You should say: when it happened, who gave you the money, why they gave you money, and explain how you used the money.
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(upbeat music) Hello, hello dear listener. Welcome into IELTS speaking part two. Describe a time when you receive the money as a gift, as a present. You should say when it happened or gave you the money, why they gave you the money and explain how you used the money. Rory, give us your story. (upbeat music) (upbeat music) It's a bit odd to discuss money. So openly it's considered a little root for I'm from. However, when I was younger, I used to get money on my birthdays from certain relatives. One particular occasion that stands out was my 18th birthday. And this is an important birthday as it's actually considered the age of majority in my country. That's when you're recognized as an adult in the eyes of the law and the wider culture. So you're seen as ready to make adult decisions and can be trusted with things like large amounts of money. So in keeping with that idea, my parents gave me quite a large amount of money that turned best as I saw fit. This is actually the day after my 18th birthday party since I doubt it would have been a good idea to make such serious decisions there and then. But the purpose was to connect to my being older. They gave it to me in an envelope and said I could use it however I liked. I think it was part tradition and part letting me know they were seeing me as someone they could trust with such a large amount or such a responsibility. And I hope I managed to make a decision they would have agreed with though. Since my parents are quite good with money themselves, I decided to save it in a bank account for a rainy day. And about 16 years later that day came when I used it to buy things for the house that I bought. I hadn't touched it in all that time. So it had built up quite a bit of interest and I wound up with more than I thought I had at the start. Part of me wishes I'd invested it in Bitcoin or something but no one knew much about that at the time. And I wasn't very imaginative when I was younger. So I suppose that was the whitest choice at the time. Although if a similar situation rises again, I will know exactly what I'll be doing. - And do you usually give money as a gift? - I can't think of the last time I've done that. I don't think it's something I would ever do. (upbeat music) - What a story, dear listener. Rory got a big sum of money. He waited 16 years, one, six years, wow. And only then he spent it. Wow, impressive. - Well, there was nothing else to spend it on. - Oh, exactly, see, nothing to spend your money on. Yeah, there's nothing in the world. No, no, there's not traveling. There is the antennae, nice clothes. - Well, I already got to travel and I don't really buy nice clothes from myself. - So did Sam, a time when you got money as a gift, maybe for your birthday, maybe during a wedding, okay? So, but I think everybody had such a situation. It may not be a big sum, okay? Some money as a gift, okay? If you've never experienced it, why? - It's a very unusual topic. - No, why is it unusual? - It's not normal to talk about a money so openly where I'm from. It's considered a bit vulgar, to be honest. - Yeah, but you don't say how much money, right? - I know, but that's not the point. It's just money in general. It's uncoose to talk about it publicly. - Oh, really? - Yeah, absolutely, you don't, or at least, when I was younger, you were told not to talk about money. How interesting. We talk about money. - What about you? - Do you? - I like that. But we're gonna talk about money now. - No, like, we talk like in my culture, it's okay, well, some people might say, like, no, I think it's like, it's best not to discuss it, or I can't say like how much I earn, but other people are very open about it, so, you know? So Rory started it off with, it's a bit odd, strange to discuss money, because in his culture, it's odd to discuss money. Maybe in your culture, it's okay. If it's not, you can start with, it's strange to discuss money so openly, or it's a bit odd, a bit odd, a bit strange to discuss money so openly, because it's considered rude where I'm from. When I was younger, I used to get money on my birthday. Okay, I used to, but not anymore. And one particular occasion that stands out was my 18th birthday, so one. Birthday does stand out, like I remember it vividly. It was my 18th birthday. An important birthday deal is now, because our Rory turned 18, and in Scotland, this is the age of majority. What does it mean, the age of majority? It's just the age when you become recognises an adult. So in Scotland, and I think in the UK as a whole, this is 18. I'm pretty sure it's the same in Russia, is that right? Oh, I think it's 21. Oh, wow, okay. Yeah, but yeah, 18 is also an important age. When you are recognised as an adult, in the eyes of the law, they're listening, the law recognises you as an adult. And you can make adult decisions. And you can be trusted. You can be trusted with large amounts of money, amount of money. So my parents gave me quite a large amount of money, or my friends gave me, or my relatives, my grandma. Well, you could, you could say, okay, my grandma gave me some money. Maybe it wasn't a lot, it doesn't matter, okay, but you got money. To invest as I saw fit, as I wanted. So you do something as you see fit. Like, what I want. So they gave it to me in an envelope. Mmm, or an envelope. Envelope, like a letter. Envelope. Envelope. Well, apparently envelope is the verb, and envelope is the noun. But I think that might be a class thing, to be honest with you, because I've heard people say envelope to mean the paper that you put a letter inside. Envelope, according to camera showing dictionary. Quite, so like I say, this could be a class thing. Oh, okay, how'd you say it again? I say envelope, but a lot of people say envelope. Both of these are completely valid. Some people consider the way I say it to be quite posh. Wow, and Rory's posh, because he got out of money from his parents. I am not posh. He lives in a castle de la cina, which is halted by posh ghosts. Maria has a very skewed understanding of what it's like to live my life. Scotland freedom. But yes, Scotland freedom. It was part of tradition. So in the Rory's culture, it is part of tradition to give a large sum of money on your 18th birthday. I managed to make a decision, and I decided to save the money. So I saved it. Money is it, de la cina. Okay, please be careful. I saved it in a bank account. So I saved the money. That's super important for money. I hear people make this mistake all the time. Okay, how about that? I'm gonna make mistakes. Could you please correct me? And pronounce the full sentence accurately, okay, Rory? Okay. My parents gave me a money. Oh, they gave me money. I invested them into my business. I invested it into my business. Or invested it in my business. There was a lot of money there. There was a lot of money there. And money that I got from my parents were very good. The money that I got from my parents was very good. Yeah, they're listening, okay, please. Don't say a money. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Money, eat, eat, okay. I got the money from my parents, or I got some money or a lot of money. And I decided to save it in a bank account for a rainy day. For a rainy day means like a special day when you may not have enough money, so you can just like save it for a rainy day. I wonder what you have in your culture. Because in my culture, we say a black day. So we save money for a black day. But in English, it's keep or save money for a rainy day. Why is it a black day? I don't know. Yeah, we say black, black and dark when you don't have any saying and then you kind of you. Take this money or you take something you've saved, maybe something sweet, chocolate for a rainy day, both. And if you saved it for a rainy day, you can say I hadn't touched it. Again, eat money. So I hadn't touched it for a very long time. And then I used it to buy a house. Also, I invested it in Bitcoin, for example. It was the wisest choice. Wise, very smart, the wisest choice, super smart. And you can finish off with, if a similar situation arises again, if somebody gives me money, I know exactly what I'll be doing. So I'll be doing the same thing. Well, or I'll be investing it in cryptocurrency. Hey, right here, listen up. I think it's an easy topic. Okay, we can talk about money. You can lie about money. So yeah, even if someone gave you an all five dollars, okay, I got money for my birthday. Not a problem, not for my waiting. Or just, you know, just some people just get money just because, you know, a whole, wow, they gave me money. They gave me money for a breathing. Yeah, thank you very much for listening. And we'll get back to you in our next episode about money and financial literacy. Bye. - Bye. (upbeat music) - Describe a time when you received money as a gift, as a present. You should say, when it happened, or gave you some money, why they gave you some money, and explain how you used the money. It's a bit odd to discuss money. So openly, it's considered a little root where I'm from. However, when I was younger, I used to get money on my birthdays from certain relatives. One particular occasion that stands out was my 18th birthday. And this is an important birthday, as it's actually considered the age of majority in my country. That's when you're recognized as an adult in the eyes of the law and the wider culture. So you're seen as ready to make adult decisions and can be trusted with things like large amounts of money. So, in keeping with that idea, my parents gave me quite a large amount of money. They had turned best as I saw fit. This was actually the day after my 18th birthday party, since I doubt it would have been a good idea to make such serious decisions there and then. But the purpose was to connect to my being older. They gave it to me in an envelope and said I could use it however I liked. I think it was part tradition and part letting me know they were seeing me as someone they could trust with such a large amount or such a responsibility. And I hope I managed to make a decision they would have agreed with. Since my parents are quite good with money themselves, I decided to save it in a bank account for a rainy day. And about 16 years later, that day came when I used it to buy things for the house that I bought. I hadn't touched it in all that time, so it had built up quite a bit of interest. And I wound up with more than I thought I had at the start. Part of me wishes I'd invested it in Bitcoin or something, but no one knew much about that at the time, and I wasn't very imaginative when I was younger. So I suppose that was the whitest choice at the time. Although if a similar situation rises again, I will know exactly what I'll be doing. - And do you usually give money as a gift? - I can't think of the last time I've done that. I don't think it's something I would ever do. (upbeat music) (upbeat music)
