Hi, my name is Bond
James Bond
I will be your examiner today
Could you tell me your full name please?
Oh, it's a great pleasure to have you here mr. Bond
My name is IELTS EZ. But you can call me EZ for short
Ok. Do you work or study?
I graduated 2 years ago now and and I am working as an accountant for my uncle’s company
I see
Now tell me
What kind of things make you laugh?
I would say that
they would be things that are illogical and absurd or sometimes plain stupid or just childish I suppose
Do you like to make people laugh?
Yeah certainly, I love making people giggle sometimes
it helps with the atmosphere you know, it makes the conversation more relaxed and less dull for sure
Do you think it is important to have a sense of humour?
I think it is crucial to have a good and appropriate sense of humour
As I’ve just said, it makes the conversation become more lively
And also scientists say that a humorous person is more attractive to the opposite gender
So yes I would say it is quite important to have a good sense of humour
Ok. Let's change the topic
Which do you prefer reading, newspapers or magazines?
I would say magazines are better simply because they are much more eye-catching compared to newspapers
and the thing about magazines is that they contain specialised articles about a subject
and of course I like following news as well
but newspapers are just boring and I would go online to read news instead
Do you think reading a magazine or a newspaper can help you learn a language?
Well definitely, that is basically how I improved my English
I still remember when I was younger I subscribed to an online magazine about science and technology
which was totally in English and I have learned so many useful vocabularies and natural expressions from there
Why do you think some people prefer newspapers to magazines?
It’s all down to their personal preference really
But I would say people who like newspapers prefer reading general news as opposed to specialised articles
in magazines
and they don’t really care that much about how colourful or glossy the paper should be
Now let's move on to part 2
Here's a cue card which contains a topic
You have one minute to prepare and two minutes to present your answer
The topic is: Describe a gift for others that took you long time to choose
You should say
What is was? Who you gave it to? How you choose it ?
I have had many opportunities to buy gifts before, and to be honest I am really easy and often buy things in a flash
I never have any consideration or proper thought before buying things
But there was this one occasion that was very very difficult for me to choose a gift
It was a gift for my best friend’s birthday 2 years ago now
and I still remember clearly  the details as if it just happened yesterday
At first I planned to go to the bookstore and buy him a very special book about the rules of life
and how to live a meaningful life because that’s what I hope he could achieve in the future
But the moment before I entered the bookstore I noticed a joke shop right next to the bookstore
and it was so eye-catching with many novelties and other cool stuff
So I just decided to give it a go and see if there’s anything interesting
After browsing through many hilarious toys, I came across a hello kitty bikini suit
and a funny thought suddenly flashed across my mind
Yes, I thought about giving him a bikini suit
for his 18th birthday as a twisted joke instead of a meaningful book that I first planned
I was torn between the book and the suit
and I remember spending 30 minutes carefully thinking about which one I should buy
I thought of buying both of course but then I realised I could only afford one thing
After a while, I decided to purchase the bikini suit
because I thought this is the only chance that I could give him a bikini suit as his 18th birthday gift
I could always buy him the book at a later time so, I gave it a shot and later on at the party
When he opened the box that I gave him we all burst out laughing
and we were all really happy with the idea of giving him a bikini suit
So, that is the best memory that I have ever had with my best friend
and I think I could never ever forget about it
Ok, interesting story
How do you usually choose gift for people?
It depends on the occasion
if it is birthday gift, for example, I would always buy the ones that they both need and like
For example I know that my friends like ( should be "friend likes" - silly me @@) reading and I think the book about life was necessary for him
So that's the reason why I chose the book for him at the beginning
But, say, if it is romantic gift then I would choose them differently
I would choose things that are cute and easy to carry around
Do you think it is better to choose a useful gift?
Not all the time, the gift could have many meanings
it could just be stupid and silly just as my best friend’s gift I told you just now
and still be very meaningful
In other occasions gifts are mostly decorative like a cotton bear or flowers
So I think it is not always necessary to give people gifts that are useful
How to choose a gift for people who already have a lot of things?
If a person really has that many things and no gift could be meaningful to him anymore
then I may not want to give him physical presents
but rather I could do something meaningful for that person instead
for example I could take him out for a drink and pay for it or do things similar to that
Or at least I could always give him a bikini suit
Have you ever received a gift that you didn’t like?
Yeah, plenty of times. My dad once gave me a pen that he thought would be useful for me
But I was not a hard-working student at that time and I was hoping for a laptop instead so I could play games
So I really hated the pen and threw it in the bin the day after
And to be honest I feel really guilty now once I’ve grown up
