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Introduction to the speaking test
Welcome to the speaking course -
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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I live with my parents in a bright and cheerful bungalow, near the main city. there are so many transportation ways to commute to the city center.my bungalow have two bedroom and a relatively large dinning room, and a bright study room where I spend the most of time in there.
Thanks for your answer. Here are a few corrections to improve it:
“I live with my parents in a bright and cheerful bungalow near the main city. There are many ways to commute to the city center. My bungalow has two bedrooms and a relatively large dining room, along with a bright study room where I spend most of my time.”
Mistakes you should take note of:
1. Start sentences with a capital letter like “There are many….”
2. Be careful with verb agreement. It should be “My bungalow has” instead of “have”.
3. You don’t need to put “in there” at the end of the sentence when you already used “where”. Keep practicing!
I live in a relatively spacious bungalow located in a residential neighbourhood in the city centre. My home is sandwiched between 2 other beautiful bungalows. I share this living space with my parents and younger sister. With 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, the house can feel a bit too empty with just 4 of us living in it. However, I indulge in the privacy and ample personal space.
I can’t see any mistakes in your answer. It’s well-structured and detailed, which is a good way to approach the speaking part of the IELTS exam. The description is quite vivid and you’re using a good range of vocabulary. Well done!
I live in a beautiful old apartment located in the suburbs of Kakamega town.It’s relatively large so l live with my family;that is my husband, three children and my niece.The apartment is in a good location as one can easily commute to and from town.It has 2 bedrooms,a spacious living room and a study room where l spend most of the time.
Your answer is great! There are just a few corrections needed for this to be perfect.
Corrected Version: “I live in a beautiful, old apartment located in the suburbs of Kakamega town. It’s relatively large, so I live with my family: my husband, three children, and my niece. The apartment is in a good location as one can easily commute to and from town. It has two bedrooms, a spacious living room, and a study room where I spend most of my time.”
Mistake #1: You missed putting commas after “beautiful” and “large”. It’s important to remember to put commas after adjectives when they are preceding a noun.
Mistake #2: Put a space after the colon when stating who lives with you in your house.
Mistake #3: It’s better to write smaller numbers in words (e.g., ‘two’ instead ‘2’). Save numerics for larger, more complicated figures.
Great job with including details in your answer! Keep practicing!
I live in a one bedroom apartment on the second floor of a building. It has an open plan kitchen and a comfortable living room. The bedroom is tiny, but I don’t mind since I only use it to sleep. I like my apartment because I has an African boho style , making it so unique. Actually I bought some wall decoration from south Africa inorder to achieve this style. I have also many indoor plants in the living room that contribute to this exotic atmosphere.
Your answer is quite good. However, there are a couple of minor errors. Here is your correct answer: “I live in a one-bedroom apartment on the second floor of a building. It has an open plan kitchen and a comfortable living room. The bedroom is tiny, but I don’t mind since I only use it to sleep. I like my apartment because it has an African boho style, making it so unique. Actually, I bought some wall decorations from South Africa in order to achieve this style. I also have many indoor plants in the living room that contribute to this exotic atmosphere.”
Here are some areas for improvement:
1. “I has an African boho style” should be “it has an African boho style”.
2. When referring to more than one item, we usually use the plural form i.e., it should be “wall decorations” instead of “wall decoration”.
3. We typically use “also” before the verb, like “I also have.”
Keep practicing! You’re doing well.
Though i live in a tiny apartment, It’s really a modern and stylish.It is situated in a residential neighbourhood. I lives with my parents. There have two comfortable living rooms and spacious dinning room and a balcony overlooking the main street where i spend most of my time.
Hi there! You did great in your response, but let’s fine-tune your sentence structure and grammar a bit.
A more accurate response could look like:
“Even though I live in a tiny apartment, it’s really modern and stylish. It’s situated in a residential neighbourhood. I live with my parents. We have two comfortable living rooms, a spacious dining room, and a balcony overlooking the main street where I spend most of my time.”
I noticed you made the following errors:
1. After a comma, in the first sentence, you’ve capitalized ‘it’s’, make sure you don’t do that.
2. You wrote ‘I lives’, the correct sentence should be ‘I live’.
3. You used ‘There have’, it should be ‘We have’.
Keep practicing! You’re doing well.
I live in beautiful apartment in outskirts of new cairo. It is a spacious apartment which I share with my family. There are 3 bedrooms, a living room and an open plan kitchen where I cook my signature dish’s.
Thank you for sharing your answer. Here are some minor corrections to your text:
“I live in a beautiful apartment on the outskirts of New Cairo. It’s a spacious apartment that I share with my family. There are three bedrooms, a living room, and an open-plan kitchen where I cook my signature dishes.”
The corrections are:
1. Don’t forget to use an article (a/an) before singular, countable nouns. So, it should be “I live in a beautiful apartment” instead of “I live in beautiful apartment”.
2. You need to say “on the outskirts” not “in outskirts”.
3. Finally, it should be “signature dishes” and not “signature dish’s”. The term “signature dishes” is already plural so no need to add the ‘s to it.
Keep practicing, you’re doing great.
Well, I live in a detached house, which is located in a peaceful residential neighbourhood. It’s a fairly spacious home with a modest garden and ample space around it, offering a great deal of privacy and tranquility- something I genuinely appreciate.
I can’t see any mistakes in your answer. You managed to naturally use a variety of expressions and vocabulary related to housing and neighbourhoods whilst also sharing your personal opinion about it. Your answer is clear and easy to understand. You should feel confident providing answers like this during your exam. Keep it up!
I live in a condominium located on the border of the city of Bangkok, Thailand. It’s a one bedroom apartment which I share with my spouse. There’s an attached bathroom and the living area is quite spacious. The kitchen island is also shares the space in the living room. As out unit is on the 40th floor of the building, we get a very good view of the whole city and during the golden hours.
Your answer is very good, but it has a couple of small errors. Here is a corrected version:
“I live in a condominium located on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. It’s a one-bedroom apartment which I share with my spouse. It has an attached bathroom and the living area is quite spacious. The kitchen island also shares space with the living room. Since our unit is on the 40th floor of the building, we get a fantastic view of the whole city, especially during the golden hours.”
Mistakes:
1. “on the border” – Normally we say “on the outskirts” to mean the edge of a city.
2. “the kitchen island is also shares” – When we use ‘also’, we don’t need ‘is’. They both serve the same role in this sentence.
3. “As out unit” – I assume this was a typo for “our” unit.
Keep up the good work!
Well, I live in a specious house on the outskirts of my horana city. I stay at home with my parents and sibilings. There are five bedrooms a living room and an open plan kitchen.which is where i spend most of my time
Hi there,
Your answer is quite good, but there are a few mistakes that I need to point out.
Corrected version: “Well, I live in a spacious house on the outskirts of Horana city. I live with my parents and siblings. There are five bedrooms, a living room, and an open-plan kitchen. That’s where I spend most of my time.”
Here are the mistakes:
1. “specious” should be “spacious”. They’re different words with different meanings.
2. You need to capitalize the “H” in Horana as it’s a proper noun (the name of a city).
3. You missed several commas in your sentence. Commas are necessary to separate items in a list (such as “five bedrooms, a living room, and an open-plan kitchen”).
Keep practicing! Your overall response was very solid.
I live in a spacious apartment on the outskirts of Beijing.It’s a relatively large apartment,which I live with my husband.There are three bedrooms,a comfortable living room，two tiny balconies and a cosy study room,which is where I spend most of my time.
Your answer is nearly perfect, but there’s one minor error. Here’s a corrected version: “I live in a spacious apartment on the outskirts of Beijing. It’s a relatively large apartment, in which I live with my husband. There are three bedrooms, a comfortable living room, two tiny balconies, and a cosy study room, which is where I spend most of my time.”
Your mistake was in this sentence: “which I live with my husband”. It would be more accurate to say “in which I live with my husband”. This means that you and your husband live in the large apartment together.
Great job overall! You provided a detailed and well-structured response to the question.
I live in a cozy apartment on the third floor of a modern building. It’s not huge, but it’s just right for me. I’ve got two bedrooms, a decent-sized living room that connects to a small balcony, a kitchen, and one bathroom.
What I really love about it is the natural light – the living room gets a lot of sun in the mornings. It’s also in a pretty convenient location, close to a few shops and the bus stop, which is great. I’ve tried to make it feel really homey with lots of plants and some art on the walls.
I can’t see any mistakes in your answer. It’s well-composed, descriptive, and contains good use of conversational language. Good job! Keep practicing like this.
I live in a house situated in a countryside which is away from the city center. It is such a convinient place that I can feel myself when get home.
I stay at home with my family. I am married and I live with my mother-in -love, husband and two daughters.
There are ten rooms with a kitchen, two living rooms and bedrooms for each other.
I have a speacial space for my job at home. It is next to my bedroom. There is a speacial room which we can use it as a little home library or an office.
Your answer is pretty good, but there are several spelling and grammatical errors that need a little fine-tuning. Here would be my corrected version:
“I live in a house situated in the countryside, which is away from the city center. It’s such a convenient place where I can relax as soon as I get home. I live there with my family. I am married and I live with my mother-in-law, husband, and two daughters. Our house has ten rooms, including a kitchen, two living rooms, and bedrooms for each of us. I also have a special space dedicated for my work at home. It is right next to my bedroom. Also, we have a special room which we use as a little home library or an office.”
Here are some mistakes you need to work on:
1. Make sure your spelling is correct – “countryside,” not “countrside,” “convenient,” not “convinient,” “mother-in-law,” not “mother-in -love,” and “special,” not “speacial.”
2. It is important to use the correct tense. In your original answer you used “I can feel myself when get home.” It is better to say “relax as soon as I get home.”
3. “Bedrooms for each other” is a bit unclear. It would be more appropriate to say “bedrooms for each of us.”
You are doing well but still make sure to work on these errors!
Well, I live in a beautiful old apartment on the
Dhaka capital
of Bangladesh. It’s a
Small cozy apartment.
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.
I appreciate your response, but there is a little contradiction in your answer. You stated that your apartment is both small and large. Also, you could’ve used a better transition when mentioning your location. Here’s a suggested correction:
“Well, I live in a beautiful, cozy, old apartment located in the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka. It’s not too large but it’s comfortable, and I share it with my partner. Our place includes two bedrooms, a living room, and an open-plan kitchen – the latter being where I spend most of my time.”
Keep practicing! You’re doing great.
Well, I live in a small apartment in a residential neighborhood which I share with my children. There’s one bed, one bathroom, a tiny kitchen and a comfortable living room. My apartment is overlooking at a street and a graveyard as well.
Thank you for submitting your answer. Both your vocabulary and structure look great, but there’s a small error in your sentence construction. Let me correct that for you. Instead of “My apartment is overlooking at a street and a graveyard as well,” it should be “My apartment overlooks a street and a graveyard.”
So, the corrected sentence will be: “Well, I live in a small apartment in a residential neighborhood which I share with my children. There’s one bed, one bathroom, a tiny kitchen, and a comfortable living room. My apartment overlooks a street and a graveyard.” Keep practicing, and you’ll continue improving!
I have been living in a flat on the second floor of a building. It is recently has been remodeled where have a dimly lit spacious living room overlooking to the alley and two bedrooms with loads of storage space. I sherd it with my husband and also we furnished tastefully together. Honestly we are tenant and wish we had my own place.
Thanks for sharing your response. Your answer is clear, yet there are several tiny errors in it. Here’s the correct version:
“I have been living in a flat on the second floor of a building. It was recently remodeled and it has a dimly lit, spacious living room that overlooks an alley. There are also two bedrooms with loads of storage space. I share it with my husband and we furnished it tastefully together. Honestly, we are tenants and wish we had our own place.”
Here are the errors:
1. You should use “it” after “and” to indicate that the flat was remodeled.
2. Overlooking “to” the alley is incorrect. You should use “overlooks an alley” instead.
3. “I sherd” should be “I share”. Also, in “also, we furnished tastefully together”, the word “also” should come at the beginning of the sentence.
Keep practicing and you’ll get better and better! Good luck!
Well,i live in a small beautiful apparent in the central of Dhaka. It’s a modern & Stylish apartment,which I share with my parents. it has two bedrooms one livng room and a kitchen
Your answer: “Well, I live in a small beautiful apparent in the central of Dhaka. It’s a modern & Stylish apartment, which I share with my parents. it has two bedrooms one living room and a kitchen.”
Corrected version: “Well, I live in a small, beautiful apartment in the centre of Dhaka. It’s a modern and stylish place that I share with my parents. It has two bedrooms, a living room, and a kitchen.”
Mistake 1: “apparent” should be “apartment”. This is likely a typo, but it changes the meaning of the sentence, so it’s important to correct.
Mistake 2: “the central of Dhaka” should be “the centre of Dhaka”.
Mistake 3: The components of your apartment (bedrooms, living room, kitchen) should be separated by commas for clarity. Also, there’s a slight typo in “living room” and it’s essential to maintain the right capitalization in sentences.
Keep practicing and all the best for your IELTS exam preparation! You might find the website englishprotips.com useful.
I live in a house that I recently moved in a year ago. It’s a four bedroom bungalow located in one of the quiet areas of Ibadan. My family and I moved there because we wanted a better environment and privacy and it’s been great so far
Hi there. Your response is quite good. However, there’s one tiny grammatical error that I noticed. You should say, “I live in a house that I moved into a year ago,” not “I live in a house that I recently moved in a year ago.” So the corrected response would be:
“I live in a house that I moved into a year ago. It’s a four-bedroom bungalow located in one of the quiet areas of Ibadan. My family and I moved there because we wanted a better environment and privacy, and it’s been great so far.”
Apart from this small mistake, your response is clear and on point. I hope this helps! Keep practicing.
I live with my family in a three-bedroom apartment on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. It has an attached bathroom, a kitchen, and a comfortable living area. A large balcony overlooks the main street, offering a wonderful view and easy access to the location.
I can’t see any mistakes in your answer. It’s well articulated, clear and stays on topic. Excellent work!
I live in a small flat and a detached villa with my husband and children; located at the centre of the city. This is a residential villa with other families living too. Our room has a huge window inside that brings sunshine every morning. We have our own tiny kitchen and a tidy toilet.
Your answer is largely correct, but it got a bit confusing when you mentioned the “small flat” and “detached villa”. I am not clear if you are talking about two different locations or trying to describe the space further. Here’s a possible revision for clarity:
“I live in a detached villa, which is actually a small flat, in the city center with my husband and children. Other families live in this residential villa too. Our room has a large window that lets in the sunshine every morning. We have a compact kitchen and a clean toilet.”
Remember, it’s crucial to provide clear and consistent information when you describe something. Keep practicing!
Well I live beautiful apartment outskirts of namangan.it is spacious apartment which I shareh with my two
classmates.there are kitchen , bedroom and brightly living room where i spend most of time in there.
Thanks for your answer. You’re on the right track! There are a few errors in your response. Here’s a corrected version follow by your mistakes.
Corrected version: “Well, I live in a beautiful apartment on the outskirts of Namangan. It’s a spacious apartment that I share with my two classmates. We have a kitchen, a bedroom, and a brightly lit living room where I spend most of my time.”
Mistakes:
1. You missed an article before ‘beautiful apartment’ and a preposition ‘in’ after ‘live’. It should be “I live in a beautiful apartment”.
2. Don’t forget to put a space after punctuations, like a period or comma.
3. Instead of “brightly living room”, the correct phrase is “brightly lit living room”.
Keep practicing!