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Describe a foreign culture you find interesting.

This test has appeared in 4 seasons

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

Reported by test takers Forecast only

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Part 1

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

Your home town

  1. Where is your home town? (Tell me more about that.)
  2. What do you like most about it? (Tell me more about that.)
  3. Has it changed much since you were a child? (Why is that?)
  4. Would you like to live there in the future? (Why is that?)

Public transport

  1. How often do you use public transport? (Tell me more about that.)
  2. What kind of public transport is most common where you live? (Tell me more about that.)
  3. Has public transport in your city changed in recent years? (Why is that?)
  4. Do you think more people should use public transport instead of driving? (Why is that?)

Challenges

  1. Do you enjoy taking on new challenges? (Why is that?)
  2. What is a challenge you are facing at the moment? (Tell me more about that.)
  3. What was the biggest challenge you faced at school? (Tell me more about that.)
  4. Do you think challenges help people grow? (Why is that?)

Part 2

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

Describe a foreign culture you find interesting.

You should say:

  • which culture it is
  • how you learned about it
  • what you find interesting about it

and explain whether you would like to experience it in person.

Follow-up question after your talk: Have you ever visited the country this culture comes from? / How did you first learn about it?

Part 3

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

learning about other cultures

  1. Can you explain why people become interested in a culture far from their own?
  2. In general, how do most people in your country learn about life abroad?
  3. How would you compare learning about a culture from films with learning about it by visiting?

cultural exchange

  1. Can you explain why some traditions travel well to other countries and others do not?
  2. What could be done about how little children learn about other cultures at school?
  3. Can you speculate on how local traditions will change as countries become more connected?

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