Describe a traditional festival in your country that you enjoy.
This test has appeared in 4 seasons · 2 reported by test takers
- May–Aug/2026
- Jan–Apr/2024
- Sep–Dec/2023
- May–Aug/2023
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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?)
Headphones
- Do you use headphones a lot? (Why is that?)
- What do you usually listen to with them? (Tell me more about that.)
- Do you prefer big headphones or small earphones? (Why is that?)
- Do you think using headphones too much is bad for people? (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 traditional festival in your country that you enjoy.
You should say:
- what the festival is and when it takes place
- what people do during it
- how you usually celebrate it
and explain why you enjoy this festival.
Follow-up question after your talk: Is this festival celebrated in the same way all over your country? / What do people usually eat at this festival?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
festivals in your country
- Can you describe the part that traditional festivals play in life in your country?
- How would you compare the way festivals were celebrated in the past with the way they are celebrated now?
- In general, what do children learn from taking part in traditional festivals?
tradition and change
- Can you explain why some traditions disappear while others survive?
- What could be done about traditions that young people are no longer interested in?
- Can you speculate on how festivals in your country will change over the next fifty years?
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