Describe a park or garden in your city.
This test has appeared in 6 seasons · 3 reported by test takers
- May–Aug/2025
- Jan–Apr/2025
- Sep–Dec/2024
- May–Aug/2024
- Jan–Apr/2024
- Sep–Dec/2023
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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?)
Celebrities
- Do you follow any celebrities? (Why is that?)
- Which celebrity would you most like to meet? (Tell me more about that.)
- Who was your favourite star when you were younger? (Tell me more about that.)
- Do you think celebrities are good role models for young people? (Why is that?)
Environment
- Do you try to protect the environment in your daily life? (Why is that?)
- What do you do to reduce waste at home? (Tell me more about that.)
- Did you learn about the environment at school? (Why is that?)
- Do you think your city is cleaner now than it was ten years ago? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe a park or garden in your city.
You should say:
- where it is
- what it looks like
- what people do there
and explain how you feel about this place.
Follow-up question after your talk: How often do you go there? / Is it busy when you visit?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
the way people use parks in cities
- Can you explain why parks are much busier at weekends than during the week?
- In general, who benefits most from having a park close to home?
- How would you contrast the way children use parks with the way older people use them?
green space and city planning
- Can you explain why some cities have far less green space than others?
- What could be done about crowded parts of a city with almost no greenery?
- Can you speculate on how city parks will change as more people move into cities?
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