Describe a place in your hometown you would like to take friends or family to.
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- May–Aug/2025
- Jan–Apr/2025
- Sep–Dec/2024
- 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
- 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?)
Apps
- Which apps do you use every day? (Tell me more about that.)
- What is your favourite app, and why? (Tell me more about that.)
- Have you recently deleted any apps from your phone? (Why is that?)
- Do you think people spend too much time on apps? (Why is that?)
Chatting
- Do you enjoy chatting with people? (Why is that?)
- Who do you chat with most often? (Tell me more about that.)
- Do you chat with people differently now compared to when you were a teenager? (Why is that?)
- Do you prefer chatting face to face or online? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe a place in your hometown you would like to take friends or family to.
You should say:
- where it is
- what people can do there
- how it is different from other places in your hometown
and explain why you would like to take your friends or family there.
Follow-up question after your talk: When did you last go there? / What do your friends usually say about that place?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
public places in towns and cities
- Can you explain why parks and squares matter to people living in a busy city?
- In general, who should pay for keeping public spaces clean and safe?
- What could be done about the lack of public spaces where families feel welcome?
tourism in local areas
- Can you explain why some places attract far more visitors than other places nearby?
- How would you contrast what local residents want from a town centre with what tourists want from it?
- Can you speculate on how tourism will change small towns over the next twenty years?
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