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PART 1: Chocolates, Happiness, Art | IELTS SPEAKING Recent Topic Questions
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Feb 9, 2024
In this video, I answer the recent Part 1 topic questions about Chocolates, Happiness, and Art. Please study the questions and answers in this video so you can get ideas and answer the IELTS speaking questions strategically and confidently. 00:01 - 00:26 Objective 00:27 - 04:13 CHOCOLATES 04:15 - 08:19 HAPPINESS 08:21 - 12:50 ART 12:51 - 13:34 WHAT TO DO NEXT? CHOCOLATES Do you like eating chocolates? Did you like chocolates when you were a child? Did you give chocolates as a present to someone? Why do you think chocolates are popular in the world? HAPPINESS What made you happy when you were a child?
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Hello, my name is Julius and welcome to ILD Dragon
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In this video, I'd like to answer the recent part one practice questions about chocolates, happiness, and art
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And in my upcoming videos, I'll answer the other part one recent topics or recent practice questions
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So, stating it. Alright, let's get started. Let's talk about chocolates. Do you like eating chocolates
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Definitely, but I don't know, I think my world will be dull without chocolates
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I love eating different types of chocolates, but I'm crazy about eating dark chocolates
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I love the aroma of them and their distinct taste. They're just semi-sweet or a bit better, and that helps me prove my mood
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Not at all, for some reason, eating chocolates makes me sense. makes me sick. Well, I used to eat different types of chocolates when I was a kid
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However, as I get older, my appetite for chocolates has gone. I'd rather eat fresh fruits than eat those types of sweets
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Did you like eating chocolate when you were a child? Of course, I had a lot of chocolates when I was a kid, and because of too much eating, I got cavities
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There were nights that I couldn't sleep well because of toothache, and my mom got mad at me whenever I was in pain
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She blamed my habit of eating chocolates, but finally enough, she kept on buying chocolates and stored them in a pantry where I could easily access them
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Yes, as most kids enjoy chocolates. I wasn't different from other kids. I enjoyed kids. I enjoyed eating. I enjoyed eating
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different types of chocolates when I was a kid, especially since my uncle worked at a chocolate
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factory. So every time he paid a visit or house, he never failed to bring some delectable
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chocolates and candies. I think that's one of the reasons why these days I feel sick eating
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chocolates. I've had enough. Did you give chocolates as a present to someone? Yes, I did numerous times
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because people in our country really love to receive chocolates. I think giving chocolates is part of our culture
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especially on important occasions such as Christmas and Valentine's Day. In fact, it has become my tradition to gift chocolates to my friends and family
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whenever I come back from my travels. Yes, in fact, I always give chocolates to my mom on her birthday or on Mother's Day
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on Mother's Day. She enjoys eating Ruby chocolates, so I make sure to find the best Ruby
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chocolates as they're her favorite. Besides, we have this culture in our company to give chocolates to
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our coworkers on Valentine's Day. So there's no year that I miss giving chocolates to someone
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Why do you think chocolates are popular in the world I think that because chocolates symbolize love or affection or gratitude
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Somehow giving chocolates to someone has become a universal culture, especially on important occasions such as Valentine's Day, Christmas Day, Mother's Day, and birthdays
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I believe that's because of Christmas. of capitalism. Chocolate factories spend millions of dollars in promoting their products to the world
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to make them known and make sure to convince people that giving chocolates as a gift to someone
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is the best thing in the world. That's what I think makes chocolates popular
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Let's talk about happiness. What made you happy when you were a
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child. Without a doubt, chocolates and candies. And I don't think that's unnatural for kids. As we know
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most children's happiness is sweets, so I wasn't different from other kids. I remember whenever I
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threw tantrums, my parents usually pacified me with either candies or chocolates. Let me think
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Oh, my toys made me the happiest. They're my companions when I was a kid since I didn't have any siblings. Besides, I didn't have any playmates nearby. I could only have playmates when my parents took me to my cousin's house or when we invited my friends to come over to our house. So my toy cars, robots, stuffed toys. Well, generally, every toy I had made me feel so happy
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Is there anything that has made you feel happy lately? To be honest with you, I'm always happy with the simple things in life, such as being able to spend time with my loved ones, live in a comfortable house, breathe fresh air, see the beauty of nature, what else
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Listen to my Spotify playlist and things like that. I'm happy and grateful for the gift of life. sitter. That's how I'm happy and grateful for the gift of life. That's how I'm
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simple my happiness is yes two days ago I received a gift certificate from our boss as a token of
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appreciation for the hard work that my teammates put into completing an important project
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in our company my teammates and I didn't really expect of receiving such a gift because
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in the first place it is our responsibility to complete the project however our boss
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is so kind that he wanted to express his gratitude for doing our very best in completing the project
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before its deadline what do you think will make you feel happy in the future as i said i'm happy
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with simple things and i content with the simplicity in life however if i pass this iret exam i be the happiest person as you know passing an iL exam is a ticket to acquiring more opportunities in life And you know what
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I've been working really hard lately to pass this exam with flying colors
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Wow, I'm not sure, but I guess if I win the lottery, I'll be extremely happy because I'll be able to buy the things that I need or want
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I'll be able to have lots of money that I don't need to work like a dog every single day
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To be honest with you, I actually buy lottery tickets from time to time
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Do you think people are happy when buying new things? Yes, that's for sure, because that's an initial reaction when people get something that they need or want
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However, that happiness is fleeting since people having never really. ending desire to need or want more things throughout their life. And that's pretty normal since it's
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human nature. Of course, and they'll be much happier if they can buy new things at a very reasonable
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price. As we know, people love buying new things on sale as they can save some money. In a way
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it's pretty normal to be happy when we buy something new. Unless
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the item that we buy has a defect, which we later realized
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Let's talk about art. Do you like art? Yes, I do. Who doesn't love art? Actually, I got my love for art from my parents because both of them collect pieces of art, such as paintings, sculptures, mosaics, and any form of
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decorative art. So I grew up seeing various types of art and that actually helps me develop a
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unique perspective in life. Well, if we are talking about sculptures as art, then of course I like
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art. Sculptors always fascinate me because they make me wonder how enormous the sculptor's
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talent is for creating such masterpieces. For me, the hard work and the creativity that sculptor
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put into their works are unfathomable, which makes me admire them. Other than sculptures, I'm not just a fan of other forms of art
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Do you think it would be interesting for you to be an artist
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Honestly, I was considering being an artist as a profession in the past
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because I could actually paint it. However, my appearance gave me a appearance
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piece of very important advice about careers that made me open my mind. They said that I could be an
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artist as a way to express my creativity, but I shouldn't make it as my career because when money is
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involved, the enjoyment of creating a piece of artwork creatively would dissipate. In other words, money
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destroys creativity So I just hated my parents advice and I didn work as an artist I think artists are born and not made So if I was born with an amazing talent in art for sure it would be really interesting since I could create different masterpieces based on my emotions and creativity
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Besides, I'd be able to hold my own exhibit. However, I just don't have any talent for art, so that remains an illusion
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Is there any artwork on the wall in your room? Yes, as I said, my parents are avid collectors of different forms of art, so it's common to see some paintings on the wall in some parts of our house
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In my room, there's one, and it's an abstract painting that might have a very picture
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that my dad bought from his business trip. I really like it because it somehow represents my personality
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Not even one. I'm kind of a minimalist person, so I make sure not to decorate my room, even with a piece of artwork
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I want my bedroom to be free from a lot of stuff, as they just annoy me
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However, in my parents' room and in our living room, there are several pieces of artwork this point
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of artwork displayed. Have you ever visited an art gallery? Of course, I can no longer count the different galleries that I visited
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but one memorable gallery that I visited was in our city when my friend held an exhibit of his artwork
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I gave my 100% support to him because he's such an amazing artist
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His paintings are out of this world. Actually, that gallery was packed when he had his exhibit
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Yes, many times. I started visiting art galleries when I was a high school student
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because our art teacher usually took us to art exhibitions. I can't say that I fully enjoyed those experiences
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because at that time, I didn't have an interest in art. It wasn't until recently that I found love in sculptors after I watched a documentary about sculptures
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That opened my mind to understanding and appreciating sculptors and their works
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