Part of the ielts speaking Test Yourself 13 Reading Your Family 14

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Do you think there is too much violence in today’s films?
(violence
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brutality
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cruelty)
Yes and no
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There is a lot of violence especially in action and martial arts movies, but
I think that our government has managed to limit the amount of cruelty on TV We see blood of
course, but I think that it’s not too problematic. It has become part of our so
ciety. Chinese movies
are not so aggressive I think, although I have seen some crazy films from Hong Kong. Some young
people are attracted to such movies because it’s different, and not real. The fact that it is fictitious
（＝
not real) is fascinating, becaus
e it is imaginative. I don’t think that we should air too much
brutality on TV, but I also disagree when some people say that the violence on TV is to be blamed
for some people’s violent actions
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1. How often do you use a computer?
Pretty much every day
（＝
almost every day)
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I have a computer at home, and I use it to
chat with my friends on Instant Messenger; I read the news, and occasionally watch online movies.
In addition, my father bought me a laptop last year, and I take it with me to school. I go to college
and I stay there from Monday to Friday. It’s convenient to have a computer
because I can look up
whatever info I need for my classes, and it’s also a good chance for me to keep in touch with my
relatives and friends back home.
2. Which websites do you often visit on the Internet?
I use a Chinese search engine called Baidu on a daily basis, and I frequently read the
news on Sina.com. These are two of the most popular websites in my country. I like Sina.
corn because I can get access to both national and international news. The website is well-
designed and the articles are well-written. In addition, whenever I get online, I always
connect to an Instant Messenger program called QQ. It’s like a Chinese version of MSN,
and on QQ.com I have my own blog and I can exchange letters, photos, and other comments with
my online friends.