2 topics for ielts speaking part & suggested answers

Text messages 
1. 
Do you text someone if he doesn't answer your phone? 
2. 
Is there any chance when texting someone is better than calling him? 
3. 
Have you ever had difficulty replying? 
4. 
How often do you send text messages? 
Yes, when my friends can't answer my call, I will text them to let them know I 
called and wait for their reply. 
I believe when the person I’m calling is in a conference or in a cinema, it's better 
to text him instead of making a telephone call. 
Yes, I remember when I had to refuse some friends requests I had to think 
carefully for a long time about how to reply. 
I send text messages almost on a daily basis. I always text my friends and family 
to say hello, chat and make travelling plans. 
MEMORISING 
1. 
What do you remember to do every day? 
2. 
What helps people to remember things? 
3. 
Why do old people forget about things easily? 
4. 
Have you ever forgotten something important? 
Well, there are many things I have to remember to do every day. For example, 
after getting up in the morning, I need to do simple physical exercises like 
crunches and push-ups. Besides, another important thing to keep in mind is to 
teach my son to read traditional Chinese poems in the evening. 
Well, it's kind of hard to say but people I know use to-do-list apps on their 
mobile phones to help them remember what to do next; but maybe for other 
people, they might just write urgent things down in notebooks the old fashioned 
way with paper and pen. 
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Well, I guess it's quite normal that elderly people become more and more 
forgetful. Apart from some negative emotional factors like stress and depression, 
elderly people tend to forget things because of the normal ageing process. 
Oh yes, I nearly forgot the birthday of a woman I liked. I had asked her what her 
birthday was, and told her I would send her a gift, but unbelievably I forgot it 
until the evening of that day. Fortunately I asked her out to dinner to celebrate 
and I saved the day. 
FRIEND 
1. 
How often do you like to hang out with friends? 
2. 
Who do you usually like to hang out with? 
3. 
Where do you like to go when you hang out with your friends? 
4. 
Do you like to go out with a big group or just few friends? 
I hang out with my friends from time to time. Normally if we have lots of time on 
the weekends, we will go to the cinema to watch movies to have a good time. We 
might also have dinner together in a restaurant if we have the time. 
Usually I like to hang out with one of my close friends. Actually we live in the 
same community so we can meet frequently. Also, both of our kids are in the 
same class in kindergarten, so we like to take them to the park or playground 
together. 
Well, that depends. We sometimes go to a restaurant to enjoy tasty food if 
someone knows a decent place. Also if we have plenty of time we like to plan a 
hike or camp in a nearby forest park to enjoy outdoor life. That would be a very 
memorable experience. 
Well, if I had to choose between the two, I would probably go with hanging out 
with a big group people because I think that I am an extrovert. I like to meet 
different people to know about different kinds of life and make myself more 
sociable; whereas, you know, with only a few people around, it would be hard to 
find something interesting to do, such as travelling, hiking, etc.