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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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Well, i live in a beautiful apartment in residential area at north of riyadh.
It’s relatively cosy apartment, which i share with three other flatmates.
There are three bedrooms, 2 washrooms, kitchen and a comfortable living room.
Your answer is pretty good, but here’s a slightly corrected version:
“Well, I live in a beautiful apartment in a residential area in the north of Riyadh. It’s a relatively cosy apartment, which I share with three other flatmates. We have three bedrooms, two washrooms, a kitchen and a comfortable living room.”
Here are the mistakes you made:
1. You need to capitalize the first letter in a sentence. So, the ‘i’ in the first sentence should be capitalized.
2. Use the preposition ‘in’ when you’re talking about something inside a certain area. So, it’s ‘in the north of Riyadh’, not ‘at north of Riyadh’.
3. Also, you need an article before ‘residential,’ so it should be ‘a residential’.
Keep practicing! You’re doing well.
I live with my husband and 9years old son in a flat, which is located in south Island in Sri Lanka. It is two bed room house and I am lucky to have my home as it in the center of the city. In addition I use one bathroom and my other two boys have another separate one. When I am free, my hobby is looking at the road and counting the cars with handy coffee.
Thank you for your response. Here is a corrected version of it:
“I live with my husband and nine-year-old son in a flat, which is located in South Island in Sri Lanka. It’s a two-bedroom house and I feel lucky to have my home in the center of the city. In addition, I use one bathroom and my son has a separate one. When I’m free, my hobby is looking at the road and counting the cars with a handy cup of coffee.”
Mistakes:
1. For ages, spell out “nine” instead of using the number “9.”
2. Use “it’s” instead of “it” to improve the sentence flow.
3. Remember to use an article (“a”) before “handy cup of coffee.”
I hope this helps. Keep practicing!
Well, I live in a single-story house in a small town called Kokand. It is a relatively large house located in a quiet neigborhood. There are 3 bedrooms, a specious living room, and an open-plan kitchen which is where I and my family spend most of our times.
Your response is great, but I spotted a couple of minor errors:
“Well, I live in a single-story house in a small town called Kokand. It’s a relatively large house located in a quiet neighborhood. There are three bedrooms, a spacious living room, and an open-plan kitchen. That’s where my family and I spend most of our time.”
Mistakes:
1. Be careful with spelling. “Neighborhood” and “spacious” were misspelled in your answer.
2. When referring to yourself and others, it’s more common to list others first, for example: “my family and I”
3. ‘Times’ should be ‘time’ when referring to a period spent doing something.
Keep up the good work!
Well, i live in a specious house in a residential neigbourhood on the outskirts of Kampala.
It’s quite large house and I live with my brother’s family. There are three bedrooms, a specious living room, and an open-plan kitchen.
Thanks for sharing your response! Here’s a corrected version:
“Well, I live in a spacious house in a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Kampala. It’s a quite large house and I live with my brother’s family. We have three bedrooms, a spacious living room, and an open-plan kitchen.”
Here are a few points to improve on:
1. Be cautious with spelling. ‘Spacious’ was misspelled as ‘specious’.
2. In the sentence “It’s quite large house”, the determiner (‘a’) is missing. It should be “It’s a quite large house”.
Keep practicing!
I leave in a house located in the outskirsts of Nairobi city, in a sub county called Nairobi west in kodi1 estate.My house is a bungalow consisting of three bedrooms all ensuite,a state of the art open kitchen,a living room and a dinning area.I share my house with my nuclear family and my cousin.
Your answer is great but just a couple of corrections needed:
“I live in a house located in the outskirts of Nairobi city, in a sub county called Nairobi West in Kod1 estate. My house is a bungalow consisting of three ensuites bedrooms, a state-of-the-art open kitchen, a living room and a dining area. I share my house with my nuclear family and my cousin.”
1. Spelling – “leave” should be “live”. This is a common mistake with similar words.
2. Spelling – “outskirsts”” should be “outskirts”. Always try to spell check your work.
3. Word Order – “Three bedrooms all ensuite” sounds better as “three ensuites bedrooms”. It’s subtle, but helps with formal writing.
4. Also, you need space after every punctuation mark. It might seem minor, but it could impact your score.
These corrections will make your response sound more natural and precise. Keep practicing!
I live in a beautiful tin house, which I share with my parents, my wife, and my son. It has three bedrooms, a dining room, and a kitchen. Most of the time, I stay in my bedroom, where I have a small table and chair for studying.”
Your response is quite good, but there’s a small error. Here is the corrected version:
“I live in a beautiful tiny house, which I share with my parents, my wife, and my son. It has three bedrooms, a dining room, and a kitchen. Most of the time, I stay in my bedroom, where I have a small table and chair for studying.”
Error outline:
1. It should be ‘tiny’ instead of ‘tin’. ‘Tin’ refers to a type of metal, whereas ‘tiny’ means small in size.
The house made by tin…tin it’s a material.. though the house build by break we say building.or flat or apartment…
I see you’ve attempted to discuss the construction of your house, but your answer seems a little unclear. Here’s a revised version: “My house is made of tin, which is a type of material. Although we usually say a house is built of bricks, or we refer to it as a building, flat, or apartment.”
You’ve made a few errors:
1. Watch the tenses of your verbs. Instead of “The house made by” it should be “The house is made of”.
2. The phrase “though the house build by break” is a bit unclear. Did you mean “brick”? If so, the verb should be “is built”, not “build”.
3. Your sentence structure is a bit disjointed, try using conjunctions like “although” or “but” to connect two contrasting ideas together.
Keep practicing!
I live with one of my daughters and my wife in a medium-sized apartment in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Ours has three bedrooms, one living one dining and a TV room. There are four bathrooms and a kitchen. There are two verandahs. It is quite spacious for the three of us. However, when our other daughter, who is studying abroad will comes home, the apartment will be filled up.
Thank you for your response. There’s a minor grammatical error in it. Here’s the corrected version:
“I live with one of my daughters and my wife in a medium-sized apartment in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Ours has three bedrooms, one living room, one dining room, and a TV room. There are four bathrooms and a kitchen, as well as two verandahs. It is quite spacious for the three of us. However, when our other daughter, who is studying abroad, comes home, the apartment will be filled up.”
The mistake was in the use of ‘will comes’ in your sentence. Since ‘will’ is already indicating the future, ‘comes’ doesn’t need to be in the future tense. It should just be ‘comes’. Keep practicing!
Hey I’m also from Bangladesh Dhaka .Are preparing for IELTS ?
It looks like you didn’t answer the exam question, but started a conversation instead. For the question “Tell me about the house or apartment you live in.” you should provide information about your living situation. Here’s how you might respond:
“Hey, I’m currently living in Dhaka, Bangladesh. I stay in a moderately sized apartment. It has three rooms, a kitchen and a living area. My favorite part is the balcony because it gives me a beautiful view of the city.” Remember to always answer the question given in the IELTS exam.
I live in a spacious house on the south side of Dhaka. It’s relatively large flat. There are two bedrooms, a comfortable living room, and open- plan kitchen . Moreover that’s a small balcony overlooking the main street ,which is where I spend most of my time.
Thank you for your answer. Here’s a version of your response with some minor corrections:
“I live in a spacious house on the south side of Dhaka. It’s a relatively large flat. There are two bedrooms, a comfortable living room, and an open-plan kitchen. Moreover, there’s a small balcony overlooking the main street where I spend most of my time.”
Mistakes you should pay attention to:
1. Carefully check your articles. Instead of saying “It’s relatively large flat” you should say “It’s a relatively large flat.”
2. The placement of that in “Moreover that’s a small balcony overlooking the main street.” The correct version is “Moreover, there’s a small balcony overlooking the main street.”
Your English is great, though! Keep practicing!
Well, I live in a beautiful old apartment on the center of Istanbul. It is a relatively large apartment which I stay at home with my parents and siblings.
We have quite large rooms in our flat. There are three bedrooms, a kitchen, three bathrooms and two balcony which is I spent most of my time. Our neighbours are our relatives such as grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins. That’s why we can say I live in a family apartment. Also, my father planed and built this building.
Your answer is good, but here are a few corrections to make it much better:
“Well, I live in a beautiful old apartment in the center of Istanbul. It’s a relatively large apartment where I live with my parents and siblings.
We have quite large rooms in our flat. There are three bedrooms, a kitchen, three bathrooms, and two balconies where I spend most of my time. Our neighbors include our relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. That’s why you could say I live in a family apartment. Also, my father planned and built this building.”
Mistakes:
1. Use ‘in’ not ‘on’ when talking about living in the center of a city.
2. ‘I stay at home with my…’ should be ‘I live with my…’
3. In ‘two balcony which is I spent most of my time’, it should be ‘two balconies where I spend most of my time.’
4. Finally, ‘my father planed’ should be ‘my father planned’.
Keep up the good work!
I live in a beautiful new apartment on the outskirt of Kermanshah which is one of the most impartment city of Iran on the west of the country. It’s a relatively spacious apartment, which i share with my husband and my daughter. There are two bedrooms, an open-plan kitchen and a comfortable living room which is where i spend most of my time and a small balcony overlooking on the nature. It is on the second floor.
Your response to the question is nicely detailed, but there are a few minor mistakes that need to be corrected:
“I live in a beautiful new apartment on the outskirts of Kermanshah, which is one of the most important cities of Iran on the west of the country. It’s a relatively spacious apartment, which I share with my husband and my daughter. There are two bedrooms, an open-plan kitchen and a comfortable living room. This is where I spend most of my time and there’s a small balcony overlooking nature. It is on the second floor.”
Here are the mistakes that I found:
1. It should be “outskirts” not “outskirt”.
2. “Impartment” is not a correct word. The correct word there is “important”.
3. Be aware of your capitalization, the pronoun “I” should always be capitalized.
4. It’s better to start a new sentence about the balcony rather than continuing the sentence with the living room.
Keep practicing, you are doing well!
My house is in the northern part of the Parbat district. It is a typical Nepali traditional household made up of mud, stone, and wood. I share this with my parents. This house has a kitchen-sitting room, which has a traditional oven or fireplace at the centre of the room, where all the members meet at least twice, especially for lunch and dinner. We also have a bedroom, attached to the house, which my father had built a few years back. I do have a special emotional connection with this house as it was built more than 150 years ago by my great-grandfather.
Your answer is really good, I can’t see any mistakes. You have provided enough detail and the way you have expressed your information is clear. You have painted a vivid picture of your home, and it’s very clear that you have a deep connection to it. Keep it up!
My house is in the northern part of the Parbat district. It is a typical Nepali traditional house, made of stone, mud, and local wood. It consists of two floors: on the ground floor, there is a kitchen cum sitting room, and the upper one is the attic. This house was built 150 years ago by my great-grandfather, so I have an emotional connection.
Your answer is mostly great – it’s well-structured and clear. Just remember that in English, we say “the attic is on the upper floor,” not “the upper one is the attic.” Also, the use of ‘cum’ in ‘kitchen cum sitting room’ is a tad formal for this context; you could simply say ‘kitchen and sitting room’ instead.
Your corrected response: “My house is in the northern part of the Parbat district. It’s a typical Nepali traditional house made of stone, mud, and local wood. It consists of two floors: on the ground floor you’ll find the kitchen and sitting room, and the attic is on the upper floor. This house was built 150 years ago by my great-grandfather, so I do have an emotional connection to it.”
I live in a bright and cheerful flat in a residencial neighbourhood near the downtown. It is a relatevely large flat. I live alone. It has two bedrooms, a small kitchen and comfortable living room and a cosy studio where I spend most of my time reading and listening to music. It is a great place for living, there are many shops near my flat and I can get everything I need without taking too much time.
Your answer is quite good, but there are a few spelling mistakes. Here’s a corrected version:
“I live in a bright and cheerful flat in a residential neighbourhood near downtown. It’s a relatively large flat. I live alone. It has two bedrooms, a small kitchen, a comfortable living room, and a cosy studio where I spend most of my time reading and listening to music. It’s a great place to live, there are many shops near my flat and I can get everything I need without taking too much time.”
Remember, “residential” has a “t” after the “den” and “relatively” is spelled with two ‘l’s and an ‘a’ instead of an ‘e’. Plus, when you’re talking about your home, it’s better to say “It’s a great place to live” instead of “It’s a great place for living.” Keep practicing!
Well, I am living in a large and more spacious apartment which is located in the centre of Kathmandu. It has been already four years since I live there. I share my apartment with one other family as I am living as a paying guest over there. There are two bedrooms, one living room and one kitchen. In addition, there’s a small but beautiful garden where I love to spend most of the time when I am bored.
Your answer is quite good! However, there are 1-2 minor corrections that you can apply to improve:
“Well, I live in a large and spacious apartment which is located in the centre of Kathmandu. I’ve been living there for four years. I share my apartment with another family, as I’m a paying guest there. There are two bedrooms, a living room, and a kitchen. In addition, there’s a small but beautiful garden where I love to spend most of my time when I’m bored.”
Mistake 1: Use of continuous tense. The correct form is “I live” instead of “I am living”. For long-term situations like living in a place, we typically use simple present tense.
Mistake 2: “It has been already four years since I live there.” – it is better to say instead “I’ve been living there for four years”.
Good job and keep practicing!
Well, i reside in a flat on the northeastern side of Dhaka. It is a small and cosy flat. Which i share with my siblings. There are three bedrooms , a spacious living room and a long balcony overlooking the main street- which is where i spend here most of my time.
Thanks for your answer. It is quite good, but there are a few small mistakes I’ll help you correct:
“Well, I reside in a flat on the northeastern side of Dhaka. It is a small and cosy flat, which I share with my siblings. There are three bedrooms, a spacious living room, and a long balcony overlooking the main street. That’s where I spend most of my time.”
Points to note:
1. When beginning a sentence with ‘which’, it should directly follow the noun it describes. Here, the flat.
2. Make sure to use a period to end your sentence before beginning a new one with ‘which’.
3. Be careful with word order. It should be “That’s where I spend most of my time.”, not “which is where i spend here most of my time.”
Keep working on it! You’re doing well.
Well, right now, I am living with my parents in rural area where is located southeast of China,Chongqing.It’s relatively close to main city as there are enormous ways to commute to work.We are living in a old bagalow when was built in 30 years ago.Eventhough,Layout of bagalow not only cosy ,but also fashion.There are three badrooms,a spacous living room and a bright and peaceful study room where I spend most of time in there.
Thanks for sharing your answer. Here’s a revised version with some corrections:
“Well, right now, I am living with my parents in a rural area located in the southeast of China, in Chongqing. It’s relatively close to the main city as there are numerous ways to commute to work. We are living in an old bungalow that was built 30 years ago. Even though it’s old, the layout of the bungalow is not only cosy but also fashionable. There are three bedrooms, a spacious living room, and a bright and peaceful study room where I spend most of my time.”
Remember, “bungalow” is the correct spelling. Also, you should use “that” instead of “when” to refer to the time something happened. Keep practicing and good luck!
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It seems like you didn’t actually answer the question. I think you meant to provide a full answer to the question, which could look like this:
“Well, I live in a small apartment in the city center. It’s not too big, but it’s really cozy and comfortable for me.”
Remember to talk more about your dwelling, like the number of rooms, the furniture, or what you like about it. Your answers should be full and detailed.
Wonderful question. I live in very beautiful, rural village locate on the outskirts of Nattandiya. I have tiny and sweet home because it has 2 bedrooms, open kitchen area with small living room, one bathroom. especially our home has costly library and shrine area. Most of the time i need to stay with that place since it is very calm and peaceful place In my home. I have tiny garden with colorful green area. I live in my naughty kids and my husband.
Thanks for your response! You’ve got some great details in there but there are a few grammar errors. Here’s a corrected version:
“That’s a wonderful question. I live in a very beautiful rural village located on the outskirts of Nattandiya. I have a small, sweet home that has two bedrooms, an open kitchen area, a small living room, and one bathroom. Our home especially has a costly library and shrine area. I spend most of my time in that place since it’s very calm and peaceful. Also, I have a tiny, colorful garden at my home. I live with my naughty kids and my husband.”
Here are the main errors:
1. Remember to use the articles ‘a’ or ‘an’ before singular nouns. So, it’s ‘a rural village’ not ‘rural village’ or ‘a calm and peaceful place’ not ‘calm and peaceful place’.
2. The correct usage is ‘located on’ not ‘locate on’.
3. Use the correct preposition ‘with’ when talking about people you live with. So, it should be ‘I live with my kids and husband’ and not ‘I live in my kids and husband’.
Keep practicing!
I LIVE IN A TWO BEDROOM HOUSE IN BUDU,BURAM, KASOA WITH MY NUCLEAR FAMILY. IT IS WALLED AND GATED WITH GREAT LANDSCAPE. IT HAAS A RELATIVELY LARGE LIVING AREA WITH MASSIVE CHAIRS AND SLEEK SCREEN. THE DECOR IS ON POINT. THE KITCHEN IS WELL STOCKED WITH EVERYTHING I NEED TO MAKE COOKING ENJOYABLE WITH ADDED FITTED WASHING MACHINE. IT HAS A WASHROOM AND A BATHROOM. I LOVE MY HOUSE.
Your answer is understandable but contains a few errors and typos. Here is the corrected version:
“I live in a two-bedroom house in Budu, Buram, Kasoa with my nuclear family. It is walled and gated with a great landscape. It has a relatively large living area with massive chairs and a sleek screen. The decor is on point. The kitchen is well-stocked with everything I need to make cooking enjoyable and it also has a fitted washing machine. It has a washroom and a bathroom. I love my house.”
Here’s your feedback:
1. Write in sentence case, not in all capital letters. This applies to any form of writing.
2. Ensure your sentences are grammatically correct and your typos are kept to a minimum (e.g., “haas”).
3. To make your answer more engaging, consider sharing more personal thoughts or experiences about your house. For example, you could mention why you love it, or share a memorable event that took place there.
Keep practicing and you’ll continue to improve!
Well,I live in a apartment with my parents which is in dhaka.It’s a relatively cosy apartment. We have 3 bedrooms,2 washrooms,2 balconies,and a beautiful living and dining space
Your answer is almost perfect. But, remember to use spaces after punctuation marks. Here is the corrected version: “Well, I live in an apartment with my parents which is in Dhaka. It’s a relatively cosy apartment. We have 3 bedrooms, 2 washrooms, 2 balconies, and a beautiful living and dining space”. Keep practicing, you’re doing great!