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Introduction to the speaking test
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Introduction to the speaking test
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Part 1 - Model AnswersTell me about the house or apartment you live in.
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Have you lived in this home for a long time?
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Is there anything you would like to change about your home?
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Which is your favourite room in your home?
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Are you a person who likes to stay at home?
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What do you like about the city that you currently live in?
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What public transport facilities are there in your city?
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Have you always lived in the same town or city?
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Would you always like to live in this city?
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Have you ever lived in a foreign country?
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Do you work or study?
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Do you miss being a student?
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Have you been doing your job for a long time?
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Why did you choose this work?
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What would make your work easier?
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Can you describe a typical working day?
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Is there any kind of technology you use at work?
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What do you usually do on weekends?
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What do you like to do in your spare time?
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Do you like to wake up early in the morning?
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Do you like to stay up late?
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Did you stay up late when you were a child?
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Do you like taking photos?
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Which do you prefer, taking photos or being in photos?
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Do you like singing?
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Have you ever had singing lessons?
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What kinds of music do you like to listen to?
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Do you have a talent or something you are good at?
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Do you like eating chocolate?
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Do you prefer hot or cold weather?
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Who does the cooking in your family?
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What languages can you speak?
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Do you prefer shopping in shopping malls or street markets?
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Do you like to wear perfume?
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Do you like making new friends?
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Part 2Part 2- Tips
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Part 2- Model AnswersDescribe a place that you would like to visit.
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Describe a pet animal that you know.
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Describe a public place you go to that you find relaxing.
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Describe an object that you own that is special to you.
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Describe a habit that you have.
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Describe a special holiday you have had.
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Describe a film that you watched recently.
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Describe an outdoor sport that you would like to try for the first time.
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Describe an unusual classroom lesson you have had.
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Describe a time you spent a long time travelling from one place to another.
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Part 3Part 3- Tips
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Part 3- Model AnswersDo you think it is better for children to grow up in the city or in the countryside?
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Do you think singing can bring happiness to people?
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Do you think that it’s good to give chocolate as a gift?
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Why do some people like to play computer games in their spare time?
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Why is free time so important?
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How should schools teach children to look after their health?
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How important is motivation when learning something new?
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Do you think all of today’s jobs could be done by robots?
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What kind of people like to live in a foreign country?
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What can make living in a foreign country exciting?
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What can make it difficult to form close relationships in a foreign country?
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How do you think mobile phones have changed the way that people take photos?
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Role Models
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Habits
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Tell me about the house or apartment you live in.
Useful Vocabulary
- a beautiful old apartment
- a spacious house
- a small flat
- a tiny apartment
- a relatively large apartment
- a modern and stylish apartment
- a small and cosy flat
- a bright and cheerful home
- on the outskirts of my city
- in the centre
- in a residential neighbourhood
- on the east side
- I share with my partner/ my wife and children/ two flatmates/ another university student.
- I live alone.
- I share a flat with three other students.
- I stay at home with my parents.
- I live in my school dormitory.
- I stay in student halls of residence.
- There are two bedrooms, a living room and an open-plan kitchen.
- I have a spacious dining room.
- I have a comfortable living room.
- There’s a small balcony overlooking the main street.
Tell me about the house or apartment you live in.
Well, I live in a beautiful old apartment on the outskirts of Edinburgh. It’s a relatively large apartment, which I share with my partner. There are two bedrooms, a living room and an open-plan kitchen- which is where I spend most of my time.
Tell me about the house or apartment you live in.
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Well I live in a relatively large student room, which is in Molyko in the center of Buea. I share it with my brother. It consist of a bathroom, an open-plan kitchen and the room which I spend most of my time.
Thanks for your answer. You did a good job! Here are a few minor adjustments to consider:
“Well, I live in a relatively large student room located in Molyko, which is in the centre of Buea. I share it with my brother. It consists of a bathroom, an open-plan kitchen, and a room where I spend most of my time.”
1. The word “consist” should be “consists” because the subject “It” is singular.
2. The phrase “the room which I spend most of my time” could be altered to “a room where I spend most of my time” to be clearer and more accurate.
Just keep practicing and you’ll do well. Don’t forget, you can find more useful advice and study materials on englishprotips.com. Great job!
Thank you
It seems like there’s been a misunderstanding. I believe you’ve thanked me instead of supplying an answer to the question, “Tell me about the house or apartment you live in.” Could you please give me your response to this question so I can provide some feedback?
I live in stunning modernise flat which is located in city centre of Chiba perfecture. It’s a tiny and cosy apartment which is enough I living alone. There are two bedrooms and a open-plan kitchen, which is where I spend most of time for enjoy cooking.
Thanks for your answer. Here are a few corrections:
“I live in a stunning, modernised flat located in the city centre of Chiba prefecture. It’s a tiny and cosy apartment, which is enough for me since I live alone. There are two bedrooms and an open-plan kitchen, which is where I spend most of my time enjoying cooking.”
Mistakes:
1. Don’t forget to use “a” or “an” before singular nouns.
2. Make sure to use the correct preposition for different phrases – “enough for me”, “Live alone”.
3. “Time for enjoy cooking” is not correct. You should use “time enjoying cooking” instead.
Keep practicing and you’ll continue to improve!
Thanks a lot
It seems that there might be a misunderstanding. You thanked me, but you didn’t provide an answer to the IELTS question “Tell me about the house or apartment you live in.” I’m here to assist you with your responses, so please share your answer and I’ll review it.
Well, I live in a beautiful and modern apartment in the center of Delhi, where I live with my parents. It is a relatively larger apartment with a terrace. There are three bedrooms, one living room and an open kitchen where I spend most of my time trying new dishes. Moreover, it is airy and ventilated, as it is on the top floor
I can’t see any mistakes in your answer. You have provided a comprehensive description with good vocabulary and sentence structure. In your IELTS exam, be sure to respond to your examiner just as smooth and clear as you did here. Keep up the great work!
I would say that I live in a rather small and cosy double terrace house. I actually share with my landlord, I stay in one of the rooms there. In that room, it consists of a bed, a wardrobe, a table, and an air-conditioner, I think one of the most important feature in my current place of stay is the private bathroom with a heater, it is the most crucial part in my residential area.
Your answer is quite good. However, there are a few improvements that could be made:
“I would say that I live in a rather small and cosy double terrace house, which I share with my landlord. I stay in one of the rooms, and it consists of a bed, a wardrobe, a table, and an air-conditioner. I think the most important feature in my current place is the private bathroom with a heater. That’s the most crucial part in my residential area.”
Here are some points you might want to address:
1) Try to connect your ideas in a more fluid way by using more varied conjunctions and prepositions.
2) Be accurate with the use of punctuation: Missing comma after the opening statement” I would say that”.
3) “In my residential area” is not exactly clear in this context. It suggests you are referring to the neighborhood, not your home. You might want to say “for me” instead.
Keep practicing!
Well, I live in a beautiful house on the outskirts of Uzbekistan. It is relatively large, modern and stylish house where I stay at home with my family. There are a spacious dining room, a small balcony overlooking the main street as well as a garden where I spend most of my time.
Your response sounds good overall, but there are a few minor corrections I would suggest. Try this:
“Well, I live in a beautiful house on the outskirts of a city in Uzbekistan. It’s a relatively large, modern, and stylish house where I live with my family. We have a spacious dining room, a small balcony that overlooks the main street, and a garden where I spend most of my time.”
The corrections were:
1. Specifying a “city” in Uzbekistan instead of just “Uzbekistan”.
2. Using the phrase “where I live” instead of “where I stay at home” as it sounds more natural.
3. Adding “that” after “balcony” for grammatical correctness.
These small corrections will make your response follow normal English sentence structure more closely. Keep up the good work!
I live in the specials home which located in the center of Tashkent. Our house is relatively huge and I stay at home with my parents. There are three bedrooms, a living room and two kitchen, one of them is open plan kitchen which we use in the summer. Because in Uzbekistan the summer is quite hot and it’s really uncomfortable to cook something inside. Also we have a little garden in our house with trees and flowers . my mother really love spending her time to carry about them. I don’t have really free time in most cases , I spend more time in the kitchen for cooking and also for washing dish and I love to spend more my time in my bedroom my bedroom is really comfortable place for me after when I came to my house I have a rest in my bedroom I pray there and also do my homework. my bedroom includes one one my bad table and chair for doing my homework show for my books and this is one of my favorite place in my bedroom
Thanks for your response. Here’s a corrected version of your passage with some minor improvements to grammar and sentence structure:
“I live in a special house located in the center of Tashkent. Our house is relatively large and I live there with my parents. There are three bedrooms, a living room, and two kitchens; one of them is an open plan kitchen which we use in the summer. Because in Uzbekistan the summer gets quite hot, it’s uncomfortable to cook inside. Additionally, we have a small garden in our house with trees and flowers. My mother really loves spending her time taking care of them. As for me, I don’t have much free time, so I spend most of it in the kitchen cooking and washing dishes. I also love to spend time in my bedroom. After I come home, I use my bedroom as a place to rest, pray and complete my homework. Inside my bedroom, there is a bed, a table and chair for doing my homework, and a shelf for my books. It’s one of my favorite places in the house.”
Here are some correction points to note:
1. You should use “a special house” instead of “the specials home.”
2. “Taking care of” is more fitting in this context than “carry about.”
3. You use “my” before “bad table” by mistake. I think you meant to say “my bed, table…”.
Keep practising!
Well I live with my family and its a three stored building. We live in third floor, rest 2floor we have rented. In our floor we have 3 4bedroom, 2kitchens, 2 bathroom, Where i spent most of the leisure time.
Thanks for your answer. Here’s a version with some small corrections:
“Well, I live with my family in a three-storey building. We live on the third floor, and the rest of the 2 floors are rented out. On our floor, we have 4 bedrooms, 2 kitchens, and 2 bathrooms. That’s where I spend most of my leisure time.”
Let’s point out a few things to help you improve:
1. Always remember to denote pauses with commas in written text. For instance, after ‘Well’, you needed a comma before starting the sentence.
2. The term “three stored” is incorrect. The correct term is “three-storey”.
3. Instead of “rest 2floor we have rented”, say “the rest of the 2 floors are rented out”.
Keep practicing! It will help you improve your fluency and accuracy over time. If you need further assistance, I recommend checking out englishprotips.com for your IELTS preparation.
I live in a spacious, old apartment located in the heart of the city. It’s quite large, and I share it with two other international students. The apartment has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an open-plan kitchen, which makes the space feel airy and modern. One of my favorite features is the large balcony, which allows plenty of natural sunlight to flood in, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.
It looks like you’ve given a comprehensive answer to the question. You’ve nicely described the apartment, indicated with whom you share it, and mentioned your favorite feature. I can’t find any errors in your answer. Well done!
Well, I live in an apartment where is located in Tashkent. My flat is relatively large since it has 2 bedrooms and a study room. I think, my apartment located in the perfect spot, because there are lots of parks and shopping malls nearby
Hi there! Good job on your answer, it’s almost perfect. Just a minor grammatical tweak:
“Well, I live in an apartment which is located in Tashkent. My flat is relatively large since it has 2 bedrooms and a study room. I think, my apartment is located in the perfect spot, because there are lots of parks and shopping malls nearby.”
Be careful with your use of pronouns. ‘Which’ would be the correct choice over ‘where’ when you’re referring to your apartment. Also, don’t forget the verb “is” when speaking about the location of your apartment in the third sentence. Keep practicing!
Well, I live in a Spacious house which is located near Butwal. There is three room and a kitchen. I live with my mother-in-law, husband and sister-in-law.
Thank you for your response. Your answer was very clear, but there are a few grammar points that we can make a bit better. Here’s a revised version of your response:
“Well, I live in a spacious house which is located near Butwal. There are three rooms and a kitchen. I live with my mother-in-law, my husband, and my sister-in-law.”
Here are the corrections:
1. “Spacious” should not be capitalized mid-sentence unless it’s a proper noun.
2. When speaking about multiple rooms, it should be “there are” instead of “there is”.
3. In the sentence “I live with my mother-in-law, husband and sister-in-law” you need to say “my” before “husband” to make it more coherent.
Keep up the good work!
I live in Old beautiful house in the center of Shashemane city.
It has 3 bed rooms,one kitchen and one living room.
I share it with my wife and 3 children.
There are also 3 service rooms which were rent in the compound.
Thanks for sharing your answer. You have got the main ideas right but there are a few grammatical errors. Here’s a corrected version:
“I live in an old, beautiful house in the center of Shashemane city. It has three bedrooms, a kitchen, and a living room. I share it with my wife and three children. There are also three service rooms which we rent out in the compound.”
Here are some points to remember for improvement:
1. Always use an article (a/an/the) before nouns. So, it should be “an old, beautiful house” , not “Old beautiful house”.
2. Always make sure to put a comma between adjectives like “old” and “beautiful”.
3. Instead of saying “were rent”, you should use “we rent out”. The word “rent” needs a subject and the correct preposition here is “out”.
Keep practicing!
Well,i live in a modern apartment,its in the Eastern part of Kenya,its on the second floor of a 5 storey building where i live with my husband and two children.it has spacious living room,has 2 bedrooms and a tiny,cramped kitchen.
Thanks for your answer. It’s quite good, just a few small corrections:
“Well, I live in a modern apartment. It’s in the eastern part of Kenya, on the second floor of a five-storey building where I live with my husband and two children. It has a spacious living room, two bedrooms, and a tiny, cramped kitchen.”
Mistakes:
1. Remember to use spaces after commas and periods to make your sentence more readable.
2. It’s not necessary to capitalize ‘Eastern’ in ‘eastern part of Kenya’ unless it’s a specific region or title.
3. Write out small numbers like “five” instead of using numerals. (“five-storey” instead of “5 storey”)
Keep practicing!
Well, I live in a spacious house on outskirt of Trang,Thailand. It’s smaill and cosy flat , which I stay at home with my parents and my younger brother. There are two bedrooms , a comfortable living rom and open-plan kitchen – which is where I spend most of my time.
Hi there! You’ve provided a good attempt at describing your home. However, I noticed a couple of inconsistencies and mistakes in your response. Here’s the corrected version of your answer:
“Well, I live in a spacious house on the outskirts of Trang, Thailand. It’s a small and cosy home, where I stay with my parents and my younger brother. We have two bedrooms, a comfortable living room, and an open-plan kitchen, which is where I spend most of my time.”
1. You started out by stating that you live in a spacious house but then described it as a small flat. It’s best to stick with one property type, either a house or a flat, to make your answer consistent.
2. Pay attention to spelling and punctuation. For instance, “smaill” should be spelled as “small” and ensure to have spaces after your commas.
3. The phrase should be “on the outskirts” instead of “on outskirt”.
Keep practicing and make sure to read your responses again to check for consistency and accuracy!
Well,I live in a small and cosy flat on the east side of Astana.It’s a tiny apartment which I share with my husband and daughter. There are one bedroom, a living room and a spacious dining room which is where I spend most of my time. There’s a small balcony overlooking the main street . It is a bright and cheerful house. There are three windows and always the sun shines from the dawn to dusk.
Your answer is mostly well-structured and accurate. However, there’s only one minor mistake in your sentence construction. Here’s the corrected answer:
“Well, I live in a small and cosy flat on the east side of Astana. It’s a tiny apartment which I share with my husband and daughter. There’s one bedroom, a living room, and a spacious dining room which is where I spend most of my time. There’s a small balcony overlooking the main street. It’s a bright and cheerful house. There are three windows and the sun always shines from dawn to dusk.”
Just remember, when you’re using ‘there are’ or ‘there is’, ensure the subject-verb agreement is correctly used according to the singular or plural form. In your sentence, it should be ‘there’s one bedroom’, not ‘there are one bedroom’. Keep practicing and best of luck with your IELTS preparation!
I live in a big old two-story house on the east side of Melbourne. It’s relatively spacious, which has 4 bedrooms and two bathrooms. I am still staying with my parents, younger sister, and her cat. I have my own bedroom on the top floor. It is comfortable and quiet. We also have an open- plan living room, where I enjoy having meals when I am at home.
Your answer is almost perfect, but there’s a small fix you need to make. Here’s the correct version:
“I live in a big old two-story house on the east side of Melbourne. It’s relatively spacious, with 4 bedrooms and two bathrooms. I am still staying with my parents, my younger sister, and her cat. I have my own bedroom on the top floor. It’s comfortable and quiet. We also have an open-plan living room where I enjoy having meals when I’m at home.”
The only mistake was you should have said “with 4 bedrooms” instead of “which has 4 bedrooms”. This makes your sentence clearer and more concise. The rest of your sentence was great, well done!
First and foremost I live in a beutiful bunglaw on the centre of the ity. Absolutely its a abeutiful house. I live in with my family, my family consist of my mother, my uncle, two of my sisters one is older than me and the one is younger than me, further more two of my brothers and both of them they are younger than me. Our house consist of One bed room for my parents, one room for my sisters, one roo for my brothers , my room, kitchen and the toilet.
Thanks for your response. You’ve given a nice description of your house, but there are some grammatical errors and spelling mistakes to correct.
Here’s a corrected version of your answer: “First and foremost, I live in a beautiful bungalow in the centre of the city. It’s absolutely a beautiful house. I live with my family, which consists of my mother, my uncle, two of my sisters – one who is older than me, and one who is younger – as well as my two younger brothers. Our house has one bedroom for my parents, one room for my sisters, one room for my brothers, my own room, a kitchen, and a toilet.”
Mistakes:
1. Be careful with your spelling. Misspelling words like ‘beautiful’, ‘bungalow’, ‘city’, ‘room’ can dock your score in the exam.
2. Pay attention to your use of prepositions and article. Incorrect usage can lead to confusion in meaning.
3. Structure your sentences well for clarity and coherence.
Keep practicing, and good luck with your studies! If you need further assistance with your IELTS preparation, visit EnglishProTips.com.
I live in a spacious apartment. Its in the centre of the city. The apartment has 2 bedrooms, one reading room, a spacious drawing cum dinning room, a kitchen and 3 belconies. I share this apartment with my husband. And the whole atmosphere is so clam and quite.
Your answer is overall quite good with a few minor errors. Here’s a corrected version: “I live in a spacious apartment. It’s in the centre of the city. The apartment has two bedrooms, a reading room, a spacious combined drawing and dining room, a kitchen, and three balconies. I share this apartment with my husband. And the whole atmosphere is so calm and quiet.”
Mistake 1: You used the wrong form of “it”. Remember, “its” is a possessive pronoun and “it’s” is the contraction of “it is”.
Mistake 2: “Belconies” should be spelled as “balconies”.
Mistake 3: “Clam” should be “calm”. Always double check your spelling.
Keep practicing! You’re doing great.
i live in a old beautiful apartment .it was located in centre of town in Ongole.i live with my parents and my grandmother. there are two bedrooms,spacious coliving hall and a balcony with beautiful view .i mostly like to the lake view from my balcony.
Thanks for providing your answer. Here’s a corrected version:
“I live in an old, beautiful apartment. It’s located in the centre of town in Ongole. I live with my parents and my grandmother. There are two bedrooms, a spacious co-living hall, and a balcony with a beautiful view. I mostly like the lake view from my balcony.”
Here are a few pointers on your mistakes:
1. Use “an” before adjectives or noun that start with a vowel sound, so it would be “an old” instead of “a old”.
2. When you have listed items, you need to include ‘a’ or ‘an’ before each of them if needed. So you should say “a spacious co-living hall, and a balcony”.
3. Phrases such as “I live in”, “It’s located in”, can be very useful for your spatial reference in your sentence.
Keep going with your practice! Remember to always double-check your articles and sentence structure. Overall, you’re getting there.
Well, i live in a beautiful old apartment on the outskirts of Samarkand. It’s a relatively large apartment, which I share with partners. There two bedrooms, a living room and a small balcony which is where i look at the main street.
Thanks for your answer. It’s pretty good, but there are a few small corrections needed. Here’s your corrected version:
“Well, I live in a beautiful old apartment on the outskirts of Samarkand. It’s a relatively large apartment, which I share with my roommates. There are two bedrooms, a living room and a small balcony from where I can observe the main street.”
Mistakes:
1. Remember to use capital ‘I’ when referring to yourself.
2. It’s safer to refer to the people you live with as ‘roommates’ or ‘flatmates’ unless they are indeed your business partners.
3. Use ‘are’ instead of ‘is’ because ‘there are two bedrooms’ not ‘there is two bedrooms’.
Keep practicing! You’re doing well.
I live in a beautiful old house that was built in 1980. I have recently renovated some parts of the house to upgrade its style. It is a relatively large house that I share with my husband and toddler. There are 3 bedrooms, 1 kitchen, 1 bathroom, and a spacious living room and dining area. Moreover, there is a large backyard where I grow my organic veggies and fruits, and it is where I spend most of my time.
Your answer is pretty much perfect! I can’t see any mistakes. You provided clear and comprehensive details about your house which is what the question asked for. You even included a personal touch about growing your own veggies and fruits which adds to your answer’s originality. Keep up the good work!