Describe a good decision someone you know made recently.
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- May–Aug/2025
- 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 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?)
Noise and quiet places
- Is the area where you live noisy or quiet? (Why is that?)
- What kind of noise annoys you most? (Tell me more about that.)
- Has your neighbourhood become noisier over the years? (Why is that?)
- Do you prefer working in a quiet place or with some background noise? (Why is that?)
Flowers
- Do you like flowers? (Why is that?)
- Which flowers are popular in your country? (Tell me more about that.)
- Did you have flowers at home when you were a child? (Why is that?)
- Do you think flowers make a good present? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe a good decision someone you know made recently.
You should say:
- who made the decision
- what the decision was
- how you found out about it
and explain why you think it was a good decision.
Follow-up question after your talk: Would you make the same decision in their situation? / Did other people agree that it was a good decision?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
how people make decisions
- Can you explain why people ask others for advice before deciding something important?
- How would you compare deciding quickly with taking a long time to decide?
- In general, who usually makes the big decisions in a family?
decisions in society
- Can you explain why people regret some decisions and not others?
- What could be done about young people who make important decisions without thinking them through?
- Can you speculate on how having more information online will affect the choices people make?
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