Describe an important decision you made that you were happy with.
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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?)
Stars and outer space
- Do you like looking at the stars? (Why is that?)
- Is it easy to see the stars where you live? (Why is that?)
- Did you learn about space at school? (Why is that?)
- Would you like to travel into space one day? (Why is that?)
Street markets
- Are there any street markets near where you live? (Why is that?)
- How often do you go to a street market? (Tell me more about that.)
- What do people usually buy there? (Tell me more about that.)
- Do you prefer markets or supermarkets? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe an important decision you made that you were happy with.
You should say:
- what the decision was
- when you made it
- how you made it
and explain why you were happy with the result.
Follow-up question after your talk: Did anyone help you make that decision? / Do you often make decisions like that?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
the decisions young people make
- Can you explain why young people today make more of their own decisions than their parents did?
- How would you compare the decisions teenagers make with the decisions adults make?
- What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of letting children decide things for themselves?
how society makes big decisions
- In general, who should make decisions that affect a whole community?
- What could be done about the problem of people having too many choices?
- Can you speculate on how technology will change the way people make decisions in the future?
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