{"id":24125,"date":"2023-08-05T16:57:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T11:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/?p=24125"},"modified":"2023-08-05T16:57:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T11:27:15","slug":"ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Speaking Topics: Describe an Interesting Song"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"q-describe-an-interesting-song\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q<strong>\u2013<\/strong> Describe an Interesting Song<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What is the name of the song?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What is it about?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How did the song impact you?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What was the takeaway? Conclusion\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ans: I<\/strong> still remember the time my father made me listen to \u2018Masters of War\u2019 by Bob Dylan. I was introduced to this masterpiece at a very early stage in my life. At the time, I couldn\u2019t comprehend the subtext behind the song but when I listen to it now, it surely does hit differently.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At its essence, this anti-war song is still pertinent in this turbulent time and age. The song mocks the futility of war and its consequences for people. Dylan penned the song to criticise war and people who wield power to control conflict in accordance with their selfish ambitions. The song evokes sentiments of powerlessness and depicts the reality of how ordinary people are puppeteered by leaders with such destructive capabilities. If we try to adapt the song to today\u2019s setting, with political leaders tugging the strings of strife and war according to their whims, directing people\u2019s actions and opinions, Dylan\u2019s powerful words still seem relevant and immutable.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I think about it, I never realised a song could have such an impact on not just an individual, but an entire generation. When I listened to the song again many years later, Dylan\u2019s words stuck with me. This time, I truly could comprehend the subtextual meaning behind the song and its relevance in the current times. Dylan\u2019s words shook me to my core, so much so that I began to seriously question the reality presented to me by the media. \u2018Is the reality I\u2019m seeing a sham? Are our leaders truly in charge of us? I thought to myself. The song forced me to confront the bleak reality of today, in which leaders in the garb of democracy try to control our rights and freedom. Dylan\u2019s song made me recognise how fragile peace and freedom are, and how easily they may be disturbed by those in power.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Masters of War altered my outlook on conflict and peace. It made me recognise the reality of our situation. Although the song is fundamentally anti-war, it still communicates a message of hope and peace in the midst of despair. It teaches us to be compassionate in the face of adversity. It conveys the notion that no matter how dark or dreary the situation is, there is always light at the end of the tunnel.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topics-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/\"><strong>Prev ( 25 July )<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-a-place-in-a-village-that-you-visited\/\"><strong>Next ( 17 Aug )<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you preparing for IELTS? Check out this video to improve your speaking skills for the IELTS exam given below\ud83d\udc47.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IELTS Speaking Band 8 - Secret 7 Day Trick ! | IELTS Speaking Complete Information | Learn English\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xAxuiKzkDSM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/blog\/category\/pte\/pte-daily\/\"><strong>Checkout: PTE Daily <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-related-articles\"><span id=\"related-articles\">Related Articles<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>IELTS Speaking Questions<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IELTS Speaking Test<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Download the Leverage IELTS App today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3TJy1na\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Download Leverage IELTS - Play Store\"  class=\"wp-image-763580 pk-lazyload\"  style=\"width:400px;height:118px\"  width=\"400\"  height=\"118\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/blogassets.leverageedu.com\/media\/uploads\/2023\/01\/24174757\/Google_Play_Store_badge_EN.svg_.png\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3EKCL7F\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Download Leverage IELTS - App Store\"  class=\"wp-image-763581 pk-lazyload\"  style=\"width:401px;height:119px\"  width=\"401\"  height=\"119\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/blogassets.leverageedu.com\/media\/uploads\/2023\/01\/24174856\/Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge.svg-1-1024x304.png\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Need help to prepare for IELTS? Check out the best\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/live.leverageedu.com\/\">IELTS preparation courses<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in the market offered in a live training environment by trusted educators in a live training environment. If you want to help\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/\">studying abroad<\/a><\/strong>, call 1800-572-130.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Q\u2013 Describe an Interesting Song Ans: I still remember the time my father made me listen to \u2018Masters&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":24127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[73,74,75,76,52],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-24125","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ielts","8":"category-ielts-daily","9":"category-ielts-speaking","10":"category-ielts-speaking-part-2","11":"category-study-abroad-test-prep"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IELTS Speaking Topics: Describe an Interesting Song - Leverage Edu Learn<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to answer the IELTS Speaking Topics - Describe an Interesting Song.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IELTS Speaking Topics: Describe an Interesting Song\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn how to answer the IELTS Speaking Topics - Describe an Interesting Song.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Leverage Edu Learn\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-05T11:27:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogassets.leverageedu.com\/media\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/08\/19070352\/IELTS-Daily-Speaking-Blog-Cover-DO-NOT-EDIT.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Purti Chawla\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Purti Chawla\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"IELTS Speaking Topics: Describe an Interesting Song - Leverage Edu Learn","description":"Learn how to answer the IELTS Speaking Topics - Describe an Interesting Song.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"IELTS Speaking Topics: Describe an Interesting Song","og_description":"Learn how to answer the IELTS Speaking Topics - Describe an Interesting Song.","og_url":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/","og_site_name":"Leverage Edu Learn","article_published_time":"2023-08-05T11:27:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":640,"url":"https:\/\/blogassets.leverageedu.com\/media\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/08\/19070352\/IELTS-Daily-Speaking-Blog-Cover-DO-NOT-EDIT.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Purti Chawla","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Purti Chawla","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/"},"author":{"name":"Purti Chawla","@id":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/#\/schema\/person\/52db0511bdb4dd4c574602dae61feb98"},"headline":"IELTS Speaking Topics: Describe an Interesting Song","datePublished":"2023-08-05T11:27:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/"},"wordCount":524,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogassets.leverageedu.com\/media\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/08\/19070352\/IELTS-Daily-Speaking-Blog-Cover-DO-NOT-EDIT.jpg","articleSection":["IELTS","IELTS Sample Answers","IELTS Speaking","IELTS Speaking Part 2","Test Preparation"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/","url":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/","name":"IELTS Speaking Topics: Describe an Interesting Song - Leverage Edu Learn","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogassets.leverageedu.com\/media\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/08\/19070352\/IELTS-Daily-Speaking-Blog-Cover-DO-NOT-EDIT.jpg","datePublished":"2023-08-05T11:27:15+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/#\/schema\/person\/52db0511bdb4dd4c574602dae61feb98"},"description":"Learn how to answer the IELTS Speaking Topics - Describe an Interesting Song.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogassets.leverageedu.com\/media\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/08\/19070352\/IELTS-Daily-Speaking-Blog-Cover-DO-NOT-EDIT.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogassets.leverageedu.com\/media\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/08\/19070352\/IELTS-Daily-Speaking-Blog-Cover-DO-NOT-EDIT.jpg","width":1024,"height":640,"caption":"Describe an Interesting Song"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/ielts-speaking-topic-describe-an-exciting-book-that-you-enjoy-reading\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"IELTS Speaking Topics: Describe an Interesting Song"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/#website","url":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/","name":"Leverage Edu Learn","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/#\/schema\/person\/52db0511bdb4dd4c574602dae61feb98","name":"Purti Chawla","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/80cb7857a27cfd7821a24661cd42b628e1651b58083fe81387b5c2a6b8cb0d06?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/80cb7857a27cfd7821a24661cd42b628e1651b58083fe81387b5c2a6b8cb0d06?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/80cb7857a27cfd7821a24661cd42b628e1651b58083fe81387b5c2a6b8cb0d06?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Purti Chawla"},"description":"Purti is a CELTA, British Council, and IDP-certified language trainer. Having worked as a Study Abroad Test Prep Expert for the past 7 years, she has guided thousands of students towards their desirable scores in IELTS, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT and other language proficiency tests to study abroad. She is adept in molding learning strategies according to the needs of the learners and has built multiple courses at Leverage IELTS with result-oriented strategies. Proficient in test prep courses such as IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, and Duolingo, she loves to explore different classroom teaching methods, keeps continuously improving her own skills, and stays abreast with the latest teaching methodologies. She is a master trainer at Leverage Edu and aims to help thousands more through her expertise.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/purti-chawla-88558a1b5\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LeverageIELTS"],"url":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/author\/purti\/"}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}