Describe a room you have been to in someone else's house.
This test has appeared in 4 seasons · 2 reported by test takers
- Sep–Dec/2025
- May–Aug/2025
- Jan–Apr/2025
- Sep–Dec/2024
Reported by test takers Forecast only
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?)
Friends
- Do you prefer having a few close friends or lots of friends? (Why is that?)
- What do you usually do with your friends? (Tell me more about that.)
- Are you still in touch with your childhood friends? (Why is that?)
- Do you think it is easy to make new friends as an adult? (Why is that?)
Stars and outer space
- Do you like looking at the stars? (Why is that?)
- Is it easy to see the stars where you live? (Why is that?)
- Did you learn about space at school? (Why is that?)
- Would you like to travel into space one day? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe a room you have been to in someone else's house.
You should say:
- whose house it was
- what the room looked like
- what you did there
and explain what you liked or disliked about the room.
Follow-up question after your talk: Would you like to have a room like that in your own home? / Whose room was it?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
rooms in the home
- Can you explain why people spend money on making a room look good?
- How would you compare a room designed for guests with a room the family uses every day?
- What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of spending a lot of money on decorating a home?
homes and the way we live
- Can you explain why homes in your country have changed over the last fifty years?
- What could be done about homes that are too small for the families living in them?
- Can you speculate on how homes will be designed as families get smaller?
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