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More exercises just like this one! https://www.udemy.com/course/improve-your-ielts-speaking-in-60-minutes/ Ryan's blog: http://www.ieltsielts.com Listen to the conversation without the pauses: http://ieltsielts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IELTS-Speaking-Mock-Test-2-Version-1.mp3 Buy Ryan's Writing Task 2 ebook here: https://gumroad.com/l/fWPb Have Ryan personally assess five of your Task 1 or 2 samples: http://tinyurl.com/zkr9w2r Below is a transcript of the video. Unfortunately, YouTube has a word limit on video descriptions, so the end of the transcript is cut off: What is your full name ? Good morning. I’m Ryan Higgins. What should I call you? Please call me Ryan. Thank you. What country are you from? I’m from Canada. Please give me your identification. Here you are. Thank you. Now, in this first part, I’d like to ask you some questions about yourself. Are you working or are you a student? I am a student. OK. Can you tell me about your studies? Sure. I am currently a fourth year student at the University of Toronto. I’m completing a Bachelor of Science and majoring in chemistry. I thought about doing a minor in English Literature to branch out my education a bit, but I decided against this when I discovered how heavy my chemistry workload would be. Are you enjoying your studies? Yes, very much so. This semester, I spend three days of every week studying in a lab, which I find interesting. My professors are terrific and very passionate about both chemistry and teaching. So, I have thoroughly enjoyed learning from them. In fact, I’ve enjoyed them so much that after graduating I am going to pursue a Master’s degree. Oh, that’s wonderful. And what do you plan to do with these qualifications? Well, that’s a very good question. I’m sort of feeling it out as a go along. At times I think about perhaps becoming an academic and teaching at a university. I think the theatrics of instructing students in a university lecture hall would be exciting. But other times I think I would like to apply my skills to a research company, develop new chemical ways of doing things. That could also be interesting. So, to answer your question, my plan is currently a work in progress. Thank you. Do you have any hobbies or interests? Yes, I do. I like to read a lot. I mean, read books unrelated to my studies. For example, I like reading about history. I’m currently reading a book on 20th Century American history that is quite good. But aside from reading, I like to play ultimate Frisbee, which is a sport that is quite popular on campus. It involves a lot of running, so it is good exercise in addition to being fun. Um, I’m keeping up with this TV show called Breaking Bad. My friends and I usually get together every week to watch the new episode. So, I suppose those three things are what make up almost all of my free time. Do people usually continue their hobbies when they get older? I imagine many people do, although these hobbies may evolve. For example, people may continue the hobby of reading, but they may read about different things. I know I don’t read about the same things I did 5 years ago. I also think people experiment less as they get older. People find things they like to do and then continue to do them. So, to answer your question, yes, people continue their hobbies. Thank you. Can you tell me a little bit about your life at university? Well, I live on campus. I like living on campus. It is convenient for me to get to class. I also have a meal plan, which means I do not have to worry about preparing dishes for myself. I have several friends in my program, so we often form study groups to review what we learned in our lectures. We also use the university gym and library a lot. So, my university life is somewhat of a microcosm. Everything we need is here. Is there anything you would change about your life at university? Actually, very little. I suppose the residences do get a little chilly in the winters. Sometimes it can be a drag marching to class in wet snow. But, hmm, honestly, there are very few things I would change. Do you ever interact with students studying in other programs? Again, not really. Chemistry students at U of T often keep to themselves. We might on occasion meet other science majors. But, no, we sort of share a small existence among each other. --- Backgrounds in this video: pexels.com Music in this video: bensound.com