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  • 5.5band
    Describe someone or something that makes a lot of noise. v. 1
    Describe someone or something that makes a lot of noise. You should say: who or what makes the noise what the noise is like why that thing or person makes the noise and explain how you feel about it. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about wh...
  • 6band
    Describe a decision made by someone you know that changed his/her life. v. 1
    Describe a decision made by someone you know that changed his/her life. You should say: who this person is/was what decision he/she made whether it was a good decision and explain how this has changed this person's life. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one min...
  • It is astonishing how much enjoyment one can get out of a language that one understands imperfectly.
    Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve
  • 5.5band
    Describe a crowded place that you have visited. v. 1
    Describe a crowded place that you have visited. You should say: where it is when you visited this place why you visited it and explain how you felt about visiting this crowded place. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going ...
  • 5.5band
    Describe an experience you had as a member of a team. v. 1
    Describe an experience you had as a member of a team. You should say: what type of team it is/was who were the members of the team What role you played in this team and explain how being a member of this team is/was helpful to you. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You h...
  • Language is wine upon the lips. – Virginia WoolfInspirational quotes for language learners
    Virginia Woolf
  • 5.5band
    Describe a person who has apologized to you. v. 1
    Describe a person who has apologized to you. You should say: when it was who the person was why this person apologised to you and explain how you felt about it. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make s...
  • 6band
    Describe an important journey that was delayed. v. 1
    Describe an important journey that was delayed. You should say: where you were going why the journey was important what caused the delay and explain how you felt about the delay. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to s...
  • He who knows no foreign languages know nothing of his own.
    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • 6band
    Describe a time when you were excited. v. 1
    Describe a time when you were excited. You should say: when it was where you were who were with you and explain why you were so excited. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if...
  • 5.5band
    Describe an important piece of news that you received via text message. v. 1
    Describe an important piece of news that you received via text message. You should say: who shared the message with you what the news was about how was it written and explain why the news was important to you. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to thin...
  • A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.
    Gaston Bachelard
  • 5.5band
    Describe a person in the news whom you want to meet. v. 1
    Describe a person in the news whom you want to meet. You should say: who this person is why this person showed up on TV how you know about this person and explain why you want to meet him/her. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you ...
  • 5.5band
    Describe a present or gift someone gave you that you really liked. v. 1
    Describe a present or gift someone gave you that you really liked. You should say: what kind of present/gift it was who gave it to you why you were given it and explain why you liked it so much. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what yo...
  • To have another language is to possess a second soul.
    Charlemagne
  • 6band
    Describe a time when you received some positive feedback. v. 1
    Describe a time when you received some positive feedback. You should say: when it was what the feedback was related to who gave you the feedback and explain how you felt about it. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to ...
  • 5.5band
    Describe a time when you went to an event and arrived early. v. 1
    Describe a time when you went to an event and arrived early. You should say: what the event was where it was why you arrived early and say how you felt about arriving early. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. Y...
  • Language is to the mind more than light is to the eye.
    William Gibson
  • 5.5band
    Describe an occasion when you had to wait a long time for someone or something to arrive. v. 1
    Describe an occasion when you had to wait a long time for someone or something to arrive. You should say: who or what you were waiting for how long you had to wait why you had to wait a long time and explain how you felt about waiting for such a long time. [You will have to talk about the topic for ...
  • 5.5band
    Describe a person you recently met again after a long time. v. 1
    Describe a person you recently met again after a long time. You should say: who the person was where you met him/her why/how you met him/her again and explain if you would like to get to know this person better. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to th...
  • To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world.
    Chinese Proverb
  • 5.5band
    Describe a time when you were in a public place and you overheard a stranger talking on the phone. v. 1
    Describe a time when you were in a public place and you overheard a stranger talking on the phone. You should say: where this happened when it happened what the person was talking about and explain how you felt about hearing the conversation. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two min...
  • 5.5band
    Describe a software that you often use. v. 1
    Describe a software that you often use. You should say: what it is what you use it for what benefits it brings to you and explain why this is an important software for you. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. Yo...
  • The joy of knowing a foreign language is inexpressible. I find it really difficult to express such joy in my mother tongue.
    Munia Khan
  • 5.5band
    Describe an interesting conversation you had with someone you never knew before. v. 1
    Describe an interesting conversation you had with someone you never knew before. You should say: who was the person what type of conversation you had how you met this person and how the conversation started and explain how you felt about having this conversation with a stranger. [You will have to ta...
  • 6band
    Describe an experience when you were disappointed. v. 1
    Describe an experience when you were disappointed. You should say: when it was what exactly happened why it was disappointing to you and explain how you felt about it. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can...
  • If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.
    Ludwig Wittgenstein
  • 6band
    Describe a crowded place you have been to. v. 1
    Describe a crowded place you have been to. You should say: where the place is (or, was) when you went there with whom you went there and explain how you felt about this crowded place. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going...
  • 5.5band
    Describe something important you have learned recently. v. 1
    Describe something important you have learned recently. You should say: what you have learned where you learned it from how important the lesson was and explain what impact this has on your mind. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what y...
  • Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
    Chinese Proverb