Describe someone you know who recently moved to a new home.
This test has appeared in 5 seasons · 3 reported by test takers
- Jan–Apr/2026
- Sep–Dec/2025
- 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.
Your home town
- Where is your home town? (Tell me more about that.)
- What do you like most about it? (Tell me more about that.)
- Has it changed much since you were a child? (Why is that?)
- Would you like to live there in the future? (Why is that?)
Ambitions
- Do you consider yourself an ambitious person? (Why is that?)
- What would you like to achieve in the next few years? (Tell me more about that.)
- What did you want to be when you were a child? (Tell me more about that.)
- Do you think it is good for young people to have big ambitions? (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 someone you know who recently moved to a new home.
You should say:
- who this person is
- where they moved to
- why they decided to move
and explain how they feel about their new home.
Follow-up question after your talk: Have you ever helped someone move house? / Is their new home far from the old one?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
moving house
- Can you explain why people move home at certain points in their lives?
- How would you compare renting a home with buying one?
- In general, how often do people in your country move house?
homes and neighbourhoods
- Can you explain why some neighbourhoods are far more popular than others?
- What could be done about the rising cost of housing in big cities?
- Can you speculate on how homes in cities will change as space becomes limited?
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