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  • 5.5band
    Describe a trip which was not up to your expectations. v. 1
    Describe a trip which was not up to your expectations. You should say: where you went what you did what happened and explain why the trip was not up to your expectations. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You c...
  • 5.5band
    Describe a piece of electronic equipment that you find useful. v. 3
    Describe a piece of electronic equipment that you find useful. You should say: what it is how you learned to use it how long you have had it and explain why you find this piece of electronic equipment useful. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think...
  • You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.
    Geoffrey Willans
  • 5.5band
    Describe a party that you enjoyed. v. 1
    Describe a party that you enjoyed. You should say: what it was about where the party was held what people did during the party and explain what you enjoyed about this party. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. Yo...
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    Describe a friend of your family you remember from your childhood. v. 1
    Describe a friend of your family you remember from your childhood. You should say: who this person was how you & your family knew this person how often this person visited your house and explain why you remember this person. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have...
  • You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.
    Geoffrey Willans
  • 5.5band
    Describe a meeting you remember going to at work, college or school. v. 1
    Describe a meeting you remember going to at work, college or school. You should say: when and where the meeting was held who were present at the meeting what the topic and agenda of the meeting were. and explain why you remember going to this meeting. [You will have to talk about the topic for one t...
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    Talk about a historical building in your country or city that you know. v. 1
    Talk about a historical building in your country or city that you know. You should say: what and where is it? when was it built? Why? what is it known for? and describe this historic building. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you'...
  • Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.
    Rita Mae Brown
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    Describe a person who has done a lot of work to help people. v. 1
    Describe a person who has done a lot of work to help people. You should say: who this person is/was where this person lives/lived what he/she has done/ did to help people and explain how you know about this person. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to...
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    Describe something you did that was new or exciting. v. 1
    Describe something you did that was new or exciting. You should say: what you did where and when you did this who you shared the activity with and explain why this activity was new or exciting for you. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about ...
  • Language comes first. It’s not that language grows out of consciousness, if you haven’t got language, you can’t be conscious.
    Alan Moore
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    Describe an open-air or street market which you enjoyed visiting. v. 3
    Describe an open-air or street market which you enjoyed visiting. You should say: where the market was what the market sells how big the market was and explain why you enjoyed visiting this market. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what...
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    Describe something you borrowed from one of your neighbours. v. 1
    Describe something you borrowed from one of your neighbours. You should say: what you borrowed who you borrowed it from why you borrowed it and explain how you felt about borrowing it from a neighbour. Sample Answer 1: Almost two years ago I had to borrow a rice cooker from one of my neighbours. He...
  • The limits of my language are the limits of my world.
    Ludwig Wittgenstein
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    Describe a letter you have written to someone. v. 1
    Describe a letter you have written to someone. You should say: what the letter was about who you wrote it to why you wrote it and explain how you felt about writing this letter. Sample Answer 1: With the invention and popularity of email and text messaging, letter writing has already lost its popul...
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    Describe someone you know who is famous. v. 1
    Describe someone you know who is famous. Please say: who this person is how you know him/her how long have you known him/her and explain how he/she is famous. Sample Answer 1: My uncle, Oliver, is a professor of our local college and he is quite popular in our town. Not that he is a national celebr...
  • Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
    Chinese Proverb
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    Describe a rule you did not like in school. v. 1
    Describe a rule you did not like in school. Please say: what it was how others thought about this rule have you ever violated this rule and explain why you did not like this rule. Sample Answer 1: Well, this topic reminds me my school days when things were quite different than they are now. Things...
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    Describe a funny text message you have ever received. v. 1
    Describe a funny text message you have ever received. Please say: what it was about who sent it to you when you received it and explain why you think this was a funny text message. Sample Answer 1: Though some people might disagree, I find the concept of sending and receiving text messages quite fa...
  • A foreign language is like a frail, delicate muscle. If you do not use it, it weakens.
    Jhumpa Lahiri
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    Describe a time when you got into trouble. v. 1
    Describe a time when you got into trouble. Please say: what it was how you got into it how you handled it and explain how you felt about it. Sample Answer 1: Well, getting into trouble and then surviving from the trouble is a basic human characteristic. I usually avoid chaos or trouble and that’s w...
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    Describe a TV documentary you watched that was particularly interesting. v. 2
    Describe a TV documentary you watched that was particularly interesting. Please say: what the documentary was about why you decided to watch it what you learnt during the documentary and explain why the TV documentary was particularly interesting. Sample Answer 1: A plate of yummy food can remove t...
  • If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.
    Ludwig Wittgenstein
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    Describe a day when you thought the weather was perfect. v. 1
    Describe a day when you thought the weather was perfect. Please say: where you were on this day what the weather was like on this day what you did during the day and explain why you thought the weather was perfect on this day. Sample Answer 1: Days before the winter are perfect, I think, for travel...
  • 6band
    Describe a writer you would like to meet. v. 1
    Describe a writer you would like to meet. Please say: who the writer is what you know about this writer already what you would like to find out about him/her and explain why you would like to meet this writer. Sample Answer 1: Joanna Rowling, who is more popularly known as J. K. Rowling is the writ...
  • He who knows no foreign languages knows nothing of his own.
    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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    Describe a house/ apartment that someone you know lives in. v. 1
    Describe a house/ apartment that someone you know lives in. Please say: whose house/apartment this is where the house/apartment is what it looks like inside and explain what you like or dislike about this person’s house/apartment. Sample Answer 1: (House in Sheffield, England) Well, at first, I was...
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    Describe an actor or actress whom you admire. v. 1
    Describe an actor or actress whom you admire. Please say: who he/she is what he/she looks like what kind of movies he/she appears in why you admire this actor/actress.   Sample Answer 1: There are plenty of amazing and inspirational performing artists out there to choose from. However, for this top...
  • To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world.
    Chinese Proverb