IELTS SPEAKING

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1. What is the meaning of your name?

2. Does your name affect your personality?

3. Tell me something about your hometown.

4. What are the differences in accent between your hometown and Hanoi?

5. What is the character of the people like in your hometown?

6. What is people's favourite food in the region where you live?

7. Do you think that people have enough time for leisure now?

8. Are there any historic monuments in your region?

9. Describe your Job? How do you spend your typical day?

10. Tell me something about the Hue Festival.

11. How have weddings changed in recent years?

12. Tell me something about the <Holi> Festival. <change with the festival name of your

country>

13. Describe a traditional wedding ceremony.

14. Name a person whom you admire? Why? What influence does he / she has on your life?

Would you like to become like him / her in future?

15. Are there any traditions concerning the birth of a baby?

16. How do you like <The test city> Compare it to your hometown. How did you get to this

place?

17. What place do you like best in Hanoi?

18. What places in Delhi should a foreigner visit?

19. What places would you recommend a visitor to go to in your region/hometown?

20. If you had the choice, where would you choose to live in India?

21. Which parts of India would you recommend a foreigner to visit?

22. Tell me something about your family.

23. Which is your favourite colour?

24. Do you think colours influence our life? How?

25. Which is the best place you've been to in India?

26. Who does most of the household chores in your family?

27. Are the traditional sexual roles within the family changing?

28. Why is the divorce rate increasing so rapidly? Is it a problem?

29. What is your opinion of the planning family policy?

30. How do you discipline your child?

31. Is it acceptable for couples to live together without marrying?

32. If you had the choice, would you have a son or a daughter?

33. Are you going to bring your child up any differently to the way your parents did?

34. What hopes do you have for your child? (if you are married)

35. Do women still have too heavy a burden in their day to day life?

36. Is the increasing influence of the West largely a positive or negative thing?

37. Are you looking forward to anything in particular in Australia / UK / USA ?

38. What do you do in your leisure time?

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40. Who should bear the responsibility for payment of tuition fees?

41. What can be done to improve education in rural areas?

42. Have recent changes affected your job in any way?

43. Do you agree with private education? Why?

44. What can be done to close the gap between urban and rural areas?

45. If you had the power, what changes would you carry out within education?

46. Describe a typical working day for you

47. How do you see yourself in ten years time?

48. If you had the opportunity to change your job, what would you do instead?

49. If you had one million dollars, what would you do with it?

50. If you could start your life again, would you do anything differently?

51. What ambitions do you have?

52. Which country/place would you most like to visit?

53. What changes do you think India will see in the next few years?

54. Will any possible future changes affect your job in any way?

55. How do you think you will cope abroad?

56. How does it feel to go abroad for the first time?

57. Are you looking forward to anything in particular in Australia / UK / USA ?

58. What do you do in your leisure time?

59. What will you do if you fail the IELTS?

60. Why are you giveing IELTS? What course / job do you intend to pursue after IELTS.?

<b>Describe your favourite movie</b>

What’s the name of the film?

What’s the theme of the film?

Why do you like it?

<b>Follow-up:</b>

Describe a type pf movie you like.

What’s the difference between Chinese and American movies?

What do you think of the violent films (Hollywood films)?

Why movies need computer techniques? Any example of movie using computer

techniques

Which parts of cinema are the most important and how to improve it?

<b>IELTS speaking topics – part 2</b>

This is a selection of sample cue cards for IELTS part 2 speaking. To help you

I have divided them into six topics you need to be able to speak about.

Please note how some questions ask you to use either the present, future or

past tenses.

1.

people

2.

places

3.

objects

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5.

plans (or future aspect questions)

6.

experiences (or past tense/present perfect questions)

You will find many more cue cards free to download on my

downloads page.

<b>People</b>

<b>An adventurous person</b>

Describe an adventurous person who you know.

You should say:

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who the person is



how you know this person



what this person does that is adventurous

and explain why you think this person likes to take risks.

<b>A childhood friend</b>

Describe a friend you had when you were a child

You should say:



how you first met



how long you were friends



what you used to do together

and explain why you liked this person.

<b>An old person</b>

Describe an old person you admire.

You should say:



who this person is



how long you have known him/her



what qualities he/she has

and say why you admire him/her

<b>A good cook</b>

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You should say:

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who this person is



how you know him or her

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what kinds of food they cook

and explain why this person is good at cooking

<b>Places</b>

<b>A house or apartment</b>

Talk about a house or an apartment you would like to live in.

You should say



what it would look like



how big it would be



where it would be located

And explain why you would like to live there

<b>Travel</b>

Describe a place that you would like to travel to.

You should say:



where you would like to go

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how you would go there



who you would go with

and explain why you would like to go to this place.

<b>A restaurant</b>

Describe a restaurant you know.

You should say:

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where this restaurant is

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what type of food the restaurant serves

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how often you go to this restaurant

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<b>A hotel</b>

Describe a hotel you have stayed in.

You should say:

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where it is



what facilities it has



when you stayed there

and say whether you would recommend it to a friend

<b>A garden</b>

Describe a garden you remember visiting.

You should say:



where it is



what it looks like



what people do there

and explain why you remember it.

<b>Objects</b>

<b>A magazine</b>

Describe a magazine you think is interesting

You should say:



how you know about this magazine



where you can buy it



what it contains

and explain why you think this magazine is interesting.

<b>A photograph</b>

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when it was taken

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who took it

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what is in the photograph

and explain why you remember this photograph

<b>A letter</b>

Describe an important letter that you received.

You should say:



who wrote it



what the letter was about



how you felt about the letter

and explain why it was important.

<b>Clothes</b>

Describe your favourite item of clothing.

You should say:



what it is



when you bought it



why you bought it

and say why you like it so much.

<b>Habits and likes/the present</b>

<b>Leisure time</b>

Describe what you usually do in your leisure time.

You should say:

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who you do this with

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where you do it

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how you do it

and explain why you like to spend your free time this way.

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Describe a practical skill you have.

You should say:

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what the skill is

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how often you use it



who taught it to you

and explain why the skill is so practical

<b>A television programme</b>

Describe a television programme you watched and did not enjoy.

You should say:



what this programme was



where and when you watched it



what it was about

and explain why you did not enjoy it

<b>A book</b>

Describe a book you are reading

You should say



what the book is about



when you read it



how long you read it for

and explain what you like about the book

<b>Plans/the future</b>

<b>A country</b>

Describe a country you plan to visit.

You should say:



what the country is

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who you would like to travel with

and explain why you would like to go there.

<b>Shopping</b>

Describe something special you want to buy in the future.

You should say:

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what it is



what it is like



when you intend to buy it

and explain why you want to buy it.

<b>Experiences/The past</b>

<b>A wedding</b>

Describe a wedding you attended

You should say



when it was



who got married



what happened at the wedding

And explain whether it was a typical wedding ceremony

<b>A decision</b>

Describe an important decision that you made

You should say:



what the decision was



how you made your decision



what the results of the decision were

and explain why it was important.

<b>A musical event</b>

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You should say

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What the event it is

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Where it takes place

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What kind of music is played

And you should explain why you enjoy it

<b>A news story</b>

Describe some interesting news that you have recently read about or heard

about

You should say:



what the story was



who was involved in the story



where you read or heard about this story

and explain why this news story was interesting to you.

<b>A decision</b>

Describe an important decision that you made

You should say:



what the decision was



how you made your decision



what the results of the decision were

and explain why it was important.

Speaking là phần cuối cùng trong kì thi IELTS, là phần mà bạn sẽ nói chuyện trực tiếp với
examiner khoảng từ 11 – 15 phút.

Phần speaking sẽ giống nhau cho cả Academic và General module, bài test sẽ được record
lại, tuy nhiên phần record lại là để kiểm tra xem examiners có theo đúng tiến trình hay
không, chứ không phải để chấm điểm cho bạn.

Một bài speaking test gồm 3 section:

<b>Section 1: 4 – 5 phút</b>

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thích…. Nói chung là các câu hỏi cho lần gặp gỡ đầu tiên giữa 2 người. Thông thường phần
này sẽ được chia thành 3 phần nhỏ:

- <b>sub-section 1</b>: hỏi về tên, tuổi, người nước nào, ID…
- <b>sub-section 2</b>: hỏi về bản thân, gia đình, cơng việc hiện tại

- <b>sub-section 3</b>: hỏi về các vấn đề sở thích, các câu hỏi này được chọn từ những câu hỏi
mẫu, ví dụ như Do you enjoy traveling and why/why not?

Như bạn thấy, đây là phần rất chung và rất dễ lấy điểm. Vì vậy, hãy thực tập thật nhiều để
gây ấn tượng tốt, và cũng là để lấy tinh thần cho các phần sau.

Phần này tuy chỉ là những câu hỏi đơn giản, tuy nhiên bạn cũng không nên trả lời quá ngắn
gọn, mà cũng đừng quá dài, giống như đã học thuộc trước. Ví dụ như bạn được hỏi:

<i>Where are you living?</i>

Không nên chỉ trả lời: <i><b>I am living in HCM city</b></i>

Mà hãy trả lời như thế này (hoặc đại loại thế): <i><b>I am living in HCM city, this is the </b></i>
<i><b>biggest city in Vietnam and I like this city the most rather than others</b></i>.

Hoặc bạn có thể trả lời nghe có vẻ thú vị hơn, chẳng hạn: <i><b>I am living in distric 3, HCM </b></i>
<i><b>city. This is also the place that my mom and father fell in love together and I was </b></i>
<i><b>born there as well.</b></i>

<b>Section 2: 3 – 4 phút</b>

Bạn sẽ nhận được một chủ đề và nói một mình trong khoảng 1 – 2 phút. Tuy nhiên trước đó
bạn sẽ có 1 phút để chuẩn bị những ý bạn sẽ nói, bạn sẽ được cung cấp giấy và viết để take
note. Chú ý rằng, mặc dù bạn có tối đa 2 phút để nói về chủ đề nào đó, hãy cố gắng nói
càng nhiều càng tốt cho đến khi nào<b> examiner stop bạn</b>, bạn sẽ khơng bị trừ điểm vì..nói
q nhiều đâu.

Đây là phần tương đối khó, vì bạn sẽ nói một mình về một chủ đề nào đó, examiner sẽ
không hỏi câu nào trong phần này cả. Cũng đừng q lo lắng vì bạn có 1 phút chuẩn bị
trước khi bắt đầu nói. Hãy tận dụng tối đa thời gian này, ghi ra các ý chính bạn sẽ nói, trong
q trình nói nếu qn bạn có thể nhìn vào tờ giấy bạn vừa take note và tiếp tục.

Ví dụ bạn nhận được một đề như thế này: <i>Describe a favourite holiday destination that you </i>
<i>like</i>

Hãy ghi lại các ý bạn sẽ nói ví dụ như:

- Nơi đó ở đâu, lần đầu tiên bạn đến đó: Nha Trang, july 2000..
- Đến đó bằng gì, với ai: plane, my family…

- Mình thường làm gì ở đó: visit relative, swimming…

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Chỉ nên ghi các ý chính bạn sẽ nói, khơng ghi q dài vì bạn chỉ có 1 phút, nếu bí..hãy bịa
ra, sẽ khơng có đúng hay sai gì cả, điều quan trọng là <i>keep talking until the examiner stop </i>
<i>you.</i>

Thông thường, đề mở đầu cho phần 2 này bạn có thể nói: <i>I am going to talk about my </i>
<i>favorite holiday destination….</i>

<b>Section 3: 4 – 5 phút</b>

Ở phần này, bạn sẽ được hỏi các câu hỏi liên quan đến chủ đề mà bạn đã nói trong section
2. Thông thường phần này sẽ yêu cầu bạn có khả năng sử dụng nhiều cấu trúc câu khác
nhau và từ vựng trong khi nói. Ví dụ với đề bài trên, các câu hỏi cho phần này có thể như:
• <i>Can you predict any major changes that could happen in the Tourist Industry over the </i>
<i>next 50 years? </i>

• <i>Can you compare the tourist industry in your country today with the tourist industry when</i>
<i>your grandparents were young?Can you identify some of the factors that have led to the </i>
<i>Industry success of the airline industry?</i>

<b>Chú ý trong khi speaking:</b>

- Ln nhìn thẳng vào mắt examiner khi bạn nói, điều này thể hiện sự tôn trọng người đối
diện, thỉnh thoảng smile

- Cố gắng tạo ra sự thân thiện khi giống như một cuộc trò truyện giữa 2 người bạn

- Nếu bạn nói nói sai về mặt ngữ pháp hay phát âm, đừng lo lắng, hãy nói lại, ngay cả người
bản sứ họ vẫn làm vậy.. examiner sẽ không ghi lại từng lỗi trong phần speaking của bạn
đâu.

- Đừng tỏ ra quá clever, chỉ cần trả lời câu hỏi như một cuộc trị truyện hàng ngày. Nếu nói
q nhiều, bạn sẽ tự làm khó mình, vì bạn sẽ nhận được thêm những câu hỏi như Why,
Where…?

Đây là một số các câu hỏi thơng dụng có thể gặp trong phần thi speaking:
1. What is the meaning of your name?

2. Does your name affect your personality?
3. Tell me something about your hometown.

4. What are the differences in accent between your hometown and Hanoi?
5. What is the character of the people like in your hometown?

6. What is people's favourite food in the region where you live?
7. Do you think that people have enough time for leisure now?
8. Are there any historic monuments in your region?

9. Describe your Job? How do you spend your typical day?
10. Tell me something about the Hue Festival.

11. How have weddings changed in recent years?

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13. Describe a traditional wedding ceremony.

14. Name a person whom you admire? Why? What influence does he / she has on your life?
Would you like to become like him / her in future?

15. Are there any traditions concerning the birth of a baby?

16. How do you like <The test city> Compare it to your hometown. How did you get to this
place?

17. What place do you like best in Hanoi?

18. What places in Delhi should a foreigner visit?

19. What places would you recommend a visitor to go to in your region/hometown?
20. If you had the choice, where would you choose to live in India?

21. Which parts of India would you recommend a foreigner to visit?
22. Tell me something about your family.

23. Which is your favourite colour?

24. Do you think colours influence our life? How?
25. Which is the best place you've been to in India?

26. Who does most of the household chores in your family?
27. Are the traditional sexual roles within the family changing?
28. Why is the divorce rate increasing so rapidly? Is it a problem?
29. What is your opinion of the planning family policy?

30. How do you discipline your child?

31. Is it acceptable for couples to live together without marrying?
32. If you had the choice, would you have a son or a daughter?

33. Are you going to bring your child up any differently to the way your parents did?
34. What hopes do you have for your child? (if you are married)

35. Do women still have too heavy a burden in their day to day life?

36. Is the increasing influence of the West largely a positive or negative thing?

37. Are you looking forward to anything in particular in Australia / UK / USA ?
38. What do you do in your leisure time?

39. What will you do if you fail the IELTS?

40. Who should bear the responsibility for payment of tuition fees?
41. What can be done to improve education in rural areas?

42. Have recent changes affected your job in any way?
43. Do you agree with private education? Why?

44. What can be done to close the gap between urban and rural areas?

45. If you had the power, what changes would you carry out within education?
46. Describe a typical working day for you

47. How do you see yourself in ten years time?

48. If you had the opportunity to change your job, what would you do instead?
49. If you had one million dollars, what would you do with it?

50. If you could start your life again, would you do anything differently?
51. What ambitions do you have?

52. Which country/place would you most like to visit?

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55. How do you think you will cope abroad?

56. How does it feel to go abroad for the first time?

57. Are you looking forward to anything in particular in Australia / UK / USA ?
58. What do you do in your leisure time?

59. What will you do if you fail the IELTS?

60. Why are you giveing IELTS? What course / job do you intend to pursue after IELTS.?

<b>Test 1:</b>

PART-1

The examiner will as you questions about yourself, such as:
What’s your name?

Where do you live?

What family members do you live with?
What are you studying?

What do you like about your studies?
What do you like about learning English?
How often do you use English?

PART-2

A city you have visited
INSTRUCTIONS

Please read the topic below carefully. You will be asked to talk about it for 1 to 2 minutes.
You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say.

You can make some notes to help you if you wish.

Describe a city you have visited which has impressed you.
You should say:

Where it is situated?
Why you visited it?
What you liked about it?
PART-3

At the end of your talk, the examiner will ask one or two brief questions to signal that it is
time to stop

talking. For example, he or she might ask you:
Do you like cities generally?

Would you like to live in the city you spoke about?

Once your talk in part-2 is over, your examiner will ask you further questions related to the
topic in

part-2. The examiner may ask you to speak about these points.
A city you have visited.

Advantages of living in a big city.
Negative aspects of crowded cities.
Architectural design.

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<b>Test 2:</b>

PART-1

The examiner will ask you questions about yourself, such as:
What’s your name?

What nationality are you?

What part of your country do you come from?
Can you describe your home town/village?
What do you like doing in your free time? Why?

Are there any new hobbies that you would like to take up? Why?
PART-2

A competition
INSTRUCTION

Read the topic below carefully. You will be asked to talk about it for 1 to 2 minutes.
You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say.

You can make some notes to help you if you wish.

Describe a competition (or contest) that you have entered.
You should say:

When the competition took place?
What you had to do?

How well you did it?

Describe how you felt about the competition.

At the end of your talk, the examiner will ask one or two brief questions to signal that it is
time to stop

talking. For example, he or she might ask you:
Do you enjoy entering competitions?

Have you entered any other competitions?
PART-3

Once your talk in part-2 is over, your examiner will ask you further questions related to the
topic in

part-2. The examiner may ask you to speak about these points.
Competitions at a young age.

Competitions at your school.

Value of international competitions.
The psychology of competing.
Competitive spirit.

<b>Test 3:</b>

PART-1

What country do you come from?
Which other countries have you visited?

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What do you find difficult about travelling?
What do you enjoy about travelling?
What is your preferred method of travel?
PART-2

A job you have done
INSTRUCTION

Please read the topic below carefully. You will ask to talk about it for 1 to 2 minutes.
You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say.

You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
Describe a job that you have done.

You should say:
How you got the job?
What the job involved?
How long the job lasted?

Describe how well you did the job?

At the end of your talk, the examiner will ask one or two brief questions to signal that it is
time to stop

talking.

For example, he or she might ask you:

Do you value the experience you had in this job?

Would you consider doing the same type of job again?
PART-3

Once your talk in part-2 is over, your examiner will ask you further questions related to the
topic in

part-2. The examiner may ask you to speak about these points.
Advantages of young people working

Types of part-time work.
Choosing a career.

Motivating people to work.

Job security-Vs-having more than one career.

<b>Test 4:</b>

PART-1

The examiner will ask you some questions.
What town or city do you come from?
Can you describe you family home?

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PART-2

A museum you have visited
INSTRUCTION

Please read the topic below carefully. You will ask to talk about it for 1 to 2 minutes.

You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say.

You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
Describe a museum or art gallery that you have visited.
You should say:

Where it is?

Why you went there?

What you particularly remember about the place?

At the end of your talk, the examiner will ask one or two brief questions to signal that it is
time to stop

talking.

For example, he or she might ask you:
Do you like museums/art galleries?

Would you recommend this one to other people?
PART-3

Once your talk in part-2 is over, your examiner will ask you further questions related to the
topic in

part-2. The examiner may ask you to speak about these points.
The need for museums and art galleries in our society.
Making museums more interesting.

Museum art-Vs-popular art.
Graffiti* -art or vandalism

The role of public artworks, e.g. statues and buildings.

<b>Test 5:</b>

PART-1

The examiner will ask you some questions.
What part of your country do you come from?
How long have your lived there?

How do you like to travel around?

What types of restaurants are there in your city/town/village?
Which is your favourite? Why?

What sort of food do you parents like to eat?
PART-2

You school days
INSTRUCTION

Please read the topic below carefully. You will ask to talk about it for 1 to 2 minutes.
You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say.

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When it happened?
What was good about it?

Why you particularly remember this event?

At the end of your talk, the examiner will ask one or two brief questions to signal that it is
time to stop

talking.

For example, he or she might ask you:
Did you enjoy your time at school?

Would you recommend your school to others?
PART-3

Once your talk in part-2 is over, your examiner will ask you further questions related to the
topic in

part-2. The examiner may ask you to speak about these points.
Single sex-Vs-co-educational schools.

School uniforms.

The teacher as authority or friend.

The role of the teacher in the language classroom.
Education-Vs-training.

<b>Test 6:</b>

PART-1

The examiner will ask you some questions.
Do you have a large family or a small family?
Can you tell me something about them?

How much time do you manage to spend with members of your family?
What sorts of things do you like to do together?

Did/Do you get on well with your family? [Why?]
PART-2

Describe a teacher who has influenced you in your education.
INSTRUCTION

Please read the topic below carefully. You will ask to talk about it for 1 to 2 minutes.
You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say.

You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
You should say:

Where you met them?
What subject they taught?
What was special about them?
PART-3

Once your talk in part-2 is over, your examiner will ask you further questions related to the
topic in

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Discussion

Developments in Education.

Example Question.

How has education changed in your country in the last 10 years?
What changes do you foresee in the next 50 years?

A nation education system.
Example Question.

How do the expectations of today’s school leavers compare with those of the previous
generation?

What role do you think extracurricular activities play in education?
Different Styles/methods of teaching and learning

What method of learning works best of your?

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