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Describe a photo you took that you are proud of.

This test has appeared in 9 seasons · 4 reported by test takers

  • Sep–Dec/2025
  • May–Aug/2025
  • Jan–Apr/2025
  • Sep–Dec/2024
  • May–Aug/2024
  • Sep–Dec/2023
  • May–Aug/2023
  • Jan–Apr/2023
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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?)

Jewellery

  1. Do you wear any jewellery? (Why is that?)
  2. What kind of jewellery do people in your country like? (Tell me more about that.)
  3. Have you ever been given jewellery as a present? (Why is that?)
  4. Do you think jewellery is a good gift? (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 photo you took that you are proud of.

You should say:

  • what the photo shows
  • when and where you took it
  • what you did with it afterwards

and explain why you are proud of it.

Follow-up question after your talk: Do you often take photos? / Where do you keep that photo now?

Part 3

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

taking photographs today

  1. Can you explain why people take far more photographs than they did in the past?
  2. In general, what kinds of pictures do people keep for many years?
  3. How would you contrast photographs taken on a phone with those taken by a professional?

photographs and memory

  1. Can you explain why families keep old photographs even when the quality is poor?
  2. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of sharing personal photographs on the internet?
  3. Can you speculate on how people will store and share their pictures in the future?

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