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Describe a place you visited with friends where you had a good time.

This test has appeared in 4 seasons · 2 reported by test takers

  • Jan–Apr/2025
  • Sep–Dec/2024
  • May–Aug/2024
  • Jan–Apr/2024

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Part 1

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

Your home

  1. Do you live in a house or an apartment? (Why?)
  2. Which room do you spend the most time in? (Why?)
  3. What would you like to change about your home? (Why?)
  4. Do you think you will live there for a long time? (Why not?)

Wild animals

  1. Are there any wild animals where you live? (Why is that?)
  2. Which wild animal do you find most interesting? (Tell me more about that.)
  3. Did you ever see wild animals when you were a child? (Why is that?)
  4. Would you like to see wild animals in their natural habitat? (Why is that?)

Weekends

  1. What do you usually do at weekends? (Tell me more about that.)
  2. Who do you normally spend your weekends with? (Tell me more about that.)
  3. Are your weekends different now from when you were younger? (Why is that?)
  4. Would you prefer a longer weekend or a longer summer holiday? (Why is that?)

Part 2

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

Describe a place you visited with friends where you had a good time.

You should say:

  • where the place is
  • who you went with
  • what you did there

and explain why you had a good time.

Follow-up question after your talk: Are you planning to go back there with your friends? / What did you enjoy most about that day?

Part 3

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

how friends spend time together

  1. Can you explain why young people prefer certain places for meeting their friends?
  2. In general, what do you think about the changes in the way friends spend time together?
  3. How would you compare travelling with friends and travelling alone?

public space in cities

  1. Can you describe the public places a city should provide for young people?
  2. What could be done about the shortage of free places where young people can meet?
  3. Can you speculate on how people will spend time with friends as more of life moves online?

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