Describe a time when you and others made a plan to do an activity together.
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- Jan–Apr/2026
- Sep–Dec/2025
- May–Aug/2025
- Jan–Apr/2025
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Part 1
The examiner asks about you and two familiar topics. About 4–5 minutes.
Work or study
- Do you work, or are you a student? (Why?)
- Why did you choose that job or that subject? (Tell me more about that.)
- What do you enjoy most about it? (Why?)
- Is there anything you would like to change about it? (Why?)
Losing and finding things
- Do you often lose things? (Why is that?)
- What kind of things do you lose most often? (Tell me more about that.)
- Can you remember a time when you lost something important? (Why is that?)
- Do you think most people would return something valuable they found? (Why is that?)
Weather
- What is the weather usually like where you live? (Tell me more about that.)
- What kind of weather do you like best? (Tell me more about that.)
- Has the weather in your hometown changed since you were a child? (Why is that?)
- Would you like to live somewhere with a very different climate? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe a time when you and others made a plan to do an activity together.
You should say:
- who you made the plan with
- what the activity was
- how you planned it
and explain whether the plan worked out well.
Follow-up question after your talk: Do you enjoy organising activities for groups? / Did the plan work out in the end?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
planning things with other people
- Can you explain why group plans often fall apart before they happen?
- In general, what makes someone good at organising a group?
- What could be done about the time a group takes to agree on a plan?
teamwork at school and at work
- Can you explain why schools ask students to work in teams?
- How would you contrast working in a team with working on your own?
- Can you speculate on how teams will work together when more members are in different places?
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