Describe a traditional product from your country.
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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?)
Walking
- Do you walk much every day? (Why is that?)
- Where do you like to go for a walk? (Tell me more about that.)
- Did you walk to school when you were a child? (Why is that?)
- Do you think your city is a good place for walking? (Why is that?)
Teenagers and young people
- Do you spend much time with teenagers? (Why is that?)
- What do teenagers in your country like to do in their free time? (Tell me more about that.)
- What were you like when you were a teenager? (Tell me more about that.)
- Do you think life is easier for teenagers today than in the past? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe a traditional product from your country.
You should say:
- what the product is
- how it is made
- where people can buy it
and explain why it is important to your country.
Follow-up question after your talk: Have you ever given this product as a gift? / Is that product still made in the traditional way?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
traditional goods today
- Can you explain why many young people show little interest in traditional products?
- In general, what traditional products do visitors to your country like to buy?
- What could be done about the difficulty small traditional makers have in selling their goods?
local culture in a connected world
- Can you describe the ways traditional products have changed compared with the past?
- How would you compare handmade traditional goods with cheap factory-made ones?
- Can you speculate on how local traditions will survive as the world becomes more connected?
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