Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Let’s talk about your home town. What kind of place is it?
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Question 6
Do you think that technology has changed the way we communicate with our friends?
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Question 7
How has your home town changed since you were young?
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Question 9
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Part 1 lasts between four and five minutes. The examiner will
introduce him/herself and asks you to introduce yourself and
confirm your identity. The examiner will ask you some simple
‘getting-to-know-you’ questions on familiar topics, e.g. home,
family, work, studies and interests. These questions will help
the examiner find out a little bit about you and help put you
at ease.
e.g. I’m going to talk about a place that is special for me. This
place is where my family come from…
The last point on the task card often asks you to express
your opinion. Make sure you answer this question as it’ll
help you to talk for the full two minutes.
Question 1
Starting your answer (choose TWO correct answers)
Turning to…
Moving on to…
The next question is (repeat question on task card)…
Question 4
Thinking what to say next (choose TWO correct
answers)
- providing examples
Question 1
[____], there are more benefits to going to university
straight after school, than going to work.
In my opinion
Personally
Question 2
The level of education has improved in my country
[____] teachers receiving better training.
as a consequence of
because
Question 3
The increases in the population in the cities in my
country are [____] people migrating from the
countryside.
because
due to
Question 4
The temperature in my country has increased in
recent years. I think this is [____] the world is getting
warmer.
a result of
because
because of
Question 5
The geography in my country means there are very
diverse groups of people: [__] in the north where it is
mountainous, the people tend to be farmers, [__]
sheep farmers.
Despite
Even though
Question 7
[____] increased profits, some companies ask their staff
to work longer hours.
Although
In spite of
Question 8
[____] we are influenced by advertising, we are free to
make our own choices when we buy things.
Although
In spite of
Writing
Task 1 tips - formal and informal writing
Formal Informal
Question 1
Choose the sentence which is too formal for a letter to
a friend.
One last thing - please empty the mail box every day and
keep the outside lights on at night to keep burglars away.
I look forward to seeing you upon my return.
Advantages/disadvantages question
- Introduction: paraphrase the question and give a
general answer
that will summarise your opinion
- Main paragraph 1: what are the advantages
- Main paragraph 2: what are the disadvantages
- Conclusion: paraphrase your argument and highlight or
restate your personal opinion or position on the issue.
Writing
Listen to what he says and make notes. These are the criteria
he mentions:
Are you clear about what each of the criteria means and what
the examiner is looking for? Share your thoughts with other
learners.
Before you take the test, practice using the structure so you
can plan your essay quickly on the day of the test.
Agree or Disagree
Many children these days have an unhealthy diet. Both
schools and parents are equally responsible for solving this
problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this
statement?
Note: when the question asks ‘to what extent’, you can agree
or disagree in both main paragraphs.
Advantages or Disadvantages outweigh each
other
In some countries, governments are encouraging people to
use their cars less and to take public transport instead. Do
the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?
Two-part questions
Some people think that history as a subject at school is not
useful and should be replaced with a more practical subject.
Why do you think it is important to learn about history? What
would be the effect if children were not taught history?