IELTS
IELTS Speaking
Talk about a traditional object of your country or Talk about a traditional product of your country that you bought

✤ What is it?
✤ How is it made?
✤ When did you try it for the first time
✤ Why do you like it

• India is rich in tradition and culture.
• It is also very diverse.
• Traditional products are different in different parts of India.
• Here i would like to talk about the old object we have in our family is my grandfather’s sword.
• It is actually a sword of our family’s pride.
• My grandfather got this from his father.
• My grandfather told me that this sword was a gift from his leader who was a great worrier and leader of his times.
• The fore father of my grand father got this sword as a reward from his leader for his loyalty and bravery which he performed in the war.
• My grand father built a special show case for this sword in his guest room.
• Whenever my friend came to visit me I feel proud to explain the history of this sword.
• It is almost a 400 to 500 years old sword.
• It is a famous sword in all our surroundings yet.
• one may change this sword to a wedding gift made from special types of precious stones.
• Which some one got in the family from some great personality. and due to its uniqueness it is famous.

Follow Ups
1) Describe another traditional product from your country?(apart from what you spoke about)
India is a diverse country.There are many traditional products in India.We have earthen pots,ceramic pottery of Jaipur,puppets of Rajasthan,phulkari embroidery of Punjab, hand knotted carpets of Srinagar and many more.

2) What are the benefits of traditional products to locals?
Traditional products keep the locals in touch with their culture and tradition.They also become a source of earning,when tourists show interest in these products and buy them.

3) Do you think the government should help in the promotion of traditional products?
Definitely,it should.If governments promotes traditional products,only then these will remain alive,otherwise these products will die and so will our culture and tradition.

4) Do you think because of globalization countries are adopting each other traditions?
Yes,as countries know about these traditions,they adopt them.In a way it is good.Diwali is celebrated by many people outside India also.We have also started celebrating Valentine’s Day,Grandparents’ Day,Father’s Day and Mother’s Day etc.

5) Why people buy traditional products because of their traditional value or because of they are handmade?
People buy these products for both these reasons.Handmade things have their own charm and only handmade thinks can have the real traditional value.When things are made in bulk using machines,then the whole traditional value of the thing is lost.

6) Did the traditional things of the past have more value than the present things?
Yes,of course.We must remember that the things we consider new and modern today will become traditions for the future.So,the traditional things of the past were different and as time passes those things become antiques and so become more valuable.

7) Did the traditional things of the past have better quality than the present things?
Not necessarily.The things made today also have good quality.Actually,it depends on the person making those things.There have always been good craftsmen and bad craftsmen.

8) Is it necessary to protect traditions?
Yes,of course.Traditions are our roots.They bind us to our past.Without traditions we would feel cut off from our past.

9) Do you think teenagers should learn about traditions?
Yes,they should be taught.Otherwise,they will feel cut off from the past.As it is,the teenagers of today are being lured by the global culture and are drifting away from traditions.