Topic 1:
Part 1
The examiner asks the candidates some questions relating to his/her real life:
FAMILY
Do you have a large or small family?
How much time do you spend with your family?
What do you like to do together as a family?
Do you get along well with your family?
LIVING PLACE
Where do you live?
Is it an apartment or a house?
What is your favorite room in the house? [Why?]
What don’t you like about your house?
Part 2:
Describe somewhere you like to shop for clothes. You should say:
Where this place is
What this place is like
What you buy there
And explain why you like buying clothes at this place
Part 3:
What things do young people like to buy in your country?
What can shops do to make shopping more pleasant for their customers?
Do you think that in the future people will do most of their shopping using the
Internet? Why?/ Why not?
Topic 2:
Part 1:
The examiner asks the candidates some questions relating to his/her real life:
HOMETOWN
What city are you from?
Where is it located exactly?
Do you like living there?
Is there anything you do not like about your hometown?
GOING OUT
Do you like going out or staying at home?
Who do you often go out with, your friends or your family members?
What do you like to do when you go out?
How often do you go out?
Part 2:
Describe a happy childhood memory. You should say:
when and where the incident you remember happened
who you were with
what happened exactly
and explain why it is a happy memory
Part 3:
Are children in your country generally well brought up?
How does a person's childhood influence what kind of adult they become?
When does a child become an adult in your view?
Topic 3:
Part 1:
The examiner asks the candidates some questions relating to his/her real life:
SCHOOL
What kind of school did you go to as a child?
Did you like your school?
What was your favourite subject as a child?
Who was your favourite teacher?
GIVING GIFTS
Are you fond of receiving gifts?
What kinds of gifts do you like to receive most?
What was the last gift you received?
Part 2:
Describe a place you like to travel to. You should say:
Where it is
What its special features are
What you can do there
And explain why you like it
Part 3
Why do you think people like to travel to different places in their free time?
Do you think it's true that travel broadens the mind?
Do young people and older people benefit differently from travelling?
Topic 4:
Part 1:
The examiner asks the candidates some questions relating to his/her real life:
HOMETOWN
Where is your hometown located?
Is it easy to travel around your hometown?
What problems face your hometown?
What are the advantages of living in your hometown?
MOVIES
What is your favorite type of movie?
How often do you go to the cinema?
Do you prefer watching movies at home or at the cinema? [Why?]
Do you like watching movies alone or do you prefer to watch them with
someone else?
Part 2
Describe a subject you enjoyed studying at school. You should say:
When and where you started studying it
What lessons were like
What made the subject different from other subjects
And explain why you enjoyed the subject
Part 3:
Do you think science subjects are more useful than arts subjects?
What do you think about the statement “It is never too late to learn”?
In your country, does having a university education help you into a better
career?
Topic 5:
Part 1:
The examiner asks the candidates some questions relating to his/her real life:
TRAVELLING
Do you like to travel?
How do you like to travel?
Which place would you really like to visit? Why?
What’s the best place you’ve ever visited?
HOMETOWN
Where are you from?
What is your hometown famous for?
Do you still live in your hometown?
What do you like about living there?
Part 2:
Describe a sport you enjoy playing. You should say:
What kind of sport is it?
Who do you play it with?
Where do you play it?
And explain why you enjoy playing it
Part 3:
Do you think sports are important?
Do you think children get enough exercise these days?
Is there a difference between exercise that boys like and exercise that girls like?
Topic 6:
Part 1:
The examiner asks the candidates some questions relating to his/her real life:
GOING OUT
Do you like going out or staying at home?
Who do often go out with, your friends or your family members?
What do you like to do when you go out?
How often do you go out?
GOING SHOPPING
Do you like shopping?
How often do you go shopping?
Who do you go shopping with?
What do you usually shop for?
Part 2:
Describe your dream job. You should say:
what qualifications or experience you would need
what the job would involve
what you think the most difficult thing about the job would be
and explain why it is your dream job.
Part 3:
Which jobs would you say are most respected in your country?
Do you agree that it’s better to work for yourself than be employed by a
company?
Do you think job satisfaction is more important than salary when choosing a
job?
Topic 7
Part 1:
The examiner asks the candidates some questions relating to his/her real life:
WATCHING TELEVISION
Do you watch television a lot?
What do you usually watch on television?
What kind of shows do you like to watch?
Why do you think certain TV shows are so popular?
HOMETOWN
Where is your home town?
What do you like about your hometown?
What don’t you like about it?
Would you like to live there in the future?
Part 2:
Describe a website you often browse. You should say:
what is it
how long have you been using it
give details information about the website
and explain why you often browse this website.
Part 3:
How has the Internet changed the way we work?
Do you think the Internet is safe for children to use unsupervised?
How do you think the Internet will affect our lives in the future?
Topic 8
Part 1:
The examiner asks the candidates some questions relating to his/her real life:
CLOTHES
What type of clothes do you like to wear?
How important is fashion to you?
Do you often by cheap or expensive clothes? Why?
Do you think people behave differently in different kinds of clothes?
SEASON AND WEATHER
How many seasons are there in your country?
What is your favorite season of the year?
What do you often do in that season?
How does weather affect your mood?
Part 2:
Describe something healthy you enjoy doing. You should say:
What you do
Where you do it
Who you do it with
And explain why you think doing this is healthy
Part 3:
What are the best ways to keep fit?
Do you think people in your country are less healthy than they used to be?
How can we encourage young people to stay healthy?
Topic 9
Part 1:
The examiner asks the candidates some questions relating to his/her real life:
SPORTS
Do you like playing or watching sports?
Are you good at sports?
What sports do you play?
What is the most popular sport in your country?
FREE TIME
Do you have a lot of free time?
What do you often do in your free time?
Who do you spend your free time with?
Do you want to have a longer weekend?
Part 2:
Describe a close friend of yours. You should say:
How long have you known this person?
How did you meet?
What kind of person is he/ she?
And explain why you like him/ her.
Part 3:
What do you expect from a good friend?
Do you think it is impossible to make real friends on the internet?
Do you think friendships change as we get older? How?
Topic 10
Part 1:
The examiner asks the candidates some questions relating to his/her real life:
WEATHER
What’s the weather like in your country?
Does the weather affect your mood?
What’s your favorite season of the year?
What do you usually do in the winter?
MUSIC
Do you like listening to music?
Who is your favorite singer?
Can you play any musical instruments?
Does music play an important role in your life?
Part 2:
Describe a hobby you enjoy. You should say:
how long you have been doing it
how often you do it
what benefits you get from it
and explain why you enjoy it.
Part 3:
Do you think men and women tend to have different types of hobbies?
Do you think hobbies that keep you fit are better than hobbies that you can do
sitting down?
Do people have more free time now than in the past?
Topic 11:
Part 1:
The examiner asks the candidates some questions relating to his/her real life:
FAMILY
Do you have a large or small family?
How much time do you spend with your family?
What do you like to do together as a family?
Do you get along well with your family?
MUSIC
Do you like listening to music?
Who is your favorite singer?
Can you play any musical instruments?
Does music play an important role in your life?
Part 2:
Describe your dream job. You should say:
what qualifications or experience you would need
what the job would involve
what you think the most difficult thing about the job would be
and explain why it is your dream job.
Part 3:
Which jobs would you say are most respected in your country?
Do you agree that it’s better to work for yourself than be employed by a
company?
Do you think job satisfaction is more important than salary when choosing a
job?
Topic 12
Part 1:
The examiner asks the candidates some questions relating to his/her real life:
WORK
What do you do?
How many hours do you work each day?
What do you like/ dislike about your job?
What is your ideal job?
WEATHER
What’s the weather like in your country?
Does the weather affect your mood?
What’s your favorite season of the year?
What do you usually do in the winter?
Part 2:
Describe a website you often browse. You should say:
what is it
how long have you been using it
give details information about the website
and explain why you often browse this website.
Part 3:
How has the Internet changed the way we work?
Do you think the Internet is safe for children to use unsupervised?
How do you think the Internet will affect our lives in the future?
Topic 13
Part 1:
The examiner asks the candidates some questions relating to his/her real life:
SCHOOL
What kind of school did you go to as a child?
Did you like your school?
What was your favourite subject as a child?
Who was your favourite teacher?
WATCHING TELEVISION
Do you watch television a lot?
What do you usually watch on television?
What kind of shows do you like to watch?
Why do you think certain TV shows are so popular?
Part 2:
Describe something healthy you enjoy doing. You should say:
What you do
Where you do it
Who you do it with
And explain why you think doing this is healthy
Part 3:
What are the best ways to keep fit?
Do you think people in your country are less healthy than they used to be?
How can we encourage young people to stay healthy?
Topic 14
Part 1:
The examiner asks the candidates some questions relating to his/her real life:
HOMETOWN
Where is your hometown located?
Is it easy to travel around your hometown?
What problems face your hometown?
What are the advantages of living in your hometown?
FREE TIME
Do you have a lot of free time?
What do you often do in your free time?
Who do you spend your free time with?
Do you want to have a longer weekend?
Part 2:
Describe a close friend of yours. You should say:
How long have you known this person?
How did you meet?
What kind of person is he/ she?
And explain why you like him/ her.
Part 3:
What do you expect from a good friend?
Do you think it is impossible to make real friends on the internet?
Do you think friendships change as we get older? How?
Topic 15
Part 1:
The examiner asks the candidates some questions relating to his/her real life:
WEATHER
What’s the weather like in your country?
Does the weather affect your mood?
What’s your favorite season of the year?
What do you usually do in the winter?
FREE TIME
Do you have a lot of free time?
What do you often do in your free time?
Who do you spend your free time with?
Do you want to have a longer weekend?
Part 2:
Describe a hobby you enjoy. You should say:
how long you have been doing it
how often you do it
what benefits you get from it
and explain why you enjoy it.
Part 3:
Do you think men and women tend to have different types of hobbies?
Do you think hobbies that keep you fit are better than hobbies that you can do
sitting down?
Do people have more free time now than in the past?
