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2021-05-07 18:42:02 Speaking Part 2 in Uzbekistan — 05.05.2021

Describe a time when you told your friend an important truth.

You should say

Who your friend is?
What was the truth?
What your friend’s reaction was?
Explain why it was important for you to tell the truth to your friend.

I have often thought about the question of whether honesty is the best policy among friends. Some truths are just very uncomfortable to tell. And sharing such truths might also spoil or ruin friendships. However, I also believe that the more uncomfortable the truth, the more important it is to tell them. I am going to talk about a recent event when I told my friend Jasur something uncomfortable. He is one of my closest friends, and I love spending time with him. However, he has a bad habit that he sometimes talks very rudely with his parents. Before the Covid times, we used to spend much time outdoors. I hardly visited his house. However, in the past year, we have been spending much time at his house because of the lockdown. This is the first time; I noticed that his tone with his parents and especially his mother was vulgar. At first, I didn’t say anything because I thought it was not my place. But as I saw it happening regularly, I finally decided that I must tell him. So, one day, I told him that he should talk nicely to his parents. At first, he got very defensive and told me that they also talk rudely to him. After that day, he didn’t talk to me for a whole week. But after a week, he came to me and thanked me for telling him to be nice. He also apologized for not talking to me till then. I feel that good friends are not afraid to share uncomfortable truths. Our friends’ behaviours are partly our responsibility as well. And in the end, I think our friendship is stronger because I told Jasur the truth. He told me that he trusts me to guide him well in the future because I was honest about it.

Band 7

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2021-05-06 19:50:30 Throw (Someone) Under The Bus

Meaning:-
To sacrifice someone who you had previously supported or agreed with.

Usage:-
I thought she was my friend, until she threw me under the bus and told our manager that the project’s failure was my fault.”

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2021-05-06 18:48:32 Speaking Part 2 in Uzbekistan — 03.05.2021

Describe a time when your computer broke down

You should say

When it was?
What you were doing?
What you did about it?
And how you felt about it?

This happened to me about a year ago. Actually, I have two computers. One is a desktop, and the other is a laptop. My desktop is very old, and a laptop is brand new. It so happened that my cousin had to prepare an assignment, and he asked me for my laptop for a few hours. His computer was not working very smoothly. Initially, I hesitated to give him because I am very possessive about it. But then I thought of helping him. So I agreed to give him. The next day when he came to pick up the computer, I tried to start it to show him some unique functions on my computer to make it easier for him to use. To my surprise, my laptop did not start. I was shocked and taken aback. I tried hard to restart it, but it was vain. My cousin was very upset, and first, he thought that I am doing it purposely. I called the computer technician, and he said he will solve the problem, but it will take a week. I called my friend, who is a hardware engineer, and he said the same. I was helpless because I could not do anything to repair it urgently. I was disappointed and confused as to what must have gone wrong with the machine. It was frustrating and irritating, and I also felt worried and anxious about losing important data and pictures. I gave my laptop for repair and, I offered my cousin to use my desktop. He was thankful and happy. Later on, my computer got repaired, but it cost me a lot of time, money and energy. I learnt that such high gadgets are handy, but we should not rely on them entirely. Though I did not lose any of my data, I learnt a lesson to take back up in hard disks. After this episode, my computer broke down twice, but I took regular back up of data.

Band 7.5

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2021-05-06 06:15:40 What do IELTS Examiners want?

IELTS Examiners are looking for a mixture of simple, compound and complex sentences, and also a range of grammatical structures within your sentences. Here's what their assessment criteria say:

Band 5: uses only a limited range of structures; attempts complex sentences but these tend to be less accurare than simple sentences.
Band 6:  uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms; makes some errors in grammar and punctuation but they rarely reduce communication.
Band 7: uses a variety of complex structures; produces frequent error-free sentences
Band 8: uses a wide range of structures; makes only very occasional errors
Band 9: uses a wide range of structures with full flexibility and accuracy; any errors are 'slips' (i.e. forgetfulness, not because of a lack of grammar)
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2021-05-06 05:17:30 #hadis

Abu Hurayra roziyallohu anhudan rivoyat qilinadi:
«Rasululloh sallallohu alayhi vassalam shunday deganlar:
“Musulmonning musulmon oldida oltita haqqi bor:
agar uchratib qolsang, unga salom ber;
agar chaqirsa, unga javob ber;
agar senga nasihat qilsa, nasihatga amal qil!;
agar aksirsa va Allohga hamd aytsa, unga “Yarhamukalloh” degin;
agar kasal bo‘lib qolsa, borib ko‘r;
agar vafot etsa, uning orqasidan yur;»

Imom Muslim rivoyati

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2021-05-06 05:12:39 — Nega uzoq yoʻldan yuryapmiz, dada?
— Qosim doʻkonchi bor-ku, uning doʻkoni yonidan oʻtmaylik. Qarzi bor mendan. Ahvoli yaxshi boʻlmasa kerak. Berolmayapti. Biz unga oʻzimizni koʻrsatib oʻtishimiz yaxshi emas.

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2021-05-05 18:03:43 Throw Oneself At

Meaning:-
Someone who is really desperate to be romantically involved with another person may “throw himself/herself” at that person – it means to do things that make your romantic/sexual interest extremely obvious. This is generally used with a negative connotation – it’s not considered something admirable to do.

Usage:-
Abigail can’t stand being single – she’s been throwing herself at every guy she meets ever since Brad broke up with her.”

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