Describe an ambition you have not achieved yet.
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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?)
Views
- Is there a nice view from your home? (Why is that?)
- What kind of views do you enjoy looking at? (Tell me more about that.)
- Can you remember a beautiful view you saw on a trip? (Why is that?)
- Would you pay more to live somewhere with a good view? (Why is that?)
Keeping old things
- Do you usually keep old things or throw them away? (Why is that?)
- What is something old that you still keep? (Tell me more about that.)
- Have you kept anything from your childhood? (Why is that?)
- Do you think it's a good idea to keep old things for a long time? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe an ambition you have not achieved yet.
You should say:
- what the ambition is
- when you first had it
- what you have done so far to achieve it
and explain why you have not achieved it yet.
Follow-up question after your talk: How confident are you that you will achieve it? / When did you first have that ambition?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
the ambitions young people have
- Can you explain why many young people aim for jobs that are very hard to get?
- In general, what do most young people hope to have achieved by the age of thirty?
- How would you compare the ambitions of young people today with those of their parents?
ambition and pressure
- Can you explain why some people give up on a goal halfway through?
- What could be done about parents who push their children too hard?
- Can you speculate on how people's goals will change as working lives become longer?
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