Speaking
Speaking Room
Typed preparation for a three-part interview, with a timed long-turn exercise. Feedback reviews your written answers; it does not assess spoken fluency or pronunciation or estimate a Speaking band.
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Part 1 · Where you live
Answer the familiar-topic questions directly. Add a relevant detail, reason or example when it helps explain your answer; match the question rather than following a fixed formula.
- Do you live in a house or a flat?
- Which room do you spend most time in, and why?
- Is there anything you would change about it?
- Did you live somewhere different when you were younger?
Part 2 · The long turn
Describe a skill you learned that took a long time.
You should say:
- what the skill was
- how you learned it
- what was difficult about it
- and explain why you kept going
One minute to make notes, then a two-minute practice window. The box stays locked during preparation and locks again when the window ends. Typing during this clock does not show how long your answer takes aloud.
Part 3 · Discussion
Discuss the follow-up questions on this theme. Develop the point the question asks for, using reasons, examples or qualifications where relevant; an opposing view is optional.
- Are some skills easier to learn as a child?
- Should schools teach practical skills as well as academic subjects?
- Why do people give up on things they are learning?
- Is it better to learn from a teacher or from the internet?