Describe a happy experience from your childhood.
This test has appeared in 6 seasons · 4 reported by test takers
- Sep–Dec/2025
- May–Aug/2025
- May–Aug/2024
- Jan–Apr/2024
- Sep–Dec/2023
- May–Aug/2023
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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?)
Rules
- Are there many rules at your school or workplace? (Why is that?)
- What is one rule you think is really useful? (Tell me more about that.)
- Did your parents have strict rules when you were growing up? (Why is that?)
- Do you think people should always follow the rules? (Why is that?)
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?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe a happy experience from your childhood.
You should say:
- what happened
- when and where it happened
- who you were with
and explain why it was such a happy experience.
Follow-up question after your talk: Do you often think about your childhood? / Does your family still talk about it?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
childhood memories
- Can you explain why people remember some childhood events clearly and forget others?
- How would you compare the things that make children happy with the things that make adults happy?
- In general, what do people usually remember most about their childhood?
growing up today
- Can you explain why some people say childhood is more stressful now?
- What could be done about families who hardly spend any time together?
- Can you speculate on how childhood will be different for the next generation?
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