Describe the time you got your first mobile phone.
This test has appeared in 1 seasons · 1 reported by test takers
- May–Aug/2022
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Part 1
The examiner asks about you and two familiar topics. About 4–5 minutes.
Your home
- Do you live in a house or an apartment? (Why?)
- Which room do you spend the most time in? (Why?)
- What would you like to change about your home? (Why?)
- Do you think you will live there for a long time? (Why not?)
Environment
- Do you try to protect the environment in your daily life? (Why is that?)
- What do you do to reduce waste at home? (Tell me more about that.)
- Did you learn about the environment at school? (Why is that?)
- Do you think your city is cleaner now than it was ten years ago? (Why is that?)
Plants
- Do you have any plants at home? (Why is that?)
- What kind of plants do you like best? (Tell me more about that.)
- Did your family grow any plants when you were young? (Why is that?)
- Would you like to have a garden one day? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe the time you got your first mobile phone.
You should say:
- when you got it
- how you got it
- what you mainly used it for
and explain how you felt about having your own phone.
Follow-up question after your talk: Do you still remember what model it was? / Who bought that phone for you?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
children and mobile phones
- Can you explain why children are getting their first phone at a younger age?
- In general, what age do parents think is right for a first phone?
- What could be done about children who spend too many hours on their phones?
phones and family life
- Can you explain how phones have changed the way families keep in touch?
- How would you compare the way older people use phones with the way teenagers use them?
- Can you speculate on how phones will be used in schools in ten years?
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