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Describe an English lesson you enjoyed.

This test has appeared in 7 seasons · 4 reported by test takers

  • Sep–Dec/2025
  • May–Aug/2025
  • Jan–Apr/2025
  • Sep–Dec/2023
  • May–Aug/2023
  • Jan–Apr/2023
  • Sep–Dec/2022

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Part 1

The examiner asks about you and two familiar topics. About 4–5 minutes.

Work or study

  1. Do you work, or are you a student? (Why?)
  2. Why did you choose that job or that subject? (Tell me more about that.)
  3. What do you enjoy most about it? (Why?)
  4. Is there anything you would like to change about it? (Why?)

Plants

  1. Do you have any plants at home? (Why is that?)
  2. What kind of plants do you like best? (Tell me more about that.)
  3. Did your family grow any plants when you were young? (Why is that?)
  4. Would you like to have a garden one day? (Why is that?)

Gifts

  1. How often do you buy gifts for other people? (Tell me more about that.)
  2. What kind of gifts do you like to receive? (Tell me more about that.)
  3. What is the best gift you received when you were a child? (Tell me more about that.)
  4. Do you think it is better to give money or a gift? (Why is that?)

Part 2

One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.

Describe an English lesson you enjoyed.

You should say:

  • when and where it took place
  • who the teacher was
  • what you learned

and explain why you enjoyed it.

Follow-up question after your talk: Do you still use what you learned in that lesson? / What did the teacher do in that lesson?

Part 3

A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.

learning foreign languages

  1. Can you explain why some people learn a foreign language faster than others?
  2. In general, what do most learners find hardest about a new language?
  3. What could be done about learners who have no chance to use a language outside the classroom?

languages in education

  1. Can you describe the way foreign languages are taught in schools in your country?
  2. How would you contrast learning a language in a class with learning it from an app?
  3. Can you speculate on how translation technology will affect the way people learn languages?

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