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Describe a great dinner you enjoyed with friends or family.

This test has appeared in 4 seasons · 1 reported by test takers

  • Sep–Dec/2026
  • May–Aug/2026
  • Jan–Apr/2026
  • Sep–Dec/2025

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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?)

Fruit and vegetables

  1. Do you eat a lot of fruit and vegetables? (Why is that?)
  2. What is your favourite fruit? (Tell me more about that.)
  3. Did you like vegetables when you were a child? (Why is that?)
  4. Do you think people eat enough fruit these days? (Why is that?)

Films

  1. How often do you watch films? (Tell me more about that.)
  2. What kind of films do you enjoy most? (Tell me more about that.)
  3. Is there a film you remember watching as a child? (Why is that?)
  4. Do you prefer watching films at home or at the cinema? (Why is that?)

Part 2

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

Describe a great dinner you enjoyed with friends or family.

You should say:

  • when and where you had it
  • who you had it with
  • what you ate

and explain why you enjoyed it so much.

Follow-up question after your talk: How often do you have dinners like that? / What was the occasion?

Part 3

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

eating with other people

  1. Can you explain why sharing a meal brings people closer?
  2. How would you compare eating dinner with family with eating out with friends?
  3. In general, when do families in your country eat together?

meals and modern life

  1. Can you explain why many families now eat at different times?
  2. What could be done about families who rarely manage to eat together?
  3. Can you speculate on how shared meals will fit into daily life in the future?

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