Speaking
Speaking Room
The real three-part interview, under the real clock. You type your answers; three of the four criteria are marked.
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Part 1 · Where you live
Four familiar-topic questions. Answer each one, then add one reason or example — never a single word.
- 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
1:00
One minute to prepare with paper and a pencil — the box stays locked, exactly as the examiner keeps the card. Then two minutes, and it does not stop early.
Part 3 · Discussion
Abstract follow-ups on the same theme. Give a view, a reason, an example, then the other side — a one-sentence answer is the standard failure here.
- 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?