Describe a water sport you would like to try.
This test has appeared in 7 seasons · 3 reported by test takers
- Jan–Apr/2026
- Sep–Dec/2025
- May–Aug/2025
- Jan–Apr/2024
- Sep–Dec/2023
- May–Aug/2023
- Jan–Apr/2022
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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?)
T-shirts
- Do you often wear T-shirts? (Why is that?)
- What kind of T-shirts do you like to buy? (Tell me more about that.)
- Have you ever been given a T-shirt with a picture or words on it? (Why is that?)
- Do you think T-shirts are suitable for work? (Why is that?)
Memory
- Do you have a good memory? (Why is that?)
- What kind of things do you find easy to remember? (Tell me more about that.)
- What is one of your earliest memories? (Tell me more about that.)
- Do you think technology makes people's memory worse? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe a water sport you would like to try.
You should say:
- what the sport is
- where you would like to try it
- how you know about it
and explain why you would like to try it.
Follow-up question after your talk: How well can you swim? / Where could you try that sport?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
sport and outdoor activities
- Can you explain why some sports are far more popular than others in a country?
- In general, what do people gain from playing sport outdoors?
- How would you contrast the sports young people choose with those older people prefer?
safety and the cost of sport
- Can you explain why children in many countries are taught to swim?
- What could be done about the dangers of risky sports?
- Can you speculate on how people's free time activities will change in the next twenty years?
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