arcades and zoo</b> <b>for children to go and hang out </b>
<b>with their friends and family.</b> <b>Can you give examples?</b> <b>I usually take my niece and nephew </b>
<b>to the theme parks once in a week,</b> <b>and they have a really good blast </b>
<b>with their friends and family,</b> <b>so they really enjoy that.</b> <b>let's talk about physical activity </b>
<b>during childhood.</b> <b>It is often said that children </b>
<b>these days are not as active</b> <b>as in the past, do you agree with </b>
<b>this statement?</b> <b>Yes, I do. I agree </b>
<b>with this statement, </b> <b>because children in the past spent </b>
<b>more of their time</b> <b>doing outdoor activities, such as </b>
<b>riding a bike or playing sports,</b> <b>at least even running around. But </b>
<b>these days they're preoccupied with</b> <b>their mobile phones and tablets and</b>
<b> not spending much time outside.</b> <b>Can you elaborate?</b> <b>I mean, I just read </b>
<b>an article recently, </b> <b>it says that children in India </b>
<b>spend about 30 hours in the past</b> <b>doing outdoor activities, but that </b>
<b>reduced to half an hour these days.</b> <b>Which kinds of physical activities</b> <b>are important for children</b>
<b>to participate in?</b> <b>I think activities like swimming is</b>
<b> really good for children.</b> <b>It's a really good sport as well as</b>
<b> lifesaving.</b> <b>Games like cricket and football is </b>
<b>really good for social development.</b> <b>Which ones are less advisiable?</b> <b>I think it depends on people, </b>
<b>according to me, </b> <b>motorbike racing and rock climbing,</b>
<b> it's really ill-advised</b> <b>and can be even fatal. But still, </b>
<b>it depends on each person.</b> <b>Ok, that is the end of part three. </b>
<b>That concludes the speaking portion</b> <b>of the exam, you will have your </b>
<b>mark in a couple days time.</b> <b>You can check online, and you will </b>
<b>have all of your marks with your</b> <b>official certificate in the mail in</b>
<b> about two weeks time.</b> <b>Have a great rest of your day, </b>
<b>Geeta.</b> <b>Remember to take your</b>
<b>passport with you.</b> <b>Thank you, have a good day.</b> <b>Thanks, bye-bye.</b>
