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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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Lesson 3 of 64
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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 community which is located in the outskirts of Austin. It’s a spacious three bedrooms apartment consisting of an open-plan kitchen and a balcony where spend most of time. I currently live with my parents, my brother and my sister-in-law in this apartment.
Your answer is quite good, but there are a few mistakes. Here’s a corrected version:
“Well, I live in a community that’s located on the outskirts of Austin. It’s a spacious three-bedroom apartment with an open-plan kitchen, and a balcony where I spend most of my time. I currently live with my parents, my brother, and my sister-in-law in this apartment.”
1. Use “that’s” instead of “which is” when the clause is essential to the noun.
2. When you’re talking about ‘outskirts’, the correct preposition is ‘on’ not ‘in’.
3. Remember to have “I” before “spend”, otherwise, it isn’t clear who is spending time on the balcony.
Keep practicing, you’re doing well!
I live in a modern apartment on the outskirts of Pretoria. There are 2 bedrooms, an open plan kitchen and a living room, which is where I spend most of my time because I placed my desk in the corner of the living room, and I spend the lion’s share of my time on my desk on my laptop when I am at home.
Your answer is good! There is just a minor mistake. Here’s the corrected sentence: “I spend the lion’s share of my time at my desk on my laptop when I am at home.” We usually say ‘at the desk’ instead of ‘on the desk’.
So, the overall corrected version would be: “I live in a modern apartment on the outskirts of Pretoria. It has two bedrooms, an open plan kitchen, and a living room. The living room is where I spend most of my time because I’ve placed my desk in one corner, and when I am at home, I spend the lion’s share of my time at my desk on my laptop.”
Keep up the good work!
I live in the center of London. I live in a guest house which my company rents this guest house for me and my colleagues. The guest house is a relatively large apartment. There are six rooms in this building. These rooms include the bathrooms. The kitchen and dining room are shared on the ground floor of the building. Outside the building, there’s a pool, but that isn’t a swimming pool. The guest house is surrounded by walls.
Your answer is generally good, but there are a few small errors I caught. Here’s the corrected version:
“I live in the center of London, in a guest house that my company rents for me and my colleagues. The guest house is actually a relatively large apartment. It has six rooms, including the bathrooms. The kitchen and dining room are shared spaces, and they’re on the ground floor of the building. Outside, there’s a pool, but it’s not for swimming. The guest house is surrounded by walls.”
Mistakes:
1. Look at the sentence structure and the use of the phrase “this guest house.” You don’t need to use the word “this” in your sentence.
2. “There are six rooms in this building. These rooms include the bathrooms.” This sentence can be combined into one to sound more natural.
3. “there’s a pool, but that isn’t a swimming pool.” The word ‘that’ sounds a bit awkward in this context. ‘It’s not for swimming’ sounds more natural in spoken English.
Keep practicing! You’re doing well.
Well I live in a beautiful old apartment on outskirts of Mumbai , which we can call as entrance for Mumbai city. It Mumbai Suburban.
It’s relatively large apartment which I stay at home with my family.
There is one bedroom, one living room and one open plan kitchen where I spend most of time.
Your response is nearly there! However, there are a few parts that could be clearer and a bit more grammatically correct. Here is your corrected version:
“Well, I live in a beautiful old apartment on the outskirts of Mumbai, which we can consider the entrance to the city. It’s in Mumbai Suburban.
It’s a relatively large apartment where I stay with my family. We have one bedroom, one living room, and an open plan kitchen where I spend most of my time.”
To help you improve your speaking, please focus on these three points:
1. Include the article ‘the’ before ‘outskirts’ to clarify your meaning – “on the outskirts of Mumbai”.
2. ‘Which I stay at home with my family’ can be better expressed as ‘where I stay with my family.’
3. It’s better to say, “We have one bedroom” instead of “There is one bedroom”.
Keep practicing!
I live in a three bedroom apartment on the outskirts of Ankara. It has 3 bedrooms and it feels cosy and relaxing. And the thing I love most about the apartment is that it is in a quiet place where you can live peacefully.
Your answer is in good shape! There is only a small error. Here’s the corrected answer:
“I live in a three-bedroom apartment on the outskirts of Ankara. It’s cosy and relaxing. The thing I love most about the apartment is that it’s in a quiet place where you can live peacefully.”
Remember not to repeat the same information twice. You mentioned the number of bedrooms twice in your answer, so I removed the repetition. Keep practicing!
Well, I live in a beautiful new apartment in a residential neighborhood in Jeddah.
It’s relatively small, but it’s bright and cheerful apartment, and I live there with my family.
There are two bedrooms, functional kitchen, and a cosy living room where I spend most of my time because it has a large-sized window that overlooks the Main Street.
Your answer is quite good already, but there is a minor mistake in the arrangement of your adjectives. You should say “it’s a bright and cheerful, relatively small apartment” instead of “It’s relatively small, but it’s bright and cheerful apartment”.
Corrected version: “Well, I live in a beautiful new apartment in a residential neighborhood in Jeddah. It’s a bright and cheerful, relatively small apartment where I live with my family. There are two bedrooms, a functional kitchen, and a cosy living room where I spend most of my time because it has a large-sized window that overlooks the Main Street.”
I live in small flat, located at Taguig City.I share it with my borther, It has 2 bedrooms and a living room, and an open-plan kitchen which where I want to spend most of my time.
Your answer is generally good, but with a few revisions, it can be improved. Here’s a corrected version:
“I live in a small flat, located in Taguig City. I share it with my brother. It has two bedrooms, a living room, and an open-plan kitchen where I like to spend most of my time.”
1. Use “a” before “small flat” to follow proper English grammar rules.
2. Normally, we say “located in” a city, not “at”.
3. Watch out for your spelling of “brother”. There was a small typo in there.
4. A more natural way to express your fondness for your kitchen might be to say “where I like to spend most of my time” instead of “which where I want to spend most of my time”.
Keep up the good work!