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Describe an activity you do to help you concentrate on work or study.

This test has appeared in 9 seasons · 3 reported by test takers

  • Sep–Dec/2025
  • May–Aug/2025
  • Jan–Apr/2025
  • Sep–Dec/2024
  • May–Aug/2024
  • Jan–Apr/2024
  • Jan–Apr/2023
  • Sep–Dec/2022
  • May–Aug/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?)

Parties

  1. Do you enjoy going to parties? (Why is that?)
  2. What kind of parties do you like best? (Tell me more about that.)
  3. What was your favourite birthday party as a child? (Tell me more about that.)
  4. Would you rather have a big party or a small get-together? (Why is that?)

Staying at home

  1. Do you like staying at home? (Why is that?)
  2. What do you usually do when you stay in? (Tell me more about that.)
  3. Did you spend more time at home as a child than you do now? (Why is that?)
  4. Would you rather spend your weekend at home or go out? (Why is that?)

Part 2

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

Describe an activity you do to help you concentrate on work or study.

You should say:

  • what the activity is
  • when and how often you do it
  • how you learned about it

and explain how it helps you concentrate.

Follow-up question after your talk: Do you find it difficult to concentrate these days? / When did you start doing that?

Part 3

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

concentration in daily life

  1. Can you explain why many people find it harder to concentrate than they used to?
  2. In general, which conditions help people concentrate best?
  3. How would you contrast the distractions students face with the distractions people face at work?

phones, study and work

  1. Can you explain why phones pull people's attention away so easily?
  2. What could be done about phones that distract students in class?
  3. Can you speculate on how offices will be designed to help people focus in the future?

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