Describe a time when you helped a family member with something.
This test has appeared in 4 seasons · 3 reported by test takers
- Sep–Dec/2025
- May–Aug/2025
- Jan–Apr/2025
- Sep–Dec/2024
Reported by test takers Forecast only
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?)
Cooking
- Do you cook very often? (Why is that?)
- What dish are you best at cooking? (Tell me more about that.)
- Who taught you how to cook? (Tell me more about that.)
- Do you think everyone should learn how to cook? (Why is that?)
Neighbours
- Do you know your neighbours well? (Why is that?)
- What are your neighbours like? (Tell me more about that.)
- Did you have a good relationship with your neighbours when you were a child? (Why is that?)
- Do you think it is important to get on well with your neighbours? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe a time when you helped a family member with something.
You should say:
- who you helped
- what they needed help with
- how you helped them
and explain how you felt after helping them.
Follow-up question after your talk: Do you often help your family in this way? / How did they react when you helped?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
helping inside the family
- Can you explain why family members are usually the first people we ask for help?
- How would you compare the help parents give their children with the help children give their parents later?
- In general, how should the jobs in a household be divided?
care and responsibility in society
- Can you explain why looking after older relatives is becoming harder for families?
- What could be done about families who cannot look after an elderly relative at home?
- Can you speculate on how longer lives will change the responsibilities families have?
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