Describe a free-time activity you enjoyed when you were young.
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Part 1
The examiner asks about you and two familiar topics. About 4–5 minutes.
Your home town
- Where is your home town? (Tell me more about that.)
- What do you like most about it? (Tell me more about that.)
- Has it changed much since you were a child? (Why is that?)
- Would you like to live there in the future? (Why is that?)
Health
- What do you do to stay healthy? (Tell me more about that.)
- Which healthy habits are common in your country? (Tell me more about that.)
- Did you have a healthy diet when you were a child? (Why is that?)
- Do you think people today care more about staying healthy than in the past? (Why is that?)
Text messages
- Do you send a lot of text messages? (Why is that?)
- Who do you text most often? (Tell me more about that.)
- Did you send more or fewer messages a few years ago? (Why is that?)
- Do you prefer sending a message or making a phone call? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe a free-time activity you enjoyed when you were young.
You should say:
- what the activity was
- when and where you did it
- who you did it with
and explain why you enjoyed it.
Follow-up question after your talk: Do you still do this activity now? / Did your friends do it with you?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
how children spend their free time
- Can you describe the activities children in your country do after school?
- How would you contrast children's free time today with free time thirty years ago?
- In general, how much free time do children have during the week?
activities and growing up
- Can you explain why hobbies outside school are useful for children?
- What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of letting children choose how they spend their free time?
- Can you speculate on how children will spend their free time twenty years from now?
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