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  • 5.5band
    Describe a historical period/time you want to know more about. v. 1
    Describe a historical period/time you want to know more about. You should say: which period it is how you know about this period of history what its importance is in history and explain what you want to know more about this period. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You h...
  • 5.5band
    Describe a place where you like to study (either indoor or outdoor). v. 1
    Describe a place where you like to study (either indoor or outdoor). You should say: where it is when you study there what you study there and explain why you like to study there. [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 ...
  • I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigrees of nations.
    Samuel Johnson
  • 6band
    Describe a time when you found something that someone lost. v. 1
    Describe a time when you found something that someone lost. You should say: what it was who lost it how  you found it and explain what you did 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 some note...
  • 5.5band
    Describe a meal that you enjoyed at a restaurant. v. 1
    Describe a meal that you enjoyed at a restaurant. You should say: where the restaurant was what food you ordered who was/were with you and explain why you enjoyed it so much. [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. ...
  • Knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom.
    Roger Bacon
  • 5.5band
    Describe your idea of a perfect home or a dream house. v. 1
    Describe your idea of a perfect home or a dream house. You should say: where it would be located what it would look like what facilities this house would have and explain why this would be your perfect/dream house. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to...
  • 5.5band
    Describe a remote/faraway place where you would like to visit. v. 1
    Describe a remote/faraway place where you would like to visit. You should say: where it is how far it is from your living place when and how would you go there and explain why you would like to visit this place. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to th...
  • The most intimate temper of a people, its deepest soul, is above all in its language.
    Jules Michelet
  • 5.5band
    Describe a person you would like to study or work with. v. 1
    Describe a person you would like to study or work with. You should say: who this person is how you know him/her what you would like to study or do with him/her and explain why you would like to study or work with this person. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have on...
  • 5.5band
    Describe a person who is beautiful or handsome. v. 1
    Describe a person who is beautiful or handsome. You should say: who this person is how you know or met him/her what this person does and explain what makes this person beautiful or handsome. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you ar...
  • Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things.
    Flora Lewis
  • 5.5band
    Describe a radio program/show that you find interesting. v. 1
    Describe a radio program/show that you find interesting. You should say: where it was located how it looked like when you went there and why and explain why you think this was a beautiful house. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what yo...
  • 6band
    Describe a subject you did not like when you were at school but now you find interesting. v. 1
    Describe a subject you did not like when you were at school but now you find interesting. You should say: what subject it was how much time you spent to learn it why you did not like it in school and explain why you find this subject interesting now. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to...
  • If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.
    Nelson Mandela
  • 5.5band
    Describe something you do well in your job or study. v. 1
    Describe something you do well in your job or study. You should say: what it is how well you do it whether it is easy or difficult and explain why you think you do it better than others. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are go...
  • 5.5band
    Describe a special day/date in your country’s history. v. 1
    Describe a special day/date in your country’s history. You should say: what day/date it was what happened on that day/date how people celebrate this day/date and explain why this day/date is so special in your country, [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minut...
  • Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
    Benjamin Lee Whorf
  • 5.5band
    Describe something you bought but did not use much. v. 1
    Describe something you bought but did not use much. You should say: what you bought when you bought it why you bought it and explain why you didn't use it much. [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...
  • 5.5band
    Describe an important decision you made with the help of someone else. v. 1
    Describe an important decision you made with the help of someone else. You should say: what the decision was who helped you how he/she helped you and explain why you took help from this person regarding this decision. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute...
  • The most intimate temper of a people, its deepest soul, is above all in its language.
    Jules Michelet
  • 5.5band
    Describe a job one of your grandparents' did. v. 1
    Describe a job one of your grandparents' did. You should say: whose job it was what job it was how he/she carried out the job and explain what you have learned from 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 ca...
  • 5.5band
    Describe a time when you had to change your plan. v. 1
    Describe a time when you had to change your plan. You should say: when this happened what made you change the plan what the new plan was and how you felt about the change. [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...
  • If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.
    Ludwig Wittgenstein
  • 5.5band
    Describe a piece of art you like. v. 4
    Describe a piece of art you like. You should say: what the work of art is when you first saw it what you know about it and explain why you like this piece of art. [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...
  • 5.5band
    Describe a person you wanted to be similar to when you were growing up. v. 1
    Describe a person you wanted to be similar to when you were growing up. You should say: who he/she was how you met him/her what qualities/attributes of this person inspired you and explain why you wanted to be like him/her. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one ...
  • Language is not a genetic gift, it is a social gift. Learning a new language is becoming a member of the club – the community of speakers of that language.
    Frank Smith
  • 5.5band
    Describe a time when you showed or taught a young person how to do something. v. 1
    Describe a time when you showed or taught a young person how to do something. You should say: who this person was what you have taught him/her whether he/she learnt what you taught and explain how you felt about teaching this young person. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minute...
  • 5.5band
    Describe a food that people eat on special occasions/events. v. 1
    Describe a food that people eat on special occasions/events. You should say: what food it is what is the special events/occasions when it is made how it is made and explain why people prefer it on special occasions/events. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one m...
  • Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
    Chinese Proverb