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Describe a home you like visiting but would not want to live in.

This test has appeared in 4 seasons

  • Sep–Dec/2026
  • May–Aug/2026
  • Sep–Dec/2023
  • Jan–Apr/2022

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Part 1

The examiner asks about you and two familiar topics. About 4–5 minutes.

Work or study

  1. Do you work, or are you a student? (Why?)
  2. Why did you choose that job or that subject? (Tell me more about that.)
  3. What do you enjoy most about it? (Why?)
  4. Is there anything you would like to change about it? (Why?)

Jokes and comedy

  1. Do you like telling jokes? (Why is that?)
  2. What kind of comedy do you enjoy? (Tell me more about that.)
  3. Do you have a friend who always makes you laugh? (Why is that?)
  4. Is it easy to understand jokes in a foreign language? (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?)

Part 2

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

Describe a home you like visiting but would not want to live in.

You should say:

  • whose home it is
  • where it is
  • what it looks like

and explain why you enjoy visiting it but would not want to live there.

Follow-up question after your talk: Is it very different from your own home? / How often do you visit it?

Part 3

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

the homes people live in

  1. Can you describe the kinds of homes most families in your country live in?
  2. Can you explain why many young people move away from the area they grew up in?
  3. How would you compare living in a city centre with living in a quiet area outside it?

housing and society

  1. Can you explain why housing has become so expensive in many cities?
  2. What could be done about the cost of housing in your country?
  3. Can you speculate on how the homes people build will change over the next thirty years?

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